Upon seeing the two boys, Madam Xing did not show any disgust, but rather reminded them in a somewhat irritating tone, "Stop fooling around all day long. If the men see you two, you'll be in big trouble!"

"The First Madam is right!"

With a broad smile, Jia Huan cut to the chase: "Madam, is there no problem with Cong-ge'er going to school?"

"I certainly won't object, but I'll have to ask the master's opinion!"

Madam Xing glanced at Cong-ge'er, who had been keeping his head down and silent since entering the room, and spoke directly.

"Thank you for your trouble, Madam. It would be best to say this when the Master is in a good mood!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "Cong-ge'er is almost seven years old. He can't be playing in the mud with me every day, can he?"

"Don't worry, you little monkey!"

Madam Xing was amused and waved her hand to shoo them away: "Alright, alright, I won't keep you two brothers for dinner. Cong'er's going to the clan school shouldn't be a problem!"

Jia Huan pulled Jia Cong and repeatedly bowed in thanks, then left the main room where Madam Xing lived with a smile.

After they left, Madam Xing said to Wang Shanbao's wife beside her, "I didn't expect Huan-ge'er to be so thoughtful. He went to the clan school to study and didn't forget to help Cong-ge'er!"

"Does Madam mean that Cong-ge'er's idea to go to the clan school was Huan-ge'er's?"

Wang Shanbao's wife was somewhat skeptical, saying, "That can't be, Cong-ge'er is more than a year older than Huan-ge'er!"

"Heh, what does Cong-ge look like? Didn't you see him just now?"

Madam Xing sneered, "He's a piece of trash, I hope that after he goes to the clan school, he can change his cowardly nature!"

She simply ignored Jia Cong, the eldest son of the main branch of the family, just like the master did, and didn't have any other negative feelings towards him.

She doesn't have a biological mother to upset her, so why bother arguing with a nobody like her?

On the contrary, as the legal mother, she also had to pay attention to Congge'er's studies at the clan school.

She still admired Jia Huan's actions, after all, studying was a good thing, especially for someone as insignificant as Cong Ge'er.

In fact, the master didn't really care much about Cong-ge'er.

During dinner, Madam Xing casually mentioned it, and the master of the house didn't know if he had heard her clearly, but he readily agreed.

Just as Jia Huan and Jia Cong left the main house in the East Courtyard, they saw Cong's wet nurse, who had been waiting with her maids for a long time.

She was just a young, third-class maid!

The two were dressed simply, without any of the glamorous appearance of servants from wealthy families.

They looked quite worried, but when they saw Congge emerge from the main hall unharmed, they visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

The wet nurse grabbed Cong-ge'er's arm, giving Jia Huan a friendly smile, appearing quite efficient.

"Cong-ge'er, go back and have your meal. See you tomorrow!"

Jia Huan chuckled and waved, then left the East Courtyard with light steps.

By this time, the sun had completely set, and the sky was rapidly darkening.

The early spring wind was still a bit chilly and didn't feel comfortable on my face.

When passing by the second wife's main room, the maids and servants they encountered all looked disgusted, and some even showed contempt.

It's as if Jia Huan is some kind of unclean thing.

Unfortunately, because of his young age and the fact that he was married to the second wife, he had to take the initiative to greet her, only to be met with disdain and sarcastic laughter.

Damn it, with this kind of environment, it's no wonder Jia Huan, at such a young age, has psychological problems if he stays here for too long.

With the influence of Aunt Zhao's words and deeds, it's not hard to understand why Jia Huan turned out badly.

Fortunately, Jia Huan at this time was a transmigrator and reincarnated person. His small body housed an adult soul, and he didn't care much about the environment of the Second Madam's main courtyard.

He always looked like a mud monkey, and his second wife and her confidantes couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention, which made his life quite comfortable.

"Hey, isn't this Huan-ge'er? I heard the master sent you to the clan school?"

Originally, he wanted to run past the second wife's main house in one go, but Zhou Rui's wife had just come out of the main house and couldn't help but tease Jia Huan when she saw him.

Tsk tsk, the speed at which news travels from the backyard is really impressive!

Jia Huan quickly stopped jogging, a happy expression on his face: "Yes, Master heard that Cong-ge went to the clan school, so he asked me to go with him!"

"Oh, so that's it!"

The slight scrutiny in Zhou Rui's eyes vanished instantly, and she nodded and chuckled, "You must study hard at the clan school, lest you embarrass your master and mistress!"

Jia Huan nodded timidly, and seeing that Zhou Rui's wife did not continue to speak, he dashed out in a flash, while the maids and servants around him looked at him with disdain.

"Was that Huan-ge'er who was talking to you just now?"

Just then, the voice of the second wife, Madam Wang, came from inside the house.

"Yes, madam!"

Zhou Rui's wife returned to the main hall and whispered, "Didn't I hear that Master asked Huan-ge to study at the clan school? I just asked about it casually!"

She naturally knew what Madam Wang was thinking, and chuckled, "It's just that Master heard that Cong-ge from the eldest son's family had started school, so he sent Huan-ge along as well!"

"Given Huan-ge'er's restless nature, how could he possibly sit still at the clan school? He'd probably offend the clan school teacher!"

Madam Wang's expression quickly became calm and peaceful, adopting a kind demeanor, but a hint of barely perceptible contempt flashed in her eyes.

She had just been worried that Huan-ge'er might do well at the clan school and overshadow Bao-yu. She was really out of her mind!

That mud-covered little brat dares to compare himself to Baoyu? He's just delusional!

Chapter 3 is just too much!

"Where have you gone off to, you unlucky seed?"

Suddenly, from a small courtyard not far from the main hall of the second house, came Aunt Zhao's sharp and piercing curses.

At this time, Jia Huan had returned to the small courtyard where he lived with his concubine.

Not wanting to be discovered by Aunt Zhao immediately, she blocked the doorway of the room and gave him a stern scolding.

The sky was growing increasingly dark, and lanterns had already been lit under the eaves.

The dim firelight illuminated Aunt Zhao's face, making one side bright and the other dark, and her exaggerated gestures gave her a rather ferocious and terrifying appearance.

Jia Huan's lips twitched; he was utterly speechless.

Although she knew that Aunt Zhao deliberately made herself look ugly in order to protect herself, and that it was quite effective.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for her to give birth to a son and a daughter smoothly under Madam Wang's nose, and for both of them to grow up.

In terms of having children alone, she is absolutely ruthless.

She had just given birth to Tan Chun and finished her postpartum confinement when she became pregnant with Jia Huan again; she was practically risking her health.

Perhaps her portrayal of the ugly character was so successful that it created a path dependency for Aunt Zhao, who then became obsessed with the performance and integrated it into her life.

He usually speaks in a vulgar and offensive manner, referring to his son Jia Huan as either "a seed of no good fortune" or "a wicked child." His facial expressions and body language are also exceptionally rich, making it no exaggeration to call him a clown in real life.

Through such verbal and physical instruction, Jia Huan, who was originally quite good-looking, was transformed into a 'despicable villain' due to his temperament.

Several days have passed since Jia Huan transmigrated, but he still finds it difficult to adapt to Aunt Zhao's 'special care'.

This is one of the reasons why he was so eager to go to the clan school.

Aunt Zhao would hurl all sorts of foul language for no reason, and he really couldn't stand it anymore.

"Auntie, I'm hungry!"

Seeing that Aunt Zhao was going on and on with her scolding, Jia Huan had no choice but to interrupt her.

"Hmph, you good-for-nothing! You're never around to see anyone, and you only come back to eat when you're hungry!"

Aunt Zhao launched into another round of sarcastic remarks, but still instructed the maid to serve dinner.

The four dishes and one soup included both meat and vegetables, and the aroma alone told them they tasted delicious.

They ate white rice, so there were no fancy dishes like glutinous rice, but the food was still quite good.

They couldn't compare to the top-class maids and stewardesses in the mansion, but they weren't any worse than the second-class maids.

Aunt Zhao and Jia Huan ate together without saying a word of nonsense, and their meal was quite efficient.

After she finished her dinner and got up to leave, Jia Huan mentioned that she would be going to study at the clan school.

"What kind of knowledge can you possibly acquire from reading, you unworthy seed?"

Aunt Zhao was somewhat dissatisfied, but she was about to head to the main room of the second house to serve the second wife, Madam Wang, her meal, so she left in a hurry without paying attention to her complaints.

"I'll have a proper talk with you when I get back!"

From afar, her dissatisfied grumbling could still be heard.

This is exactly the result we wanted: the world is finally quiet!

Jia Huan smiled slightly and continued to enjoy his meal slowly, completely ignoring Aunt Zhao's dissatisfaction.

For some reason, there was a rather bad atmosphere in the Rong family's backyard: people looked down on scholars.

The idea that studying is useless has become widespread, and it's clear that Aunt Zhao has been significantly influenced by it.

Indeed, all she saw was the wealth and luxury of the Second Madam and the Old Madam, and all she heard was how rich and prosperous the Rong family was.

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