She Only Cares About Cultivation

"Yeah, Teacher An, my Niuniu didn’t get any either. If some were given, everyone should have gotten some. They’re all kids, how can you treat them differently? That would be so hurtful!"

An Yi smiled and pulled over a chair: "Don’t just stand there, come, sit,"

"No way, the chairs in your house are too fancy for us to sit on."

An Yi chuckled coldly, "If you can’t afford to sit, then don’t. Or don’t stand here either, just turn around and head out to the right."

"You, is this how a teacher is supposed to act?"

"Is this how you parents act? Is this the example you set for your children? What day is it today? Before you came here to accuse me with your child, were you polite? Let’s not talk about other things, the words ’Happy New Year’ — can you say them? As soon as other kids arrived, the first thing they said was a New Year greeting, which made me happy and naturally inspired me to reward them. But what about your child? The first thing they said was ’Hurry up, give me candy, I want candy too’. Excuse me, do I owe your family candy?"

"Chinese New Year’s Day is a festive day, everyone knows to greet others when they go out. No matter the usual relationship, today you cannot be angry; you must genuinely offer blessings with a smile. This is basic manners. My An family’s door was wide open early, and we even set off firecrackers in the morning. When the kids came to pick up firecracker leftovers, they greeted me with blessings, such well-mannered kids, who wouldn’t adore them? I gave them candy because I received blessings, so I gave them appropriate little gifts. But what did your child do?"

"Not only was there no politeness, but your child also reached out their hand in front of my face asking for candy and threw a tantrum on the ground when not given any. I found it annoying, I didn’t like it, and I didn’t want to give it. What? Is that not okay? Do I not have the right to decide what to do with my own things? Initially, I wondered how this child was taught, but after you all arrived, I understood it. So your child is rude because it is rooted in you, because you adults have no manners, how could the child have any? Please leave, I do not welcome you in my house."

An Yi left these words, turned away indifferently, and went back inside.

Those women didn’t get any benefits, and instead got a lecture out of nowhere, how could they accept that?

So, they started swearing in the An family courtyard with their kids in tow, saying the most unpleasant things. Anna and Angel, who were studying inside, wanted to go out, but An Yi stopped them.

"No need, they’re just teaching their kids a lesson themselves, what are we interfering for? If they don’t teach their kids, their kids will sooner or later be harshly taught by reality when they enter society. At this time, our silence is the strongest counterattack."

The three women cursed until their mouths were dry, and seeing that the ’turtles hiding in their shells’ didn’t come out, they felt a sense of relief, strutting away like victorious hens.

"Did you see? Those kids have malicious minds. When I mentioned the issue of manners, there was no guilt or reflection in their eyes. Instead, they glared at me with resentment, as if I were their enemy. If their parents allow this, I don’t know what will happen in the future. But for now, ha, they’re pretty aggressive. If I hadn’t insisted that the kids eat the candy right away, do you believe they might have snatched it once they left our gate?"

So, people with different principles find it really hard to connect, like Anna and Angel for instance. If they didn’t understand gratitude, An Yi wouldn’t help them this much. They always think about how not to waste the effort of their elder sister.

Unlike some people, you give them ten yuan, and they want the one hundred yuan in your pocket. When you’re tight on cash one day and can only give them one yuan, they’ll think that the nine dollars was meant for them, that those ten yuan were rightfully theirs. They wonder why they spent it all and didn’t get more. That’s wrong."

Ha, this is the twisted worldview of some people. They don’t realize, when someone takes pity on you and gives you ten yuan, it doesn’t mean that person owes you, or should give you those ten yuan. If one day they stop giving, you shamelessly think people are spending your ten yuan! How can you be so shameless?

No matter what era it is, sponsors can help others, but they should never help those who do not understand gratitude. Because your efforts could very well go to waste, and you might even get bitten back in return.

Such a sordid affair happening on Chinese New Year’s Day is quite annoying. This is one part where the countryside falls short; in the city, everyone celebrates individually, without needing to inquire excessively, unless the relationship is exceptionally close."