Chapter 3: The Interpretation of Ruo Ruo

  Does Little Chubby's image look bad? I really didn't intentionally make him ugly, it's completely based on how I drew myself twenty years ago... Poor me.

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  Fan Xian sat down, ignoring him, and let his sister sit first. He smiled and asked, "Who is this young master?" He naturally guessed who the little fatty was, but deliberately didn't make it clear.

  "I am Fan Siyan, the young master of the Fan family." The fat youth looked at him twice and snorted: "So you're that illegitimate child."

  A faint sound came from beside his ear, and Fan Xian glanced at Liu with a sidelong glance - unexpectedly, Liu had already fled without warning, and it was unknown where he went. It seemed that he deliberately let his own son come to make trouble, to break through Fan Xian's composure. Anyway, if something untoward happened later, they could also use the excuse that the child was young and didn't understand things.

  A faint, sinister smile floated to the corner of Fan Xian's lips. He had known since his stay in Danzhou Port that this young master from the Kyoto government office had a very bad temper and was always arrogant. Considering his father's position, in order to avoid the Fan family offending real nobles in the future and ending up in a tragic situation, Fan Xian decided to take it upon himself to... educate this "younger brother".

  But what happened next was completely beyond his expectation.

  A cold voice rang out, coming from Fan Ruo's thin lips: "Put your hand out." After saying this, Miss Fan took out a long ruler from under the table.

  "Why?" Fan Siyan muttered, looking very frightened on his face, but still obediently stretched out his hand.

  Two slaps, and Fan Siyan's hands had two red palm prints on them. His eyes started to well up with tears, but he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Sister, for an outsider..."

  "The two words 'outsider' were not yet finished, when Fan Ruo suddenly slapped the small fatty's hand twice with a heavy ruler, her face expressionless."

  At this moment, Fan Xian only discovered that his sister's coldness between her eyebrows had a very oppressive feeling in the eyes of ordinary people.

  "Firstly, you cannot address your elder brother by his name. Secondly, you must understand our family's status and not speak nonsense. Thirdly, disrespecting one's elder brother will naturally result in punishment."

  Fan Ruoruo spoke softly, holding a ruler in her hand, reminding Fan Xian of those kindergarten teachers who appeared gentle and lovely on the surface but were actually extremely fierce.

  Fan Siyan glared at Fan Xian fiercely, pouted and ran towards the backyard.

  "Every time she cries, she goes to find his mom." Fan Ruo sighed.

  "I'm very curious, what two characters are Si and Lun."

  "With thoughts as stagnant as a pig's, they tyrannize and leave their mark."

  "The name of such elegant training was interpreted by her sister into these two sentences, which is quite amusing."

  "What older brother said was really funny."

  "Why can you beat people with a ruler in your hand?"

  "My father gave me the power to discipline him."

  "This seems to be somewhat different from my initial analysis of this world."

  "Is it about men's rights?"

  "Uh, and then there's also the issue of power distribution within the family's household."

  "It seems like I've gained a little bit of power now."

  "But don't forget, your power is entirely dependent on that man's whims."

  "Brother, don't forget either, the man you mentioned is our father."

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  The rapid-fire questioning and answering suddenly stopped, Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo exchanged a smile, looking very happy. At this moment, there were no outsiders present, and Fan Ruoruo was no longer as restrained as before, revealing a joyful smile that showed her uncontainable delight.

  Fan Xian was the same, in this world, probably only his sister who often exchanged letters with him could truly communicate with a certain logic that only he could understand. Moreover, when they first started exchanging letters, Fan Ruoruo was still young, and to a certain extent, her views on the world and life were greatly influenced by Fan Xian's subtle and silent guidance.

  Two people who haven't seen each other for ten years should feel a bit strange, but the previous conversation that only the two of them could understand brought them closer psychologically, as if the brother (sister) in front of them had not been separated for ten years, but had been living together in the courtyard every day, reading books side by side.

  In this relationship, Fan Ruoruo regards Fan Xian as a senior figure, while Fan Xian views his sister as a student or junior, which is a very subtle mentality.

  Fan Xian smiled and looked at her, saying in a low voice: "Looking at you now in the mansion, it seems that you're doing quite well. I was worried for nothing."

  Fan Ruo softly said: "Thanks to brother's idea."

  "Oh?" Fan Xian smiled awkwardly, could the romantic clichés he wrote in his past life really be effective? But it wasn't good to ask directly.

  "Recently, Mrs. Liu has been quite calm." Fan Ruoruo said lightly, directly addressing her aunt as Mrs. Liu, and even though there were only two people in the hall at this time, she still seemed very cold.

  Fan Xian thought for a moment before saying: "Although I am far away in Danzhou, I also know that the Liu family has a very high status in the capital. You shouldn't be too careless with her."

  "No." Fan Ruo Ruo lowered her eyelids, and her eyelashes rested on her pale skin, looking very beautiful.

  Fan Xian smiled as he gazed at her, realizing that finding someone who truly understood him in this world was indeed a happy thing, even if that person was someone he had taught himself.

  "He said in a soft voice: 'Have you received my letter?'"

  "Hmm." Fan Ruo smiled, the frost on her face had long since disappeared. "I saw that letter in my room the night before last and was startled, thinking it was a bad person, but after seeing the handwriting on the letter, I knew it was you."

  Fan Xian shrugged his shoulders and thought that with Wu Zhu's ability, being a messenger was indeed a waste of talent.

  The hall was still empty, with no one coming to disturb their conversation, which made Fan Xian very satisfied. He took a sip of tea and asked seriously: "You probably don't know the reason for my trip to Beijing this time, do you?"

  Fan Ruo Ruo lifted her face and gazed at her brother with a hint of a smile that was not quite a smile.

  Fan Xian felt a bit embarrassed by her gaze and muttered: "What's wrong?"

  A slightly sarcastic sigh sounded, and the little girl smiled and said: "The reason you came to Beijing is probably known to many people, and I believe that the famous sons of Kyoto are also very curious. This time, the private son of General South has come to Beijing, and how much calculation he has for that matter."

  "Ah?" Fan Xian was slightly startled and asked, "I thought it was a very secretive matter that Father let me enter the capital. Could it be that many people know... But I believe not many people in Kyoto know who I am, so why would anyone care about my affairs."

  "Because this time you came to Beijing is to prepare for your marriage." Fan Ruo smiled, "The woman your father wants you to marry is very famous."

  Fan Xian furrowed his brow, although he didn't necessarily have to marry her, but in any case, he was still very concerned about what kind of person the woman he might marry would be, and asked: "Do you know that young lady?"

  "My future sister-in-law is Miss Lin from the Lin family." A hint of unfathomable light flashed in Fan Ruoruo's eyes, "It's not just me who knows her, I believe everyone in Kyoto knows her."

  "Which Lin family? Why is that woman so famous?" Fan Xian raised an eyebrow.

  "Brother, although you've always been far away in Danzhou, I know that the printed matter from the imperial palace should also have a copy at Grandma's place." Fan Ruoruo smiled.

  Fan Xian suddenly remembered something, slapped his forehead and exclaimed: "Could it be that the Lin family is actually the family of Prime Minister Lin Ruofu? And that young lady is the protagonist of the recent scandal involving the Prime Minister's illegitimate daughter?"