A few days passed, and Yuan Lai finally slowly understood the world he was in.

This is a world similar to that of the Tang and Song dynasties, with many similarities in historical allusions and cultural origins, as well as subtle differences, such as Yuan Shoucheng's study, where Yuan Lai's familiar "Analects" and his unfamiliar "Qi Xi" are also placed.

This empire is called "Qi", and Yuan Lai has never heard of it, but he will not be surprised, after all, the unspeakable things in the world are like stars in the sky.

Yuan Shoucheng is very busy, through a few days of understanding he has roughly figured out the style of this cheap dad, in terms of money he belongs to the big money willing to save small money typical, in the person is generous but the wrist is not weak, Yuan Lai's mother died for more than ten years did not remarry, until last year to pick up the woman into the door, in addition to no flowers, even according to the harsh eyes is a very good man.

Except for the big disadvantage that he doesn't have ink in his stomach.

According to common sense, as a famous bookseller, he should always be a scholarly family, but Yuan Shoucheng, a layman, can't talk about the past and the present anyway, although he is a vassal of the elegance of a mansion for the sake of face, not to mention the quiet and elegant layout of the entire mansion, just looking at the proud handwriting of the calligraphers of the previous dynasty hanging in the hall, his cultural temperament is also a small success.

Yuan Lai gave his father a few little surprises in the past few days. He thought about it and felt that since he had been on the mountain for three years, some changes would not arouse Yuan Shoucheng's suspicions, so he usually considered and said something organized, which made Yuan Shoucheng overjoyed, but he didn't expect to send his stupid son to the cultivation portal for three years, although he didn't open the door of cultivation and was even sent home by the master, but maybe he was also nourished by the aura on the mountain, and he was not as stupid as three years ago.

At the very least, Yuan's eyes were not as completely blank as before.

Yuan Shoucheng was extremely happy about this.

Yuan Shoucheng didn't eat breakfast at home today, so there were only two people named "Yin Qin" and Yuan Lai sitting opposite each other next to the table.

Not surprisingly, without Yuan Shoucheng by his side, there would be no pretentious smile on the snow-white face of this beautiful stepmother, which is better looking than when she smiled.

When the meal was laid out and the servants retreated from the room, only the two of them were left, Yuan Lai picked up the chopsticks and wanted to eat.

At this time, the stepmother sitting opposite her raised her eyebrows and said, "Did you let you eat?"

Yuan Lai was stunned for a moment, raised his head and looked over with confused little eyes.

"What do you see, do you understand the rules, you haven't served the bowl yet, but you started the chopsticks first?" Yin Qin's round eyes widened, and his voice was very cold.

Yuan Lai began to wonder whether he should pretend to be frightened and cringe, or continue to maintain his usual silly style.

He was hesitating, but Yin Qin snorted coldly, looked at the stupid Yuan Zi with disdain and disgust, and said, "Also, if you don't have a mother's education, how can you have any education." ”

After saying that, she laughed at herself again: "I almost forgot that you were a fool, and you couldn't understand what she said." ”

Yuan looked at the cold and disgusted look in the other party's beautiful eyes, and really felt like a very beautiful painting was sprinkled with a large cloud of thick ink, which instantly destroyed all the beauty.

This is a woman who is shrewd on the surface but is actually stupid, or a vase. He had seen a lot of people with this kind of IQ in his previous life, and even more died at his hands, but he didn't expect to meet such a person again just after he was reborn.

Yuan Lai felt a little tired, and at the same time a little angry, not because he was scolded as a fool, but because this beautiful stepmother disrespected her biological mother in her words.

However, he suppressed the mood fluctuations in his heart, and glanced at Yin Qin's blush blankly, and he suddenly found that this woman's lips were very thin, and she looked like a flying knife was very sharp, according to the old saying, this is a mean face.

"Okay, I don't care where you came from, in short, you remember to me, in this family, you'd better be honest and stupid for me, such a big family business can't be handed over to a fool to inherit. The woman said leisurely, picking up her chopsticks and taking a thin slice of meat into her mouth.

This sentence was obviously said to herself.

Yuan Lai picked up a piece of green vegetables again as if he had been ordered, and then responded by giving Yin Qin a heartless smirk.

The woman ate meat, Yuan came to eat vegetables, and there was a sudden harmony on the dinner table.

At noon, Yuan Shoucheng came back with a person who looked like a housekeeper.

It turned out that he was very busy with business, but he was worried about Yuan Lai's life, perhaps because he didn't have much hope for his stepmother to take care of Yuan Lai, so Yuan Shoucheng specially summoned an old housekeeper who was far away in the capital.

"Little master, do you remember me?" the man in his fifties had a kind and kind smile on his face.

Yuan Lai frowned, and then said, "Uncle Liu." ”

This is the only person he has in his memory, who took care of him for many years at a very young age, and is also a family member who is extremely loyal to Yuan Shoucheng.

Liu Wen responded in surprise, and then said to Yuan Shoucheng next to him while straightening Yuan Lai's clothes: "Young master is smarter." ”

"yes, it seems that these three years have not been wasted. Yuan Shoucheng smiled.

"Let me take care of the young master in the future, but the affairs of the capital are ......," Liu Wen frowned.

Yuan Shoucheng waved his hand: "I arranged for someone to take over." ”

"That's good. Liu Wen's expression was a little calm, and after thinking about it, he didn't shy away from Yuan Lai, and said to Yuan Shoucheng: "Do you have any plans for the future?

Yuan Shoucheng's rich body cultivated on the wine table sank, and sighed: "You know, this is his mother's last wish." ”

"But didn't that Huang Qi say that Yuan Lai has no talent?" Liu Wen said slowly.

Hearing this, Yuan Shoucheng's eyebrows were worried, and he was silent for a while, and then waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about it." “

Liu Wen took Yuan Lai's hand and said: "It's been three years, practicing this kind of thing pays attention to fate, you don't have to be too stubborn, the family is not short of money, there is no problem in raising Yuan Lai for a lifetime, and when he is older, he will marry a family affair......

Hearing this, Yuan Shoucheng's face suddenly became more sad, and Liu Wen also closed his mouth when he thought of something.

Slightly silent, the two sighed together.

Yuan Lai wondered in his heart about the change in the demeanor of the two of them, but he couldn't ask, after thinking about it, he became a little interested in what kind of practice, so he said: "Practice...... What ......"

Liu Wen was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Didn't Master teach you?"

Yuan Lai shook his head sincerely.

Liu Wen's face was unswerving, and he paused before laughing again: "Then Uncle Liu will take Yuan to take a look, okay?"

Yuan Lai glanced at him blankly, and returned with a silly smile.

......

Liu Wen really wanted to tell him what cultivation was, but perhaps considering Yuan Lai's intelligence, he didn't directly say what cultivation was, but led Yuan Lai out of the door.

It was the first time in days that he had stepped out of the crimson walls of the mansion.