Ren Yaohua couldn't stand Ren Yijun and started to mock him, "At least he's still a living piece of shit. He can give his family peace of mind. If he dies, he'll be worse than shit!"
A vein on Ren Yijun's head jumped. Ren Yaoqi looked at Ren Yaohua with a headache and winked at her. Ren Yaohua looked at the half-dead Ren Yijun, pursed her lips, turned around without saying a word, and sat aside.
Ren Yaoqi said, "Third brother, Third sister always speaks like this, don't be angry with her."
Ren Yaoqi paused and continued, "Although her words were unpleasant, they did make sense. People don't live entirely for themselves. Your sudden illness this time has made your aunt's hair turn a lot whiter with worry. She has been staying by your side day and night for the past few days and hasn't even returned to her own yard." Ren Yaoqi did not comment on the eldest wife's character, but it was undeniable that she was indeed a good mother. She loved both Ren Yaoyin and Ren Yijun with all her heart.
Seeing that Ren Yijun was silent, Ren Yaoqi continued, "Some people clearly have good backgrounds, good looks, and good health, but they choose to live a life of drunkenness and mediocrity. Some people have ambitions, talents, and abilities, but they just don't have a good family background. They can only be vassals of others throughout their lives, and all their efforts are ultimately for the benefit of others. Third brother, you are talented, handsome, and ambitious, but in the end, you are trapped in this courtyard because of your health. Third brother, if I were you, I would also feel resentful and unwilling, but there is not so much fairness in this world."
Ren Yijun stared at the bed curtain above his head with his eyes open, in a daze.
"I know someone who, like you, suffered from poor health since childhood, yet I've never seen any resentment or resentment in him. People who meet him even unconsciously overlook his physical shortcomings, captivated by his demeanor. But has he truly never felt resentment about his fate? I don't think so. Your background may not be as great as his, but the hardships God has inflicted on you are the same. The only difference is that he overcame them, while you compromised. 'When Heaven is about to confer a great responsibility on a man, it will first test his mind and will, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body, deprive him of all want, and subject him to obstacles and frustrations, so as to stir his heart and endure his will, and thus increase his abilities.' This is what he is referring to. I'm more curious: if he can do it, why can't you? Consider this person's existence, Third Brother, do you still believe that your poor health is the only reason you're trapped in this inner courtyard?"
Ren Yijun was silent for a long time. Just when Ren Yaoqi thought he would stop talking, he suddenly said, "Xiao Jingxi... Is that person you are talking about Xiao Jingxi? I... I am indeed far inferior to him."
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "How do you know you're not as good as him if you've never tried? Third brother, take good care of yourself. Get better. If father can win this literary competition, he might be able to receive an offer from Yunyang Academy. How about you become his servant then?"
Ren Yijun raised the corner of his mouth slightly.
Everything that needed to be said had been said, and Ren Yaoqi didn't know how else to comfort Ren Yijun. Ren Yijun needed to figure it out on his own.
The eldest wife stood by the curtain outside the inner room for a long time and heard all the conversation inside. She took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her eyes, then turned around and went out again.
"Madam, aren't you going in to look after the Third Young Master?" the maid asked carefully.
The eldest wife shook her head: "It's rare that he would listen to advice, so let Yaoqi talk to him. I'll go to the eldest wife's place and see, she can't sort out some accounts." As the eldest wife spoke, she couldn't help but reflect on herself. Have she been too strict with Ren Yijun over the years because she was concerned about his poor health?
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