Chapter 88: Chapter 88: Daughters Also Have Responsibilities to Bear
Mother Qin chuckled, "At the time, I scolded him, called him old-fashioned.
Such an era, and still talking about heritage...
Yet no matter what I said, Old Qin still took Tan to the family school.
That summer, I was so angry I didn’t speak a word to Old Qin and took Xiao back to my parents’ home for a while.
But all that anger faded when Tan returned from the family school.
Because I saw the changes in Tan.
The child who would just cry and make a fuss at home, after two months at the family school, came back changed.
Moreover, this change happened a little more each time he went and returned from the family school. By the third year, Xiao also turned five, and the two brothers went to the family school together. Though reluctant, I came to understand the purpose of the Qin Family hosting the family school.
The Qin Family hosts the family school in hopes that each generation of Qin descendants will uphold the family with outstanding offspring.
Not to mention anything else, take Tan’s grandfather for example, this old man was not particularly impressive, but what could be done?
In his generation, he was the only main descendant. Who else could it be passed to?
Fortunately, although he was muddled in romantic relationships, he was clear-headed in managing the family, with uncles from collateral branches helping him, the Qin Family didn’t decline under his watch...
These people from the collateral branches, each came out of the family school. Without the teachings of the family school, you’d wonder why so many people who are more capable than the old man, would bother to help him?
Couldn’t they seize power for themselves?
Take the Wen Family for instance, isn’t there an issue of power struggles?
But not in the Qin Family, there’s never been a power struggle here, the occasional unreliable ones are quickly disowned.
Even this mediocre old man, as unreliable as he was in youth, knew on his deathbed to arrange everything for the Qin Family beforehand without leaving any room for complaints.
If it were someone unclear-headed who gave everything to their true love, wouldn’t the Qin Family be ruined by those two wastrels?
Jie, Li, Mom says this hoping you understand the significance of the family school’s existence."
He Jie listened quietly, and after hearing, said, "Mom, I know the family school surely has its purpose.
I’m not really unwilling to let Little Stone go, it’s just that I’m upset Qin Tan kept it from me.
I wondered why this morning when Mom mentioned taking Little Stone to the ancestral home to experience the family school, Tan’s expression was so odd.
Turns out there was a reason.
Before we talked about the family school too, and Tan said that it teaches things that can’t be learned in regular school, not difficult...
Yet today when I went to see it, I realize, how could it be not difficult?
He himself graduated from the family school only in his third year of college, and had the nerve to say it wasn’t difficult!
He even pretended it was nothing to deceive me before."
The Qin Family’s men’s family school requires more to learn than the women’s family school, not just music, chess, calligraphy, painting, tea, flowers, but also martial arts, stratagems on commercial warfare, and even the Four Books and Five Classics of ancient times...
So, it’s indeed quite challenging for Qin Family men to graduate from family school.
Mother Qin heard He Jie’s complaint, smiled and said, "He probably thought whether he told you earlier or later, Little Stone would still have to go to family school.
So why not tell you later, this way you’ll be less angry for a while.
If we hadn’t mentioned coming back to see, I guess Tan also hadn’t planned to tell you yet, he might’ve dragged it till Little Stone was five and couldn’t delay any longer before saying anything."
This point was indeed spot on, Qin Tan’s original plan was to delay until Little Stone reached the age for family school and then explain.
But because Xiao and Xiao Li were coming back early to see the women’s family school, it disrupted his plan.
Because of this, Qin Tan is currently blaming Qin Xiao.
"Xiao, you’ve really been a thorn in my side for decades!
What’s so good about the family school? What’s the point of coming back early to see it?"
Qin Xiao, who was playing chess with Father Qin, replied lightly, "I didn’t cause you trouble, on the contrary, I helped you."
Qin Tan rolled his eyes furiously, "Then should I still thank you, dear brother!"
Qin Xiao made no reply, instead it was Father Qin, after placing a black piece on the chessboard, calmly spoke, "You really should thank your brother!"
Qin Tan pointed at Qin Xiao then at himself, "Dad... are you serious...?"
Qin Tan never expected Father Qin to actually tell him to thank Qin Xiao.
Father Qin glanced at him, continued, "You’ve only deceived Jie for over a year, and knowing the truth made her upset.
If you had deceived her for five years straight and didn’t even give her time to accept when you take Little Stone to the ancestral home to family school, what do you think she’d do?
Now Jie is angry, but as long as you give her some time to accept, she’ll soon be fine.
Don’t you think, Xiao wasn’t helping you, could he be causing you trouble?"
Qin Tan fell silent.
Meanwhile, after venting, He Jie felt less upset and wasn’t as angry as before.
But Xiao Li, who hadn’t spoken, was still blocked with anger.
Mother Qin noticed Xiao Li was silent, so she asked, "Li, still angry?"
Xiao Li raised her head to look at Mother Qin, "Mom, I’m not really angry.
I am just a bit reluctant, if Mianmian were a boy, then her attending family school wouldn’t make me feel any way.
Boys are tougher, it’s okay.
But Mianmian is a girl! She just needs to be protected by us, and grow up cute and sweet, isn’t that enough?
Why does she have to work so hard?"
He Jie hadn’t been to the women’s family school, so didn’t know what was taught, she also thought the women’s family school would be easier, after all she shared the same thought as Xiao Li.
Daughters are meant to be pampered!
But now hearing Xiao Li’s words, He Jie understood, the women’s family school isn’t easy either.
Mother Qin listened to Xiao Li’s words, chuckled and said, "Li, how do you think the two sisters Chen Tingting, who made a fuss at Grandma’s place the other day, behaved?"
Xiao Li was momentarily stunned by Mother Qin’s mention of Chen Tingting.
Mother Qin saw her stunned, didn’t wait for her reply, and continued.
"Though the Chen Family is a minor stream in B City, even minor they have some assets.
These Chen Tingting sisters were pampered by Elder Chen and Madam Chen since childhood.
But now?
How are they repaying the Chen Family?
Since that banquet, the Chen Family lost all important partners overnight, Elder Chen was so angered he fell sick in the hospital.
Daughters should indeed be cherished, but girls are also part of the family and carry their share of responsibility.
Even if they truly can’t help the family, at least shouldn’t drag down the family!
These Chen Tingting sisters are typical examples of dragging down, causing the Chen Family to fall from height into the dust."