frightfiction Chapter 312 The Far-Reaching Considerations of Being a Parent
Chapter 312 The Far-Reaching Considerations of Being a Parent
Qian Shuzhen drank the medicine with her eldest son's hand.
This medicine is taken twice a day, boiled down from three bowls of water to half a bowl. Yi Dani has always been in charge of preparing it, and she has become increasingly skilled at controlling the heat. "Dani, thank you. You and Xiaojuan have always served me patiently without ever getting tired of it."
"Mother, what are you saying? Isn't this just our duty as children?" Song Wanli handed the bowl to Yi Dani and told her to go out first.
Is he being dutiful? Qian Shuzhen thought that since Song Wanxing came home, he had only greeted her once on the first day, and then all he did was ask for money, ask for money, and inquire about the situation at home. He hadn't even poured her a glass of water.
Sigh! Luckily, she wasn't completely confused. "Wanli, let Da Ni boil an egg for you and roll it on your face while it's still hot. Sigh! It's all because your parents didn't raise him well, and it's dragged you down with them."
Upon hearing Qian Shuzhen's words, Song Wanli no longer cared about the injury on his face and even comforted her, saying, "Mother, what are you saying? What does this have to do with you? He's a person, not a tree. Can you control whether he grows upwards or to the left?"
"Wanli, if the children are not good, it is all the parents' fault. Cough cough... You must treat all of Mingxiang's children equally and teach them well."
“Mother, I know, so don’t blame yourself. The ancients said, ‘If you raise a child but don’t teach him, it’s the father’s fault.’ So, it’s not your fault.” Seeing Qian Shuzhen’s guilty expression, Song Wanli chuckled and tried to cheer her up, shamelessly adding, “Besides, look at him and me, we were both raised by you. I have such a good temperament now, all thanks to your excellent guidance.”
"Hahaha...right? Well, one filial son is enough for me. One shouldn't be too greedy." Qian Shuzhen looked at Song Wanli with a loving expression and patted his hand. "Don't worry about him. He's not a child anymore. You're just his older brother, not his father."
"mother!"
"Alright, I'll rest for a bit. You go ahead and get busy. It's good that Xiaojuan is gone!" Qian Shuzhen was really exhausted. She had just been so angry that she was barely holding on.
I just took my medicine and need to rest. I hope I can live a few more days so I can keep an eye on that unfilial son. No matter how bad his child is, he's still someone I carried for ten months and gave birth to. How can I not want him to get better?
Qian Shuzhen thought that while she was still here, she would slap him a few more times to wake him up. She also hoped that Wanli would see this and calm down, not hold a grudge, and help him out after she left.
Alas, as parents, they had to think far ahead. Qian Shuzhen didn't want to scheme against her eldest son, but Song Wanxing was already like this, so who would still want to care about him?
Song Wanli helped Qian Shuzhen lie down and gently closed the door.
"Heaven is watching what people do." Many people believe that there are no ghosts or gods in this world, and Song Wanli didn't believe it before either.
He thought that if there really were "gods watching over us," then why wasn't the person who caused him lifelong disability punished? And what about the invaders who violated our country and committed massacres? After surrendering and being extradited back to their own countries, they still enjoy a life of luxury and wealth, yet Heaven hasn't punished them.
Many more people who want to do evil, are doing evil, or have already done evil will tell their companions, "Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know"...
When Song Wanli was filled with resentment and had a lot of troubles at home, he met a wandering monk and couldn't help but ask his question.
The monk said, "The Buddhist classic, the Avatamsaka Sutra, states: 'From the moment a person is born, a deity stands on each of their shoulders, one male and one female. The one on the left shoulder is male, responsible for recording a person's good deeds; while the one on the right shoulder is female, responsible for recording a person's evil deeds.'"
So why did they record these things? It was so that Heaven would have a basis for bestowing blessings or calamities upon people.
As for your statement that the evildoer has not been punished, perhaps you simply haven't seen him suffering from illness and misfortune; or perhaps he realizes his mistake, strives to correct it, and thus changes his fate. You must know that "heaven and earth, even ghosts and gods cannot be deceived," and ghosts and gods are the "representatives" of the Way of Heaven.