Chapter 51 Jealousy
"Inferior people like me don't dare to ask for the dish that the old man likes. We don't deserve to eat this Taihu white shrimp——"

What Ren Yingze said seemed to exalt the other party and belittle himself, but in fact his tone was yin and yang, and it seemed that Gu Yunji and the others were overbearing and rude, and robbed him of the pre-ordered shrimp.

Su Qi was furious when he heard that, he slammed his chopsticks on the ground, and said angrily: "What are you talking about! You didn't pay the deposit yourself, why should the restaurant keep the shrimp for you? We will come before you, first come. Don’t you understand the principle of first served?”

Ren Yingze snorted lightly, and his words were still bitter: "Oh, so what if I paid the deposit yesterday? When people see the masters from Luxi Academy coming, why don't they just serve the dishes obediently, so they don't care about it?" What about us people?"

Su Qi couldn't bear the sarcasm in the other party's words, so he stood up abruptly, kicked over the low stool next to him, walked up to Ren Yingze, pointed at the other party's face and said, "Can you talk nicely? Who are you giving your yin and yang to? Listen? We sat here and ate without doing anything, so you can find fault with it!"

Cheng Yan smiled lightly, and said in a cold tone: "It's the first time for us to come to this Fortune Restaurant, and we didn't know you before, let alone talk about any festivals. Why do you listen to the meaning of Mr. Ren's words, it seems that we Luxi The students of the academy are rampant here, as if they bullied you."

Ren Yingze let out a laugh, as if he had heard something funny, and asked, "Has your Luxi Academy bullied our Hangzhou Academy less often?"

"Really? Then please tell me, how did our Luxi Academy bully your Hangzhou school?" Gu Yunji waved his fan leisurely, with a casual tone, "tell it to everyone, so that I can wait" to be ashamed And escape' ah."

"You, you..." Although Ren Yingze was full of grievances, but at this moment, when he was asked to tell the specific examples of how Luxi Academy bullied them, he couldn't utter a single word for a while.

say what?Could it be that because of Luxi Academy's excellent grades, there are many talented people, and every time the imperial examinations are held, more people will be promoted than them, stealing the limelight from Hangzhou's prefectural schools?Or did the emperor go to the south of the Yangtze River without even taking a look at the Hangzhou Prefectural Academy, but would rather go to the Luxi Academy on the mountain road for half an hour?

If you say these things, wouldn't it be tantamount to admitting that Hangzhou Prefecture Academy is inferior to Luxi Academy in every way?
Seeing that Ren Yingze hadn't spoken for a long time, the guests next to him who had put their ears up to listen to gossip were a little disappointed, and whispered: "Didn't you say that Luxi Academy bullied them? Now let him give a specific example, why don't you speak up?" gone?"

Another guest who knew the inside story shook his head and said disapprovingly: "Hey, Luxi Academy doesn't bully Hangzhou Fuxue, they are just jealous. Under normal circumstances, Fuxue accommodates almost all the outstanding students of the prefecture. The highest school in the prefecture, but our Hangzhou prefecture has established Luxi Academy."

"Luxi Academy is especially good at imperial examinations, and it is quite famous in the whole of Jiangnan. The gentlemen in it are either great scholars in the world or retired gentlemen from the imperial court. The students they accept are either descendants of aristocratic families or extremely talented students from poor families. No matter in terms of the source of students or teaching support, it is much better than Hangzhou Fuxue.”

The man poured himself a glass of wine, picked it up, took a sip, and spoke more vigorously: "It stands to reason that it is a good thing that we have such an excellent academy here, which shows that the local literary style is at its peak. Every year, the government pays attention to Luxi. The academy has allocated funds for its regular repairs and maintenance. This year the academy also recruited a lot of students from Hangzhou Prefecture. We support them and they feed us back. This is a happy thing for everyone. But—”

In the middle of speaking, he took another sip of wine unhurriedly, which made the person next to him feel anxious, and kept urging him: "But what, you just said it!"

This person was clear and logical, and the restaurant gradually became quiet, everyone held their breaths and listened intently, waiting for his next words.Even the tension between Gu Yunji and the others seemed to have paused, and Ren Yingze didn't know what he was waiting for, so he closed his mouth about to refute, wanting to continue listening.

The people who spoke felt the expectant eyes from all around, and finally continued as they wished: "However, there is someone who is not happy about this, and that is Hangzhou Fuxue! This Fuxue is run by the Hangzhou government. The most authoritative and formal school in the state capital, but after Luxi Academy came, capable teachers ran away, talented students were also poached away, and even the government's allocation of government funds for the state school has decreased!"

"Let's just talk about the new students of the prefectural school. Most of them were eliminated by Luxi Academy and can only stay here to study. This prefectural academy is not as good as Luxi Academy. If you want to study there, don't they want it? Of course, the students of the prefecture school don't like their Luxi Academy, and to put it bluntly, they are jealous."

These words just hit Ren Yingze's heart, because he was a student who had not received any post from Luxi Academy this year, and was rejected by the other party for submitting an article, so he could only stay in Hangzhou prefectural school.

Hearing these words, people around cast strange glances at the few people in the government school, and there were many sarcasm in their eyes.Ren Yingze was so angry that his thoughts were exposed in public. He turned his head and yelled at the person who spoke, "What nonsense are you talking about! Who is jealous of them? If you dare to chew your tongue again, I will tear your mouth apart!"

Gu Yunji now understands where Ren Yingze's malice towards them came from. Seeing the other party's stern look, he knew that those words must be right, otherwise he wouldn't jump right away.

He picked up the teacup with a calm expression, and said calmly, "Why are you so angry at others? Are you so anxious to prove that he is right?"

Su Qi also understood, he leisurely walked back to his seat and sat down, raised his legs in a relaxed manner, and said sarcastically: "I said it's like eating explosives, you bite people when you catch them, It turns out that the grapes are sour—"

Ren Yingze held his face and said firmly: "Who can't eat grapes and say grapes are sour? Let me tell you, I also passed the exam, but I didn't pass the exam! Our Hangzhou school is very good, not worse than you at all, I will start from scratch. I have never been jealous in the end!"

"Really?" Gu Yunji raised his eyebrows, "Then did you receive the post or the article you voted for? If it was a post, which adult did you follow? If it was an article you voted for, what was the title of the article?"

Ren Yingze looked away guiltily: "You, what do you care about me? Why should I tell you!"

Gu Yunji sneered: "If you don't say it, then there is no such thing at all! I didn't have the ability to pass the exam, and instead of thinking about my own reasons, I went to slander Luxi Academy. You are an unworthy villain!"

Ren Yingze glared: "Who are you calling a villain!"

Su Qi was not afraid at all, stood up abruptly and looked at him: "It's you, Ren, Ying, and Ze! Why, don't accept it? Don't accept it!"

"You!" Ren Yingze was trembling with anger, his fists were clenched loudly, and he could hardly contain the urge to hit someone in his heart.

Seeing that the two parties were about to start fighting, the guy hurried over to smooth things over: "A few guests calm down, isn't it just a plate of shrimp, it won't be too bad, can we eat it another day? Let's make money with harmony..."

A school student behind Ren Yingze came up and whispered in his ear: "Most of the students in Luxi Academy are from aristocratic families, and these three boys don't know for sure what their origins are, let's forget it today, don't try it for a while. Mood."

Gu Yunji didn't want to fight with them here and ruin the business of the restaurant.So he pulled Su Qi's sleeve and forced him to sit down, softly comforting him: "It's not worth it for them to ruin our good fun of eating and having fun."

Seeing this, Ren Yingze took a deep breath, tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart, gritted his teeth, and said, "I'll let you go today, and we'll wait and see at this year's entertainment fair!" After finishing speaking, he took a few people and walked away.

Su Qi didn't know what entertainment he was talking about, but he still didn't want to show weakness and shouted at the back of the other party: "Go, go, whoever is afraid of whom!"

The good meal was interrupted by such a break, and several people lost interest in eating.Seeing this, Cheng Yan sighed, picked up a prawn and put it in Su Qi's bowl, persuading him, "Eat it, this prawn is hard to come by, eat more."

Su Qi said angrily: "Whatever you eat, you will be full."

"Then what should we do with these dishes?" Cheng Yan looked at the dishes that hadn't been touched much on the table, feeling a little reluctant, "Wouldn't it be a waste to throw so many good things here?"

Su Qi waved his sleeves: "It's all costing money, how could it be thrown here? Pack it all up, pack it up and take it away! Let's go back to the academy and eat!"

(End of this chapter)

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