Seeing Ji Haoqi’s confused look, Ji Xingmi sighed and continued, “Think about it, did Mom and Dad ever ask you to do anything specific?”
“No, Dad told me to stay at school, but school hardly has any classes now. They’re always doing things, and Dad doesn’t let me participate!”
“When you were in school, were there any subjects you liked?”
“Not really.”
“Sigh~ Then what kind of person do you want to become?”
“I want to become someone useful to the country, someone my family can be proud of!”
“Farmers are also useful people to the country, because the grain they grow feeds us. Workers, drivers, soldiers, everyone living on this land is working hard to build this country in their own way, and everyone is the pride of their own family! Then what about you? In what way do you want to become useful to the country? How about you go study agriculture? Our country has just stabilized, life is getting better and better, and the population is increasing. This is precisely when we need food. Isn't there someone researching rice to increase its yield? You could go do that. Or, an inventor? Trains? Airplanes? Fighter jets? Otherwise, you could become a diplomat! Go develop foreign relations, enhance our national prestige! At the very least, you could become a teacher, educating the next generation, so they can do what you can't.”
“How could they do what I, as a teacher, can't do?”
“A teacher’s duty is to impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts. As for what kind of people they want to become, that is ultimately their own decision. If you can't teach them, there will be others more capable than you who will become their new mentors. When they learn well, they will naturally be able to achieve it!”
Ji Haoqi fell silent again. He was even more confused now. His sister said too much, and he couldn’t process it all.
‘Just like little Xing’er now, she’s also become a teacher!’ Ye Yu sent a message at this moment, also saying something.
“Second Brother, what about you? What kind of person do you want to become?” Ji Xingmi asked, handing him something she was holding, letting him handle it.
“I want to become a diplomat! In the future, I’ll speak for my Zhonghua family on the international stage, debate with scholars, and enhance our national prestige!”
“Hmm, that’s great! Then you should work hard on it! You’ll need to learn more languages!”
“Why? Isn’t there translation now?”
“Then think about it, if they curse at you in their own language and you don’t understand, and the translator is too embarrassed to translate, what will you do? What if the translator even helps them by saying they’re praising you!”
“No way?”
“Then, if it were me, I couldn’t just say ‘What’s it to you!?’ Instead, I’d say, ‘The wind has risen, and it has rippled the spring water in the pond.’ Now, this translates to ‘The spring water in the pond is rippled, what is it to you?’ The meaning is the same, but they won’t understand it. Perhaps their translator won’t understand it either and will just think it’s an ancient poem. They’ll keep praising your cultural sophistication, how good will that make you feel?”
“Great!”
“See!? And also, if the translator you bring along colludes with that person to deceive you, and you understand that language, wouldn't you be able to scheme back? Not only win, but also use their language to mock them! Tell me, wouldn’t that feel good? We should either not do something, or do it the best! I might not speak your country’s language, but I will definitely understand it. Doesn’t this put you in an invincible position?”
“Makes sense. A moment of your advice is worth ten years of study, little Xing’er!” After hearing Ji Xingmi’s words, Ye Yu’s eyes lit up as if a new world had opened up to him. He even bowed to her.
Even Ji Haoqi, who had been spacing out nearby, seemed to have found his goal! “I know what I need to do! Little Xing’er, I know now!”
“Huh?” Ji Xingmi was a little confused by her older brother’s thought process. She had said so much, and he had looked lost and bewildered. Now, while she was painting a grand picture for Ye Yu, he claimed to have figured it out! Figured out what?
“I want to be a translator! In the future, when Ye Yu goes into diplomacy, I’ll translate for him. The two of us will work together and conquer everything!”
This time, even Ji Xingmi was impressed by her older brother’s imagination. She had to admit, his idea was quite brilliant! Perhaps these two could actually achieve something!
Thinking this, Ji Xingmi applauded her two brothers, as if celebrating their discovery of their respective dreams.
Spider, who was helping to build the stove nearby, chuckled when she saw them like this. It was truly wonderful~ They had ideals, they had faith, and that was what they were striving for!