The Evil Man’s Lazy Lady Chapter 44 (Part 2)
Chapter 44: Take a Liking to Xiao Lang (2) Original translation is from tenderflower's blog.
Xun Mu looked young, but in fact, he was nearly 50 years old. He could afford Shu Maoting’s “elder”. In addition, the doctor was good at looking at qi and color, so he didn’t think much. He stroked his beard and said: “To be honest, this old man served in the military for a period of time, and then he retired in old age and opened a sword store in this small town. That day, the child picked a dagger from this old man, which was what this old man used to use when he was about his age. This old man thought this can be regarded as a kind of fate. Later, I learned he was young and mature, brave and resourceful, so I wanted to accept him as a disciple. One is to polish the time, and the other is I cannot bear the unpolished jade to be covered in dust. I hope he will achieve something in the future. Of course, that is if you can trust me.” He raised his hand and stroked his beard.
Shu Maoting was overjoyed: “You are too courteous. Ah Lang is just a countryside boy. Thank you for your respect and willingness to cultivate him. We couldn’t be happier!” He pulled Xiao Lang up and asked him to give a formal ceremony to his master, “Quickly, pay respect to your teacher!” Because he was too happy, and he was afraid that Xun Mu would regret it, he forgot for a moment that the ceremony of apprenticeship should be solemn.
Xun Mu didn’t care about the rudeness. He smiled and looked at Xiao Lang. Great teachers were hard to find and talented disciples were also one in ten thousand. About this kid, he would never be mistaken.
Xiao Lang didn’t move and looked at Xun Mu doubtfully: “Why should I pay respect to you? What can you teach me?” He didn’t seem happy the least bit.
Shu Maoting patted his head and hated iron was not steel: “You...”
“Ha ha...” Xun Mu laughed loudly, interrupting Shu Maoting’s words. He looked at Xiao Lang with burning eyes: “It’s not that this old man is boasting. If you want to learn literature, this old man can guarantee you will get into the Hanlin Academy. If you want to learn martial arts, this old man can guarantee you the title of a marquis and an honored general!”
If someone else said these words, Shu Maoting would definitely regard him as a lunatic, but sitting in front of him was a legendary figure who had gone through two dynasties. He was the former Grand Tutor who was highly praised as a scholar and general by the Emperor today. He could definitely do what he said to cultivate a scholar or general. Unfortunately, Xiao Lang was such a stupid child!
As if he hadn’t received Shu Maoting’s hinted glance, Xiao Lang refused without euphemism: “I’m not interested in what you said, so I don’t need to pay respect to you.” After speaking, he pulled Shu Lan, who looked at the three of them in a dazed, to stand up, “Uncle, my aunt and Sister Wan must have been waiting for us, let’s go quickly.” He raised his feet and stepped out of the tea house.
Shu Maoting was so angry, just wanted to catch him back and kowtow to the ground, but doing that was too obvious to flatter, so he had to smile: “Elder Xun, that child doesn’t understand anything, please don’t take it to heart. I’ll persuade him again and ask him to come to the door and make amends! Where do you live now?”
Xun Mu was not angry when his kindness was rejected. He looked at Xiao Lang’s straight back, and his smile became more unfathomable: “It’s okay, please tell him a word from this old man. Just say that if he changes his mind in the future, then go to the store to find this old man. This old man will always be there.” After speaking, he got up and walked in the opposite direction.
Shu Maoting breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the master was generous so he didn’t pursue Xiao Lang’s arrogance.
No, he must persuade the child well. This was a rare opportunity!
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Outside Mount Gu Temple, it was crowded with visitors.
Qin-shi and Shu Wan stood side by side under a splendid magnolia tree. While admiring the lush scenery of the ancient temple around them, they paid attention to the temple’s entrance for fear of missing the three figures of Shu Maoting and them.
“Your father is really, why hasn’t he come yet?” Qin-shi wiped the sweat from her forehead and complained in a low voice.
“He’s probably rushing this way. My father definitely wouldn’t dare to let my mother wait!” Shu Wan laughed and joked, looked up at the vegetarian restaurant opposite, and said, “Mother, why don’t we go and reserve a table first? In case my father comes and has to wait later, I’m afraid the vegetarian restaurant is overcrowded!”
Just as she looked up, someone who had wrapped up the top floor of the vegetarian restaurant early and had been standing in front of the window looking out, flashed to one side with a guilty conscience for fear of being seen by her. After a long time, he quietly poked his head out and his eyes fell on Shu Wan’s slim figure again. Although she wore a curtain hat on her head, Cheng Qingran was still very happy to look at her from such a distance. The corners of his mouth raised unconsciously and he didn’t notice Wei Da behind him was about to drop his jaw in shock.
Qin-shi thought about it and thought her daughter’s proposal was good, but she was still a little worried: “What if your father and the others came here as soon as we left?”
Shu Wan said: “Mother, you go, I’ll wait for them here.”
Qin-shi immediately shook her head: “No, I don’t trust you being alone here...” Before she finished speaking, a surprised female voice suddenly came from her side: “Huh, isn’t this Yi’an?”
Qin-shi opened her mouth wide in surprise. When she looked back, the smiling, oval-faced, middle-aged woman, was it not her former friend, Sun Qiaohui?!
She took the other person’s hand in surprise: “Qiaohui, why are you here?” Then she looked at the 6-year-old girl next to her: “Is this your little daughter? It’s exactly the same as when you were a child. She looks so good-looking!”
Sun-shi was also very happy. After introducing her youngest daughter Fang Ru, she saw Shu Wan taking off her hat and greeting her. She took Shu Wan’s hand and complimented her, and then the topic gradually shifted from their current situation to their children’s marriage.
Shu Wan blushed. Seeing Fang Ru shouting to see the peony flowers on the side, she took the initiative to lead her to the back.
The peony garden took up a lot of land. Qin-shi told the two of them to look closer and not go too far, so she continued to chat with Sun-shi.
Seeing Shu Wan’s figure disappear behind the old tree, Cheng Qingran felt a little regretful and wanted to go down to meet by chance, but he was afraid that she would have come back before he walked over, so he had to continue to stand by the window and wait for the rabbit.
About a quarter of an hour later, Shu Wan hadn’t come back yet. Cheng Qingran was a little bored and wanted to sit back at the table for a while.
But just when he was about to turn around, the little girl suddenly ran back crying. Naturally, Cheng Qingran couldn’t hear what she said, but just looking at Qin-shi’s shaky figure, his heart suddenly burst and his face suddenly turned iron blue.
Wei Da only felt a gust of wind passing in front of him. When he raised his head in astonishment, he realized that his master had run away, so he quickly got up and chased out.
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I'm back guys! Thank you for waiting!!😉
It was so hot down there and I got so tan from it.≧❀‿❀≦
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