Chapter 73: A Rash Visit
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Grandpa liked to eat soft meat, and steamed eggs with minced meat were his favorite. Red braised meat required fat and skin, and lean meat was just nice for Han Qiao, who didn’t eat fat. He couldn’t chew the stir-fried pork liver, so he picked up a piece and chewed it slowly while praising Sun Xiu and Sun Yi’s cooking skills.
On the contrary, Grandma liked to eat lighter food.
Steamed pumpkin and cucumber egg soup were her favorite.
The three children were not picky about food and would eat anything.
Not to mention Heng Yi, he could eat his fill with a bowl of white rice.
When Heng Yi was scooping up the third bowl of rice, Han Qiao asked him, “Have you had lunch?”
Heng Yi shook his head.
“Remember to eat when you’re out next time. It’s not good for your stomach to be so hungry. It’s okay to be young now, but you’ll suffer when you’re old.”
Heng Yi hurriedly nodded.
Seeing that he had admitted his mistake, Han Qiao didn’t hold on to it and gave him a piece of red braised pork.
“Eat more.”
Grandma also advised him to take care of his body when he was outside.
When he was young, he could do whatever he wanted. When he was old, it was very difficult to suffer from illness.
It was fine if his children and grandchildren were filial, but if they were not filial, it would be worse than death.
Heng Yi nodded.
After dinner, Han Qiao and Heng Yi took a walk to digest their food.
Heng Yi started talking about the banquet.
“There are so many tables. Do you have enough money?1‘
Han Qiao was touched.
It was not easy for an iron fool to think and do so much for her.
There was a saying that was right. Being poor and being perfunctory were two different things.
Heng Yi started talking about Third Brother Hu and Father Hu, and Han Qiao slowly explained to him.
Heng Yi wasn’t stupid, but he had too little knowledge and experience. No one had ever brought him through this.
Han Qiao explained to him slowly and carefully that the way of the world was different. If he asked for help today, he would have to go if others called him in the future.
This was the way of the world. Only by going back and forth could a peaceful relationship be maintained.
“This isn’t just about money, it’s about relationships?’
“We don’t have to be too close to relatives, but we can’t be too distant either. It’s best and safest to be neither too close nor too far away?’
“Because the people who can’t bear to sec you doing well arc probably your relatives, so no matter how much money you earn, you have to hide at least half of it. If others ask you, you have to be honest. What’s waiting for you is not to borrow money, but all kinds of hidden harm?1
Heng Yi never knew about these twists and turns.
“After we move, let’s read together. Reading can be wise, but it can also broaden one’s horizons and mind.”
“You’re so smart. It’s a pity that you’re mediocre?’
Heng Yi asked Han Qiao in shock, *’I can still read at my age?”
Han Qiao held Heng Yi’s hand. “Of course, as long as you want to learn, it’s not too late to be eighty. Life is short, and time flies. While we fill our stomachs, we should also do something meaningful and elegant to make ourselves happy?’
Time was precious. At Heng Yi’s age, as long as he made up his mind, he could still learn very well.
When Heng Yi brought up the matter of inviting Heng Congshan to host the wedding, Han Qiao looked at him in surprise.
“Didn’t chase you away?”
Heng Yi nodded.
Han Qiao thought for a moment before saying, “He should know you, or rather, he knows you.”
“How could that be?”
He was just a nobody, how could he be recognized by someone as important as Patriarch Heng?
“My intuition tells me that if someone I don’t know comes knocking on my door, I definitely won’t meet him no matter how curious 1 am. Especially for someone as knowledgeable as him, 1 won’t meet you out of curiosity. Based on these points, he should know you.”
Heng Yi couldn’t remember if he had introduced himself.
He should have said it?
Han Qiao taught him how to speak when he went tomorrow.
“You have to say that you’ve wasted your time these years. From now on, you want to work hard to be loyal to the country and earn a future for yourself. In front of righteousness, you have to put aside your personal feelings. Now that the war has broken out at the border…”
Han Qiao paused. “A man should protect his family and defend his country. Only with a big family can there be a small family.”
Han Qiao slowly and gently told Heng Yi about the complicated relationships between big families, small families, and countries.
“Heng Yi, have you ever thought of truly becoming a great man?”
Heng Yi fell silent.
After a while, she said, “I don’t know. My heart is in a mess right now.”
He had received too much information at once, so he had to sort it out.
Han Qiao knew Heng Yi would be in chaos.
He had lived a simple and muddleheaded life for twenty-four years. It was unrealistic to expect him to wake up and become unusually smart and omnipotent.
“Let’s not rush. We still have a long life ahead of us.”
However, Han Qiao’s words still shook Heng Yi’s heart.
Not only was he outstanding, but he also had an indescribable emotion.
He recalled the strange feeling he had when he saw the armored generals outside Puyi County City.
Perhaps at that moment, he had also been hot-blooded.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have asked where White Tea, who knew a lot of martial arts, came from, and then decided to let White Tea try it out on her own.
At that moment, he wasn’t stupid. He knew that he couldn’t prove White Tea’s innocence with his ability, so he immediately thought of the Feng family.
The only thing he could offer that could make the Feng family look at him differently was to go into the mountains to hunt tigers.
The next day, Heng Yi left before dawn. He called out to Han Qiao from outside the window, “Sister Qiao, I’m going out.”
“Remember to eat!” Han Qiao warned from inside the house.
“Yes!”
Heng Yi rode his horse out of West Mountain Village under the moonlight.
The servant heard the sound of horse hooves and opened the door. When he saw Heng Yi, he was shocked. This man came so early.
When Heng Congshan rose up, he learned that Heng Yi had been there for more than two hours.
“So early?”
“Yes!”
Heng Mountain was silent for a moment. “Let him in the study.”
The servant was stunned for a moment.
His master’s study rarely summoned outsiders.
When Heng Yi was brought to Heng Congshan, he became nervous.
Compared to yesterday’s fearlessness, he was a little nervous today.
Although he had been preparing outside for a long time, at this moment, looking at the room full of books and standing in front of the bookshelf, he seemed to be looking for something.
He was nervous.
Heng Congshan turned to look at Heng Yi.
He could see the difference in Heng Yi.
Yesterday, he was ignorant and fearless. Today, he understood something and felt fear or respect in his heart.
It made him different and more worldly.
Heng Yi imitated a scholar and made a nondescript bow towards Heng Mountain.
Patriarch, Heng Yi offended you yesterday.
Heng Mountain laughed.
Perhaps at this moment, he felt that this was a good seedling.
“Hmm, have you thought of how to convince me?”
Heng Yi shook his head. “Sister Qiao told me a lot when I went back yesterday. I thought about it for the whole night and left before midnight. I stood outside for a while and thought about a lot, but at this moment, my mind is blank and I can’t say anything.”
“So you want to retreat?” Heng Chongshan asked.
Heng Yi shook his head. “I don’t want to retreat. I only have one chance..”