Cheng Zishi was quite surprised. "Why would the Shangguan family want to split up out of nowhere?"

"Although the Shangguan family's main branch is not developing very well, the development of its branches is excellent."

"For example, General Shangguan Chun, as a branch of the Shangguan family, has fought alongside General Zhuo Ren in battles across the country over the years, and has made remarkable achievements."

"With Shangguan Chun here, the Shangguan family will have a good future. Why should we split up?"

Rong Jing curled his lips, "It's still Shangguan Quan."

"What's wrong, Third Brother?" When Mu Baobao heard the familiar name, he ran over and looked up at him.

Rong Jing found that the little girl was really cute. She was chubby and had a pair of big, bright and innocent eyes.

He couldn't help but reach out and pinch the little girl's face.

The soft touch made him pinch it again.

"Uncle, why do you always pinch my face?" Mu Baobao wasn't angry, but just confused. "Uncles like to touch my face too."

"You all have faces, why do you like touching my face?"

Rong Xing glanced at Cheng Zishi. He really couldn't believe that this guy was like this in private.

"Of course it's your cheeks, little sister. It feels good to pinch them."

He took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Mu Baobao, "Here, this is a gift from uncle."

Mu Baobao did not accept it, but looked at Cheng Zishi.

Cheng Zishi smiled and said, "Take it."

"To this guy, a jade pendant is like a cabbage, or even worth less than a cabbage."

Mu Baobao took the jade pendant with both hands and bowed to Rong Jing, "Thank you, uncle."

She happily handed the jade pendant to Mu Pingping, "Brother, please keep it for me."

Although Mu Pingping didn't know how expensive this jade pendant was, seeing that Prince Rong carried it with him, he knew it was a very good thing.

He carefully put the jade pendant away, thinking of giving it to his grandparents for safekeeping when he returned. It was a good thing that could be a family heirloom.

Mu Baobao tugged at Rong Jing's sleeve and asked, "Uncle, you were just talking about my third senior brother. What happened to my third senior brother?"

"Third Senior Brother?" Rong Jing was completely confused and looked at Cheng Zishi, "Who is the little girl's third senior brother?"

Cheng Ziyong said in a very calm tone, "Bao Bao's third senior brother is Shangguan Quan, and she is Doctor Deng's last disciple."

Rong Jing was surprised and raised his voice slightly, "I really can't believe it, little sister, you can make Doctor Deng accept you as his last disciple."

Mu Baobao scratched his head and said, "I know Master is very powerful, but why is Uncle so surprised?"

Cheng Zishi explained, "Baby, what I mean is, are you shocked that she was accepted as a disciple by Doctor Deng?"

Rong Jing pinched the little girl's cheek again and said, "Do you know how many people from big families want to become Dr. Deng's disciples?"

Mu Baobao shook his head honestly, "Uncle, do many people from wealthy families want to become my master's disciples? Do they want to learn medicine from my master?"

Rong Jing's eyes showed sarcasm. "No, they don't want to learn medicine from Doctor Deng. They want to use the reputation of Doctor Deng and the Deng family to show their presence in front of the emperor."

These words were too difficult for Mu Baobao to understand. She looked at Cheng Zishi for help, "Uncle, what do you mean?"

Cheng Zishi said, "It's just like many people trying to curry favor with the county magistrate, hoping to gain his favor."

It’s too early for the baby to understand the twists and turns and calculations of a big family.

Mu Baobao said with an "oh" in understanding, "So you didn't come here for Master's medical skills."

The more Rong Jing interacted with the girl, the more he liked her. "In this world, most people are only after profit."

"Benefits?" Mu Baobao looked confused.

Rong Jing took out a silver coin worth one ounce from his sleeve and put it into her hand. "Silver, status, identity, beauties or other things, they are all benefits."

Mu Baobao returned the silver to him, his face full of seriousness. "But, if not for profit, we have to make a living."

"If we don't have money, what will we eat? What will we drink? How will we live? I'm afraid we won't even be able to support our family."

Rong Jing was stunned.

Mu Baobao continued, "In our village, many families don't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes. Sometimes, the elderly and children in the family even starve to death."

"My family is starving to death, and if I don't work hard for profit, what's the point?"

"Are you just trying to get nothing?"

"Northwest Wind doesn't taste good, and if you drink too much it'll make your stomach feel cold."

Rong Jing felt a buzzing in his head, as if something was breaking out of his heart.

"Baby, go and play." Cheng Zishi said.

Mu Baobao didn't think much about it and pulled his brothers to continue playing hide-and-seek. Hide-and-seek was still fun.

Rong Jing mechanically turned his head to look at Cheng Zishi, the emotions in his eyes changing unpredictably.

"Aren't your words, baby, really eye-opening?" Cheng Zishi was quite calm.

Rong Jing subconsciously patted his forehead, pursed his lips and nodded.

It was the first time he heard such thought-provoking words from a child who was less than two years old.

Even adults don't realize this, and some of them even make excuses for their behavior.

Cheng Zishi understood his feelings very well and smiled slightly, "The baby has good family education."

"Although her family is a farming family, her upbringing is better than many large families, so the baby knows a lot."

Rong Jing let out a long breath and slowly adjusted his mentality, "This little girl talks too much."

"The world is bustling with people, all seeking profit."

"I was blinded by one thing before."

"As the little girl said, if it weren't for profit, how could we survive and support our families?"

"Whether you are poor or rich, it's all about profit, the only difference is the purpose of the profit."

Cheng Zishi said, "That's right, everyone is doing it for profit."

“Even those who say they don’t want fame or fortune will still get a lot.”

"They all have to live, don't they?"

Rong Jing hummed, looking out the window calmly, "Everyone is doing it for profit."

"But these benefits are not all bad, there are good ones too."

Seeing this, Cheng Zishi stopped talking about it. It seemed that bringing the baby here today was the right decision.

"By the way, what's going on with the Shangguan family splitting up?"

Rong Jing retracted his gaze and sneered, "What else could it be?"

"Shangguan Quan has done so many wrong things over the years, and now that he's getting married, his eldest brother is thinking of dividing the family property."

"Surprisingly, Shangguan Quan agreed very readily, and also agreed to only get 30% of the family property according to the rules."

In a large family, the legitimate son can get a larger share of the family property when the family is divided.

But most of the family business is inherited by the heirs.

A son born out of wedlock gets the least inheritance.

If the mistress is unkind, the illegitimate son will basically not get any share of the family property.

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