"Child, I'm not saying that studies are not important, " Lu Zhaolin said in a soft voice. "Why do we study? So that we can learn something that will help us earn our livelihood in future." Taking a pause, he went on, " I was strict with Lu Xuan because he wasn't good with studies or in other things. He has a good calibre but he chose not to study. And it made me angry. I'm a man of old fashion. It took time to change my thinking. But An Xiulan is not good with studies but she puts a lot of effort into all the things. This is the difference between the both of them."
Nobody understood what Lu Zhaolin was saying at this time. He looked at the apparent question marks on everyone's faces.
"Let me give you an example, " Lu Zhaolin said as he thought of an example. "There was once a person. He was an alcoholic who would beat his wife and his two children and make them beg for food. Those three people saw the alcoholic man destroying himself before his eyes.
