Even though he felt bad about it, the naughty kid quickly cheered up when he thought that he could finally show off in front of his country bumpkin brother-in-law today, and raised his head forty-five degrees again.
“Brother-in-law, do you know how powerful I am today?”
The naughty kid hugged the leather bag tightly with both hands to protect the snacks, then raised his head and walked up to Zhu Ping'an.
"I don't know." Zhu Ping'an took the handkerchief handed to him by the maid Baozi, wiped his mouth and shook his head.
"Humph, you can't tell at first glance, let me tell you."
The naughty child snorted proudly, then raised his fat little face excitedly, his eyes almost invisible with joy, and opened his mouth to start telling about his great achievements, his heart pounding with the urge to show off, he couldn't hold back any longer!
"No, not interested." Zhu Pingan shook his head.
ha?!
Although he didn’t understand what “no” meant, the naughty kid immediately understood the words “not interested”.
Don't listen!
Why don't you play by the rules
It was as if a flame was burning in the stove and someone suddenly poured a large basin of cold water on the head. The naughty child was stunned for a moment.
All the words to show off in my heart came to my throat, but were choked back; my heart, which was pounding with desire to show off, was also stuck at this moment!
It hurts so much!
The naughty kid slowly raised his fat face and looked at Zhu Ping'an, as hopeless as he could be.
"Puchi... Stop teasing him. Don't you know how long Rui Ge'er has been waiting for you today? He's been waiting for you to come back and tell you. If you don't let him tell you, Rui Ge'er will be very upset."
Li Shu couldn't help laughing, and glared at Zhu Ping'an with her watery eyes, saying coquettishly.
"Haha, okay, okay, Rui brother, please tell me quickly. Your brother-in-law's ears are already thirsty and impatient."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an looked at Li Shu and laughed, then cooperated and stretched out his right hand to the naughty child and made a gesture of invitation.
Hungry and thirsty?!
When Li Shu heard this, her pretty face turned red. She felt that what Zhu Ping'an said to her was particularly inappropriate, so she glared at Zhu Ping'an again.
"Humph, I'm not waiting to tell him." The naughty kid shook his fat face, snorted arrogantly, and said stubbornly.
"Oh, then..." Zhu Ping'an said "oh", pretending to forget it, and deliberately prolonged the last word.
"Then I'll tell you about it."
The naughty kid became anxious when he heard this, fearing that Zhu Ping'an would say "forget it" out loud, so he quickly turned his little fat face and rushed to take over the conversation.
hehe... ...
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw this.
Amid the laughter of the crowd, the naughty kid expressed his great achievements in front of Zhu Pingan with great emotion and extraordinary performance. Of course, Li Shu, Huaer and other insiders supplemented the story, otherwise Zhu Pingan would not understand even if the naughty kid performed extraordinary.
This morning, the wife of the Duke of Wei sent a message to invite the wives of several dukes, marquises, and earls, including the Duke of Kaiguo, the Marquis of Linhuai, the Marquis of Dingyuan, and the Marquis of Lingbi, to come to the Duke of Wei's mansion to enjoy the flowers with their daughters and young children.
In a feudal society where people were not allowed to leave their houses, flower-viewing parties were one of the few social gatherings for the ladies of noble families. After the Duke of Wei’s wife sent out the invitation, the wives of several dukes, marquises, and earls who received the invitation responded positively, and soon they all brought their daughters and children to the Duke of Wei’s mansion.
After receiving the invitation, Lady Linhuai Hou took Li Shu, the third young lady, the fourth young lady, the sixth young lady and the naughty boy Rui Ge'er to attend the flower viewing party.
As for the second young lady of the Linhuai Marquis's mansion, she stayed in the Linhuai Marquis's mansion because her wedding date was coming soon and it was not appropriate for her to show up in public, so she did not come to the flower viewing party. The little girl Niuniu was too young, so the Linhuai Marquis's wife did not bring her.
The back garden of the Duke of Wei's mansion was full of colorful flowers, which were in full bloom, very pleasing to the eye. After greeting each other, several dukes and wives sat together to exchange gossips and rumors, chatting happily. The engaged daughters sat together to appreciate the flowers, talk about rouge and powder, and gossip about their husbands, and each of them had a red face with excitement.
As for the unengaged daughters, they were more restrained. They tried their best to show themselves in front of the dukes and marquises, reciting poems or showing their embroidery skills... ... They were the protagonists of this flower viewing party. The dukes and marquises sitting above might be their future mothers-in-law or matchmakers... ...
Ten naughty kids came to today's flower-viewing party. They were all very happy. It is rare for so many kids to gather together. And it was rare that they were not restrained or disciplined. They chased butterflies and flying insects, played hide-and-seek and had a lot of fun.
For a time, the dogs, cats, and flowers in Duke Wei's mansion all suffered, and the back garden was almost demolished by the naughty children.
In order to calm the naughty children, Lady Wei asked the maids to fetch some chilled fruits for them to eat. She pointed to a watermelon that was cut in half and asked a question on the spot to divert their attention: five little boys share exactly half a watermelon, but if they are only allowed to cut it three times, how can they divide it equally
How to divide it
While the other children were still scratching their heads and thinking, the naughty kid Rui Ge'er had already raised his chubby little hand with a grin on his face. He was the first to rush forward, picked up a knife without saying a word, and cut the watermelon into five pieces.
Almost as soon as Lady Wei finished speaking, the naughty kid rushed forward and divided the watermelon with a knife.
This agility and speed instantly made the dukes, marquises, ladies and young ladies at the flower viewing party open their mouths in surprise.
"Linhuai Hou was known for his intelligence when he was young, and Rui Ge is even better than his father. It is true that a good father will have a good son."
"Everyone says that Rui Ge'er is stupid and playful, and he often makes Linhuai Hou angry. But I didn't expect that everyone was wrong. If Rui Ge'er is stupid, then all the children are stupid."
"The wife of Linhuai Marquis is really good at educating her children..."
For a while, the whole garden was filled with voices praising the naughty kid Ruiger, which greatly satisfied the naughty kid's vanity.
The naughty kids who usually competed with the naughty kid Rui Ge'er were all dumbfounded at this moment. They were still confused as the naughty kids had already been divided. How could they feel? They were dejected, like defeated roosters.
Seeing this, the naughty boy Rui Ge'er became even more proud, and from that moment on, his head was raised high and never put down.
"Stupid Rui brother, why are you so proud in front of your brother-in-law? Isn't cutting a watermelon just like cutting a meat pie? Isn't that what your brother-in-law taught you last time?"
The little Loli Niuniu rolled her eyes at the arrogant kid and reminded him in a baby voice.
"I don't care. Anyway, everyone praises me and says I'm a child prodigy. I'm sure I'll be able to get the top score in the imperial examination in the future."
The naughty kid Rui Ge'er had a lot of arrogance on his face.