kvmb Chapter 178 Give a peach, receive a plum
Chapter 178 Give a peach, receive a plum
Zhong Lingxin saw her younger brother's resentment, took a deep breath, and patiently taught him: "You and your brother are my family. It's only right that I give you pills and talisman array plates to protect your lives. Do you know how many spirit stones these pills and talisman array plates are worth?"
That surname... that Liu Wanqiu, is just a disciple of the same sect as you, what right does she have to take your brother's pills and talismans!
Don't tell me it was given to you voluntarily by your brother!
Even if her brother gave it to her voluntarily, could she accept it with a clear conscience?
Did our family teach you to take advantage of others without feeling guilty?
I remember my parents teaching us that we should repay kindness with kindness.
Even when we came back from visiting relatives, our family was so poor, and we knew that the gifts we brought back would be of no use to my master, we would still do our best to prepare the best gifts that our family could afford.
What is this? This is reciprocity.
What about Liu Wanqiu? What did she give your brother? How many gifts has she accepted from others? Even you, I'm afraid, gave her a gift too.
Zhong Muyuan mumbled, "My brother likes her, and out of respect for him, I sometimes give her things I don't need. Really, they're all things I don't need. My sister, Wanqiu, is a very kind person; she always tells me not to give them to her and to keep them for myself."
Zhong Lingxin was truly amused and exasperated. Her Zhong family was truly unfortunate, having produced two complete idiots in a row. She interrupted Zhong Muyuan, "You don't need it? Tell me what you gave her that you don't need?"
Zhong Muyuan said softly, "Sometimes I get spiritual herbs and minerals from my training, and sometimes my sister gives me pills. I...I...I didn't finish them, so I gave some to Sister Wanqiu. We often train together, and she's like you, she takes good care of me..."
Zhong Lingxin's mind was buzzing. This wasn't something she considered useless! And she cherished it just like she did! She suppressed her anger and asked, "Oh, how does she cherish you?"
Zhong Muyuan's eyes lit up, and he quickly replied, "Sister Wanqiu always reminds her younger brother to be careful when she goes on training."
Zhong Lingxin really wanted to kick Zhong Muyuan on the head and knock his brain back out.
She took a deep breath and then said earnestly to Zhong Muyuan, "Brother, remember this: relationships between people are always give and take."
Even among Daoist couples, there is no one-sided giving.
My brother and Liu Wanqiu aren't Daoist partners yet, are they?
Why should Liu Wanqiu keep accepting your brother's gifts?
Just based on this one point, Liu Wanqiu is a greedy person who takes advantage of others. To put it bluntly, she uses her beauty and her brother's feelings to greedily and insatiably demand more!
You're worried that your brother isn't being taken advantage of enough by her, and you even think you're helping your brother woo his sister-in-law by giving her your cultivation resources as well.
There's another point, which is also the one I hate the most: when faced with danger, she abandons your brother and escapes alone.
Don't tell me that the people from Lingyun Sect were shameless and used foul language to scare her away.
She knew she couldn't win, but she left her brother to die alone to cover her own escape.
If such a person marries my brother, won't she abandon me when disaster strikes? If she enters our Zhong family, can you expect her to share our hardships if the Zhong family faces difficulties?
"Thank goodness, you two idiots are both poor cultivators. She only wanted a little bit of your cultivation resources; she never intended to marry my brother!"
Zhong Muyuan opened his mouth, then opened it again, wanting to refute his sister's words, but found that what his sister said was almost the same as what his brother had said a couple of days ago when he woke up.
My brother's exact words were that he couldn't afford to marry a female cultivator like Sister Wanqiu.
But what she meant was that she would no longer associate with Sister Wanqiu.
Just two days ago, Sister Wanqiu visited him and explained the situation of the ancient battlefield to him in detail, and even drew him a map.
Sister Wanqiu isn't as bad as my sister said.
Oh, right, Sister Wanqiu also said that they had a very tough time in the ancient battlefield. She used up all her pills, talismans, and array plates. It was not easy for her to make it back to the sect. She told him to prepare more pills, talismans, and array plates after he went in.
At that time, I heard Sister Wanqiu say that she was pitiful, so I gave her two bottles of pills, ten talismans, and two array plates.
I have my older sister to give me things, I don't need anything!
Thinking of this, Zhong Muyuan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Every time Sister Wanqiu saw him, she would talk about how difficult cultivation was and how she envied him for having such a good older sister who could give him endless resources...
Sister Wanqiu seems to treat him even better than her brother, always gently reminding him to be careful, to rest, and not to overexert himself in cultivation...
It seems that several senior brothers and sisters had warned him not to let Sister Wanqiu cheat him out of the resources his sister had given him!
At the time, I got really angry.
Wanqiu had also advised herself not to pay attention to those senior brothers and sisters who were jealous of their good relationship. She had always regarded herself as her own younger brother. It was no big deal for a sister and brother to exchange some elixirs and talismans.
Zhong Muyuan tried hard to recall, but he couldn't remember what else his sister Wanqiu had given him besides gently advising him to be careful and get some rest!
But he was very lonely in the sect.
Although his older brother often came to visit him, his brother was also very busy, cultivating and training, and didn't have time to talk to him much.
His sister was even busier; he only saw her once every few years. Many times, the pills and talismans she gave him were delivered by the spirit beasts guarding the mountain.
Only Sister Wanqiu often comes to talk to him.
Zhong Muyuan looked at his sister longingly and said in a low voice, "Sister, I understand now. Sister Wanqiu, no, Liu Wanqiu really doesn't care about brother and me. She just wants to take some of our cultivation resources. But, sister, I'm so lonely. I haven't seen you for years!"
Zhong Lingxin's raging anger was extinguished in an instant, as if by a torrential downpour.
It's her fault!
She was only focused on cultivating.
As soon as she arrived at the sect, she became a disciple and received care from both her master and Uncle Xuan Yuan.
But the older and younger brothers didn't.
They were all just children when they entered the sect.
In the sect, no one cares for them or looks after them; all they have left is the daily grind of cultivation, and the hope of entering the inner sect sustains them.
She was bullied by several powerful figures in the arena back then.
When her older and younger brothers were bullied, she didn't offer a single word of comfort, but she was easily swayed by a few kind words from others.
Zhong Lingxin deeply reflected on her actions and sincerely apologized to her younger brother: "I'm sorry, it's my fault. I shouldn't have only focused on my own cultivation; I should have spent more time with you."
Zhong Muyuan shook his head: "It's because my younger brother is useless. He was tricked into giving up his cultivation resources. I won't do that again next time."
Next time, if someone gives me a peach, I'll give them a plum instead, and the plum will be smaller than the peach.
If someone gives me a piece of jade, I'll give them a stone instead; the stone isn't as valuable as the jade.
Hehe, it's just returning the favor.
Hehe, sister, you're right. Relationships are reciprocal. I'll never be fooled by a few words again.