Becoming a literary master starting from the story of Minglan

Chapter 99 Garden
After a long while, Minglan finally stopped laughing.

She apologized, her face full of embarrassment, "Brother He, I'm so sorry! Minglan...Minglan shouldn't have done this, but...but Brother He..."

"You are...you are absolutely hilarious! Haha..."

As she spoke, Minglan laughed again.

"It's alright, it's alright, as long as Sister Sheng doesn't find me boring!" He Hongwen said honestly, "Actually, speaking of which, laughing more is good for your health!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Minglan was taken aback and felt somewhat surprised: "Really?"

At this moment, Minglan still had a slight smile on her lips: "Is laughing more good for the body and mind?"

"That's natural!"

At this point, He Hongwen perked up and immediately shared his discovery: "From my observation, elderly people who laugh a lot tend to live much longer than others!"

"in……"

He Hongwen talked on and on, from collecting data from an observer's perspective to the content he constantly analyzed in his spare time...

In the end, He Hongwen realized his mistake and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I really shouldn't have troubled you, Miss Sheng, to listen to me ramble on like this!"

"Brother He, you're too modest. I find what you've said quite interesting!"

Minglan didn't take it to heart, and spoke her true feelings: "I didn't expect that Brother He would really inherit Old Madam He's medical skills. He will surely become a famous doctor who saves lives in the future!"

Minglan had also heard about Old Madam He's background from her grandmother. She knew that Old Madam He was the legitimate daughter of the imperial physician Zhang, who came from a family with a long history of medical knowledge and was exceptionally intelligent. If the world were not so harsh on women, Old Madam He's medical skills would probably have been renowned throughout the world long ago.

"No...no, that's not true, Miss Sheng, you flatter me!"

How could I possibly compare to my grandmother?

He Hongwen quickly offered a few words of modesty before tentatively saying, "Our two families have been friends for generations, so please just call me Hongwen, Miss Sheng!"

Upon hearing this, Minglan said, "Then I will call you Brother Hongwen!"

At the same time, Minglan thought for a moment and then said with a smile, "Brother Hongwen, then you can just call me Minglan, so that when you meet my fourth sister or fifth sister in the future, you won't not know who you are calling when you call out to the Sheng family's younger sister!"

“Alright!” He Hongwen readily agreed, saying, “Then I’ll call you Sister Minglan!”

……

As the two chatted and laughed in the back garden, they failed to notice two people standing in a corner on the other side.

"He... who is he?"

Qi Heng stood behind a plum blossom and stammered, "Chang Quan, do you...do you know who he is?"

Beside Qi Heng, Sheng Changquan glanced into the distance and said indifferently, "I don't know him, but he should be a child from an acquaintance of my grandmother!"

Although he didn't want Qi Heng to bother Minglan, Sheng Changquan also didn't want his sister to be misunderstood: "If it weren't for Grandmother's sake, my sister would definitely not be chatting and laughing with outsiders like this!"

"is that so!"

Qi Heng's eyes lit up, and his expression immediately relaxed!
"Seventh Brother, let's go say hello together!"

As he spoke, he started to walk forward.

Having learned the news from Sheng Changquan, Qi Heng was overjoyed, which is why he started calling him "brother" and "little brother," a stark contrast to his previous demeanor.

"no need!"

Sheng Changquan grabbed Qi Heng, who was about to lean out, and said indifferently, "Young Master, the scholar is still waiting for us at the academy!"

Their passage through the garden was a task assigned by the scholar, who asked them to pick a few flowers to bring back to the school. Judging from past examples, Sheng Changquan guessed that the scholar probably wanted some students to compose poems about flowers to hone their skills in poetry.

Zhuang Xuejiu's lectures were unique in that he liked to use lively and interesting methods to arouse students' interest, combining education with entertainment, which made a unique sense of philosophy.

"Oh? Seventh Brother, Sixth Sister is right there. It won't take us long to go up and say hello!"

Qi Heng looked back longingly and said in an almost pleading tone, "Besides, I haven't seen my sixth sister for a long time since she left the academy!"

"I...I...I thought that since we've happened to run into each other, we should definitely meet up!"

Qi Heng racked his brains to come up with a lame excuse, desperately trying to get closer to Minglan. "Young Master, let's hurry up and go!"

Sheng Changquan remained unmoved: "Don't forget, this is during class time!"

"A wise person knows what to do and what not to do. As students, how can we forget our responsibilities just because something is trivial?"

"Studying diligently for years allows no room for the slightest slackness!"

Sheng Changquan used his strength to pull Qi Heng away.

At the same time, he added, "Besides, my elder sister is not comfortable meeting men outside the family, so please don't make things difficult for her, young master!"

"What? I'm not exactly some outsider..."

Qi Heng's protests were gradually drowned out by Sheng Changquan until they disappeared completely.

……

"Huh? What's that sound?"

At this moment, Minglan, who was listening to He Hongwen talk about some health tips, suddenly felt that she heard some familiar voices beside her.

She was stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong, Minglan?"

He Hongwen noticed Minglan's unusual behavior and couldn't help but ask.

"Oh? It's nothing!"

Minglan looked around but didn't find anything.

"Brother Hongwen, please continue!"

……

Shou'an Hall.

"Mother! Mother..."

Upon hearing the message from Madam Fang, Madam Wang became excited and rushed to the old lady's courtyard.

The person hadn't even arrived yet, but the voice could already be heard!

"Look! This is my daughter-in-law!"

While waiting for Madam Wang to arrive, the old lady complained to her old friends, "She's always so impulsive in her words and actions, she doesn't have the demeanor of a matriarch at all!"

"Ha ha……"

"Old lady, are you still putting on an act for me?"

Grandma He knew why Grandma Sheng had invited her, so she said in a low voice, "If you weren't satisfied, would you have called me over?"

"Humph!"

Grandma Sheng glared at her, feigning anger: "You think you know everything!"

"Mother!"

Madam Wang's feet moved like wheels of fire, and she suddenly darted into Shou'an Hall.

"Kick!"

Madam Wang stopped in her tracks and immediately spotted Old Madam He in the hall!
"what?"

Upon seeing the distinguished guest she had been waiting for, Madam Wang immediately paused for a moment.

She slowed her momentum, deliberately catching her breath to compose herself, before asking with feigned madam's composure, "Mother, this..."

Let me talk about changing my name. I randomly chose this name on a trial basis. (I tried a few other names, but they were all already taken, so I just changed it randomly! As a result, if I want to change it again, it will be 60 days later...)
I've discovered that the problem preventing this book from getting a contract is the copyright issue, so I'll see if changing the name will allow me to get a contract.

Today I tried asking JuDa from Group 9, and if we can't get a contract, it might be over, since this thing could potentially infringe on copyrights.
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