Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 23: This isn't stealing, it's academic borrowing

The oppressive atmosphere in the Zhou family dining hall was instantly ignited by Zhou Yulin's return.

He practically charged inside, his face bearing a mix of excitement, shock, and fervor, completely lacking the steadiness expected of a young master from an established family.

"Father!"

Zhou Wenhai was holding a teacup. Seeing his son in such a state, his brows furrowed slightly. "What matter has you so flustered? This is utterly unbecoming!"

Zhou Kang, who had been sitting awkwardly to the side unsure whether to leave or stay, also looked up curiously.

Zhou Yulin paid no heed to his father's scolding. He rushed to the table in a few quick strides, his breathing somewhat unsteady from running so urgently.

"Father! That Su Ming... he... he is absolutely no ordinary person!"

Zhou Wenhai's hand, holding the teacup, paused mid-air. His sharp gaze settled on his son.

"Explain in detail."

"Yes!" Zhou Yulin took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, and recounted everything he had seen and heard in the backyard exactly as it happened.Imitating Su Ming's tone, he named the three ugly clay pots the "Natural Way Group," the "External Intervention Group," and the "Adversity Survival Group."

He quoted Su Ming's statement about "peering into the principles of the minute to gaze upon the Great Way."

With each sentence he spoke, the gravity on Zhou Wenhai's face deepened.

Meanwhile, Zhou Kang's face beside them turned from pale to green, then from green to purple, as if he had been publicly slapped back and forth over a dozen times, his cheeks burning with shame.

The very jokes he had used to mock Su Ming earlier were now, spoken from his own nephew's mouth, becoming profound insights containing supreme wisdom.

This was simply absurd!

"...And that's what happened." After finishing, Zhou Yulin looked at his father with blazing eyes. "Father, I presume to ask, could I also set aside a plot in our backyard to emulate Brother Su's method, establishing these three groups for verification? Observing and recording day and night, within half a month, my Investigation of Things essay will surely achieve a breakthrough in understanding!"

He expected his father to readily agree, perhaps even praise him extensively.

*Crack!*

A sharp sound rang out.

Zhou Wenhai slammed the teacup heavily onto the table. Tea splashed out, leaving a few dark stains on his meticulously kept scholar's robe.

"Foolish!"

loud, but it struck Zhou Yulin's heart like a

Yulin was stunned. "Father,

gaze cold and sharp

Su Ming, Brother Su," Zhou Yulin answered

was obtained through another's diligent thought, you wish to take it for your own use without his permission? What difference is there between you

Wenhai's voice suddenly rose sharply: "My son, Zhou Wenhai's son, the prized child of the Zhou family, is your way of scholarship

a purplish-red, shame and

and borrowing from each other. Since Brother Su's method is for investigating things, it belongs to

That's plagiarism! The most despised conduct for a scholar! If you engage in such underhandedness today, tomorrow you'll entertain crooked ideas in the examination hall! Where have all your studies of the sage's books

the hall,

tightly his nails nearly dug into

was a clear shortcut to success seen by

as the father and son were locked in a stalemate, the atmosphere so thick it felt about to drip with tension, a gentle

what has provoked such great anger? Be careful not to

the words faded, a woman dressed in an elegant long gown, with a gentle face and a refined, serene demeanor,

sensed the discord in the hall. She first soothingly patted her husband's

your father. What is all this

seemed to find his anchor. He recounted the whole story from beginning

an understanding expression appearing on

wrong, but instead said softly to Zhou Wenhai, "Husband, Lin'er is also acting out of eagerness for his studies. Calm your anger

shifted her tone. "In my humble opinion, this matter might not be

the fire

mind. Since he could explain this method fully in front of Lin'er, it shows he is not

we value etiquette above all. For Lin'er to imitate directly was indeed improper.

clear: "Husband, why not have Lin'er prepare a modest gift and visit him personally tomorrow morning under the pretext of seeking guidance? Honestly state our intention, saying we greatly

and we will desist without pestering. This

the furrow

it. Could someone who devised such a marvelous method be an ordinary village child? Teacher Zhou recommended him; there must be a deeper

key, finally unlocking

Yes.

any gold or treasure. A youth with such uniquely clear thinking, his value far exceeded just one essay on

connection, rather than simply

was the superior

sigh. The tense atmosphere in the

Yulin, his gaze