Cheng Xiaoxiao had an indifferent expression, but every word she uttered was piercing, causing the sobbing Ke ngyao to successfully fall silent.
"You..." Bullying her because she had lost her father, this woman was truly hateful.
What good would it do to be unwilling? She didn’t want to die yet.
She hadn’t found Chi yet, he hadn’t seen their child, how could she die?
The resentful and unwilling Ke ngyao could only swallow her pride. The days ahead were long; one day, she would make her pay.
After dealing with the issue regarding Ke ngyao, Cheng Xiaoxiao looked towards Ming Shan and Yang Fan.
The two of them, perfectly synchronized with each other, guiltily avoided eting Cheng Xiaoxiao’s eyes.
Mr. Cheng’s knack for confrontation left them in awe, handling matters decisively and straightforwardly, showing no rcy.
And what about Xiao Ying’s matter?
Her fate seed grim...
Alas!
Seeing the two remain silent, Cheng Xiaoxiao teased, "So, what? Are you planning to move out and start your own group?"
"What words are these, Mr. Cheng? We’re your loyal followers; we’ll never leave. Xiao Ying’s words don’t represent all the brothers’ opinions. Won, with their long hair but short vision, speak nonsense we shouldn’t take seriously," Yang Fan cautiously replied, afraid of saying sothing wrong.
"If that’s the case, then why don’t you tell how you plan to handle this matter?"
This was tossing the problem back to them.
The two exchanged a glance, and it was Ming Shan who spoke up.
"Mr. Cheng is right. Even children know about propriety, righteousness, and sha; they can distinguish between right and wrong. As an adult, she should be responsible for her actions.
Therefore, we’ve decided to fully entrust Mr. Cheng with the handling of this, regardless of the outco, we won’t complain, we only ask Mr. Cheng to give us another chance to stay, considering the old and young in our families who need support."
Cheng Xiaoxiao didn’t say how she’d handle Yang Ying; instead, she asked them a question.
"Do you know the biggest difference between the 132th Regint and your troop?"
Yang Fan thought for a mont and spoke plainly, "The 132th Regint is united and progressive, they practice what they preach, strictly adhere to orders, and there’s no underhandedness going on beneath the surface."
"The biggest difference between the 132th Regint and us is that regardless of age or gender, everyone is treated equally, performing their respective duties. Everyone has their own work to do and goals to strive for."
Ming Shan’s state of mind suddenly opened up, his gaze was more determined than ever before. He turned to Yang Fan, "Xiao Fan, we were wrong. We always thought of ourselves as the pillars of our family, earning enough work points for them makes us the head just by right, but we ignored the root of the problem."
They even applied to Mr. Cheng to earn enough Contribution Points after joining the 132th Regint to bring their families in, taking all the responsibility upon themselves, which might not necessarily be good.
Facing Yang Fan’s questioning look, Ming Shan explained, "We wanted to protect our families under our wings, but over ti, they have lost their spirit of striving. They only knew how to rely on and demand from us.
When one day that reliance collapses and is no longer dependable, they would feel it’s unfair and develop an extre ntality like Xiao Ying...
Saying this, he laughed at himself. "Back when the family was poor, she not only had to take care of the elderly and children but also handle household chores, even in winter washing clothes and cooking without complaint. Why has she beco so impatient and selfish now?
That’s because back then the whole family needed her, I earned money to support the family, she managed it well, we both made efforts together since the city beca chaotic, our status rose up, all the won fawned over her, flattering her, rushing to do any errands, giving her unprecedented vanity satisfaction, making her almost a leader within the inner courtyard.
But now, the troop isn’t just under our command, we’re no longer her reliable support, her identity and status were challenged, no one holds her on high, such a huge gap wouldn’t make her beco insanely jealous?"
Ming Shan’s ability to articulate such insights made Cheng Xiaoxiao quite appreciative; she used to think he was just a smidge smarter than Yang Fan.
Unexpectedly, he had such an understanding side that was worth nurturing a bit further.
Yang Fan, like being enlightened by a profound truth, realized the indulgence they had allowed had beco the cause of this incident?
Seeing they woke up in ti, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt inclined to offer a bit of guidance.
"Do you know why since ancient tis, it’s said won have long hair but short knowledge? Actually, it’s not entirely the won’s fault. After marrying, they devoted themselves to supporting their husbands, educating the children, managing the household, and were surrounded by the endless chores of daily life. These duties occupied all their minds, naturally narrowing their vision and scope, making them stagnant and complacent.
They only focused on their small dostic world, only seeing the imdiate gains or losses, it’s not their fault but rather the environnt they lived in; the ideas and beliefs they were born with; the ancestral rites education taught them.
These confines restricted their freedom and shackled their thoughts.
I believe, if not for these shackles, there would be plenty of won daring enough to venture and excel, who might not live any worse than n. In my troop, there are many such talents, won who can also stand on their own without living under soone’s wings."
After pondering for a mont, Cheng Xiaoxiao changed her approach: "In these tis, the constraints are too strong, fixing your line of thinking as Ming Shan ntioned; n bear the responsibility of working and earning, while won manage the children and household duties. If you asked a hundred people, a hundred might think this way, that’s called the confinent of thought passed down from old generations, continuously instilled until it becos an established fact. Even if soone realizes the impropriety, it’s hard to break free from this mindset.
To pioneer, one must break through this confinent of thought, change their original mode of thinking and view the world from a different angle. You will then realize that knowing people and using them wisely makes everyone shine to their fullest potential.
Use talents like tools, utilizing their strengths is not about gender or age. As it’s said, ’A sturdy cart can carry heavy loads, but can’t cross a river like a boat; a fine horse can travel dangerous paths, but can’t plow fields like an ox.’
Talents have various personalities, abilities, experiences, interests, and different roles have different requirents for talents. When talents are placed in the right position, their talents can be fully realized; placed wrong, they may turn into diocrity. If mismatched, at a small scale, it wastes talents, at a larger scale, it causes blunders.
Moreover, among diverse professions, there can always be experts; intellectuals, farrs, artisans, rchants are the pillars of the nation, when soone elevates a particular occupation to the pinnacle, reaching the extre, it garners respect and reverence, making the distinction between high and low status vanish." Cheng Xiaoxiao spoke eloquently, until her mouth was dry.
She had no other choice, if everyone had been through nine years of compulsory education, she wouldn’t have to explain in such detail.
The confinent of thought, essentially, is caused by fundantal beliefs, which, in turn, are products of the era. Only as an outside observer, untainted by the thoughts of these tis, could I critically point out the deficiencies accumulated over thousands of years in the feudal dynasties.
PS: Which is harder to overco, prevailing beliefs, or the confinent of thought!!!
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