manynovel Chapter 332 Outings
Chapter 332 Outings
The questions for the three stages of the legal education competition were only completed half a month before the competition was scheduled to begin, which was quite a tight schedule.
The main problem was that Wen Zongji miscalculated the time needed to set the questions, and the question setters were also driven crazy by him. Now that the matter is settled, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief.
County Princess's Mansion
Rui Ge'er held the little hand of Ling Jie'er, who was dressed up like a porcelain doll, and stood in the lobby waiting for Pei Rujing and Wen Zongji to come out.
Lingjie looked up at her brother: "Let's play~"
Rui nodded: "Yes, we're going out to play with Mom and Dad in a little while. Ling is very happy, isn't she?"
"Heart~"
"Ling-jie has never left the city before, has she?"
Lingjie tilted her head and looked at him, not quite understanding what leaving the city meant.
"Ling-jie will know once we leave the city."
Pei Rujing and Wen Zongji came out and saw Rui Ge'er talking to Ling Jie'er about going out of town.
When Lingjie saw them, she immediately opened her arms: "Hug~"
Wen Zongji bent down and picked her up: "Come on, Daddy will take you out to play."
Lingjie waved excitedly: "Let's play!"
Pei Rujing walked over and took Rui Ge'er's hand: "We will stay outside the city for a few days this time. Didn't Rui Ge'er want to take a boat last time? This time you can have your wish."
Rui Ge'er's eyes sparkled.
The legal education competition also involved some trivial official duties, which Wen Zongji did not need to handle personally; the lower-level officials would naturally take care of them.
Wen Zongji was busy from morning till night with the task of setting the questions. Now that the matter was finished, and there were still half a month before the legal education competition, Wen Zongji simply took a break.
Because of the legal education competition, he has indeed spent much less time with his family, and this trip is Wen Zongji's way of making up for it.
The family traveled out of the city in a horse-drawn carriage.
Ling'er stood in Wen Zongji's arms, her little hands gripping the car window, watching the people coming and going outside, kicking her little feet excitedly: "People~"
"Yes, there are people everywhere outside."
"Yay ya ya—"
Lingjie'er's vocabulary was too limited, but she was too excited at the moment, so she could only babble to express her excitement.
Wen Zongji spoke to her softly, "Ling-jie, you like it, don't you? After we leave the city, we'll take a boat ride; it's a lot of fun on the boat too."
"Boat?"
The first time she heard this word, she didn't pronounce it very well; she could only vaguely guess what she was talking about.
"Boats allow people to move forward on water, which is a lot of fun."
Lingjie clapped her hands excitedly: "Let's play!"
Pei Rujing watched the father and daughter's conversation from the side, a gentle smile on her face.
Rui Ge'er was also looking out the car window, but he was quiet and not as excited as Ling Jie'er.
Wen Zongji noticed Rui Ge'er's gaze and said, "If Rui Ge'er wants to go out of the manor to play in the future, just bring a few more guards."
Rui Ge'er was stunned and turned to look at Wen Zongji.
Pei Rujing frowned: "He's only five years old."
Wen Zongji clearly didn't mean that Pei Rujing should take Rui Ge'er out. He allowed Rui Ge'er to go out and play by himself, as long as he had enough guards.
"Rui-ge'er is old enough to remember things now, so it won't hurt for him to travel and see more of the world."
He's still young.
Pei Rujing disagreed, saying that if he wanted to see the world, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future, and there was no need to let him leave the manor alone at such a young age.
"There will be maids and guards with you then."
"That won't work either."
Wen Zongji himself was an orphan and was very independent from a young age. Even as a five-year-old child in the orphanage, he could take care of himself. Sometimes, he would be taken out by older children to collect plastic bottles. He knew the importance of money at a young age.
They also know that they can't rely on anyone but themselves.
Therefore, Wen Zongji did not intend to protect Rui Ge'er like a flower in a greenhouse; he was willing to let go when necessary.
But Pei Rujing's thinking was different from his. She had been pampered since childhood and had never left the mansion alone before the age of ten. Neither of her two older brothers had left the mansion alone with guards when they were five years old.
Her understanding told her that this was absurd.
Pei Rujing's rebuttal was firm, so Wen Zongji had no choice but to abandon the plan.
Rui watched his parents argue, and Pei Rujing ultimately won. He wasn't disappointed. He was mild-mannered by nature. He wanted to leave the manor, but he didn't have a strong desire for it.
Moreover, Pei Rujing would take him out of the mansion to play, and didn't keep him confined all the time, so his desire to go out of the mansion alone was not so great.
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Once the carriage left the city, it headed straight for the boat dock, eventually stopping on the banks of the Suchon River.
Next, the group split into two. One group took their luggage for the next few days to the estate and informed the estate manager in advance that they would be staying there for a few days.
The others followed Wen Zongji's family onto the ship to serve their masters.
It wasn't Rui Ge'er's first time on a boat, but he was very interested in it. Once on board, he ran around everywhere, looking at the helmsman and the sailors. He was interested in everything new and interesting.
Pei Rujing arranged for someone to follow him and then stopped paying attention to him.
Rui is in a stage where he is curious about everything, and at this time, we should let him explore on his own; it's not good to keep him from doing so.
Perhaps because she saw many strangers and it was her first time on a boat, Lingjie became very quiet. She hugged Wen Zongji's neck tightly with her little hands, leaned on Wen Zongji's shoulder, and quietly observed everything on the boat with her dark and bright eyes.
Wen Zongji held Lingjie in his arms and said, "We'll be traveling on the water in a little while, and we'll be able to see the scenery on both sides of the river. Lingjie, take a good look around."
Ling Jie'er seemed uninterested in the scenery; her eyes were fixed on the people on the ship, each doing their own job.
Wen Zongji and Pei Rujing went up to the second floor together, and Wen Zongji stood by the second-floor window with Ling Jie in his arms.
At this point, the ship had already started moving.
Ling'er's eyes lit up, and she pointed outside with her little finger: "Move!"
"Yes, the boat is moving, and you can see the scenery on both sides is receding."
Seeing his earnestness, Pei Rujing couldn't help but laugh and say, "How could Ling-jie understand that?"
Wen Zongji said, "If you say it a few more times, you'll remember it. When you grow up, you'll naturally understand these words."
Pei Rujing handed him tea: "Husband, you've worked hard. Have some tea to soothe your throat."
Throughout the journey, Wen Zongji introduced Ling Jie to his father and even conversed with her in a very professional manner, which made Ling Jie cling to him even more.
Wen Zongji took the tea: "My wife still cares about me the most."
"Of course."