Horse-head Wall Reflects the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 40 Seeking inaction is considered diligence, diligence, justice and partiality

"Sir, my son has received instruction from you and has won your favor. If I could afford all the expenses, I would..."

"It's good to find a good place and a good path for the children. I feel relieved when parents plan for their children."

This time, Cheng Heng agreed to let Ruan Bi leave without waiting for Ruan's father to finish his words.

It's the word "preference" again. Cheng Heng originally didn't think he had any "preference", but now hearing it from three different people, Cheng Heng thought: I should have it.

Partiality left an indelible shadow in the little boy's heart, participatory caused the koi of Guan Yin's family of three to be starved to death, and participatory caused a person who could have shone so brightly to be trapped in the world to teach - Cheng Heng originally didn't like the word "partiality".

"Thank you for your understanding, sir." Ruan's father and Ruan Bi stood in front and behind, bowing respectfully to Cheng Heng one by one.

Then Father Ruan stretched out his hand to his son, holding his still tender hand with his big hand, and the two of them turned around slowly, both with affection.

Even Mr. Ruan's attachment was deeper. When the child turned away, he hesitated for a moment.

So, Cheng Heng felt that his mission was finally accomplished. He freed his hands to push the door shut, picked up the bolt beside him, and was about to carefully aim and push it shut when suddenly a figure, not as tall as he would be later, turned his head, ran a few steps towards the door and stopped.

"Ruan Bi will definitely not forget the teacher's teachings in the future!"

Cheng Heng suddenly felt a little reluctant to watch.

Cheng Heng suddenly understood why Guan Yin's tone was filled with helplessness and disappointment, but also satisfaction and yearning when he mentioned being a teacher...

The osmanthus flowers grew slowly, and only the sound of the wind blowing through the treetops accompanied Cheng Heng. Sitting under the osmanthus tree, Cheng Heng recalled Guan Yin's words.

After realizing Ruan Bi's "value", his eyes unconsciously fell more on Ruan Bi, making it seem as if the entire academy should revolve around Ruan Bi.

But should Ruan Bi be the protagonist of a college in history? Of course not.

So the children who looked down on Ruan Bi would bully him, and the children who were treated coldly would feel confused.

"So, this is what people say, when you grow up, you become the person you hate." Cheng Heng murmured to himself. There is no absolute balance in the human heart. When you deliberately pursue fairness for the minority, it is already unfair to the majority.

But most definitions of fairness have never been fair in the true sense.

Maybe Guan Yin is right, Cheng Heng thought.

All he had to do was play the role of a teacher well. For Cheng Heng, who was a Peking opera director, it was not difficult to play the role of a teacher well.

You don't need to think about the significance of this person in history, or in your own script. You just need to do what you should do. All you have to do is witness the development of the story - being an outsider is much easier than being moved.

"But is this fair to the original body?"

"I just want good people to have some fairness..."

Cheng Heng did nothing wrong, but Cheng Heng did not realize that the fairness he pursued would always be just the fairness within his sight.

When we open the God's perspective, when Cheng Heng sits in front of his tablet and looks at the characters he writes, he truly grasps fairness - allowing those who do good things to be praised by more people, allowing those who reform themselves to gain a new life, and allowing those who harm others to receive the punishment they deserve.

Even if Cheng Heng thought about it carefully, he would realize that even in his own script, there was no absolute fairness. It was just that everyone was doing what they could do according to their status.

"Then I will play the role of the teacher well first." The high-spirited young man was poured a bucket of cold water by the reality, but of course he would not give up. Cheng Heng's listlessness was only temporary.

The person sitting under the osmanthus tree remained silent for a long time, but his heart was churning and shouting, wanting to see Guan Yin as soon as possible.

But the more confused he was, the more he couldn't sleep. If he couldn't sleep, he couldn't see Guan Yin, and could only see the students who were going to school on time. "Sir? Sir?"

The student pushed open the half-open door and knocked at first. Then he peeked inside through the crack and saw the teacher sitting under the osmanthus tree.

After calling out several times, the teacher did not respond. The brave student pushed open the door and came to Cheng Heng to call for help.

Cheng Heng kept his eyes open until the stars and the moon were setting in the west. He didn't even know when he closed his eyes. He had been fighting with himself all night, so of course he slept soundly.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw these students standing in front of him. They looked anxious as if they were afraid that he would not be alive anymore, which made Cheng Heng almost laugh out loud.

"You're here so early?"

"How did you finish yesterday's homework?"

"Sir, it's late."

Listening to these children talking, Cheng Heng felt like he was hearing a group of early birds chirping and chirping, as if they had endless energy.

"It's getting late, it's getting late!"

"He who doesn't mention schoolwork is a good teacher." Someone muttered.

"It's getting late!" There is a trio waiting for Cheng Heng here.

Cheng Heng smiled and turned around to see the morning light shining on the osmanthus tree. He seemed to smell the fragrance of the golden osmanthus in full bloom.

"Okay." Surrounded by a group of students, Cheng Heng entered the study room and said, "Let's study."

Amid the sound of reading, on a bright sunny day, Cheng Heng lowered his eyes and stared at the writing material on the desk, supporting his head with his hands. He looked much more energetic than yesterday.

Cheng Heng's eyelids felt heavy, and he couldn't open his eyes anymore...

"Tick, tick, tick!" The continuous rain woke Cheng Heng up. He didn't know when the weather outside the window had changed. Cheng Heng hurried to close the door.

Thinking that a group of students still had to go home and that he was still confused, Cheng Heng turned around and said, "Go home early today. Did you all bring rain gear?"

There was another round of chirping.

Very energetic, Cheng Heng's face was full of smiles again.

Without a favorite person, Cheng Heng realized that everyone seemed to be different.

He acted like a "nerd" and although he was willing to go home early, he still pretended to be nonchalant.

She showed her smile without concealing it, but her face became sad because someone next to her said, "If the teacher gives more homework."

Cheng Heng didn't see the same person as himself when he was a child, but he saw many shadows in his memories...

The group of students finally dispersed. Cheng Heng sat on the chair, and the light around him gradually turned dark yellow, orange, red, blue and purple, and finally a piece of moonlight.

The free sunlight flowed in and out of the window, and Cheng Heng, who was still thinking about what was fair and what he should do as a teacher, fell asleep at some point.

(End of this chapter)