I pretend to be a unicorn in the Red Mansion

Jia Cheng was still young and innocent, and had not yet reached the age of separation between men and women, so Zhu Shi asked Zheng to call out her eldest daughter so that she could meet his new disciple.

Zhu Shi currently has one daughter and three sons. The eldest daughter is fifteen years old, in the prime of her youth, the eldest son is thirteen years old, the second son is ten years old, and the third son is only seven years old.

Today, Zhu Shi's three children are studying in the front yard. The eldest son is studying hard and preparing for the Tongsheng exam. The other two children are also studying hard, but they do not yet have the ability to take the exam.

Zhu Shi himself was knowledgeable, and his career as an official was smooth and he was promoted step by step.

But his three sons were mediocre in qualifications and had only average talent in studying.

Because of this, Zhu Shi was particularly delighted with Jia Cheng's talent for studying. Finally, he no longer had to worry about his three troublesome children.

These three sons tortured Zhu Shi terribly. He could not understand why these three sons were so stupid while he and his wife were both smart.

In contrast, his eldest daughter Zhu Susu showed extraordinary talent for reading since she was a child.

However, as a traditional woman, Zheng firmly believed that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent.

Therefore, she usually only let Zhu Susu read some books such as the Four Books for Women, and regarded books for men as taboos, never allowing her to have any contact with them.

She was afraid that her daughter would become wild and would not be able to live a good life in the future.

Zhu Susu was very well-behaved and she never did anything against her parents' wishes.

She gradually grew up to be the ideal person in Zheng's mind - virtuous, gentle and polite, and would undoubtedly become a good daughter-in-law in the future.

Under the guidance of her mother, Zhu Susu came to meet her father's new disciple.

The moment she saw Jia Cheng, she seemed to see the little golden boy under the seat of Guanyin.

The child was so beautiful, like a fairy from heaven. She swore that she had never seen such a beautiful child in her life.

Although Jia Cheng's outfit was a bit ostentatious and colorful, the beautiful clothes only highlighted Jia Cheng's elegance, making people forget about worldly things when they saw him.

Zhu Susu bent her knees slightly and saluted Jia Cheng gracefully.

Jia Cheng did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly returned the greeting with the same respect.

The two men's polite and humble appearance made Zheng smile with relief.

Since Jia Cheng had just arrived, Zhu Shi did not start teaching him directly, but let him get familiar with the environment first.

Zhu Susu took care of Jia Cheng like a kind older sister and took him to visit every corner of the Zhu family.

Jia Cheng had a very good first impression of Zhu Susu, and Zhu Susu's favorability towards Jia Cheng also rose sharply, reaching 70.

The two chatted happily and soon became familiar with each other. By the time they had lunch, they looked as close as siblings.

Zhu Shi felt deeply relieved as he looked at the harmonious scene before him.

His eldest daughter has good character, is kind and sensible, and always knows how to take care of others.

The three younger brothers in the family have all received her careful care.

Presumably, she can also take good care of Jia Cheng.

However, his daughter will eventually grow up and get married. Thinking of this, Zhu Shi couldn't help feeling reluctant and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Time flies, and he wishes his daughter could stay with him forever, but he also knows that this is just a beautiful luxury.

Zheng looked at Zhu Shi, who was quite happy just now, with full of doubts. In the blink of an eye, his face was full of sorrow. She asked worriedly, "Master, what's wrong with you? Is there something bothering you?"

Zhu Shi silently glanced at Zhu Susu who was picking up food for Jia Cheng, and couldn't help but sighed and said, "Susu is already fifteen years old, and she is of marriageable age.

The Li family said they wanted to come and propose marriage. Li Dalang has a good personality and good looks. I am quite satisfied with this marriage.

But when I think about Su Su getting married, I feel sad. I really can't bear to let her go."

When Zheng heard this, she realized that the master was reluctant to marry off his daughter, so she couldn't help but smile and console him, "My daughter is grown up, and she will get married sooner or later.

The Li family has a good tradition, and Susu won't suffer if she marries them. We should consider Susu's happiness."

When Zhu Susu heard her parents talking about her marriage, her face immediately turned red with shame.

Although she had not met Li Dalang yet, from her father's description, she could feel that Li Dalang should be a good person.

In ancient times, when a lady got married, it was important for her parents to arrange her marriage and the matchmaker’s words. She also knew that she could not decide her marriage entirely on her own.

At this moment, she had both longing for the future and reluctance to leave her parents in her heart.

Zhu Susu is a very traditional woman, without so many rebellious ideas. She just wants to marry a husband of equal status under the arrangement of her parents and live a stable life.

Jia Cheng had a good impression of Zhu Susu and couldn't help but take out a peeping talisman to test Zhu Susu's future marriage life.

As a result, Zhu Susu's marriage is really hard to describe. To be precise, Li Dalang died suddenly before she even got married.

Zhu Susu was a very traditional person. For the sake of her fiancé, she remained unmarried and spent her entire life as a Buddhist monk.

Jia Cheng could never have imagined that Zhu Susu's future would be so miserable. She would be a widow all her life.

Although Zhu Susu was awarded a chastity arch because of her steadfastness.

But in Jia Cheng's eyes, this chastity arch is not a glory but a bondage.

He also saw that after Zhu Shi and Zheng died, the wife of Zhu Bijie, the eldest son of the Zhu family, was not kind to Zhu Susu, and Zhu Susu's later years were not happy at all.

Life is not easy when you live under someone else's roof.

Seeing Zhu Susu's future, Jia Cheng felt a little sorry for him.

Although Jia Cheng does not think that women must find a man to marry, modern women can also live well on their own.

But this was in ancient times, and most ladies still longed to get married. If they did not marry in their entire lives, they were considered heretical.

Jia Cheng was conflicted for a moment, wondering whether he should tell the teacher, his teacher's wife, and Zhu Susu herself about Zhu Susu's future and let them make their own choice.

If this matter is handled well, not only can the teacher know his identity as Qilin, adding a security to his future, but it can also save a girl's unfortunate life.

Jia Cheng weighed the pros and cons, wondering whether it was worthwhile to let the teacher read his mind.

Zhu Shi must not burn him as a monster.

Although it's cool to save a girl's future, he also has to ensure his own safety and get some benefits by the way.

Don't do business that will lose money.

While Jia Cheng was in a daze, Zhu Susu gently picked up a piece of fish that was farther away from him and carefully picked out the bones, and was about to feed it to him.

Jia Cheng looked at the fish in the bowl and sighed, "Forget it. The girl is only 15 years old. She is so young. If she gets engaged to Li Dalang, she will be a widow for the rest of her life."

A flower withers quickly.

Just play the role of a holy father and save Zhu Susu’s miserable life.

Jia Cheng cleared his throat, smiled sweetly at Zhu Susu, thanked her, and put the fish into his mouth. This fish must be the reward for changing Zhu Susu's fate.

Jia Cheng thought about how good Zhu Shi was to him, and quickly raised his favorability towards Zhu Shi to 60, and then began his performance in his mind.

[The teacher wants to marry Sister Su Su to Li Da Lang, so he asked me, Little Qilin, to count with my fingers to see if this person is a good match, hehe.]

The child's clear voice rang in Zhu Shi's ears, and he answered without thinking, "I have investigated Li Dalang's character and knowledge, and he is a good match."

Zhu Shi thought that it was Jia Cheng who was talking to him, so he answered directly. Zhu Susu thought that he was talking to her and her face turned red again.

Jia Cheng lowered his head and stuffed a big mouthful of rice into his mouth, making sure he couldn't speak, and then continued in his heart: [Teacher, what you said is wrong. Whether they are a good match or not cannot be seen from the surface.

Let me calculate the future of Sister Su Su and Li Da Lang to see if they are a perfect match.]

When Zhu Shi heard Jia Cheng refutate him, he was about to teach him a lesson, but he found that Jia Cheng was eating with his mouth puffed out and did not say a word.

So what was that sound he heard?

Hell?

Zhu Shi's hand trembled for a moment, and then he quickly regained his composure. He stared at Jia Cheng who was eating, and then heard Jia Cheng's voice again.

[Why are you looking at me, teacher? I didn’t eat it on my face.]

Jia Cheng touched his face, and Zhu Shi was sure that it was Jia Cheng's voice he heard, but it was Jia Cheng's real thoughts.

Zhu Shi slowly withdrew his gaze, trying to keep his expression calm. He muttered to himself, "I don't say that there are strange things, but there are many things in the world that cannot be explained by common sense."

Just like at this moment, he could actually hear Jia Cheng’s inner thoughts. This was really incredible!

Zhu Shi's heart was full of doubts, wondering if he could also hear what others were thinking.

Is this a special ability bestowed upon him by God? Or is it that he can only communicate with his little disciple?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved. It seemed that he had made the right choice in accepting this disciple.

Zhu Shi was worthy of being someone who had been working in the officialdom for many years. He was only surprised for a moment and then quickly regained his composure.

He continued eating as if nothing had happened.

Jia Cheng originally expected to see Zhu Shi's frightened look, but he didn't expect his teacher's psychological quality to be so good, and he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

However, he also felt a sense of admiration for his teacher, so he decided to use a big trick.

So Jia Cheng shouted in his heart, "What? Li Dalang is dying?"

His scream successfully made Zhu Shi knock over his bowl of rice. It was unknown whether he was frightened by Jia Cheng's high-decibel voice, or by the content of the scream, or both.

Jia Cheng was satisfied to see Zhu Shi embarrassed, and then he asked with an innocent look of concern: "Teacher, are you okay?"

Zhu Shi coughed lightly, "It's okay, it's okay, my hand slipped."

Zhu Shi put the rice on the table back into his bowl and continued eating calmly.

Jia Cheng lowered his head, a sly smile flashing across his lips.

[Alas, where were we just now? Oh, Li Dalang is dying. He died not long after getting engaged.

Unfortunately, my skills are still limited, and I lost all my supernatural powers after reincarnation, so I can’t predict the cause of his death.

I might be the most useless Qilin in history. I will probably be laughed to death by Taishang Laojun and his gang.]

Jia Cheng's words made Zhu Shi, who had just taken a sip of soup, start coughing. The soup choked into his esophagus and he almost coughed out his lungs.

Zhu Shi's face turned red from coughing, and Zheng and Zhu Susu hurried over to help him calm down.

Jia Cheng stood aside at a loss, behaving like a real child.

Then he was still setting up his character in his heart, fearing that Zhu Shi would not choke to death, [Oh, what should I do? The teacher choked, mortals are too fragile, the teacher will not cough out his lungs.

The teacher is so good to me, that’s why I became his disciple. I don’t want him to die.

What should I do? What should I do? Any immortal friend passing by, can you give me some magic pills?

I will repay you after I return from my tribulation. I, the Qilin clan, keep my word.]

Zhu Shi's lungs hurt from coughing and his esophagus was burning. When Jia Cheng saw that he could hardly breathe, he realized that he had made a big mistake.

He quickly bought a bottle of healing potion from the system mall that was diluted countless times. It could relieve minor injuries and was enough to treat Zhu Shi.

Jia Cheng pretended to take out a crystal clear glass bottle from his flat purse, which contained a light pink medicine.

"Teacher, drink a sip of rose water to smooth your mind. It will be fine after you drink it."

Zhu Shi covered his stuffy chest and thought to himself that this kid couldn't even pretend. This glass bottle was pure and free of impurities, and it shone with a crystal light. It was obvious at first glance that it was not an ordinary item.

The small purse was flat just now, but it could take out a glass bottle as big as a child's palm. It was obvious that there was something wrong.

It seems that I will have to tell Jia She indirectly in the future to protect this ignorant Qilin mythical beast who was reincarnated into the human world, otherwise those greedy people might eat him till nothing is left.

Since I am his teacher, I must teach him that an innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure.

Zhu Shi was secretly thinking about how to protect Jia Cheng.

Of course, he did not reject Jia Cheng's kindness. He took the glass bottle and drank the medicine in it.

The miraculous thing is that after drinking the magic medicine, Zhu Shi’s esophageal pain suddenly disappeared and his stuffy chest became smoother.

It really was a thing from the gods and it really worked. For the sake of his disappointing teacher, his disciples even owed favors to other gods.

Zhu Shi felt a little guilty.

He completely forgot who had caused him to cough like that just now, and was instead moved by Jia Cheng's filial piety.

The system couldn't stand it anymore, [You, Lao Liu, are really good at pretending to be a good person. You schemed against Zhu Shi, and he has to thank you.]

Jia Cheng smiled slightly. This was just the beginning. The senior was a big liar and could even fool people. He was still a little short of that.