After returning home, Su Yourong told Madam Su about their day at the poetry society.
After listening to Su Yourong's narration, Madam Su burst into laughter, bending over backward.
Amidst her joy, Madam Su waved her hand grandly, "Reward all the servants in the manor with two taels of silver each!"
“……”
Su Yourong looked at her mother, caught between laughter and tears, "Mother, why are you acting like Shen Jing?"
Although the Su Family didn't have many servants, all of them combined amounted to nearly twenty people.
With that grand gesture, dozens of taels of silver were gone.
"Your old mother is happy today!"
Madam Su's smile was exceptionally bright, and she took Su Yourong's hand, saying, "Later, you must make that boy write down everything he has comprehended! You've read more books than I have, so you should know how precious the things he has comprehended are…"
This was the foundation of a new school of thought!
Comprehending these precious things was far more difficult than becoming a top scholar!
Haha!
Your old mother has truly found a treasure!
Vaguely, Madam Su seemed to see a scene unfold.
The gossips in the capital were poring over her son-in-law's great work, and upon seeing their mother and daughter, they immediately jumped in front of them, saying her daughter was a jinx to her husband, even claiming she had jinxed her own father to death.
She, for once, didn't get angry; she merely said casually that the great work they were reading was penned by her own son-in-law!
Madam Su was so excited just thinking about that scene that she almost started dancing.
"Don't get too happy too soon."
Su Yourong, a little unwillingly, poured a bucket of cold water on her mother, "Shen Jing said these things were all copied!"
Copied?
Madam Su was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "How could it be copied! If someone comprehended these things, why wouldn't they use them to gain fame and fortune, and instead let him copy them?"
"I also don't think he copied them."
Su Yourong nodded gently, "On the way back, I asked him for the rest of it, but he just said two words: 'I forgot!'"
Speaking of this, Su Yourong couldn't help but feel a wave of helplessness.
These precious things were in Shen Jing's mind, and if he said he forgot, she couldn't exactly pry open his head to look!
Moreover, that shameless scoundrel also said that if he received a little 'stimulation,' he might remember some of the content.
With that look in Shen Jing's eyes, she knew exactly what kind of 'stimulation' he was talking about!
Just thinking about that scoundrel's words made Su Yourong want to kick him twice.
"You're so foolish!"
Madam Su gently poked her daughter's head with her finger, "You believe him when he says he forgot? Why don't you use some small tricks, or give him a little taste of sweetness!"
"Mother, what are you saying!"
Su Yourong blushed, "How can a mother tell her daughter to…"
"What's wrong with that?" Madam Su said nonchalantly, "You are husband and wife; what's there to be embarrassed about between husband and wife? Back then, your old mother just used a few tricks to make your late father utterly infatuated…"
As she spoke, Madam Su began to teach her daughter how to seduce a man.
She even shared all the tricks she used to seduce her own father.
"Mother, you're going too far! I'm going to distribute the rewards; I'm not talking to you anymore!"
Su Yourong was so embarrassed that she quickly found an excuse to escape.
Looking at her daughter, who was leaving as if fleeing, Madam Su couldn't help but smile helplessly.
This girl, why did her personality have to be just like her late father's?
Couldn't it be a little like her old mother's?
With her old mother's methods, if she learned even three-tenths, wouldn't it be easy to win over that lecherous Shen Jing?
Her personality… it needs to change!
She was still waiting for them to bring new life to the Su Family!
After dinner, Shen Jing took Chi Chi to practice a set of Tai Chi to aid digestion, then sat with her to chat.
"Young Master, have you ever thought about writing a book and establishing a school of thought?"
Under the dim lamplight, Chi Chi tilted her head and asked.
Shen Jing smiled, then asked in return, "Did Madam Su ask you to ask this?"
"Mm."
Chi Chi nodded gently.
Before dinner, Madam Su had approached her and asked her to inquire if the Young Master had such an idea.
"Then do you think Young Master should write a book and establish a school of thought?"
Shen Jing asked Chi Chi again.
Chi Chi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "This servant thinks he should."
"Why?"
Shen Jing was curious, "Haven't you heard the saying: 'People fear fame like pigs fear getting fat'?"
"This…"
Chi Chi paused slightly, then lowered her gaze and said, "This servant doesn't understand all that, but this servant just feels that if Young Master can write a book and establish a school of thought, he can restore the glory of the Shen Family's reputation and also console the spirits of the Master and Madam in heaven…"
He had squandered the hundreds of thousands of guan of family wealth that the Master and Madam had left him.
Even now, many people in Luochuan Prefecture still considered him a prodigal son.
If he could write a book and establish a school of thought, he would certainly gain fame and fortune.
The Master and Madam, if they knew, would also be proud of him.
Speaking of Shen Jing's parents, the expression on Chi Chi's face gradually dimmed again.
She had been adopted by Shen Rong and his wife since childhood, and to her, Shen Rong and his wife were like her parents reborn.
Unfortunately, good people don't live long…
"Even if I don't write a book and establish a school of thought, I can still bring glory to the Shen Family's reputation!"
Shen Jing smiled, then gently patted Chi Chi's head, "Are you thinking of my parents again?"
"Mm…"
Chi Chi lowered her gaze and said softly, "If the Master and Madam were still alive, seeing Young Master as he is now, they would surely be very happy…"
Shen Jing was speechless, then lowered his gaze and smiled bitterly to himself.
It was also fortunate that they passed away relatively early; otherwise, they would have been angered to death by the previous Young Master.
"Don't worry, I won't let them be ashamed of me."
Shen Jing comforted Chi Chi, "Once I've sorted out the sugar business and bought back the Shen Manor, we'll go and offer them incense."
"Young Master wants to buy back the Shen Manor?"
Chi Chi looked at him in surprise.
"Of course I'll buy it back!"
Shen Jing's gaze was firm, "That's ancestral property! If I don't buy back the ancestral property, how can I have the face to offer incense to my parents?"
To raise money for the Song Family, the Shen Family's main residence was sold for a paltry thirty thousand taels of silver.
Although that residence was now dispensable to him, ancestral property was ancestral property.
It had to be bought back!
"Yes, yes!"
Chi Chi nodded excitedly, then asked, "So, Young Master, are you going to write a book and establish a school of thought or not?"
"It depends on the situation!"
Shen Jing answered ambiguously, "If Madam Su asks you, just say that I feel what I've comprehended so far is too little, not enough to write a book and establish a school of thought! As for future matters, we'll discuss them in the future!"
Writing a book and establishing a school of thought was too grand!
At most, it would be considered promoting Daoist culture in another world.
However, he was a lazy person by nature and didn't particularly wish to be too famous.
He also didn't know whether he should do this.
He could only say that he currently had no such intention.
"Okay!"
Chi Chi agreed, then suddenly tilted her head and asked, "Young Master, do you still remember my old name?"
Huh?
Shen Jing was puzzled, "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
"I just thought of something, just asking casually."
Chi Chi smiled.
"Of course I remember!"
Shen Jing smiled, "You used to be called Yanzi…"
Speaking of this, Shen Jing's face also showed a touch of emotion.
When Chi Chi first arrived at the manor, she was only seven years old.
At that time, she was so thin she was just skin and bones.
This girl, after finally settling down, was afraid of being driven away, so she was very diligent in finding things to do.
She was indeed diligent, but she did too many things, so she often made mistakes.
His father jokingly suggested changing her name to Manman (Slowly), to remind her to do things a bit slower.
But he thought Manman sounded too unpleasant, so he suggested Chi Chi (Late) instead.
From then on, the girl's name became Chi Chi.
That clumsy little girl from before had also grown into a young woman.
"Young Master has a really good memory."
Chi Chi praised him, and as she lowered her gaze, a deep look of doubt flashed in her eyes…