The waiter brought the dishes quickly.
Mingxin and Lord Cai sat on the cushions, and Lord Cai poured himself a glass of wine.
"Xinbao, do you want to drink?"
"Hahahaha...you're a child, you can't drink."
He talked to himself and drank a glass of wine.
Ming Xin curled her lips. She was just a child. She tore off a chicken leg and started chewing it.
"Uncle Cai, are you worried about something?"
"Can you tell me? I can help you!"
She ate the chicken leg in big mouthfuls, her cheeks bulging.
Mr. Cai put down his wine glass, grabbed some peanuts and ate a few, then shook his head with a wry smile, "Xinbao, you can't help Uncle Cai."
"If Uncle Cai doesn't tell me, how would I know?"
Mingxin pouted and took another bite of the candied sweet potato.
Lord Cai said, "Xinbao, how many people in this world waste their meals every day, and how many people go through life without enough food or clothing?"
"Uncle Cai once thought that those hard times were far away from him."
"But ever since I went to Tongzhou, the people there have suffered so much! They have no control over their fate or their bodies since birth. Their lives are cheaper than those of pigs and dogs."
"Countless people worked tirelessly in the river and under the maze, with only one meal a day."
"Officials indulged in wine, meat, and nightlife, yet no one reported this to the court."
"Everyone has parents, so why are some people so indifferent?"
As Mr. Cai spoke, tears began to flow.
He had been an official for many years and thought he could be as hard as a rock, but when he saw the people, he couldn't help but be moved.
"Humans! Why are you so evil?"
Lord Cai drank one glass of wine after another, trying to numb himself.
He could not forget the look those people gave him.
Ming Xin ran to Mr. Cai and snatched the wine glass away, "Uncle Cai, please don't drink."
"How are you going to get home when you're drunk? What if bad people bully you again?"
Mr. Cai wiped his tears and said, "Xinbao, Uncle Cai is not drunk."
"Uncle Cai was just lamenting that it's only when you reach middle age that you suddenly realize how precious your youth is."
"If only I could go back to my youth."
Then he would have plenty of time to do things to bring peace to the people.
Mingxin understood that Uncle Cai was sad. He was such a sentimental person.
But Uncle Cai sighed, she couldn't do it!
How can we turn back time?
"Uncle Cai, we can't go back to the past."
“But right now, as long as we are willing to work hard, we can still do more.”
"Don't think too much! If you think too much, your hair will fall out!"
Mingxin patted his shoulder to comfort him.
Lord Cai nodded, what the little guy said was true.
When spring is gone, old age is also the spring given by time.
He can still make some progress!
"Xinbao, you are right."
"Everyone has dreams when they are young. Isn't serving as an official for the benefit of the people and for the prosperity of the country?"
"However, human hearts are easily changed and deceived. For the sake of status and money, they will do many things that are against the will of heaven and earth."
"The boy who once had the world in his heart, eventually grew up to be the person he once hated the most."
"Hahaha... It's not too late for me to wake up in my middle age. I'm just a late bloomer."
How many people die without realizing this truth?
Lord Cai felt that his mind was clear.
I just drank a pot of wine and I don’t feel drunk anymore.
"Xinbao, today I am really grateful for your guidance."
"Uncle Cai is ashamed of himself!"
He tore off another chicken leg and gave it to Mingxin.
Mingxin giggled, took it in her hand, and began to chew it slowly.
An old man and a young boy, talking and laughing, like friends.
The food on the table was not finished, and Mr. Cai felt it was a pity to throw it away, so he asked the waiter for oil paper, wrapped the food in the oil paper and took it home.
"Ding Ding Dong~ Today is a good day~"
Mingxin hummed a tune and skipped back home.
An Li and the other two had finished lunch long ago. Seeing his daughter come back, An Li smiled and said, "Xinbao, what did your Uncle Cai say to you?"
"Why are you so happy?"
Mingxin picked up the little rabbit and teased it with carrot sticks.
He said mysteriously, "Dear Liang, Uncle Cai is sad!"
"He was so sad. He kept crying and crying and drinking."
"Uncle Cai felt that his life was wasted and wanted to go back to his childhood. Uncle Cai said a lot of things."
She scratched her hair, unable to remember some of the words.
Uncle Cai shed more tears than Master Gao spitted out.
To use a new word she learned today, it is called eloquent.
An Li was surprised. This Lord Cai seemed to be a very steady and emotionally stable person.
Why do you start crying just like that?
Don’t let anything happen in the Cai Mansion again!
She hurriedly asked, "Xinbao, has your Uncle Cai's family encountered any difficulties?"
"If that's the case, we can help your Uncle Cai's family."
Mingxin shook her head. Uncle Cai's family had not encountered any difficulties at all. It was just that Uncle Cai was in a bad mood.
"Liangqin, no!"
"Uncle Cai is fine, don't worry."
She had to think of a way to deal with those bad officials that Uncle Cai mentioned. She couldn't let them cause harm to the people. She wanted her uncle's kingdom to last forever.
An Li took a sip of tea and nodded, "That's good, that's good."
The next day.
Mingxin refused to go to school no matter what.
I haven't even gotten up yet, just lying in bed reading a picture book.
"School is boring. I don't want to go there."
She poked out her furry head and said to Frost and Snow.
Frost Snow sighed. The young lady didn't want to get up. What could she do?
Besides! Even the lady can't cure the young lady.
"Little Miss, there are other children playing together in the school. Can you please get up?"
Frost and Snow advised earnestly.
"No, no."
Mingxin waved her little hands, buried her face in the quilt, and continued reading the picture book.
She can already read and write, so why does she still need to go to school?
Frost Snow wanted to persuade her further, but Frost Hua pulled her out of the door.
"The young lady won't get up. Let's go to the backyard and make some roast chicken."
"After you finish roasting it, give half to the lady."
Shuanghua moved closer to the door and deliberately spoke louder.
Mingxin moved her ears and asked, "Make roast chicken?"
She put down the picture book and quickly got out of bed.
"Sister Shuangxue, Sister Shuanghua, I want to eat roast chicken too."
"Hurry up and help me get dressed. I want to go too."
She was wearing a bellyband, standing on the bed with her butt exposed, looking like a greedy little cat.
"Little Miss, don't you want to remember?"
Frost and Snow covered her mouth and laughed.
"Don't laugh, we have to get up now."
Mingxin was so angry that her face turned red.
The two stopped teasing her and quickly put beautiful clothes on her.
"Walk!"
"Let's go make roast chicken!"
As long as she is not in school, Mingxin is full of motivation.
Shuanghua coughed and said, "Young lady, please go to the front hall first. Madam is waiting for you."
Mingxin was unaware of his presence and walked past him hesitantly.
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