The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

Lin Ruhai knew that Qin Yuxing had never been a serious person, and it was indeed something he could do to make fun of the juniors, but Qin Yuxing was just joking, not with any malice, so Lin Ruhai was not angry.

But not being angry doesn't mean that Lin Ruhai won't refute.

"My child is pure and kind. He just came forward to help that girl because she couldn't bear to be murdered by the kidnapper. Don't say such endless words." Lin Ruhai cast a glance at him.

Qin Yuxing said in surprise, "It seems that my good nephew really suits your wishes." Otherwise, Lin Ruhai wouldn't even refuse to be verbally joked by him.

"Yao'er is smart and kind-hearted. Regardless of his young age, he is not stupid at all." Lin Ruhai told Qin Yuxing how Lin Yao questioned his character because of Jia Yucun's words, and about Jia Yucun and the Zhen family. Listen, "If it wasn't for Xiao'er who saved Yinglian, I'm afraid that not only would I be deceived by Jia Yucun, but I might even write him a letter of recommendation after today's appointment as a rehabilitated member..."

Just thinking that he would recommend such a white-eyed wolf to his brother-in-law who has always liked scholars makes his heart chill.

Qin Yuxing didn't know about Jia Yucun before, so he couldn't help but take a breath when he heard Lin Ruhai's words.

"In that case, it's really thanks to your son for being vigilant. Otherwise, if you really want to reinstate this kind of person, I'm afraid he will bite you in the future if you don't mention it, and he will make trouble." Qin Yuxing said.

Lin Ruhai also sighed, "Fortunately, you have returned to Yangzhou to open an academy at this time. If it wasn't for that, I still couldn't find an excuse to dismiss Jia Yucun and dismiss him for no reason. I'm sure I won't offend this villain. If you get the chance, who knows if you will be tricked by him? Now there is no hidden danger and he will be driven out of my Lin family, and there will be no worries."

Hearing that Lin Ruhai had gotten rid of Jia Yucun, Qin Yuxing heaved a sigh of relief, and then teased, "Then you have to thank me very much."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "That's right, I'll hold a banquet at my house some other day, so I can entertain you."

"It's better to hit the sun than to choose the day, how about tomorrow?" Qin Yuxing's curiosity about Lin Yao has already exploded, and he really wants to meet this clever and clever child who is only seven years old.

Lin Ruhai knew that Qin Yuxing wanted to see Lin Yao, thought about it, and said, "Then tomorrow, I'll send someone back to tell your sister-in-law to prepare."

When it came to Lin Ruhai's wife, Qin Yuxing's attitude became more cautious, "Sister-in-law, is she... okay now?"

Lin Ruhai was startled when he heard the words, and then he realized it immediately, and then smiled, "Since adopting Yaoer, your sister-in-law really couldn't accept it at first. She said she was sick and didn't see Yaoer for a month or two. Then I met Yaoer on my birthday. , now the mother and son are as good as one person, your sister-in-law is afraid that I will wrong Yao'er."

"It sounds like my nephew is really good. Even my sister-in-law recognizes him." He knew Jia Min, and his wife and Jia Min were friends who had known each other for many years.

Jia Min's son died young, and his wife was worried for several days, fearing that Jia Min would be overwhelmed. Later, when she heard that Lin Ruhai had adopted a son, she still couldn't feel at ease.

Or after arriving in Yangzhou, she went to the Lin Mansion in person and felt relieved to see that Jia Min was well.

"Yao'er is very filial. She is filial to her superiors and friendly to her subordinates. She has a pure and kind personality, but she is not easy to fool. She is really a very good child."

The evaluation given by Lin Ruhai is not low.

Qin Yuxing said, "Hearing what you said, I want to see this child more and more." After a pause, he continued, "But having said that, your adopted son is so outstanding, how could his own father be willing to put him on the table?" He adopted him?"

Lin Ruhai sighed, and told Qin Yuxing about Lin Yao's life experience.

After hearing this, Qin Yuxing frowned and said, "There is such a shameless person in the world, even if the tiger's poison does not eat its eggs, he is not even as good as a beast."

"Forget it, this person is not worth mentioning. In short, Yao'er will have nothing to do with him in the future." Lin Ruhai didn't want to mention Lin Run, but when talking about Lin Yao's life experience, it reminded him of Lin Yao's uncle. Of course he knew about the dowry that Lin Yao brought, but he never mentioned it in front of Lin Yao, and he pretended that he didn't know about it. Lin Yao brought the Lin family's affairs and told Qin Yuxing, "Lin Run did it without telling the truth, so I feel a little guilty towards the Luo family. I took Yao'er away."

Otherwise, with the temperament of the Luo family, even if Lin Yao was directly snatched from Lin Run, it would be impossible for Lin Run to adopt Lin Yao.

The dowry that Lin Yao brought was to tell Lin Ruhai that if the husband and wife treat Lin Yao badly, Lin Yao has the Luo family behind her.

"This kind of behavior seems to be provoking the Lin family, but in fact it's just Lin Yao's family's love for him, which is understandable. If Brother Ruhai is willing to listen to my advice, you might as well let this child A Yao admit it. The relatives of the Luo family, although the Luo family is not a family of high-ranking officials, but the most important thing when interacting with others is character. The Luo family is upright, and there is nothing wrong with dealing with their family. Lin Yao will also thank you here .”

Lin Ruhai was startled when he heard the words, pondered for a moment, and sighed, "Why don't I understand this truth? It's just that the Luo family's ancestral home is in Gusu. If we want to maintain this relationship, we must have to deal with Lin Run. I really can't bear this child to face it." Lin Run."

Qin Yuxing was taken aback for a moment, but he didn't expect Lin Run to come here. He frowned and thought for a while, then sighed, "So... there is no need to be in a hurry. When Lin Yao gets older, he can make up his own mind. It's up to him then. How to choose."

It would be best to leave the choice to Lin Yao herself.

Lin Ruhai came here today to meet Qin Yuxing. As for Lin Yao's study, it had already been agreed in the letter.

After bidding farewell to Qin Yuxing, Lin Ruhai returned to the mansion.

The next day, Qin Yuxing brought his wife and children to visit.

Qin Yuxing's eldest son, Qin Qingqiu, has already married a wife and had a son, and he won the exam two years earlier. He is now staying in the capital, continuing his studies in the Imperial College, planning to take the next examination.

The second son, Qin Qingze, got married in June this year, and because he was going to take the provincial examination next year, he followed him back to Yangzhou this time, and today he also came to the Lin Mansion together.

The young girl, Qin Qingqian, was thirteen years old and hadn't been engaged yet, so she naturally wanted to follow her parents, so today she also followed Qin Yuxing and his wife to the Lin Mansion to meet her.

Qin Yuxing brought his second son Qin Qingze in the front yard, and was received by Lin Ruhai and Lin Yao.Qin Yuxing's wife Ruan Shi, Qin Qingze's wife Huang Shi, and their young daughter Qin Qingqian went to the backyard and were received by Jia Min.

Qin Yuxing, who saw Lin Yao for the first time, had a very good first impression of Lin Yao. He immediately took off the jade pendant on his body and gave it to Lin Yao. After testing Lin Yao's knowledge level, he proposed to accept Lin Yao as his apprentice.

Lin Ruhai was a little surprised, "You want to take Yao'er as your apprentice?"

Lin Ruhai didn't expect this. Qin Yuxing looked out of tune and not serious, but in fact he had his own set of rules in mind.

After Qin Yuxing won the first prize in the examination, he did not serve in the court, but left with the crown, saying that his knowledge was far from enough and he needed to continue to cultivate.

Of course, it is only Qin Yuxing who thinks that his knowledge is not enough, and other people don't think so.

There is a father who is a great Confucianist in the world, and he is the number one scholar. Many children from powerful and aristocratic families in Beijing wanted to worship under Qin Yuxing, but Qin Yuxing didn't agree to any of them, and they all found various reasons to prevaricate.

Today, he suddenly proposed to accept Lin Yao as a disciple, which had to surprise Lin Ruhai.

Lin Yao's intelligence is naturally intelligent, but she is not yet a genius. It is really strange that Qin Yuxing wants to accept Lin Yao as his apprentice.

"Brother Ruhai, don't be surprised. I accept apprentices not because of my talent in reading, but because of my character." Qin Yuxing explained with a smile, "Although Yao'er is young, she is pure, kind, and smart. I'm one of a kind."

No matter what you do, you have your own set of principles in mind.

Lin Ruhai was puzzled, looked at Lin Yao suspiciously, and then looked at Qin Yuxing, "If Yao'er is willing to worship you as a teacher, I will naturally not object."

It's just that he was a little curious. Qin Yuxing only had a few words with Lin Yao, so why did he think that Lin Yao was the same kind of person as him?What is the basis?

Lin Yao had heard of Qin Yuxing's name from her childhood friend Gu Zhen a long time ago. Jia Yucun, who passed the Jinshi examination, was already so knowledgeable, so how good should Qin Yuxing, who was the number one scholar in the examination, be?

In any case, worshiping Qin Yu as a teacher is not a difficult thing.

One is that Qin Yuxing really fits his eyes, and the other is that Qin Yuxing is his father's good friend. The so-called group divides things and likes gather together, and Qin Yuxing's conduct is not bad.

To sum up, no matter what, Lin Yao would never refuse to become Qin Yuxing's disciple.

"Students meet the teacher." Lin Yao cleverly poured a cup of tea and brought it to Qin Yuxing.

Qin Yuxing squinted his eyes and smiled, took the tea and drank it, "I'll drink this cup of tea, but I still have to do the formal apprentice ceremony."

"Appreciation Ceremony?"

Seeing Lin Yao's dazed face, Qin Yuxing couldn't help laughing, "Do you think it's enough to offer a cup of tea to a teacher?"

This is indeed the case, but even though she thought so in her heart, Lin Yao would not say it stupidly. Since Qin Yuxing proposed the apprenticeship ceremony, it is obvious that there is still a procedure that he does not know about the apprenticeship. Said, "The junior is rude."

"It's not considered rude, even if you don't care about apprenticeship, from your father, you should still call me Uncle Shi, I can drink this cup of tea."

These words can be regarded as a relief for Lin Yao, and Lin Yao can't help but feel a great deal of affection for Qin Yuxing.

"Your father and I still have something to talk about. How about Yao'er taking your elder brother around the mansion?" Qin Yuxing said with a smile.

When Lin Yao heard the words, she knew that she was trying to dismiss them, and immediately said tactfully, "Young man, leave."

Qin Qingze also took advantage of the situation to resign, and left the study with Lin Yao.

Walking out of the study, Lin Yao and Qin Qingze greeted each other, and then asked, "Will the elder brother study in the academy run by Qin Shishu?"