Chapter 433: 302. The Secret of Autumn Leaf Courtyard_2
The world Qing Chen experienced outside the Half-Mountain Manor was starkly different from that within the estate.
After everyone had left, the Autumn Leaf Courtyard regained its daytime tranquility.
“Sir,” Li Ke said, “I will tally the gifts here. You should eat first, otherwise the dishes will get cold.”
“You eat too,” Qing Chen said calmly.
“I cannot sit at the table while you are eating, sir,” Li Ke replied.
“Come here,” Qing Chen pondered and then spoke, “I have something to tell you.”
nd asked while washing, “Sir, aren’t you going to the academy this week? Without you, Qing Yi skipped class this afternoon. Mainly because he isn’t from the Li family, the tutors don’t really care to manage him.”
“Do what you see fit,” Qing Chen lay back lazily, “I see there’s a dishwasher in the kitchen, why don’t you use it?”
“The dishwasher takes dozens of minutes to finish washing these, I can do them in a few minutes by hand,” Li Ke replied.
“Do you really want to learn?” Qing Chen asked.
“Yes,” Li Ke nodded while standing by the sink.
“Starting tomorrow morning, you will wake up at 6 AM, go door-to-door to get those classmates up, then run five kilometers before going to class,” Qing Chen instructed.
He didn’t explain why, just that running was the end of it.
First, see if he can persist.
Furthermore, not every student is willing to run in the morning. Whether Li Ke can get everyone out depends on his own skills.
“By the way, who used to live in the Autumn Leaf Courtyard?” Qing Chen asked.
Li Ke answered, “It was left by my grandfather for his mentor, who taught him many life lessons. The Autumn Leaf Courtyard has been vacant for many years. Grandfather always takes a few days each year to stay there for a night to commemorate his mentor.”
Although Qing Chen wasn’t aware of the Autumn Leaf Courtyard himself, most of the Li family knew of it.
This was also one of the reasons for the bustling entrance this evening.
In this regard, Qing Chen was wrong; the Autumn Leaf Courtyard had no connection with Uncle Li Dong.
“Sir, just a reminder, your laundry can be placed in the hamper in the west wing room. If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back now,” Li Ke said.
“Yes, go ahead,” Qing Chen replied.
Li Ke bowed to Qing Chen and then departed.
At this moment, the news of Li Ke from the Li’s Big Room working as a servant at the tutor’s house had spread throughout the Half-Mountain Manor.
To the outside world, the Li family appeared a colossal entity, capable of crushing most things in the world.
d to different family members, but only the Autumn Leaf Courtyard had been kept vacant, with no one residing there.
In some way, the special status of the Autumn Leaf Courtyard was akin to that of the dragon fish.
At night when no one else was around, Qing Chen glanced at the list of gifts Li Ke had tallied. He noticed that the Li family’s gifts were quite generous; not involving any useless items, all were valuable gold ornaments such as bracelets, anklets, necklaces, rings, foot chains, the Golden Lock, the peace plaque, the Golden Bodhisattva, and the Golden Buddha…