Chapter 286 Good Guys and Bad Guys

When Chen Shiyi stepped over the threshold of the courtyard, there was a sudden surge of air currents. On the right, a huge black round object attacked Chen Shiyi at high speed. She quickly dodged to the side. Unexpectedly, in front of her, a large number of feather arrows came towards Chen Shiyi and Fu Da like an overwhelming force.

Fu Da pulled Chen Shiyi over, pulled out the arrow, and his figure was like a phantom, blocking most of the arrows that were shot at him.

Chen Shiyi took a breath and realized that the child in front of her was moving a small stone and staring at her and Fu Da.

At this moment, Chen Shiyi retracted her view of the child as harmless and soft. The person in front of her was capable of killing people without blinking an eye.

She looked around carefully, holding the unsheathed dagger tightly in her hand.

"Ping'er, what are you doing?"

Behind the child, a man and a woman walked out.

The man was about forty years old, with some disheveled hair and baggy clothes. The fierce fight must have woken up the two sleeping people.

“They broke into our home.”

Chen Shiyi guessed that this person must be Situ Yu, who was also the one who crushed her nose when closing the door in the morning.

"My name is Yun Cang, and I have come to meet Mr. Situ."

Situ Yu looked at the two people who broke in late at night with a very unhappy expression.

"You broke into my house in the middle of the night. I will throw you into jail tomorrow."

Chen Shiyi bowed to him respectfully.

"Please don't blame me, Mr. Situ. It's true that I didn't act properly. I just wanted to ask you for something, but I couldn't see you, so I resorted to this last resort. I hope you can forgive me."

Situ Yu was sleepy and very impatient.

"Please forgive me, both of you, and leave. Otherwise, I will report you to the police."

Chen Shiyi said hurriedly.

"Mr. Situ, I have opened a college and would like to hire you as the principal. How about three thousand taels of silver a year?"

Situ Yu's face suddenly turned dark.

"Leave quickly."

"Is it not enough? Then five thousand taels will do, as long as you are willing to come."

Situ Yu cursed loudly.

"Get lost."

Chen Shiyi smiled awkwardly.

"Calm down, then tomorrow, we'll discuss the details. You can set any terms you want."

After saying that, he took Fu Da and walked out along the same path.

When they returned to Luoying Courtyard, Jingran had not yet fallen asleep and left a few lanterns on for them.

Fu Da asked in confusion.

"I see you are not stupid, how can you say such a thing? Although I practice martial arts, I also know that scholars need integrity and integrity. If you directly say you will hire him with money, he will definitely think you are humiliating him. In the future, can you still let him be the principal of your academy?"

Jing Ran brought some warm water, a towel, and the ointment that the doctor had ordered today.

"Boss, have you had a fight with someone? The wound on your nose is exposed. Please apply some medicine again."

Chen Shiyi was talking to Fu Da while holding the mirror.

"I didn't leave a good impression on him when we first met, and I broke into his house and used money to irritate him. I just wanted to deepen the bad impression he had of me."

Fu Da was puzzled.

"Why?"

"Mr. Situ is a man of high moral character and prestige. Along the way, he has been flattered by most people. I think his ears must be numb from all the flattery. I will do the opposite. Maybe he will remember me."

"So what if he remembered it? He already had a very bad impression of you."

"Fu Da, did you find anything interesting?"

"What?"

"If a good person keeps doing good things, people will think it is natural. If a good person does only one bad thing, all the good things he did before will be forgotten, and people will blame him for becoming a bad person. If a person who has done bad things keeps doing bad things, and suddenly one day he does a good thing, people will think he has turned over a new leaf. The Buddhists also say that if you put down your butcher knife, you can become a Buddha right away."

"I thought, Mr. Situ already had a bad impression of me, so why not make his impression even worse? Once he discovers my good qualities, it will be easy for me to ask him for favors."

Fu Da and Jing Ran looked at each other.

"He is a man who is proficient in Mohist techniques and can set up a trap at home. He is extremely smart. How could he fall for your trick?"

Chen Shiyi said solemnly.

“It’s human nature.”

"Mr. Situ is also a human being, and his heart is made of flesh. Besides, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. No matter what method I use, as long as I persevere, I will eventually make him give in."

Jing Ran nodded in agreement.

"The boss is right. This method does work. After all, even if we keep flattering him and respecting him, he might go away to study abroad one day. He won't care what happens to the academy in the future."

The next day, Chen Shiyi went to knock on the door of Qun Yuyuan.

I searched for a long time, but no one came to open the door.

Fu Da stopped Chen Shiyi.

"Stop knocking. There's no one in the yard."

Chen Shiyi blinked.

"You're not leaving to avoid me, are you?"

"It's not easy to buy a house like this. Who can afford to move again and again?"

That's true.

Chen Shiyi thought for a while.

"I think it might be because of his child's illness."

The two went to the nearest clinic and found that Situ Yu was really there.

He raised his eyes and looked at Chen Shiyi who had found this place, revealing a hint of impatience.

Chen Shiyi didn't say anything, but quietly found a seat and sat down.

After the doctor nearby gave Ping'er a few injections, Ping'er slowly woke up.

"Father, Ping'er is very tired and wants to sleep."

The doctor told Situ Yu earnestly.

"I still have to find a miracle doctor. I really can't cure this."

Chen Shiyi immediately asked the doctor.

"Is it the man with crane-like hair and a childlike face, a miracle doctor named Chu?"

The doctor's eyes were clear and he was very surprised.

"Sir, do you know the Divine Doctor Chu?"

"Of course. He is my good friend and he has treated me before."

Chen Shiyi turned his head and looked at Situ Yu.

Situ Yu looked angry.

“No need.”

Chen Shiyi said "Oh".

"I didn't even think about finding one for you, so don't worry."

Situ Yu was choked and his face looked even worse.

Chen Shiyi said again.

"Ping'er is not necessarily ill, but his habits are different from those of the rest of us. Most of us work during the day and go to bed at night, but he is different from us. He likes to rest during the day and study and work at night. If he eats well, he can grow taller and stronger, which is also good. Why do we need to change him? In this world, it is just that the minority obeys the majority, and the rules are naturally based on obeying the majority. But are those few who are different wrong?"

"If you insist that Ping'er is sick, he will subconsciously think that he is sick. Most people imagine that they are sick."

The expression on Situ Yu's face calmed down a lot, as if he had listened to what Chen Shiyi said.

Chen Shiyi said again.

"I'll write a letter to Doctor Chu and ask him to come take a look. If he's really sick, he can treat him. If not, then Ping'er is just unsociable at best, and he can still live a long life."