bookcurios Chapter 106 Growing Up
Chapter 106 Growing Up
Lin Yue finally saw off the waves of leaders who came to see her. These so-called young leaders asked a lot of questions about cultivation, which Lin Yue could not answer one by one, and some things could not be said to outsiders.
If you explain something too profoundly, others won't understand it; if you explain it too clearly, it's not always a good thing.
Therefore, Lin Yue's explanation is sometimes ambiguous, sometimes not very clear, and sometimes very clear.
Sometimes you only realize this when you're practicing on your own. Lin Yue tries her best to express herself in her own words.
As soon as this group left, another group arrived. This other group consisted of the descendants of soldiers who had previously cooperated with Lin Yue. They were inheriting spaces. Most of the eighty- or ninety-year-old men had died, but their spaces had been taken away by the state, with only a small portion being inherited by their families.
As for how it was inherited, it may have been unintentional or even out of selfishness. In short, it was inherited by one's own family members. What can be done about that?
Among the two groups of young people who came, some were acting out of selfishness, passing on their skills to their sons. Their sons' cultivation levels were just enough to meet the space's requirements.
Another possibility is that although one obtains the space, if one's cultivation level is insufficient and one risks their life to open it, then the outcome is uncertain.
So Lin Yue looked at the two of them and sighed deeply.
Which two young people? A girl and a boy. The girl's cultivation level just happened to be high enough, and her father probably opened this space for her to protect her.
But the son's version might be driven by selfish motives, wanting to pass it on to this young man.
The young man also cultivates, but his cultivation level is very low. Although he is serving in the military, it's probably because his parents held high-ranking positions, and this second-generation rich kid didn't cultivate properly. So, he opened this space, but he did so at the risk of his life. This is no joke.
Lin Yue told both of them that he had made the pendant and that since it had been passed down to them, they should cherish it and use it to benefit the people.
Lin Yue didn't blame the two military fathers too much. This girl was probably the only child in the family, and the old father had made a great decision to give her this space, hoping to protect her for the rest of her life.
As for the boy, it's unclear what the soldier's purpose was in having him inherit the mantle, whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
After all, they are a family with a long history in military and political affairs. To be included in this generation of succession, the previous generation must have passed Lin Yue's test.
That this second-generation rich kid actually risked his life to open it is something Lin Yue can't control.
Since he's willing to risk his life, and others are willing to risk their lives to accompany him, what can Lin Yue, this gentleman, say?
So, after the two children arrived and saw Lin Yue, they left.
The two children were deeply moved because their father had passed away; he was over 90 years old and very old when he died.
Looking at Lin Yue, whose appearance and physique were in her thirties, the impact on them was particularly great.
For both boys and girls, the first thing they do when they get back is to find a quiet place to rest and recuperate.
Actually, it's okay for girls; they can always get proper rest.
This spoiled brat, who used to be a dissolute playboy, was greatly shocked by Lin Yue's influence.
Because of his father, their family's glory would have been even greater if his father hadn't died.
However, due to his father's death, his family declined, and by his generation, they could be considered a fallen family.
Seeing Lin Yue's physique, he knew that cultivation could prolong life, something he was certain of. His father, who had suffered many hidden injuries from missions, actually lived to be ninety years old because of cultivation. Although his last two years were somewhat tragic, overall his life was good.
So he thought that he was almost completely drained, and wondered if he could change his fate through spiritual practice.
The first thing the boy did when he got home was to find the place where his father often practiced meditation.
Actually, that was where his father practiced cultivation. There were many books on cultivation there, and his father had taught him how to cultivate in each one. When he was a child, he just listened to them, but now, when he occasionally recalls them, tears well up in his eyes.
He regretted not listening to his father. Was it too late to pick things up now? But Lin Yue's words kept coming to mind: "It's never too late as long as you're under 64. Keep going."
The young man suddenly felt that Lin Yue's voice was so clear in his head, as if Lin Yue was watching him from a distant valley.
This sentence was deeply etched in his mind. He sat cross-legged and began to cultivate, recalling the things his father had given him over and over again in his mind, and then began to sit in meditation.
During this process, the rich kids who used to call him couldn't get through on the phone, and they even came to his house to look for him, but they still couldn't find him.
The family members all said they hadn't seen him go out, but in fact, the boy had always stayed at home, just in a quiet place within the family compound, a place not many people knew about. This was the little bit of hope that this military family had left for their descendants.
When the girl returned home, she found the house empty. She then found a building deep in the mountains where her father often practiced cultivation; this building was their old house.
The little girl also came to the old house. She used to be a little scared when she went back to the old house, because she was all alone.
Since her father passed away and was buried, the little girl only goes home occasionally on the anniversary of his death each year. In fact, she is very afraid because there are too many unpleasant memories there.
When she came back this time, she felt that the little courtyard was no longer so scary, but rather very welcoming.
The first thing she did when she got home was to build a high wall around the courtyard. She found some renovation company phone numbers and asked a contractor to build the wall of the small building five meters high. It used to be only two meters high, but now it's three meters high. The base of the wall is also made very thick for strong defense. It's not for theft prevention, but it feels like what modern people say, "I don't know what it's for." It's five meters high and has many steel nails on it. A thick iron gate was also used as the gate to the courtyard.
The backyard is quite large and can be cultivated to grow some vegetables and raise some chickens and ducks.
The little girl followed the example of her father's original life, raising some animals—dogs, rabbits, and chickens—in the back, and tidying up the entire courtyard herself.
In the master bedroom on the second floor, she framed her father's photo and placed it on her dressing table. Then she opened the wall with books on her father's cultivation techniques, and another wall with his certificates of merit and medals, many of which were left to her by her father.
The little girl touched each of her father's past honors, then went to the rows of cultivation books and, as her father had instructed, reviewed the books she had previously studied and practiced the techniques one by one.
She came to this small courtyard, and the subsidies and allowances she received after her father's death were still deposited into her card on time every month.
Therefore, she had no worries about food and clothing. Apart from growing some vegetables and raising some chickens, ducks and rabbits for her own meat, she rarely went out and basically spent her time practicing cultivation.
She uses an automatic feeder for the chickens in the yard, and also for the ducks; it's all fully automatic.
During her usual practice, she prepares plenty of feed. After about two or three months, or four or five months, she doesn't have to take care of the chickens anymore. They run around and play happily in the backyard.
Her spiritual practice also progressed rapidly, because Lin Yue opened another door of wisdom for her.
There's a saying that goes, "The master leads you through the door, but the cultivation depends on the individual." This saying is quite applicable to this little girl. She was led into the door by her father, and now Lin Yue has opened another door for her. Therefore, the little girl's temperament is truly adept at overcoming obstacles in her cultivation, progressing remarkably smoothly. Her cultivation speed is almost twice as fast as that of ordinary people, which is why everyone is so eager to join in, even those who are cultivating are starting to get involved.
After Lin Yue saw off one group of people after another, another group arrived.
Who are these people? His brother's child came with his son-in-law's child. Actually, it was his coworker's younger brother. After his two children got married, they also came to visit Lin Yue with their children.
Lin Yue felt neither joyful nor depressed; she felt rather indifferent.
Lin Yue had no idea why his brother's child had come over.
However, judging from their appearance and manner of speaking, they definitely have something to ask of them.
Then, Lin Yue's good friend Xiao Hui's daughter returned with her husband and child.
When several families gathered together, the lack of comparison was striking. But when they actually sat together, the children of the coworkers' brothers seemed far inferior, making them feel ashamed and inferior.
On the contrary, Lin Yue's children seemed to be doing quite well, so when they sat down to chat, Lin Yue's children appeared to be quiet, but they were actually quite knowledgeable. Gong Yong's children, on the other hand, were loud and boisterous, talking incessantly, though it was unclear what they were saying.
Many people say that people who are very calm and composed tend to talk less over time, right?
That's not necessarily true. If someone is very talkative and cheerful when they are young, saying all sorts of things to you...
When he's around 40, if you see that he hasn't changed his mindset, it proves that he's been doing well these past few years and has been well protected. But if a few more years pass and you hear no complaints from him, and you only sense that he's depressed.
Then you might need to pay more attention to your wife.
Xiao Hui's beloved daughter looked much older when she came back. After all, she was tired, raising several children abroad. Although her husband had a good income, there were still many trivial matters to deal with. So this time, when she came back, Lin Yue's daughter thanked Lin Yue and the others for taking care of her parents.
At the same time, she originally wanted to go back to China for a while, but the reality is that all her children need to go to school, and she can't both be good to her parents and bring them over. Sigh, she's in a dilemma.
But after returning to China this time, she refused to go back abroad with her husband no matter what.
Xiao Hui's daughter felt that she would never see her mother and father again after this trip home, and she wanted to spend her last moments with the two elderly people.
So the two young people had a big fight at Lin Yue's house. The young man picked up his luggage and hurriedly returned to his home abroad. On the contrary, Xiao Hui's daughter sat quietly beside her mother. The two children lived with their grandmother in that valley.
Time flowed slowly by, and half a year passed in the blink of an eye. Gong Yong still hadn't woken up, but Xiao Bao had gone from a handsome and refined young man to a slovenly old man.
Because Xiaoxue used to take care of the child. Although he would occasionally help when he came back from work, he was busy with work most of the time and rarely communicated with the child. He was never able to spend every moment with the child like he does now.
The child is older now and doesn't need his constant care, but he still has to pick him up and drop him off at school. The child is having trouble during adolescence, how should he guide him?
His daughter was too beautiful, and too many people were pursuing her. This old father was so anxious that he was constantly jumping up and down. Anyway, he had a lot of things to do, and Xiaobao became haggard, slovenly, and looked like a greasy old man.
On the contrary, Xiaoxue, because her role was switched with Xiaobao, found the house cleaner and the nanny was put to good use. Xiaoxue became more and more energetic, her complexion improved, and her overall spirit and condition improved.
Who made up for her? It must have been her mother-in-law. Since her mother-in-law came back, she's been making up for her every need, hoping she'll get better soon.
During the past six months of raising the child, Xiao Bao finally understood what his mother meant when she said he didn't understand the difference between the responsibilities of a father and a husband, and didn't realize how hard his wife worked. He finally understood his wife; although he couldn't say he fully empathized with her, he at least knew how incredibly difficult it was for her.
At this moment, Xiaoxue and Xiaobao went to pick up their two children and came back home. Xiaoxue had just gotten off work and returned home.
After Xiao Bao finally understood his wife's hard work, he knew what he should do and began to take every child's request seriously and pay attention to the state of the family members that the child needed.
Yes, it's about being in the right state of mind. Not only do you need to be in the right state of mind for work, but you also need to be in the right state of mind for raising children.
During the six months Lin Yue stayed, one night, Xiao Hui suddenly left, but luckily her daughter was by her bedside.
After arranging Xiao Hui's funeral, Lao Xiao passed away the day after Xiao Hui's coffin was buried.
This was a huge blow to Xiao Hui and Lao Xiao's daughter. She thought her father would stay with her for a while longer, but she never expected that her father would pass away the day after her mother's burial.
Lin Yue helped Xiao Hui's daughter complete the final funeral arrangements, burying her mother and father together. Lin Yue sighed deeply. If he hadn't thought of returning to see off his two old friends, Xiao Hui and Lao Xiao, he wouldn't have woken up and would still be in seclusion.
Oh, Lin Yue has been awake for half a year, and Gong Yong is still in seclusion, unchanged. Lin Yue originally wanted to finish everything before deciding whether to go into seclusion, but things didn't go as planned. Before she could complete these tasks, the actual result was disheartening.
After settling Xiao Hui and Lao Xiao's funeral arrangements, Lin Yue decided to continue her seclusion. After saying goodbye to her son and daughter-in-law, she returned to the second floor to begin her retreat. Don't ask me why I'm going into seclusion, or what the benefits are. I can tell you there are many benefits.