In his former world, scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants—families like Qi Bingqiong's, who run businesses, were considered lowly and had no qualifications for the imperial examination, whereas farmers were virtuous citizens and the backbone of the court.
In his past life, he had been tirelessly working for the welfare of the people, feeling a natural closeness to the lower-class farmers.
Anyone who looked down on farmers found their values incompatible with his.
He stayed away from them, disdainful of socializing.
Mi Yunzhi saw Xiao Chong say this and laughed cheerfully, saying, "Ah, I just remembered, the basketball league starts next month, and Chong is an absolute team member. He has to train, so I'll cheer him on and not go."
With both of his close friends saying they wouldn't go, naturally Hong Yijing wouldn't go either.
Qi Bingqiong unhappily said, "Oh," and didn't talk much afterward.
