Chapter 117 Education

Lin Yue had just finished dinner when she heard the family building getting noisy. Because the family building was a tube-shaped building, Lin Yue couldn't see what was going on downstairs from home. She calculated the time and thought that the children had just finished school. She smiled to herself, thinking that the family building was really lively as soon as the children finished school.

Not long after, Zhang Yuandong pushed the door open and walked in. Before Lin Yue could feel happy after their separation, he saw that he was holding Zhang Linghan, who had lost all hope in life.

As soon as Ling Ling saw Lin Yue, she shouted excitedly: "Mom, mom, come and save me!"

A little head popped up from behind Zhang Yuandong. Wanli squeezed in from behind his father, turned around and looked at his father cautiously, then ran to his mother and told her the whole story in a low voice.

Lin Yue wanted to laugh, but was afraid that Ling Ling would see her laugh, so she ignored the matter and tried hard to hold it back.

Zhang Yuandong's expression softened when he saw Lin Yue. He dragged Ling Ling to the wall and said sternly, "Stand here. In ten minutes, tell me why you were punished!"

Ling Ling looked at Lin Yue pitifully, hoping that her mother could speak up for her. Lin Yue didn't dare to look her in the eye, and slapped his forehead: "By the way, I have to bring food to your Aunt Xu!" After saying that, he hurried away with the food he had distributed.

Captain Lu had not returned yet, so Lin Yue took the opportunity to stay at Xu Xiaodi's house for a while.

When they got home, Zhang Yuandong was still glaring at Ling Ling. It was obvious that Ling Ling did not realize her mistake after standing there for ten minutes, and she was still arguing with reason. "Zhang Jian was the first to say that to me, why didn't you scold Zhang Jian, but me? Besides, adults and children in Xiaotian Village all swear, and my mother said that's wrong, but when I came to the family compound, many boys also swear, why can others swear but I can't? I don't accept it!"

Zhang Yuandong pursed his lips tightly, pretending to be stern. When he was a child, no one cared about him and he was beaten if he did something wrong. He had no experience in educating children. Now that he met his own child, he felt that this daughter was even more of a troublemaker than the troublemakers under him.

In the army, no matter whether they are new recruits or veterans, no one will not listen to the instructions when they make a mistake. Even if they have a twisted reason, they will behave themselves if they are punished by being made to run a few laps with a heavy load. But when it comes to your daughter who is less than five years old, you can neither hit nor scold her. If you talk to her about reason, she has her own theories and will not listen to you. It is really a headache.

He tried to reason with the lady: "It is wrong to scold others. Do you like to hear others scold you?"

"He scolded me first, why can't I say it back? If someone scolds me, I should let them scold me. But hitting others is still wrong. If someone hits me, can't I fight back?"

"You can ask an adult to help you solve it."

"By that time he had already run away, and I tell you, you couldn't help me fight back or curse him back, at most you could ask him to give me compensation and apology, but I don't want that! Oh, by the way, maybe there won't even be any compensation, just a simple 'I'm sorry', what's the point of that!"

Zhang Yuandong was worried. When he heard the door ring, he knew that Lin Yue had returned. He put on a stern fatherly attitude, but secretly winked at Lin Yue and cast a look for help.

Lin Yue smiled secretly, pretending not to notice his pleading look, and walked over to ask with concern: "What happened? Why are you standing there as punishment?"

When Lingling heard her mother's words, her little mouth curled up and tears were about to fall out. Lin Yue hurried over, put his arm around her little shoulders and led her into the house. Zhang Yuandong was dumbfounded, and just as he was about to lose his temper, he was stopped by Lin Yue's eyes.

Lin Yue and Lingling sat side by side on her little bed. Wanli and her sister were almost always inseparable, so she was a little worried at this time and sneaked in, wanting to say a few good words for her.

Lin Yue first listened to Ling Ling's account of what had happened. In fact, Wan Li had already told her about it, but she still listened to Ling Ling's account again carefully.

She asked, "So what do you think? Do you really think it's satisfying to quarrel with others?"

"Not really, but Zhang Jian scolded me so much, so I wanted to scold him back in the same way, to let him know that I am better than him, and then I would win."

Lin Yue nodded, "Well, I think you are right. But I guess he will quarrel with you again in the future to regain his face today."

Ling Ling looked at her in surprise and asked, "Mom, how did you know? He is like that. Every time he can't win an argument, he will come and provoke me again next time."

"Then do you know what you will curse at each other when you quarrel in the future?" Seeing her shaking her head, Lin Yue continued, "Do you remember what some people said when they couldn't win the quarrel in Xiaotian Village?"

Ling Ling tilted her head and thought for a while. Her eyes lit up, but her brows wrinkled. Rural women's words when they quarreled were not pleasant to hear. Seeing her frown, Lin Yue continued, "It seems that you have remembered it. Is it particularly unpleasant? Then mother tells you, if you always like to quarrel with others and like to swear, in the end, the content of your quarrel will become like this: he curses your family, and you curse his family. Do you like this?"

Lingling shook her head quickly and said anxiously: "I won't do that!"

"Others think so at first, but the argument gets more intense, and in the end they say anything to win, hurting others and themselves. Even if you wouldn't say that, do you like to hear others talk about who is who in your family?"

Ling Ling shook her head and asked, "What should I do? He said something bad about me, can't I just say no?"

"Of course there is a way. People like Zhang Jian who always like to quarrel with you think that you will get angry if they tease you, so you lose if you quarrel with him. But if you keep ignoring him and say to him, 'You are so childish, I won't quarrel with you', after a long time, he will find it boring and will not provoke you anymore. Think about it, isn't it?"

Little Wanli looked serious and nodded, "Yes, grandma said, be quick in action and cautious in behavior."①

Lin Yue looked at Wan Li in surprise and asked, "Do you still remember the Analects that your grandma taught you? Your grandma has been gone for so long, and I have never seen you open the book to take a look. I thought you had forgotten it a long time ago."

When the two children were three years old, Mr. Xu enlightened them according to his childhood rules, and took them to stay for three or four days every week. Lin Yue felt that the two children were too young, and did not want them to study all the time without playing time, so recently she only followed Mr. Xu's instructions before he left, asking the two children to practice calligraphy and painting, and record their daily life every day, and she did not urge them to do anything else. Now she is surprised to see that Wanli actually remembers the knowledge she taught before.

Wanli nodded: "I'm not Lingling, who would forget so quickly."

Lingling turned her head and said, "Humph, then you are not as good as me in calculations!"

Lin Yue patted their heads and said, "Okay, okay, you two are both amazing! Lingling, let me ask you, is it okay to swear at others? Do you know why your father punished you today?"

Ling Ling lowered her head and nodded, "I understand. It's not nice to swear at people."

Seeing that she admitted her fault, Lin Yue stopped harping on the matter. In fact, she was a little selfish. She would rather her children be stronger outside than be bullied by others. Fortunately, the two children were strong. Not to mention children, many adults were not their opponents, so there was no need to worry about them being beaten by others.

Even so, education is still necessary; we cannot let them think that scolding or hitting others is right.

She patted Lingling's arm and said, "Then go apologize to your father first, promise not to do it again, then wash your hands and eat!"

When Ling Ling heard this, she said reluctantly, "Mom, do you still want to apologize?"

Lin Yue found it funny, "Why, aren't you afraid of anything? Turns out you're afraid of apologizing!"

Ling Ling said stubbornly: "I'm not afraid, I'll go and apologize right now!" Then she jumped off the bed and disappeared in a flash.

Lin Yue knew Ling Ling's personality. Although she looked careless, she was quite good at coaxing people. She and Wan Li hid behind the door and peeked. Sure enough, they saw Ling Ling run to her father and kiss him on the face. She said softly, "Dad, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't scold people. I won't do that again in the future. Don't be angry."

Zhang Yuandong's face was still filled with pretended anger, but it was all gone at this moment. He looked at his daughter with eyes full of the kindness of an old father, and he no longer remembered why he was angry just now.

He picked up the girl and said briskly, "Come on, Dad will take you to wash your hands!"

Wanli saw his mother laughing secretly, so he also covered his mouth and laughed softly.

Lin Yue didn't know that Zhang Yuandong was coming back today, so she didn't prepare much for dinner, and she even gave a portion to Xu Xiaodi next door, which was not enough for the whole family. She secretly winked at Zhang Yuandong, asking him to eat less. She decided that after the children fell asleep, she and Zhang Yuandong would go into the space and slaughter another sheep.

As soon as the family finished their meal, Captain Lu and Xu Xiaodi arrived.

Captain Lu has not been home for some time and had no idea that his wife was pregnant. Now looking at the happy expression on his face, you can tell how surprised he is.

The two of them came here to express their gratitude. Although Xu Xiaodi had given money and tickets to eat the food cooked by Lin Yue, he still had to cook to suit his wife's taste every day, and he couldn't ignore the kindness. As soon as he entered the door, Captain Lu said incoherently: "Sister-in-law, thank you for taking care of my wife recently. Thanks to your help, she looks fatter and her complexion is much better than before."

Lin Yue smiled and said, "We are neighbors, and Xiaodi and I get along well. Please don't be polite to me. I didn't do anything wrong."

Captain Lu touched his head, grinned, and stuffed some dry goods in his hand into Zhang Yuandong's hand. Zhang Yuandong didn't say anything polite and took it generously. If the things were too expensive, he could just find a chance to return them later.