Chapter 498 - Haohaos Story 1 (2/2)
Having lived on the mountain for so long, he naturally hadn't seen a woman there, much less experienced being hugged by one. Ning Jinchen was in a daze for a long time before seeing this woman raising her head. Her beautiful face looked somewhat familiar.
It looked somewhat similar to the face he had seen in the pond a few days ago after coming down from the mountain.
”You're back?” A man stepped through the doorway. His appearance and aura felt very familiar too. Ning Jinchen tilted his head and carefully looked at him. He finally came to a sudden realization.
His face looked very similar to these two people, as if he was a combination of them.
Lifting up his robe, he knelt down. Ning Jinchen bowed to them. Naturally, his parents' kindness was the first thing he should express grat.i.tude towards.
Ji Man and Ning Yuxuan felt moved.
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A welcoming banquet was held for him in the estate. A table of food, none of it look familiar. One by one, Ning Jinchen tasted everything. Although the food was tasty, he didn't overeat.
This estate could be considered his home, but his father's body held a lot of blood debt, and there seemed to be the remnants of spirits tethered to his mother's body. His younger sister was cute and lively, and his second brother was somewhat taciturn.
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The earthly world and the world where one sought enlightenment through Buddhism; these were two completely different worlds. Ning Jinchen set up Buddha statues in his room. He continued seeking enlightenment while interacting with people in the earthly world.
However, he had grown up only interacting with an old monk that spent most of his time reciting Buddhist prayers, so there were naturally many things he didn't understand about the earthly world. His mother came over to chat with him for a long time about this.
Ji Man asked, ”What did the old monk teach you?”
He answered, ”He taught me how to practice Buddhism, to work towards ascending to the Heavens.”
The woman's gaze turned extremely strange. After a long period of silence, she said, ”Mom will bring you to the rice store tomorrow so you can see the joys of the world.”
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Actually, not only did Ning Jinchen have an affinity for Buddhism, he had a greater affinity with money. After Ji Man tossed him to the rice store for only two days, this mere sixteen-year-old teenager understood basic accounting and how to use an abacus. He even figured out how to play a few clever, but minor tricks in business.
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Shopkeeper Yan Buba, who managed Ji Man's rice business, had married a long time ago. His daughter was already ten years old. However, his wife's favorite activity was to spend money. After so many years of marriage, their pattern of behavior never changed. As they pa.s.sed through a street, Madam Yan was full of enthusiasm in buying stuff. Yan Buba would follow behind her with an abacus in hand. As he calculated her spending on his abacus, he would murmur, ”This trip cost three taels and seven coins. I'll have to work two more days for the boss...”