Now, not only Mr. Fu knew some of Yuxiu's past, but even Dean Xu knew it. He looked at his disciple with pity. He never expected that his disciple would be so miserable.
She was exploited to her last bit of value and then kicked out; her last name was even changed back, which clearly showed that the Wan family had given up on her long ago and had simply been looking for an opportunity. They claimed they had no choice, but they felt their biological daughter was more important than the daughter who grew up with them, not blood relatives.
Dean Xu asked, "Yuxiu, have you ever blamed them?"
"No." She shook her head decisively and said, "The Wan family raised me well. Before they knew I wasn't their biological daughter, they gave me everything and loved me without pretense. Even though fate later played a trick on me and I was sent down to the countryside in their place, I never took a cent from them. I've repaid their kindness. Honestly, I have to thank them. If they had dragged their feet, who knows what would have happened in the future? They were decisive, and so was I, so neither of us felt burdened."
As the saying goes, being debt-free is a life of ease.
They were the ones who gave up first and severed the family relationship; as an outsider, she had no intention of renewing the family relationship with them. Helping the Wan family overcome difficulties time and time again had exhausted her patience.
If the original owner was just sad and not hateful, and didn't leave her any last words; otherwise, she could have done even more excessive things, especially to Wan Yutong!
Her expression didn't seem fake, so Dean Xu believed it too. "It's good that you can think it through. Life is long, but also short. It's really not worth it to affect yourself for irrelevant people."
In her situation, instead of putting resentment on irrelevant people, it is better to live a happy life; the Wan family has always supported her, so it is useless to hate them or not.
"Master is right. I'm a married woman with children. I have elderly parents and young children to take care of. There's no need to waste my time and energy on others." He changed the subject and said, "Master Fu, there are not many people coming from your side. I'm afraid we can't open two tables. One table is enough."
Old Master Fu nodded. Since the group of unfilial descendants in the family couldn't come, Liang Zhun could only prepare one table.
Yan Rushan smiled and nodded at her, then got up and went to the kitchen to tell Feng Zheng that only one table of food would be prepared for lunch. Since there were only Mr. Fu and Dean Xu, the long table would be enough and there was no need to set up another table.
"Then should we put away the prepared tables and chairs?" Although the tables and chairs taken from other houses were not put in place, they were borrowed back.
"Let's do this for now. We'll return it together in the evening." After Yan Rushan gave the instructions, he left the kitchen and went to the hall to entertain the guests.
There are advantages to having fewer people, as it makes entertaining them less difficult. Everyone sat together chatting and laughing, and soon it was noon. The food was placed on the table, and Wang Daya brought a cup of tea on a tray.
"Comrade Zhong, the tea is ready, you can pay your respects to your master."
Mr. Fu took out a small box from his pocket and handed it to Fu Xiangbei, "Go."
Fu Xiangbei took it and walked to Zhong Yuxiu, and Gong Zhaodi brought a cushion; Old Man Fu was stunned, he didn't expect that she was still following the ancient etiquette of paying homage to her master.
Zhong Yuxiu didn't say anything, and no one present spoke.
Fu Xiangbei simply knelt on the mat. The mat was not smooth, probably stuffed with clothes or something; it wasn't custom-made, so that was why it was like that. He held the small box in his hands and brought it to her.
"Master."
Zhong Yuxiu took it and put it on the coffee table. Wang Daya bent down slightly so that Fu Xiangbei could reach the teacup.
Fu Xiangbei came forward with a teacup, "Master, please have some tea."
Zhong Yuxiu took it, took a sip, and put the teacup on the tray in Wang Daya's hand; at this time, Yan Rushan brought a brocade box, which was beautifully packaged. She took it and handed it to Fu Xiangbei.
"Since you've become my disciple, I'll teach you everything you need to know. I'll also teach you anything you want to learn. Don't complain about the hardship or tiredness in front of me, because it's useless. I won't pity useless people. Do you understand?"
You’re showing off your power right after becoming my disciple?
Old Master Fu smacked his lips.
Fu Xiangbei nodded respectfully, "Yes, Master."
"Get up, it's almost noon, it's time to sit down." Zhong Yuxiu stood up with a smile, and helped Fu Xiangbei to her side. "Study hard, I don't like idiots and losers."
"Okay, Master, I will definitely study hard and won't bore you." He could understand that people with high IQs often want to talk to people with high IQs, but the people around him always gave him the feeling that they were too low-level and he had no interest in talking to them; maybe the Master was the same as him, so it was good like this, he could understand the Master's temper.
"That would be best."
Yuxiu turned around and invited the three elders, "Grandpa, Master, and Mr. Fu, shall we take a seat?"
"Take a seat, take a seat." Old Master Yan said to Dean Xu, "Dean Xu, when you come to Yuxiu, this is your home. Don't be polite."
Mr. Fu and Dean Xu stood up together and followed the old man to the dining room to take a seat. Yan Rushan and Zhong Yuxiu smiled at each other, and Yan Rushan took her hand and said, "Let's go."
The couple walked in front, and Fu Xiangbei followed behind, and they went to the dining room together.
When they arrived at the dining room, Mr. Yan invited the two old men to sit down first, and the three old men started chatting; Yan Rushan and Zhong Yuxiu sat down together, and Zhong Yuxiu pointed to the seat next to Yan Rushan and asked Fu Xiangbei to sit there.
Fu Xiangbei nodded and ran to sit next to Yan Rushan. Once the seats were set, they waited for Wang Daya and the others to arrive and take their seats. However, this time, one of them would have to sit next to Old Man Fu and Fu Xiangbei. When they arrived, there was a moment of hesitation, and ultimately, Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong sat on either side.
In this way, Wang Daya, Gong Zhaodi and Feng Zheng felt much more at ease.
"Come on, eat everything, no need to be polite; take what you want, and stand up if you can't get it." The table was too long, and many delicious dishes were out of reach.
Wang Daya picked up the serving chopsticks and said, "If it's inconvenient for you old men to pick up the food, you can tell us and we will help you two pick up the food. You don't have to do it yourself."
"No, no, we can get it." Mr. Fu waved his hands repeatedly.
Wang Daya could only give up, smiled and sat down to continue eating; the group was talking and laughing, and they were in a good mood. Old man Yan Guofeng even ate half a bowl of rice more.
After dinner, Mr. Fu stayed with Fu Xiangbei for a while and then left alone.
Seeing the old man of the Yan family surrounded by his children and grandchildren, he also hoped that such a day would come. However, he also knew that his children and grandchildren were obsessed with their careers and took their careers too seriously. They couldn't even take care of their own sons, let alone an old man like him!
"Grandpa, what happened to Mr. Fu?" Everyone sat down on the sofa. Wang Daya and Gong Zhaodi brought tea and snacks. Zhong Yuxiu asked while holding a cup of hot tea.
Yan Guofeng said, "Don't worry about him. He's an old man, and he's still thinking about random things all the time. Tell me, how do you plan to teach Fu Xiangbei?"
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