Chapter 122 Coveting the Qin Family's Property
After word spread that the county school would soon reopen, countless people tried to bribe and gain access. County Magistrate Lu refused to meet with anyone he could avoid, and Shao declined every request. Even those he was forced to meet with refused to agree to anything. Even Mrs. Lu had recently declared she would practice vegetarianism and Buddhist studies, refraining from socializing or attending banquets.
Things like eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures are not to be taken lightly, so Mrs. Lu had no choice but to do it.
She wanted to claim to be sick, but she couldn't because everyone would come to visit her.
Magistrate Lu rejected everyone, but there was no way to reject Master Qin.
Master Qin gave too much.
In order to run this county school and plan for the long-term future, County Magistrate Lu was extremely concerned.
It was not difficult to mark out the site and build it, nor was it difficult to hire a teacher or people to take care of it on a daily basis. He even used his connections to lobby and get some money, and with both himself and the mayor of the neighboring county each contributing a portion, he bought 100 acres of fertile land and put it in the name of the county school to support the county school for a long time.
After setting up this system, it was not enough to maintain normal operations and nothing else could be done.
County Magistrate Lu insisted on refusing to raise funds.
Once the donation is accepted, will people give it to the younger generation in their family, clan, or relatives who plead for a spot or not?
Master Qin is different.
Mr. Qin donated a library and another 50,000 silver coins to purchase books for the library.
His only request was to allow his only son Qin Ning'an to enter the county school. That was the only request, nothing else.
County Magistrate Lu was moved by Mr. Qin's deep love for his son and agreed.
Although he expected that the county magistrate would be reasonable and agree to his request, Master Qin was still overjoyed when the dust settled.
County Magistrate Lu did not hide this matter. If anyone had the generosity of Master Qin, it would not be impossible to give him another spot.
But who would be willing to do that?
No one's money comes from the wind. Tens of thousands of taels for a spot? That's crazy.
Master Qin is different. His son is a playboy who has learned nothing and is the only one in the family. He is desperate and is trying all kinds of methods to help his son.
Basically, everyone had no objection to this matter. With so much silver, no one could refuse Master Qin.
Besides, County Magistrate Lu also said that he doesn’t mind everyone learning from Master Qin.
Xu Zhichun also heard about this: It turns out that relying on one's father is a way out in any era.
Outsiders had no objection, but there was a commotion in Mr. Qin's family.
Master Qin's sister, Qin Xiuhe, married into the Mo family in the neighboring Changshui County and gave birth to two sons. The eldest son, Mo Tianyao, was the same age as Qin Ning'an, two months older, and the younger son, Mo Tianrui, was eight years old.
The Mo family is also a business family, but they are not very successful and are much worse than the Qin family.
Qin Ning'an made no progress, and Qin Xiuhe was instigated by her husband's family. As a mother, she wanted to make plans for her son, so her greed gradually grew and became stronger. She wanted her son to take over her mother's family property.
Her husband was right. She was also of the Qin family's bloodline, so she had a share in the Qin family's assets, didn't she? It would be fine if Qin Ning'an was capable, but she was clearly a complete loser. So, what was wrong with her son inheriting the Qin family's assets?
Otherwise, would he allow his own business to be destroyed in the hands of that idiot Qin Ning'an?
If that's the case, even after a hundred years, my eldest brother and sister-in-law will still be sorry for the ancestors of the Qin family.
Therefore, I did this entirely for the sake of the Qin family and to relieve my elder brother and sister-in-law's worries.
She had completely forgotten how much dowry she brought with her when she got married, and she had also completely forgotten that the Qin family's current status was the result of her eldest brother's decades of hard work.
She only knew that she had introduced someone to her eldest brother with good intentions, but her eldest brother refused to use the person and did not give her any face at all. He even secretly hated his eldest sister-in-law and believed that it was his eldest sister-in-law who instigated it behind her back.
Of course Qin Xiuhe would not give up. In the past two years, she went back to her parents' home more and more frequently. Every time she came back, she would bring her two sons and stay for a long time. She would praise her sons whenever she had the chance, and at the same time belittle and mock Qin Ning'an as a fool.
While suppressing Qin Ning'an, she tried to use this to prove that Qin Ning'an was not capable of taking over the family business and that her son was capable of taking on the responsibility.
You can tell a person's character by looking at him when he is three years old. He is already ten years old, but still looks like this. He can't even use an abacus or recite the Three Character Classic. What else can you expect from him?
Mrs. Qin was extremely angry, but she couldn't argue with her. Once they started arguing, she would start crying and making a fuss, saying that her parents were gone and her sister-in-law wouldn't allow her to go back to her parents' home.
Besides, her son really wasn't smart enough, and what she said was too blunt, but it wasn't entirely untrue.
Mrs. Qin was so angry that she wiped her tears behind her back.
Mr. Qin has always loved his only sister, but he couldn't bear to see his wife being wronged, so he comforted her and turned around to gently remind his sister.
Qin Xiuhe agreed verbally, but she hated her sister-in-law even more in her heart. She hated her for gossiping and trying to sow discord between her and her elder brother.
She was determined to take over the Qin family's property.
Rather than letting that idiot Qin Ning'an fail to keep the property and have it divided up by outsiders in the future, isn't it better to hand it over to your own son?
Qin Xiuhe brought her two sons this time, and found out that her eldest brother and sister-in-law had already sent Qin Ning'an to the county school. Qin Xiuhe was almost furious.
She loved it when her sons Tianyao and Tianrui played with Qin Ning'an, always trying to outdo and outshine him. To put it simply, she loved watching her sons bully Qin Ning'an. It made her sons look smart.
Qin Ning'an has been used to being suppressed by her son since he was a child. It has been a long-term habit, and he will never be able to stand out when he grows up.
So, this time, Qin Ning'an went to the county school? He only came back for two days at the end of each month?
How can this be!
Qin Xiuhe was a little exasperated: "Ning An can't even recite the Three Character Classic properly, how can he possibly get into the county school?"
Seeing her angry, Madam Qin felt strangely pleased. Although her family had invested a lot of money, she suddenly felt a surge of accomplishment. She smiled and said, "It's good for Ning'an to go and make some friends. No matter what, the teachers in the county school are good. He can at least learn something, and it's worth our money."
When Qin Xiuhe heard her sister-in-law say that she had spent tens of thousands of taels of silver on this matter, her heart ached even more. "Brother and sister-in-law, are you crazy? It's a waste to spend so much money! What can Ning An learn from that? You are so confused!"
Madam Qin sneered, "We are spending our Qin family's money, which will belong to Ning An in the future. If we think it's worth spending on him, then it's worth it. Besides, Ning An likes to go there himself. So you don't have to worry about it, sister."
Mrs. Qin noticed that Qin Xiuhe was coveting her family's property, but she had no evidence and couldn't say it out loud.
It's okay to give some advice from the side.
Qin Xiuhe was almost mad with rage, thinking, "What are you talking about your family's money? This will all belong to my Tianyao and Tianrui in the future!"
(End of this chapter)
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