Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 345 Exploring the Misunderstanding
"arrange?"

"What kind of arrangements are needed?"

Sheng Changquan smiled slightly, but he didn't care at all.

"Be cautious when alone!"

Sheng Changquan tilted his head and smiled: "We're all adults now, why do we need our parents and elders to arrange everything for us?"

"You don't mean you want to keep a little baby here forever, do you?"

Sheng Changquan laughed heartily, confidently raising his eyebrows slightly. His two sword-like eyebrows instantly resembled two unsheathed swords, making people's hearts tremble at the sight of them!
He patted Shen Li on the shoulder with a youthful spirit and said confidently, "Shen Du, although we have not experienced much, we may lack some experience."

"However, what I want to say is that we are still young, and that's our advantage. We can afford to take responsibility for the mistakes we make!"

"Therefore, it's best if everyone can make their own decisions!"

Sheng Changquan continued to pour his favorite chicken soup into his good brother's mouth, getting more and more excited as he spoke!
"Moreover, we are all people with official titles and ranks. If this were elsewhere, at our age, we would probably have already started families and become heads of households!"

"Therefore, we must strive to be strong and independent!"

"We can't let others arrange everything for us!"

Sheng Changquan concluded with a meaningful remark: "Even if it's your closest person, it's not allowed!"

"Ok?"

No sooner had Sheng Changquan finished speaking than Shen Li's expression changed upon hearing this, and a hint of surprise suddenly appeared on his face!
He stared intently at Sheng Changquan and asked, "Changquan, what do you mean by that?"

Shen Li's expression was somewhat strange, as if he had something to say.

"Hey!"

When he saw Shen Li in this state, Sheng Changquan remained calm on the surface, but in reality, he was somewhat pleased with himself.

He knew that Shen Li liked listening to these artsy, free-spirited, inspirational literary works. In fact, this grown man was just like those bourgeois, artsy young women in Sheng Changquan's previous life—he especially liked these kinds of things.

Therefore, in Sheng Changquan's view, it was probably because his words touched a nerve with Shen Li that Shen Li showed such an expression, so it was not surprising.

After all, Shen Li likes this kind of thing.

However, there was a reason why Sheng Changquan spoke in this way. It wasn't that he wanted to curry favor with Shen Li to repay the kindness of Lord Shen, but rather that Shen Li was the only one who would listen to him when he spoke in this way.

Otherwise, why do you think only Sheng Changquan could be so close to Shen Li?
Shen Li really requires special strategies to win him over!

The more pleased Sheng Changquan was with himself, the calmer he appeared on the surface. However, compared to the composed Sheng Changquan, Shen Li opposite him unexpectedly showed a very excited expression!
That strange appearance immediately puzzled Sheng Changquan – “What on earth is going on?”

"Could it be that all this inspirational literature I've been telling Shen Li is really to his liking?"

For a moment, Sheng Changquan was somewhat confused.

"Changquan, do you really think we've reached the age to get married?"

Shen Li didn't say anything else, but focused on this sentence.

"Uh……"

"……how?"

Sheng Changquan vaguely felt that something was wrong with what Shen Li said. He didn't know why Shen Li would ask such a question. However, when faced with Shen Li's earnest gaze, he couldn't change his mind. Otherwise, wouldn't that be contradicting himself?
Therefore, Sheng Changquan nodded very seriously and said, "Being cautious when alone, that's not a lie."

"Over the years, I have seen many cases like this while traveling around with my teacher."

"Those people, they've already married and had children at a young age, becoming the pillars of their families. They certainly seem very mature!"

Sheng Changquan was afraid that Shen Li had some bad intentions, so he quickly added, "However, that only happens in remote, small places."

"Those people, apart from some commoners, are mostly scholars who have no hope of passing the imperial examinations. We must not act like that!"

Sheng Changquan was afraid that his words would lead Shen Li astray, so he continued to remind him: "Shen Du, don't forget that we still have to participate in the provincial examination, the metropolitan examination, and the palace examination!"

"You absolutely mustn't be impatient, lest it affect your grades!"

Sheng Changquan was a little worried. Was Shen Li up to something?
If that's the case, then please don't bring him along!

Otherwise, if Lord Shen finds out, he might think that it was he who secretly instigated it!

Sheng Changquan felt uneasy, thinking that he might be in deep trouble.

"hehe!"

"Changquan, don't worry, I'm not in a hurry to get married!"

Shen Li smiled and shook his head without even thinking, saying, "With my abilities, how could I dare to let that distract me!"

"Changquan, I'm not like you, who can pass the provincial examination with his eyes closed!"

Shen Li understood Sheng Changquan's abilities and knew what his goal was in this provincial examination.

Nothing more than wanting to continue winning the championship and obtain the title of Jieyuan (top scholar in the provincial examination). After all, those who achieve the minor top three honors all want to achieve the major top three honors.

"Be cautious when alone, you..."

"Changquan, don't try to comfort me. I know my own situation best!"

Before Sheng Changquan could utter any words of comfort, Shen Li interrupted him.

Although Shen Li looked somewhat gloomy, he quickly recovered. In fact, when he spoke again, a hint of wild excitement shone through his face.

It seems that he is hiding something in his heart that brings him great pleasure.

"Chang Quan!"

Shen Li changed his expression and said, "Since you've brought up this topic, I have something I'd like to ask you."

Shen Li led Sheng Changquan into his courtyard, talking as they walked.

"Huh? What's the matter?"

Sheng Changquan didn't take it seriously, assuming that Shen Li was just trying to learn from him about writing and improve his own skills.

After all, as long as Shen Li doesn't want to rebel against the Shen family and break free from the plans made for him by Lord Shen, Sheng Changquan really isn't afraid of anything else!
"Cough cough!"

Shen Li first coughed lightly, then suddenly stopped and turned around to look around carefully.

After a long while, when he realized there was really no one around, Shen Lifang asked in a low voice, "Changquan, tell me the truth!"

What are your plans for the future?

"Or rather, have you ever thought about what kind of person your wife will be?"

Since it involved his sister, Shen Li wouldn't easily reveal Shen Jun's name, no matter how good his relationship with Sheng Changquan was.

Right now, Shen Li was merely testing Sheng Changquan indirectly, trying to get a word out of him. "Oh?"

Upon hearing this question, Sheng Changquan immediately became alert, but then quickly realized what was going on.

"It seems that Shen Li is a bit lovesick!"

Sheng Changquan glanced at Shen Li across from him, thinking to himself.

However, since Sheng Changquan never expected such a thing to happen to Shen Li, his expression became somewhat strange, as if he wanted to laugh.

However, when he thought about Shen Li's age, he suddenly understood.

After all, Shen Li was older than him, and was now thirteen years old. In this era, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he had already become an adult.

Therefore, after thinking it over carefully in his mind, Sheng Changquan asked, "What about the future?"

"I really haven't thought about this much!"

Sheng Changquan was telling the truth. He had never thought of this before. However, since his friend Shen Li had asked him this, Sheng Changquan decided to consider it in his mind for a while.

"However, I think we should follow my father's and mother's advice in this matter!"

"As for me, I have no objection."

Sheng Changquan looked up at the sky, behaving very dutifully, as if his father and mother could make any decision for him!
but!

Sheng Changquan was just trying to fool Shen Li with those words!
Given his personality, if Sheng Hong and Madam Wang really found him a girl he didn't like, do you think he would still say such things?

Therefore, Sheng Changquan's reason for speaking like this was simply to keep Shen Li calm and prevent him from having any inappropriate or messy thoughts.

After all, his status was different; he was the only son of the Minister of Revenue of the current dynasty and the young patriarch of the Shen family in Shandong.

"Changquan, what do you mean?"

Shen Li was unaware of Sheng Changquan's true thoughts; he simply felt a little anxious upon hearing Sheng Changquan speak in such a manner.

Why didn't Sheng Changquan get to the point he wanted to know?

Shen Li looked at Sheng Changquan with a hint of disappointment and asked, "Changquan! Don't you have any pursuits of your own, like appearance or temperament?"

Since Shen Li and Sheng Changquan were heading towards Shen Li's courtyard, they were now standing not far outside the courtyard. At this moment, the servants in Shen Li's courtyard seemed to have noticed the commotion outside, and they were all peeking out and looking in this direction.

Fortunately, these people knew some manners and didn't foolishly approach them. They simply hid around Shen Li's courtyard, watching them intently.

However, the expressions on their faces were somewhat strange; they were making faces as if they were uncomfortable.

It looks rather strange.

However, because Shen Li was focused on Sheng Changquan's answer, he did not notice the strange behavior of the people in his courtyard. He was now staring straight at Sheng Changquan, waiting for him to continue.

"I?"

At this moment, Sheng Changquan's first thought was not about himself!
He felt that Shen Li must have encountered something if he asked such a question at this time.

Combining the previous questions with his own thoughts, he secretly pondered, "Huh? Why is Shen Li so hung up on this issue?"

"Could it be that he has some bad intentions?"

Having witnessed the wickedness of human nature, Sheng Changquan's first thought was whether Shen Li had some kind of scheme to plot against him.

However, when he looked at Shen Li's "sincere" (actually honest) face, he immediately shook his head in his heart and rejected his own idea.

"No, Shen Li isn't that kind of person!"

These words resonated powerfully in Sheng Changquan's heart, as if echoing from time to time!
It's clear that although Sheng Changquan always treated Shen Li as a tool, he actually cherished Shen Li as a friend.

Of course, this is under the condition that it does not endanger his own life.

Otherwise, unless it truly reaches the final crisis, he himself wouldn't know what choice to make.

However, the most likely scenario is that he will abandon his friends and protect himself alone.

After all, Sheng Changquan is such a despicable person!
"so!"

Sheng Changquan continued to guess: "Then the most likely explanation is that Shen Li himself is currently facing this situation!"

Sheng Changquan suppressed the unpleasant thoughts in his mind and thought to himself, "It seems that Lord Shen and his wife have probably arranged a girl that Shen Li doesn't like for him."

"So, he's trying to learn from me, hoping to find some ways to alleviate his suffering?"

The more Sheng Changquan thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was correct.

After all, aside from this situation, could it be that Shen Li is trying to introduce him to a wife?

Upon realizing this utterly ridiculous joke, Sheng Changquan immediately shook his head inwardly, dismissing the possibility.

half an hour.

Sheng Changquan raised his head and said solemnly, "Shen Du, you're overthinking it!"

"In fact, the fate between people is already determined in their previous lives!"

Sheng Changquan had already made up his mind to appease Shen Li, so he instantly transformed into a high-ranking monk and began to "persuade" Shen Li.

"Therefore, I don't care at all what my wife will look like in the future."

"Whether one is good-looking or ugly, or gentle and kind-hearted or tyrannical, these are all predetermined from one's past life."

"..."

In that instant, Sheng Changquan seemed to have become a fanatical Buddhist, constantly comforting Shen Li and urging him to accept "fate's arrangement," obediently listen to his parents, and go straight to "get married and have children"!
Therefore, after rambling on for a while, Sheng Changquan simply concluded: "So, I've never cared about these things!"

"Anyway, all of this was predetermined, so if you're worried about this, you don't need to!"

"As long as you manage your own little family well after getting married, there won't be any problems!"

Sheng Changquan patted Shen Li on the shoulder again, seemingly wanting to convey his ideas to Shen Li in this way.

"Is...that...so it is..."

Poor Shen Li was completely bewildered by Sheng Changquan.

However, he only remembered one sentence: Sheng Changquan did not exclude anyone; what he valued was the future business.

"So, in that case, Changquan and... Sister... are all alright?"

Shen Li silently recited it in his heart.

(End of this chapter)