If you think you won't be able to repay it tomorrow, don't go eat it today.
In life, when dealing with others, it's a give-and-take relationship. You can't just take without giving, understand?"
"Understood, Dad."
"Being literate is good, studying is also good. Back then, it was I who delayed you. I thought that learning to read and write at most could only make you an accountant, not as good as earning a living by following me to slaughter pigs early on.
Now,
you must read more books and learn more characters."
"Why, Dad?"
Your sister is already part of the Ji Family, part of the Royal Family. In the future, if people hear that her brother is an uneducated brute, we would be embarrassing her."
"Sister wouldn't mind this, Dad."
"Whether she minds or not is her business, but we must care. Your sister's future days won't be easy either. Prestige is prestigious. Some years back, our Yan emphasized family status, which was considered higher than the sky."
