Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 135: Mr. Hu comes to the academy

Shen Nankui was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, "How inappropriate."

"What's the matter? You are my friend. I invite you to stay at the Hu family. Is there anyone who dares to stop you?"

Hu Wenyan said earnestly, "Besides, you are alone now, and it is not safe to live outside. If you go to the Hu family, you can still keep me company, so why not?"

Shen Nankui smiled and looked at her, "Wen Yan, I know you mean well, but I am an outsider and a divorced woman. If I stay at the Hu family for no apparent reason, I am afraid that I will attract criticism from you. The inn I am staying at now is very good, and I have asked people to keep an eye out for houses in the city. If there is a suitable one, I will buy it and move in. So, I will not go to the Hu family with you. If you want me to accompany you, I will go to the Hu mansion to play with you when I am free some other day. Is that feasible?"

Seeing that she had made arrangements, Hu Wenyan could only nod and say, "Okay then, you must come to see me during the ten-day break."

Hu Wenyan sent her to the inn before turning back to the Hu family.

In the next few days, she came to the inn every day to pick up Shen Nankui to go to the private school, and came back together in the afternoon.

It was a long way from the inn to the Hu family. Shen Nankui wanted to tell her not to bother, but Hu Wenyan said that they had to travel back and forth between Cang County and Lai'an Town every day anyway, and these few steps were nothing at all. If two people could travel together, they could talk and keep each other company on the way, and they wouldn't feel lonely.

Hearing her say this, Shen Nankui gladly accepted it.

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In a blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of May, the opening ceremony of Lai'an Academy.

On this day, in addition to the original students of the private school in the town, dozens of new students were enrolled from nearby villages and towns. In addition to the two female teachers Shen Nankui and Hu Wenyan, the teachers working in the academy also included Mr. Wang and Mr. Deng.

The original small private school now has a considerable scale with a large number of teachers and students.

The ceremony was presided over by the head of the village. It started early in the morning and it was noon when all the procedures were completed. Many people from the town came to visit. When the ceremony ended, everyone applauded and celebrated.

Shen Nankui stood for half a day and felt a little sore in the waist, so he walked aside and sat down to rest.

Hu Wenyan saw this and came over to ask, "Sister Shen, you've been feeling tired lately. Are you feeling unwell?"

Shen Nankui shook his head, "I don't think so."

These days she has been able to eat and sleep well, and is in good condition. Her waist has even become thicker.

Hu Wenyan said with concern: "After we return to the city, I will ask a doctor to come and see you, so that you can feel more at ease."

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Before I left the capital, Doctor Li wrote me a prescription and told me to take the medicine for another month. He is a skilled doctor, so I think there is nothing wrong with my body. I just feel sleepy because of the medicine."

Hu Wenyan nodded. "Since you are taking medicine, this is possible."

The two chatted for a few more words and then went to settle the students.

Today's academies have large venues and many study halls. The total number of teachers and students is nearly forty. It is no longer comparable to the small private schools of the past.

When there are too many people, things tend to get chaotic.

However, Shen Nankui had been prepared and had drawn up a charter. After reading it, the teachers had no objections and everything was done according to the rules in the charter.

After a few days, the academy operated in an orderly manner without any problems.

Looking at the teacher who was teaching earnestly and the students who were eager to learn, Shen Nankui felt very satisfied. She felt that this was the first meaningful thing she had done after her rebirth.

There are more than 30 students in the academy, including about ten female students. In addition to studying, the female students also have embroiderers who come to teach them women's work regularly.

Shen Nankui believed that since women could not take the imperial examinations, they had to learn more skills in order to be able to make a living in this world. Therefore, it was necessary for the academy to offer women's craftsmanship classes for female students. Even Mr. Wang, who had always disliked women studying, did not object to this proposal.

Having only women's work classes is not enough. If there is an opportunity, Shen Nankui would like to offer a few more miscellaneous art classes. Of course, that is a story for later.

On this day, Shen Nankui was giving a lecture.

Deng Xiucai suddenly came over with an anxious look on his face, and stood at the door of the school and called softly: "Master Shen..."

Seeing that he seemed to be busy, Shen Nankui put down the book, walked out and asked, "What's wrong, Master Deng?"

Deng Xiucai sighed, "Something happened to Master Hu, go and take a look!"

"What happened?" Shen Nankui's heart sank.

Deng Xiucai was embarrassed. "Alas! I don't know what to say... I never thought that this Master Hu in our academy is actually the granddaughter of old scholar Hu. Now old scholar Hu has come to the academy and is arguing fiercely with Master Hu! Master Wang and I wanted to mediate, but we were stopped and couldn't get through. Master Shen, after all, you founded the academy, and you also recruited Master Hu. If you go to mediate, I believe old scholar Hu will be willing to give you this face."

Shen Nankui thought to himself that it was not certain.

After all, Hu Wenyan had been keeping the Hu family in the dark about coming here to be a teacher.

Today, the incident happened, and Master Hu came to the academy in person. I'm afraid he is here to question her...

But she couldn't tell these words to others, so she followed Mr. Deng and hurriedly walked to the front hall of the academy.

As soon as I arrived outside the front hall, I heard a conversation coming from inside.

"...Grandfather, the students are still waiting for me. Can I finish teaching this chapter first and then listen to your teachings?"

It was Hu Wenyan's pleading voice.

"Humph! You can't go anywhere while I'm here."

The other old and majestic voice must be that of Mr. Hu.

Hu Wenyan said aggrievedly: "Grandfather, you are the most respected person in Cang County. Now that you have come to the academy, you cannot be unreasonable. As a teacher, if I ruin the future of my students because of my personal affairs, wouldn't it be a sin?"

Old Scholar Hu stared at her and said, "How can a person who is full of lies be qualified to be a teacher?"

"Grandfather, what do you mean by that?"

Old Scholar Hu snorted coldly, "Who told me that I was learning painting from Mr. Cai? I have tested your painting skills and found that you have made no progress at all. I know that you are not good at painting, and I can't bear to see you embarrass yourself, so I advised you to give up, but you said that learning painting requires persistence, and you still go out every day. At that time, I was thinking that you are so obsessed with painting, and you must be so persistent to please me, your grandfather. Who would have thought that you lied to your family and came here to be a teacher. Do you know your mistake by deceiving your elders?"

"Grandfather, I lied, and I should admit my mistake, but what's wrong with being a teacher? Even you yourself have many students all over the world, don't you?"

"Being a teacher is not an easy thing. You are still young and inexperienced. How can you convince others?"

Seeing that his tone had softened, Hu Wenyan couldn't help but pout and act coquettishly.

"Grandfather, I wanted to be a teacher before, but you didn't allow me to. I kept thinking about how to convince you, but someone told me that the most convincing thing is not words, but the facts in front of you. You think I can't do it well, and you treat me as a little granddaughter who can only act like a spoiled child at your knees. But I have grown up. You might as well go and listen to me give lectures to students in person and ask them what they think of me. Mr. Wang and Mr. Deng are also teachers, and their comments are the most pertinent. Why don't you listen to what others say?"