Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 7 Making a Promise
【Character: Fan Xian】

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In fact, Lin Ruo is not the so-called useless and weak scholar. He may have been one in the past, but he is definitely not now.

According to the combat power level classification in Joy of Life, for those below the ninth rank, it is more than enough to reach the realm of a decent fourth-rank warrior.

Therefore, Lin Ruo couldn't help but feel cautious, thinking that if Wu Zhu discovered some clues, it would be difficult to resolve the situation.

However, from the current perspective, Lin Ruo was obviously overthinking it. The great master Wu Zhu, who had defeated the ninth rank, seemed to only look at the strong with his dark and light eyes, and he simply disdained the weak.

The feeling of being ignored was indescribable. Lin Ruo shook his head helplessly and walked out of the simple grocery store carrying his things.

Blind Wu Zhu's hands were slowly but firmly cutting radish shreds. His eyes beneath the black cloth seemed to be thinking about something. He stopped swinging the knife and looked outside.

"not enough."

Lin Ruo stopped walking, turned around in surprise and joy, and felt warm in his heart: "It's okay, just take less, and come back next time, no need to be so polite."

Wu Zhu seemed to glare at him, and wielded the Xiao Sa kitchen knife again: "The money is short. The silver I saved last time is not enough for this price."

Lin Ruo sighed. As expected, the feeling of being self-indulgent was very unpleasant.

Immediately, he had to take out some more silver from his pocket and put it on the uneven table with four legs.

When leaving, Lin Ruo was still a little unconvinced: "There are often people in the streets who blatantly break into the store and steal. You don't want to ask for money, but when you buy things from me, they pick and choose."

Hearing this, Wu Zhu raised his head and said without hesitation: "He stole it, so he doesn't have to pay. You bought it, so you have to pay."

Lin Ruo stood there in a daze, speechless, and silently gave a thumbs up to show respect.

Is this the unique thinking of robots?
Got it. I’ll steal next time too.

"Remember to bring some radishes next time. They have been cut in the store." Wu Zhu reminded.

Lin Ruo looked at him resentfully, then turned and left. He had suffered a lot these days.

First, Fei Jie snatched students away, disappeared for a whole day at any time, and even dug up graves, which made people worry.

Now, with Wuzhu getting involved, the time to fleece the sheep is much less.

The old lady rarely interfered in Fan Xian's affairs. She only needed to let him know where he was going and what he was doing. As for who would take him with him or who had nothing else to do, it was up to her to take care of it.

The originally good morning classes were all taken up by Fei Jie, so Lin Ruo could only teach in the scorching hot afternoon weather.

But there are always some people who are restless in the afternoon.

"Mr. Fei, this student will give lessons to Young Master Fan Xian this afternoon." At the gate of the Earl's villa, a young man and an old man looked like they were about to go on another long journey.

For some reason, Fei Jie was quite irritated with Lin Ruo and waved his hand: "Really? Go prepare for your Spring Examination. Why are you getting in the way here?"

Lin Ruo said politely: "Mr. Fei, the rules cannot be broken."

Fei Jie had originally been thinking about showing off his power and using poison to tease or intimidate the scholar, but Lin Ruo was always so calm and polite that he had no idea where to start.

Bullying such an elegant and clean scholar not only does not give me any sense of accomplishment, but I also feel an inexplicable sense of guilt hidden in my heart.

Thinking of this, Fei Jie could only give up: "Okay, okay, consider it as a favor that I, Fei, owe you. If you fail the exam next spring, I will find you a clerical job in the Third Office."

Why does this sound so strange?

"Sir, you won't fail the exam." Fan Xian stuck out his tongue. Fei Jie pinched Fan Xian's ear and frowned immediately.

In the distance, a blind boy was walking slowly towards them holding an iron rod, looking very intimidating.

A bad premonition came to his mind, Fei Jie walked forward and said with a smile: "Why is the fifth master here?"

Wu Zhu walked over indifferently and took Fan Xian's hand: "I will take care of him today, so you don't need to bother Master Fei Jie."

Fei Jie cursed inwardly, and could only swallow his anger.

He was expecting to turn around and see the scholar gloating over his misfortune, so that he could do something to bully others for fun.

But when I looked closely, that face was still peaceful.

Fei Jie suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart, with nowhere to vent it.

"Everyone has left, why are you still going in?"

"Ms. Ruoruo is still here. She is also considered as my student."

Lin Ruo's target of fleecing is not just Fan Xian. If you roughly count, Wu Zhu and Fei Jie can also be counted among them, but it is difficult to start with them.

Come to think of it, children are naturally the easiest to fool.

These days, Lin Ruo has taken time to give Miss Ruoruo a lot of lessons.

Although Fan Ruoruo is the legitimate daughter of the Fan family on the surface, her biological mother died early, and with her concubine Liu in power, it is difficult for her to gain a foothold.

Correspondingly, in terms of temperament, it is inevitable that one is more inferior and introverted.

If it weren't for Fan Xian's advice, it would have been difficult for him to develop the strong character to be able to stand on his own when he was older.

……

"Oh, I heard that the master also gave lessons to my granddaughter. What did he teach her?"

In the main courtyard, the old lady was sitting on a chair enjoying the cool air. She seemed to be ignorant of worldly affairs, but her eyes and brows revealed a considerable amount of shrewdness.

The old lady has always been unwilling to care about the actions of the people in the mansion, not that she is unaware of them.

"Grandma, the master told his granddaughter to be confident and generous. The master said that his granddaughter is smart and can do many things well."

Fan Ruoruo tilted her little head and leaned against the old lady, full of childlike innocence and spontaneity.

The old lady showed a kind and amiable expression, and looked at Lin Ruo with a different expression: "This old man's dull granddaughter is also grateful to you for your appreciation."

"You are too kind, old lady. Miss Ruoruo is very smart and witty. She is rare."

Hearing this, the old lady lowered her eyes slightly, thought for a while and said, "Ruoruo has been recuperating in Danzhou for nearly a year, and will set off to return to Beijing in March. Since you are going to take the imperial examination in Beijing, you should go with her, so that she can be taken care of on the way."

"It would be a good time to go to Kyoto earlier to prepare for the Spring Examination. I will write to the palace and will certainly treat you as my guest of honor."

"Grandma, my granddaughter doesn't want to go back so early." Fan Ruoruo said reluctantly.

The old lady shook her head and said sternly, "Have you forgotten the etiquette you learned every day?"

Only then did Fan Ruoruo shut her mouth in grievance.

The old lady looked at Lin Ruo again, waiting for a reply.

Lin Ruo's mind moved slightly, and without thinking too much, he stood up and said, "Thank you very much, old lady."

After Lin Ruo left, the old lady took her granddaughter's hand and said softly, "Grandma also wants to keep you for a while, but it's hard to do everything."

"My dear granddaughter, remember that Mr. Lin is your benefactor. If you don't want to be bullied in the Earl's Mansion, ask Mr. Lin for advice more often. He will help you solve many problems."

"For you, or for your brother, it's all necessary."

(End of this chapter)