Chapter 1428 Famine and Natural Disaster 586
"Chaosheng is back, Mingyi is back too." Fan Qingzhi smiled amiably and gave a wink to his eldest son who was sitting in the first seat.

After receiving the silent signal, Master Fan smiled at him, then looked at Zhou Ting and the others with a smile, "Greetings, Master."

"Greetings to the Crown Prince."

The Fan family stood up and bowed.

Fan Qingzhi said, "Chaosheng, come and sit down, Mingyi, sit down where I will start."

When there were no other people around, it didn't matter how they sat; when there were outsiders, even if they were his own children, Fan Qingzhi would be very polite.

Zhou Ting smiled faintly, and his deep eyes swept over them. He first took Mingyi to the vacated seat and sat down; then he walked to the seat to the left of the teacher and sat down.

"Teacher, how was your year?"

"It's great. It's so lively with them around. What about you? Now that you're back home, I think you had a very pleasant time." Fan Qingzhi laughed.

Zhou Ting replied slowly, "I haven't been with my mother for many years. This year, I can spend a good New Year with her. It is indeed as the teacher said, it is very satisfactory."

"That's good, that's good!" Mr. Fan turned to look at Ming Yi again, "Little girl, are you happy to go home?"

Mingyi half sat on the chair, smiling like a flower, "Thank you teacher for your concern. Thanks to your consideration and understanding, students and Chaosheng can go home to accompany their families and have a good New Year."

"Don't be polite, we are all family. You and Chaosheng have been together for five years, and it's only been the sixth year that you've returned home to celebrate the New Year. It's not easy."

The three of them were chatting and talking about daily life, and no one looked at the Fan family who were unable to bow.

After chatting for a cup of tea, the Fan family bowed for a cup of tea without getting up.

When they had almost finished talking, Zhou Ting asked, "Teacher, are these gentlemen from your family?"

Fan Qingzhi only had two sons, but here there were five middle-aged men and six young men; who among these people were Fan Qingzhi's biological children? This remains to be discussed.

"The two good-for-nothings on my left are my biological sons, Fan Zechen and Fan Zeyang; next to them are their three sons." Fan Qingzhi said without introducing them in detail.

The five of them took a step toward the center, lowered their eyes and bowed.

"We, the common people, greet the prince."

Zhou Ting nodded imperceptibly, with sincere gratitude in his words, "No need to be polite, you are my teacher's family, and I am relieved to have you come to Fucheng to accompany my teacher."

After hearing this, Fan Qingzhi just smiled and said nothing.

Mingyi saw it clearly. When the Fan family saw them, they didn't even move. It was only after the old man couldn't stand it anymore and gave his eldest son a look that they stood up to greet them.

Because of this, it seemed like they were being disrespectful to His Majesty, so it was no wonder that Zhou Ting deliberately gave them the cold shoulder.

Now, they are willing to bow their heads.

"Your Highness, your words are too serious. As a son, it is my duty to be filial to my father." Fan Zechen behaved politely, neither hurriedly nor slowly, neither humble nor arrogant.

Fan Zeyang lowered his eyes and remained silent. Fan Zechen was the spokesperson for their family, and they just had to wait for Fan Zechen to perform.

This is also the rule of respecting the elders and the young that has been followed since ancient times.

When a family goes out, the eldest son is the face of the family, the spokesperson, and the representative of the family; the second son is not allowed to overstep his authority, otherwise he will be seen as overstepping his authority, which means telling outsiders that the family is plagued by internal strife.

Zhou Ting looked relieved, but his smile disappeared. "I'm glad you all have this heart. The teacher cares about you all and I hope you will remember what I said today."

"I will follow the prince's teachings." "Okay, you can go down." Fan Qingzhi knew clearly in his heart, what could he do if his descendants did not fight for it?
Take care of him while he is alive, and let him be once he dies. Is it possible for a man of such age to worry about the development of the family a hundred years later?

That is impossible.

I have the will, but I don't have the strength to do it.

In this case, he is very satisfied with his current status. If his descendants are not living up to their expectations, he will give them some advice. Whether they listen or not is their business. He has fulfilled his responsibilities as the old man of the family, as a father, and as a grandfather, and he has a clear conscience.

"Yes, my son is resigning."

"Grandson, please leave."

The Fan family left in a large group.

Fan Qingzhi looked at the two students' faces. He shook his head at his own children's rudeness when they left. "Don't blame me, Chaosheng. These kids have been living a comfortable life for too long. They are disrespectful to you. I will send word back to punish them according to the family rules."

"They are the teacher's family members, so students won't take them too seriously. The teacher will do whatever he wants, and students have no objections."

"Then I would like to thank Chaosheng for giving me this favor."

Fan Qingzhi looked at the servant boy and said, "Tell the elders of the family that everyone who comes to pay respect today will be lashed thirty times. No one is allowed to let them go. After the beating, no doctor is allowed to treat them. They must kneel down in the ancestral hall to reflect on themselves."

6◇9◇Book◇Bar

"Here."

The book boy took the order and bowed to the three people present before leaving.

Mingyi watched with a smile on his lips; he was old and shrewd, so he did not embarrass his descendants in front of him, but gave them enough face in front of Zhou Ting; the punishment seemed heavy, but it was within the tolerance of his descendants.

"You two came back a little late. I thought you would be back before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month." Those who should be punished were punished, and everyone understood it tacitly. Fan Qingzhi changed the subject to them.

Mingyi smiled brightly and said, "Teacher, if the snow doesn't melt, it will be impossible for the students and Chaosheng to come back."

Zhou Ting chuckled.

Fan Qingzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at them, his eyes moving slightly, "Are you hiding something from me?"

"Look at what the teacher said. How could a student hide anything from you?" she laughed jokingly.

She didn't say so, and he wasn't sure.

"Tell me, is there anything you haven't told me?"

Zhou Ting did not give Ming Yi a chance to speak again, and took the initiative to confess, "Teacher, I have decided to get married with Yi Yi, and the wedding will be on the day of Yi Yi's coming of age. I did not inform you in advance, please forgive me."

Fan Qingzhi understood clearly.

Sure enough, they were hiding something from him.

"Teacher, please don't be angry. I shouldn't have arranged a marriage so early. Unfortunately, I am a girl who can't sit still. I have no choice but to arrange a marriage first in order to go out with Chaosheng. At least I have a legitimate reason to do so."

"Is this how you use the name of a teacher?" Fan Qingzhi said to her, "You lost all the books I read on the way back, right?"

Ming Yi admitted his mistake with a playful smile, "Yes, yes, it's my student's fault. At least I have a reputation. If I go out with Chao Sheng, people won't gossip about me."

"That's good to know." Fan Qingzhi had no intention of holding on to it, so he easily forgave them. "It's better that you two settle down earlier. If it weren't for me standing in the way all these years, your reputations would have been ruined long ago, especially Mingyi. Girls are different from boys. To boys, people would at most say a few romantic stories, but to girls, they would be more harsh. I'm very pleased that you two value each other and take care of each other."

"The students are rude for not informing the teacher in advance." Zhou Ting said with a smile.


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