Chosen Son

On a day when Mr. Gu let himself go, Yang Zheng slept until the sun was up. Not only did he miss breakfast, but he also didn't have a good lunch because the cook still cooked the cool dishes according to Mr. Gu's instructions.After the meal, he left behind the homework left by his husband, and secretly ran over the wall to play with Tian Erniu next door. The second girl was cute, lively and good-looking, so the young master didn't come back after dinner, and returned in the evening.

The servant girl in the courtyard went to complain to Mr. Gu, but failed. Mr. Gu complained that he had a headache, and he was locked in the room for a day and didn't go out.

On the second day after Mr. Gu let himself go, Yang Zheng got up earlier than usual. He learned from the servants that Tian Erniu had visited Liu Xiaopang's house next door. He was very disappointed and wandered back and forth in the yard all afternoon. , picked flowers and carried grass, captured a goose in the pond, and then sent it to the kitchen to stew for today's dinner.After the meal, the young master played with the slingshot, jumping around like a dog.

The maidservant in the yard went to complain to Mr. Gu, but failed. Mr. Gu became interested and spent a day tasting the painting in the study. Although the boy who brought the food in was a little puzzled, why the painting looked upside down.

On the third day of Mr. Gu's laissez-faire, little Yang Zheng spent more time in a daze. He looked like a melancholy adult, and obediently ate the food served by the servant. Bored, he went to the study to practice calligraphy on his own initiative. , ran into Mr. Gu who was still painting today, Mr. Gu turned around and left without saying a word, saying that he had another headache and needed to rest in bed.

So, on the third night when Mr. Gu let himself go, Young Master Yang took the initiative to knock on Mr. Gu's door.

"Come in." Gu Fan was lying on the bed, holding the book in one hand and propping his head on the other, looking decent, but he didn't know how many words he read.Seeing the child come in, he rolled his eyelids, "Hey, isn't this the young master, come to condolences to my wounded patient?"

Yang Zheng didn't see where he was injured and where the pain was at all, and now he just said sullenly: "Mister, is it better?"

Gu Fan smiled and said: "You don't need to worry about the young master's homework. Gu has nothing to do, so the illness will recover quickly, so don't bother the young master. By the way, why didn't the young master find General Tian's lady to play with today?"

Yang Zheng heard his teasing, and said anxiously: "Sir, you are irresponsible! How can you be like a teacher..."

Well, all the honorific words are used now.

Gu Fan closed the book, sat up from the bed, adjusted his clothes, and made himself look a little more decent.Then he sighed: "Young master, what are you talking about? Although the master asked Gu to teach the young master to study, the young master didn't want to read it himself, so he chased Gu away. Although Gu is sent to the Yang family, he still has the dignity of a scholar , not to mention the ancients said that twisted melons are not sweet. Gu thought, since this is the case, it is better to let the young master be more free, what do you think?"

These words were so high-sounding that the servant who followed behind was shocked for a moment, looking at Gu Fan with sympathy in his eyes.

It is well known in the mansion that Yang Zheng is difficult to discipline, and this Mr. Gu is really in a dilemma, not easy, not easy.

"But..." Yang Zheng wanted to say that if I don't want to listen, you can persuade me more, but the words turned around in his mind a few times before he could utter them.The eight-year-old child finally has the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, knowing that he is being unreasonable this time, so he simply stands silently in front of Gu Fan.

Gu Fan saw that the fire was almost ready, so he put away the scroll, and the smile on his mouth subsided a bit: "This is the end, Gu came to ask the young master a few questions, did the young master feel happy in the past three days?"

Yang Zheng nodded hesitantly. He was indeed happy at first when he was left alone, but...

Gu Fan didn't give him such a chance, and continued to ask: "On the third day, Gu met the young master in the study, but the young master deliberately put on a show to show Gu?"

Now Yang Zheng became anxious, and argued, "Sir, don't slander me!"

Gu Fan nodded: "Understood. The last question, is the young master still willing to accept Gu's teaching and call him Mr. Gu?"

Yang Zheng bit his lips, and his voice was as low as a mosquito: "...Yes."

Gu Fan: "Your husband is old and his ears are not very good. Please speak louder."

Yang Zheng poked his neck and closed his eyes: "Yes!"

"Okay!" Gu Fan burst into a smile, flipped his cuffs, and tapped Yang Zheng's forehead with the rolled up scroll: "Come on, give me the apology you owe, it just so happens that I am here today." If you’re in a good mood, you won’t be asked to apologize in public.”

Yang Zheng: "..."

Can he just turn around and go now?

But in the end, he still apologized sullenly. Although it still sounded awkward, at least he had a bit of sincerity: "I'm sorry, sir."

"Good boy." Gu Fan rubbed the place where the child was hit by him just now, and said with a smile, "It's never too late to correct a mistake. Young master, you have to understand that if you do something wrong and then apologize, you are alone. A man or a woman, the minimum responsibility. This is the first lesson I will teach you today."

As the first lesson Gu Fan taught you.

After the child left, there was a long period of silence in the room.Gu Fan's glass of water bottomed out, and he knocked on the table: "Crooked? System? It's time to read the article. As an intelligent system, such a small bug as delay should have been fixed long ago."

"..."

"The current task progress is 20%, one warning." The system's voice sounded a little tired.

Gu Fan was probably in a good mood after subduing the little devil, and he chased after him and asked, "Why did you warn me? Is it because I molested you?"

If the system had a human form, then he would definitely roll his eyes at Gu Fan.

He swore that next time he took on a job, he would pick a normal person.

Recently, an anecdote came out of the always-flying Yang Mansion. The young master who had always been a monster suddenly stopped being a monster. He was trained to be obedient by the new teacher. He read and studied every day, as if he had changed his mind. one person.There was a lot of discussion among the people, but the master had issued a strict order not to enter the courtyard at the moment, so everyone just spread the word.But this rumor is always spreading more and more evil.When it got to the ears of the wife in charge in the mansion, it was Mr. Gu who came up with a unique method to forcefully teach the young master to become a child prodigy. Now, Mrs. Yang couldn't sit still.

This lady of the Yang family was originally a lady from a famous family, and she and Yang An were considered to be well-matched fairy couples, and there were no twists and turns along the way.Only in the matter of giving birth to a child, for some reason, the three children in a row were all girls. Although the eldest girl married well and the young lady was smart and cute, the fact that the concubine gave birth to a son became a heartache for her. Knot.Originally, the young master was useless, so she let it go, but now, she secretly felt angry.

This day, she found a free time and went to the courtyard.

Although Yang An said that he was restrained, it was the aunt who doted on her children too much. The servants hesitated again and again, but they still didn't dare to stop the lady, but let her go straight into the inner courtyard.

At this time, Yang Zheng and Gu Fan were practicing calligraphy in the study.

The first time Gu Fan saw Yang Zheng's handwriting, he felt that the child must have something wrong with his foundation.Leaving aside the shape of the characters, it can be seen that there is no strength in this stroke alone, it is just a simple imitation-this imitation has not imitated the image, it is like a cat and a tiger.Now let Yang Zheng try to write a few words, and let him raise his wrist to practice his posture.

Although the little guy is a little skinny, once he is serious, he has a bit of energy.Holding a pen and hanging his wrist for a long time, his wrist will be sore, but he endured it, but his hand will shake and deform from time to time. At this time, Gu Fan will go up to correct it.

Seeing the child holding back all his strength, his self-confidence in teaching this child to be good was a little stronger.

After hanging like this for about half an hour, Gu Fan finally mercifully offered to let Yang Zheng rest for a while.

"That's right, young master, promise, I'll give you the candy stolen from the kitchen." Gu Fan felt that he had a loving face, but the way Yang Zheng looked at him became more and more speechless.

"Sir, are you three years old this year?"

Gu Fan shuddered against his forehead: "Why are you talking to your husband, brat."

Yang Zheng clutched his forehead and rolled back to the desk aggrievedly, secretly deciding not to fight against the evil forces anymore.

When Mrs. Yang walked in, she saw such a seemingly harmonious scene.

Seeing Yang Zheng's well-behaved appearance, she was startled at first, secretly wondering if the rumors were true, and walked quickly to the table the next second, but was secretly relieved.

Although Yang Zheng said that he looked serious, he still wrote a word repeatedly, and the writing was not very accurate, and it was a bit out of shape.It's quite different from the prodigy in the rumors.She relaxed, but Gu Fan saw her a little strangely, stood up and greeted her:

"The eldest lady is here."

Mrs. Yang waved her hand: "Mr. Gu doesn't need to be too polite. Mr. taught Zheng'er and saved our Yang family a lot of trouble. He is someone our Yang family should treat with courtesy."

Gu Fan nodded with a smile, but felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

Because of the word "trouble", it doesn't sound right to him.

He originally thought that he was just too sensitive, but what Madam Yang said next confirmed his sixth sense.

"It's been so long, why is Zheng'er still practicing these basic strokes? Did he sneak away to play again these days so he can't study hard?"

If Yang Zheng heard these words before, he was at most unconvinced.But at this moment, the results of serious and hard work were belittled to nothing, the child was about to burst into tears, and finally held back, trying to explain something, when he heard Gu Fan had already opened his mouth.

"My lady doesn't know something. The most important thing about learning calligraphy is the foundation. If you don't have a solid foundation, it's useless to practice more. It's like building a house. Without a solid foundation, how can you support a tall building? The young master doesn't have a solid foundation. It was due to lack of practice before, but I have worked hard these days, and I have made up most of it, as for the future?"

He smiled slightly, and patted Yang Zheng's head: "It can be seen that the young master is extremely talented. Once he gets his hands on it, he will definitely be very talented."