In the public kitchen, Cao Yi looked at Sikong Ye, who was sitting across from him, only buying two white steamed buns and nothing else. He subconsciously looked at the meat and vegetables on the side of himself and Hongxiu, and couldn't help but think for a moment.

After a while, Cao Yi thought to himself that someone like Sikong Ye should be considered a real hard-working student.

Cao Yi secretly glanced at Sikong Ye's thin clothes again. Although he didn't see anything like pudding, he could still tell from the slightly washed-white color that this clothes was obviously an old item.

"Sikong Ye... we should be considered friends, right?" Cao Yi continued to ask amid Sikong Ye's doubts.

Although Sikong Ye didn't know why Cao Yi suddenly asked such a question, he still answered with a smile: "Whether Brother Cao regards me as a friend or not, I have already regarded Brother Cao as a good friend that I can make."

"Okay, then...Brother Cao, can you give me a white steamed bun to eat? I like this better."

Sikong Ye was a little suspicious, but he still handed the other uneaten white bun to Cao Yi. Cao Yi reached out to take it, took a big bite, and said with a smile: "The food given by my friend tastes the same."

Sikong Ye just smiled when he heard this.

Then Cao Yi winked at Hongxiu beside him. Hongxiu had followed Cao Yi for so many years and could still understand Cao Yi's thoughts and actions in some places. He nodded slightly and got up and walked to the public kitchen counter. When he came back, he held his hand

There was already a bowl of rice and a pair of chopsticks inside.

Cao Yi took the bowls and chopsticks from Hongxiu and handed them to Sikong Ye with a smile: "If you eat Brother Sikong's white buns, you should also let Brother Sikong eat some of mine."

Sikong Ye looked at Cao Yi who handed him over with both hands. He had a smile on his face from beginning to end, without any other expression. His eyes were warm and there was no mercy in his expression, as if it was just a pure daily communication with friends. It would not make people angry.

Feeling pressure will not make people feel inferior.

Sikong Ye smiled, took the bowls and chopsticks from Cao Yi with both hands, and said with a smile: "Since Brother Cao invited you, I won't be pretentious."

"As it should be."

Neither of them said any unnecessary words, just a plain and sincere conversation. Hongxiu had been listening to it thoughtfully, thinking that this should be what the young master said before, 'Be above others, treat others as human beings;

Under human beings, treat yourself as a human being'?

Cao Yi and Sikong Yan chatted while eating, while Hongxiu listened silently. Watching his young master eating, he couldn't help but admire him in his heart. He was used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas and the latest trendy cooking in Zuixian Tower. Now he is eating this for himself.

Even though it was a bit hard to swallow the lunch, he showed no sign of disdain. Instead, he chatted and laughed with Sikong Ye as if he were eating delicacies from the mountains and seas.

This is actually because Hongxiu glanced at Cao Yi. He is not a saint. He has the ability to enjoy it.

When you find a better one, you will naturally choose a better one. But currently in the government school, this is undoubtedly the best, so just eat with peace of mind. No matter what, it is better than losing the competition in the secret camp before and only

It’s better to eat white steamed buns.

"Brother Cao, I don't know whether I should say something or not." Sikong Ye said hesitantly.

"Brother Sikong, there is nothing inappropriate between us. Even if you are scolding me, as long as what you say makes sense, I will accept it happily." Cao Yi responded with a smile.

"Haha, it's not that I want to scold Brother Cao, but after the Double Ninth Festival, many people started talking about Brother Cao, saying... saying some very unreasonable things."

"Does it mean that I have no real talent and learning, and am not worthy of being the most talented person in Jiangning, but should be the best liar in Jiangning?" Cao Yi said with a smile.

"Brother Cao...since you already knew it, why did you never come forward to refute it?" Cao Yi was stunned for a while and then asked.

"Others are free to discuss how they want to discuss it. No matter how good I am, I won't get a few more taels of silver. No matter how bad I say, I won't lose a few taels of silver. Since good or bad has nothing to do with me, I

Why bother bothering others? What’s more, what they are talking about is just false fame, and I have no use for it at the moment. If one day I want to do something with my fame, it won’t be too late to come out and confirm it or add some more fame.”

"That being said, good things never go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. If Brother Cao doesn't stop it, the spread will become more and more mysterious. If it affects the impression of the examiners in future exams, provincial exams and palace exams, it will also be

Not good..." Sikong Ye said worriedly.

"If my parents hadn't forced me to do so, I wouldn't have come to Jiangning Mansion to study. I didn't even think about taking this path, so whether I have a good reputation or not, it has no appeal to me. Is there any real talent or learning?

, I just know it myself. I am not afraid of slanting shadows if I am upright." Cao Yi shook his head and said with a smile.

"To take a step back, even if things go to the worst possible outcome, and three people become tigers and everyone speaks for money, it will not affect the way I want to live my own life. I don't want to please people in high positions.

I am addicted to the beauty of Qiu Ma, and I will not give any face to those who don’t like me, and I will never make unnecessary explanations. I just hope that I can do my best to be decent and considerate throughout my life.

I want to live a life where I can be kind to the lovely people around me, and don’t worry about sending or receiving anything. It’s not easy or difficult. If I can maintain this mentality and way of living in the future, even if something really breaks my heart,

I can still sing loudly and live my whole life in the misty rain, but I can survive the spring and autumn with my heart." Cao Yi said calmly and calmly.

Sikong Ye put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up, took two steps back, bowed deeply to Cao Yi, and said, "Brother Cao's indifference to fame and wealth makes me ashamed, and he deserves Sikong Ye's respect."

This move also made other scholars dining in the public kitchen all

Everyone looked sideways, wondering what was going on here. With Sikong Ye's talent, he usually did not care about the powerful, had a straight and tough temper, and only insisted on his own heart, but he would actually take the initiative to salute his peers. Some people who knew Cao Yi were thinking

Could it be that Cao Yi's talent impressed Sikong Ye? People who didn't know him also asked others who the person Sikong Ye was saluting was, and they even started talking after hearing that it was Cao Yi.

Here, Cao Yi looked at Sikong Ye and smiled bitterly: "Brother Sikong, you don't actually have to be like this." Cao Yi naturally understood that Sikong Ye was speaking for himself in disguise. Everyone in the school knew that Sikong Ye only admired and compared with others.

He is taller and more knowledgeable than him, and other people

Neither power nor wealth can make him look down upon him, so Sikong Ye's bow today can be said to be a powerful proof, telling everyone that in Sikong Ye's eyes, Cao Yi has always been the number one talent in Jiangning, and

It is definitely not a liar as others spread rumors.

"Brother Cao's words just now are indeed worthy of my respect. Besides, Brother Cao, you don't care about their comments, but as someone who knows your true level, I can't care less. Firstly, it's because of my personality, and secondly, I cherish it very much.

The friendship between you and me. Brother Cao, you truly treat me as an equal friend. You don't look down on me or show mercy. So I also want to protect the reputation of my friend!" Sikong Ye said sonorously.

Hearing this, Cao Yi sighed: "There are various situations in life, and each has its own difficulties. Everyone has a different origin and family background. Compared with Brother Sikong, I was just born into a better child. If the growth environments of me and Brother Sikong were reversed,

, it’s hard for me to say that what I did was far worse.

Brother Sikong, and Brother Sikong, you can definitely do better than me. Besides, in this world, no one is the eternal superior, and no one is the eternal inferior. In this world, one is destined for three days.

We work hard together, Brother Sikong, you and I can encourage each other!"

"mutual encouragement!"

…

After having lunch, Cao Yi, Sikong Ye and Hongxiu returned to Yushu Pavilion. Because the professors in Fu Xue are generally elderly people, they need a good rest to have the energy to cope with the afternoon.

Classes are held, so lunch is usually a break. After lunch, students can go to the second floor to read other books, or they can review the content taught by the teacher in the morning on the first floor.

Cao Yi took advantage of this time to explain to Hongxiu some of the key points and essentials that Mr. Cheng said in the morning. Because it was a face-to-face one-on-one communication, Hongxiu could just ask if she didn’t understand anything, so it was more efficient. In addition,

Cao Yi graduated from the Chinese Department in his previous life, and has been engaged in writing work ever since, and he just came here

In this world, I spent a year studying classics and history in seclusion, so whether it is knowledge or cultural literacy, I am considered top among my peers. It is more than enough to teach Hongxiu the knowledge that Cheng Gong taught me in the morning. This also makes Cao Cao

Yi found the feeling of being a tutor during her previous life in college, and she also missed her college days.
Chapter completed!