拔苗助长

A wise man named Mengzi once told this story:

A long, long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his son in the State of Song.

However, they weren’t musical. They were hardworking and rarely sang. The farmer was particularly serious.

His closest neighbor had even called him a worrier.

Once the weather was good, the farmer and his son planted rice together.

They were tired and proud when all the seeds had been planted. The farmer hoped they had done everything perfectly.