Academy. Zhong Chushan tapped the surface of Zhou Wangshu's desk and lowered his voice, "This afternoon's chess lesson is particularly boring, why not let me take you out for some fun?"
Zhou Wangshu flipped through the chess manual in his hand, shaking his head, "I am different from you. Even if I can't achieve scholarly fame, I must study hard and not let down Yaoguang and my mother-in-law's good intentions."
"You are not Xiao Ci. Even if you skip class, no one cares. Your mother-in-law and that young wife are not always watching over you, why insist on this stubbornness?" Zhong Chushan scoffed.
"Indeed, Yaoguang and my mother-in-law won't watch me every moment, but my heart knows whether it has let them down. I can deceive everyone, but not my own heart."
Jiang Yihui from the table next to them mocked, "He is not like you, even if he can't study, he has an inheritance. If he doesn't study, he can only go back and dig soil."
