Chapter 516 Peach Blossom Luck (3)_1
Mo Heng dealt with people in a detached manner and, after that startling incident, he became even colder toward others. He had taught Pei Wendong and Chang Yonglin for several years and rarely revealed a smile. Not to mention Fang Liuming, his instruction in policies and strategies was essentially an indirect way of showing favor to Pei Qin. As for those who, like Li Baoxiang, visited and flattered him, he had seen and heard far too much of that.
After interacting with him, Li Baoxiang felt that Mo Heng was just too aloof and difficult to approach. Even though he was a nobility, he was no longer affiliated with his family and had fallen on hard times. They were both men of letters, but Mo Heng’s behavior was far too arrogant.
"If he were easy to approach, he wouldn’t have secluded himself in the town for years, only associating with Sister Peiqin and her brother. If Fang Liuming has progressed in his studies, it means he has learned something from him. Perhaps he might gain some insights from Mo Heng to break through, and then there’s no need to worry about the academic examination next year," Sun Lizheng urged him to be patient.
Li Baoxiang nodded. The key was that Pei Qin hadn’t married Young Master Shen but still kept a relationship with him, so the County Government Office was surely as helpful as before, always able to provide some useful information. He went to see Fang Liuming again to discuss academics and the upcoming examinations.
Finding that Fang Liuming’s understanding of policy and strategy was much more profound than his, Li Baoxiang immediately saw the potential in forming a bond and thus treated Fang Liuming with real sincerity.
With him around, Grandma Li was preparing to go home for a few days and asked about his progress, "Can you learn anything useful?"
Li Baoxiang praised Fang Liuming to her, "Indeed, he’s a serious scholar and a very polite person, worth befriending." Compared to Mo Heng, he was much more courteous.
Grandma Li then asked, "I hear he hasn’t spoken for marriage yet!"
Li Baoxiang had a sister who, having been delayed the year before last, was sixteen this year and still not engaged.
When she mentioned this, Li Baoxiang thought about it and laughed, "If the engagement really happens, they would indeed be well-matched!"
"When you look into it later, I’ll go home for a few days and then bring your sister over," Grandma Li said with a nod and a smile.