Oh my god, I became the vicious stepmother of four villains

Xia Yingying pricked up her ears to listen to what the person next to her said about Mr. Hua. Based on the scattered information, she roughly figured out what kind of person Mr. Hua was, and then she focused on watching the game.

With Mr. Hua personally in charge of setting the questions, no matter whether they win or lose, the reputations of Lu Haoran and Ye Xinghe will only increase and not decrease.

The best thing is that no party can cheat by using the test questions.

After Mr. Hua came on stage, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn. This time, the topic he gave Lu Haoran and Ye Xinghe to debate was how to be a minister.

Lu Haoran and Ye Xinghe were evenly matched in the argument.

Because of the precedent that Lu Haoran won the game last time, and Lu Haoran was wrongly accused, when Lu Haoran appeared this time, everyone looked at him apologetically. Even so, Lu Haoran remained calm and in excellent mental state when he took the court.

Because Mr. Hua was present this time, the referee had no role to play. His only role was to check the time and ring the bell.

Both of them received comments from Mr. Hua. Mr. Hua liked Ye Xinghe's debate more, and Ye Xinghe won the competition.

Although Lu Haoran had some grievances with Ye Xinghe, after listening carefully to Mr. Hua's analysis, he silently took note of Mr. Hua's comments on his shortcomings, and tried to improve and not make the same mistake again next time. Only by knowing where you went wrong can you have a firm goal and work towards that direction. This is what the so-called knowing shame and then being brave means.

"Haoran, do you want to go back and rest tonight?" Xia Yingying asked Lu Haoran. Xia Yingying wanted Lu Haoran to go back and change his mood. In the private school, thinking too much can easily increase stress.

"Stepmother, don't worry, I will take good care of myself. As for the competition, I have to read books carefully and memorize more knowledge points. Thank you." Lu Haoran refused. In fact, Tang Qingye asked Lu Haoran to go home and rest tonight. Lu Haoran's family members came to watch his competitions these days and they never missed a day.

Now that Lu Haoran had just lost a game, he must be very sad. It would be nice for him to go back and change his mood, but Lu Haoran refused.

Since Lu Haoran refused, Tang Qingye didn't say anything.

"That's fine, but don't be too hard on yourself and ruin your body. You still have to compete tomorrow. A good rest is the best way to win. If you don't rest well, your mind will be blank during the competition."

"Yeah, okay." Lu Haoran didn't look at Xia Yingying, but rubbed the fabric on his robe with his fingers.

Another day passed by unknowingly, and Lu Ziren still didn't come back.

The night was as cold as water. After Xia Yingying woke up in the middle of the night, she saw the empty and cold quilt beside her. She felt a little uncomfortable. What happened? Was she sick?

Xia Yingying touched her beating heart in confusion.

But why hasn't Lu Ziren come back yet? He's been out for a few days. Could it be that he has returned to the military camp? But this possibility is very small. Lu Ziren clearly told her that he would leave after helping her open the store. There are still more than 10 days left. Why did he leave without saying a word?

Xia Yingying lay on the bed, hugging the quilt tightly, wrapping herself like a silkworm cocoon.

She felt that she hadn't slept well and was a little chilly.

She also realized that the reason she felt warm a few days ago was because Lu Ziren was lying next to her. Now that Lu Ziren was gone, she naturally felt a little colder.

There were no extra quilts in the room, and the quilt she was covering herself with was not very thin. Even in winter, it was more than enough to keep warm. However, Xia Yingying was feeling a little cold now, and she had been sleeping in a warm place for the past few days. She couldn't stand the loss of the comfortable heater.

Even after the third game, Lu Ziren still hadn't returned.

But Lu Haojie also detected something wrong, so he asked Xia Yingying in a grandma's voice: "Mom, where is Dad? I miss him now, when will he come back?"

Xia Yingying couldn't answer Lu Haojie's question.

The questions for this competition were again set by Mr. Hua, and they revolved around the topic of whether it was better to be a powerful official or an honest official.

The competition between Lu Haoran and Ye Xinghe is already the last match. Because the two have a 1-1 win in the first two rounds, they are temporarily tied. The last round will be the one that decides their final match, and the last round must determine a winner.

Therefore, the two of them put all their efforts into winning.

The debate between Lu Haoran and Ye Xinghe was brilliant, and the audience applauded continuously. Mr. Hua couldn't help stroking his beard while listening, and nodded to the two young men on the stage.

When the time set by the referee arrived, the referee rang the bell, and Mr. Hua gave his two disciples a final evaluation.

In his mind, the two were equally strong, and the final result was a draw.

"Oh my god, I didn't expect that the disciples of Mr. Tang Qingye and Mr. Yu Bixian were so strong that they could even fight to a draw. I heard that this was just a small test to test each other's strength. When the two of them officially compete in the future, it will definitely be a fight without bloodshed. I must go and take a look if I have a chance."

"I want to go too. This small competition is so exciting. I wonder how exciting it will be when the competition officially starts. This is something you really can't miss."

While the crowd was talking about it, Xia Yingying saw Tang Qingye and Yu Bixin hugging each other with businesslike smiles on their faces, but their eyes were not filled with sincere blessings for each other.

When Mr. Hua saw that his two disciples, who had originally loved and hated each other, had also become excellent successors, he was so happy that he gave the two books in his hand to Yu Bixian and Ye Xinghe.

The book Mr. Hua gave to Lu Haoran was Mencius, and the book he gave to Ye Xinghe was Xunzi, both of which are classic Confucian works.

"Good children, you have good knowledge. In the future, you should love each other, study hard and serve the country well. Don't be like your master, who acts like two fighting cocks every time you see him."

Lu Haoran and Ye Xinghe looked at each other.

The dark light in the two people's eyes clashed and then gradually disappeared.

Because the competition between Lu Haoran and Ye Xinghe ended in a draw, with no real winner decided, there was originally only one gift between the two, a bronze medal and fifty taels of silver. The silver was divided equally between the two, but there was only one medal, so the mayor awarded the medal to both of them.

Tang Qingye and Yu Bixian found the gifts a little meager, so they each took out some of their own writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones and gave them to the two children as rewards.

After Lu Haoran and Ye Xinghe received their rewards, they followed their master back to the private school.

Before returning to the private school, Lu Haoran gave the prize money to Xia Yingying and asked her to keep it for him.

Up to now, Lu Haoran has deposited one hundred taels of silver with her, and Lu Haoran has become a small rich man.

Lying in bed, Xia Yingying had gotten used to the cold. Lu Ziren hadn't come back for a few days, so she naturally had no hope. She washed up, put out the candle, and lay on the bed. Just as she was about to fall asleep, the door opened.