books44 Chapter 190 Accumulating Good Deeds
Chapter 190 Accumulating Good Deeds
Zuo Jinyue asked softly, "You mean... you don't want to travel with him?"
"Maybe so. I felt a tightness in my chest at the time, so I went out to study finance. It's good to work with numbers like my dad."
“Xiaoyue, until a few days ago I still held onto a sliver of hope, afraid of misunderstanding him, so I went to investigate him, even followed him, but... I really shouldn't have gone! Why has he fallen so low? Maybe this is his true face!” Du Hongxue hunched over, clutching his hair with both hands.
"Hongxue!" It must be painful to see your idol pop like a bubble!
"Xiaoyue, my dad is the most reliable!"
“Yes, Dad is the best.” Zuo Jinyue didn’t ask any more questions.
It was the weekend again, and Du Hongxue said to Li Yan, "Mom, Xiaoyue is taking her child back to her parents' house to wean. Why don't you go and stay with her for a couple of days and lend a hand?"
Li Yan asked, "Hongxue, aren't we going to your grandma's today? I don't have any work scheduled this weekend, so let's go to your in-laws' place tomorrow after dinner."
"No need to go. You and Xiaoyue have worked hard these past few days, so there's no need to deal with those people," Du Heming said calmly.
"Heming, you... take care of yourself!" Li Yan originally wanted to dissuade him, but the words changed her mind. She roughly understood the father and son's intention in sending them away. Well, it was time to lay their cards on the table. No one had an obligation to indulge anyone else.
"Mom, don't worry, I'll take good care of Dad. I'll take you there first." Du Hongxue picked up Pin Yu and took the bag that Jin Yue had already packed.
Everyone was present today. Except for the eldest daughter-in-law who was still working on a difficult problem in the laboratory, both sons of Du Hexiang's family came. Du Heming's family of four also came.
Wu Jinfeng remained the most active, charming everyone and chattering incessantly, while Du Hexiang also wore a beaming smile. It seemed they were unaware that the plan had 'failed.' Indeed, Zhan Feipeng's transfer procedures were still being processed, and he was still at work.
Du Hongxue finished his meal quietly, then went into the kitchen to find Aunt Chen, who had been taking care of the old lady, and asked her to prepare some emergency medicine for the old lady.
When Du Hongxue returned, he sat next to the old lady, picked out some easily digestible, soft dishes for her, waited for her to finish eating, handed her mouthwash, and helped her sit down to the side.
The others finished eating and sat around chatting in the living room. "Xue'er, have you been very busy lately? You and your father both have some dark circles under your eyes," the old lady asked with concern.
Wu Jinfeng interjected, "Mom, Hongxue must be busy. Has Pinyu been weaned yet? Neither his second aunt nor Jinyue came over today."
"Grandma, ever since I had my child, I've been thinking about how to be a father, how to set a good example, or what I should leave him. I haven't been sleeping well last night." Du Hongxue ignored Wu Jinfeng; he really didn't have the energy to deal with this woman anymore, and just talked to the old lady.
The old lady smiled and said, "Great! My Xue'er has grown up now that he's a father. Tell me what you've learned?"
"I've always struggled with Chinese, so I've been taking extra classes lately, reading the classics of ancient sages. Sima Guang said it well: 'Accumulating gold to leave to one's descendants, they may not be able to keep it. Accumulating books to leave to one's descendants, they may not be able to read them. It is better to accumulate unseen virtue, as a long-term plan for one's descendants.'"
"Xue'er, this is a profound subject. What does it mean? Tell Grandma about it."
"Grandma means that accumulating money for your descendants doesn't guarantee they'll keep it all. Accumulating knowledge for your descendants doesn't guarantee they'll learn it all well. It's better to accumulate good deeds, as that's a long-term plan for your descendants. If we accumulate good deeds, our descendants will learn from and emulate us."
“That’s well said! We should do more good deeds.” The old lady nodded.
“Yes, we named our child ‘Pinyu’ in the hope that he will grow up to be of noble character and possess virtuous conduct. Accumulating good deeds cultivates virtue; wise people cherish virtue, while fools are lustful, which is the most detrimental to one's virtue.” Du Hongxue paused, then turned to Du Hexiang and asked, “Uncle, you should know this, right?”