Chapter 205 - 204: Your Big Sister Is Right
Qin Mingchun returned to the main courtyard with a glum face. He first went to pay his respects to his legitimate mother, Mrs. Wang, who was chatting with some old acquaintances from her maiden home. Seeing him looking so downcast, she couldn’t help but smile and beckon him over.
"Why are you looking so droopy? Are you having trouble understanding something in your studies?"
Qin Mingchun shook his head and said, "It was big sister who scolded me."
Mrs. Wang was slightly surprised: "Your big sister has come back?"
"Mm."
"What did she scold you about?" Mrs. Wang asked with some interest.
Qin Liuxi was not the type to meddle in others’ affairs unless it was necessary. If she had scolded Qin Mingchun, it must be because the child had done something unsatisfactory in her eyes.
Qin Mingchun looked up at her, saw the smile on his legitimate mother’s face, thought for a moment, and then briefly recounted what Qin Liuxi had said in reprimand, concluding with, "Mother, I don’t intend to stop studying. It’s just that when I see Fourth Brother always talking about studying and pursuing an official career, it made me start questioning."
"What your big sister said is correct. We study not only with the aim of pursuing an official career but also to understand the principles of life. You must study." Mrs. Wang stroked his topknot and said, "The Qin family has always valued literature as its heritage. Though we are down on our luck now, we are not so destitute that you can’t study. As your big sister said, even just to keep the accounts, you still need to be literate, right? Your big sister is offering you tough love with good intentions, don’t be upset with her."
Qin Mingchun muttered quietly, "As if I dare, I’m afraid she might hit me."
Mrs. Wang laughed and said, "Go talk with your Aunt Wan."