Dream of the Red Chamber ~ 18 宝玉出走

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Simplified Chinese
这天，宝钗与宝玉谈到李纨的儿子贾兰，说：『年纪虽小，倒是十分用功，他做的八股文章，塾里老师都非常赞赏。』言外之意，自然是怪宝玉做叔叔的，反而不如侄儿了。

Tradionnal Chinese
這天，寶釵與寶玉談到李紈的兒子賈蘭，說：『年紀雖小，倒是十分用功，他做的八股文章，塾裏老師都非常讚賞。』言外之意，自然是怪寶玉做叔叔的，反而不如侄兒了。

Simple Translation
One day, Baochai and Baoyu talked about Li Wan’s son Jia Lan and said, “Although he is young, he works very hard. His eight-part essay is highly appreciated by the teachers in the school.” The implication is that Baoyu is not as good as his nephew.