bacchusnovels Chapter 274 Study is Important
Chapter 274 Study is Important
At the estate on Long Island, America.
The weather is wonderful today; the sunlight shines brightly on the grass.
Li Ze sat on the sofa in the living room and took out his phone to check the time.
Today is the fourteenth day of the first lunar month.
Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Looking at the date on his phone, Li Ze immediately remembered something very important.
That was before.
His older brother, Li Guoqing, called him specifically.
His older brother told him very seriously on the phone that the village would be organizing a dragon lantern parade on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and that Li Ze absolutely had to go back and participate.
Li Ze readily agreed to his elder brother's request.
He is a man who values commitment very much.
Since he had promised his elder brother, he absolutely could not go back on his word.
Li Ze stood up from the sofa. He decided to discuss this matter with Ruoran right now.
Li Ze found Ruoran in the garden of the manor.
Ruoran was standing with her brother-in-law Zhang Jianguo and his family, chatting and watching the fountain, and everyone was laughing happily.
Li Ze walked over, looked at Ruoran, and said:
"If so, there is something I need to tell you."
Ruoran turned her head, looked at Li Ze, and asked:
"What's wrong? Just tell me."
Li Ze said very frankly:
"Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. I promised the older brother in Lijia Village that I would definitely go back to the village to watch the dragon lanterns on the Lantern Festival."
"I can't go back on my word, so I have to go back to Dragon Kingdom today."
"I wanted to ask you, would you like to come back with me?"
Ruoran thought about it after hearing Li Ze say that.
She glanced at her older brother Zhang Jianguo, sister-in-law Wang Xiufen, and niece Zhang Zixuan.
Ruoran shook her head at Li Ze and answered very directly:
"I won't go back with you for now."
"My brother and sister-in-law finally made it to America, and Zixuan's illness had just recovered."
"We plan to stay here for a few more days and see more places."
"Besides, didn't you say you wanted to build a giant dome here that's a hundred times bigger? My brother and the others want to see more of this place, and I'd also like to explore the surrounding area."
Zhang Jianguo nodded in agreement and said loudly:
"Yes, brother-in-law, if there's an event in your village, you should hurry back and take care of your business. Ruoran is here with us, so you don't need to worry about us at all."
After listening to their words, Li Ze felt that they made a lot of sense.
He nodded immediately and said with a smile:
"Alright, since you want to stay here for a few more days, then have a good time."
"Spend the money as you like, don't try to save me any."
"I will have the First Elder leave enough people to protect your safety 24 hours a day. You can go wherever you want."
Ruoran looked at Li Ze and said with great concern:
"Then be careful on your way home, and remember to send me a message when you get home."
Li Ze was very happy to hear that Ruoran cared about him.
He answered loudly:
"Yes, honey! I'll report back to you immediately!"
Ruoran rolled her eyes at him, but did not refute him.
After everything was arranged.
Li Ze immediately had his men prepare that extremely luxurious private jet.
He boarded the plane alone, and the plane took off quickly.
After more than ten hours of flight.
The private plane landed smoothly at Seoul's Tianhe International Airport.
Li Ze stepped off the plane and took a breath of fresh air from China.
Although he felt a little tired, he was in a very good mood.
Outside the airport, a black Rolls-Royce was already waiting.
The driver opened the car door for Li Ze, and Li Ze got in.
The car drove directly towards Beichen Garden.
Not long after, the car drove into the underground parking garage of Beichen Garden.
Li Ze took the elevator directly upstairs and pushed open the door to his home.
As soon as Li Ze entered the living room, he saw a very lively scene.
Li Menghan and Li Mengli were sitting on the large sofa in the living room.
They each held a book in their hands and were reading it very attentively.
Li Ze was very surprised to see this.
He changed his shoes, walked over, and said loudly with a smile:
"Oh, you two are actually reading books? That's like the sun rising in the west."
Hearing the voice, Li Mengli looked up and saw Li Ze.
She stood up happily and shouted:
"Dad! You're back!"
Li Menghan also put down the book in her hand, looked at Li Ze, and nodded without calling out.
Li Ze walked over and sat down between them, looking at the two of them with a very good mood.
He asked:
"Why are only the two of you reading here? Didn't you already start school?"
Li Mengli sat back on the sofa and replied:
"Yes, we've officially started classes. We didn't have any classes this afternoon, so we came back to review our books and what the teacher taught us."
Li Ze nodded, feeling that the two children were indeed much more sensible than before.
He picked up a glass of water from the table and took a sip.
Then, looking at Meng Han and Meng Li, he directly stated his thoughts:
"Since you're all here, I have something I'd like to ask you."
"Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. I'm planning to go back to my hometown, Lijia Village, to visit. There will be a very lively dragon lantern festival in the village tomorrow."
"Would you two like to come back with me tomorrow to see what's going on?"
Li Ze felt that young people rarely saw traditional activities like dragon lantern dances in the city.
Taking them back to visit and experience the atmosphere of celebrating the New Year in the countryside would be a wonderful thing.
Upon hearing Li Ze's suggestion.
Without even thinking, Li Mengli shook her head.
She looked at Li Ze and answered very firmly:
"No, Dad, I can't go tomorrow."
"Although tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, our school doesn't give us a holiday. I have very important professional classes all day tomorrow."
When Li Ze heard his daughter refuse, he smiled.
He felt that attending classes was not a big problem at all.
He said to Mengli very casually:
"What's the big deal about going to class? It's okay, you'll just miss one day of school, it won't make a difference."
"Just go and ask your teacher for leave, say something's come up at home. I won't deduct your allowance, and I'll take you back to the village for a nice day."
In Li Ze's view, he had that much money.
Even if my daughter doesn't graduate from university, she won't have to worry about food and clothing in the future. Missing a day of class is no big deal.
However, when Li Mengli heard her father say this, her brows immediately furrowed.
She looked at Li Ze with great displeasure and retorted loudly:
"Dad! You're wrong about that!"
"How can we accept missing a single day of class! This isn't just a matter of a day or two; it's a matter of attitude towards learning!"
"Now that I'm a university student, I have to be responsible for my studies."
"If I skip class today because I want to play, and then skip class tomorrow for something else, how am I supposed to study properly in the future?"
Li Mengli continued very seriously:
"No matter how rich you are, that's your money, not my knowledge."
"If I don't acquire this knowledge, how will I take over your large companies in the future? How will I manage your subordinates?"
"So I absolutely cannot skip class tomorrow, I have to go to school!"
When Li Ze heard his daughter say such a long string of very reasonable things, he was so speechless that he couldn't say a word.
Looking at his daughter's serious face, he felt very gratified, but also a little amused.
He had no choice but to nod and say loudly:
"Okay, okay, you're right. I won't skip class. You're a good student who loves learning."
Li Ze turned his head and looked at Li Menghan sitting next to him.
He looked at his son and asked:
"Mengli isn't going, so what about you? Menghan, do you want to come back to the village with me tomorrow to see the dragon lantern festival?"
Li Menghan sat on the sofa, looking at Li Ze.
Without any hesitation, he shook his head.
He answered very decisively:
"I'm not going either."
"I also have class tomorrow. Besides, I've only recently started to focus all my attention back on my studies."
"I don't want to interrupt my current study routine just because I'm going out to play."
Li Menghan added very seriously:
"I have to study hard. I think what my sister just said makes a lot of sense."
Actually, there was another reason in Li Menghan's heart.
He has recently become very close to Huo Qian.
He went to class with Huo Qian every day, ate in the cafeteria together, and read books in the library together.
He felt this was a very good feeling.
If he takes leave tomorrow to go back to the village to play the dragon lantern, then he won't see Huo Qian all day.
He was unwilling to give up the opportunity to spend time with Huo Qian just to see some dragon lantern.
Li Ze heard that his son had also so decisively rejected him.
He sat on the sofa and shook his head helplessly.
He sighed and said in a very humorous tone:
"Alright, alright. Looks like you two have both become super studious students now."
"Since none of you are willing to come back with me, then I'll have to go back and watch the dragon lantern performance by myself."
Li Ze stood up.
He straightened his clothes and said to the two of them with a smile:
"Then you all stay home and study. I'll rest for a bit today, and I'll go back to Lijia Village by myself first thing tomorrow morning."
Li Mengli and Li Menghan nodded at the same time.
Li Ze walked alone to his bedroom.
He felt in his heart that although his two children wouldn't come back with him, seeing them studying so hard made him, as their father, very happy.