A welcome by majestic, rich, and rattling air indicated Chao Li reached the Dawn City, but yet he wasn't excited by that magnificence as he had seen countless cities magnificent than Dawn City in his lifetimes.
Chao Li pushed aside the carriage window curtain to see the grand city with his own eyes, and since he was just at the outskirts, he just saw some street with moderate crowd and business.
Chao Li, who had been behaved like a child till then, suddenly turned solemn, before seriously saying, "Uncle Ma Rong, I think we reached Dawn City, and I can't thank you enough for saving me in the forest,"
Ma Rong was taken aback by the sudden change in Chao Li's behavior, so suspiciously asked, "Kid, Why are you saying this all of a sudden,"
"Uncle, Do you have some book and pen?" He requested something unrelated.
"I have, but what for?" As a businessman, those two were a must for Ma Rong.
"Give me for a minute," He politely asked, and as he asked, Ma Rong gave him a book and pen.
Chao Li took those and seriously started writing something, and it took him half an hour to complete his writing, and then he handed that over to Ma Rong.
Ma Rong started reading, but it didn't take much longer, just a few seconds, for his plump body to quiver with excitement, and then those quivers got increased as he read further.
"Father, What happened?" Ma Ling suspiciously asked as he was confused with his father's odd behavior.
Ma Rong cautiously surveyed the surroundings and immediately stuffed that book into his robes, fearing someone might steal that thing away.
After that, in a low tone, he asked, "Kid, Where did you get those recipes? Are they genuine?"
"Uncle, They are as genuine as gold, so you don't have to worry about their validity, but something else." Chao Li gravely said.
"What is it?" Ma Rong suspiciously asked.
"That is people's envy! People are always envious of something, and that they are most envious to other people, and no one is an exception to it, either me or you." Chao Li profoundly said.
Ma Rong also went into deep contemplation with Chao Li's words,
"Think about it? How would people think if you suddenly became a bigshot? Or How would you think if a person who is so below you suddenly reached you or exceeded you in status and wealth?" Chao Li questioned, and before Ma Rong said anything, he said,
"You would be jealous towards that person, not only you everyone would feel the same, but the degree of emotion is different from each other, and someone might take it as light, and someone can't," Chao Li severely said, and Ma Rong also agreed to his words,
"Like the same, If you suddenly jumped in a political ladder, so many people might be envious about you. And jealousy of high-level people is the most dangerous one, as they would devise so many cunning plans to push you back to wherever you came." Chao Li solemnly said as if he had seen those kinds of plans in his life.
Ma Rong slightly shuddered when he heard those words and was amazed how a kid had that kind of knowledge and wisdom.
"So you have to take your steps slow and steady while building your foundation in the political ladder, or else you would fall faster than your rise, and that's why I gave those many recipes, so start with slow while building your foundation for your future generations." Chao Li gently advised.
Then, Ma Rong reverently looked at Chao Li as a teacher, and then nodded,
"I am saying all these because I don't want your demise in the name of my gift. Holding a jade without strength is a crime. I hope you understand my words." Chao Li asked while looking straight into Ma Rong's eyes.
Ma Rong vigorously nodded head, and then Chao Li said,
"I am leaving now, and maybe we don't meet again, so I wish you good luck."
Ma Rong was at a loss when he heard Chao Li's farewell, so he hesitantly asked, "Why don't you stay in my building for a while,"
"No, I don't belong there," Chao Li said and slowly jumped out of the moving carriage, and said,
"Farewell Uncle Ma Rong, and brother Ma Ling," He vanished as he said,
For a long time, Ma Rong looked at the spot where Chao Li vanished and then sighed.
Ma Ling suspiciously asked, "Father, What did that little brother give it to you?"
Ma Rong looked around to confirm no one was listening to him then cautiously said, "He gave some cooking recipes, but those aren't normal ones, and in fact, I can say them as natural medicines,"
"What are those, Father?" Ma Ling anxiously asked.
"He gave six of those types, and for every type, there are five to six recipes for low to high range. The first one is a soup recipe for cold, and he gave six types of soup recipes,"
"The second is a powder for detox, we can mix that powder in different dishes, and he gave five types of those powders,"
"Third one is a salad for weight loss and control, and he gave nine types of those salads. Hehe, It is so useful for us," He smirked.
"Fourth one is a dish for vigor, and for now, you don't need to know about this,"
"Fifth one is a dessert for natural beauty, he gave seven of those types, and ladies will flok to us for these desserts,"
"Sixth one is the most important one, it is a noodle recipe for longevity, and if a person eats those noodles for a long time, his life will increase. It is the most valuable recipe, and for these, the rich will flock us like ducks, and he gave five of those types." Ma Rong's breath ragged as he said heavily.
Ma Ling was also dumbfounded by his father's words and couldn't believe a kid had those kinds of recipes, so he was suspicious whether to believe his father's words or not.
"Father, Is those recipes really true?"
"Humm! They have to be. Did you hear those youth words? Those aren't the words that can be spoken by a kid, so I doubt whether he really is a kid or not?"
"Who are you?" He looked in the direction where Chao Li vanished as he doubtfully muttered.