"You, you, you... you cheated! This time doesn't count!"
What chicken? What egg? What are these? Sai Jiangnan was actually fooled by this big liar with such a childish trick. How could she accept it?
Xue Zhixiang was not convinced either, but Jiangnan was making a fuss. If she didn't stop him, she would lose both knowledge and temperament.
Even though she was unwilling, Zhixiang had to stop Jiangnan from making a fuss with a smile, and then bowed respectfully to Xia Shang: "Sir, there is no need to continue the competition today. Zhixiang is convinced."
"Sister, why don't you compete? He only knows some strange tricks, and the winners are not real skills."
"You still say that! Do you think that sister is someone who can't afford to lose?" Zhixiang said angrily.
"Sister... I... I didn't mean that."
"Okay. Sister understands, but sister did lose today. Regardless of the previous essay topic, it was agreed that the four topics were to be played in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Sister lost in the piano and chess competitions, so there is nothing to say. Although the calligraphy and painting competitions were not compared, my sister changed the topic temporarily and violated the original agreement. Therefore, there was no need to compete, and sister was inferior. So, no matter what the result is today, Zhixiang has actually lost."
Zhixiang sighed and bowed to Xia Shang: "Zhixiang is willing to accept the defeat. From now on, you are not only Jiangnan's teacher, but also my Zhixiang's teacher. Sir, I am polite."
Zhixiang's bow was not sincere. After all, she was a lady from a wealthy family. No matter how well she hid it, she always had the temperament of a lady. After saying this, she went to the gate of the mansion.
From childhood to adulthood, Zhixiang has always been sought after and has never encountered setbacks, especially in knowledge.
Today's defeat was a mess.
Before the competition, she was really excited. She had some admiration for Mr. Xia Chunqiu. She was completely humble when she admitted defeat. She thought that even if she lost in the piano, she could still make up for the other three items.
In this way, she gave Mr. Xia face and did not show her own style. She would definitely be appreciated.
But who would have thought that she would lose the chess game so thoroughly?
She lost four pieces in less than eighty moves.
This defeat was beyond Zhixiang's tolerance. It can be said that her confidence was completely shattered. She lost the will to continue the competition after she got off the chessboard.
Zhixiang felt tired and wanted to leave early. She tried to maintain her last bit of composure, said the last sentence, and then left.
The other girls also noticed that Sister Zhixiang's behavior was different from usual. Seeing her leave, they followed her one after another. Anyway, they would not get the subsequent chapters of "Dream of Red Mansions".
The Sai Mansion, which was quite lively just now, soon only had the Sai family mother and daughter, the teacher, and the maid.
After the guests left, Mrs. Sai came to her daughter with a sullen face: "Have you had enough trouble!"
Mother's expression was not good, Jiangnan quickly stood up straight, lowered his head, and looked pitiful as if he was accepting the teachings of the party organization.
"Mother has found such a capable teacher for you! You don't respect your teacher and make such a scene. What do you want? Do you want your teacher to be embarrassed in public? I saw you behaved well for a few days before, and I thought you had turned back and changed your mind. I never thought you would become more and more out of control!"
"Mother..."
"Shut up!"
Jiangnan was so scared that he trembled. He hadn't seen his mother so angry for a long time, but he didn't understand why his mother was so angry for an outsider. He pouted his mouth in grievance.
Mrs. Sai kept shouting: "Fortunately, Mr. Xia was quick-witted today. If the girl from the Xue family really stole the limelight, it would not only be Mr. Xia who would be embarrassed, but also us mother and daughter! Others would say that you are uneducated and actually asked outsiders to deal with your own husband. You don't know the difference between respect and inferiority, and don't know how important it is. I don't know how many people will laugh at us mother and daughter! It's a pity that you, an unfilial daughter, are complacent and help outsiders speak!"
After her mother's reminder, Jiangnan's delicate body trembled, and then she realized that she had committed a taboo.
After all, the husband is the husband. No matter whether she recognizes him or not, he has been her husband since the moment he stepped into the Sai Mansion and took the money from the Sai family. And she has been fatherless since she was a child, and her mother raised her. In this case, the husband is her father and brother. How can a woman ask outsiders to deal with her father and brother?
If this matter is spread out, I don't know how many rumors it will attract. And my mother has been forbearing and careful all these years, just to avoid rumors. What is it for? Isn't it for her own reputation?
The past willfulness and savagery can be understood, but what happened today runs counter to the ethics and faith that people in the world admire, and is an absolutely unforgivable mistake.
"Mother... Jiangnan, Jiangnan knows she was wrong."
Jiangnan's face flushed, and his head was almost buried in his chest.
"Since you know you're wrong, why don't you apologize to the teacher?"
"Apologize? You want me to apologize to him..."
"What? You still don't want to?"
Jiangnan knew he was wrong because of his mother, not because of this big liar! Want to apologize to this big liar? How can he say it? But mother is right beside him...
Helpless, Jiangnan came to Xia Shang very reluctantly, and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Xia Shang.
"Forget it, forget it, how can there be an apology between a master and a disciple? Even if the student makes a mistake, I, as a teacher, have an unshirkable responsibility. Fortunately, there was no joke today, and Jiangnan has a repentant heart again, so Madam, please don't scold her anymore."
Huh? !
This big liar is actually righteous?
With all his bad intentions, shouldn't he just accept it calmly and then take the opportunity to lecture him?
This is not his character!
Xia Shang didn't hear Jiangnan's inner voice. If he had heard it, he wouldn't know whether to cry or laugh. He never thought that a student he didn't get along with very well could understand him so thoroughly.
In this situation, it was really not his character to let bygones be bygones.
Xia Shang didn't finish his words, because the key point was what happened next.
"Jiangnan, we don't need to say those worldly words between you and me as a master. But I have to teach you a lesson on behalf of your mother. You are 28 years old, but you still have a playful heart. Your words and deeds always make your mother worry. As a child, filial piety is not just about respecting and honoring your parents. Children should do one thing in their lives, which is to make their parents feel at ease. Think about it, do your actions make your mother feel at ease?"
"I..."
"Listen to me." Xia Shang interrupted Jiangnan, "Mr. Lao She said that without the care of the mother, it is like a flower in a vase. Although it has fragrance and color, it has no roots. Don't you think how important the mother is? Just like the roots are important to the flower! Mr. Gorky also said that all the glory and pride in the world come from the mother. Mr. Dante also said that there are The most beautiful sound is the mother's call. Hugo..."
"Sir, sir, please stop talking."
"No! Sir, you still want to say more! It is said that even if you come and go in a short time, you are still afraid that the nest will be hungry. After working hard for thirty days, the mother is thin and the chicks are getting fatter. It is said that it is the fifteenth year of colorful clothes, enjoying the joy of the loving mother. It is also said that the thread in the hands of the loving mother is the clothes on the wandering son. Before leaving, she sews them tightly, fearing that..."
"Sir! Stop talking! I was wrong, isn't it enough for Jiangnan to know that I was wrong?"
"Really know that I was wrong?"
Jiangnan's head is about to explode. This is the first time he has seen such a nagging gentleman: "Really know that I was wrong, I know that I was wrong from head to toe."
"Since you know that you are wrong, why are you still standing there? Stretch out your hand and prepare to be beaten."
After that, Xia Shang showed the ruler that had been lonely for a long time.