Chapter 179: Superb Memory

Mrs. Shen immediately smiled, looked at the little guy next to her, rubbed his head, and said gently, "Xiao Rui, call me daddy."

With a plop, the little guy knelt down in front of Shen Yuanhong and kowtowed heavily.

"father."

Looking at the little guy in front of him, Shen Yuanhong did not let him get up immediately, but began to set rules for him in a deep voice.

"Now that you've called me dad, you're my son, Shen Yuanhong. But being my son isn't easy. I have something to say now, so you must listen carefully."

Hearing this, a trace of entanglement appeared in Madam Shen's eyes, and her lips moved, wanting to speak out to interrupt him.

She knew that her husband wanted to set rules, but there was no rush to set rules. Xiao Rui had just come home, and rules could be set later.

But in the end, he just sighed and swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Adopting a child is no small matter. She has already made such a big decision without telling her husband, and she can no longer continue to disobey and stop him.

"Yes, I will listen attentively."

Just then, the little guy's voice came. He was more sensible than she thought.

The thin body was kneeling on the ground, with his back straight and his little face frowning, looking extremely serious.

Shen Yuanhong was very satisfied with his attitude. He picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. He covered the cup and put it on the table, looking at the little guy with his sharp eyes.

"Well, the Shen family will do their best to cultivate every child, naturally including you. I don't expect you to repay the Shen family when you grow up, but there are a few things you must remember;"

"First, you are not allowed to use the power of the Shen family to do evil and bully men and women;

Second, under no circumstances should you do anything that violates the Shen family precepts;

Third, third, the Shen family does not expect anything in return from you, but you cannot do anything that would betray or harm the Shen family;

fourth……"

"That's all for now. Do you remember everything?"

After saying more than a dozen "no"s in a row, Shen Yuanhong leaned back in his chair calmly, observing the little guy's expression.

The little guy nodded heavily and said seriously, "I remember everything."

"real?"

Shen Yuanhong's eyes changed slightly, and he looked a little suspicious.

He said so many things that even an adult might not be able to remember them. It’s hard to say whether the little guy in front of me can understand them, let alone remember them.

He was just going through the motions when he said that, and he didn't think the little one would actually understand or remember it.

But now, was this little guy lying to him, or did he really remember it?

"Um."

The little guy continued to nod, and Shen Yuanhong instantly became energetic.

"Now that you've memorized it, repeat the rules I just mentioned."

"yes."

The little fellow tightened his jawline and repeated the rules seriously. Although his voice was full of childishness, his speaking speed was neither fast nor slow, giving a feeling of being at ease.

When he finished speaking the last word, everyone except Shen Wan was shocked.

Of course, Chen Wan was also shocked, but not as much as others. She bit her fingers and was filled with admiration in her heart.

[Oh my, this little guy is amazing, he actually repeated it word for word.]

[At only four or five years old, he can remember so much after listening to it once. That's amazing.]

[It seems that to become a great person, one must not only work hard and starve oneself, but also possess other powerful skills.]

[The indescribable wealth in his destiny may have a lot to do with his exceptional memory.]

【……】

Shen Yuanhong: "???"

Is your fate invaluable?

Why does this sound so familiar?

Could it be that the little guy in front of him was actually the one who was bullied that Xiao Wan'er mentioned in her heart before?

No wonder Yaoxing picked up a child for no apparent reason. If that were the case, it wouldn't be surprising.

Now, the family members regard Xiao Waner's words as sacred. As long as she mentions something, whether it is a person or an object, they must deal with it.

Shen Yuanhong came to his senses belatedly.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, he nodded and looked at the little guy with appreciation, saying, "Well, very good, it seems that you really remembered it."

The 'rule-making' session finally ended without any incident.

Madam Shen breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and said, "Oh, my husband, since we have adopted Xiao Rui, we have to give him a new name. I'll need you to take care of this matter."

She asked Xiao Rui, but the little guy didn't know his last name, not even a complete name. How could this be possible?

How could a child of the Shen family not even have a proper name?

How will I introduce it to others when I take it out in the future?

Hearing this, Shen Yuanhong frowned and fell silent. After thinking for a moment, he looked at the little guy.

"I, your father, have decided to keep your original name, Chen Rui. How about that?"

"Thank you, Dad, for giving me this name."

After the little guy made his choice, he put his head on the cold ground and kowtowed again.

Next, Chen Rui greeted his brothers and sisters one by one, and offered tea to his parents, not even leaving out Chen Wan.

He looked eagerly at the little milk bag in Shen Yaoxing's arms, and asked expectantly, "Can I see my sister?"

"Okay, I'll show you."

Chen Yaoxing curled his lips and smiled, then bent down considerately and lifted Chen Wan to the same height as Chen Rui.

This little guy was picked up and adopted because of my little sister. It’s really time to see what his benefactor looks like.

[Aiya, although I am much older than you, but according to the current situation, I will not have to call you brother from now on.]

"I'm not convinced. It's okay to call you big brother or second brother, but you're just a little kid, and I have to call you brother from now on."

Everyone: “…”

"My parents adopted this little guy, so doesn't that mean he's the fourth kid in line? Doesn't that mean everyone will have to call me Little Five from now on?"

[I'm a little uncomfortable with the sudden change in rankings...]

Everyone: “…”

Little Milk Bag's ideas are really active.

Afterwards, except for Shen Yuanhao who was away from home, everyone in the Shen family gave Shen Rui a gift.

Shen Yuanhong gave me the Enlightenment Master, Madam Shen gave me the Longevity Lock, Shen Mu gave me the Collection of Books, Shen Yaoxing gave me the Collection of Swords, and Shen Qingyi gave me the puppy...

Even the moonlight did not set.

When she learned that the Shen family had adopted a boy, she immediately went to the market, carefully selected a foal that could run a thousand miles a day, and gave it to Shen Rui.

As for Chen Wan, she was screaming in her heart that she wanted to give one of her gold pendants to the little guy, but everyone didn't want to reveal that they could understand her thoughts, so they just pretended to know nothing.

Naturally, her gift could not be given away for the time being.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Shen Rui is already very familiar with the Shen family. The little guy doesn't talk much and doesn't like to laugh much, but he knows the rules very well.

He never goes to places he shouldn't go to, and never touches things he shouldn't touch. He doesn't look like a wild child without parents or anyone to teach him. This makes Mrs. Shen even more curious about his identity.

However, despite her curiosity, Mrs. Shen did not ask any further questions.

At noon, the sun is shining brightly.

On the soft couch by the window, Shen Rui sat next to Shen Wan with a book in his hand, looking at her seriously with his beautiful black eyes.

"Sister, I learned the Thousand Character Classic today. The teacher said that the Thousand Character Classic is a must-learn rhymed text for enlightenment, and it is also the first lesson I will learn. Can I read it to you?"

The children of aristocratic families must learn the six arts of a gentleman.

Although Shen Rui was adopted, since the Shen couple said they would treat him as their own son, he would not be an exception.

The six arts of a gentleman are rites, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.

He was taught archery, chariot driving and music by the brothers Shen Mu and Shen Yaoxing personally, while the rest would be taught by the master, but the training had not started yet.

Chen Wan was curling up her little feet. She was feeling drowsy from the sun, but she instantly perked up after hearing his words.

[Okay, read it to me and I'll see how well you've learned it.]

[You have such a good memory, so the Thousand Character Classic should be a piece of cake for you, right?]

"cough……"

Chen Rui cleared his throat and recited slowly, "The sky and the earth are dark yellow, the universe is vast and boundless. The sun waxes and wanes, the stars are spread out in a line. Winter comes and summer goes, autumn harvests and winter stores. The extra leap year makes up the year, the rhythm of the sun adjusts, clouds rise and bring rain, dew turns to frost. Gold is born in Lishui, jade emerges from Kunshan..."

He read a thousand words in the time it took him to finish a cup of tea. His pronunciation was neither hurried nor slow, and very standard. Shen Wan applauded him in her heart.

【Oh my, this memory is really amazing. 】

His teacher dared to teach him so much, so he must have known about his amazing memory. I wonder if he felt like he had found a treasure, but I did.

【……】

On the side, Mrs. Shen occasionally glanced at the two little guys, with a faint smile on her lips.

Compared to the rest of them, Chen Rui seemed to like Little Milk Bag more. In the past two days, whenever he had nothing to do, he would stay by Little Milk Bag's side and talk to her.

It’s really strange. It was obviously Yaoxing who picked him up. Shouldn’t he like Yaoxing the most?