Chapter 86 - 86: Education Must Start From a Young Age

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Under Jiang Xia’s despairing gaze, Jiang Gu repeated her words in detail. Jiang Gu’s memory was indeed good, and Jiang Xia was still stunned when she heard it.

However, Zhou Lan’s expression did not look good as she was frowning

Jiang Xia put a piece of braised pork in Jiang Gu’s bowl and signaled for her to stop talking. However, Jiang Gu kept eating the meat and sighed, “Jiang Xia, the dishes in the restaurant are really delicious!”

Jiang Xia covered her face and let out a long sigh. She peeked at her mother’s expression through her fingers.

“Xiao Xia, have you considered the consequences of saying these words?” Zhou Lan asked seriously.

Jiang Xia put down her hand and nodded with a bitter face.

Zhou Lan glanced at Jiang Gu and turned to Jiang Xia. “We have no power and no money. If your words are heard by someone with ill intentions and spread with others, do you know what the outcome will be?”

Zhou Lan couldn’t be blamed for being angry. Other than what Jiang Chuan and Jiang Xia were worried about, there was also the possibility that someone might take revenge on their family.

There was a saying that cutting off a person’s source of income was like killing their parents. Although this was meant to describe how powerful it was to cut off a person’s source of income, it was also subtly applicable now. After all, Jiang Xia’s words had torn down the ladder that many people had climbed up.

Jiang Xia was scolded by Zhou Lan. She lowered her head and secretly gave her father a look for help, but she received an answer from her father that he could not help.

Zhou Lan didn’t manage things often. Jiang Chuan and Jiang Xia usually made the decisions in the family, but this was a serious matter.

In Zhou Lan’s heart, her family was the most important thing. She could put everything else aside, especially since they were in such a turbulent and unfamiliar era. Every decision made by Jiang Chuan and Jiang Xia made Zhou Lan nervous.

“Jiang Xia, if you want to do a good deed, you must ensure your own safety. Have you ever thought about how you’re going to stir up other troubles before you settle those people in the village? If something really happens, what will your father and I do?”

The people in the village that Zhou Lan was talking about were naturally the Old Jiang family. Old Jiang’s family had suffered a lot at their hands and was now ready to cause trouble for them. They had to be on guard at all times.

Jiang Xia’s heart skipped a beat when her mother called her by her full name. Her mother was really angry this time! She knew she was not acting like usual this time but she was just afraid of missing this opportunity.

Seeing that her mother was angry, Jiang Gu put down her chopsticks and listened to the lecture. When her mother finally stopped, she said softly, “Mother, did sister do something wrong?”

Jiang Gu’s words were filled with doubt. Although she still did not understand many things, she knew that her sister’s actions and words were for the good of the village. Why did her mother blame her sister?

Zhou Lan was stunned by Jiang Gu’s straightforward question. Then, she looked into Jiang Gu’s big, confused eyes. She couldn’t say anything that she wanted to blame Jiang Xia for.

“I do not think your sister did anything wrong. But she made us worry about her safety.”

After a moment of silence, Jiang Chuan spoke up.

“Xiao Gu, think about what your mother said just now. Did she say that your sister shouldn’t speak up for the village?”

Jiang Chuan guided Jiang Gu to recall Zhou Lan’s words and Jiang Gu shook her head.

“That’s it. Your mother doesn’t think it’s a bad thing to help the village, but she’s worried about your sister and our safety. Xiao Gu, you can’t act impulsively when you want to do something. You have to consider what the result will be after you do it, whether the result is what you want, or whether you have the ability to solve any accidents in the middle.”

Jiang Chuan patiently explained the situation to Jiang Gu.

Education should start when the child is young. If Jiang Chuan didn’t explain the situation now, it might leave Jiang Gu with the impression that helping others is not right.

After hearing her father’s words, Jiang Gu nodded in a half-understanding manner.

Seeing that the topic was no longer about her, Jiang Xia nodded in agreement with her father’s education, but her mother glared at her..