Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot by Beautiful Crescent

Chapter 632: Master 400 likes cultured people; aunt’s special colleague

The sunlight nearing noon seeped slowly through the car window, falling upon him, inexplicably a bit hot, and hotter than the sunlight...

was the gaze.

It came from Master Tang Wan—Xi Fangli.

He sat tight next to Jiang Jinsang in the back seat of the carriage. The old man remained silent, fingers caressing and rubbing his knee, smilingly staring at him.

"How is your health? How have you been recovering after the surgery?" His voice was incredibly gentle. If not for having seen him fiercely reprimand You Congrong with his own eyes, Jiang Jinsang might have thought this was a truly kind elder.

"Pretty good, thank you for your concern."

"You’re a bit thin, you should eat more."

"Mhm."

"I didn’t attend your engagement with Wanwan either. I didn’t expect that the first time we met would be after you two registered your marriage..."

Xi Fangli kept smiling at him, and Jiang Jinsang could only give a dry laugh in return. They weren’t very familiar with each other, and it was inevitably a bit awkward, so he could only try to appear calm and composed.

"Did your poor health as a child hinder your schooling?"

"It definitely did, but I could still read at home."

"I’ve heard you like to read?"

"Yes."

"What books have you been reading recently?" Xi Fangli was like any regular elder, his questions also very ordinary.

Jiang Jinsang shared with him some of the books he had recently read.

"You read books on Cyan Feather, too?"

"I just want to understand more about what Wanwan is doing. However, knowledge from books is ultimately shallow—I could only grasp some development changes and learn a bit of the basics."

Xi Fangli smiled contentedly, "As for me, I started learning the craft from my master since I was young, didn’t read much. I just followed him and learned to write. What I love most in my life are book-lovers. Reading is wonderful..."

Jiang Jinsang just smiled along, not sure if his words were genuine.

"Those days were tough. My family couldn’t afford it, so I was sent to apprentice with my master. At least he could provide me with food, so I wouldn’t starve to death. Reading was too much of a luxury," the old man said, chuckling.

"When learning the craft, especially in summer, those mosquitoes in the south... unbelievable. In the end, I had no choice but to soak my legs in water to avoid them, since the mosquitoes couldn’t dive under water..."

"As a result, my legs suffered quite a few ailments."

...

a teacher, always a fatherly figure. He reckoned he might have to deal with another father-in-law after all. Yet to his surprise, Xi Fangli hardly brought up Tang Wan, instead prattling on about a

he suddenly took out his phone and scrolled through some photos for Jiang

about two

"Cute."

him a bit. My grandson is very well-behaved, much more reliable than his dad. Oh boy, back

old is your

in four more months. The little guy is especially

children, old folks always

**

the other side of the car, the old lady was also asking Tang Wan about a few

were quite eager to see if

seem to happen. Xi Fangli was holding his hand, the two of them appearing

Wan felt

the exhibition site, she was somewhat afraid of him

by her master and was

tell

her apprenticeship, his strictness and harshness led Tang Wan

Tang Wan tried to sit close to him, a look from

drink a

should have

follow Master’s lead," Jiang Jinsang agreed, using Tang Wan’s term of

alcohol..." Tang Wan knew this occasion had troubled Xi Fangli quite

you have dry roasted peanuts?" Xi Fangli loved peanuts when

Wan was resigned to his lack of

lacking in our hospitality, please be patient with us,"

kind, it’s actually me who is

...

beginnings, had no airs about him, and was easy-going. He had a lively chat with the old lady, and when the conversation turned to the children of

at my grandchildren—one has such a cold temperament. Look at Xiaowu, he’s been frail since childhood and has caused

had been sitting at the side, eating sugar-coated tangerines, but the moment the old lady mentioned it, he instantly sat up straight, although she hemmed and hawed, unable to find a

Let’s not talk about

Jiang Chengsi: "..."

already left

Fangli just laughed, "I remember this one, the one who ran over the tables and chairs at the conference, quite agile. What does he do for

the old lady said with a smile. "We also have a third one in our

lit up when

Jinsang was now fully convinced that he really did like people who were passionate about studying. Using the excuse of going to help in the kitchen, he whispered to Tang Wan, "Does Master really like people who love learning and are

why he has

didn’t go to school as

the Master married quite late and only had an older brother at around thirty-five or thirty-six years of age. But it turned out his older brother was as incompatible with him as can be, not loving to study and being quite rebellious—even nearly dropping out of