Chapter 470 Wanwan said, Filial piety comes first.
Chapter 470 Wanwan said, Filial piety comes first.
“Yes, Wanwan wants to go. Filial piety is the most important virtue. Although we have never met our great-grandmother, we should still be filial to her! That's what Daddy and Mommy taught us.”
Wanwan blinked her big eyes and smiled happily in her grandmother's arms.
“My sister is right. Great-grandmother is also our elder and family member. We should pay our respects to her. It is what we, as her juniors, should do.”
Hanhan chimed in, echoing his sister's words.
"Yes, great-grandfather, grandpa and grandma, people say that filial piety is the touchstone of a family's rise and fall. If a family is not filial enough, it will surely fall apart and will not prosper."
Chenchen also shared his opinion.
"My grandchildren are so good!"
Lan Xinmei praised him happily.
"Yes, great-grandson and great-granddaughter, you are wonderful!"
Grandpa Mo nodded in agreement.
Only Mo Tingfeng felt like he had been lectured by his nephew and niece in turn.
Even a child knows how to be filial, yet he, an adult, is still thinking about not being filial to his grandmother.
Seeing the expression on her husband's face, Zhuang Ziyan also felt guilty.
My husband didn't want to go to Jiangnan because of her.
She herself only reluctantly agreed to go to her hometown in Jiangnan.
As descendants and granddaughters-in-law of the Mohist school, they felt ashamed.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I've been busy dealing with things at the TV station these past few days and haven't been able to help you with your birthday banquet. I feel ashamed, as this is what I, as the head of the household, should be doing."
Mu Qianqian apologized profusely to her mother-in-law.
"Qianqian, your matter should have been dealt with anyway. Mom is fine, everything has been arranged, so you don't need to blame yourself."
Lan Xinmei didn't care about these things.
She knew about the affair between her second son and daughter-in-law and the TV station, and that they needed to handle it.
"Thank you for your understanding, Mom. After your birthday banquet and when I return from my hometown in Jiangnan, I will be going with my colleagues from the law firm to conduct legal education and outreach in towns and villages in Country C. This incident by the TV station has somewhat affected the reputation of our law firm. So, after discussing it with Huo Yige, Chen Xianzhi, and me, we decided to cooperate with the government to hold several legal outreach events in the towns and villages to popularize the law and restore the reputation of our law firm."
"This is a good thing; it's contributing to the government and benefits the country and its people. But will you be able to adapt to working in a rural town?"
Lan Xinmei wondered if her daughter-in-law, with her distinguished status, could adapt to life in a small town.
"Mom, I'm out now. I'm just an ordinary lawyer. There's nothing I'm having trouble adjusting to."
"That's good."
"Mommy, can we come along? We've learned a lot about the law too."
Chenchen was eager to try.
“Babies, you are too young to participate in this kind of professional activity, but Mommy can take you to the countryside for fun.”
Mu Qianqian changed the subject and agreed to take a few babies out to play.
"Long live Mommy!"
"Mommy, you're so great!"
"Our mommy is the best!"
The three babies were happy.
"Conditions in rural towns aren't as good as in the city. Can you accept that?"
Mu Qianqian first explained the specific situation in the township, so that the babies wouldn't be unable to endure the hardship later.
"We'll be fine, Mommy. Trust us, we can adapt to tough environments too."
None of the three babies backed down because of the poor conditions in the town.
Mu Qianqian pursed her lips and smiled.
Her original intention in taking the babies out was to let them see a different kind of life than their own, to let them see the world of ordinary people, and to give them some insights.
There are no fancy restaurants, no expensive food, no good accommodations, and no advanced high-tech toys in the town.
“Our Mo family’s children should be trained. As the old saying goes, ‘No pain, no gain.’”
Grandpa Mo also agreed with Mu Qianqian taking the babies to experience a different life.
"Great-grandfather, is it like those variety shows on TV, like 'Transformation', where pampered city kids go to the countryside to experience the lives of ordinary people, so they can appreciate how hard-won life is, change, and transform into good kids who know how to be grateful and strive for improvement?"
Chenchen launched into a lengthy explanation of his understanding.
"That's about right! But when you go, there might not be any servants to wait on you. You'll have to cook, do laundry, bathe, and take care of yourselves. Can you manage that?"
Grandpa Mo was actually just trying to scare the babies.
Even if the Mo family children go to town, they won't have to live such a hard life. It's enough to let them realize the difficulties of life.
"Huh? Wanwan can't cook or do laundry? She can take a bath, though."
A hint of retreat appeared in Wanwan's big eyes.
“Silly sister, Grandpa was just trying to scare you. If we go out, we won’t have to do those things ourselves.”
Hanhan had a look on his face that said, "Little sister, you're so silly."
"Mommy, Great-Grandpa, is it what my older brother said?"
"Yes, Mommy is taking you there so that you can see the lives of ordinary people, learn to be grateful, understand how hard it is to earn money, and study hard in the future."
Mu Qianqian offered an explanation.
"Oh, that's good. Great-Grandpa, Mommy, we won't waste money anymore. We think about how hard Daddy works to earn money, and how hard Mommy works too."
"That's good."
"That's right. In our whole family, Daddy works the hardest. He single-handedly supports such a large group as the Mo Group. He earns his hard-earned money and then gives it to us to spend."
"Mommy works hard too. She argues in court until her throat is dry, and she also has to bear the danger of the parties being dissatisfied with the verdict."
"So, big brother, we must study business management hard and share the heavy responsibility with Daddy."
Chenchen's words made Hanhan cover his mouth.
Oh my god, when talking about how hard Daddy and Mommy work, they start talking about themselves.
He seemed less sensible than his second brother, and didn't know how to share the burden with their father.
It seems like they've shot themselves in the foot.
"I...I will study business management hard, grow up quickly, take over Daddy's job, and let Daddy and Mommy put down their burdens so they can travel the world as soon as possible."
"Yes, starting tomorrow, let's officially join the Mo Group and help Daddy, okay? How about it, big brother?"
Chenchen said that on purpose just to tease her older brother.
His older brother doesn't have as strong a sense of responsibility as him and is more playful, so he's basically giving his older brother a warning.
"Okay... alright, Hanhan will do his best."
Mu Qianqian stood to the side, her eyes reddening.
Before even experiencing life in the countryside, the sons already had their own insights.
I understand and sympathize with their difficulties now.
Mo Tingfeng lowered his head quietly.
He knew how much work the Mo Group was doing when he was in charge.
Now the heavy burden of the group rests on the shoulders of the second brother, Mo Tingye, and he, as the eldest brother, feels really embarrassed.
Now my nephews, even at such a young age, know how hard it is to manage a group and they all want to go and help out, while I'm still running away, wanting to be a carefree descendant of the Mo family.
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