After the clouds dispersed and the rain stopped, Shen Qingmang heard Gu Suihan's smile. His confused eyes became clearer and he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Master didn't allow me to call you by your name at first."
"Ah?" Shen Qingmang blinked. "Really?"
"I asked you about this, and you scolded me for not respecting others just because I had gotten better, so I didn't change my mind. Later I discovered that there is also a beauty in not changing."
Shen Qingmang struggled to recall what happened for a long time before finally coming to some understanding. He said, "Wasn't that in front of everyone? I can't ask you to change your words in front of Ah Rong and Ah Xin, can I?"
"So, one after another, they couldn't help but speak up for their apprentice." Gu Sui Han's eyes were gentle.
"Your two junior brothers and sisters are also lively and interesting." Shen Qingmang said with a smile: "Arong is lively and cute, and Axin is straightforward and honest. They are not bad people by nature. It's just that they were not guided correctly in their previous lives, so they accidentally made big mistakes."
"Two little fools who can't handle anything," Gu Suihan said, "but at least they haven't lost their conscience."
"They are all naive children. They will grow up slowly."
"Master is so patient with children. In that case, why don't you continue to treat me as a child?" Gu Suihan rested his chin on the top of her head and rubbed it affectionately.
Shen Qingmang reached out and poked him in the waist. "Kid? Don't you know what you just did? Isn't it too late to act like a spoiled brat with me now?"
"When Master wants me to be a man, I will be a man. When Master wants me to be a child, I will be a child. Isn't that great?"
"What kind of twisted logic is that?" Shen Qingmang laughed and scolded him, "You still blame your junior brothers and sisters? I think I taught you so much, but you only listened to it in one ear and out the other. You just listened to it like a dog."
"How could that be? Every word Master said was precious. Sui Han has memorized it in his heart and has never forgotten it for a moment."
Shen Qingmang glanced at him and didn't dwell on this issue anymore. She was feeling lazy at the moment and didn't want to think or talk. She changed to a comfortable position and nestled in his arms.
Gu Suihan started a new conversation. "Master, please tell me about your childhood. I want to know."
"When I was a kid? What's there to talk about?" She bit her lip. Seeing the expectation in his eyes, she thought for a moment and said, "I grew up in an orphanage. It's... a place where abandoned children are adopted."
Gu Suihan's grip tightened. "I thought you must have both parents alive and a harmonious family. I'm sorry, Master, for bringing up such a sad story. I won't ask any more questions."
"No, it's not a sad thing. Although I have no parents, I don't lack love. Later, as I saw more and more of them, I found that some parents... are worse off than not having them at all."
"Yes, a man like Gu Fangping is not worthy of being a father."
"I'm sorry I brought up your sad story."
"That's all right, Master. Please continue. Are you living comfortably there?"
"Yeah. There are a lot of little friends in the orphanage. I like playing with them, and they rely on me. When I was in elementary school, well, elementary school is like the beginning of enlightenment..."
"Master, don't bother explaining it to me. I probably understand."
"That's good. I was already a little teacher back then. My younger brothers and sisters, who couldn't read or count, would come to me for help, and I was happy to explain it to them over and over again. Later, when I went to junior high school, the teacher saw that I was calm and composed, so he made me the class monitor."
"The same position as I have now." Gu Suihan smiled.
"Yes, you've inherited my legacy." Shen Qingmang also smiled, his tone becoming more serious. "But I didn't stay on as class monitor forever. In high school, I stopped taking on such positions and focused on my studies. I was admitted to an excellent normal university, which was like joining the Taichu sect. In college, I learned how to be a good teacher."
"There is actually a sect that specializes in training teachers?" Gu Suihan asked curiously.
"Of course. Being a good teacher isn't something you can do casually." Shen Qingmang brightened up at this point. "You need to learn a lot of knowledge, like the most basic calligraphy skills, Mandarin (the elegant language), and the various specialized knowledge of the subjects you teach. Since you're teaching students, you need to not only understand the principles, but also the reasons behind them. Beyond that, you also need to study pedagogy, psychology, understand the classroom, understand the students, and so much more."
"You really like being a teacher." Gu Sui Han looked at the sparkling eyes of the person in his arms and kissed her lightly between the eyebrows.
"Our ancients believed in the 'Three Immortalities': 'The highest is to establish virtue, the next highest is to establish merit, and the third highest is to establish words.' In my opinion, being a teacher embodies all three of these. I can inspire students with my virtue, cultivate pillars of society with my meticulous teaching, and guide students with my accumulated life experience. This is a very fulfilling thing. Living in this world, we must create some value to prove our existence, and I believe being a teacher is the best proof that I have been here."
Shen Qingmang was speaking excitedly, but he saw Gu Suihan's eyes dim.
"Actually, Master... you're not from the future at all, but you've never been in the same universe as us, right?"
She was shocked, licked her lips, and thought to herself that this was not good.
I was too relaxed just now, and the words "the ancients from our place" revealed my life story completely.
"Actually, Sui Han, I just..."
"Master, there's no need to try to evade me. Since the Creator you speak of comes from the same world as you and it was she who established the rules here, then we here are as insignificant as a grain of sand or a flower to you. Is my guess correct?"
"How did you..." She frowned subconsciously, and then realized that she seemed to be too straightforward when she explained Li Shutong's identity.
He habitually reached out and smoothed her brow. "Do you remember your disciple saying you were like a god? Many times in the past, I've felt you, high above us, observing our joys and sorrows, feeling pity and sighing, yet never personally being affected by the consequences."
Shen Qingmang fell silent.
Indeed, she had been observing the world from a God's perspective from the very beginning, knowing that they were all fictional characters and the original direction of the world line. Her actions were like a person controlling the character in a game, with the sole purpose of achieving the ending she desired.
After a while, she said, "But I've also invested my feelings, and I'm increasingly finding that you're all very cute children, no different from those in my original world. I've truly fallen in love with the Taichu Sect."
"It doesn't matter if Master isn't emotionally invested. I'll do my best to make you feel a connection," Gu Suihan said with a sly smile. "To draw a god into the mortal world—this has always been my dream. Fortunately, the god has shown me mercy and granted me this extravagant wish."
"If only I were a god," Shen Qingmang sighed, staring at the curling grass pattern on the quilt. "With just a stroke of the pen, I could sketch out a perfect ending for us. No need to worry about planning."
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