Seeing the doorman open the side door, Zhu Ying hurriedly dragged Zhang Shou in. Ge Yong's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
"You didn't even come in once or twice, but this time it was even worse. You sent a bunch of books in my name and said all sorts of nice things. I thought you were sincere and honest... I'm so pissed!"
Seeing that Ge Yong was a little furious, Zhang Shou saw a tall old man looking at him nearby, so he stopped Zhu Ying who wanted to help explain, and bowed deeply to Ge Yong.
"Teacher, sending books to those people outside in your name was an impulse, but I have thought it through carefully."
Zhang Shou repeated the reason why he had dissuaded Zhu Ying from going forward to chase them away. Seeing that Ge Yong's expression had eased a little, he continued, "Even if this is just my guess, not all of them may be talented in mathematics, but if there are indeed a few of them, and I chase them away because I can't stand the slander, wouldn't that damage my teacher's reputation as a mathematics master?"
"Dozens of books are published by the bookstore run by Lu Sanlang. The cost is minimal, but if they fall into the hands of people with mathematical talent, they may be a guiding light for them. As long as there are ten or eight, no, as long as there are three or five people who can make an effort to truly study them in depth, then the path of mathematics that the teacher has pursued all his life will not be alone!"
"I did this on my own initiative. Please forgive me, teacher!"
Zhang Shou kept calling him teacher, and the reasons he gave were indeed touching enough. At least Ge Yong, who was just pretending to be angry, was so excited at this moment that he wanted to yell at his old friend.
Look at the heart of my last disciple! He is so considerate even when he is being slandered!
What Ge Yong wanted to say was immediately interrupted by Zhu Ying: "Grandpa Ge, Grandpa Qi, I just wanted to not only chase away these troublemakers, but also have people block the street corners on both sides to take down their names, and then report those who violated the ban on the circulation of scrolls to the emperor! It was Ah Shou who persuaded me. Now that I heard what he said, I feel that it is fortunate that he is broad-minded and thoughtful..."
"Humph, everyone knows what kind of temper you have, Xiao Yingying. Only he can persuade you, no one else can!" Ge Yong finally took this opportunity to step down. After a light snort, he said to Zhang Shou in a friendly manner, "Take it easy in the future. I am a teacher with a good temper. If you were someone like Lao Qi or Lao Chu, they would know that you were messing around in their name and would have to expel you from the sect!"
Qi Jingshan, who had been silent all this time, finally burst out laughing, and then said in a tone like coaxing a child: "Okay, okay, you are great, and your disciples are also better than my disciples, is that okay?"
Before Ge Yong could get angry, Qi Jingshan nodded and smiled gently at Zhang Shou, saying, "You handled today's farce really well. I didn't expect that you could not only persuade the impulsive Yingying, but also influence people's hearts in such a gentle and tactful way. As for not entering Ge's house twice, your teacher just scolded you a few times, you don't have to take it to heart."
Ge Yong opened his mouth and wanted to say to the old man, "I was really angry just now," but thinking that it would damage his glorious image, he could only snort coldly again and forcibly change the subject.