Chapter 111: Zhao Yu Leaves Home
After this incident, Zhao Yue began to search for his own dream.
However, he was indecisive. One moment he would say he wanted to study and become a high-ranking official, and the next he would declare his ambition to be a great poet and author.
Zhao Zhitong educated him, explaining that a dream isn’t just lip service or something that changes daily. It’s about choosing a goal and then diligently working towards it.
Worried he wouldn’t understand, Zhao Zhitong offered examples: "Look at Qiao Jiaojiao, for instance. She wants to be a judge, so she diligently reads the books her father left her. I want to be a physician, so I’m learning medicine from Grandfather. Lanlan wants to be like Master Lu Ban, so she improves her craftsmanship every day.
You see, everything we do is aimed at achieving our dreams; it’s not just talk, you know."
This conversation happened to be overheard by Scholar Meng. While pleased with the insight of his most prized disciple, he was also astonished to realize that the ambitions of his few disciples were quite grand.
Zhao Yue, too, seemed to have gained some understanding. He stopped his whimsical pronouncements, calmed down, and began to pay attention in Teacher’s lessons and study diligently.
He felt that he hadn’t found his dream not because he wasn’t intelligent enough, but because he hadn’t read enough. Once he read more books, he would surely find his dream within their pages.
Amidst the fervent learning atmosphere of the four children, the Zhao Family welcomed a distinguished guest.
This was Feng Qihong, a renowned merchant and wealthy magnate of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Of course, the Zhao Family was unaware of his true identity; they only knew him as the proprietor of Guang Ju Restaurant, a significant boss.
He was here for the vegetables from Zhao Dong’s Residence.