I Gave Birth to a Cub without Telling the Head Assistant - Chapter 19.1

Chapter 19.1

Qizhenyuan, study room.

“Sir, these are the two things that Miss Linglong asked me to hand over to you.” Yun Jin stepped into the study room, whispered, placed the objects on the table, and then left the room.

A tall man stood in front of the study room window.

Through the window, the bright spring sun shone, casting a dazzling veil of light around him, giving the impression that he was the burning sun that was too hot to stare directly at.

The man stared at the table with his stunning, long eyes.

A food box and a book manuscript.

He was very clear in saying that he had no desire to become a teacher. ‘Why is she still stubborn? Just keep sending soup to win me over, and send her brother’s work straight away, too. Does she think that after I read his brother’s manuscript, I’ll give him a chance? Ah, he is just the son of a merchant’s family.’

He kept looking at the book and pondering. ‘Even if he can get occasional advice from the pavilion elder, firstly, without the literary heritage of a scholarly family, and secondly, without the support of thousands of precious classics of noble families, he will have limited opportunities. Even if he has some talent, how can he write good articles?’

Li Zhulin walked to the desk, lowered his eyes, raised his hand carelessly, and opened the first page of the book, ready to flip through it at will. Unexpectedly, after just looking at the three or five lines, it was somewhat beyond his expectations.

When he was at the Imperial College before, he had seen a lot of articles written by lads from rich families. Maybe to make it seem like they were good at writing, most of the articles written by children from rich families were very eye-catching with a lot of fancy words but didn’t seem to have a point.

The articles in front of him were written in a simple but straightforward style. There were not a lot of fancy or unrealistic decorations, and he had written about the problem and then looked for the best solution.

‘I must say, it really is jade. So what? There are thousands of uncut pieces of jade in the world.’

Not everyone should get his help.

“Ruan Chengfeng.” He read aloud the name written on the cover of the book. ‘Hm, but not everyone deserves my help.’

Just as he planned to call Yun Jin in and ask him to return those things, someone knocked on the door, and a kind-looking young man in a light green robe came in.

It was Yu Zeqi.

Yu Zeqi has never been involved in government matters, and he worked for Elder Zhou Ge for a long time.

He was also Li Zhulin’s teacher’s student, and the Yu family in Longxi had helped many times in the court so they could be considered as equals.

This time, Yu Zeqi followed Mr. Zhou Ge’s instructions and came to Qizhenyuan to collect some letters.

Yu Zeqi’s eyes went to the two things on the table. He quickly knew that they were Ruan Chengfeng’s book and Ruan Longling’s food box.

This was a personal matter for Li Zhulin, and he should not get involved, but Yu Zeqi couldn’t stop himself and said, “Brother Zhulin, how could these things show up here?”

Li Zhulin looked at him and then reached out to grab the book. He then tapped on the fancy food box and made a quick joke. “If you want to learn from the master, show less interest in such nonsense.”

“Ah?” Yu Zeqi was afraid that Ruan Longling would never give up and kept trying until she reached her goals. He found this troublesome. ‘How could the chief assistant be easily annoyed by Linglong? If she makes the man in front of me angry, the whole Ruan family will be destroyed immediately.’

Yu Zeqi started sweating and felt scared. His back sank, and he apologised with folded hands. “Linglong is simple-minded and has a simple personality. She doesn’t know who Brother Zhulin really is, but she likes Brother Zhulin’s talent and comes to visit him without thinking. If someone breaks the rules, please don’t be mad, Brother Zhulin.”

Hearing Yu Zeqi’s pleading tone in his voice, Li Zhulin suddenly remembered when Yu Zeqi smiled and asked Ruan Longling to marry him by the river. “If she is smart, it will not be a problem. I wouldn’t worry too much about this businesswoman.”

‘This means he will ignore this, right?’ Yu Zeqi felt relieved and much more relaxed.

Right now, Yun Jin has returned with the papers. After he took the things, he moved back and walked out of the room.

Have a nice day!