Chapter 199 I Don’t Want to Be a Loyal Servant!
Mrs. Fang was able to take care of the Fang family on her own while her husband and eldest son were away doing business. It was obvious that she was not an ordinary woman in the inner house.
After she took her people to seek justice from those who bullied Fang Yuan, she brought generous gifts to visit the Lin family to express her gratitude.
Even though she had learned that Lin Shu and his son were just an ordinary family who had fled from other places, she still brought Fang Yuan to their house to express her gratitude very solemnly.
Si Yuan learned about this from Lin Shu when he came home from school on the day Lin Shu helped Fang Yuan beat someone up.
Regarding the fact that Lin Shu helped his classmates beat up the private school bully, Si Yuan only praised him for doing a good job and did not take the matter too seriously.
It wasn't a big deal, and the forces behind those bullies were not ones he couldn't afford to offend. So he just beat them up. Anyway, Lin Shu didn't leave any evidence of the beating.
Si Yuan had also planned for the other party to come and cause trouble, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Master Wang. Instead, the Fang family came to express their gratitude.
Mrs. Fang presented Si Yuan with a generous gift and praised him highly: "Mr. Lin has raised a good child like Lin Shu, which is really enviable. My child Fang Yuan is timid, thanks to Lin Shu's help, otherwise this silly child would have been hiding it from his family and been bullied all the time. If my Fang Yuan had a bit of Lin Shu's cleverness, I would be relieved..."
Si Yuan politely accepted Mrs. Fang's thanks. Regarding Mrs. Fang's hope that Fang Yuan would continue to be good friends with Lin Shu, he only said: "These two children have their own fate, so let them interact with each other on their own."
Why should adults interfere when children make friends?
As a female member of the family, Mrs. Fang could not stay in the Lin family for too long. After all, there were only Si Yuan and his son Lin Shu in the Lin family, and there was no female member of the family to entertain her. She was also afraid of gossip if she stayed for too long.
So Mrs. Fang only sat for a while, expressed the Fang family's gratitude to Lin Shu for helping Fang Yuan, and then stood up and said goodbye.
Si Yuan and Lin Shu personally escorted Mrs. Fang and Fang Yuan and her son out the door, ending today's reception.
Mrs. Fang took her son's hand and boarded the carriage. On the way home, Mrs. Fang said to Fang Yuan: "Your classmate is worth making friends with. When you make friends in the future, you must treat others with sincerity."
Fang Yuan nodded obediently.
Mrs. Fang looked at her fat and silly son and sighed helplessly: "If you are undecided, Lin Shu is by your side, you can ask for his advice."
Based on her contact with the Lin father and son, Mrs. Fang could tell that these two outsiders were probably of extraordinary origin. The Lin family's house was not big, but the layout was spacious and open, and quite exquisite. The inconspicuous decorations were not ordinary items.
Lin Shu's father's words and deeds have a noble and elegant demeanor, which is not a temperament that ordinary people can cultivate.
Lin Shu is a generous, confident and opinionated child. He dared to stand up and help Fang Yuan when he was blackmailed by five teenagers, which shows that he is an upright and good child with a sense of justice; five teenagers aged 17 or 18 were unable to beat him, a ten-year-old child, which shows that he is a genius with both civil and military talents; those five teenagers were beaten by him, but there were no bruises on their bodies that could be used as evidence, which also shows that Lin Shu is not a hot-blooded and reckless child, but rather quite brave and resourceful.
Mrs. Fang would almost wake up laughing even in her sleep because such a good child could make friends with her silly son.
Looking at Fang Yuan who nodded obediently and agreed to everything she said, Mrs. Fang touched his round head and said with a smile: "You are a fool with good fortune."
Fang Yuan is indeed a good and obedient child. Mrs. Fang told him to listen to Lin Shu if he couldn't make a decision, so he would ask Lin Shu to help him make decisions whenever he encountered problems.
At first, Lin Shu felt that he shouldn't interfere in other people's affairs, so he politely refused Fang Yuan and hoped that Fang Yuan would make the decision on his own.
But Fang Yuan's frank look, as if he had placed all his trust in him, comforted Lin Shu and touched him, so Lin Shu softened his heart and agreed to help him make the decision.
Then things got out of control. Fang Yuan was like his most loyal younger brother, extremely obedient and always asking for his opinion on everything he did.
Fang Yuan, who usually doesn't like studying, is motivated to study hard because of Lin Shu's words. Fang Yuan's enthusiasm for studying makes his learning progress soar, and he can even keep up with Lin Shu. After Lin Shu was promoted to Class A, Fang Yuan was also promoted to Class A.
Those boys who had bullied Fang Yuan are still in Class A. When they saw Lin Shu and Fang Yuan were promoted to Class A and became their classmates, they didn't dare to cause trouble and just took a detour when they saw the two of them.
Fang Yuan was quite happy when he saw this, and whispered to Lin Shu: "It turns out that they are also bullies who only bully the weak and fear the strong."
Lin Shu said calmly: "If they really had some ability, they wouldn't come to snatch the pocket money of a kid like you who is several years younger than them." Isn't it normal for such people to bully the weak and fear the strong?
Although Fang Yuan himself is weak, the Fang family behind him is not soft; although Lin Shu only has an old father behind him and seems to have no family background, he can hit people very hard, so they dare not target Lin Shu, and Lin Shu has good grades and is highly valued by Master Wang, so they dare not do anything to Lin Shu.
Lin Shu and Fang Yuan lived a peaceful life while studying in Class A of Wang's private school.
Fang Yuan often went to the Lin family with Lin Shu and sometimes stayed overnight. He witnessed with his own eyes the process of Lin Shu receiving Si Yuan's instruction in both literature and martial arts, and knew clearly that Lin Shu's learning progress had already surpassed that of Master Wang's instruction.
Although Fang Yuan didn't know why Lin Shu hid his incompetence in the private school, he knew that if he didn't work harder, he would be left behind by Lin Shu.
So Fang Yuan studied harder and more seriously.
Diligence can make up for lack of talent. Even if he is not that talented, after Lin Shu taught him a more efficient learning method, his learning progress showed that he was a promising talent in the eyes of Master Wang.
After Fang Yuan worked hard, Fang's father and mother were extremely surprised by his achievements.
This is the benefit of making a motivated and excellent friend!
This time, it was Fang's father and mother who came to the Lin family to express their gratitude, carrying generous gifts.
They were extremely grateful to Lin Shu for guiding their son Fang Yuan in his studies. Seeing that Fang Yuan had a good chance of passing the imperial examination, they thought that their Fang family could change their status if they could produce a scholar with honors.
After Si Yuan accepted the gratitude from the Fang couple, he asked Lin Shu after they left, "You seem to care too much about Fang Yuan."
If you are just helping a friend, there is no need to help Fang Yuan plan his future life. After all, even if you are good friends who can talk about anything, you are not so good as to interfere in planning other people's lives.
Lin Shu is twelve years old now. He has been practicing martial arts for three years and has made great progress. His height is also exceptionally tall, and he looks as tall as a normal boy of sixteen or seventeen years old. However, there is still some childishness on his face, which makes it clear that he is not very old.
Facing Si Yuan's question, Lin Shu said: "Fang Yuan listens to me very much, and the Fang family's business is getting bigger and bigger. In the past few years, Fang Yuan, at my suggestion, has also intervened in the Fang family's business. If Fang Yuan can become the heir of the Fang family..."
Lin Shu said: "Fang Yuan's eldest brother is good at maintaining the family business, but not good at expanding it. If he inherits the Fang family, the family business may not be stable in today's world. But if Fang Yuan inherits the family business..."
Si Yuan interrupted him: "Fang Yuan's talent in business is not as good as his elder brother, but he will inherit the Fang family business, so you can influence the Fang family through Fang Yuan. Lin Shu, what do you want to do?"
Lin Shu was slightly startled. He examined his inner thoughts. At this moment, he was still quite confused. He was just instinctively helping Fang Yuan to gain more resources because he felt that this was in his best interest.
But what exactly does he want to do...take the imperial examination and become an official?
But now the whole world has begun to become turbulent. Licheng is located in the prosperous Jiangnan area and is the least turbulent. However, with the increasing number of refugees from outside the city every year, it can be seen that the situation in other places is getting worse and worse.
At court, the emperor was still busy eliminating the forces left behind by his former political enemies. None of the civil and military officials were willing to lower their heads and look at the people below, and the political struggle was in full swing.
There were also many intrigues in the small Wang family private school. Everyone was scrambling to take the imperial examination, join the officialdom, and join the world of fame and fortune of political struggle.
It seems that no one notices that someone is being confiscated and exiled every now and then, but only sees that someone gets help from a noble person and rises to the top, enjoying endless wealth and glory.
Lin Shu was silent for a while, then he gritted his teeth and said, "Dad, I don't want to take the imperial examination and become an official!"
Si Yuan showed no surprise at Lin Shu's words. He nodded calmly and asked, "So what do you plan to do in the future? Join the army or go into business? Or stay in Licheng and live an ordinary life?"
Lin Shu made his choice without hesitation: "I want to join the army!"
It was as if an inspiration suddenly came to him. He thought about what he should do. If he wanted to change the status quo, he had to have the power to turn the world upside down.
Then joining the army and finding a way to seize military power is the fastest way.
Si Yuan looked at Lin Shu in amazement. Seeing the ambition burning in his eyes, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, in that case, I will need to modify the lessons I give you a little bit in the future."
This child should be taught the art of war, the art of political struggle, and the way of being a king.
Si Yuan really wanted to know how far the Nine Thousand Year Old Lin Shu in the original plot could go in this turbulent world.
With his help and guidance, can Lin Shu turn the world upside down, overthrow the corrupt court, and establish a new dynasty belonging to Lin Shu?
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