Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Half an hour later.

After Hu Wenyan finished talking about today's article, he came to the front hall again, but saw that only Shen Nankui was there. He couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Hey, where is my grandfather?"

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Mr. Hu has already gone back."

Hu Wenyan breathed a sigh of relief. "I thought that my grandfather came to the academy with such fanfare today because he wanted to take me home. Sister Shen, what method did you use to persuade my grandfather to leave?"

"Why do you need my advice?"

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Mr. Hu is not really angry, otherwise, how could he let you go just now?"

Hearing this, Hu Wenyan nodded.

"That's true, but my grandfather came to look for me. He came all the way from the county town. Did he come just to scold me?"

This is not like my grandfather's style.

She looked up at Shen Nankui, and suddenly an idea came to her mind. She asked, "By the way, why did you thank my grandfather just now? What did you say?"

Shen Nankui smiled but did not answer.

Hu Wenyan got anxious and came over to tickle her, "Okay, you won't tell me, right? Everyone is hiding it from me, so I am the only one who is left as an outsider?"

Shen Nankui was caught off guard and was hit in several ticklish spots by her. He quickly dodged and begged for mercy.

"Stop and I'll tell you!"

Only then did Hu Wenyan let her go.

Shen Nankui took a moment to calm down, then said somewhat helplessly: "Mr. Hu has done a great favor to Lai'an Academy this time. You will know in a few days."

As she said, just two days later, the news that Mr. Hu came to Lai'an Academy spread throughout Cang County. People learned that an academy had also been opened in Lai'an Town. Many people came to pay a visit. Some came to give gifts, while others came to find out the truth. They wanted to know how valuable this newly established academy, which was favored by Mr. Hu, was.

You don’t know until you check, and you’ll be shocked when you do.

No one would have thought that the granddaughter of Mr. Hu would actually be the teacher of Lai'an Academy?

A female teacher like that Shen?

For a time, the issue of Lai'an Academy employing female teachers was once again pushed to the forefront. The people of Cang County were talking about it, and the academies also had different positions. Some still opposed it, some supported it, and some people remained neutral because of the attitude of Mr. Hu towards Lai'an Academy.

However, these sounds were too far away from Lai'an Town and did not affect the academy at all.

The only change was that more students wanted to enter the academy. Not only that, even the head of the village, Mr. Cao, volunteered to be a teacher.

Shen Nankui didn't dare to make a decision on his own on this matter, so he went to ask the village head for his opinion.

The head of the village said that his son had always studied hard and was obsessed with the imperial examinations, but over the years, except for passing the examination to become a scholar, he had failed repeatedly. Since he failed again in the autumn examination last year, he has been staying at home in despair, not caring about worldly affairs. The head of the village also advised him that it would be better for him to find a job first, such as being a teacher or finding another way to make a living in the county town, which would be better than staying at home. After all, he still has a wife and children to support, and he can't always rely on his old father for everything.

Scholar Cao refused to listen, and the head of the village could not persuade him, so he had to follow him.

However, after he learned that Mr. Hu had come to Lai'an Academy, he actually cheered up and took the initiative to find Shen Nankui to recommend himself, saying that he wanted to be a teacher in the academy.

Even the village head himself didn't know about this. He only found out when Shen Nankui came to question him.

His son was nearly thirty years old and had failed the imperial examinations many times. It was meaningless for him to persist in his official career. After all, not everyone was as gifted as Gu Yichuang. So, the head of the village was very pleased that his son could think it through and make a living on his own, and naturally had no objection.

Thus, the academy had another Master Cao.

……

That morning, Shen Nankui was having breakfast. Just as she picked up the porridge to drink, the bowl in her hand suddenly cracked, and the boiling hot porridge flowed down her hand and all over her body.

"what!"

She screamed and stood up, covering her burned hands.

Zhong Shan came over after hearing the sound and asked worriedly, "Miss, are you okay?"

He looked at the broken bowl on the ground and said angrily, "The food in this inn is really disappointing. It burned the girl for no reason. I must go and ask for an explanation!"

He Hua brought a basin of cold water and said, "Girl, if you don't treat this burn properly, it will leave a scar. Soak your hand in the cold water first. I'll go get a doctor."

Shen Nankui washed her hands and looked at them carefully, then shook her head and said, "I'm fine. The porridge had been cold for a while before I took the bowl. It didn't burn me, it's just a little red. It's okay. Miss Hu should be here soon. Help me change my clothes. Let's go downstairs."

"Girl..." Hehua wanted to persuade her again.

Shen Nankui stretched out his hand in front of her and said, "Look, are you okay?"

The skin on the back of her hand, apart from being a little red, did not show any symptoms of burns such as blisters, peeling or ulcers.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, He Hua could only say, "Okay, but girl, when we get back from the academy today, we must go to the clinic to get some ointment. Although the injury is not serious, it is your own body, don't take it lightly!"

"Okay, it's up to you."

When Shen Nankui changed her clothes and came out, the Hu family's carriage was already waiting outside. She and He Hua got in the carriage and then apologized, "Sister, I've kept you waiting for a long time."

Hu Wenyan didn't care at first, but when he looked up, he saw Hehua frowning and looking worried.

Hehua has always been lively and cheerful, and rarely shows this expression.

Hu Wenyan was curious and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong, Hehua? Why are you so worried so early in the morning?"

He Hua glanced at Shen Nankui, sighed and said, "Miss Hu, you have to help persuade my daughter. When she was drinking porridge just now, the bowl broke for no reason and almost scalded her. I wanted to let her rest at home and ask a doctor to come and see her, but she refused. How can I not be worried?"

Hu Wenyan shook his head after listening to her, looked at Shen Nankui and said, "Sister Shen, this is your fault. I know you are worried about the academy, but with us here, there won't be any trouble. You should focus on yourself."

Shen Nankui showed her hand and said, "I'm really fine. I'll go to the clinic again when I come back in the afternoon. It will be the same."

Yu Wen, who was standing by, suddenly said, "How can porcelain break easily without being knocked? This is an unlucky sign. Miss Shen should be careful of disasters."

Everyone was stunned.

Hu Wenyan frowned and said lightly, "Yu Wen, what nonsense are you talking about? It's just a broken bowl. Maybe the bowl is old or it was not made well when it was fired. How can you scare me like that? If I say it's better to break it, it's better to break it. Isn't that right?"

Shen Nankui smiled and nodded, "That's right."

Yu Wen also hurriedly apologized, "I just said something nonsense, please don't take it to heart, Miss Shen."

Shen Nankui waved his hands and didn't care.

But who would have thought that Yu Wen's words would come true. That night, the inn where Shen Nankui was staying caught fire.