Shen Yichen ended up being tricked by Shen Yue in the end.
But for now let's put aside the question of whether it was because Shen Yue's acting was superb or whether Shen Yichen was willing to be fooled.
In any case, after Shen Yichen had moved away from them, Shen Yue finally openly commanded Shen Wu to copy out the forbidden texts on her behalf.
It was also at this time that Shen Yue discovered that Shen Wu could actually write with both his left and right hands at the same time!
Now Shen Wu was using the same speed to work on both sides at once, and at the same time was writing out two completely different styles of calligraphy.
One side was beautiful small regular script, and the other was seal script.
Shen Yue looked at the handwriting that came from Shen Wu that was identical to her own, and suddenly discovered a whole new world.
It seemed that in the future she could also get Shen Wu to do her homework for her, hmm, that is if Shen Wu was at home.
But judging from what she observed today, as long as Fourth Brother was at home, Shen Wu would most likely be there too.
After watching Shen Wu write for a while, Shen Yue felt hungry from watching, and so spoke up to remind him, "Write faster, I'm hungry."
Shen Wu lifted his head with a blank expression as he stared at Shen Yue, seemingly pondering the possibility of just stabbing her to death right now.
But after seeing Shen Wu's expression, Shen Yue gave an "ah" and said, "It's because you make that kind of expression all the time that Fourth Brother is scared of you."
After Shen Yue said this, it was Shen Wu's turn to be stunned. He frowned slightly, perplexed as he asked, "What expression?"
"A cold, snake-like gaze, and an expression like you want to beat someone up."
Shen Wu fell silent after hearing Shen Yue's simile.
Although Shen Yue was still talking to Shen Wu, the moment she saw that he had actually stopped copying, she quickly reminded him, "Keep writing, don't stop."
Shen Wu, who had felt like he was on to something before being interrupted, didn't manage to grasp anything. He could only ask Shen Yue again, "What should I do?"
Shen Yue understood that Shen Wu was asking her what he should do to correct his expression.
"Your face is too stiff. You need to smile more, although I guess you probably don't know how to smile." As Shen Yue spoke, she searched through her mind to recall the grand words of wisdom from her elder sister that she hadn't used in a long time, and started reciting from memory, "There are many subtle kinds of smiles, but broadly speaking they can be categorized into 15 types:
1. A sincere smile. 2. A convinced smile. 3. A friendly smile. 4. A smile of love. 5. A joyful smile... 13. A scornful smile. 14. A mocking smile. 15. A gloomy smile."
As Shen Yue spoke, she also demonstrated for Shen Wu. She knew Shen Wu would be able to remember it, and not just remember it but break it down into visual data for analysis.
If it was Shen Wu, he would probably be able to mimic the smiles she had just demonstrated with precision down to the exact degree.
"When facing Fourth Brother, as he is very sensitive to emotions, it would be best if you either don't smile, or mimic the most sincere smile." After speaking, Shen Yue reminded him again with this sentence.
After listening, Shen Wu fell into contemplation, and the speed of his copying also increased somewhat.
After this, the two of them didn't say anything for a full five minutes.
It wasn't until Shen Wu spoke up again, "Anything else?"
Shen Yue, who had been spacing out, was startled by the sudden voice. Her reflexive response was to urge Shen Wu to write faster, but she discovered that in just that short five minutes, Shen Wu had already copied a lot.
He hadn't been slacking off.
So Shen Yue continued rummaging around in her mind, and found more words of wisdom from her elder sister, "If one is unable to practice a perfect smile, then one's words and actions will become the greatest weapon..."
Shen Yue prattled on, unaware that the way Shen Wu was looking at her had already changed.
Standing far away, Shen Yichen couldn't hear what the two were talking about. He only saw Shen Yue's mouth constantly moving and Shen Wu's hand constantly writing, and assumed the two were copying together harmoniously.
He should have realized earlier that this little vixen Shen Yue was someone with real capabilities.
If she could already handle Fourth Brother, then of course she could handle Fifth Brother as well.
Thinking of this, Shen Yichen suddenly chuckled softly. That said, hadn't he been handled by her as well? Otherwise, he wouldn't have abandoned work to stand guard here watching these two brats copy books.
After making sure the two were unlikely to get into a conflict in the short term, Shen Yichen picked up a newspaper on the side and started reading.
Although young people these days preferred reading news electronically, he still liked the tactile feeling of paper.
As he thought this, Shen Yichen sighed feeling that he had gotten old.
On the other side, after Shen Yue had recited some more of her elder sister's grand words of wisdom devoid of any feeling, Shen Wu finally asked the question that had been plaguing him, "You clearly don't understand any of this yourself, so why do you know it?"
Shen Yue's voice halted, and she asked back, "How do you know I don't understand it?"
Shen Wu was very certain. "The subtle reactions of the human body do not lie."
Shen Yue didn't want to ask what reactions exactly Shen Wu had used to make his judgment. She had no desire to learn new knowledge, and just lazily leaned back and gave an example she believed Shen Wu would certainly understand. "Even if you remember something, you don't necessarily have to analyze it."
Shen Wu's writing hand paused slightly. He looked at this little sister whose temperament had suddenly changed in an instant, and asked uncertainly, "Why?"
If it was useless information, then why remember it in the first place?
And if it was valuable information, why remember it but not analyze it?
Shen Yue remained lying there, tilting her head to confirm her eldest brother really wasn't watching them right now. "Because it's too bothersome. I don't want to think."
Shen Wu, who had expected some profound, pretentious reason: ......
For a moment, he felt like he had been deceived.
Shen Wu was just about to mock Shen Yue, but then suddenly stopped.
He never mocked people he considered unimportant.
The quick-thinking Shen Wu, who studied humans every day, fell silent.
Shen Wu did not like interacting with others. To him, interacting with others was difficult. He could not determine whether his actions would cause distress to the other party, so before doing anything, he would always consider it again and again, so as not to cause trouble for his eldest brother.
Yet even though he tried so hard, he still could not interact normally with others.
He believed that his eldest brother tolerated him, and that only Fourth Brother truly understood him.
And now, just now, he discovered there was another person who could engage in all normal interactions with him, and would not find any of his actions odd.
Because that person, she did not think too much.
