bookrebus Chapter 186: Making a fool of yourself
Chapter 186: Making a fool of yourself
Yuping's face turned a little red when Shen Shuyi praised her.
Shen Shuyi looked at the deeds of the two shops in his hand, called Nanny Fang over, and said softly, "Mammy, go and take over the two shops for me and take a look at the situation. If you encounter any trouble, send someone to report to me."
"Yes." Nanny Fang agreed immediately.
Shen Shu looked at the two shops and thought that Qin Xuerong might not do anything to them.
Firstly, this shop was not a profitable one to begin with, and secondly, her father already knew about it. If she had any evil intentions, she might end up making things worse.
But you never know. After all, Qin Xuerong would probably accuse herself of poor management and poor operation.
After checking the time, Shen Shuyi walked to the desk and continued to paint the birthday picture that he was going to give to Old Madam Shen.
Time was running out, and she thought that Liancheng's portrait would probably be completed in the next few days.
By then, she will paint another portrait of Lian Qiao.
In addition, she also had to take time to go to Liancheng to memorize lessons, study pharmacology and prepare medicines, and treat her brother.
Thinking about it this way, there really isn't enough time.
Thinking of this, Shen Shuyi was surprised that Chen Kang had not yet complained to Shen Jingchuan about his "evil deeds", or was it because Shen Jingchuan was so busy these days that he forgot about it?
Shen Shuyi didn't think too much about it. He calmed down and painted seriously for an hour.
The lush peonies and peonies are in all their glory, vividly depicted on the paper, a scene of brilliant prosperity that makes people feel as if the flowers are in full bloom and in a good mood just by looking at them.
"Miss, Hongying collected the silver and gave it to Zhiyuan." Soon, Manou came in and reported in a low voice.
Shen Shuyi didn't even raise her head. While admiring the peony painting she had just finished, she said, "It's true that a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Hongying actually has so much silver in her hands. She really is more like a lady than a lady like me."
Agate stood aside and said nothing.
Shen Shuyi said in a gentle voice: "Not in time, Zhiyuan's money will be spent in a few days. Once you taste the sweetness, you will always get it again."
"Yes."
Just after lunch, Shen Shuyi was practicing calligraphy with Yuping and Jinzhu when Feicui came in and announced, "Miss, Miss Five is here."
Shen Shuyi raised his eyebrows, and seeing Yuping and Jinzhu stop writing, he immediately said, "Please ask her to come in."
After a while, Shen Meiru came in with a basket of cakes and said with a smile: "Second sister, I'm here to play with you."
As soon as she came in, Shen Meiru caught a glimpse of the desk today, where a lot of papers were scattered around, and two maids were tidying them up with their heads down.
"What are they collecting?" Shen Meiru asked curiously.
Shen Shuyi said in a gentle voice: "When I have nothing to do, I thought about teaching them to read."
Hearing this, Shen Meiru opened her eyes wide with curiosity and walked forward to take a look.
At first glance, the words on the paper are crooked, of varying sizes, and the strokes are obviously not good. Although the words are recognizable, they are not beautiful.
Shen Meiru couldn't look through each of the pictures carefully, but at a glance she could still tell that the handwriting was not very good.
Apart from that, she took a quick glance and did not see any other words, so she couldn't help but feel a little more contemptuous.
Her second sister might indeed have some abilities, and she was gifted in checking and reconciling accounts.
But now it seems that this word is probably not worth showing off.
Teach the maid to write?
I really have the leisure time!
I was even expelled from the school by the teacher, so how come I have the ability to teach maids?
What's more, taking a step back, even if it is true, there must be words written by her on the desk to be called teaching. How come there is not even a single beautiful handwriting?
Shen Meiru believed that Shen Shuyi was just trying to brag and deceive herself.
Along with it, the little bit of closeness I had felt towards Shen Shuyi also disappeared.
Her second sister seemed to be nice to her, but unfortunately, she never took her seriously at all.
Otherwise, why wouldn't he tell her even the truth?
Shen Meiru thought for a moment, and looked around again, and saw that the two maids both kept their heads down and remained silent. They were cleaning up very quickly, as if they were afraid that she would see them.
He immediately determined that these unpresentable words were written by Shen Shuyi.
Tsk, this second sister of hers is really brave.
It’s a pity that my handwriting is not as good as hers.
But within a moment, Shen Meiru had already thought about it. She turned around and said to Shen Shuyi, "Second sister is so kind. It is not easy for maids to learn to read and write, but second sister is not stingy with teaching them and even teaching them to write. This really makes me, her younger sister, jealous."
Shen Shuyi said in a gentle voice: "I have nothing to do, and they just practice by themselves according to the book, so it doesn't take much effort from me."
Shen Meiru returned to the table and said affectionately, "Second sister, when are you free? Why don't you teach me?"
Shen Shuyi looked straight at her, meeting Shen Meiru's reserved yet friendly and flattering eyes, smiled, and declined politely: "Fifth sister has her own teacher to teach her, how can I show off my skills in front of an expert?"
Shen Meiru refused and said with pursed lips: "Second sister is biased and refuses to teach me. Your beautiful handwriting was highly praised by your grandmother and father."
Shen Shuyi said in a gentle voice: "Fifth sister, you don't know, I can only copy the Buddhist scriptures decently, other handwriting is not good enough."
Shen Meiru was surprised by Shen Shuyi's answer.
Is it okay to just copy Buddhist scriptures?
Or, as her mother guessed, the Buddhist scriptures were not written by her at all?
Seeing Shen Shuyi refuse again, Shen Meiru did not force it: "Well, when do you plan to start painting the painting that you want to give to grandma? I originally planned to give you a pair of embroidery, but I heard that my eldest sister seemed to have embroidered a folding screen, so I decided not to give her anything."
Fearing that Shen Shuyi would become suspicious, Shen Meiru mentioned it casually, and then expressed her own troubles.
Shen Shuyi skipped the previous part and said in a gentle voice: "I can't think of anything else to give, but grandma has seen all kinds of good things over the years. I think the most important thing is the thought."
Shen Meiru thought about it for a while, then sighed and said, "Then should I embroider a headband for grandma? Or... make some cakes?"
Shen Meiru was indeed conflicted about this matter. She couldn't afford to give anything too expensive, and it was impossible for her and her aunt to go over the lady's name.
But she was not favored in the mansion, so she hoped to take this opportunity to make the old lady happy without making her mother unhappy.
After thinking it over, she couldn't come up with any good ideas. She just felt that the gifts she gave year after year were of no use.
But now, she is almost at the age to get married.
After all, she wanted to leave some impression in front of the guests, preferably a good impression that highlighted her abilities.
Shen Meiru lost her mind when she thought of this.
Seeing this, Shen Shuyi said gently: "Grandma is old and not as healthy as before. You can ask the master and the doctor to add the medicinal herbs to the cakes and give them to grandma."
Hearing this, Shen Meiru's eyes lit up: "Second sister, what you are talking about is similar to medicinal food?"
Shen Shuyi said in a gentle voice: "There are many dishes on the day of the banquet. Even if you make medicinal food, grandma will hardly have the chance to taste it. It is better to make it into cakes, which are easy to preserve. After the banquet is over, grandma can still eat it for a while."