0p0 Chapter 235 Big Brother is Really Scared
Chapter 235 Big Brother is Really Scared
Mu Niuniu and the other children looked at each other, all looking very excited.
"Is it the legendary banquet? I heard there are many rich people and delicious food at the banquet."
"We are attending a banquet. Do we need to prepare anything? We need to prepare things when we visit relatives."
"Listen to the master. If the master says we need to prepare something, then we should prepare it."
Cheng Zishi was quite surprised. He thought that among the children of the Mu family, only two or three would want to go.
As a result, all the children except Mu Pingping went to the party.
Why does Pingping seem inferior in this regard?
Later, he wants to talk to Pingping alone.
"You don't need to prepare anything,"
He said with a smile, "I will prepare everything you need, and then you just need to follow me."
Mu Niuniu and his companions became more and more excited.
"A party! I never thought I'd be able to attend one! I'm so happy."
"Come on, let's go tell Grandpa and the others about attending the banquet."
A group of children walked away in a hurry.
Only Mu Pingping was left behind.
Mu Baobao didn't leave because he was sitting there eating.
"Pingping, come here." Cheng Zishi waved to Mu Pingping.
Mu Pingping walked up to him and bowed, "Sir."
Cheng Zishi said gently, "Pingping, your brothers were so excited when they heard they were going to the banquet that they didn't think about anything else."
"Why do you feel inferior?"
Just as Mu Baobao was about to speak, Cheng Zishi stopped him with a look, and he immediately kept quiet.
What's wrong with you, brother?
Mu Pingping's face turned pale.
He opened his mouth to say something, but in the end no words came out.
What could he say?
Say, when he heard that he was going to attend a party, did he just feel scared?
Normally, he would feel inferior even when seeing rich people and would stay away from them, let alone dare to attend a banquet.
Cheng Zishi sighed, "Pingping, look up at me."
Mu Pingping didn't dare to look up at him.
He was afraid that his teacher would be disappointed and angry when he saw his cowardly look.
Cheng Zishi was not angry, and his tone was normal, "Pingping, I can probably understand why you are like this."
"But you have to understand one thing. If you have low self-esteem, you won't go far in the future."
Mu Pingping bit her lip and couldn't speak.
Cheng Zishi continued, "When you take the imperial examination and pass it, you will meet many important people."
"First, the people in the county government, and then the provincial government."
"If you are lucky enough and talented enough to make it to the final palace examination, you will meet the emperor."
"In the palace examination, if you make even the slightest mistake, you will fail, and it may even endanger the lives of you and your family."
Mu Pingping's body trembled. Is the palace examination so dangerous?
Cheng Zishi said, "Let's not talk about the palace examination being so far away."
"Speaking of the county government office, this is the closest one to you."
"You know, if you can gain the appreciation of the county magistrate, there is a chance that you will be recommended."
"Students who receive recommendations will have a much smoother future, and may even be able to enter the officialdom directly without having to take the imperial examinations."
That’s the benefit of having someone.
This was the first time Mu Pingping heard about these things, which made him a little flustered. How could scientific research have so many twists and turns?
Cheng Zishi said, "If you don't behave well in front of the county magistrate and leave a bad impression, it will be very disadvantageous to your imperial examination."
“It’s just like when you go to pick something out.”
“If you see something that doesn’t suit your taste or doesn’t look good, you won’t buy it.”
"Take this banquet for example. Why are so many people vying to attend the banquet hosted by the county magistrate?"
"Because this is an opportunity, an opportunity to gain benefits for the family and the children."
"Uncle, what do you mean?" Mu Baobao's head was spinning. "Aren't banquets really just about eating and drinking?"
Cheng Zishi said gently, "Baby, you just need to eat and drink at the banquet."
The baby is still too young, so it’s useless to say these things to her. It’s better to let her eat and drink at the banquet.
Mu Baobao was satisfied to hear that she could eat and drink, but she still cared about her elder brother very much.
"Brother, that's a party, why don't you want to attend?"
Mu Pingping smiled bitterly. The baby was too young to understand. That was a banquet that only rich people could attend, not one that people of their status could attend.
Even if they followed the teacher to participate, there would still be many people who would look down on them, dislike them, or even cause trouble for them.
"Brother, why don't you speak?" Mu Baobao jumped in front of him and stretched his head to look at him.
"If you don't speak, I don't know what you are thinking."
Mu Pingping looked at her with complicated eyes. Sometimes he really envied the baby's innocence.
"Baby, the banquet is only for the wealthy families to attend."
Mu Baobao was puzzled, "So what?"
"No one said we can't attend the party."
"Besides, it was Uncle who took us to the party, not us who had to attend it."
Cheng Zishi said, "To be precise, it was the county magistrate who was eager for Doctor Deng and me to participate."
"The county magistrate has a request for me and Doctor Deng. If we can attend the banquet he is hosting, it will be of great benefit to him."
"So, you will also be valued by the county magistrate."
Mu Baobao pulled Mu Pingping and said, "Brother, you heard it."
"Don't think too much. Let's just follow uncle to the banquet."
Mu Pingping still couldn't get over it. "Baby, I... I'm afraid of meeting people from those wealthy families."
He finally told the truth.
Mu Baobao looked confused and asked, "Brother, why are you afraid of rich people?"
“They are no different from us…”
Mu Pingping said hurriedly, "There is a difference!"
"Baby, they are very different from us!"
Mu Baobao was increasingly puzzled. "Brother, what's the difference between them and us?"
Mu Pingping took a deep breath and tried to suppress his inner uneasiness. "They are a wealthy family, and they are excellent in every way."
"People like this look down on farmers like us."
Baby Mu was still too young to fully understand all this. "But big brother, we are also very good."
"We have families who love us, meat to eat, and a new house to live in. How wonderful it is."
Mu Pingping had to smile bitterly, "Baby, you don't understand."
"Baby really doesn't understand, but she knows very well that she shouldn't feel inferior." Cheng Zishi said, "Baby also knows one thing. She never thinks there's anything wrong with being a child from a farming family, and she has never despised her family."
Baby Mu nodded his little head heavily, "Yes, yes, my home is great."
"I have a family that loves me, and so many happy things."