Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 86 Xu Changqing

"grandmother."

Sheng Changquan had barely stepped outside the courtyard of Shou'an Hall when he immediately shouted out loud.

Because he was the youngest, Sheng Changquan could be tolerated to some extent no matter what he did. Therefore, whenever he saw that the old lady's Shou'an Hall was always deserted, he would always try to make a fuss, hoping to make the old lady's surroundings more lively and increase the number of people.

"Hehe, Brother Quan is here!"

Inside the house, upon hearing the childish, high-pitched call from outside, the old lady immediately smiled.

"Yes!"

Standing to the side, Madam Fang turned to look at the doorway and said with a smile, "In the entire Sheng family, only Young Master Quan has such energy!"

"Ha ha……"

"That little monkey!"

The old lady smiled and shook her head, but didn't say anything more.

"grandmother!"

A short while later, Sheng Changquan appeared before everyone.

"May Grandmother be well!"

Sheng Changquan strode in and first greeted the old lady at the head of the table.

"Yes, good child, get up!"

The old lady looked at her little grandson with affection and gestured.

"Yes, Grandmother!"

After receiving the old lady's signal, Sheng Changquan straightened up with a smile, looked at the old lady in front of him, and said with a smile, "Grandmother, I wonder why you asked Mother to call me over?"

Sheng Changquan glanced around casually and found that his sister Minglan was not in the room.

"What, can't I let you come over if there's nothing wrong?"

The old lady deliberately put on a long face and pretended to be angry.

"Grandma~"

Sheng Changquan was both amused and exasperated.

For some reason, the old lady always liked to say childish things to Sheng Changquan on purpose, as if only in this way could she get along with this little boy.

You know, the old lady was such a solitary person, but I never expected her to have such a childlike side.

"Grandmother, that's not what I meant!"

Sheng Changquan quickly waved his hand, took small steps toward the old lady, leaned against her, and said in a slightly coquettish tone, "Grandson was just worried that you might have something important to do!"

"Grandson is thinking that if Grandmother has any problems, you should tell her as soon as possible so that I can help you solve them!"

As Sheng Changquan spoke, feigning grievance, he looked pleadingly at his mother, Fang, standing beside him.

After all, only Fang's mother was capable of putting out the fire.

Unfortunately, Fang's mother did not heed Sheng Changquan's "plea for help," but just stood aside and smiled, seemingly watching the grandmother and grandson's joke.

"grandmother……"

When his "plea for help" failed, Sheng Changquan could only gently sway the old lady's body and feign a "coquettish" expression.

"All right!"

The old lady was just joking and didn't really make a big deal out of it: "You little monkey, if you keep shaking me like that, I'm afraid you'll shake my old bones to pieces!"

"hey-hey!"

Sheng Changquan chuckled a few times, then immediately moved behind the old lady and began to massage her.

"Grandma, don't be afraid. Let your grandson give you a massage. I guarantee you'll live to be a hundred and enjoy many blessings!"

"Hehe!" "Alright, I'm not going to mess with you anymore!"

As Sheng Changquan pressed, squeezed, stroked, and pushed her, the old lady half-closed her eyes and said with great enjoyment, "I called you here this time because of the manpower around you."

"manpower?"

Sheng Changquan was a little confused: "Grandmother, didn't Madam say that the pageboys and servants around me were all appointed by Father?"

"What, is there a problem with this?"

When the grandmother and grandson started talking about serious matters, the housekeeper immediately and quietly signaled to the other cleaning maids in the room to leave.

Of course, given Fang's mother's standing in the old lady's eyes, there was no need to hide these things from her, so Fang's mother stayed as well.

"Quan'er, it's not that there's a problem."

The old lady opened her eyes, pulled her grandson behind her, and said, "It's just that your master, Xu Da, specifically asked me to come here, so I thought I'd like to discuss something with you and see if you have any other ideas."

Perhaps sensing Sheng Changquan's confusion, the old lady continued, "Xu Da said that he has an eight-year-old grandson who is not good at studying. As the saying goes, 'Parents who love their children plan far ahead for them,' so Xu Da thought of sending the child to you and finding him a job."

"Xu Da also said that his little grandson is the most honest and upright person. He has no tricks up his sleeve. Although he is not very clever and has no talent for studying, he is reliable and honest."

"And most importantly, his grandson learned a lot of military skills from Xu Xue since he was a child, and he is a good fighter."

The old lady looked at Sheng Changquan and said what she was thinking: "So, I was thinking, why don't we take this child in and make him your bodyguard, so that he can protect your safety in the future?"

The old lady understood. She knew that Sheng Changquan had great ambitions and extraordinary talent, and that he would naturally achieve great things in the future. However, there would always be twists and turns in his magnificent and soaring life.

As the saying goes, "It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark." People in high positions always need one or two loyal guards, and the best guards are always those who are trained together with their masters from a young age.

Sheng Changquan listened to the old lady's words and began to ponder them.

Firstly, he couldn't refuse Master Xu's request; secondly, the old lady's words made sense.

Xu Da's grandson not only has a clean background, but his biological grandparents also have a close relationship with him, and the two of them are naturally on the same side.

It should be noted that his grandfather, Xu Da, was Sheng Changquan's martial arts instructor, and his grandmother, Jiang Mama, was Sheng Changquan's caretaker in life. Their family was practically entangled with Sheng Changquan.

In terms of interests, they are not easily separated.

Of course, Sheng Changquan also knew why Xu Da did this. It was simply because he was optimistic about his future and wanted to invest in the Xu family to elevate their status and change their social standing.

This is only human nature, and Sheng Changquan didn't find it strange.

However, Sheng Changquan was curious about why Xu Da was so sure about his future, even though he had far superior talent in martial arts.
After all, although the civil and military paths are supposedly equal in this world, in recent years, under the current emperor's policies, civil officials have gradually gained the upper hand over military generals. So, what makes Xu Daguang so certain of Sheng Changquan's future just because he sees Sheng Changquan's talent in martial arts?

Sheng Changquan was very puzzled by this.

but.

"Grandmother, you're right!"

Sheng Changquan did not refuse Xu Da's kindness, but solemnly said to the old lady, "If Brother Xu is really as Grandpa Xu said, then I will accept him!"

"Ok!"

The old lady smiled and nodded, looking satisfied.

After all, Xu Da had been kind to her family and to her. Over the years, he had only asked for this one thing. If it weren't truly impossible, the old lady really didn't want to disappoint him.

"Oh, right, Grandmother."

Sheng Changquan suddenly remembered something and asked, "What is this Brother Xu's name?"

"He!"

The old lady thought for a moment and looked at Fang Mama who was standing to the side.

Mrs. Fang quickly chimed in, "I heard from Brother Xu that his grandson seems to be named Xu Changqing."

Suddenly, I realized that my investment returns have decreased; they used to be over 150, but now they've dropped...

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