Yan Mingli's erratic thoughts raced so fast that Shen Baozhu could hardly keep up.
She lowered her head and touched her belly, then politely declined Yan Mingli's suggestion. Although tempted, she was truly full!
Yan Mingli didn't insist. He just kept his head down, dealing with his pancake.
[He was looking for Shen Heqing just now, but now he's smitten with Chen Miaochun. This is quite interesting.]
The Dragon King goaded Shen Baozhu, [Cute girl, tell Yan Mingli who you are and ask him if he wants to chase his role - model or his sweetheart.]
Shen Baozhu blinked. She thought this idea was a bit naughty and not quite right.
After a moment of thought, she asked, "Do you like my elder brother? My elder brother has gone traveling with his teacher! I can tell you where he is."
Yan Mingli paused. He asked stupidly, "Who is your elder brother, Baozhu? Can I not like your elder brother?"
[So funny! Cute girl, quickly say no.]
This time, Shen Baozhu didn't follow the Dragon King's advice. She said frankly, "I'm Shen Baozhu, and Shen Heqing is my elder brother!"
"Oh, oh, oh, Shen Heqing is your elder brother. I like Shen Heqing... Shen Heqing is your elder brother!" Yan Mingli's eyes on Shen Baozhu gradually burned with enthusiasm. He started to circle around her.
"Baozhu, does your elder brother get up early to study?"
"Baozhu, does your elder brother study for four hours every day?"
"Baozhu..."
Yan Mingli's words were like a nightmare, making Shen Baozhu's head spin.
Her little face went blank. She slowly looked up at the subtitles in mid - air and sincerely asked, "Dragon King, is he your relative?"
Both of them were equally noisy!
The Dragon King replied with several "hahaha".
Shen Baozhu shifted her gaze back to Yan Mingli and directly asked, "Do you want to chase my elder brother or Sister Miaochun?"
Without hesitation, Yan Mingli said, "Of course it's Shen Heqing... Wait, who is Sister Miaochun?"
"Baozhu, let's go home."
Chen Miaochun came downstairs from the second floor. Although still expressionless, her slightly quicker steps revealed her joy.
Because Ning Shanyuan was in a coma, the plan of the poetry club was disrupted. They had to re - plan Chen Miaochun's study plan. Before leaving, Su Qian also asked Chen Miaochun to inquire about Chen Pan'er's situation.
Chen Miaochun was in a good mood, so she agreed.
No more studying. Life is wonderful!
Shen Baozhu happily ran towards Chen Miaochun, "Sister Miaochun!"
Finally, she was firmly held in Chen Miaochun's arms. Chen Miaochun winked at her, "How about it? Am I holding you steady? I learned it from the big devil."
"Shh, Sister Miaochun, keep your voice down." Thinking that her elder brother's friends were all on the second floor, Shen Baozhu felt a bit guilty.
If her elder brother knew that she and Sister Miaochun called him the big devil, he would be even stricter!
Chen Miaochun understood and rubbed her little face, "Okay."
This was their little secret.
Chen Miaochun was about to get on the carriage with Shen Baozhu in her arms when suddenly she heard a voice behind her.
"Bao, Bao, Bao, Baozhu! Who is this? Your sister?" Wrapped in the pancake, Yan Mingli seemed to have gained weight overnight. He clutched his clothes tightly to keep the pancake from showing and gave Chen Miaochun a bright smile.
Chen Miaochun instinctively took a step back and looked at Yan Mingli warily.
Shen Baozhu even heard her mutter softly, "So unlucky. I met a fool when I went out."
Maybe it was just psychological, but when Shen Baozhu looked at Yan Mingli again, he also seemed a bit silly.
Remembering their friendship of sharing food, Shen Baozhu spoke up for Yan Mingli, "He's very rich. He treated me to a lot of delicious food!"
"A rich and good - looking fool?" Chen Miaochun's tone rose. There was a hint of surprise in her heart.
Back in the countryside, such fools were quite popular. She had always dreamed of marrying one.没想到 she met one today.
Seeing that Chen Miaochun and Shen Baozhu ignored him and were whispering to each other instead, Yan Mingli guessed they were talking about him and felt even more nervous.
He took a step forward and was about to say something when he was interrupted by Su Qian, who was coming downstairs.
When Su Qian saw Chen Miaochun, his eyes lit up, "You're still here? Can you give me a ride? It's not far. My elder brother's shop is just..."
Su Qian was Shen Heqing's friend and one of the people who taught Chen Miaochun to read. Naturally, Chen Miaochun wouldn't refuse him.
Watching Su Qian get on the carriage of his sweetheart, Yan Mingli felt sour inside.
He sat on the steps and suddenly took out a cake. As he ate, he murmured, "Chase the role - model, chase the sweetheart, chase the role - model, chase the sweetheart..."
When he took the last bite, it was about chasing the role - model, which made Yan Mingli a bit hesitant.
After much thought, he finally made a decision against his conscience and split the small bite of cake into two pieces.
Yan Mingli happily ate the last piece, "It's decided. First, chase the sweetheart! Step one, go home and break off the engagement!"
...
Inside the carriage.
Su Qian took out a book from his bosom, "This is an article written by Brother Heqing before. It also contains his insights on some poems. You can take it and read it first."
"Brother Shanyuan is good at history. We originally planned for him to teach you, but he's sick, so this part of the study will be postponed. Then..."
Su Qian talked from the study plan to the study goals and then to the future aspirations, successfully making Chen Miaochun understand the truth of "One takes on the attributes of one's company". Shen Heqing's friends were just as terrifying as him!
Shen Baozhu sat quietly beside Chen Miaochun. When she heard that the poetry club would teach Chen Miaochun to read in the Drunken Ballad Tower from now on, she reached out her little hand, "Can I come too? I like Yan Mingli!"
"Of course you can. You can get to know Yan Mingli better. He's very rich. The Drunken Ballad Tower is his. He also unconditionally supports the activities of the poetry club. He's good at everything except studying." At this, Su Qian sighed.
He really wanted Yan Mingli to join the poetry club, but Shen Heqing had strict requirements for academic achievements, so Su Qian was helpless.
Su Qian then turned the topic back to Chen Miaochun, "I didn't expect you to be the eldest daughter of the Marquis Mansion. You need to work harder in the future. Establishing a female household and inheriting the Marquis Mansion is no easy task."
"We've discussed it. I'll be in charge of your studies, and the others will take you to banquets to broaden your horizons and expand your network..."
The poetry club was founded by Shen Heqing. They were all good friends. Having received Shen Heqing's instructions, they sincerely wanted to cultivate Chen Miaochun.
Chen Miaochun nervously held Shen Baozhu's hand, "Okay, I'll work hard."
Su Qian said with relief, "That's good. Brother Heqing also set a goal for us: to surpass Chen Linchun! But don't worry. Chen Linchun is quite useless and didn't pass the imperial examination. They said it would be easy to surpass him."
Su Qian came from a humble family. He only got to know the other well - born members of the poetry club by following Shen Heqing. Shen Heqing didn't like Chen Linchun, and Su Qian had never even heard of his name. But the others in the poetry club knew him.
According to them, Chen Linchun only had a better reputation. It was no problem to surpass him.