You Are Also at Fault

Mǎn Bǎo has already forgotten about yesterday's quarrel. When she saw the pastries, it reminded her of it again. However, she felt that as an adult, she should be magnanimous. As Kēkē mentioned, intelligent and capable individuals should possess a generous heart and the ability to forgive others' mistakes.

Therefore, she graciously accepted Shàn Bǎo's gesture of goodwill, opened the paper bag, took a piece of pastry, and displayed a satisfied expression on her face.

She even discussed with him, "It's better than the pastries sent by the steward of the Bai family last time."

"This is my favorite pastry," it was made by the chef last night. "If you like it, I'll take you to my house after school to have some," Bái Shànbǎo said, trying to please her. "Are you still coming to my house to study?"

Mǎn Bǎo thought for a moment and still wanted to see what many, many books looked like, so she nodded and graciously said, "Alright, I forgive you." We are still friends.

Seeing Mǎn Bǎo bring up this topic, although Bái Shànbǎo was still a little embarrassed, he sincerely apologized to Mǎn Bǎo and admitted that what she said yesterday was right.

Even though they were children, they still needed to have their own money.

Only money earned can provide complete independence. Although his mother would say that the family's money belonged to him, he knew that he couldn't do whatever he wanted with it.

But money earned by oneself is different.

However, Bái Shànbǎo did not just accept all the blame. He indicated that Mǎn Bǎo was also at fault because the quarrel was not solely his fault. Even if he was more at fault, she also had some responsibility.

Although Mǎn Bǎo didn't think she was at fault, she still reluctantly apologized to him when she saw him apologizing.

The system recognized this and communicated to her mentally, "Host, Bái Shàn is correct." "You are also at fault for the quarrel."

Mǎn Bǎo was truly unhappy about this and asked, "How am I at fault?"

The system asked her, "Yesterday, Dàtóu and Èrtóu were arguing over who should hang the snow grass, and then they started quarreling." Who do you think was at fault?

"Both of them were at fault."

"It was clearly Dàtóu who snatched the snow grass from Èrtóu." Why do you think Èrtóu was also at fault?

"Dàtóu didn't have any ill intentions." He thought Èrtóu was mowing the grass too slowly, so he wanted to help.

"Bái Shànbǎo also didn't have any ill intentions." He just had a different opinion from you. You can all have different opinions. In the present world and in the future, individuals will always have different perspectives on the same thing due to variations in personality, education, and cognition. "No one in this world has exactly the same view on the same thing," the system said. "So differences are reasonable." What you should seek is harmony. The most important thing is that you can debate, but you shouldn't quarrel.

The system said, "Since you quarreled, both of you are at fault." He sincerely admitted his fault, but you didn't.

Mǎn Bǎo knew that sometimes Kēkē's words were difficult for her to comprehend, but they were always logical. So, she would write down her words, contemplate them repeatedly, and always be convinced.

But this time, she understood without needing to think, and she truly felt ashamed. She reached out and held Bái Shànbǎo's hand, and once again sincerely apologized, "I was also at fault yesterday." "I'm sorry."

Bái Shànbǎo, who was already feeling ashamed and guilty, became even more embarrassed when he heard this. He also held her small hand and said, "Mǎn Bǎo, you are really too good. I shouldn't have said those things to you." In fact, most of the fault was mine. "I should be the one apologizing."

When Mr. Zhuāng entered the room with a book, he noticed the two children in the front row holding hands and apologizing. After a moment's pause, he walked up to the platform and glanced at them.

The two children immediately sat down and opened their textbooks.

Mr. Zhuāng was extremely pleased. He had already planned to give them a lesson if they were still at odds today, but they didn't even wait for him to start the class and resolve the issue themselves.

Mr. Zhuāng didn't feel redundant. He only felt that the two children had excellent character and intelligence, and he knew that he was wrong.

Today, Mr. Zhuāng's class went particularly smoothly. He even told the whole class a little story about the tolerance and generosity of ancient sages.

The other students listened to it as just a story, but Mǎn Bǎo and Bái Shànbǎo didn't. They did not think that the teacher was telling the story specifically for them.

They felt that they were far from being wise individuals. The ancients were more magnanimous than people are now. As descendants, they should be even more outstanding, right?

Isn't there a saying that the younger generation surpasses the older generation?

Mr. Zhuāng didn't know that one of the many goals of his two disciples was to surpass the sages and become a new generation of super sages. Seeing them looking so attentive, he nodded in satisfaction.

Mǎn Bǎo was going to visit the Bái family, and her little follower and temporary guardian, Dàtóu, naturally followed along.

Zhōu Èr Láng had already prepared a small bookcase for Mǎn Bǎo. It was quite small, only capable of holding two or three books and a set of writing materials. Mǎn Bǎo found it very easy to carry.

After putting her things into the small bookcase, she happily followed Bái Shànbǎo to the Bái family.

Madam Liú guessed that her grandson would bring the Zhōu family's young lady back today, so she had been waiting at the door early in the morning, pretending to take a walk and wait.

Then, she turned around and saw two little children carrying bookcases, walking and playing, with an older child and their family's servant following behind.

Madam Liú's anxious heart settled down, and she smiled as she watched the two children approaching.

Bái Shànbǎo ran over holding Mǎn Bǎo's hand and introduced his friend to his grandmother, "Grandmother, this is Mǎn Bǎo." Her full name is Zhou Man, and she is my classmate.

Mǎn Bǎo raised her little head and greeted, "Hello, Grandmother Bái."

Madam Liú smiled and took Mǎn Bǎo's hand, her face beaming with joy. "My maiden name is Liú." From now on, you can call me Grandmother Liú. You are a guest here. "Come, let's go inside."

The country house was not particularly grand, but Madam Liú was accustomed to living in a large family. She first took Mǎn Bǎo to the backyard to greet the old lady and Madam Bái before leading them to the guest house.

Dàtóu was entering the Bái family's house for the first time and felt a little overwhelmed by its size, so he didn't dare to take big steps.

Mǎn Bǎo was also very surprised. However, being young, she was full of curiosity and looked around openly. She even exclaimed to Bái Shànbǎo, "The Bái family is really big."

Bái Shànbǎo said, "My family used to be even bigger than this."

"How many people must have lived in your house then?"

"We only have three people in our family."

Madam Liú interrupted their conversation with a smile and led them to the living room to have some snacks.

She gave Mǎn Bǎo a piece and also gave one to Dàtóu, inviting him to eat with them.

However, Bái Shànbǎo took the pastry from Mǎn Bǎo's hand, picked out a different one for her, and urged her, "This one is even tastier." Hurry up and eat it. After eating, we can go to the study.

Mǎn Bǎo enjoyed pastries, but her true passion lay in books. She swiftly finished the pastry, hopped off the high stool, bid farewell to Madam Liú, and made her way to the study.