I Have 100,000 Dead Warriors

Tanchun smiled and said, "As my own blood, I should help as much as I can."

As she spoke, her eyes swept past Jia Baoyu and fell on Jia Lan, who was sitting next to Li Wan in the distance.

Jia Lan is the eldest son and grandson. In terms of patriarchal inheritance, his status is far higher than that of Jia Baoyu, the second legitimate son.

But due to Mrs. Wang's suppression and neglect, Jia Lan became a marginal figure in the family.

However, no one would have thought that Jia Lan would eventually become an official again after the fall of the Jia family.

This can be seen from Li Wan's song "Late Youth".

One of the lines, "He wears a hairpin and a golden seal on his chest, and he is a powerful official with a high rank and salary," refers to Jia Lan who passed the imperial examination and became an official, and earned the title of wife for Li Wan.

It's a pity that Li Wan was unlucky and had a short life. After finally seeing her son become successful, she was faced with the "miserable road to the underworld".

The stingy Li Wan worked hard to save money for her son. Jia Lan was aware of his situation and also diligently sought advice and learning from others.

It was because of their humble development that the mother and son were able to enjoy the highlight of their lives after the decline of the Jia family.

Putting aside the author's own selfish criticism of Li Wan for choosing not to help when the Jia family was in ruins, Jia Lan can definitely be regarded as the most promising male in the entire Jia family.

Doesn’t Mrs. Wang hate Li Wan and her son?

Humph, she insisted on praising this mother and son.

Tanchun walked up to Jia Lan and said to him with a smile, "Brother Zhu died young. You are his only child. You should inherit his father's will and shoulder the hope of revitalizing the family. Do you prefer to study literature or martial arts?"

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.

Obviously, she didn't expect that Tanchun would fall in love with Jia Lan, a nobody.

Li Wan was overjoyed and couldn't believe it. She asked in a trembling voice: "My Lord, you, you are..."

Tanchun smiled and said, "My eldest sister-in-law and her widowed mother have endured so many years, it's been hard enough. Now that I have been blessed, I should be more kind to Lan'er."

Li Wan is one of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling. Although she became a widow due to the early death of her husband, she is a rare and powerful person in the mansion.

When it comes to intelligence and wisdom, Li Wan is not inferior to Wang Xifeng at all.

What’s even more amazing is her vision. She saw the crisis of the Jia family early on, so she worked hard to save money for her son so that he would have money to study and take the imperial examinations after the family fell into decline.

In the book, there are two descriptions of Li Wan's shrewdness.

One incident was when the Grand View Garden was searched, Wang Xifeng tricked Xue Baochai. All the female members of the Grand View Garden were searched except Xue Baochai's Hengwu Garden, which made Baochai very embarrassed.

The next day, Xue Baochai learned about the search last night and immediately wanted to move out of the Grand View Garden. When she went to find Wang Xifeng to explain the situation, she happened to see Li Wan and Youshi drinking tea at Wang Xifeng's place.

When Li Wan and Youshi heard that Xue Baochai was leaving, they said nothing but just looked at each other and smiled.

This smile was obviously a mockery of Xue Baochai, who had been spreading rumors of a perfect match in the Jia Mansion and playing tricks for several years, but in the end she was still tricked by Wang Xifeng.

It can be seen that Li Wan and Youshi are both people with eight hundred minds.

Another scene is when Wang Xifeng arranged Xiaohong to do something, and Xiaohong talked a lot about her grandmother, which made Li Wan marvel at her.

Seeing that Xiaohong was smart and capable, Wang Xifeng was attracted by her talent and planned to take her in as her goddaughter.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Hong chuckled and said, "Grandma, you recognized the wrong generation. My mother is your goddaughter."