Disciples

Chapter 15

Original
Remonstrance does not enter, Yue re-admonishes;
Boohoo with, tart without complaint.

Translation
If your parents don't listen to your advice, then you should smile and persuade them; even if you are crying and begging hard, or even being beaten, don't resent them.

allusion
There was a man named Liu Bo, his wife Liang, who had two sons, but Liu Bo was fond of gambling.

As the sons grew up slowly, they were also very uncomfortable with their father's behavior and words and deeds.But their dissuasion to his father was in vain.

Once, Liu Bo wanted to sell the only property in his family, a big sow, as gambling money.His wife tried hard to dissuade him from doing so, but Liu Bo refused to listen to the dissuasion and insisted on selling it.At this time, the two sons beside him couldn't stand it anymore, so they knelt down on the ground and begged him bitterly.Unexpectedly, this Liu Bo was a man with a heart of stone, and finally dragged the pig out of the house.Overnight, the old sow lost all the money she had exchanged.

Later, the government severely cracked down on gambling.Liu Bo was listed as a subject of reform through labor, and it was only then that Liu Bo finally came to his senses.During his time in prison, his two sons often visited the prison. Liu Bo felt the warmth of family affection in his painful prison life, and he was determined to get rid of his bad habits ever since.

Sometimes, the two sons go out for a long time to make a living, so they cannot visit the prison often.They wrote letters to their father in prison, revealing their sincerity to their father everywhere between the lines.

In the end, Liu Bo was released early.After he was released from prison, he kept his sons' persuasion in mind, and he really got rid of his bad habit of gambling.

(End of this chapter)