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“Village Chief, Aunt, snap out of it! Snap out of it!”
“No,” Liu swallowed hard, stammering, “that’s not what I meant, Qingxi. This isn’t quite right!”
The table was filled with a variety of dishes, both meat and vegetarian, all beautifully presented like flowers. Liu was trembling and didn’t dare to pick up his chopsticks, afraid of ruining such exquisite food.
“Aunt, what are you doing? These dishes are meant to be eaten, hurry up and dig in!” Liu Qingxi noticed how restrained the two were and understood that seeing such a scene for the first time could be shocking for them.
But she also wanted them to realize that they shouldn’t always be limited by their narrow perspectives; there were many more beautiful things in the world that could be obtained through their own efforts.
She believed that Zhang Wuliang was not a narrow-minded person with a limited vision.
Sure enough, at that moment, Zhang Wuliang had an epiphany. It turned out that ordinary people like them could also sit in such a restaurant and enjoy such fine dishes, rather than toiling away every day just to scrape by with meager food.
Indeed, no matter what methods they used, in the future, they needed to have greater goals to strive for.
“Village Chief, we can’t just look at the present. Sometimes the bigger a person’s belief is, the greater their achievements can be. As long as one dares to dream and act, anything is possible. If one doesn’t even dare to dream, then they can only live a mundane life.”
“We can’t let the people of Ten Li Pu continue living like this. For example, this table of food—no matter how beautiful it looks, it’s still just food meant to be eaten. If we are willing to work hard, every meal in the future can be like this.”
“Ah???” Liu stared blankly: “Is that really possible?”
Liu Qingxi’s words sounded like a fairy tale to him, as if she were asking him to pluck stars and the moon from the sky.
Ever since Liu Qingxi started speaking, he had fallen silent and thought about many things.
About the past, about the future, about oneself, about the villagers.
Liu Qingxi seemed to have opened the door to another world for him, enlightening him.
Beside them, Liu Qingyan and the chubby guy could no longer contain their hunger and began to feast heartily.
After a long while, Zhang Wuliang slowly spoke: "Qingxi, you are right. I used to have a narrow perspective and lacked experience. I won’t be like that anymore; I need to learn from you."
This time, Zhang Wuliang truly saw things clearly. In that moment, he found his own value. He no longer focused solely on the small area of Village; there was more to come, there was a future ahead.
"Alright, Village Chief, I'm looking forward to you showcasing your skills to help me," Liu Qingxi said with a smile.
Despite Zhang Wuliang's demeanor, everyone has their own value.
For example, Zhang Tiegen is suited for technical guidance. As for management? If he were good at managing, he wouldn't have such excellent skills and resources only to be merely renting houses from Farmers.
As for Zhang Wuliang, he is very suitable for coordination. He has good eloquence and can handle significant matters in Village—from communicating tax issues to resolving trivial conflicts—he generally keeps things running smoothly.
Thus, Zhang Wuliang is most suitable to be her chief steward; he can unite the strength of all the villagers.
"Village Chief, I have high hopes for you! Keep it up!"
"Alright, let’s work hard together!" Zhang Wuliang laughed heartily; it had been a long time since he had laughed so joyfully.
"Eat up, eat up! Come on, hurry and eat! There will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"
Suddenly, Zhang Wuliang felt that the first few decades of his life had been wasted. He had spent the first half of his life in mediocrity. But what about the future? The trajectory of his life ahead was going to be filled with excitement.
Liu Qingxi's few words seemed simple and not particularly profound, but they changed a person's perspective and, in the future, even altered the destinies of many others.
The two Kids nearby were happily eating, and Liu Qingyan's cheeks were puffed up, but he knew what his sister had just done was truly impressive; in such a short time, she had won the Village Chief's admiration.
He wanted to be that kind of person in the future; for the first time, the young Kid had a goal of his own.
Half an hour later, a large table of dishes had been completely devoured by five people; it was simply delicious!
It made one want to swallow their tongue.
"Alright, alright, you two Kids, if you're full, hurry back to school and study hard, understand?"
"Got it, got it! Sister Qingxi, can you leave us some of that Dried Meat? Hehe!" The chubby one was still thinking about the Dried Meat.
Who could blame him? Liu Qingyan often whispered in his ear about how delicious Liu Qingxi's Dried Meat was, how tasty her braised pork was, how good her hot pot was—everything was delicious.
She had already stirred up this big eater's appetite.
"This is what I brought for you, but remember, the package inside is for Master. Understand? You two are not allowed to sneak any!"
"Understood, understood, don’t worry!" The two Kids scampered off with their things.
They waved their hands and said, "Sister, we're leaving. You don't need to see us off!"
They acted as if they were really grown-ups.
When the two Kids returned to school, their greasy faces made the other students feel dissatisfied.
"What's so great about it? It's just going out for a nice meal. Country bumpkins have no experience!"
"Exactly, I have plenty of meat and fish at home; I'm already tired of it." However, the problem was that Master did not approve of the servants bringing meals every day, so it could only be an occasional treat.
"Liu Qingyan, what makes you so special? Is it just because you study well and Master likes you? You're still just a country bumpkin!" A tall and strong boy blocked their path.
Liu Qingyan pouted and decided to take a detour. After all, those few people had always disliked him, and they wouldn't dare fight in school. What was there to be afraid of?
"You! Liu Qingyan, just wait!" The strong student made a quick decision; he was determined to teach Liu Qingyan a lesson to make him remember it.
Master Zhu observed everything that happened among the children and shook his head. While Liu Qingyan was smart, he lacked experience in dealing with others and needed to be trained well.
Even if he had good grades, if he couldn't get along with his classmates, he would need to hone his social skills if he wanted to pursue an official career.
Liu Qingyan bounced over to him, presenting a gift prepared by Liu Qingxi: "Master, this is a gift from my sister for you. Please accept it!"
"Ahem, as a teacher, I cannot accept bribes."
"Master, this is homemade by us; it's truly a gift for you. Thank you for your guidance." Liu Qingyan insisted on holding it out without leaving until he accepted.
"Alright, Master will accept it!" Just as Liu Qingyan was about to leave, he suddenly called out, "Qingyan, wait a moment!"
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