The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

"Who said that? I didn't." Jiang Mushi retorted subconsciously, "I just think they are making a big fuss."

Jiang Suining laughed, "It's true that it's a bit too much, but that's also because your starting point was too low before, so just showing a little intention to study hard is enough to make them happy."

"Is studying really that important?" Jiang Mushi looked up at Jiang Suining. "My family is not short of money. Even if I don't study, it's enough to live a comfortable life. Besides, there are so many people studying. Even if I study hard, I may not pass the imperial examination. What's the point? At most, I can learn business from my father and inherit the family business."

Jiang Suining suppressed his smile and looked at Jiang Mushi seriously, "Do you really think doing business is a simple thing?"

Jiang Mushi frowned, "At least I think it's quite easy for Dad to do it."

"But looking at the entire imperial city, how many people can compare to your father? Passing the imperial examination is certainly difficult, and merchants who can run a business as well as the Jiang family are rare. No matter what you do, even if it's just embroidering and playing the piano in the backyard, it's never an easy thing. You can't concentrate on studying now, so how can you guarantee that you can read the numerous accounts after you inherit the family business?"

“I can hire someone.”

"If you don't have the ability to conduct assessments, how can you be sure that the people you hire in the future won't deceive you like Liu Jun and his men?"

Jiang Mushi was stunned and didn't know how to start for a moment.

Jiang Suining continued, "What Liu Jun and his friends have deceived you about is just a cricket. But in the business world, the struggle for interests is full of sudden attacks. If you are deceived, the Jiang family's accumulation over the years may be wiped out. Are you sure you can afford it?"

Jiang Mushi frowned, "I...but I really can't concentrate on reading."

"Is it because I really can't concentrate on reading, or is it because reading is not as interesting as cricket fighting? Everyone is willing to do easy and happy things, but most people can't just do easy things."

Jiang Suining lifted the car curtain and motioned Jiang Mushi to look outside.

"Look at the vendors outside. They set up their stalls early in the morning and most of them wait until sunset before going home. No matter if it's scorching hot or freezing cold, it won't stop them from setting up their stalls."

"Are you trying to say that what everyone does is not easy?"

"No." Jiang Suining shook his head. "What I meant was that they don't have the same origin and background as you, nor do they have the same conditions as you. Their situation forces them to endure hardships day after day, earning a meager amount of money to support their families. They don't even have the time or qualifications to complain about things being too difficult or hard like you do. Most of them have only one path ahead of them, and that is to suffer for a lifetime."

Jiang Suining lowered the curtain and looked into Jiang Mushi's eyes.

"You have the capital to live a life of luxury, which is of course great, but can you ensure that everything in the Jiang family is solid and will never change?"

"You can still make a choice now, but who can guarantee that the Jiang family's wealth will last forever? One day, the building may collapse, and you will be forced to run for a living like these people day after day, and completely lose the freedom to choose."

"Indeed, only a few scholars can actually pass the imperial examinations, and only a few businessmen can make a fortune. All the efforts seem unfair compared to the possible rewards. But at least, they can give you more choices. If one day you really reach a dead end, at least you can find another way."

Jiang Suining's eyebrows sank slightly, "Jiang Mushi, maybe you don't understand it now, but when you grow up, you will know how precious it is to have choices."

At the feet of the emperor, there is the mighty imperial city.

But all living beings are like ants, and those who can truly have choices are mostly those in high positions.

Among those who come from prominent families, even most women have to be excluded, and there are very few who can truly make their own choices freely.

It is such a blessing to have choices and to be able to choose.

Jiang Mushi looked at Jiang Suining in silence. This was the first time that the other party had spoken so much to him.

Every word and sentence he had just heard was like raindrops hitting his head on a summer day, leaving him unable to cope with it.

It seems like I understood it, but it also seems like I didn’t fully understand it.

"You..." Jiang Mushi opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

Thank him for educating him? No, unless he was mentally ill, he would not thank Jiang Suining for this.

Or is it that he will change? It seems fake, after all, he doesn't seem to have figured it out yet.

Realizing that he had been silent for too long, Jiang Mushi came to his senses and finally just turned his head to speak.

"You are only two years older than me, why do you speak so old-fashionedly?"

Jiang Suining smiled, "I've told you so much, and this is all you want to say?"

She didn't know what was wrong with her. Perhaps it was because she saw the looks on Jiang's father and Zheng's face this morning that she couldn't help but feel emotional, so she said a lot.

But Jiang Mushi is only ten years old after all, and it is too much to ask him to fully understand all this.

Jiang Mushi was about to speak when Jiang Suining smiled and spoke again.

"Forget it, just treat it as something I just said casually."

Jiang Mushi choked and looked at the other person.

The latter raised an eyebrow and said, "But I don't like to do useless things. I've said so much, you should think about it carefully."

As he spoke, Jiang Suining opened the book box beside him and took out the cricket cage containing General Qingtou.

"Give this back to you."

"Give it back to me?" Jiang Mushi was stunned. "Didn't you say you would give it back to me only if I passed the test?"

"That was my plan before, but after all I've said, if you're still only interested in crickets, then I don't have to worry about you." Jiang Suining put the cricket cage in Jiang Mushi's hands, "That's all I have to say as a sister. As for whether to learn or not, it's up to you."

As the words fell, the carriage stopped in front of the academy. Jiang Suining closed the book box again and got off the carriage carrying it.

If Jiang Mushi really didn't understand at all, she would be too lazy to waste time.

For some things, if you persist in delving into them, you may be able to hone your craftsmanship.

But for some people, if they don't understand, no matter how hard others try, it will be in vain.

Jiang Suining walked into the academy.

Jiang Mushi looked at the cricket cage in his hand and sat in the carriage in a daze for a long time before he slowly came to his senses, picked up the book box, jumped off the carriage, and followed him in.

However, as soon as he entered, he found that Jiang Suining had not come to the study, but was standing not far from the courtyard gate.

In front of her, there were several students with unhappy faces...