It was already dusk when I returned to Li's Mansion from the banks of Peach Blossom Creek.

The eastern courtyard was peaceful.

My mother was sitting in the yard with the soles of her shoes in the floral apron, and my sister was cleaning the yard.

Seeing Li Chen'an come back, Ding Xiao'e put down the needle and thread in her hand and beckoned to him, her face was not filled with the joy of the past, but with a strong sense of worry.

Li Chenan sat opposite his mother.

Ding Xiao'e's eyes fell on his face and asked, "You...... Have you really become a helmsman of the Ichthyosaurus? ”

"Hmm." Li Chenan nodded.

"Your father can't sleep these days!"

"Just because of my identity as the helmsman?"

"Of course!" Ding Xiao'e put the sewing basket on the table, and said seriously: "Although my mother is a woman, my mother also knows what a fish dragon will be!" ”

"You! Our Guangling Li family, although it has declined over the years, but no matter what, it is also a scholarly family! ”

"You don't object to your martial arts mother, you do business, and your mother doesn't object either. But my son! How can you go along with the people of the Ichthyosaurus? ”

"Isn't that self-indulgence? How does this make the neighbors go to see our Li family? ”

"Your sister is excusing you, saying that it is because the Huo family will retaliate against you, and you joined the Fish Dragon Club for self-preservation...... Son! There should be a bottom line in life! My mother always thinks that it is nothing to do a small business, so let's ask for peace. ”

"Isn't that tavern in Erjinggou Alley very good? What can you do to make so much money? ”

"In this life, you can't bring anything into this world when you're born, and you can't take anything with you when you leave!"

"So what will be left behind in this life when people walk in the world?"

"My mother thought it wasn't Wanguan's wealth, but ...... Fame! ”

"A person, if he has a bad reputation, he will be spit on by the world, and he will be poked in the backbone!"

Li Chenan really didn't expect to be taught a lesson by his mother when he came back, and this lesson actually makes a lot of sense.

But he couldn't argue with his mother about it, because he had found himself drifting further and further away from the ideals he had since come into this world.

It was as if an invisible hand was pushing him.

From the beginning of meeting that handsome father-in-law, to the strong sense of crisis that arises after learning about the situation in Ningguo, this makes him unable to sit still, and he must fight!

It's not for fame and fortune, but for this family, in order to be able to find a place to settle down in the next very likely troubled times.

"The children know what my mother said."

"Since you know, then resign as the helmsman of the Ichthyosaurus Society!"

"Mother...... You should know about the child, the child can't explain too much to the mother, the child just wants to say that the lintel of the Li Mansion is indeed a little dim, and the child will polish the lintel brighter. ”

Ding Xiao'e obviously couldn't understand, she only knew that when she went out these days, the eyes of the neighbors looked at her differently.

They were no longer as cordial as they used to be, and they were always looking for excuses to stay away from her.

Of course, she knew why, and she became even more worried.

"Son, the magnificence of the lintel of the Li Mansion relies on the inscription of the edification of the calligraphy of the Li Mansion! It's not the rendering of those stained blood, and it's not the threat of fame! ”

"That will only spurn everyone, and it will only make the lintel darker!"

Li Chenan was speechless.

He pondered for a long time before he said a word to Ding Xiao'e: "Mother, I will go to Kyoto in a few days...... In addition, "

Just then, there was the sound of footsteps in the hallway.

was a little anxious, Li Chenan turned his head to look, and saw his father Li Wenhan walking in in a hurry.

Li Wenhan's face was very dark.

He came to the courtyard, sat down at the table, picked up the teapot and took a big sip, looked at Li Chen'an, but did not blame, but sighed leisurely and said, "Your second uncle replied." ”

"What did you say?"

Li Wenhan was silent, and after a while, "It's not a good word." ”

"Reasonably, does he also know that I have become the helmsman of the Ichthyosaurus Club?"

Li Wenhan nodded, "Someone in Kyoto obviously released this news, your second uncle said...... Say that this is the shame of the Li family, when, when you are expelled from the house! ”

Li Chenan was stunned, this Li Wenhou is quite ruthless, but if he leaves the Li family, he can also save the name of the Li family, after all, many things he has done in the future are really evil things in the eyes of people who don't know the truth.

So the corners of his mouth curled, "I think this is a good proposal." ”

Li Wenhan waved his hand: "Don't go to your heart!" ”

"The Li family's big house and two rooms are now in Kyoto, and our Li family's third room is in Guangling, in fact...... We are also estranged from each other, so we don't have to care about what he thinks! ”

Li Wenhan's words made Li Chenan stunned for a moment, in his memory, this father attaches the most importance to his reputation and honor, and also attaches the most importance to outsiders' comments on the Li family.

The last time he was kicked out of the house, it was because his predecessor violated the family motto and went to the gambling house and owed a lot of debts, and then there was the humiliation of the Shen family's divorce.

This time, he became the notorious helmsman of the Ichthyosaurus Society, which must have had an even worse impact on the Li family's prestige.

He thought that his father would use the letter to kick him out of the house again, and he was even able to accept it calmly, but he did not do so.

"My father has been thinking about you these days, I can't figure it out, yesterday I brought a jar of peach blossom brew and went to the Qianmo Academy, I wanted to have two drinks with Zhang Zheng, but I didn't expect that Master Zhang was also there."

"The three of us drank in the Drunken Pavilion and raised doubts in our father's hearts about you."

"Master Zhang said something that made his father's mouth open."

Li Chenan asked curiously, "What did Master Zhang say?" ”

"He said that the so-called utensils are in the form of objects, objects are objects, and everything used by people is a tool."

"If the instrument is in the person, it is the capacity, the heart, the time, the role, and so on, and the predicate of the person's behavior."

"Pouring wine is the aroma of wine, and pouring tea is the fragrance of tea. There is no incense in the vessel, and the incense comes from external objects. People have good and evil, and they all come from their hearts. Old...... The instrument is not important but the object is important, the bit is not important, but the human heart is important! ”

Li Wenhan looked at Li Chen'an, his eyes were firm, "For my father, I think that the instrument of the Fish and Dragon Club is not important, my son stands in it, his heart is good, not affected by the instrument, and has his own fragrance, which is the most important!" ”

"Therefore, go your own way, measure it with your heart, and be worthy of your heart, and that is enough. As for the rest...... Let others do the talking! ”

Li Chenan was immediately impressed by his father.

Ding Xiao'e seemed to be still reminiscing about the meaning of these words, she looked at her husband a little blankly, and suddenly felt a little strange, but she was very relieved-

She was worried.

Therefore, he was bitter to his son.

The fear is that the husband has kicked his son out again.

Now it seems that his worries are unnecessary, of course, it would be better if his son could get out of the Ichthyosaurus.

"Xiao'e, go get a few side dishes to accompany the wine, and drink two glasses for your husband and Chen'an!"