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At the southwest corner of the Colonel's Mansion, in the Aoju Garden, Wei Yichen was sorting out the four treasures of the study from the seven boxes in front of him.
He bought a total of seven of the blind boxes sold by Sibaozhai, of course not all in his own name. He only bought two in his own name. Later, his mother and Wanwan bought two more each. The last one was given to him by his classmate.
Now these seven blind boxes had all been opened. There was no calligraphy from the Tibetan monk, but the things inside were not bad either.
There were boxes worth more than five taels and boxes worth less than five taels. Generally speaking, there was not much loss.
Although there was a slight disappointment in not getting the calligraphy of the Tibetan monk, he was not too sad.
What he wanted now was the letter of recommendation from Lord Heyou.
It was a pity that no matter how many boxes you buy, you could only leave one name, which was the same as other buyers.
Wei Qingwan and her maid Cuihe came to Aoju Garden to visit Wei Yichen. When she saw the box, she asked: "How is it, big brother? Do you get any calligraphy from the Tibetan monk?"
Wei Yichen shook his head: "No."
Wei Qingwan quickly comforted him: "Don't be discouraged, eldest brother. The calligraphy of the Tibetan monk may have been a gimmick used by the shopkeeper to attract buyers, but they may not have really been put in. Maybe in the end, no one is able to get them."
Wei Yichen's thoughts were different: "I think the owner of that store has an idea. Last time, they also brought out the authentic work of the Tibetan monk, so there's no reason to use a fake one this time."
Wei Qingwan changed her mind: "Then I don't know who would be so lucky to get his work."
Wei Yichen said: "Compared with calligraphy, I want to directly become a disciple of a Tibetan monk. I had this idea earlier, but didn’t know how to accomplish it. Now that there is a recommendation letter, I’m going to fight for it."
"Eldest brother is so excellent, if the TIbetan monk saw you, he would definitely like you, appreciate you, and be willing to accept you as his disciple." Wei Qingwan said.
Wei Yichen smiled bitterly: "That's not necessarily true. As the saying goes, there is a sky above the sky and there will always be someone better than you. I am living in a corner of Taizhou Prefecture, and what I have seen and heard is very limited. I don’t know what my level is."
"In my mind, eldest brother is always the most outstanding, and you have also read a lot of books. Although there are no others to make comparisons, there are books to make comparisons. I believe that even if you leave Taizhou Prefecture, eldest brother may not fall much behind others." Wei Qingwan said.
Wei Yichen smiled and stopped refuting. Even if he heard these words that he was the most outstanding in the family, he wouldn't take them seriously.
"By the way, has Ruo’er returned?" Wei Yichen asked.
"I think she has returned. When I passed by Tingsong Garden just now, I saw my sister's maid." Wei Qingwan replied, and then asked softly, "Why do you ask, eldest brother?"
“It's just that I bought seven boxes at once. There are a lot of pens, inks, papers and inkstones. I want to give some to Ruo’er. She’s been using them for her studies.”
As Wei Yichen spoke, he sorted out two identical copies of his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and packed them in wooden boxes.
"This one's for you, I'll take this one to Ruo’er," Wei Yichen said to Wei Qingwan.
"Thank you…… Thank you, eldest brother." Wei Qingwan thanked him while staring at the other box in Wei Yichen's hand, feeling some indescribable discomfort in her heart.
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He was even handed in sorting things to give his sisters. She’ll only feel comfortable if he doesn’t give anything to the other sister.
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I think the girls/women in these stories have this competitive spirit when another girl/woman come into the picture. Why can a family have two sons, but not two daughters?
I suppose Qingwan's covetous nature is what's holding her back. The thing is, she still has her family's love and support, they didn't even send her back to her bio family. Even if she's insecure, she should realize that sneakily attacking RuoRuo will only backfire.