I was a fortune teller in 90

Chapter 346: Selfish people only see gains and losses
"The one who provoked you is the culprit. People die for money and birds die for food. It has been like this since ancient times... The ancients said that there is no father and son in the royal family, and there is no family affection in the rich. It can be summed up in two words: interests."

Dai Qing said, looking at Cai Kuan's pale face, and finally added,
"When it comes to conflicts of interest, no one will be kind to you. So don't expect anything that is not there."

Cai Kuan was stunned after listening to Dai Qing's reminder. It took him a while before he smiled, but there was a hint of bitterness in his smile.

"Since my parents had an accident when I was five years old, I have been living with my grandfather, who has been taking care of my daily life. But at that time, my grandfather was also very busy, leaving early and returning late every day, so I spent most of my life with my second and third aunts."

"We all live under the same roof. Although I know they take care of me as a byproduct, I am grateful to them from the bottom of my heart and respect them as my elders. I go to school and go home happily with my cousins ​​every day."

"Until one day, I came home late because of my duty. As soon as I entered the house, I heard my second aunt complaining in the room. She said that it was hard enough to take care of her own children, and now she was forced to have another child. She was so annoyed."

"I was just outside the door at the time. When I heard this, my head buzzed and I suddenly felt like a burden. When Second Aunt saw me, she seemed a little embarrassed. She said the food was on the table and asked me to eat it myself, then she turned and left."

"But my cousin walked up to me with a pout and pushed me away in disgust. He said that it was all because of me that Second Aunt had to work so hard. Not only did I steal my grandfather away, but now I want to steal his mother away. The whole family doesn't like me."

"Although I was still young at that time, I knew that I couldn't steal someone else's mother. So when my grandfather came back, I was particularly attached to him and followed him wherever he went. Later, my grandfather kept my uncle by my side to take care of him, and that was how the conflicts in the family were resolved."

Cai Kuan said this, staring at the roof with a helpless smile on his face.

"Since then, whenever Grandpa didn't have any major events, he would bring me along and often visit the Academy of Sciences. Over time, my second and third uncles also began to have complaints, saying that Grandpa was treating his grandsons unfairly and making other descendants feel wronged."

"Because they think that my grandfather brought me along with him to teach me by example and to train me individually, which is very unfair to my cousins."

Speaking of this, Cai Kuan's eyes were full of mockery.

"They were only concerned about fairness, and seemed to have forgotten that I was just a child who had no parents and could only feel safe with my grandfather."

Dai Qing: "..."

When people become selfish, they can't see anything else except their own interests. This is a fact.

"When they went to my grandfather to argue, he pointed at their noses and scolded them, saying that they were blinded by profit and were ungrateful. They had long forgotten how my father protected them and their brothers."

"My second and third uncles were scolded until their faces turned red, and they left in shame. Since then, they really didn't say anything on the surface, but privately, the way they looked at me was different from before. There was disgust, aversion, and some unclear hostility in their eyes... Since I lost my parents, my personality has become a little sensitive, and their eyes can't deceive me."

Cai Kuan was silent for a moment, lowered his head and picked at his nails, and then he chuckled after a while.
"In fact, what they said is not wrong. I did occupy all of grandpa's time, so they have reason to hate me. Grandpa did train me. I can run around the Academy of Sciences every day, and everyone in the academy knows me. Maybe because I was exposed to it since I was a child, I like scientific research very much. Grandpa said that I inherited the advantages of my parents and I am a good candidate for scientific research."

"My cousin is also a good student and is also pursuing scientific research, but he is still a little behind me. For this, he hates me and blames grandpa. He thinks that it is all because of grandpa's partiality that he is always inferior to me, and this is also the biggest cause of family conflicts."

Dai Qing nodded, showing that she understood, it was just a narrow-minded heart.

Mr. Cai favors his grandson because he is too pitiful to have lost his parents. Most elders favor weaker descendants. This is common sense, and outsiders can see it at a glance. But for those who put profit above all else, they have no feelings in their hearts and naturally cannot feel these things.

"The accidents that happened to you were probably caused by your cousin, right?"

If a person dwells on a trivial matter for too long, he will become twisted and will be obsessed with removing the mountain that is pressing down on his head.

Thinking of this, Dai Qing looked at Cai Kuan's face. His upper face was moist and his lower face was full and matched the upper face. He would have good fortune and prosperity in his later years and had a sign of longevity.

No matter what his cousin did, it was useless.

Hearing Dai Qing's tone, Cai Kuan was stunned, then smiled.
"He thought I owed him, and he was always hostile to me. The more Grandpa scolded him for this, the more hatred he accumulated towards me, and it was hard to resolve. After a long time, I just stopped paying attention."

Sure enough, she was right.

"But you can't indulge him. If he tells too many lies, they will become true. Then everyone will think you owe him something, and you won't be able to explain yourself even if you talk too much."

Cai Kuan smiled bitterly. His second uncle's family really felt that he was blocking his cousin's path. If Grandpa was fairer, his cousin would definitely surpass him. His second aunt had let slip this when they had an argument two years ago.

"You are just too soft-hearted. You keep backing off for Grandpa Cai. People think you are easy to bully."

As he was speaking, Xing Zhou walked in with a cold face, looking at him with a bit of disappointment.

"I am not as skilled as others, so I just need to concentrate on studying. Taking it out on you is a cowardly act. If you are doing scientific research, you will be inferior just because you are full of jealousy... In the final analysis, it is because you don't know yourself well and don't know your own weight."

Cai Kuan pursed his lips. His grandfather’s greatest wish was for family harmony. If he quarreled with his cousin, his grandfather would probably be very sad, right?
"Sugar cane is not sweet at both ends, so don't be too greedy."

Xing Zhou walked over and patted him on the shoulder.
"How can we be on guard against thieves all day long?"

"That's true. Besides, you are a victim yourself. You should let your grandfather know how you feel instead of pretending to be magnanimous and not caring about anything."

Dai Qing also agreed with Xingzhou's idea that it would be best to solve the problem once and for all. Of course, as the person involved, Cai Kuan had too many emotional ties to Mr. Cai, but he couldn't be persecuted every day, right?

Mr. Cai is old, but he is neither stupid nor dull. He must know clearly what Cai Kuan has gone through.

But as the helmsman of the family, he was only concerned about family harmony and took the overall situation into consideration, but ignored the feelings of his grandson.

This kind of love is destined to make Cai Kuan suffer grievances.