Chapter 545 - Someone to Suffer with Her (1/2)

Chapter 545: Someone to Suffer with Her

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The relations.h.i.+ps between loved ones might not always be pure and simple.

The elders might have given the best resources to nurture their younger generation, but it could have been an investment, one that they were expecting returns from.

It was not to say that all family relations would be so cold-hearted, but undeniably, such situations did exist.

s.h.i.+ Qing smiled reluctantly. “Qiao Nan, don’t you think that you’ve made it sound too horrifying?” She was just told that despite being in their uniforms, some of the soldiers in the army might not strive for excellence and there were grey areas that she did not know of in the past. Now, Qiao Nan was telling her that there was such an ugly side to the relations.h.i.+ps between relatives. Like the soldiers in the army who just learned English, s.h.i.+ Qing found it difficult to adapt.

“Horrifying?” Qiao Nan was amused. “I know you like to read. Let me introduce you to this author. You only have to read all of his books to know if I have been exaggerating.”

“Do you mean the books written by Lu Xun ¹ ?”

“Yes, that’s right. You can look for them yourself.” The reading articles in their syllabus were too positive. Those articles that were thought-provoking were not in their reading lists, and they had to look for it by themselves.

s.h.i.+ Qing was not someone who would procrastinate.

Qiao Nan had mentioned it to her that evening, and the next morning, s.h.i.+ Qing went to look for s.h.i.+ Peng. “Dad, do you have time? Can you find someone to buy me some books?”

“Books?” s.h.i.+ Peng looked at s.h.i.+ Qing with interest. “What books do you want? Humanities or science? One is marked by the company one keeps. In the past, you will not even do your homework during summer break, let alone reading books. It seems to be good for you to have made such a good friend.”

Actually, s.h.i.+ Peng did not care if his daughter did her homework or not. He felt that what mattered was her att.i.tude.

His daughter was smart. Since a young age, she was quick to learn new things and she had good results. As her father, s.h.i.+ Peng was worried that having a smooth-sailing life might not be a good thing for her.

“I am interested in Lu Xun’s novels and psychology books related to social relations. Get more of those for me.”

“You want to read those books?”

“Yes!”

s.h.i.+ Peng’s palm went cold. He placed it against the warm teacup. “Did Qiao Nan recommend you to read these books?”

“She gave me suggestions.” It was up to her to read or not.

s.h.i.+ Peng had a serious look. “Are you sure you want to read these books?”

“Yes. Dad, I just realized that having good results does not mean everything in this world. Life is much more complicated than that.” Life was unlike doing problem sums, especially science topic that only had one correct answer. It was either correct or wrong. “Dad, I want to grow up. It’s time that I grow up.”

“There’s a price to pay for growing up.”

“But you can’t protect me forever.”

It was for the longest time before s.h.i.+ Peng answered. “Well, in the afternoon, I will get people to send the books over. There’s no harm in reading more books.” In the end, s.h.i.+ Peng relented.