Chapter 1079: Frustration is a Lesson One Must Learn in Life 2

"You will become timid and hesitant in doing things, and wallow in self-pity."

"At what age one should do what kind of things, bearing glory while also bearing the jealousy and slander behind that glory..."

That day, Shi Youxuan said a great deal to her son.

Sheng Zichen could not understand everything, but he still grasped quite a bit in his muddled state.

Among them, he understood the logic of "spoiling things by a desire for quick success."

Consequently, Sheng Zichen no longer wallowed in self-pity, and took the initiative to propose writing a self-reflection, promising to definitely take first place in the next exam to make up for the first place he missed this time.

Afternoon.

Jian Yixin's office.

"Bang!"

The door was pushed open, and Sheng Zerong stormed in aggressively.

He questioned his wife indignantly: "Jian Yixin, what do you mean by this? How old is Zichen? How could you treat him like that? If you can't give me a perfect explanation today, this matter isn't over."

"What are you shouting about? Close the door."

Although he was still very angry, he obediently closed the door.

"Xuanxuan asked me to do it this way, otherwise do you think I wanted to?"

"Ah? Why?"

Jian Yixin: "Xuanxuan said she wants to let the child receive frustration education; this will help him have stronger stress resistance after he grows up."

That's right, all of this was arranged by Shi Youxuan.

Don't look at the fact that she didn't go to the scene; she had put plenty of thought into the Chef Conference.

Sheng Zerong was dumbfounded.

After a long while, he suddenly said: "Yixin, you wouldn't treat our Moli like this too, would you?"

Jian Yixin said decisively: "No, Moli is the apple of my eye, my heart's treasure; I couldn't bear to."

On this point, the couple held the same view; they both thought Shi Youxuan was too cruel to the child.

This woman was probably too idle; unable to deal with others, she used all her intelligence and talent on her own son.

Only ten years later did Sheng Zerong understand how far-sighted this method was!

Q Country.

A small jungle tribe.

The weather was very hot, and the sun was scorching the earth brightly.

In such hot weather, people basically hid in their thatched huts for a nap after lunch, and the tribe was usually quiet without a sound.

But not today; a woman was crying, and she was crying very sadly.

"Sob sob sob..."

"Yingyingying..."

"Why is my life so bitter? I would have been better off dead back then; it would be better than staying here and suffering..."

Mrs. Chen was looking in the mirror.

The more she looked, the sadder she became; she almost didn't recognize the woman in the mirror herself.

Her skin was dark, her hair was withered and yellow; it had only been a few days, and she had aged a full dozen years!

Thinking of those women in the tribe, each with even darker skin and even uglier hair, she began to cry "yingying" again.

Would their present be her future?

If that were the case, it would be better to die.

"Let me die, I don't want to live anymore."

She had to leave this place; staying here was worse than death.

Having made up her mind, she went to her son's thatched hut and pushed him: "Wake up, Qingrui, stop sleeping; I have something to tell you."

Zhu Qingrui didn't turn over, nor did he open his eyes, just saying very calmly: "Impossible."

Mrs. Chen:...

"You don't even know what I'm going to say, and you're already refusing me?"

Zhu Qingrui: "You want to leave here, impossible!"

Over these past few days, the mother had said the same thing to him countless times a day, and his ears had long since grown calluses.

"But I can't stay here for even one more day, no, I don't want to stay for even one more minute; I belong to the bustling city, I don't belong here..."

He didn't want to explain anymore, because the explanation had already been said many times, but it was of no use at all.

His mother simply wouldn't listen.

"You can leave." Zhu Qingxiang appeared at the doorway, not knowing when.

"Really? That's great!"

She rushed over and hugged his waist, acting coquettishly: "Where have you been? You disappeared for so long without a word; do you know how much I missed you? Let's go together, the three of us, to Paris. Although we didn't bring all the money this time, what I have in my hands is enough for us to live without worry for the rest of our lives, to live happily forever..."

These days, Zhu Qingxiang was always avoiding her.

He couldn't even be seen, which was one of the reasons she didn't want to stay here; no man to be found, no environment to speak of, it was meaningless.

"But we can't go to Paris for the time being; we've told you the reason many times. There is a place..."

Mrs. Chen hurriedly interrupted: "It's fine if we don't go to Paris; let's go to the United States, or Jiangzhou. Both have bustling metropolises, high-end restaurants, hotels, and the world's best luxury shops. Anywhere is fine; in any case, it's better than this place."

The Zhu brothers looked at each other, and from each other's gaze, they could see the helplessness of the other.

Likewise.

Mrs. Chen had said these things countless times, and they had explained them many times as well, but it was completely useless.

She seemed to live in her own world, unable to extricate herself; she would nod in agreement when the explanation was finished, but afterwards, she would go right back to her own way of thinking!

Zhu Qingxiang had a rare moment of good temper: "We can't go to Jiangzhou, but the United States is possible, though not right now. The little money you have in your hands could last a lifetime of eating, drinking, and playing in L Country, but in places like the United States or Paris, it wouldn't last long at all."

"We can just earn more after we spend it; it's better than being in this place anyway. Even if you want to earn money here, there's nowhere to go to earn it."

"There is, but it depends on whether you are willing or not."

Zhu Qingxiang told Mrs. Chen about the Treasure of the Ji Family, saying that if they possessed the Ji Family's Treasure, they could not only shop all over the world, but also gain everyone's respect, guaranteeing her a status even higher than when she was the minister's wife.

"Really?"

Her eyes lit up, and she was very happy, wishing she could fly to the Ji Family immediately to obtain the Treasure.

She agreed.

But they couldn't go like this right now; they would definitely be exposed.

From that day on, the two Zhu brothers began training Mrs. Chen.

Ji Yingjie had gained over twenty pounds after giving birth!

A woman like her would absolutely never allow herself to become a big fatty; she was now in urgent need of a body management specialist, but such talent was not easy to find.

She flew into a rage at her subordinates, complaining that they were useless and couldn't even find a decent talent.

Just at this moment, a Guard discovered a woman who had fainted in the Forest on the border of the Ji Family.

The patrolling Guard found her and, not knowing what to do, reported it to Nianci.

Nianci: "Take her to the servants' quarters, give her something to eat, and let her leave after she wakes up."

If this were in the past, the Ji Family would never have bothered with such trivial matters; the life or death of others was none of the Ji Family's business.

But ever since the Clan Leader gave birth to a pair of fraternal twins, she had viewed all of this as a gift from heaven, and she had become much gentler.

She wanted to accumulate virtue and perform good deeds for her children, and she had done quite a few good things.

Every time people from surrounding tribes accidentally trespassed into the Ji Family, she would have them rescued and then point out the way for them to leave.

This time was the same.

It was just that after the woman woke up, she did not want to leave.

She insisted on seeing the person who saved her, saying that a life-saving grace could not be forgotten, and she wanted to personally kowtow to thank her savior and offer her most sincere blessings!

The Ji Family had been cursed in the past, so they placed special importance on sincere blessings.