Chapter 668: Chapter 253: Family System_1
“This family council shall come to an end here,”
“If there is anything else, you may come to see me directly.”
Lu Changsheng looked towards his wives, concubines, and children, and said aloud.
He was also aware that in such a setting, his wives, concubines, and children all had difficulties speaking freely.
If a concubine raised an issue related to the family system, it would reflect poorly on him as the head of the household and as a father, and on the aunts for failing to discipline properly.
If the children spoke up about some issues, it could affect sibling relationships and family harmony.
The others, upon hearing this, all stood up and responded.
After that, Lu Changsheng, along with Ling Zixiao, Lu Miaoge, and others, left the council hall.
“Sister Miaoge, Zixiao, do you think there are any issues that still need to be improved in the family system?”
Back at the Changsheng Hall, Lu Changsheng looked at Lu Miaoge and Ling Zixiao and inquired.
He felt that aside from profit-making, his family needed to pay attention to the atmosphere and the system.
At present, the family rules were roughly similar to those of the Lu Family of Qingzhu Mountain.
But Lu Changsheng was very clear in his understanding that his family was entirely different from the Lu Family of Qingzhu Mountain.
The Lu Family of Qingzhu Mountain had a history of several hundred years, and because of this, family affection and blood ties tend to be much weaker, making them place more emphasis on rules and clan regulations.
Whereas his own family was still everyone’s family.
To call it a family would be more accurate than to call it a clan.
As the head of this family, he did not usually interfere much in affairs, being rather casual toward most matters.
Lu Miaoyun, Qu Zhenzhen, and others had also watched the children of the house grow up.
In such a situation, they were not too strict with the children, not following the rules entirely.
“My lord, in terms of family system, I think there are a few points that need attention,”
Ling Zixiao said with a slight smile after glancing at Lu Miaoge.
“Zixiao, feel free to speak your mind.”
Lu Changsheng said aloud.
He knew that his ability to manage family affairs was average, so he was very willing to listen to suggestions.
“My lord, I think tasks like farming the spiritual fields, fishery, the herbal garden, and managing the family shops, cooperations, and so on, should all be handed over to the children to manage.”
“This way, not only will all the children have work to do, they will also get the experience they need and improve the family atmosphere.”
“Otherwise, if we let Miaoyun and the others handle these matters all the time, it’s not good for the family.”
Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow and asked.
“My lord, if Miaoyun and the others make mistakes in some family affairs, would you punish them?”
Ling Zixiao asked with a half-smile.
Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng paused, immediately realizing some of the problems.
He shook his head, and said honestly, “Probably not, at most I’d say a few words.”
“That’s exactly it. Miaoyun and the others are already responsible for many things in the house, and now they have to take on these as well. They are very busy, and it’s very possible that they make some small mistake or handle family affairs inadequately.”
“In such cases, if you, my lord, don’t say anything, others naturally won’t either. Over the long term, this will make the family’s rewards and punishments unclear.”
Ling Zixiao sat down by the table with dignified and graceful bearing, poured a cup of tea, and continued to say, “Now, there are quite a few children in the house who have reached fourteen or fifteen years of age and can be arranged to work.”
“Failing at the beginning is not to be feared; the family can give them enough leeway for trial and error.”
“Furthermore, if children make mistakes or fail in their tasks, we, as elders, can teach and admonish them, without causing resentment among the children in the house.”
“If the children see their elders making mistakes or doing poorly and you don’t say anything, how could they dare to speak up?”
Ling Zixiao drank her tea, saying with a smile.
“Changsheng, Sister Ling has a point,”
Lu Miaoge said, also taking a seat and joining in.
Lu Changsheng nodded.
With Ling Zixiao pointing it out this way, he clearly recognized the issue.
“These tasks will eventually have to be taken over by the children, so we might as well let them do it now.”
“During this period, if someone does a good job, we should reward them more, which can also encourage the other children in the family to get more involved.”
“As for the children with excellent Spiritual Root Talent or skill talents, they should focus solely on cultivation or refining their skills, or do some lighter work without spending too much time on tasks.”
“As for those with no talent or capability, we can arrange for Miaoyun to find them a spouse sooner, as it’s no problem to have a few idle members of the household.”
“Besides, having more children also counts as contributing to the family,”
Ling Zixiao said, her face showing a light smile as she continued.
“Changsheng, the work done by Xianzhi, Ruyi, Quanzhen, and the others is quite good, so we can let all the children try to take over these tasks.”
“If they do well, it can serve as encouragement and play a leading role.”
“And Miaoyun, Huanhuan, and the others can also then focus on domestic affairs and cultivation.”
Lu Miaoge nodded slightly, agreeing with Ling Zixiao’s opinion.
“Alright, I will talk about this with Miaoyun and Huanhuan later,”
Lu Changsheng said after hearing this, nodding his head.
As Ling Zixiao said, now the family could afford it, having enough margin for trial and error.
This would also make it easier for him to arrange things based on the children’s abilities, customizing his teachings to each child’s capacity.
Otherwise, like now, after making a simple arrangement, he hadn’t paid much attention to follow-ups, which not only affected Miaoyun’s planning but also failed to fully tap into the children’s talents.
Moreover, he had also come to realize an issue.
Many of the tasks carried out by his children were determined by him and Lu Miaoyun.
Over time, some concubines and children might harbor some dissenting thoughts.
According to Ling Zixiao’s proposal, all tasks could be subdivided and assigned according to ability.