The next day, he dragged on until noon before reluctantly heading to the study. He had been in the big yard for some time and naturally knew where the study was.

  Xiao's study is located in the center of the garden, which belongs to the core area of Xiao's house, and cannot be compared with that secluded garden.

  Lin Wanrong walked all the way, naturally there were countless acquaintances, most of whom were some maids.

  "Third Brother, I heard you've been transferred to the study room——"

  "Third brother, I'll send you some delicious food later—"

  "Third brother, are you free tonight? A new troupe has arrived at the garden, I've bought two tickets, let's go listen to the opera tonight—"

  "Third Brother—"

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  The swallows chirped and sang, their joyful voices filling the air. Lin Wan Rong was already accustomed to these sounds, and he chuckled to himself as he walked, finally arriving at the study.

  An elderly Mr. Xi, thin and frail, held a book in his hand, gently stroking the few wisps of white beard on his chin, pacing back and forth in the study room reciting: "Guan Guan cries the osprey, on the islet in the river, elegant and gentle maiden, a gentleman's delight——"

  A chubby young man was lying on the table, snoring loudly. Mr. Xi looked at him several times, shaking his head helplessly and smiling bitterly, apparently having no way to deal with him.

  "Huh? I thought the Xiao family didn't have a young master. Where did this fat young man come from? Could he be Mrs. Xiao's illegitimate son?"

  Lin Wanrong secretly thought it was strange, and hastily pulled over a passing maid, saying: "Sister, you have courtesy, I am Lin San, there are some things I want to ask sister."

  "Are you Lin San?" The maid's eyes lit up and she said happily, "Young Master has something to say but don't worry, Sister will listen to everything."

  Lin Wanrong couldn't help but shiver, it seemed that all the young ladies in Xiao's residence had a tendency to be a bit... eccentric.

  He pretended not to hear her and said, "I've just been transferred here to help out in the study, and I'm not very familiar with things around here. But may I ask which young masters and misses are in this study?"

  The maid stared at Lin Wanrong, covering her mouth and smiling: "You asked the right person. There aren't many people in this study, and the eldest miss hasn't come here for several years. With her knowledge, she could teach these Western teachers a thing or two. The second miss is still young and comes here from time to time under the orders of the madam, but it seems like she's been out recently. As for this young master, he's always here, and most likely, these Western teachers were invited for his sake."

  Although the maid spoke in a veiled manner, Lin Wanrong's astuteness was not something to be taken lightly. From just a few sentences, he had already gathered several pieces of information: Eldest Miss was extremely knowledgeable and would never again seek out someone like Mr. Xi; Second Miss was mischievous and disobedient, but had been ordered by her mother to come; as for the young master inside, he seemed to be an idiot who couldn't learn anything, so this tutor had been specially invited just for him.

  When it comes to the young master, the maid's eyes are somewhat disdainful, and it is clear that this young master's behavior is quite unbecoming. Lin Wanrong secretly lamented in her heart, following this young master who couldn't even gain the respect of a maid, how could she hold her head up high in the Xiao family mansion?

  Then, Lin Wanrong learned from the maid about the origin of this young master. This young master was surnamed Guo, named Wu Chang, and was the nephew of Madam Xiao's natal family. His father (Madam Xiao's brother) was a county magistrate in a county under Yangzhou, and in order to discipline his son, he had deliberately placed him in this large courtyard of the Xiao Mansion, hoping that he would receive good cultural influence. Of course, there may be other purposes, but they are unknown.

  Alas, this young master does not think about poetry and books, nor does he like literature. When the teacher is teaching class, he sleeps soundly all day long. The madam and uncle are at their wit's end with him.

  This young master is indeed a person who doesn't love studying, Lin Wanrong sighed in her heart while also secretly rejoicing. Although this kid is unbearable, if she had to serve a young master who loves studying, sitting in class all day listening to the teacher's lectures, wouldn't that be the death of Lin Wanrong? On the other hand, with this current young master, although his behavior is quite poor, following him and deceiving people, eating, drinking and having fun, doesn't seem so bad.

  Lin Wanrong's heart gradually opened up, and he bid a reluctant farewell to his sister Ya. He then tiptoed into the study, where Mr. Xi looked at him with a curious glance.

  Lin Wanrong smiled and bowed to Xi Shi, saying: "Good sir, my name is Lin San. I'm a newcomer who has been transferred here to assist in the study. Just now, I was outside listening to your lecture, and it's truly impressive - you're erudite and talented, with a deep understanding of both ancient and modern knowledge. I must say that I have the utmost admiration for you."

  Qian Chuan Wan Chuan, Ma Pi Bu Chuan. Mr. Xi Shi saw that the new comrade seemed to be quite capable and was genuinely delighted, nodding his head and saying: "No, no, you're overpraising."

  That young master flipped over, drooled a table full of saliva, then yawned and opened his eyes to say: "Who's making all the noise here? Can't even let people sleep?"

  Mr. Xi's face was awkward, and he said, "How can this young master not give me any face at all?"

  "Master, Master, you're awake?" Lin Wanrong hastily said.

  Young Master Tai looked at him indifferently and said, "Who are you?"

  "Young master, I'm Lin San, newly transferred to the study room, from now on I'll be following you."

  "Huh? So you're Lin San. Hmm, not bad, indeed a clever person." Young Master Shao opened his eyes and took a closer look at him, also with a hint of surprise. Other servants called him Young Master Shao when they saw him, but this Lin San met him for the first time and directly addressed him as Master. Don't underestimate this one word, adding this word indicates that those servants didn't take him as their master, he was an outsider of the Xiao family, while this Lin San, a lower-ranking servant, seemed quite proper, the two words "Young Master" sounded comfortable to his ears.

  Moreover, people say that Lin San is a dashing figure among the Xia family's servants, handsome and elegant, with a flair for charming women. He has a way of making them happy, so he follows him to get ideas on how to win over his two female cousins, and having such a charmer by his side adds to his hopes of success.

  "Master, Master," Lin Wanrong saw that the young master was staring at himself, and a pleased smile spread across his face, as if he had thought of something good. He couldn't help but feel a surge of nervous sweat in his heart, and he hastily reminded the young master several times.

  "Oh, this one, Lin San, you'll follow me from now on." The young master said loudly.

  "Yes, young master." Lin Wanrong said respectfully.

  Mr. Xi saw that the two masters and servants had finished their introductions, so he said: "Young Master Guo, let's continue with the lesson."

  Master Guo was having a good dream when he was disturbed. He wasn't in the mood to begin with, and now that Mr. Xi said they would continue the lesson, he couldn't help but let out a yawn, accompanied by a faint humming noise from his nose. Mr. Xi had already accepted the silver from the Xiao family, so he turned a blind eye to Master Guo's attitude, as long as the silver was in hand.

  Lin Wanrong naturally didn't like to listen to lectures anymore, anyway this young master was already so unbearable, it's better to follow his thoughts and give him some sweet talk, in the future it will be easier to get along with him.

  "Master, today's autumn weather is refreshing and pleasant. Why don't we accompany the master to find some inspiration for poetry?" Lin Wanrong proposed an extremely tempting suggestion.

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  I saw everyone's doubts about the number of words in each chapter, and I don't know what to say. The starting point has rules for new book rankings: within 30 days of uploading, only books with fewer than 150,000 words can stay on the new book ranking list. This book should still be able to stay on the new book ranking list for another week, but it's already close to 140,000 words now. At this rate, it will definitely drop off the list four or five days early. But Laoyu doesn't care anymore; if it drops off the list, so be it. I just hope brothers can give more support.