Jiang Wan's gaze swept carelessly over the couple in front of her, the man as handsome as jade and the woman as beautiful as a flower. She looked again at Jiang Wan Yi standing behind her, seeing the smile on her face but also the sparks flying in her eyes, staring fixedly at Lian Zi Mo without blinking, her heart full of tender feelings that couldn't be concealed. Jiang Wan thought to herself: "The legitimate mother is also good at teaching, bringing up a daughter as precious as a pearl, who from a young age knows how to calculate people's hearts. The pampered eldest daughter, so young and yet hiding small thoughts behind her smiling face."

  Jiang Wan-yi glanced at Lian Zi-mo standing in the courtyard and smiled, saying: "Brother Zi-mo, my family's courtyard scenery is not only good, but also quite elegant. Sitting in the pavilion, drinking tea, smelling flowers, chatting with two or three good friends, it's a very elegant thing to do." Lian Zi-mo listened to her words and nodded slightly, saying: "It's hard for Sister Wan-yi to think of this, she has a heart to appreciate it, but I'm afraid of disturbing your tranquility."

  Jiang Wanxi heard this and immediately added, "Lian Gege, you can appreciate it with us, we also want to hear about your imperial examination experience, and broaden our horizons." Lian Zimu heard this and turned his head to look at Jiang Wanyu, saying softly, "Wanyu sister, come along with us." Jiang Wanyu's gaze fell on the two people at the gate of the courtyard, seeing the sudden surprise on their faces, she nodded slightly towards Lian Zimu and said, "Okay." The little servant behind Lian Zimu hurriedly handed over the things in his hand to Jiyuan, saying, "Master gave these pens and papers for Third Miss to use."

  Ji Yan looked up at Jiang Wanru, saw her nodding, and smiled as he took it over, saying sweetly: "Thank you, brother." When Jiang Wanyue glanced at Lian Zimo, a warm smile had already bloomed on her face. She said to Lian Zimo: "Brother Zimo is very considerate of Sanmei." Lian Zimo chuckled and said: "She's unusually obedient and sensible by nature."

  Jiang Wan Yi listened and only made a polite gesture to Lian Zi Mo, saying: "My younger sister has gone to take care of the pavilion's affairs, we can go now." Lian Zi Mo turned around and said to Jiang Wan Yu: "Wan Yu little sister, usually you should learn from your elder sister's words and actions, see how she treats guests." Jiang Wan Yu whispered softly: "Yes."

  Jiang Wan-yi and Jiang Wan-xian, the two sisters, followed Lian Zi-mo's side, one on the left and one on the right, with some distance in between. The three of them were chatting and laughing together in front. Jiang Wan-mu was following behind with her head lowered. She deeply admired that despite being infatuated with beauty to a certain extent, Lian Zi-mo could still remember his original purpose at critical moments. This showed the upbringing and temperament of these young masters from noble families, who were destined to be enchanted by women but would not have their hearts disturbed.

  The maids beside Jiang Wan had already tidied up the pavilion, and on the table inside, steaming teacups were arranged. The four white jade-like teacups were filled with warm tea water. As the four entered the pavilion, Lian Zimo smiled and sat down as a guest, while Jiang Wanyi and Jiang Wanru sat beside him, and Jiang Wanye sat directly across from Lian Zimo.

  After the four people sat down, a housekeeper immediately brought in five small pastries with a young servant girl. The housekeeper smiled and asked Jiang Wan-yi, "Miss, are these satisfactory?" Jiang Wan-yi examined the pastries on the table, smiling and said, "These are from Wang Nian's family. Yesterday I tried their glutinous rice cake and green jade cake, they were not bad. Send one of each for Lian Shao-yuan to try." The housekeeper smiled and nodded, saying, "Those two need to be freshly made, I'll go prepare them now and bring them up later."

  The housekeeper bowed and retreated, and the big maid Moon Yining beside Jiang Wan'er stepped forward with a smile under Jiang Wan'er's indication to help pour hot tea into the teacups. Her hand movements were elegant, her figure was slender and beautiful, and the smile on her face was natural and generous. Lian Zi Mo lightly raised his cup and said to Jiang Wan'er: "The courtyard of the Jiang family is indeed magnificent. Sitting in the pavilion listening to the wind and smelling the fragrance of flowers is one of life's greatest pleasures." Jiang Wan Yu looked at the hint of pride in Jiang Wan'er's eyes, and saw the proud look in Jiang Wan Xian's eyes.

  She bowed her head and sipped water, feeling that she had grown old too quickly in this life, living more laboriously than two lifetimes. In cup after cup, Jiang Wan-yi's laughter echoed as she said: "Zǐ Mò Gēgē (Brother Zǐ Mò), you're taking the high school entrance exam for the second time, are you preparing to take it again next year?" Zǐ Mò smiled and shook his head lightly, saying: "My father means that I should slow down a bit. My studies in economics are all lacking, so next year I'll focus on these areas and not participate in the third trial."

  Jiang Wanxi listened and sighed, saying: "Even Brother's great talent will be wasted for a whole year." Jiang Wanyu heard this blunt remark, and the tea water was stuck in her throat. After a while, she swallowed it down. She felt uncomfortable and had to drink another cup of tea quickly, mouthful by mouthful. Fortunately, Yueying served them attentively, and as soon as anyone put their cup down on the table, the tea would be refilled immediately.

  Jiang Wan-yi heard Jiang Wan-xian's words, gazing at her straightforwardly without letting go of Lian Zi-mo. Her face also couldn't help but flush slightly red, glancing at Jiang Wan-xian, hinting for her to gather her wandering thoughts. She smiled and said to Lian Zi-mo: "Zi-mo brother, my older sister is straightforward by nature, speaking directly as always. I also feel regretful. It's just that thinking of Uncle saying this to you, he must have his own profound meaning and reasoning."

  Jiang Wanru drank several cups of water in a row, and heard the three people talking about romantic affairs again. Lian Zimo smiled at Jiang Wanyi and said: "Sister Wanyi, this year's Autumn Appreciation Meeting has sent out invitations, have you received one?" Jiang Wanyi's small face turned pink as she nodded and said: "Brother Zimo thinks I've already received the invitation? I got it two days ago, but I'm a bit worried. These days I've been busy learning to be in charge, wasting too much time. I haven't had time to practice piano, chess, calligraphy, or painting, and I'll be unprepared and lose face at the meeting."

  Jiang Wan-yi turned around the bend, expressing her own concerns, and the beauty's brow furrowed slightly. Seeing this, Lian Zi-mo hastily comforted her: "I've heard that most of the people invited by the Princess this time are those who attended the Spring Festival gathering. With your sister's skills, Wan-yi, with a few days' practice, she should be able to recover her standard in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting." Jiang Wan-yi listened to Lian Zi-mo's words, stood up and bowed slightly to him, then sat back down with a gentle smile. Jiang Wan-ru glanced at Jiang Wan-xian, who was standing in the background with her, and saw the discontent in her eyes, but could only shake her head inwardly.

  Jiang Wanxiang's eyes flashed with annoyance as she gazed at Jiang Wanyu. She glanced at Lian Zimo, who was smiling at her elder sister, and then looked back at her elder sister, whose face was flushed with a hint of a smile. Turning to Jiang Wanyu, who was drinking another cup of tea, she said, "Third Sister, are you feeling annoyed because you're watching Eldest Sister and Brother Lian talking, so you're drinking water cup after cup?" As soon as she spoke, both Lian Zimo and Jiang Wanyi's faces fell, staring at Jiang Wanyu, who was holding her cup.

  Jiang Wan-yi glanced at Yue Ying, who had already moved behind Jiang Wan-mu, and nodded slightly: "I've helped the third miss refill her tea five times." Jiang Wan-mu had finished drinking the water in his cup and turned to signal to Yue Ying, who didn't dare come forward to refill it, saying: "More." Jiang Wan-yi glanced at the person hiding their anger while staring at Jiang Wan-mu, with a hint of amusement in her eyes, asking: "Third sister, are you very thirsty?"

  Jiang Wanmu only stared at Yuexi, raising her cup to ask her to add tea water. Under Yuexi's finger indication, she turned her head and said to Jiang Wanyue: "The water is fragrant, sweet after drinking, and you should drink more." Lian Zimo heard her words, the anger in his eyes disappeared, he took over the cup she raised, smiled and said: "Wanmu sister, if you like this tea flavor, I'll bring it to you next time. Today, you've had too much, don't let you drink anymore. If you drink too much, you won't be able to sleep well at night."

  Lian Zimo coaxed Jiang Wanyu like a child, and Jiang Wanyu obediently lowered her head. She covered up the smile in her eyes, thinking about these two sisters in front of her, wondering what they would think after watching and listening. When they calculated the younger generation, they probably couldn't think that the younger generation would also make people unable to get angry because of their ignorance.