BHBF Chapter 78.5

Boss, He’s Becoming a Father (Arc 4) Chapter 78.5: Playful Son (32)

Shao Yu said: “It’s not like there’s no one to see you off.”

Shao Jiashan was unhappy and said, “Those who saw me off were my father’s friends, not my friends.”

Shao Yu said: “I can make true friends, why can’t you?”

Shao Jiashan fell silent, and he began to doubt his judgment of people.

Shao Yu went on to say: “People with the same ideals are called friends, and only those with the same ideals can share the same ideals.”

Shao Jiashan didn’t understand why Shao Yu said that.

Shao Yu asked, “Then where are you ambitions?”

Shao Jiashan said: “I just want to live my life comfortably. I am really a person without ambition.”

“It doesn’t matter how high your ambition is. Living a comfortable life can also be your ambition,” said Shao Yu.

Shao Jiashan shook his head and said, “With my family in this state now, how can I live comfortably?”

Shao Yu chuckled and asked, “So what are you going to do?”

Shao Jiashan shook his head and said, “I don’t plan to do anything. I plan to learn the account book thoroughly and save money in the future.”

Shao Jiashan was unwilling to work hard, so he thought about downgrading his consumption.

He thought this would be questioned by Shao Yu.

But unexpectedly, Shao Yu said, “You know how to share the burden at home, which means you have grown up.”

After what happened, Xiao Han’s family was in a state of desolation. She looked at Shao Jiashan without disliking him and said, “Shan’er is sensible.”

Shao Jialiang also said: “Brother is so considerate of us.”

Shao Jiashu followed up and said, “If my eldest brother can think this way, I will definitely be able to live a hard life in the future.”

Shao Jiashan had never expected that he would receive such praise from his family just by saying this. He felt more and more that this family’s expectations of him seemed too low, and he couldn’t help feeling a little guilty.

“If I go to study…”

As soon as Shao Jiashan started talking, Shao Jialiang immediately said, “Then I can study with my brother!”

Shao Jialiang looked at Shao Jiashan with sparkling eyes and full of anticipation.

But when Shao Jiashan thought about his brother’s hard work in school, he immediately said, “Why don’t you just forget it and try your hand at business?”

Xiao Han immediately said, “Your mother was very good at business when she was alive. Maybe you can inherit her talent.”

But Shao Jiashan immediately said, “Forget it, forget it. I feel dizzy just reading the account books.”

In his heart, he still felt that doing business was the lowest priority, so he did not overcome that hurdle in his heart.

Shao Jiashan talked for a long time, but still didn’t say anything.

Shao Yu coughed lightly and said, “Once you get to Lingnan, where the mountains are high and the waters are deep, you will always be able to find a way to make a living.”

Everyone was silent when they heard “Lingnan”.

These people had no idea what Lingnan was like, but they had heard that there was a lot of miasma in Lingnan and that many people had died there. It was an extremely dangerous place.

Leaving the prosperous capital and heading to the notorious Lingnan, several people were filled with anxiety.

The carriage stopped to rest and the family started to make a fire and cook.

Lingnan is dangerous, and most of the slaves are unwilling to follow. Now there are only three servants left.

There were too few servants and too much work to do, so they also had to participate in the labor.

Shao Yu took the lead in starting a fire. The three children ran to collect firewood, while Xiao Han was cutting vegetables on the side.

It was obvious that her movements were very clumsy, but even though she was very tired, she did not complain at all.

Life at home went from bad to worse. Xiao Han was actually very worried these days. She was afraid that Shao Yu and the children would blame her, but everyone seemed to have forgotten about it and no one complained to her.

The more everyone acted like this, the more cautious Xiao Han became. Even though her hands hurt from cutting vegetables, she never put down the knife.

The three children came back carrying firewood. They were all young masters and young ladies at home, but they had slowly learned to do these common chores along the way.

When Shao Jiashu came back, she saw Shao Yu’s actions and said unhappily, “Why are you eating barley rice again today? I want to eat rice.”

Shao Yu smiled and glanced at his daughter, then said, “Eating barley rice is good for your health.”

Shao Jiashu pouted and said, “I’ve been eating all this, but I haven’t seen any benefits.”

After she finished speaking, she acted coquettishly at Shao Yu and said, “Daddy, is it okay to eat rice for two days?”

Shao Yu shook his head and said, “Barley rice, after taking it for a long time, you can keep your body light and avoid miasma. Do you want to be poisoned by miasma as soon as you enter Lingnan?”

Shao Yu spoke seriously, and Shao Jiashu was also a little scared, but she quickly said, “The root of the button vine can relieve miasma. We have prepared this, so why do we need barley?”

In order to preserve the original flavor of barley, Shao Yu has always cooked it dry. As the taste is very bland, Shao Jiashu naturally doesn’t like it.

“Do you think there is only one kind of miasma? If you fall down in the wilderness and there is no doctor around, what do you think you will do?” Shao Yu said.

Seeing that persuasion was useless, Shao Jiashu could only continue working reluctantly.

Shao Yu looked at the child. Although she was very sensible, she had been spoiled for many years after all, and still had her own little temper.

Shao Yu thought for a moment and said, “Don’t you like garlic greens? I’ll make one for you today.”

Shao Jiashu was really easy to coax and immediately became happy when she heard that.

Instead, Shao Jiashan casually said, “Why does a little girl like to eat garlic so much?”

Shao Jiashu immediately said: “If you don’t like it, don’t eat it for a while.”

Of course Shao Jiashan was unwilling. Shao Yu looked like an ordinary middle-aged civil servant, but unexpectedly he had excellent cooking skills. Even when he was on the road and lacked many ingredients, the things Shao Yu made still gave them a sense of amazement.

At first, Xiao Han and the children were scared about Shao Yu cooking. After all, the current trend is not for men to cook, especially since Shao Yu is an official.