Volume 1, Chapter 106 'Moral Kidnapping'
A chess game is like life, and chess character is like one’s character.
Every time Du Ruo came to see Du Xuefeng, she couldn't avoid having a competition with him like an exam.
The old and the young played chess quietly, and after three hours, Du Ruo narrowly won.
She raised the corners of her lips slightly and glanced at Du Xuefeng with a little pride.
Du Xuefeng stroked his beard, stared at the chessboard, and commented: "If you want to take, you must first give. To defeat others, you must first defeat yourself. Your state of mind has matured a lot."
Du Ruo calmly said: "You can't just grow older without improving your skills."
Du Xuefeng smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. Tell me, what else could be troubling you?"
Du Ruo pondered for a few seconds and asked, "You taught me before that those who know do not speak, and those who speak do not know. Knowing enough will not bring disgrace, knowing when to stop will not bring danger. It can last for a long time."
"Then...what if I really want to interfere with other people's karma?"
Du Xuefeng looked at her for a few seconds, then slowly picked up the teacup and took a sip. "I think you have already made up your mind, and you are not here to consult me."
Du Ruo admitted: "Yes. But I am not as knowledgeable as you. I don't know how to deal with people who are stubborn."
Du Xuefeng: "Then tell me about it."
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Du Ruo had lunch at her grandfather's house at noon before going home. After arriving home, she turned off her cell phone, went back to her room and fell into a deep sleep.
When she woke up, it was completely dark outside. Du Ruo couldn't tell what time it was. After waking up for a while, she got out of bed and went downstairs. She found Wen Jiahuan holding Xu Yichu in the living room, crying and accusing her of something emotionally. Xu Yichu was silently handing her tissues.
Hearing the voice, Xu Yichu raised his eyes and looked over, saying softly, "Are you awake? We've already had dinner, tell Auntie what you want to eat."
Upon hearing the sound, the aunt came out of the rest room. Du Ruo glanced at the time and said, "Two bowls of beef noodles, just cook them at nine o'clock."
The aunt turned around and went to the kitchen to prepare food. Du Ruo walked calmly to the single sofa and sat down, looking down at his mobile phone.
Wen Jiahuan sniffed sheepishly and wiped away her tears with a tissue.
Xu Yichu said softly, "Ruoruo, Yaoyao and Siyan are doing their homework upstairs, go and help them with their homework."
"Okay." Du Ruo stood up and before going upstairs, he suddenly turned around and said, "Let's have barbecue at home tomorrow night. Auntie Wen's skill in grilling eggplants is amazing."
Wen Jiahuan quickly agreed, "Okay, Ah Mo is here, so I'll show you some of my skills."
"Thank you, Aunt Wen." Du Ruo replied with a smile.
Du Ruo went upstairs and walked to Du Yao's bedroom door and knocked on it.
"Come in!" A voice responded from inside. She pushed the door open and glanced at the two little kids sitting at the study desk.
There was an open book of Olympiad mathematics problems in front of Xu Siyan, and the draft paper next to it was filled with calculation formulas.
There was an exercise book in front of Du Yao, with a small bulge faintly visible under the flat book. He sat upright, looking thoughtful.
Du Ruo pretended to walk over and take a look casually, then suddenly picked up the exercise book in front of him, revealing a game console hidden underneath.
Du Yao blushed with embarrassment and whispered in defense, "I just played for a while."
"Yeah." Du Ruo took his game console nonchalantly and sat in an empty seat beside him to start playing.
Du Yao asked curiously, "What are you doing here?"
Du Ruo: "Mom asked me to help you with your homework."
Du Yao pushed the exercise book in front of her and said, "Then you can give me some guidance. I don't know how to do it."
Du Ruo scanned it and filled the same number in (), 5+ ()=13- ().
Her eyelids twitched and she repeated in disbelief, "You won't?"
Du Yao nodded with clear eyes.
Du Ruo looked at the exercise on Xu Siyan's notebook again. There are chickens and rabbits in the same cage. There are 138 legs in total. The chickens have 12 more legs than the rabbits. How many chickens and rabbits are there?
Du Ruo looked at Du Yao and frowned slightly.
Du Yao asked sharply, "What's that look in your eyes?"
Du Ruo: "Why don't you go back to kindergarten and start over?"
Du Yao said angrily: "I have just started to work hard!"
"Are you working so hard?" Du Ruo shook the game console in his hand.
Du Yao shut up. He was used to it. Math problems were too difficult.
Du Ruo said calmly: "I can't even count them on my fingers, so don't brag about letting me take advantage of you in the future."
Du Yao took back the exercise booklet, snorted angrily, and counted on his fingers, looking like he didn't want to talk to anyone.
Du Ruo was too lazy to pay attention to him and just lowered his head to play his game console.
After more than 20 minutes, I received a WeChat message from Xu Jingmo, "I'm home."
[Ask Auntie to cook noodles, bring your portion, and come to my house to eat. ]
Du Ruo stood up, put the game console aside, and said, "I'll go downstairs to eat."
Xu Siyan whispered, "I'm hungry too." His parents had a fight that night, and he didn't eat well.
Du Ruo invited, "Then let's go down and eat together."
When they reached the door, Du Ruo saw Du Yao still sitting still, so he asked, "Aren't you going to eat?"
Du Yao snorted, turned his back and continued to ignore him.
"..." No matter what the problem was, Du Ruo didn't bother with him anymore and led Xu Siyan downstairs.
Wen Jiahuan was still chatting with Xu Yichu in the living room, but his mood was much calmer.
When the two of them went downstairs, Xu Jingmo came in. The three of them went into the kitchen to eat. Xu Jingmo asked, "Where's Ah Yao?"
"Don't worry about him, he's having a seizure." Du Ruo sat down at the dining table.
Xu Jingmo didn't understand why. Xu Siyan tugged at his sleeve and said silently, "You're angry."
Xu Jingmo looked at Du Ruo and said, "I'll go upstairs and take a look."
"Whatever." Du Ruo gave Xu Siyan a bowl of noodles from her own bowl.
Xu Jingmo went upstairs and knocked on the door. An angry voice came from inside, "I don't want to eat! I'm not hungry!"
He pushed the door open and walked in, chuckling, "Are you angry?"
When Du Yao saw that it was him, he pursed his lips in grievance.
Xu Jingmo walked over to him and sat down, poked his angry face, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"
Du Yao glanced at the empty doorway and complained in great dissatisfaction, "My sister mocked me! She said I might as well go back to kindergarten! If it weren't for her, would I have studied so hard! She wasn't moved, but mocked me! My mom asked her to help me with my homework, and she mocked me!!!"
Xu Jingmo's ears hurt from his three consecutive taunts. He smiled and said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. Who didn't grow up being ridiculed by her?"
"Have you been mocked by her?" Du Yao's eyes widened in surprise, and then he snorted in dissatisfaction, "She never says such things. Who is her real brother?"
Xu Jingmo rubbed his head. "She still mocks me as a rookie. Does it comfort you?"
"Is it true?" Du Yao was a little unconvinced.
Xu Jingmo: "Why would I lie to you?" He glanced at the game console beside him and said softly: "Also, you misunderstood one thing."
"What?" Du Yao was puzzled.
"Although your sister is arrogant, she is not the kind of person who would casually mock others."
"She didn't say anything about Si Yan, not because Si Yan was smart, but simply because Si Yan had a good attitude."
"You can be stupid and you can not work hard. But you can not deceive yourself and pretend to work hard, and then tell her that I do all this for her. This is moral kidnapping."
Du Yao quietly defended himself: "How could I kidnap her morally? I just wanted her to benefit from my influence in the future..."
Xu Jingmo said patiently, "You keep saying that you will work hard to earn money to support your sister, but in reality people's hearts change. The money is in your own pocket. Whether you want to spend it on your sister is your business. It doesn't mean that she can get it just because she wants it. In the future, you will have your own wife and children. Which is more important, your wife and children, or your sister? Can you say for sure?"
"Ah Yao, you can have goals and motivation, but you can't use moral kidnapping to make everyone understand you. The predecessors planted trees, and the future generations enjoyed the shade, but the premise is that you also have to know how to plant trees. This skill can only be learned by yourself. Only after you learn it can you have the confidence to say that you want someone to enjoy the shade. There are no saplings yet, so don't even think about whether the 'future generations' will be grateful."
Du Yao puffed his lips, his momentum weakened a bit, pointed at the exercise booklet, and whispered: "I know...but I just don't know how to do this question..."
Xu Jingmo patiently explained his solution to the problem to him and shared his experience, saying: "When you encounter a problem, try to solve it yourself first. Subconsciously asking others for help will become a habit. You have so many online tutorials now, so I don't need to say more, right?"
Du Yao hung his head and muttered sadly, "I knew you wouldn't side with me. You're completely on my sister's side now."
Xu Jingmo smiled and said, "If I didn't side with you, I wouldn't have skipped meals and gone upstairs to coax you."
Du Yao urged, "Okay, okay, I get it. Go downstairs and eat. I'll finish this question first, and then go downstairs. It would be embarrassing to go downstairs now."
"Okay, hurry up. The noodles won't taste good if they clump together."
"I know, I know."
Xu Jingmo got up and walked out of the bedroom. As soon as he went out, he saw Du Ruo leaning against the wall.
He turned around to look at Du Yao who was still working hard on his homework in the bedroom, then took Du Ruo's hand and went downstairs in silence.
After walking down the stairs, Du Ruo finally spoke: "Why did you give him so much advice?"
Xu Jingmo: "Not everyone is good at coaxing themselves. Ah Yao has been wild since he was a child. It is unrealistic to expect him to calm down in a short time. You have to give him some time and be patient. He will figure it out."
Du Ruo murmured indifferently, "I didn't ask him to plant trees for me to cool off. It's up to him to learn if he wants to."
Xu Jingmo: "After all, he has the desire to improve himself. It's always good to encourage him. It's better to become an excellent person than to be a playboy."
Du Ruo didn't respond. Thinking of the conversation with Grandpa in the morning, he suddenly said, "I found that you are very patient with children."
"After all, I grew up as a child myself, so I understand their current psychology a little bit." Xu Jingmo responded casually, "It is a lucky thing for life to meet a correct guide when you are a child."
Du Ruo looked at him and asked, "What about you?"
"What?" Xu Jingmo was puzzled.
"You made me your target. You turned from an uneducated and uneducated playboy into a top scorer in the college entrance examination. Did you do it by yourself without anyone's guidance?"
His father's tyranny, his mother's cowardice, and the group of idiotic friends around him drag him down.
For him to grow up to what he is today in such an environment is not something that can be achieved simply by self-discipline. Grandpa is right, he has an extraordinary ambition.
Xu Jingmo chuckled and said, "Look, if a mortal wants to marry a fairy, isn't it the most basic thing to be reborn?"
"I can't just give up when I know I'm not good enough for you. Even though hard work may not lead to success, at least I tried. Now a miracle has happened, hasn't it?"
He put his arm around her shoulders in a very proud manner, and Du Ruo narrowed her eyes.
Then he asked, "What's wrong with an ordinary girl? You don't have to suffer so much from a secret crush on her, and she can make you want to protect her and make you admire her, isn't that good?"
"No, I'm born with masochistic tendencies. I like being abused by you." Xu Jingmo glanced at her and said faintly, "Why do I feel like you are trying to trick me?"
"Yeah, I give you full marks on this daily quiz." Du Ruo said with a smile.
“Is there any reward for getting full marks?”
"have."
Xu Jingmo raised his eyebrows in surprise, with a look of anticipation.
"I'll give you the gift you want most." Du Ruo remained mysterious.
Xu Jingmo didn't know what he was thinking about, his ears were red for no reason. Du Ruo glared at him speechlessly, gave him an elbow, and quickly walked downstairs and said, "Put away your lustful thoughts."
Xu Jingmo touched his nose innocently and muttered: "I don't have the courage..."
When Du Yao went downstairs, Du Ruo and the other two had already finished their bowls of noodles and were about to finish eating.
He looked around and found no noodles left for him on the table.
He was hungry but was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so he hesitated and pretended nothing had happened and went to the refrigerator to get a bottle of drink.
Du Ruo observed him silently, complaining in his heart that kids are really troublesome.
She took the initiative to step forward and said, "Auntie is cooking new noodles."
"Oh." Du Yao sat down and waited, saying stubbornly, "I'm not that hungry, it's okay if I don't eat."
Du Ruo explained: "None of us three had enough to eat."
Du Yao: “…”
Du Ruo didn't expect that Xu Jingmo, a young man, could eat so much, but now a primary school student can also eat so much.
She gave half of the noodles to Xu Siyan, but it was not enough. Xu Siyan shyly said that he was still growing.
Judging from Du Yao's height, I'm afraid he eats more than Xu Siyan.
The new pot of noodles was cooked quickly and the aunt served it.
Du Ruo passed the beef in his bowl to Du Yao and said, "I apologize to you. What I said just now did not respect your self-esteem. Eat more beef to improve your memory."
“………”The other three people at the table were silent.
This way of apologizing sounds strange.
Du Ruo continued, "I'm not targeting you, I'm just targeting the questions. Don't take up my time with questions like that. If you have any questions, ask your brother-in-law."
Du Yao muttered softly, "Then you have nothing to do..."
Du Ruo stared at him and said seriously: "I can let my brain rest, but I can't insult it."
“…”
Xu Jingmo stretched out his chopsticks and snatched a piece of beef from Du Ruo's bowl and said, "Don't be partial, I also need to improve my memory."
Du Ruo glanced at him, and Xu Jingmo snatched another piece and gave it to Xu Siyan, "You should also make up for it."
Du Ruo watched the beef in her bowl being divided up by him openly, while the hand under the table gently stroked her knee.
??? He was the only one who knew how to behave. Du Ruo was so angry that she stepped on his foot hard.
Xu Jingmo gritted his teeth and blinked at her.
Du Ruo snorted lightly and ate noodles without looking away.
Xu Jingmo raised his eyes to look at Du Yao, whose mood had suddenly brightened up, and sighed tiredly.
He was really worried about his future brother-in-law.
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