"How could I?"
Xiaomai's words were so heavy that Zhiyuan couldn't bear it. He looked unconvinced, "How could I not consider her as my biological mother? I only have this one mother! She is my biological mother!"
Xiaomai looked at him quietly, and waited until he calmed down before saying, "Zhiyuan, I understand your thoughts. Auntie is your greatest benefactor. It is a good thing that you are grateful, but there are also rules for repaying gratitude. Tell me, have you always told yourself over the years that you must repay your aunt well when you grow up?"
Zhiyuan looked a little confused and nodded.
"Your aunt raised you when you were little, and you should take care of her when she's old. This is the way it should be, but there's one more thing that's also very important. Ask Zhangzhu if she's always thinking about 'repaying the kindness of raising me'?"
Zhangzhu was actually carefree and didn't quite understand the subtleties of this. She stroked her ponytail, thought about her attitude towards Zhiyuan, smiled, and put her hand on her brother's shoulder, "Don't talk about my mom, I treat my brother too much like my own brother."
She also said, "Brother, you bought so many things for me, I have no intention of paying you back! Anyway, you have been my brother since I gave birth to you, you are my real brother!"
After hearing this, Zhiyuan laughed and touched Zhangzhu's head. He seemed to understand a little. He had never thought of asking Zhangzhu to pay him back. If Zhangzhu said that he had to pay it back in the future because he was not his biological brother, he would probably be angry...
Xiaomai sighed, "Zhiyuan, I know you and Zhangzhu are different. In your opinion, you always feel that you are not a biological child, so you don't deserve so many good things, right?"
Zhiyuan was silent. Xiaomai, who grew up with him, could see through his thoughts clearly.
"You!" Xiaomai said again, "I don't think you can be raised well! You should be filial and repay your gratitude, but you have to repay your aunt in a way that she likes!"
"Zhiyuan, in my opinion, the most important thing about filial piety is to make her happy, not to show it by how much money you save for her and how many things you buy for her. Think about it yourself, how can you return what she has given you with something of equal value? You will never be able to repay her in your lifetime!"
"Zhiyuan, if I think more darkly, I would even think that you stopped spending her money just to make yourself feel better."
"Aunt doesn't care how much money you spend. On the contrary, she is willing to spend the money on you and Zhangzhu. She is happy."
Zhang Zhu nodded vigorously when she heard this, "Brother, really, do you remember how many skirts my mother bought for me when I was a child to dress me up? She was happy! If I didn't let her dress me up, she would be unhappy!"
"Yes." Xiaomai said, "Put yourself in her shoes and think about it. When you were a kid, you spent all your pocket money to buy your aunt a necklace. If your aunt said she didn't like it and didn't want it, would you be disappointed? You saved money for a long time and carefully selected the style. Then your aunt said that your uncle gave it to her and didn't want yours anymore. Would you be happy?"
Zhiyuan stood there in a daze.
"Zhiyuan, your aunt gave you a warm life and a loving home. If you want to repay her, just give her warmth and love."
"Everything in the world has a price. If you measure what she gave you with money, you can't pay her back. Just think about the houses she bought for you in the capital. What can you use to pay her back? Zhiyuan, love is priceless. Don't always think about what you owe her in material terms. In fact, a sincere family love brings happiness to both the giver and the receiver."
"Zhiyuan, like a real son, accept your parents' love calmly, and like a real son, repay them without any feeling of 'owing' or 'unworthiness'."
Zhang Zhu listened and suddenly burst into tears, "Brother, why do you feel unworthy? You deserve it! You are! You are my parents' child, and my biological brother! I won't allow you to feel unworthy!"
"Zhangzhu..." Zhiyuan was a little panicked when he saw Zhangzhu was about to cry.
Zhangzhu leaned on his shoulder and burst into tears, "I feel so uncomfortable when you do this! I don't like it! You said it yourself, Zhangzhu has the final say, I will do whatever Zhangzhu says! Are you going to listen to me? Are you going to listen to me?"
"Listen! Listen! Zhangzhu, don't cry. It's my fault. I'm wrong! I'll admit my mistake to mom when I get home. I'll never do this again! Don't cry!"
This storm ended with Zhangzhu's crying.
When the three of them returned, they were all smiling.
"Xiaomai, Teacher Gu is very good. You are really good at educating people. You are worthy of being a teacher. I have changed my mind!" Zhiyuan praised Xiaomai. With a Xiaomai like this, how could she still be as timid as she was when she was bullied by the Du family when she was a child?
Xiaomai snorted, "Really? Since you call me Teacher Gu, then you should write me a self-criticism when you go back today!"
"Okay! I'll write it." Zhiyuan's attitude of admitting his mistake was absolutely sincere.
When they got home, Gu Youlian and Lin Qingping were still talking. Xiaomai called her mother away, saying it was not a big deal and just let the family talk it out among themselves.
Lin Qingping had a gloomy face. Zhiyuan lowered his head and walked in front of her, with Zhangzhu following him.
"Mom, my brother said he knows he was wrong, please don't be angry, okay?" It was the first time that Zhangzhu saw her mother hitting someone, and she was scared, fearing that her brother would be beaten again.
"Go back to your room." Lin Qingping's more important thing now is to "interrogate" Zhiyuan.
Zhangzhu was still worried, so she winked at her brother and said, "Brother, call me if you have any problem!" I will protect you!
After saying that, seeing her mother glaring at her, she quickly ran back to her room.
Lin Qingping was thinking about how to talk to her son about this topic, "Zhiyuan..."
"elder brother!"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhangzhu poked his head out of the room.
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