254 Chapter Two-Hundred and Fifty-Four: Tailed

"Mom, stop scaring her! Shi Xiu, that being said, you can't avoid things just because of fear. That's just throwing the baby out with the bath water. You can't approach things too cautiously just because you care about other people's comments; that'll only handicap you," Shi Ke stated.

"When you're outstanding enough, even if you don't do anything, people will still be jealous and spread ugly rumors about you. You have to know what your goal is and ignore the rest. You got that?" Shi Ke looked at Shi Xiu as he spoke, but he patted Xiang Yang's shoulder. Xiang Yang glanced at him gratefully.

Shi Xiu nodded vigorously, and her gaze firmed. "Yeah!"

Shi Ke looked towards Shi Nian and asked, "I heard the Gu family's two elders are going to hand over all their assets to you and Yun Nan?"