Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack, A Guide to Cunning Strat

"Ahem." Lin Shuwan put her hands behind her back, deliberately slowed her pace, and stepped into the study like a schoolteacher.

"Why is it you again?" Upon seeing the person who came, Gu Yanli felt a wave of dizziness.

"The tutor that Grandmother invited won't arrive until tomorrow. Today, I'll test your skills first. What, you're not happy about it?" Lin Shuwan glared and put her hands on her hips.

(With my personal guidance, what more could you want!)

"Joy, happiness, honor, and good fortune."

Gu Yanli took a deep breath, and the embarrassing experience of that morning flashed before his eyes like a painting...

Gu Yanli, who had just finished fifty laps, hadn't even had time to feel happy when he heard the devastating news that another fifty laps would be added. He complained, "Why?!"

Zhi Qiu looked puzzled, seemingly talking to herself, but her voice was just loud enough for the other three people present to hear:

"Is a hundred laps a lot? Miss runs a hundred laps around the courtyard every day, then does half an hour of horse stance with weights, and whips her a thousand times. Even I have to run ten laps around the mansion."

(Never mind, he doesn't look like someone who can run a hundred laps, so...)

Lin Shuwan, considering it was only the first day, was able to be a little more lenient with her only student, and said bluntly, "Since you can't do it, then..."

"What do you mean 'can't'? It's just a hundred laps, what's so difficult about that!"

Whether it was because he got up too early or was too disoriented from running, Gu Yanli was tricked by such a simple provocation and blurted out his agreement without thinking.

Lin Shuwan stopped herself from finishing her sentence and said, "Okay, let's continue then."

Gu Yanli then realized what a foolish thing he had just done, but a gentleman's word is as good as his bond.

Whether it was influenced by Lin Shuwan's feelings or not, he would always agree to things he shouldn't have in front of her.

Fortunately, the yard wasn't too big, and the fifty laps he had just run only made him feel slightly tired. Running another fifty laps shouldn't be a big problem, right?

After running a hundred laps, Gu Yanli, who could barely maintain his posture only by being supported by the stone bamboo, stood in front of Lin Shuwan with trembling legs and pretended to be fine, saying, "I'm done running."

Lin Shuwan rested her chin on her hand and nodded: "Well, let's call it a day."

Before Gu Yanli could even feel happy, he heard Lin Shuwan's inner thoughts:

(It seems that 100 laps isn't too difficult for him. He can add a few more laps tomorrow.)

Startled, Gu Yanli abandoned all pretense of gentlemanly decorum and fell to the ground, looking up innocently at Lin Shuwan:

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude to you, Miss, but I'm just completely exhausted."

"Ahem." Zhi Qiu couldn't help but laugh out loud. Considering Gu An's feelings, she coughed lightly to cover up her rudeness.

"It's nothing." Lin Shuwan suppressed a laugh and left quickly, feigning composure.

(Never mind, let's not add it for now.)

Hearing the voice in his heart, Gu Yanli breathed a sigh of relief, pretending not to hear the loud laughter coming from outside the courtyard. Under Shi Zhu's shocked gaze, he slowly stood up, brushed his robe, and took a step. Unexpectedly, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, Shi Zhu reacted quickly and caught him in time, thus saving him from disaster.

Today, he has completely lost face.

Gu Yanli felt Shi Zhu's trembling shoulders beside him and said irritably, "Laugh if you want to."

"Pfft, sorry young master, hahaha..."

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Gu Yanli awkwardly straightened his sleeves, trying to forget the embarrassing scene from that morning. He then saw Lin Shuwan open the Analects: "Come, come, let me read it with you first, so you can recognize the characters."

Gu Yanli: "I..."

"Hmm?" Lin Shuwan put down her book and slammed her left hand on the table.

"Bam—"

"anymore question?"

Gu Yanli glanced at the cracked table, swallowed hard, and quickly shook his head, saying, "No, no."

“Then repeat after me: Confucius said: ‘Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar? Is it not the mark of a gentleman to remain unperturbed when others do not recognize his merits?’ (Note 1)”

Confucius said: "Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar? Is it not the mark of a gentleman to remain unperturbed when others do not recognize his merits?"

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"Alright, let's stop reading here for now. Let me see how well you've learned."

(Studying is much more tiring than practicing horse stance; it's made my throat hurt.)

Having just finished reading the first chapter of the I Ching, Lin Shuwan lost her patience. She took the tea Zhi Qiu offered and gulped it down. Then she flipped through the remaining dozen or so chapters, wanting to give up, but hesitated to say so out of decorum. Suddenly, an idea came to her, and she walked to Gu Yanli's side:

"Come on, read it to me as I just taught you."

(If he already knows everything, I'll just let him read it on his own, and I'll correct him if he makes any mistakes.)

(This greatly reduces the amount of material I need to read!)

(Oh dear, why didn't I think of that before? I read so many extra words!)

Gu Yanli didn't expose her little scheme. After repeating it smoothly and quickly, he looked at Lin Shuwan and asked, "Miss, did you read it correctly?"

"Yes, all correct." Lin Shuwan nodded in satisfaction.

(Great, let him read it himself from now on.)

"In that case, please continue reading with me, Miss. Thanks to you, I was able to memorize these words so quickly. I believe that with your guidance, I will be able to learn the next few chapters very well!" Gu Yanli flattered.

Since she hates studying so much, let her study a little more, so that he can get rid of his resentment at having to run laps early in the morning!

"Alright, fine."

(This young lady is truly amazing; she can teach so easily and still teach so well, hahaha.)

Lin Shuwan was flattered by the praise and read with Gu Yanli all the way to the novel "Gongye Chang".

My throat is so dry from reading that I really can't continue.

"Let's stop here for now. Let's practice our handwriting first. As test takers, how can we not have good handwriting!"

Worried that Gu Yanli would ask her to continue reading, Lin Shuwan quickly closed the book, handed it to Zhi Qiu behind her, and then quickly spread the Xuan paper flat on the table.

Gu Yanli didn't stop him. After all, there were still many days to go. Let's stop here for today and continue tomorrow!

Seeing Gu Yanli obediently put down the book, Lin Shuwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

(Finally, I don't have to read any further.)

(Thankfully, Mr. Tomorrow arrived.)

(Now that the gentleman has arrived, I don't need to continue reading, right?)

(Oh dear, it's all because I'm too outstanding.)

Upon hearing this, Gu Yanli spoke again: "Miss, could you continue to teach An to read and write tomorrow? An is worried that if the teacher finds out that I don't know many characters, he will look down on her because of it. It doesn't matter if An is looked down upon, but I am worried that it will bring shame to Miss."

"He wouldn't dare!" Lin Shuwan slammed her left hand on the table again.

This time, the table "couldn't withstand the pressure" and split in two.

“He certainly wouldn’t dare,” Gu Yanli murmured.

Lin Shuwan: "What did you say?"

Gu Yanli changed his words and said, "Oh, well, I suddenly remembered that since he was a teacher found by Madam Lin, his character and knowledge must be excellent. I guess I was overthinking it."

"Yeah, I think so too."

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(Note 1: Selected from the "Learning" chapter of the Analects)