Chapter 49: Ancestral teachings engraved in our bones, um, from two thousand years ago!
The most confused person is the little boy himself!
"Grandpa, why did you hit me..."

"Snapped."

Another loud slap.

The old man looked solemn and dignified, and did not scold or yell, but just said in a low voice:

"Apologize."

"I……"

"Apologize to this brother!"

It was obviously a crowded and noisy commercial center, but at this moment it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, even in Lin Yan's live broadcast room.

Everyone looked at the old man who had just returned from the gates of hell with disbelief and even horror.

The little boy burst into tears, as if he couldn't believe that his grandfather, who loved him the most, would hit him in front of so many people.

"I, I'm not wrong! It was him, that bad guy who hit Grandpa! It wasn't me! Grandpa was hit stupid, Grandpa went crazy! I don't want a grandpa like this anymore! Wuuuuuu!!!"

He ran out crying.

The old man subconsciously wanted to hold him, but he had just suffered a heart attack and was very weak. Just standing up felt like his legs were as light as cotton. How could he take a step?

Lin Yan sighed.

"Well, I'll go there."

Martha said angrily, "Yes, there is no point in letting a child like this get away after he made a mistake. He must admit his mistake in public!"

"...To be fair, I really want to hang this little bastard up and beat him, but that's really not the point."

Martha: "??? What's the key?"

Lin Yan rolled his eyes: "There are so many people here, and this little guy ran away in anger, do you think he will be in danger? We just dealt with a case of a stray person two days ago, right?"

Martha: "...Yan, I have a question to ask."

Lin Yan: “?”

Martha: "Yan! Are you the legendary saint?!"

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While Lin Yan was trying to catch the little boy, the old man stood there, sighing repeatedly.

"It's a misfortune for the family, it's a misfortune for the family."

He laughed at himself, "I have spoiled my son. I said I would not raise my good grandson to be like his father, but I never thought he would become so heartless. Sigh."

The old man was honest and told everyone present calmly that he was knocked down by his own grandson, causing everyone to exclaim in surprise.

"F*ck, this kid actually hit his own grandfather? Not only that, but he also framed another kind-hearted person?"

"What kind of beastly behavior is this? Ah, old man, I'm sorry, that's not what I meant..."

"Thank goodness this young man is so patient. Even with his reputation smeared like this, he still managed not to expose this...this child's bad behavior."

"Indeed, no matter how big a mistake my child made, I would personally deal with it when I got home. I couldn't possibly save face for my child outside, fearing that he would do something stupid. But I only do this for my own child. How could this guy be so caring towards other people's children?" "Damn it, if my child dared to confuse right and wrong and slander a good person like this, I would have to skin him in pieces and then commit suicide to make amends!"

"You know what, even though this kid is useless, this old man is quite respectable. If he had followed his grandson in slandering that young man, I'm afraid I would have been led astray! That would have been a huge sin!"

"really."

There was a constant stream of admiration for Lin Yan, scolding for the little boy, and praise for the old man.

When Lin Yan dragged the little boy back, the old man looked at the red slap marks on his grandson's face and couldn't help crying. He stroked his grandson's face and said in tears:
"My dear grandson, whatever you want to eat, I will buy it for you. Whatever you want to play, I will play with you. I only hope that my dear grandson can grow up to be an upright man and live a happy life. Even if I, my old bones, are buried in the ground, I can rest in peace."

"You bumped into Grandpa, but Grandpa won't blame you at all. You are my most beloved grandson. No matter what mistake you make, Grandpa will never say a harsh word to you."

"But why do you want to slander such a good person? If you hurt his heart today, he might not help someone in need tomorrow, and a person who should have been saved might be wrongly killed! We can't afford to do such a sin, we can't afford it!"

"Grandpa has taught you many times to be an upright person, to behave properly and do the right thing, even if life is hard and tiring, in the end you can live up to your parents and ancestors. You made such a mistake today, how can I face your great-grandfather and others in a few years?"

Everyone was moved.

Everyone could hear that the old man really doted on his grandson. Even though he made such a big mistake today, the old man did not scold him at all.

He regretted that his overindulgence had ruined his beloved grandson.

The little boy started crying again.

In the end, he publicly apologized to Lin Yan and admitted that he had confused right and wrong.

But was he moved by his grandfather's sincerity and sincerely repented? Or was he helpless and bowed his head?

Lin Yan didn’t know, and he was too lazy to care.

At this moment, another wave of voices rose in the live broadcast room:
"I can't believe what I just saw! This is different from the Chinese fraud cases I heard about! Aren't you Chinese so cold and indifferent that you don't care about the elderly? Aren't the elderly so morally corrupt that they would cheat innocent people? This is obviously different!"

"When faced with a 'pawn shop', young people in China will take the initiative to help the elderly, and the elderly will publicly educate their grandchildren and demand an apology for their shameful behavior... Let alone China, I have never heard of such a thing anywhere else."

"Even if you know you are wrong, you still refuse to admit your mistakes and make things worse in order to save face for yourself and your family and friends. Isn't this human nature?"

"And this Chinese anchor, who was slandered so harshly, still always defended the child's 'face'. He always remembered that children are the ones who care most about face! Shouldn't he just slap him in the face at a time like this?"

"It's incredible. I have to admit that if this live broadcast wasn't carefully staged, I'd have to re-evaluate the moral values ​​of the Chinese people. My previous impression of them was really too outrageous."

"I say, everyone, no matter what, this is just an isolated case, right? I really don't believe that there are such moral role models everywhere in China."

"Even if it's an isolated case, can you cite a similar isolated case from somewhere else? Even if there really is one, which country wouldn't use this kind of thing as a positive example and publicize it? Make it so that the whole Blue Planet must know about it? This old man has such excellent morals, but have you heard Hua Xia tell his story? You don't even know his name!"

"It's amazing. Not only the high-speed rail and the ancient monuments, but also the people of this land are so great and magical. I think I need to go to China in person to experience their true charm!"

Looking at the messages in the live broadcast room, Martha said excitedly:

"Yan, look, everyone is praising you and your China! It's really rare, right?"

Lin Yan spread his hands: "Basic exercises, no 6, everyone sit down. Our ancestors have been practicing this moral system that they praised to the sky for two thousand years. How come it's like the first time we've seen it?"

Martha: "...Ah? Was China like this two thousand years ago?"

“Respect the old as well as the old of your own family, and the young as well as the young of others, and the world will be at your fingertips—this quote is from Mencius, about 2400 years ago. Thank you.”

(End of this chapter)