Chapter 208, Live for Yourself
When someone offered him a helping hand, his empty heart seemed to want more.
So, he came running!
Liu Wan stood by the fire, the warm colors reflected by the hot charcoal fire were reflected on her body, and her gentle face made people unable to look away for a while.
He wanted to get closer to see if Liu Wan was as warm as he saw in his own eyes.
But etiquette restrained him, and he raised his feet and dared to take only a small step!
"Panchun! Bring me a cloak!" Liu Wan turned around and ordered.
After thinking about it, Panchun took out her own cloak and put it on Xie Jinqian.
She moved the stove towards him, poured him a cup of hot tea, and sat him down.
Liu Wan pondered for a moment and whispered, "You said you were in pain, have you ever thought about where your pain comes from?"
"Is it because you have tried your best for others, but you yourself cannot get a good result?" Liu Wan asked.
Xie Jinqian was silent, holding the hot teacup tightly with both hands, and the boy's eyes were full of hope.
"Isn't it?" he said.
"Of course not!" Liu Wan rejected him and continued gently, "People's pain is not to give for others and put themselves in trouble."
"It's that you don't understand the meaning of giving. Things in the world should be done for yourself first and then for others!"
"You do everything as others wish, but who in the world will do as you wish?"
"You work hard for others every day, but others will not appreciate it. But if you attribute half of what you have done to yourself, will you be willing to appreciate your own gratitude?"
Xie Jinqian's eyes suddenly lit up and replied, "Of course!"
"Since doing things for others is not as good as you want, why don't you do everything for yourself? In this way, you won't feel confused about the future!"
Liu Wan smiled at him gently.
It was snowing heavily outside, but the light from the open window was all scattered on her.
Xie Jinqian suddenly stopped crying, and his eyes were only for his sister-in-law.
Such a dignified and gentle person, and also a learned person, is different from all the women he has seen.
"I understand, sister-in-law! I can also work hard for myself, but I can't get rid of the shackles of working hard for others. What should I do?"
Xie Jinqian asked.
Perhaps the question stumped Liu Wan. Liu Wan looked out the window, thought for a moment, and said, "You can't get recognition from others, maybe because you work too hard."
"You work hard for others every day, but others are used to your efforts, so they naturally won't cherish you, nor will they value you."
"But if you work for yourself every day and do something for others once in a while, others will be flattered. Even if the result you give is not the best, you can still win the hearts of others!" WWw.lΙnGㄚùTχτ.nét
"This is thankless work and thankless work."
People are like this. The more you can't get something, the more you cherish it.
After saying that, Liu Wan turned to the bookshelf and found a book for him.
Xie Jinqian looked down and saw that it was an excerpt from the "Tao Te Ching". The handwriting on the cover was beautiful, and you could tell it was written by Liu Wan.
He turned a page and it was Chapter 38,
"He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened; he who overcomes others is powerful; he who overcomes himself is mighty."
"This sentence means that we should improve our own cultivation, be self-reliant and self-aware, and live for ourselves!" Xie Jinqian pointed and said, with a gleam in his eyes.
Yes, all his pain was for others, but he could not get what he wanted.
If he worked hard for what he wanted, would his life be different?
The pain that had puzzled him for more than ten years suddenly became clear at this moment.
Looking at the girl in front of him who was only two years older than him, he had hope of living again.
His sister-in-law was knowledgeable, and there was no man in the world who could match her?
"If you understand, then forget it. Don't commit suicide in the future. It's not worth it for others!" Liu Wan stood up and smiled.
"Okay."
Xie Jinqian agreed immediately, but his eyes were on the shoes on Liu Wan's feet.
The lakeside was muddy and the shoes were stained. What was even more surprising was that the messy scratches on the edge of the shoe must have been scratched by thorns or sharp grass.
"Sister-in-law, your shoes!" He had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure.
Panchun heard it and squatted down to check, "Oh, it must have been scratched by the sharp grass on the shore when you rescued the second master just now. This is a gift from your aunt!"
"I don't know if there is any way to repair it!"
But looking at this, the fabric and embroidery were cut, even if they were repaired, they would not be as good as new.
Liu Wan's eyes flashed with a hint of loss. In order not to worry her mother today, she deliberately wore her favorite shoes and clothes.
I didn't expect to encounter such an accident.
"Sister-in-law, since you saved me, can I give you a pair?"
Xie Jinqian stood up. He was about the same height as Liu Wan, but his eyes were as clear as a child's, full of expectation.
Liu Wan shook her head, "This is not polite."
If the shoes are broken, then they are broken. Things that are meant to be lost cannot be retained.
Xie Jinqian lowered his head in disappointment, and he asked again, "Can I come to see you often in the future?"
He was still confused about life, and no one had ever told him this.
Everyone was asking him to work hard for the Xie family, but his sister-in-law told him that he should live for himself.
Liu Wan also shook her head, "When you are lost on the road, reading can solve the confusion ahead. As long as you can achieve what you want and it is in line with your heart, that's enough."
Xie Jinqian knew that Liu Wan rejected him.
A look of loss flashed across his eyes, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
When he turned to leave, he heard Liu Wan whispering behind him, "What you wish for is what you see!"
His eyes were filled with tears.
Xie Jinqian felt the corners of his eyes were wet. He woke up from his sleep and sat under the couch, his face pressed against the shoes that Liu Wan had broken six years ago.
He stood up, opened his eyes and wiped away his tears.
He murmured, "I can't dirty my sister-in-law's shoes again."
He was unwilling to repair the original marks.
Because this was evidence that his sister-in-law cared about him!
At that time, perhaps because his sister-in-law didn't want to be sad to see the shoes, she asked Panchun to bury them.
He didn't tell anyone. He ran to dig them up secretly in the middle of the night, carefully washed them, and kept them as a treasure.
Now, the person he has treasured in his heart for six years is engaged to someone else.
He had a sinister and twisted idea.
Liu Wan, if she had always been his sister-in-law, how great it would be!
The ring on his hand glowed faintly, he squinted his eyes and showed a wild smile.
He couldn't sit still!
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