Chapter 439: 304, Mr. and Master (Requesting Monthly Pass)_2
However, even so, Li Ke still insisted on finishing all the miscellaneous tasks.
During this time, servants from several other households came to deliver fruits and melons.
Although they claimed to be delivering fruits and melons, those servants were sneakily observing Li Ke’s busy figure all along, seemingly trying to probe for some information.
perfect your own character. Just like when you encounter a beggar on the street. Does giving him a dollar really help him? It doesn’t. But that dollar is not for him; it’s for yourself. Think back, did your inner sense of order feel a bit more peaceful after giving him the money?”
Li Ke was taken aback: “It seems so.”
He hadn’t heard others discuss beggars in such a way.
“Then how do you feel about not bossing the servants around anymore?” Qing Chen asked.
“At first, it felt awkward, but later it made me feel somewhat different from the others, which was quite a good sensation. I gained more recognition for my self-cultivation,” Li Ke said.
Qing Chen laughed, “Don’t always think about such grand propositions in your heart; this is enough.”
He had understood that in his student’s life of 14 years, all he had faced was a world where class was rigid, and people were categorized into distinct levels.
Thus, his concepts still needed to be gradually adjusted.
Just then, Li Ke asked, “Master, what if a beggar is able-bodied and only pretends to beg for money? After you give him the money, he may even call you a fool behind your back. What do you do when you come across such a situation?”
Without a second thought, Qing Chen said, “Beat him up.”
“All right, I need to go back and think it over more. If Master has no other matters, I will leave now,” Li Ke said.
Li Ke left the Autumn Leaf Courtyard early after finishing his meal; he needed to return home and adjust his daily routine.
Qing Chen handed him a sign that read “No Visitors”: “Go hang this at the door for me. As of now, visitors are turned away after 7 P.M. every evening, no exceptions.”
Li Ke was startled at first, but quickly said, “Yes, I will also inform the others.”
After Li Ke left, it was already 7:30 P.M. when someone came to visit.
No matter how much the visitor knocked, Qing Chen calmly replied from his chair: “Please leave, no visitors for today.”
No matter whose name the visitor announced, Qing Chen ignored them all.
The servant outside left in discontent.
of the main house, also found the matter inappropriate and therefore warned Li Ke? But that seemed unlikely since the Secretariat had specifically issued an official approval.
As far as the parents were concerned, it was best for everyone to live in peace.
The students who no longer had to do the morning exercises were delighted and would even persuade other students in class not to attend them anymore.
Some students even conspired in private to ostracize Li Ke and isolate him.