Chapter 54 V2 : Abacus (2/2)

Mistress Zhuang was completely sure of herself that Sang Wan had never used the abacus even in the Sang family. She smiled and nodded before ordering a servant to bring it over immediately. Secretly, she sneered: Let’s just see how long you can continue running that mouth of yours.

The servant not only brought the oiled abacus but also a roll of business accounts and smiled, “This servantpondered for a while and thinks that the abacus has to be used together with the business accounts to calculate the records. Without the business accounts, there’s no way to use the abacus, right? Fortunately, here’s the account for last month’s garden. Our Old Mistress has already counted it a few days ago, so why don’t, Young Mistress Shi use this for practice!”

“How dare you decide all that on your own!” Mistress Zhuang glared at the servant but she quickly turned to Sang Wan and gave a false smile, “Sang Wan, what do you think?”

“Sang Wan is more than happy to!” Sang Wan did not raise a brow. Receiving the abacus and the roll of business accounts, she sat down and set the beads to zero before spreading the book open on her left hand. With a hand to flip the book, her five fingers on her other hand flew into action, like a dexterous swallow in the sky, the fingers moved the beads in the abacus up and down, making a crisp sound. Her performance was smooth and skilled, with an unspeakable elegance.

The audience were all in a daze as they silently watched the pair of clever hands without blinking an eye.

Old Mistress Zhuang was also taken aback. She was different from Wang Shi; Wang Shi was lazy and there was nothing she had to care about, letting matters in the household be handled by the household department and Gu Fangzi while the outer matters were handled by the head servants who report directly to her son. On the other hand, Old Mistress Zhuang was someone who likes to keep herself busy. Many of the business accounts had to be handed up to her and verified by her personally. Now, seeing Sang Wan’s performance, she knew absolutely that she was truly skilled!

“In total, three thousand six hundred and seventy-two silvers. Am I right?” Following a crisp sound, Sang Wan’s fingers made a clear halt and she rested them on the ground.

The servant took a look at the paper in his hand and became dumbfounded. As for Mistress Zhuang, she had remembered every single cleared account book and had no need to refer to a paper to know that the figures were correct.

“Young Mistress Shi truly is amazing!” Old Mistress Zhuang could not help but sigh. She subconsciously took a glimpse at Tang Yuzhen and her heart felt a sense of disappointment.

Her son was not as bad as Shi Fengju, would his wife then have to suffer under Shi Fengju’s daughter-in-law then?

The women rumbled with praise. Many of them knew at least how to count a few of the business accounts, and even for those who had never fiddled with the abacus, they would have seen others or their own daughter-in-law do it before. However, they had never seen anyone who could use the abacus so beautifully like Sang Wan did; so to say, it was extremely mesmerizing!

The smile on Wang Shi’s face could not be any broader. Even she had not known that Sang Wan was actually so gifted! In the future when the Shi family belongs to her, she could finally be at ease! It seems, that old mister’s eyes really could not be compared with!

The crowd saw Old Mistress Zhuang and Old Mistress Jiang’s face turn dark and awkward, and they quickly tried to brighten up the atmosphere. They were, after all, in the Zhuang household; having the host uncomfortable was uncalled for.

Not too far away, behind a bush of hibiscus flowers, a tall and handsome young man with dark hair, who wore a robe, gazed listlessly at the gathering.

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That man was the only child of the Zhuang couple, Zhuang Weixian.

Moreover, him standing there was not his intention, but his mother, Old Mistress Zhuang, who strongly urged him to do so. His mother had never backed down from getting him married. Instead, the more she battled, the more courageous she got and today, she had him stand here to observe Miss Tang.

He knew that after the banquet was over, his mother would be in good spirits and enraptured to ask him how Miss Tang was; whether he liked her; and whether he was satisfied. And without even waiting for his answer, she would overly praise Miss Tang as if no one would be greater than her!

Zhuang Weixian watched for a while and earnestly listened to the few sentences picked out by the women as they judged the poetries. Savoring the words, he could not help but nod a few times for some of the poetry sounded somewhat not too bad, just that he could not identify whether it was done by Miss Tang or the Shi family’s Young Mistress. Pressing his conscious, he would rather believe it was the Shi family’s Young Mistress who did it. Who asked his mother to try forcing Miss Tang to his side?

The incident later startled him a little and his brows could not help but knit together. He felt that his mother and aunt were going a little too overboard! He could not bear to watch the Shi family’s Young Mistress anymore and his heart secretly prayed that her heart was strong enough. She must absolutely not cry; otherwise, the Zhuang family’s face would be thrown for being unkind!

Of course, even if the Shi family’s Young Mistress were to cry, Zhuang Weixian also felt that it was meant to happen because which woman could endure such humiliation? He was clear of the relationship between Shi Fengju, that b*stard, and his cousin. And what’s more, that b*stard would often complain to him right before his marriage about the Sang family’s Missy and his 120% resentment and hostility towards her. For that fact, Zhuang Weixian could empathize with him because even though their circumstances were different, he knew that in a certain sense, they were no different! He knew having a woman to truly love him was not easy and was even more sure that the Sang family’s Missy, after entering the family, must have had a miserable life. Shi Fengju that lad, seemingly gentle, but often hurt others without knowing! For that, he shall be watched closely, and the day when he suffers shall be the day a fatal blow will be delivered upon him!

And because of that, the Sang family’s Missy’s days must have definitely not been great! And now, to be humiliated in front of so many people, he touched his heart and understood that even enduring might be too difficult.

But unexpectedly, what came after surprised him entirely! The Sang family’s Missy was able to remain calm and gentle. What was even more stunning was the way her hand used the abacus, absolutely amazing!

To be able to use the abacus so beautifully, he had never witnessed anything like that before.