Chapter 191: Teacher Appreciation Banquet
Qingyue Restaurant.
Fifteen teachers sat at the table and looked at the surrounding arrangements, feeling a little restrained.
The headmaster faced the landscape painting on the wall, stroked his gray beard and said, "This painting has a great style. It's a good painting..."
The waiter was serving the dishes and said with a smile, "Sir, you have a good eye. This painting is an authentic work by the landscape master Lin Xueshi."
The headmaster's eyes widened. "You said this is the original work of Master Lin, the Master Lin from the upper academy?"
"Yes." The waiter said, and seeing that the new waiter was clumsy in serving the dishes, he walked over to help and taught him how to set the table.
The headmaster looked at the painting with burning passion, wanting to touch it but not daring to, as if he was seeing his beloved girl.
The teacher next to him lowered his voice and said to Tang Yichen: "The master that Shanzhang admires most is this scholar Lin. His landscape paintings are unique and no one can learn the charm of them."
"Mr. Lin's original work is actually placed here. If it is damaged by someone who doesn't know its value, wouldn't that be a waste of a good thing?" The headmaster's eyes were full of heartache.
"Don't worry, sir. This room is not open to the public. The boss usually uses it to entertain friends. The boss is a good friend of Mr. Tang's sister, so he gave this room to you to use."
The teachers' eyes changed when they looked at Tang Yichen.
This kid was more pleasing to the eye when his family was poor, but now that his family is rich, he's become a bit hated as well.
"Gentlemen, these dishes are our signature dishes and have been served. If you have any other instructions, just ring the bell on the wall and we will come in and serve you immediately."
"That's enough food."
"Okay. These wines are all fifty-year-old peach wines. You can try them first. If you want to drink stronger wine, we also have fifty-year-old Spring Breeze Drunk."
After the waiter left, more than a dozen pairs of eyes looked at Tang Yichen.
"Jinzhi, how much does a banquet like this cost? Even if your family is rich, you can't be so extravagant." Tang Yichen's mentor, Master Zhong, said. "Teacher, don't worry, the boss is a friend of my sister and only charges the lowest price. We can eat delicious food that others have to spend ten times more for at the lowest price. If you think about it this way, don't you think this meal is a good deal?"
The masters: "..."
Tang Yichen stood up and bowed deeply to all the teachers.
"What are you doing?"
Tang Yichen said gratefully: "Back then, my family was poor and could not afford the tuition, but my teacher waived my tuition and bought me writing brushes, inkstones, and my teacher's wife mended my clothes. I will never forget this great kindness."
Master Zhong's eyes were red: "So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, you have not let me and your master's wife down..."
"All along the way, Jinzhi met teachers who were kind to him. The teachers allowed him to stay in the academy to study. Jinzhi had a lot of things to do, so he always came to bother the teachers during his days off. The teachers were also generous in giving him advice. The teachers were very kind, and Jinzhi will remember it in his heart."
"You are diligent and capable, and you deserve your current achievements." The teacher next to him said with a stern face, "Sometimes when I see you, I can't help but think of myself when I was young. If I had your diligence and tenacity back then, even if I didn't get a good rank in the exam, I could at least pass the exam and become a juren, right? It's a pity that you only realize your own incompetence at this age."
"Today is a good day for Jinzhi, so let's not say unlucky words." The headmaster said, "Jinzhi, you are the first this time, but this is only in a county like ours. There are many talented people out there, and there are always people who are better than you. When you leave here and see the wider world, you will know that this little knowledge is far from enough to let you climb higher and stand further."
"That's right. Although you are the first this time, there are countless people in various regions who are celebrating their first place like you. Moreover, the provincial examination is held every three years, and these three years gather the most talented people. You must not be proud and complacent, but continue to study humbly and compete with those people."
"Jinzhi won his first battle today. As division commanders, we wish him well, encourage him, and spur him on. Of course, the most important thing is to raise this glass of wine to celebrate together." The headmaster raised his glass.
The Tang family was having dinner next door.
The two rooms were close to each other and the soundproofing was poor, so the conversation from next door could be clearly heard by them.
Tang Dafu always knew that his son was very outstanding, but he didn't know that his journey was so difficult.
There are indeed geniuses in this world, but talent alone won't get you far. Those who can laugh to the end are all gold, which needs to be constantly washed and tempered to become its most beautiful. Tang Yichen is gold, but he is not born so pure. There are so many people who have tempered him along the way, and everyone has helped him, including those who have troubled him and wanted him to give up.
The Tang family's dinner was just an ordinary family dinner, and it ended quickly. Qin Huiyin had already booked an inn, and the Tang family would stay in the inn tonight and return to the village tomorrow.
Qin Huiyin asked the waiter to help pass a message to Tang Yichen, letting him know which inn they would be staying in tonight, and also told him that they would go back to the inn and wait for him.
It was Tang Luwu's first time staying at an inn, and it was a novelty. When the waiter brought them the bath water, they felt a little uncomfortable. But they soon got used to it.
Tang Yi smiled and lay down in front of the window, and said to Tang Luwu beside him: "Sister, I feel like I'm dreaming."
Tang Luwu had just washed her hair, so it was wet and could only be left loose. She was much taller than before, her face was rosy, and she had gained some weight, starting to look like a girl.
"I also felt that it was too beautiful to be real." Tang Luwu said, "But this is not a dream, it is real. I pinched myself several times and my hands were swollen."
Tang Luwu stretched out her hand, revealing a bruised back of her hand.
Tang Yi smiled: "..."
"Little brother, I like my life now. Although we are very busy and tired, we don't have to go hungry anymore, and no one despises us anymore. We have a father, a mother, and Yinyin."
"I like it too. I have a healthy body, a warm home, and no longer have to suffer from cold and hunger." Tang Yi said with a smile, "Let's go pick up my brother! He must have been drinking."
"I saw the hangover pills you gave him. But let's go find him anyway. I'm a little worried. He drank last time and looked a little stupid," said Tang Luwu.
Qin Huiyin came over from the next room and said to Tang Luwu and her brother, "It's rare for us to spend the night in the city. Do you want to go to the night market?"
"I want to go." Tang Luwu agreed immediately.
"Didn't you say you were worried about my brother and wanted to go find him?" Tang Yi smiled helplessly, "Are you worried now?"
"Let's go to the restaurant first. If they haven't finished yet, let the waiter take him back to the inn later. If he has finished, we can go to the night market with him." Qin Huiyin suggested. "Even though my brother has been in the county for so long, with his nerdy personality, I'm afraid he has never been to the night market."
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