The road to wealth of a peasant widow

Chapter 174 Parent-Child Relationship

In order to be able to take the courses that interest him, Suisui works twice as hard when studying. Every time he takes a elective course, he feels a sense of satisfaction that he has achieved what he wanted, so he naturally doesn't slack off.

Elective classes are not for fun, there are still homeworks. If you want to be able to attend the class next time, you have to complete the homework well.

In order to do all these well and facilitate further study in the future, the girl asked Chen Cui to buy her a guqin so that she could practice at home.

As for the chessboard and chess pieces, they were in her brother's study. She asked her brothers for them and could use them.

Although there were painting pigments in the study, Chen Cui still bought her a separate set. These were consumables and indispensable, so there was no need for the brother and sister to share a set.

As a beginner, Suisui’s chess skills were poor, but he was very addicted to the game. He would often set up the chessboard with great interest after dinner.

Although her brothers knew how to play chess, they were unable to often play with her at home, and no one else in the family knew how to play either, so Chen Cui had no choice but to become her sparring partner.

Fortunately, it is difficult to master Go, but it is easy to master the basic methods. Now that Chen Cui has been taught by the young teacher Sui Sui, her level is comparable to hers, and the two can be considered to be evenly matched.

Sure enough, after Chen Cui checked her daughter's homework, she saw her daughter taking out the chess board with a smile, wanting her to play a game with her.

This can also be considered as parent-child companionship time. Although Chen Cui has no interest in Go, in order to satisfy her daughter's hobby and increase the relationship between mother and daughter, she has never refused as long as her daughter made a request.

By the time the mother and daughter decided the winner on the chessboard, it was already late. Suisui was a little disappointed because she lost the game, but she still obediently packed up the chess pieces, washed up, and went to bed.

After Chen Cui settled her daughter down, she covered her with a quilt and turned off the lights before looking towards the study.

The light in the study was off, but the lights in the three brothers' rooms were still on. Chen Cui thought about it and went to Changfu's room.

After knocking on the door and entering, I found Changfu writing. Judging from his smooth and even handwriting, he seemed to be in a relatively calm mood.

Seeing his mother coming over so late, Chang Fu knew that she must be worried about him. Before Chen Cui could speak, he started to comfort her.

"Mom, don't worry, I'm fine. My eldest brother has explained everything to me. I will learn my lesson in the future. I won't talk nonsense, won't cause trouble for the family, and will live peacefully."

Changfu's face was very calm, and he wasn't pretending. This made Chen Cui feel very relieved. Her youngest son had grown up and became much more mature and sensible.

"Ever since your father passed away, your eldest brother has been carrying our entire family in his heart and on his back, treating it as his own mission. Sometimes when he speaks harshly, don't take it personally. He is doing it for the good of this family and for the good of you brothers. Our family of five depends on each other for survival. Today's scene was not easy to come by, but it is very easy to destroy it. You all want to be officials in the future, so be careful with your words and actions and always remember this."

Chen Cui couldn't help but say a few words, asking her younger son to be more considerate of their older brother and not to take it seriously if such a situation happened again in the future.

Chang Fu's eyes sparkled with tears after hearing these words. He nodded with red eyes: "Well, I understand, mother, don't worry about it anymore. I will be fine in the future and listen to you and my elder brother."

"Go to bed early, you have to get up early tomorrow."

Chen Cui patted her son's shoulder, turned around and went out, and gently reminded the other two sons at the door: "You all should go to bed early, don't go to bed too late."

After receiving responses from her other two sons, Chen Cui returned to her room to rest.

Oh, raising children is not easy!

At first, they just needed to have enough food and clothing, but after they started studying, they had to face more things, especially after they passed the imperial examinations, the situation became much more complicated.

Chen Cui felt a headache when she thought that they might become officials in the future and face oppression in official circles.

Now she understood why there were aristocratic families in ancient times. Before the imperial examination system was promoted, it was extremely difficult for those without family inheritance to make a name for themselves!

No one is born with knowledge. Many things require the guidance of elders, or even teaching by example. If one is only good at studying and taking imperial examinations, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in officialdom.

There have been so many top scorers in the imperial examinations throughout history. Although they were so good at studying, only a few of them were remembered by people. Most of them became obscure after becoming officials.

Those who can finally stand out in the political struggle and hold high positions, in addition to their own extraordinary abilities, are mostly those who have inherited this talent from their fathers and grandfathers, and at least their ancestors were not commoners.

She is a modern elderly person living alone with a low level of education. At most, she is able to endure hardships and has a little brains in business. She really has no confidence that she can provide any useful help to her sons!

But they were really hardworking and achieved fame through their own efforts after only a few years of studying.

Although she provided some help through her connections, if the child himself is not capable and his level is not high enough, no matter how much she helps, it will be useless!

Having come this far, it is impossible for them to give up. They can only keep going forward and take whatever steps they can take.

As a mother, she couldn't hold back and could only work together with her son and continue to provide them with the necessary help.

If in the end you really can't lift it up, there's nothing to say. You can only do your best and leave the rest to fate!

Even though everyone went to bed late the previous day, the whole family still got up on time the next day.

Mrs. Mai and Mrs. Ding were making breakfast in the kitchen, while Chen Cui and her four children were practicing the Five Animal Exercises in the yard.

Now morning exercises have become a regular routine in her family. Unless there is a major situation like an exam, the whole family will usually get together in the morning to exercise.

After doing it a few times, I was sweating slightly, and then I washed up and went to eat.

Starting from the year before last, the three sons, at the suggestion of their husband, added strength training, which is lifting stone locks. Exercising arm strength through this not only strengthens the body, but is also very helpful for practicing calligraphy.

However, this project is arranged according to their own schedule and is not a family activity.

Suisui's handwriting has changed now. He no longer follows his brothers in copying the "Guan Ge style" calligraphy. Instead, he has started practicing the calligraphy given by Mr. Zou, which is the hairpin-flowered small regular script.

Compared with the "Guan Ge Style", the hairpin-flowered small regular script is more rounded, graceful, upright and looks more beautiful. Suisui liked it at first sight and changed his handwriting immediately.

However, according to Mr. Zou's request, Suisui has to tie a sandbag on his arm when practicing calligraphy. This can increase the weight and exercise arm strength, which is similar to the three brothers of Changping lifting the stone lock.