【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Li Chunsheng felt the menu was too hot to handle when he saw the price of a dish costing several taels of silver. He put it down in a hurry and said, "No, this is enough for us."

"Yes." The waiter didn't even need to remember. After repeating it once, he turned and left and went downstairs to announce the dishes. His cadence opened Li Yanran's eyes. "Mom, I've only had Eight Treasure Porridge, not Six Treasure Soup."

"Six Treasure Soup is made with precious ingredients such as white fungus, red dates, lotus seeds, etc. It is very nourishing."

As the exquisite delicacies arrived one after another, each showcasing its beauty, aroma, and flavor, Li Chunsheng muttered, "Is this the feast my classmates were talking about? It doesn't seem like anything special."

Li Xiaqing was confused, "Brother, why do you always have to compete with your classmates?"

"Because I've reached puberty." Yun Xi revealed the truth.

Li Meizi looked at Chunsheng worriedly, "Mom, what is puberty?"

"Adolescence? Adolescence refers to the changes in people's thinking between the ages of thirteen and twenty, such as confusion and rebellion. Comparisons with classmates have made Chunsheng confused and inferior, and he also wants to compete." Yun Xi looked at Li Chunsheng, "Boss, this is a normal phenomenon. You must face this change squarely. Don't fall into self-doubt and don't be so self-deprecating. Are there any kings, princes, generals, or ministers who are born with different races? You are no worse than others."

Then he picked up a bear paw for Li Chunsheng and said, "Try it. This is a bear paw. If others can eat it, we can eat it too."

Li Chunsheng was indeed in pain and confused. "Mom, Wei Yuan suddenly got the top score in the exam this year, and several of my classmates seem to have endless money from their families. They know a lot of things that I have never been exposed to. Compared to them, I feel like a country bumpkin."

Those people would curiously ask him about things in the countryside, look at him with arrogant eyes, and occasionally show their avoidance towards him...

"We are indeed country bumpkins. What's wrong with that? Being ridiculed as country bumpkins is due to others' lack of quality, not our fault. In ancient times, there was a horse slave named Wei Qing who became a great general. So what if we are country bumpkins?"

Yun Xi was enjoying the food comfortably. She didn't want to preach at the table, as it would cause indigestion, so she raised her eyebrows and said, "Shall I tell you a story?"

The cheerful and optimistic Li Yanran was eating with her mouth full of oil. She responded, "Okay, Mom, tell me quickly."

Yun Xi thought about the story of "Forrest Gump".

"Forrest Gump is a child born with intellectual disabilities and poor legs and feet. He has no father and depends on his mother for everything..."

This story is very long, and Yun Xi told it for a long time. She felt that this story was most suitable for the current Li Chunsheng. It would be great if Li Chunsheng had the same belief as Forrest Gump.

A meal is over, a story ends.

"Life is like a sandwich. You never know what the next one will taste like." Yun Xi looked at Li Chunsheng. "Life is unpredictable. Even if you are fully prepared to face it, all we can do is face it positively."

Li Chunsheng was still stuck in that story and couldn't calm down for a long time.

"Young Master, it's time for us to leave."

"Zhang Bao, have you heard of Forrest Gump?"

"My young master, I have never heard of it."

"This is a great story. Bring me some paper and pen."

In an unknown private room, a noble young man held a brush and slowly wrote on the white rice paper.

Yun Xi didn't know that the story she told had been seen and recorded. At this time, she led people for a walk on the street to digest the food. She bought things she liked. In the afternoon, everyone went to the largest dental clinic in East City, and Yun Xi walked in.

This brokerage firm was indeed larger than the one where Lu Ya Ren worked. After Yun Xi proposed to buy four maids with clean backgrounds, the other party brought out a large group of people.

The experience gained from the previous mission was put to use. Yun Xi picked four middle-aged women with clean fingernails who could lift a solid wooden table. Each of them cost ten taels of silver, which was neither expensive nor cheap.

"My two maids are currently distant relatives, but I'd like to change that." Yun Xi pointed at Lady Wang and Lady Bai, "I have six servants available."

The broker understood immediately and thought that this must be the Yun Gongren who had been making headlines recently.

"Mrs. Yun, this is no problem. I can do it for you right now."

"sorry to bother you."

Yun Xi followed the agent and quickly completed the procedures.

"Is there anything else to do?" Yun Xi stood on the street and looked around. "Oh, right, let's go buy some nice clothes. I heard silk is very comfortable to wear."

A set of ordinary silk clothes cost two taels of silver, which was a bit expensive, but she couldn't do without good clothes to show off her appearance. Yun Xi gritted her teeth and bought two sets for each person, and also bought four pieces of cotton cloth for the four new servants.

The names of the new servants were very common, such as Liuya and Sanni. Yunxi simply called them Chunxiaqiudong, Chunniang, Xianiang, Qiuniang and Dongniang.

"System, I kind of miss Dong Zhu. She's really good at massage."

System: "You train another one."

"Forget it, Dongzhu is unique. No one can be her substitute. Others are also unique and should not be anyone else's substitute."

Next, Yun Xi bought another sheep and slowly returned home with six servants and Mei Zi.

When Yun Xi was in a hurry to relieve herself, a woman slowly took out a knife and stretched it towards her. Just when she was about to touch her, a huge rock suddenly fell from the sky.

Yun Xi tightly gripped the big stone and looked at the unconscious man lying on the ground. "I didn't expect that I would buy such an unpredictable person."

System: "What should I do?"

"Just go back, what else can you do?" Yun Xi snorted.

He tied up the four people he had just bought and drove back to Chengdu. Although there was smelly feces in the car, Yun Xi still couldn't swallow this anger. He made a big fuss at the pawnshop and not only did he get his money back, he also got compensation.

As for what would happen to the people who were returned, Yun Xi didn't care. If the system hadn't reminded her, she would have been killed.

"Meizi, buying people is very risky."

Yun Xi was still frightened.

"Mom, why don't we let Brother Chunsheng go home to study? It's safer to have a male at home to support the family." Li Meizi's heart was also pounding with fear at this time.

Fortunately, this time only one servant had ulterior motives. If all of them had, would my mother and I have been able to escape? Obviously not.

Yun Xi fell into deep thought, "Actually, I have read the Four Books and Five Classics."

The Four Books refer to "The Great Learning", "The Doctrine of the Mean", "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", and the Five Classics refer to "The Book of Songs", "The Book of History", "The Book of Rites", "The Book of Changes" and "The Spring and Autumn Annals".

Generally, the imperial examinations test these five books. One must be familiar with the Four Books and have a thorough understanding of them. The Five Classics must be read and memorized, but one does not have to be proficient in all of them. Just choose one or two to study.

The most familiar book to modern people is "The Analects of Confucius" because they need to learn it from a young age. When Yun Xi was in college, she liked a senior who majored in Chinese classical literature. He was gentle and refined, and with glasses on, he had a kind of gentlemanly vibe, but he had a thin body of tendon meat, and was the idol of many girls.

Yun Xi didn't dare to pursue him, but just secretly went to the place where her idol was taking classes and peeked at him. She did this for three years until he found a girlfriend and became discouraged and left sadly.

It's all bitter tears when I talk about it.