From early in the morning, she and Changhong had studied for half the day, so she was already hungry. The venerable Mr. Xue taught them to write characters, being extremely earnest and giving each of them close attention. She and Changhong didn’t dare to slack off, as they followed in writing each stroke and each line. Her hand was sore after an entire morning of not putting it down. Having her meal was important, she didn’t have any spare time to waste on irrelevant people.
Could Wei Zheng straighten out at long last? Honestly, she was somewhat looking forward to it.
If Wei Zheng kept being so stupid, then even if she won, she wouldn’t have a sense of achievement.
It was better like this. Falling from a higher place made more impact, it should be several times more painful.
*
After several days, Wei Zheng was very peaceful, as if she had calmed down, as if reflecting on life. Thinking so much at her age was a truly difficult thing for her. She listened to the tutors’ lessons distractedly, frequently absent-minded, causing the two tutors much dissatisfaction. In comparison, Wei Luo was a lot more obedient and sensible. She attended the lectures seriously. Adding on the little knowledge from her past life, her writing was also neat. The venerable Mr. Xue often praised Wei Luo in front of Wei Kun, saying she was smart and witty, lovable and sensible, very easy to like.
As a father, Wei Kun was naturally proud to hear these words.
Whenever Wei Luo was done with the day’s lessons, he would call her over to the study and ask what she had earned today, and whether there was something she couldn’t understand. Even Changhong didn’t get this treatment, it was enough to notice how much Wei Kun cared for her. Sometimes Wei Luo would be too tired and unwilling to reply, so she would lie on his legs acting like a baby with a sweet and soft voice: “Ah Luo studies during the day, studies in the evening, too tired… Daddy look, my hand is swollen from writing today.” As she spoke, she lifted her white and tender little hand in front of Wei Kun to let him see.
Wei Kun was next to the window, which let in the sun. Looking at the fingertips, they really appeared a little red, and he suddenly felt sorry for her. He took them in his hand and massaged them, “Alright, alright, Daddy won’t ask. Since Ah Luo is the smartest, Daddy is at ease.”
After this, Wei Kun didn’t ask about Ah Luo’s lesson.
Ever since he spoke those words on that day, Wei Kun was serious about looking after Wei Luo personally. Every day he would come back from the Imperial Academy in a hurry, and the first thing he would ask was ‘How is the fourth miss today’. He found a lot of time to spend with Wei Luo, the little young lady was quite pampered. She didn’t have a mother, so Wei Kun acted as both the father, and the mother. He couldn’t bear to let her suffer any grievances again. The new dresses and skirts in Wei Luo’s room were getting more and more. After changing clothes for the new season, the other misses in the residence all had only four sets, she alone had twelve sets, all paid for with Wei Kun’s money. In addition to these, the snacks that the little young lady liked, the accessories, the toys…they weren’t few. She had even more compared to other people.