Fu Xiangbei couldn't help but slow down his pace and replied nonchalantly, "Yes, Grandpa, I went to Master's house for dinner and came back. The meat at Master's house is really delicious, Grandpa, you can have some tomorrow too."
Mr. Fu: What little meat is he missing?
"Grandpa, can I take a day off for the apprenticeship banquet tomorrow?"
"Why do you need to ask for leave? Just come back for lunch at noon and become my disciple. We have prepared the gifts for becoming my disciple. Your parents may not be able to come back by then." When he said the latter sentence, Grandpa Fu turned his head away. He also knew that this would be a blow to Fu Xiangbei.
However, his son and daughter-in-law's work didn't allow them to return home, so this grandson had been left at home since he was little. When he was hungry, he went to the cafeteria, and when he was full, he would read a book by himself, without even anyone to play with. It wasn't that there was no one, but his grandson was impatient with those children, thinking they were stupid. At seven or eight, he was still playing house, when he was already studying his junior high school textbooks.
Fu Xiangbei frowned, "Grandpa, I am the one who became his disciple, so I should stay with him instead of just having a meal and becoming his disciple and then leaving."
Mr. Fu looked at him seriously and said, "Think carefully, if you miss a day of school, you want to make up for it later..."
"Grandpa, I've finished all the junior high school courses. I don't need to make up for it."
Mr. Fu:......
Being too smart is not good either, because then you won’t have the sense of accomplishment of raising a grandchild as a grandfather.
"Okay, I'll ask your homeroom teacher for leave for you tomorrow."
"Thank you, Grandpa. I'll go upstairs first." Fu Xiangbei went upstairs with his schoolbag.
Mr. Fu shouted at his back, "I've bought the book you wanted. It's on the desk in your room."
Fu Xiangbei's pace quickened. He walked outside, pushed the door open, and headed straight for the desk. This room had been specially prepared for him by his father-in-law. Before then, he had lived with his parents and rarely returned to the compound. It was only after Fu Xiangbei had won Zhong Yuxiu's favor that his father-in-law had begun to meticulously tidy it up. The desk and bookshelf were placed to the left of the window in the room. The bed was in the southeast, with the desk facing the headboard.
He went to the desk and saw a stack of brand new books on it.
There are seven books in total, including "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Names", "Thousand Character Classic", "The Analects of Confucius", "Rules for Disciples", "Family Instructions of Zhu Xi", and "Enlarged Collection of Wise Sayings".
The Three Character Classic includes traditional cultural literature, history, philosophy, astronomy and geography, ethics, loyalty, filial piety, chastity and righteousness, with the core idea of "benevolence, righteousness, sincerity, respect and filial piety"; when reciting the Three Character Classic, one can understand common sense, traditional Chinese studies, historical stories, the connotations of the stories and the principles of being a human being and doing things.
"Three Character Classic" and "Hundred Family Surnames" are precious cultural heritage of the nation. Their content is short, concise and catchy.
When Fu Xiangbei had no interest in learning this knowledge, he thought it was rubbish and something he didn't need to learn. However, after studying with his master for a day, he realized that this knowledge was not rubbish. The stories in it fascinated him and at the same time, he once again realized his own shortcomings.
Relying on one's self-proclaimed intelligence, being unable to see clearly, looking down on others, and disdaining to make friends with others is wrong. Master mentioned the doctrine of the mean in his teachings, and he should act impartially and compromise.
But he took another path, a path to the extreme.
Fortunately, he met his master, who corrected his mistakes in time and guided him onto the right path. He was willing to walk on this path and worked hard to correct his previous wrong mentality and arrogance.
He read with great concentration and was completely immersed in the world of books. He wrote down the things he didn't understand in a small notebook and decided to ask his master tomorrow.
He didn't go to bed until eleven that night. The first thing he did the next morning was shower and wash his hair. He then took his clothes to the bathroom and soaked them in detergent. He then went back upstairs, holding his book, and continued reading until Old Man Fu came back and called him.
"Xiangbei, it's time to go. Let's go to your master's house early."
Fu Xiangbei put down his book, closed his "little notebook of questions" and tucked it under his arm. He quickly walked to the door and opened it. "Grandpa, I'm done."
"Pack up and go. I've already told your class teacher." Mr. Fu turned around and went downstairs, followed closely by Fu Xiangbei.
When they got downstairs, Grandpa Fu pointed to the many things placed next to and on the sofa and said, "Carry as much as you can, and I'll take care of the rest."
"Okay." Fu Xiangbei moved the small notebook to another place and put it in his underwear. The weather was not warm, and he was wearing three layers of clothes. He was not afraid of it falling off if he put it in his underwear, because the underwear was tucked inside his pants.
He carried a lot of things from the sofa, all of which were packed in gift boxes. Fu Xiangbei didn't know what the gifts were inside.
Grandpa Fu picked up all the things next to the sofa, and the grandfather and grandson set off with bags full of things. When they met people along the way, they would ask them curiously, but Grandpa Fu had no intention of hiding anything. Whenever anyone asked them where they were going, they would say they were going to the Yan family.
When people asked them what they were doing at the Yan family and why they were carrying so many bags, they would have thought they were giving gifts.
Mr. Fu replied directly, "I just went to give a gift, so what! My Xiaowu has caught the eye of the eldest grandson's wife of the old Yan family, and she wants to take him as her apprentice. From now on, my Xiaowu will have to trouble the eldest grandson's wife of the Yan family. What's wrong with giving a little gift?"
"Mr. Fu, please don't mind it. This woman has a bad mouth and can't think straight. You go ahead and do your thing. We'll leave first." A middle-aged man pulled a middle-aged woman away. The middle-aged woman struggled a few times and made a lot of noise.
With these two people taking the lead, the others didn't ask any more questions. They all congratulated Fu Xiangbei and then dispersed.
In just a moment, everyone in the compound knew that the boy from the youngest son of the Fu family had caught the eye of the eldest grandson's wife of the Yan family, and she wanted to teach him personally.
"Grandpa, is it okay for you to tell them so bluntly?" Fu Xiangbei frowned. He really disliked people who talked too much and couldn't see the situation clearly.
"Nothing, what could possibly happen?" Old Master Fu sneered. "Everyone in the compound knows something about your master's abilities. Those with high positions and the authority to know more know even more. So many people covet a position by your master's side. But they dare not make a move. Your master's abilities are far more than this."
Fu Xiangbei's brows were still furrowed, as he felt that this might cause his master's disgust.
"Master..."
"Your master really wants to take you in as his disciple and won't care about these things. It will be enough for you to be sincere to your master in the future." He saw it clearly. In the past, their Fu family was not poor, but the positions of their descendants had been suppressed a lot.
With Fu Xiangbei's connections in the Yan family, the pressure on their Fu family will be much less.
Fu Xiangbei nodded and said, "I hope so. I don't think Master is the kind of person who likes to show off." Master is a big shot in scientific research and also in the humanities.
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