Lin Shan's words to Xing Feng, Xing Laohan on the side also listened to them all. He agreed with Lin Shan's words very much, and felt relieved in his heart, so he was ready to say goodbye to Lin Shan, but Lin Shan's sincere invitation took the initiative. He didn't want to refuse in a tough manner, so he went upstairs with Lin Shan.

On the second floor of the restaurant, Mo Ye, who saw that as soon as the master made a move, things immediately eased up, he was also relieved, and once again admired the master. It's just that she saw that Xing Laohan also went upstairs with her master, thinking that he was almost going to whip Xing Feng on the street just now, Mo Ye's heart still unconsciously felt a fear of him.

Lin Shan led the Xing family father and son to the table, and then used the way he introduced Mo Ye to other masters in the academy, still using the title of the son of the old man, and briefly introduced Mo Ye to Xing Laohan.

Mo Ye hurriedly saluted Xing Laohan uprightly, Xing Laohan admitted it calmly, and also looked at Mo Ye carefully.

Because of his studies, Mo Ye has always been dressed as a man outside, and he has gradually begun to adapt to this strange identity. But at this time, she felt that when Xing Laohan's gaze fell on her, it seemed to be able to peel off her disguise, which made her feel uneasy.

Mo Ye lowered his head slightly because of his weak heart, and he didn't dare to interject between his master and Xing Laohan. Xing Feng was even more wooden, with a depressed look on his face, and he was speechless for a long time. At the dinner table, on one side was Lin Shan's master and apprentice, and on the other side was the Xing family's father and son, the two children who should have been the most noisy closed their mouths at the same time, hung their heads slightly and were silent, and the chatting fell on Xing Laohan and Lin Shan, two adults who were not familiar with each other.

Lin Shan roughly knew from Xing Feng's whereabouts in the afternoon that the reason why he was depressed now was probably not as simple as leaving school. So he simply made this matter clear as soon as he opened his mouth, but he was treating Xing Feng's father from a bystander's perspective.

"A few days ago, the county brocade shop was full of thieves." Lin Shan opened his mouth calmly and said slowly to Xing Laohan: "The only son of the shopkeeper is surnamed Song, and he is also a student of the academy. When Xing Feng was listening to classes in Shaoxue earlier, Song students were very helpful to him, and after Xing Feng returned to kindergarten, he also took a lot of care from him. ”

Lin Shan seemed to be talking about a trivial matter, and told Xing Laohan about the murderous things of the Song family being slaughtered overnight. His tone was calm, and there were not many personal feelings expressed, but Xing Feng, who was sitting opposite, twitched his eyebrows in silence when he heard this.

Lin Shan was a little indifferent to this matter, and the punishment style could probably be imagined as Mr. Literati's character might be so unfazed. It's just that what Xing Feng didn't expect was that the father, who had a clear distinction between good and evil and some passionate feelings in his impression, was a little flat after hearing the news. He just "Oh! sighed, and then said: "If I have a chance in the future, I will take Xingfeng to the tomb of the Song family to worship." ”

Xing Feng quickly glanced at his father, and then he sighed silently, and regarded his father's calm and insipid feelings as saying: Maybe Dad has heard it a long time ago, so he won't be surprised!

"The matter of the Song family may be a little scared." Lin Shan continued: "I listened to Ye'er, Xing Feng felt guilty for Song Xuexue's death, the reason was just that before the Song family's accident, Song Xuexue invited Xing Feng to accompany him, but Xing Feng refused, and he actually blamed himself for it. ”

This calm and gentle words fell into Xing Laohan's ears, and the expression on his face suddenly changed rapidly, Xing Feng glanced at his father, and couldn't help but feel nervous.

Lin Shan didn't leave time for Xing Laohan to speak, he just paused slightly, and then looked directly at Xing Feng, and said solemnly: "Although at the outing meeting at the beginning of the year, you shot a python to relieve the siege of Song Xuexue, I also thought that you had a certain talent in martial arts, and you might have better achievements if you abandoned literature and practiced martial arts." However, this does not mean that if there is one more person by Song Xuezi's side, you will be able to help him escape the catastrophe again. ”

When Xing Laohan heard Lin Shan's words, he slowly swallowed back the words that had accumulated in his heart.

He was originally going to reprimand Xing Feng, and then he accidentally found Xing Feng lying on the courtyard wall of the county martial arts hall, peeking at the martial arts practice in the hall and listening to Lin Shan, and asked Lin Shan to persuade Xing Feng to change his mind of abandoning literature and practicing martial arts. But now that he listened to Lin Shan talk about some details that happened in the academy that he didn't understand, he felt that his son would have this decision, and I am afraid it was not as simple as being willful for a while.

For their children, parents always want to think more and more thoroughly, so he slowed down his mind and decided to listen to this gentleman's advice first.

Xing Feng raised his head and met Lin Shan's gaze. He looked at him for a moment, and finally turned his gaze away, glanced sideways at his father, and then weakly spat out a word from his mouth: "I"

Xing Feng's tone of words at this time was fragmented, full of concerns, as if some force was pressing his throat, making him suppress the true thoughts in his heart all the time. When Xing Laohan saw his son's appearance, he was immediately angry.

Just when he was about to get annoyed, he heard the handsome boy sitting opposite whisper to Xing Feng: "Senior Brother Xing, my master and your father are here today, you might as well come out if you have any knots in your heart now, let's talk about it together, maybe you won't feel so sad and blame yourself." ”

After Mo Ye finished speaking, he cautiously glanced at Xing Laohan, and then hurriedly dodged his gaze to the side.

Xing Laohan listened to Mo Ye's gentle and clear words, and couldn't help but look at her a few more times. He looked at his son's appearance of wanting to speak again, and under the obvious contrast of mood, Xing Laohan let go of the anger in his heart and realized something.

He didn't do anything in advance, so he stood up directly from the table, and then hugged his fist at Lin Shan, and then said, "Mr. Mu, please see that Xing Feng once studied in your academy, and teach him another lesson today." ”

Lin Shan had also stood up, and Mo Ye and Xing Feng also stood up one after another when they saw this, with solemn expressions. I saw Lin Shan salute Xing Laohan, and then said gently: "Uncle doesn't have to be so polite, there are still a lot of things to talk about today, let's sit down first and then take it slowly." ”

Xing Laohan shook his head slightly, and then said with a smile: "No, the old man has to go back first, there are some things at home that need to be taken care of." ”

He glanced at Xing Feng and cast a look with deep meaning, and then seemed to say to Xing Feng, but in fact, he said to Lin Shan: "Xing Feng is temporarily handed over to Mr., I am very relieved." But if I stay here, this kid won't even be able to utter a whole sentence of truth. Let him listen here with peace of mind. ”

Xing Laohan was about to leave after saying this. Lin Shan didn't force him to stay, and sent Xing Laohan downstairs, Xing Feng followed behind, but was driven back by Xing Laohan with a word when he went out. Sitting back at the table, thinking of Daddy's initiative to retreat today, his eyes couldn't help but be wet.

Mo Ye sat silently for a while, and then she saw that the master had returned, so she let out a long breath and said, "Alas, it's finally gone!" ”

Unexpectedly, when Lin Shan heard this, his face was annoyed, and he scolded her: "Ye'er, what are you talking about? You can't just be frivolous behind the surface of respect for your elders, and you can't make amends to the criminal wind! ”

Mo Ye was slightly shocked by Lin Shan's reprimand.

The reason why she said this just now was because since Xing Laohan went upstairs, she was suppressed by his gaze that seemed to be able to burn people, and the trace of injustice in her heart that was originally born because Xing Laohan almost smoked the torture wind on the street swelled under the depression, and finally broke out after Xing Laohan went downstairs.

When she said this, it was natural for the child to stand on the same side as Xing Feng and raise her spear against the 'enemy', making Xing Feng feel that she had a helper. But she forgot for a moment that the 'enemy' in her eyes was his biological father, and an outsider like her who was a child was not qualified to stand on the opposite side of his father at all. To be exact, Xing Feng may not have hated his father's decision at all, and his silence may be more of a sense of guilt and hatred for not being able to do it, but Mo Ye's own unauthorized thoughts seem extremely arrogant and naïve.

Mo Ye realized this aspect of the matter in his heart, and the expression on his face suddenly became a little unnatural, and he was slightly embarrassed to apologize to the punishment wind.

Lin Shan lifted the hem of his shirt and sat back on the chair next to Mo Ye, Mo Ye glanced at him carefully, but saw him with a stern face and said, "Although today is a matter of punishment, you can also listen quietly to me." ”

"Yes." Mo Ye's eyes shrank slightly, he was originally relaxed because of Xing Laohan leaving, and his half-lying body on the table immediately straightened up and sat up obediently.

"Your father really wants you to be a scholar." Lin Shan spoke calmly, and there was not much sternness in his tone.

He paused for a moment and continued to say to Xing Feng: "However, the path you want to take has to be chosen by yourself after all. If you have your own thoughts in your heart, you have to come out clearly, and if you keep silent for fear of being vetoed, can you make others not veto? What's more, this other person is none other than your father. ”

At this point, Lin Shan's tone was slightly aggravated, and then he said: "Out of love for their children, parents will always be unusually thoughtful about their children's decisions; But it is also because of this love that many times they may go against their original intentions and compromise at the insistence of their children. ”

When Xing Feng heard this, his eyes began to flood again.

He remembered that just now on the street, his father had pulled out the belt around his waist, but he had never waved it down at him; When I went upstairs, my father also stopped talking several times, as if he wanted to scold himself, but he still endured his irritability. Thinking back to what Dad said when he left just now, Xing Feng suddenly understood very clearly the meaning of the word 'compromise' in Lin Shan's words. And this time Daddy didn't intervene with him of his own will, and he didn't feel very happy.

"As a man, you must have a firm goal to strive for in your life, and you can't be as gentle and attached to others as a woman, so you need to be thoughtful before choosing." Lin Shan continued to speak slowly: "I actually think in my heart that you are suitable for learning martial arts, but your father's level must be done carefully. Relatives are by the side, which is a bond and a help. If you have his support, even if it is just a few words, you will benefit immensely from it in the future. ”