After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 432 1 Meeting the Top Scholar: A Lifetime of Misfortune? Not at all.

When the light blue skirt was fully revealed, Jiang Xiaoqi was already almost ten feet away from the three Ouyang brothers.

The three Ouyang brothers suspected that this person had the ability to teleport, while Jiang Xiaoqi looked innocent and harmless, silently lowering his head to count ants.

Wow, the ants in this rich family's house are something else! They're so fat!

"Ahem, little sister, what brings you here?" Ouyang Zhan asked.

"Brother, what you're saying is true. There are only a few green chrysanthemums here."

Um...? (ˉ﹃ˉ?) That makes sense~

"Who is this……?"

Ouyang Yan opened her big eyes and began to ask a question she already knew the answer to.

"This is Scholar Jiang, hey? Didn't you go during the parade on horseback?"

Ouyang Jian thought his sister's memory couldn't be that bad, could it? Besides, Jiang Zhuangyuan was a rather memorable person.

If you searched the entire capital, you probably wouldn't find many young men who were better looking and more handsome than Scholar Jiang.

Moreover, he's not just someone with a pretty face; he's a true top scholar who earned his place through merit.

A fourteen-year-old top scholar—not to mention the Great Zhou Dynasty, even considering the previous dynasties, there are few who are so young and outstanding.

How could his sister have no recollection of someone like that after only half a year? He just couldn't believe it…

"Oh dear, haha, there were too many people and it was too crowded at the time, so I only caught a glimpse of his back and didn't see his face clearly."

Ouyang Yan pretended to be nonchalant, but her eyes couldn't help but secretly peek at Jiang Xiaoqi.

Jiang Zhuangyuan probably doesn't really think I didn't remember him. Heaven knows I've remembered that face for nearly two hundred days and nights.

Jiang Xiaoqi felt a little uncomfortable under their gaze, so she simply bowed generously and said, "Greetings, Miss Ouyang."

"Ah! I've met you before, I've met Scholar Jiang!" Haha, Scholar Jiang actually took the initiative to greet me!

Ouyang Yan's cheeks flushed slightly, unsure of what topic to bring up next.

But before she could find a topic to talk about, Jiang Xiaoqi realized that the increasingly red face looked familiar.

Hey! Is that the big tomato from that day? So Miss Tomato is Miss Ouyang!

Seeing his younger sister being so disappointing, Ouyang Zhan smiled and tried to smooth things over, "Little sister, aren't you going to pay your respects to Grandmother? We still need to take Brother Jiang around to see the sights."

Brother Jiang is, after all, an outsider; a chance encounter is fine, but it would be inappropriate to stroll through the garden together.

"Um, yes... I'm going to pay my respects to my grandmother."

Although Ouyang Yan was bold, she was still a woman from a respectable family, and her upbringing did not allow her to do anything more outrageous. Today's actions were already the limit.

Ouyang Yan gave a slight bow and left, the reluctance in her eyes known only to herself.

After her figure disappeared around the corner, Ouyang Zhan said to Jiang Xiaoqi with a slight apology, "Brother Jiang, please don't be offended. My little sister is young and doesn't know any better."

Jiang Xiaoqi waved his hand and laughed, "It's alright. Miss Ouyang's innocence and charm add a touch of life to this garden."

Haha, Miss Tomato, she's even redder than the most vibrant chrysanthemum! How can someone blush so quickly and so thoroughly? It's truly amazing.

With Miss Ouyang gone, Jiang Xiaoqi's alarm was temporarily lifted.

Then I listened attentively to the three people's occasional introductions and comments on chrysanthemum varieties.

I passively absorbed a lot of knowledge about flowers. There's no way around it; my brain is like a sponge, and sometimes I can't control this inertia of absorbing knowledge.

Could this be what's called muscle memory? After playing for a long time, the cerebral cortex becomes more active and can independently decide which knowledge to retain.

"Miss, why don't you..."

Ouyang Yan interrupted the maid, "Stop talking, walls have ears. Let's talk about it when we get back."

Even though we're at home, there are many guests today, and it's hard to guarantee that someone won't "accidentally" wander to the back. It's best to be careful what you say.

Otherwise, it would not only damage their own reputation, but also cause trouble for others.

Recalling the face she had just seen, Ouyang Yan's cheeks began to burn again.

Sigh, I'm so useless. I'm such a loser.

I just wanted to get to know such a capable and outstanding person. I didn't have any ulterior motives. Why am I blushing for no reason?

Ouyang Yan's insistence on sending an invitation to the Jiang family was a momentary lapse of judgment. Madam Ouyang later made it very clear that no matter how outstanding and capable the Jiang family's son was, his family background was far inferior to that of the Ouyang family.

Ouyang Yan wasn't stupid; of course she knew what her mother meant.

But once she saw the top scholar, she was doomed for life; she couldn't shake the image of him from her mind.

The person who used the excuse of paying respects to her grandmother secretly slipped back to her own courtyard. The four maids who were in charge of her looked at their mistress who was not saying a word and did not dare to make a sound.

The boudoir was so quiet it seemed empty. Ouyang Yan sighed, "Sigh..."

That's it. I'm not the kind of person who can do anything earth-shattering. I've met the person today, so I'll give up completely today.

Whoever ends up with such a person is lucky; I am destined not to be that lucky person.

"Bring out my scarlet dress! This pale color really doesn't suit me..."

The maids were bewildered; the clothes they had painstakingly chosen were no longer suitable after only an hour.

Weren't you quite satisfied with your outfit when you were first dressed up?

Well, girls' minds are fickle anyway, just go along with what Miss says.

It took about half an hour for Ouyang Yan to change into a completely new outfit with the help of four maids.

Unlike her previous quiet and elegant demeanor, this scarlet dress made her look much more lively, and her complexion was healthier and more beautiful.

Sure enough, red is still Ouyang Yan's signature color!

Why pretend to be a cluster of orchids in a secluded valley when you are already a beautiful peony?

"Miss, are you still going out?"

"Why aren't you going out? Today is our family's chrysanthemum appreciation banquet. I am, after all, the eldest daughter of the main family. I should at least see it through to the end."

Thinking of Madam Jiang, whom she had dragged to her grandmother's place, Ouyang Yan sighed again.

Even if her grandmother and the old lady of the Jiang family got along very well, her grandmother would not follow her own wishes.

It's already extremely enlightened of me to indulge myself like this once in a while.

Ouyang Yan reappeared at the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, and her stunning appearance attracted a lot of attention.

"What happened? Why did you suddenly change your outfit?"

The younger sisters from the Ouyang family didn't ask Ouyang Yan what she had been doing for so long; they were just curious about the changes in Ouyang Yan before and after.

"It's nothing, I just realized that being myself is the happiest thing~"