Chapter 667: Chapter 535: Would You Bully Others by Relying on Your Power?

"Drink slowly." Xie Shengxing reminded his brother, noticing how quickly he was drinking.

"I’m really hungry." Xie Yizun hadn’t eaten properly all day because of the competition, and he hadn’t dared to eat much the days before either.

As soon as he entered the private room and smelled the warm and fragrant aroma, he felt so hungry he could eat a cow.

Now, drinking such delicious hot soup, he couldn’t stop.

"Have some porridge too." Ning Youguang asked the waiter to bring Xie Yizun a bowl of porridge.

"Okay." Xie Yizun put down the empty bowl in his hand, picked up the porridge, took a big bite, and got slightly burnt.

"Eat slowly." Xie Shengxing poured him a glass of warm water, "Otherwise, you’ll choke."

"No worries." Xie Yizun licked his lips, not slowing down his pace of eating at all.

It was clear the child was really starving.

Seeing him so hungry and thin, there was a bit of heartache in the eyes of the people around him.

Zhuang Siqi, after putting down the phone he’d been filming Xie Yizun with, leaned over to Ning Youguang and said, "Big celebrities seem glamorous, but it’s really tough behind the scenes."

At least the level of dieting is something ordinary people can’t endure.

"It’s hard." Ning Youguang said, "In some ways, it’s harder than being an ordinary person. Not only do you need absolute self-control physically, but also mentally, you often endure more pressure than most."

"It’s really not easy." Zhuang Siqi watched the idol burying his head in his meal and thought, no matter how beautiful a person is, when he shows his everyday side, he looks no different from ordinary people. Everyone needs to eat, drink, and breathe air... "No matter how impressive people live, their lives are about the same as ordinary folks, just really mundane lives, huh."

"The best life experience a person can have is to live a good, ordinary life," Ning Youguang said, "The prerequisite for someone to live a good, ordinary life is either they work very hard or they’re very smart. Otherwise, even a mundane life won’t be easy to live."

"That stings." Zhuang Siqi sighed, "Life is so exhausting."

The question is—

For someone like her who’s neither smart nor hardworking, does she not even qualify as ordinary?!

"Rather than say life is exhausting, it’s more that living is really exhausting," Ning Youguang said, "From the day a person is born, whether they want to or not, they are forced to grow, and the flip side of growth is pain."

"I get it." Zhuang Siqi let out a long sigh, "Living is just suffering."

"What do you get?" Zhuang Jianxian turned his head, looking at her confused.

Zhuang Siqi thought about how her brother, like her, was a laid-back person, and reached out to comfortingly pat him on the head.

"It’s nothing, just eat your food."

"You could say that." Ning Youguang observed the siblings’ interaction and said with a slight smile.

"Yiyi, did you just drink alcohol?" Xie Shengxing asked while watching Xie Yizun eat porridge.

"No." Xie Yizun shook his head, "They wanted me to, but I didn’t."

"It’s good you didn’t drink." Xie Shengxing ladled another bowl of soup for him, "Alcohol, you’re still young, better to avoid it if you can, especially in such settings, you can’t expect good people there. So, ignore whoever tries to get you to drink."

"I know." Xie Yizun’s pretty face broke into a bright smile, "Both my dad and brother-in-law told me, in any social situation, just do as I please."

"That’s how our family should be." Xie Shengxing was satisfied, "You don’t need to give face to anyone who can’t take a hint."

Ze Wu chuckled softly, "Aren’t you afraid of teaching the kid bad habits?"

"Isn’t it silly not to use the resources we have?" Xie Shengxing turned to look at him with an expression of complete certainty, "There are so many shady people in their circle, if Yiyi isn’t a bit tough, won’t he be bullied to death?"

"But what if people say your kid is bullying others with his power?" Ze Wu thought that teaching kids like the Xie family might just result in creating a little tyrant.

"Do you bully others with your power?" Xie Shengxing turned and asked Xie Yizun with a smile.

"No." Xie Yizun shook his head, then paused and looked at Shi Wangyue, "Depends on the situation, if I meet a real piece of work, then maybe it’s okay to throw your weight around a bit, right, brother-in-law?"

Shi Wangyue smirked, responding in a low voice, "Yeah."

"..." Ze Wu.

With two big bosses protecting him, it’s understandable if Xie Yizun grows up to be a little boss.

Unfortunately, Xie Shengxing beside him didn’t see Ze Wu’s inner exasperation at all, and instead proudly said, "My Yiyi is so good, we have to teach him some self-defense techniques, right?"

"My brother-in-law told me to just follow my heart and do things as I like." Xie Yizun also laughed, "As for everything else, let the world and its judgments go to hell."

"Nice." Xie Shengxing gave Shi Wangyue a thumbs up, "Our family’s kids should be like this."

Xie Yizun being called good?!

The filter through which Xie Shengxing views his brother is so thick, it defies lifetime count.

Ning Youguang rubbed her forehead, "Yiyi still needs to learn to be independent and strong; shortcuts may seem easy but are the hardest path to take."

She was a bit taken aback by Xie Shengxing and Shi Wangyue’s arrogant and brash way of teaching their brother life skills.

Looks like she’ll have to keep a closer eye on her silly brother in the future.

So he doesn’t learn nothing and get led astray instead.

"Mm-hmm." Xie Yizun nodded obediently, "Underestimate the enemy strategically, and pay attention to the enemy tactically. I’ll hone all my skills steadily."

He remembered clearly what his sister said, "The hard things to do and the things you should do are often the same, things of value are never easy, in an adult’s life, there’s no such thing as easy, so no matter what you do, you must go step by step. Only by moving steadily can you walk firmly and make quick progress."

After years of enduring the difficult trainee period and participating in the "Idol 688" competition, he’s realized that no matter what, achieving the best is not easy.

He personally realized that if something seems easy, it’s either because he has put countless efforts into it, making it a habit.

Or, he hasn’t really been doing it well.

"Super awesome, Yiyi." Ning Youguang praised her brother and passed him a piece of fish, "This one is delicious."

She watched with a smile as Xie Yizun ate the fish.

Thinking back, Ning Youguang leaned over to Shi Wangyue and whispered, "People with dreams who are willing to keep striving for them seem never to age, possessing incredible vitality." 1314