Prologue

Yang Lin was anxious, while Yang Tang was secretly laughing: "Oh son, what use is sending money? Scholars all have beliefs and integrity!" While thinking this, he approached with a pile of books he had found, intending to give his son a lesson.

Just at that moment, my son cheered: "Success! I spent a total of 17,000 taels, and after persuading him for the seventeenth time, Kong Rong finally said, 'I am deeply honored by your kindness, Your Excellency, with your high virtue and reputation, I am willing to serve you like a dog or horse!'"

Not wanting her son to see her embarrassment, Yang Tang quickly bent down to pick up the books, but she did not notice that two books had been soaked with water and were lying on the power socket. As a result, when she touched them, she was shocked and jumped up, collapsing onto the sofa, her eyes darkening and feeling drowsy.

Yang Lin muttered, "This Three Kingdoms web game is quite strange. After I captured Wu Anguo, he surrendered after three attempts to persuade him, but why is it that Kong Rong cannot persuade him to surrender?"

After listening, Yang Tang asked his son how he persuaded Wu Anguo to surrender. Yang Lin smiled and said, "Dad, how could you not know this? That's so outdated! Of course, it was with silver. With one thousand taels of silver, I could persuade him to surrender. The first time I offered money, Wu Anguo said, 'You are the leader of the rebel band; how can I possibly surrender to you?' The second time I tried to persuade him, he said, 'A loyal minister does not serve two masters; how could I surrender to you?' But by the third time I offered money, his words changed to, 'I am fortunate in this life and wish to assist you in establishing an unshakeable foundation for all generations!' And that was how he surrendered.

My son Yang Lin, like most children his age, enjoys playing games. One day, while he was having a great time in front of the computer, he suddenly asked Yang Tang: "Dad, do we have 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' at home?"

Yang Tang disagrees.

Yang Tang can only lament that he fell in love at a fortunate time, right at the tail end of the literary youth era, while also being somewhat connected to the internet age. Coupled with his slight talent for modern poetry, this resulted in the creation of a virtuous and gentle mother for his child

Yang Lin, however, did not take Yang Tang's words seriously and remained focused on persuading Kong Rong to surrender in front of the computer, even exchanging his provisions for silver. Yang Tang, not wanting to argue with her son, began searching for books on the shelf. She already knew that Yang Lin was aware of "Kong Rong Giving Pears," so there was no need to look for that. Yang Tang intended to find some books related to the integrity of scholars, such as Lu Lian's Daring to Face the Sea and Zhao Guang's Refusal to Paint, hoping to give him a good lesson later.

Before losing consciousness, Yang Tang was even thinking: "Where has my integrity gone? Where did my integrity go?"

Yang Tang is busy over here, while Yang Lin is also not idle, muttering in front of the computer: "What's going on, still not working? How many times has it been? It's been about fifteen times, right? If Kong Rong doesn't lower the price soon, I'm going to go bankrupt!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Tang was stunned on the spot, pondering: "What about the integrity of a scholar? What about the moral character?" The book in his hand fell to the ground, and in the process, he also knocked over the cup on the coffee table.

Yang Tang smiled upon hearing this, and Yang Lin continued, "But this Kong Rong just refuses to yield. I have persuaded him eight times, spending eight thousand taels of silver, yet Kong Rong still will not submit. What on earth is going on?"

Moreover, it is not he who pursues her, but she who pursues him

Yang Tang's lips curled slightly as she told her son: "Kong Rong is a scholar; scholars do not care for money, but value integrity. Integrity, do you understand? In internet slang, it is referred to as 'moral integrity'!"

He graduated from Tsinghua University, yet married a wife who holds a doctor's degree from Peking University

In 2018, just before the New Year's Eve, it was particularly cold. His wife still insisted on driving to the company every day to oversee matters. Yang Tang, who had subtly gained weight, could still faintly be recognized as a handsome man, but he no longer cared about that; he only thought about staying at home in the cold weather to write some articles and spend time with his son

Some say that happiness has never been easily attainable

Yes, what is it?