At the beginning of the famine, I became famous all over the world with my useless system

Lin Qing's eyes swept across the tender faces of the children. Facing their unconcealed gazes of trust, he felt his heart warmed by the hope and pleading in their eyes, and suddenly an indescribable feeling surged up.

It’s more exciting than submitting a winning bid, and more stressful than having the heavy responsibility of completing a big project fall on your shoulders.

It feels like being touched, more like being sad, or even a little... proud?

Although they had spent quite a short time together, after this "battle", Lin Qing suddenly realized that the person standing in front of her was a living, flesh-and-blood, lovely person, not an NPC in a game.

They are an inseparable family who trust each other, whose blood is thicker than water and who share joys and sorrows.

As a mother, she shoulders the heavy responsibility of protecting several children during the famine and ensuring their healthy growth.

Lin Qing took several deep breaths and suddenly laughed, which made the children breathe a sigh of relief.

And what their mother said next made them even more speechless.

Lin Qing tapped Gu Ermiao's forehead and said with a smile, "You little fool, when did I ever say I was going to kick you out?"

Gu Ermiao's eyes lit up, and he almost jumped for joy. He asked excitedly, "Then why did mother say she wanted to give me the house in town? You really don't want to kick me out, right?"

"Silly Er Miao, of course not! I accepted your uncle's house only because I planned to send Damao to academy and live in town so that he wouldn't have to travel back and forth."

Gu Ermiao let out a long sigh.

It turns out that he didn't do anything wrong, and his mother didn't want to kick him out!

They brothers don’t need to be separated anymore!

When Gu Damao heard that his mother did this for him, he almost couldn't hold back his tears.

His mother treats him so well, no matter how he repays her in the future it will not be too much!

There are two more seedlings.

The villagers didn't understand the inside story and would certainly mistakenly think that he was greedy for fame and fortune.

Gu Damao had no intention of explaining to others, but he also had to remember that his younger brothers had suffered such injustice for him, so he had to take good care of his younger brothers!

Gu Sihe was very good at observing people's expressions. Seeing that everyone was happy, he couldn't help laughing out loud and went forward to hug Gu Ermiao.

"Look, second brother, I know that mother is the best! Mother is so good to you, so please don't beat me in the future, okay?"

Gu Ermiao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, thinking that this little bastard really knew how to pick the right time to ask for favors from him.

Who told him to be in a good mood now? So he decided not to bother with the little guy.

After the brothers chatted for a while, Gu Ermiao finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked boldly, "Mom, since you plan to let my eldest brother study in town, why don't you just give him the house instead of going through all this trouble?"

Lin Qing sighed and said, "As you said, I also want to save some trouble. But I just heard from Chang Qing that the students in the academy actually compare and discuss each other's family conditions in private.

"Everyone knows the situation in our family. If I gave the house directly to your eldest brother, I'm afraid people would criticize me behind his back. But if I gave it to you, it would be different."

In fact, not only Gu Ermiao, but the other children also didn’t quite understand why she did this.

Seeing that several children were looking at him eagerly, Lin Qing thought to himself that it was time to teach them a good lesson!

"In my opinion, regardless of their academic achievements, the students at Songyang Academy, during a time of famine, were not concerned with helping the common people. Instead, their biggest concern and most discussed topic was the scandal of the Jia family taking a concubine. This is truly despicable."

Gu Damao listened and thought at the same time. He originally wanted to refute his mother, but he was at a loss for words.

The sacred image of Songyang Academy also gradually faded in his mind.

"Even though Changqing studied hard, he couldn't escape the gossip and was even sent home to deal with household chores. If they knew that Damao had entered the academy, and we had given Damao our only valuable house in town, we'd probably give him a reputation as a tyrant who didn't tolerate his brothers.

"After all, topics like sibling rivalry are something they enjoy discussing."

In the dim candlelight, Lin Qing's face flickered, and her words made the surrounding children feel creepy.

"We all know that Damao is excellent, but the imperial examination is like thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge. It tests not only the ability to study, but also the character of how to deal with people.

"If Damao were to enter the academy someday, but was maliciously framed because of this house, accused of corrupting the people, and then expelled, and his imperial examinations were affected, wouldn't his life be over?"

All the children were frightened by the terrible consequences she described, and looked at Gu Damao worriedly.

After a moment, Lin Qing smiled and said, "So, since Damao is determined to pursue a career in politics, our family cannot become a hindrance to him."

Gu Ermao suddenly realized how inconsiderate he was.

"So listen carefully, I don't care what our family was like before, from now on you must remember that we are upright and have nothing to fear from our shadows.

"But if it can reduce trouble, put everything out in the open, and save a lot of arguments, why not do it? After all, instead of explaining things to fools, it's better to learn from the wise, don't you think?"

Gu Damao pondered over what his mother had just said, and the more he thought about it, the more it seemed to make sense.

All the resentment and confusion that had been lingering in my heart disappeared, and I wondered why I hadn't realized that my mother was so insightful!

"Besides this, there's another reason," Lin Qing looked at Gu Ermiao and said, "By giving you the house, I can avoid people saying that we're biased towards Damao and leaving all the good things to him. More importantly, it can leave you with some capital."

Gu Ermiao, who had just regained clarity for a moment, fell into confusion again.

"Me? What does capital mean?"

Lin Qing, a master of submissions who has been in the workplace for many years, is the best at making up stories at random, and can come up with seemingly reasonable but actually fabricated words.

What's more, she had already thought of an excuse.

"Mother can see that you are an ambitious and hardworking child, Ermiao. The world of Songsi Village is too small for you.

"But you have to eat one bite at a time. If you want to take off, you need capital. This house in town can be the starting point of your struggle."

Gu Ermiao's tears, which had just dried up, fell again. She couldn't help but throw herself into Lin Qing's arms and burst into tears. She hugged her tightly and sobbed as she admitted her mistake.

"Mother! I was shortsighted. I didn't think of this. I didn't understand your painstaking efforts and even misunderstood you! I really deserve a beating and punishment!"

Lin Qing patted Gu Ermiao's back to comfort him, but what he was thinking in his heart was how to take advantage of the opportunity to prepare for the future now that the misunderstanding had been resolved.

In modern times, she has seen many cases of brothers fighting each other to the point of bloodshed over property, and even more cases of them going to court and causing murder. She doesn't want such incidents to happen again in her own family.