Excellent parents do not necessarily have excellent children, but truly excellent parents will accept mediocrity in their children.
What's wrong with being mediocre?
Human beings have evolved so far that they have forgotten their original intentions.
What is your original intention?
It is "survival", live to old age in peace, not hungry or cold, stay away from natural disasters, run indoors when it rains, have more children if you like, and complete the task of reproducing blood. This is Isn’t that enough?
So what if you are awesome all your life? When he finally lay down, there was only three feet of yellow earth.
Li Qinzai was not an outstanding person to begin with. His so-called achievements and brilliance in this life were nothing more than the trees planted by his predecessors. In fact, he was a mediocre person, so why couldn't he accept that his son was also mediocre?
Li Qinzai found that Qiao'er had been under a lot of psychological pressure recently. It could be seen from his expression that he was now in a stage of self-doubt and self-denial.
"You don't have to worry about eating, you don't have to worry about drinking. Occasionally, you are taken out by your brothers to have a drink secretly and hug a few girls. Your life has just begun and you are already standing at the finish line. Why are you so stressed and so sad?" Li Qinzai asked with a smile.
Qiao'er looked stunned and couldn't help but defend: "It's true that I drank secretly, but I didn't hug the little girl..."
"Well, I believe you. My hair has not even grown, and I can't do anything if I hug her. I have been eating well these years and have grown a bit early. I'd better restrain myself from some things. It's not that I can't do it, but it's best before my body is fully developed. Don’t do it, otherwise it will damage the foundation of your body.”
Qiao'er's face turned red, obviously she understood what her father was saying.
Li Qinzai didn't feel embarrassed either. Regarding the topic of men and women, it was more appropriate for father and son to talk alone. He should prepare himself mentally in advance so that he would not indulge in promiscuity when encountering them in the future, nor would he be afraid of them.
"Back to the topic, how have you been lately? You look so miserable. Who put the pressure on you?" Li Qinzai asked with a smile.
Qiao'er pursed her lips a few times, lowered her head and whispered: "I just realized now that I don't seem to be good enough, and my father's reputation has been weakened..."
Li Qinzai opened his eyes wide: "Who said you are not good enough? You are already very good. Look at your fellow apprentices. Every time they are beaten and whipped, they cry for their father and mother. But when they are whipped, you always stand aside. Just watch the excitement and compare them, aren’t you good enough?”
Qiao'er smiled, then dropped her face and sighed: "Originally, I thought I was very powerful. I can learn everything my father taught me, and I was much better than my brothers in the exam..."
"But then Princess Xuancheng came. She was what dad often said was a 'genius'. She scored higher than the children in every test. She could often draw inferences about what dad taught her. Even dad often praised her as a genius. , can pass on your legacy..."
"Compared to Princess Xuancheng, I..."
Li Qinzai understood. With the appearance of Xuancheng, the child's halo gradually dimmed and he was compared with her. As the biological son of his husband, he should have been the best one, but now someone has surpassed him. This is The reason for his recent psychological stress.
Li Qinzai smiled and stroked his head, and said: "The knowledge that dad taught you is not to compare your grades, but to apply what you have learned and to integrate knowledge and practice. Knowledge belongs to you and can be used throughout your life. You will gain more from each other." What’s the point?”
"The real comparison is to compare how you each used this knowledge after you left school to benefit the world, make contributions to the country, discover new truths in practice, and gradually surpass me. Then the knowledge I have taught you over the years, It’s both worthy and in vain.”
Qiao'er said with a bitter face: "The person who can surpass dad in the future may be Princess Xuancheng, she is a genius. My child is not, I can only do questions, and I can't get full marks..."
Li Qinzai laughed: "You are still young, so of course you can only do questions. But when you grow up, that won't be the case. Dad believes you can beat Xuancheng."
"If you really can't beat her, so what? Did you lose a piece of meat? Did it delay your eating and sleeping?"
"There can only be one first place. Do those who don't get first place deserve to die?"
After rubbing Qiao'er's face vigorously and kneading his fleshy cheeks into various shapes, Li Qinzai smiled fondly: "The second place, the third place, and even the 100th place are all unique."
"Even if you are the thousandth, in dad's eyes you are still the best child in the world, because dad knows you and knows that your excellence is not limited to the test papers."
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Li Qinzai lived two lifetimes, but he lived a life of idleness, greed for money and sex, and no desire for advancement.
Others were anxious when they saw it, thinking that he had wasted his talent. Even though he was very knowledgeable in arithmetic and physics, it was Li Zhi who forced him to open a school. He had no choice but to be willing to teach a few students.
I am just a salty fish, so how can I ask my children to become more outstanding?
It is true that three generations of aristocratic elites are born, and Qiao'er is only the second generation here. Don't worry, just put the pressure on Qiao'er and his son.
Then I thought about it, I had already been granted the title of Duke, and was already in a truly noble and elite family, so Qiao'er's son didn't seem to need to work too hard...
The weather has suddenly turned into autumn, and this year has passed so quickly.
The third year of Linde was a magnificent year for the Tang Dynasty. If the timeline is stretched out, even to the timeline of thousands of years in China, this year is still the brightest star in the long history.
The Eastern Expedition is coming to an end, and the Tang Dynasty has won a complete victory. The Haidong Peninsula has been included in the territory and has become an outpost for the Tang Dynasty to explore the world and expand externally.
The eyes of the Chinese nation will no longer be limited to a few neighboring countries, but to the entire ocean and the new continent at the end of the ocean.
Chang'an after autumn brings a bit of coolness.
Li Qinzai was standing on the stove in the backyard kitchen, making a pot of pickled vegetable and tofu soup.
Perhaps due to the sudden change in weather after autumn, Jinxiang fell ill, felt unwell, and had a poor appetite. She hadn't eaten for a day, so Li Qinzai personally cooked something fresh and stimulating to her taste.
Li Qinzai walked into the room carrying the newly made pickled vegetable and tofu soup. Jinxiang was half lying on the bed with a sick look on his face. When he saw Li Qinzai come in, Jinxiang's little mouth dropped, showing a wronged and fragile look.
"Husband, please stop working too hard. I can't eat anything..." The sickly Jinxiang covered her chest and coughed softly like a jade-like flower, like a delicate flower that cannot withstand the wind and rain.
"Husband, I am very ill this time. I am afraid that I will not die soon..." Jinxiang's eyes were filled with tears, and he said in a tone of entrustment before his death: "After I leave, husband, please take good care of yourself. You are the backbone of the family and the whole family." But they are all pointing at you..."
Li Qinzai put down the pickled vegetable and tofu soup, and was not affected by the sad atmosphere in front of him. He just said calmly: "Let's not talk about the past few nights. You wanted me four times. The dragon spirit and the tiger sat on the ground and sucked the dirt. It almost killed me. Squeezed into scum..."
"Just say that even if you are really that sick, as long as your breath is not broken, you will not die. Don't forget that we have a goddess doctor in our family, the kind who can compete with the King of Hell for life." Li Qinzai said calmly.
(End of chapter)
