“Gu Yunduo, your teacher knows you are a very smart child. You always think more and more clearly than other children. You are so smart that you don’t seem like a child, but rather like… a highly educated adult…”
"But Gu Yunduo, don't forget, no matter how smart you are, you are still just a child. China has His Majesty the King, many officials, and many passionate young people dedicated to serving their country. There are also many who, even in their old age, are still shining brightly for the country and its people..."
"With them supporting China, the sky won't collapse."
"Big and small matters, national affairs, are all handled by adults. You are still young, just a sapling. What you can do now is to study hard, grow up healthily, and wait for the older generation to grow old and no longer be able to support the sky of China. Then you and your peers will take over the burden of supporting China from their hands, and under the leadership of the national leaders, build this country better, make the country prosperous and strong, and the people wealthy."
"But not now."
"There is an old Chinese saying, 'Sharpening your axe won't delay your work.' What you need to do now is to work hard to improve yourself and sharpen your axe to be faster and sharper."
"Instead of getting caught up in the troubles of adults and worrying about them."
"If we can't even do this simple thing well, China will never have been able to emerge from the chaos of war and humiliation caused by foreign powers."
"Trust them, and trust us, okay?"
Yun Duo stared intently at Zhou Linong, looking as if she were a little dumbfounded.
Zhou Linong felt a pang of guilt and couldn't help but reflect on his own words. Had he been too harsh? Gu Yunduo, after all, meant well; he should have offered her affirmation and encouragement first…
Just as I was thinking about whether to say a few words to encourage and affirm Yunduo in order to make up for it, I saw Yunduo's expression suddenly change. The little girl's small face actually radiated a kind of resolute color.
"Teacher, I know what you said is right. I am still young and a child. Children my age should focus their energy on studying."
“But teacher, our ancestors in China once said that every citizen has a responsibility for the rise and fall of the nation. I am a child, that’s true, but I am also a member of China. I can’t just stand by and watch the adults take the wrong path, and just because they are adults and I am still a child, I can’t say anything and pretend that I don’t know anything.”
"Teacher, I'm sorry, I can't do it."
At this point, Yun Duo bowed deeply to Zhou Linong and continued, "I've experienced hardship. I know how unbearable those days are—the feeling of being so hungry that you have no strength left in your body, yet still having to work desperately. Teacher... In China, there are many, many people like that, and many of them are children like me... They are so pitiful..."
At this point, Yun Duo's eyes reddened.
She had never experienced true hardship, of course, but the original owner of this body had lived a miserable life. Moreover, she had witnessed firsthand the lives of the people in the village, and to be honest, they were truly pitiful…
But there's no other way. The country has to pay off its debts, so everyone has to tighten their belts. But now there's a clear opportunity to reduce or forgive the debt, so why not take it?
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