"A-choo! A-choo!" On the way back, Li Yaonan sneezed twice. He looked around, frowned in confusion, and suddenly felt like someone was plotting against him.
When I returned to Luoqiu Pavilion, Luoxia and Cuiliu came to greet me enthusiastically before I even stepped into the yard.
Luoxia helped him to tidy up his clothes and fanned him earnestly. It was the noon of August, the sun was shining brightly, and Li Yaonan went out for a walk, his body already a little wet with sweat: "Where did the Second Young Master go just now? Why didn't you call me, your servant? How can you be without someone to serve you? Mingxia and Zhidong are used to being lazy. I will have to give them a good talk later."
Li Yaonan was flattered, but he was used to this kind of scene. He didn't feel restrained and allowed them to serve him openly.
After entering the house, Cui Liu was busy serving tea, water, and snacks: "Second Young Master, please have some tea."
Li Yaonan raised his eyebrows, feeling happy in his heart. Now they knew they were in a hurry, so why did they do that? Although the two girls were as beautiful as flowers, he really couldn't feel any pity for such a traitorous servant: "Alright, go down, I dare not trouble you."
Luo Xia's eyes turned red, and she knelt in front of Li Yaonan: "Second Young Master, if you are dissatisfied with me, just beat and scold me, I will definitely change. Why did you drive me out? How can I live in the future? I beg you to have mercy on me."
Cui Liu quickly knelt on the ground, sobbing a little, "Second Young Master, please don't let me go out to marry someone else."
Li Yaonan picked up a piece of dessert and put it in his mouth. It tasted good. In the original owner's memory, it was the first time he enjoyed such treatment since the wet nurse left the house. He looked at them with a smile: "Master is doing this for your own good. Girls will naturally get married when they grow up. Don't worry, Madam will definitely find a good husband for you."
When Luoxia and Cuiliu heard this, they felt very disappointed. They were servants serving the Second Young Master. How could the Madam really care about them? It was good that they were not worthy of a short and stupid guy.
"Second Young Master, I have served you all these years. Even if I have no credit, I have worked hard. When you were sick, I still took care of you by your bedside day and night. How can you be so cruel? Aren't you going to kill me?" Luoxia cried with emotion and was so touching. She was beautiful no matter how you looked at her.
Li Yaonan curled his lips. It was true that this girl took care of him when he was sick, but the prerequisite was silver. Without silver, who would care if he died? The dowry silver left by Zhang was spent bit by bit by the original owner like this. She still wanted to talk about gratitude with him. Bah!
Although Li Yaonan is a playboy, he never has any sympathy for women. He always puts ladies first and is soft-hearted. In his previous life, his stepmother was a white lotus. She looked weak and delicate, but she was cruel and ruthless, and her methods were endless. With this man-eating plant in front of him, Li Yaonan took it as a warning. Women to him can be entertainment, toys, or his dear little lovers. He will tease them when he is satisfied, and break up with them when he is not satisfied. However, he will never tolerate them. If anyone offends him, he will slap them. He is not the kind of man who does not hit women.
Cui Liu burst into tears: "Second Young Master, what have I done wrong that you want to drive me away for no reason? I have taken care of everything for you over the years. I can't bear to leave you!"
Li Yaonan smiled and took out a handkerchief and handed it to her: "Look at you, your eyes are blurry from crying, be careful you won't be able to get married!"
"Second Young Master!" Cui Liu's face flushed as she called out in a low voice. Her heart was beating wildly. For the first time, she felt that the Second Young Master was such a gentle person.
The jealousy in Luoxia's eyes flashed away, and then she burst into tears again: "Please have mercy, Second Young Master. If you don't agree, I won't get up."
"So do I!" Cui Liu felt that the Second Young Master treated her differently. She glanced at him with a hint of affection in her eyes and called out in a gentle and sweet voice, "Second Young Master."
Li Yaonan curled his lips and smiled, a picture of a beautiful woman shedding tears. They were really different in their own ways. He smiled and asked, "Do you really want to kneel?"
The two maids nodded hurriedly. Based on their understanding of the Second Young Master, they knew that he would definitely be soft-hearted.
"Go over there!" Li Yaonan pointed to the side room of the main hall and kindly explained to them, "It doesn't look good to kneel here." This was to prevent outsiders from accusing him of mistreating his servants.
The two girls were both horrified and said in panic: "Second Young Master—"
Li Yaonan was too lazy to pay attention and went straight to the study room without hearing them. Since they wanted to kneel, then let them kneel!
Luoxia and Cuiliu were really crying at this moment. Why was the Second Young Master different from what they imagined!
Pushing open the door of the study, he found the room very tidy. Although it was his first time here, he felt inexplicably familiar with the study. He didn't even need to think about which book was placed where, as he seemed to know it naturally.
Opening a piece of paper, Li Yaonan picked up the pen and quickly wrote the words "calm down" on the paper.
Unlike the original owner's Yan style, he wrote in Slender Gold style. His writing was free and unrestrained, giving people a sense of wildness.
Li Yaonan was quite satisfied. Relying on the original owner's skills, he didn't expect that the quality of his handwriting had not deteriorated.
In his previous life, he grew up with his grandfather. His grandfather had no other hobbies but liked calligraphy and painting. For this reason, he was forced to learn a lot. However, he never practiced again after his grandfather passed away. He did not expect that he would pick up the brush again in ancient times.
After first flipping through the policy essay written by the original owner, Li Yaonan looked confused. It was not that he could not understand it, but that he understood it too well. The words on the paper were imaginative and every word was passionate, but the content was ridiculously childish. No wonder the original owner failed the exam twice. He really could not blame the invigilator.
Li Yaonan casually flipped through the Four Books and Five Classics, thinking secretly in his heart that perhaps the only benefit of his time travel was that he could understand these ancient texts. As for the original owner's knowledge, Li Yaonan spread his hands helplessly and said, "Stop it, if the original owner's knowledge was useful, fish could fly in the sky. If I had to use four words to describe it, it would be - horrible!"
Recalling the original owner's teacher, Li Yaonan suddenly understood that it would be strange if such an old and pedantic person could teach good students.
He had been thinking about which path to take in the future so that he could rest assured and continue to be a second-generation rich man.
In this era, it is definitely not possible to do business. Merchants have a low status and will be blackmailed by local officials whether they do business or not. What's more, he has elders to pressure him. If he has money in his hands and wants to leave the Li family, it will be impossible. The Li family will not let him go unless they squeeze all the money out of him.
Does it count as a job for him to repair sports cars and use computers? Back then, his sports car was modified by him personally, and its speed was the envy of others.
Farming, Li Yaonan is worried. As a young master who doesn't know the difference between grains, he says he is really incapable of farm work, and he can't bear the hardship.
The only remaining option is to become an official. Since one does not want to be restricted in every way, the only way out is to take the imperial examination.
Li Yaonan thought about it carefully. The original owner had a good foundation, but was taught badly. As long as he hired a new teacher, it should not be a problem for him to catch up with the courses.
The problem now is, sir, where can he go to invite people? Ma Yulian will definitely not agree, and the original owner is not good at socializing and has no idea about the situation outside. Even if he wants to ask others for help, he has to know the people!
That's all! Take it one step at a time and take care of the present first.
Li Yaonan opened the book and read it carefully. He planned to first absorb the original owner's useful knowledge. Only by making the knowledge his own could he truly master it and not be influenced by the original owner's pedantic thinking.
Time passed quickly and Li Yaonan stayed in the study for the entire afternoon.
The servants were used to this, and would find it strange if Li Yaonan didn't go to the study one day.
"Second Young Master, it's time for dinner." Chunxiang smiled sweetly and walked in with food.
Li Yaonan looked up and checked the time. He found it a little unbelievable that he had been reading such a boring book for so long.
He was indeed influenced by the nerdy original owner.
Li Yaonan was not dissatisfied with this. He thought it was a good influence and he would be able to study more efficiently.
Chunxiang smiled and placed the food on the table one by one.
Li Yaonan was very happy. Six dishes and one soup were exactly what a master should have. Those dogs reacted quite quickly. They became aware of themselves before he even started.
After dinner, Li Yaonan continued to study hard, while Chunxiang seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Li Yaonan remembered this maid. It was this maid who served him dinner yesterday. He put down the book in his hand and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Sister Luoxia and Sister Cuiliu..." Chunxiang looked embarrassed and only said half of her words. It seemed that she was begging for help for the two of them, but who knew if she was trying to provoke her anger.
"Oh!" Li Yaonan nodded: "If they have kneeled enough, let them go back."
"Thank you, Second Young Master. Since Sister Luoxia and Sister Cuiliu are not here, let me serve you." Chunxiang spoke softly, her eyes full of affection, and her cheeks flushed.
Li Yaonan realized only then that this girl was actually seducing him. No wonder he felt that there was something wrong with this girl yesterday. It was not his fault that he was slow to react, but that the ancients were too reserved. How could he understand the meaning of a blushing face or a glance
"Go down, you're not needed here." Li Yaonan waved his hand. Although he was a playboy, he had a lot of style. He was never interested in women who came to his door, let alone a girl who was just a nobody.
"Second Young Master." Chunxiang looked at him resentfully, and suddenly stepped forward to hug Li Yaonan, with her soft breasts pressed tightly against his back: "Second Young Master, I admire you, please don't chase me away, please, let me serve you."
Li Yaonan was caught in the act without checking, and was very angry. He threw Chunxiang to the ground and said, "Get lost!"
"Second Young Master—" Chunxiang hardened her heart, ripped open her clothes, and said with a desperate expression: "Second Young Master, you will definitely like it. If you don't believe me, try it."
"Bitch!" Li Yaonan was furious. He felt more disgusted than eating a fly. Although it was a good thing to have a beautiful woman throwing herself at him, it did not mean that he liked being schemed against.
"Bang!" The door was pushed open.
Nanny Li led a group of people and ran in: "What's going on? What's going on?"
Chunxiang clutched her clothes tightly, shrank back with a look of fear on her face, and cried her heart out.
"Second Young Master, how could you do this?" Nanny Li was shocked and angry, as if Li Yaonan had done something unforgivable.
"What's wrong with me? I'm just a girl who climbed into the bed. Get out!" Li Yaonan sneered. He was in a very bad mood. It seemed that he couldn't live in the Li Mansion anymore. They were all restless and would not be satisfied unless they caused some trouble.
"Wow--" Chunxiang burst into tears. If you didn't know, you would think that Li Yaonan had done something to her.
It was obvious that everyone else thought so, except Nanny Li!
The time when Nanny Li came in was too coincidental. She was not surprised to see Chunxiang crying. Instead, she started to scold Li Yaonan. If she said there was nothing fishy about it, Li Yaonan would never believe it even if he was beaten to death.
"She looks like this?" Li Yaonan looked Chunxiang up and down with disdain, his critical eyes seemed to be looking at some commodity waiting to be sold: "Bow legs, flat chest, cross eyes, trumpet mouth, persimmon face, hole nose, she still wants to climb into my bed with this appearance, who are you crying for? Take this slave out and sell her to someone else's servant, that's also a waste of her."
What Li Yaonan said was extremely vicious. With this reputation, Chunxiang would have a hard time getting married, let alone living a normal life.
Chunxiang was so frightened that she dared not cry anymore. She confessed in one sentence: "Second Young Master, I was wrong. I will never do it again. Please don't sell me."
Nanny Li showed hatred on her face and was no longer friendly to Chunxiang, but she was unwilling to punish her like this. She hesitated and said, "After all, I served you for a long time. It's not a serious crime. It's too serious to drag her out and sell her. Should I leave her to Madam to decide?"
Li Yaonan raised his eyebrows and chuckled: "Isn't this a serious crime? Then give it to the master. It is natural for a son to honor his father."
"This... I'm afraid this isn't a good idea!" Nanny Li looked embarrassed and didn't plan to beg for mercy. She just blamed Chunxiang for being useless. The Second Young Master had frightened her with just a few words. If she reported this to the Madam, she would at least get her a concubine.
The farce started quickly and ended quickly. Nanny Li and a group of maids and servants pulled Chunxiang out of the study.
Li Yaonan was very upset. This miserable day was really not a life for a human being. If he hadn't taken the initiative today, he would have been charged with raping a slave. Nanny Li was taking revenge on him for his disrespect in the morning and wanted to find something to hold against him.