Yu Ge'er is four years old this year, the eldest son of Yuan Yun and Su Zihua. At a young age, he is already very handsome, inheriting the tall and straight physique of the Yuan family men, as well as the elegant and refined movements of the Su family daughters.

  Cui Ying felt that this kid was great in every way, except for one thing - he wasn't very polite to her.

  At this moment, in the east wing study of the Four Houses' Pinhua Hall, Su Zihua left after class and went to the main house to attend to some matters. She instructed that before she returned, it was essential to thoroughly understand the poem "Gan Tang" from the Book of Songs, not only being able to read it but also understanding its inner meaning.

  Cui Ying lay on the desk, weakly reciting, "Bi Qi Gan Tang, wu jian wu fa, zhao bo suo... suo..."

  She couldn't stand traditional Chinese characters, especially those strange and weird ones that she could only guess at. But under the cursive script header, it seemed to be a dragon character - should it be read with the sound of "dragon"?

  Just as she was hesitating and wavering, a muffled laugh sounded in her ear.

  She looked up and saw the little man beside her, sitting upright with a serious expression, but his slightly raised chin and the smile at the corners of his eyes betrayed his emotions.

  This kid is teasing her!

  Chui Ling saw that Su Zi was not around, so she no longer put on the gentle and obedient good aunt's appearance, puffed up her chest and shouted, "Hey, little kid, you have to be polite. Even if you know more than me, it's still wrong to sneak a laugh like this, got it?"

  Since the old lady spoke last time, she came out of Qinfang Tang every day to learn from her elder sister about managing the household and went straight to Nianhua Tang.

  Been reading with this little kid by my side for quite a few days now.

  She has a poor foundation in classical Chinese, and can recognize simple words, but once she encounters obscure or rare ones, she is completely at a loss, often making a fool of herself in front of the child.

  It was her poor performance that gave Yu Ge a sharp contrast and great confidence, this child from the beginning of his unfamiliarity and awe of her, gradually became disdainful of her. Su Zi Hua's usual serious and proper demeanor would change as soon as he walked away, either mocking her with words or looking down on her with an air of superiority.

  He was just like Yuan Wulang, always managing to get her so angry that she would blow her top.

  "Fourth Aunt, where did you see me secretly smile? Did I secretly smile? When? How was I smiling?"

  He slightly paused, "Actually, Wu Yiniang doesn't even recognize the character 'lian', I'm not surprised at all. Otherwise, Yiniang wouldn't have taught Yu'er together with me either. However, because of her guilty conscience, she randomly accused my nephew of laughing at you, this... is also wrong."

  Like a little meatball of a boy, yet with the tone of a full-fledged adult, this raising of his chin and confronting atmosphere makes one involuntarily think of Yuan Wulang.

  Cui Ling had no impression of Yuan Wulang's appearance, but everything he did before leaving had permeated every aspect of her life, completely destroying her initial beautiful imagination about this marriage.

  Including being forced to attend school with a four-year-old little meatball, and from time to time being ridiculed by him, all of this is thanks to Yuan Wulang!

  So as soon as she saw Xīu Gēr's expression, which looked like that of a small adult, she immediately thought that if Yuán Wǔ Láng knew about her current situation, his face would definitely have the same smug look.

  A surge of resentment and anger burst out in Cui Ying's heart, and she exclaimed, "Does the little guy dare to talk back?"

  She simply moved to her brother's side, stretched out a pair of hands without any politeness and pinched his white and round little face, "Hey, kiddo, I'm your fifth aunt, your elder. How can you be so disobedient to your elders? This is unfilial!"

  Chui Ying's hand was naturally not very heavy, but even though Brother Yu had grown up a lot, he was still just a four-year-old child.

  He struggled to twist his body, wanting to break free from Wu Ayi's grasp, but wherever he twisted, Wu Ayi's hands followed, and in the end, he was no match for her strength and could only give up.

  "Brother's face turned red, puffed out his cheeks and said, 'I'm only four years old, I'm the younger generation that Auntie should love and cherish, but you know you're older than me, yet you still bully me, you're not kind!'"

  He gritted his teeth and said, "Bullying a kid, what kind of ability is that! Now I'm still young and don't have the strength, of course I can't compare to you. Wait till I grow up and have the strength, humph!"

  This look of not being able to bear it but finally bearing it was completely adorable and amusing, Cui Ying immediately laughed out loud. She relaxed her grip on his hands and gently rubbed the chubby little face of Yu Ge, smiling and asking, "When you grow up and have strength, what do you want to do?"

  She leaned in close and said, "Are you still thinking of avenging yourself as a gentleman, where ten years is not too late?"

  Looking at the jade face wrinkled under her palm, Cui Ying couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  She gently let go, using her fingers to poke at Xī Gēr's nose. "Little brat, even if you want revenge, that's still ten years from now. I'm not afraid of you, these past few days you've been bullying me, and now you won't even let me bully you a bit?"

  Third Brother, don't turn your face away, "Hmph!"

  Outside the door came the sound of light footsteps, and Mei Rui's voice. Mei Rui had always been inseparable from Su Zi Hua, so if she arrived, Su Zi Hua was sure to be nearby.

  Cui Ling hastily sat up straight, suddenly remembering that she had pinched her brother's cheek earlier. She quickly turned her head to glance over and was relieved to see that the little boy's chubby face had already returned to its usual flawless complexion.

  She let out a breath and was about to continue struggling with "Gan Tang" and tried her best to memorize the poem before Su Zi's inspection. In fact, although her fourth sister looked gentle and weak, a complete ladylike model, if she didn't do well in her studies and made her fourth sister angry, it would be quite frightening.

  At this time, a crisp voice of Rouyuanzi sounded in his ear, "Bi Gan Tang, Nian Yu, not the market."

  He paused for a moment, "The place where the mulberry is planted, the thought of planting, not resting." Then he quickly explained the general meaning of the poem.

  Cui Ling's expression was slightly stunned, but her heart immediately felt a sweetness, this child didn't seem to dislike her as much as he said.

  Before long, Su Zihua returned and as expected, the first thing he did was to take the examination.

  Chui Ying got some guidance from her brother, and although she still stumbled over the words, she managed to recite the poem with a bit of its original meaning.

  Su Zihua's calm and elegant face finally had a hint of a smile, she nodded slightly, "Fifth brother and sister have been diligently studying for the past few days, and indeed made great progress. If they continue like this, it's hard to say if they'll achieve something, but at least they'll be able to handle those banquets and gatherings."

  Because things went smoothly today, she even got out of school early on purpose.

  Cui Ling whispered to Yu Ge, "Alright, just now Wu Yiniang wronged you, our family's Yu Ge is a filial and good child."

  "Who wants to be filial to you?"

  He paused slightly and said, "If Fifth Aunt insists on thanking me, then tomorrow when you come, bring two more pieces of that cake you just ate. Eating alone is not right!"