FID – Chapter 368

Knowing that Liu Yusheng gave the medicine, the Liu family didn’t say much.

On the contrary, Xue Qinglian expressed his exasperation, “Why are you trying to be on good terms with everybody? If it were me, I wouldn’t care even if they die. Their nature is already ingrained, and they won’t remember your kindness to them. Who knows when something happens next time, they’ll reciprocate your generosity with animosity and invent a charge against you.”

“I’m not angry, so what are you angry about?” While sorting out the herbs in her hands, Liu Yusheng asked with a raised eyebrow.

“It’s because I’m afraid you will suffer!”

Liu Yusheng said helplessly, “I’m giving herbs, not to make them grateful and remember the favor. Now that the wind and snow have stopped, the weather will be colder than when it snows. The resistance of little children and the elderly is originally low. If they’re infected with wind chill without good medicine, it will recur. In severe cases, they’ll die. I am not a saint, but I can’t just watch innocent children die.”

At the time of Liu Yusheng’s kidnapping, the Xiapo Village children weren’t born yet.

Should the generation carry the hatred for generations?

Curing a wind chill was merely a lift of a finger for her, but it could save countless young lives, lest they’d no longer watch the summer flowers  bloom gloriously and just perish miserably in the cold winter.

Should she prioritize grudges over medical ethics?

She would uphold medical ethics and would not forget the faults of the Xiapo Village. There was no conflict between them. 

Saving someone wasn’t the same as forgiveness.

Liu Yusheng no longer paid attention to this matter and only focused on what she should do.

Administering medical treatment, treating the sick, while starting to plan the expansion. Once Qian Wanjin arrived, they could start implementing after discussing with him.

Earlier, she told Kang Shiming that she would wait for Qian Wanjin to arrive before making a final decision, but in fact, she was already sure in her heart that she wanted to branch out.

She would lead the eight villages in ten miles to get rid of poverty and become rich.

It was for no other reason other than Feng Qingbai.

Nanling Kingdom was his kingdom.

The current Nanling was under his governance.

He was the regent of the dynasty.

Every piece of land in Nanling was royal land.

Every citizen in Nanling was his people.

He had worked hard to stand in the court and was surrounded by intrigue and treachery; for what purpose?

One was to stabilize Feng Mohan, and the other was to stabilize every nook and corner of the kingdom.

Wanting to stabilize the kingdom required enriching it.

Rich citizens would make the kingdom rich. Only when the kingdom was rich could the people be strong and powerful.

Once the people were strong, no one would dare to invade the borders.

People should live and work in peace and happiness, in order to achieve national peace and security.

Feng Qingbai’s aim was her aim.

She was not too ambitious, nor did she have any ideals.

Everything she did was just him for the kingdom, and her for him.

If she had any wish, she only hoped that when the day the kingdom was at peace and after he handed over the kingdom to Feng Mohan, he could return to the village with her.

Away from the hustle and bustle, they could watch the clouds roll in and out, and savor the passing of years.

Meanwhile, after Grandpa Liu took the herbs, he did not deliver them personally, but gave them to the Village Chief, Liu Jinfu, who stepped in.

In the end, although his granddaughter exceeded his expectations and made him proud, and she grew up to be open-minded, upright and kindhearted as he had hoped, his old man’s heart was not as grand as he appeared. He just pretended in front of his granddaughter, so as not to lose his old face.

He hated Xiapo Village very much.

He had no intention of ever shaking hands and making peace with them!

But he personally taught his granddaughter. Since childhood, he had always told her to be kind to people. Should he let her see him act contrary to his teachings before?

In the future, he’d probably have no prestige to speak of in front of his granddaughter.

After coming out of the Village Chief’s house, he folded his hands and walked home. Not far from the entrance to the house, he saw a squatting wood on the roadside, with eyes bulging as he glared at him.

“Why are you standing here? Aren’t you frozen? Go home.” Grandpa Liu walked forward slowly.

Liu Dalin stood up and followed the old man. He did not say a word, but his entire body was radiating resentment.

Grandpa Liu did not ask him what he wanted because he himself could not get over that hurdle in his heart.

Everyone in the family held Nannan as a treasure in their hands. In their lifetime, they would never forget when they almost lost her.

“Dalin, people should have two masters in their lifetimes. One is the teacher of the academy, teaching the children how to read and understand. We, on the other hand, are the teachers in our children’s lives, teaching them the ways of the world. It is said that people should learn how to conduct themselves first, before learning how to do things. If we want our children to learn well, we must first do a good job ourselves and teach by example. I want my children to be righteous and good and to live their lives without shame, and that’s what I’ve been doing. What about you? What do you hope for?”

The two of them did not talk again until they were about to cross the threshold of the house. Then Dalin spoke, “I understand, Father.”

Grandpa Liu turned around and patted him on the shoulder, his eyes flashing with relief. “We, rural families, can live a lifetime in simplicity, so let’s also live with simple thoughts. Only then can we live freely and happily. As for the children, their future is still far away. They will go farther and see a wider world than us, but no matter how they become in the future, it is most important that they never forget their original heart and stick to it all the time. I am not asking you to learn to repay good for evil, but we must learn to be grateful. Those who know how to be grateful will be favored by life. Look, don’t we have a good life now?”

While the Xiapo villagers were suffering.

Liu Dalin understood. He looked at the back of his old man, who had drifted away, and smiled.

His father was indeed insightful.

He taught by words and deeds, but the upright and kind-hearted old man hid a black heart.

Meanwhile, back in the Village Chief’s house, Liu Jinfu looked at a large parcel of herbs in front of him and frowned worriedly. 

What was the point of throwing herbs to him?

He did not want to send them!

If he did, all the villagers would give him the evil eye when he returned.

He was now in charge of a whole winery. How could he control the village bastards once his prestige took a fall?

“Eldest child, help me send this medicine to the opposite…”

“Father, I have an urgent thing to do outside. I’m running late. Go send it yourself!”

“Second child,…”

“Father, Anzi just asked me to check the newly manufactured wine jars. We can’t be sloppy in quality control. I’m going now, see you later!”

The two were just sitting in the house, but upon hearing his call, they immediately rushed out. They couldn’t have fled quicker.

Liu Jinfu was so angry that blue veins throbbed in his temples. 

Two rebellious sons!

They let him do something alone that could ruin his reputation!

What was the use of having sons?

How nice it would be if he had a daughter like Nannan? By then, there would be no need for that Elder Liu to hold a tea pot around every day when he could only covet!

“Stop calling someone. No one wants to take this job. Go by yourself.” He was still gripped with jealousy there when his wife snorted at him, turned around and left.

Liu Jinfu resigned himself to his fate. He picked up the big medicine parcel and slowly felt his way out the door.

For more than ten years, he has not set foot in Xiapo Village and occasionally encountered that old bastard, An Cai, on the road going to the town. They both would look at each other with their noses in the air.

Now, he just had to send himself to the door to see that inverted triangle face. The mere thought of it!