Nan Yu had a profound influence on Nan Xing, one that permeated every aspect of his life, silently yet overwhelmingly shaping him. Because of this, Nan Xing took every word Nan Yu said with the utmost seriousness.
The words Nan Yu had just spoken instantly straightened Nan Xing’s back, dispelling his sense of inferiority. Children need encouragement, and a thirteen-year-old needs to have his confidence built up even more. There was no need to speak of Nan Xing’s academic ability; his peers were no match for him, so he possessed absolute confidence in his studies. The rest was just about daily life.
Nan Yu had now given Nan Xing immense confidence in this area as well, making him realize immediately that there was no real difference between people from the village and people from the city. In fact, those city dwellers might not even be living as well as those who had come from the countryside. Just look at the house they were living in now—how many people could compare to that? Even his two mentors’ homes didn't have conditions as good as theirs! Their mentors also lived in a Siheyuan, but only in one or a few rooms of it, whereas his own home was an entire four-section Siheyuan!
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