Song Li is five years old this year. Song Ning gave birth to her second child, and this time, it was twins, two sons.
When her younger brothers were three years old, Song Li was eight. She began taking her brothers out to compete for supremacy in the capital.
As a result, conversations like this often occurred at home.
"Young master, the young lady and the young master have made the concubine of the Vice Minister of Rites cry."
"Young Madam, Miss and Young Master made the Grand Tutor's grandson cry."
"The young lady and the young master beat up the dog belonging to the Minister of Justice."
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Xie Linzhou was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. These three kids were a constant source of trouble all day long, especially Song Li, a girl who spent all her time playing with boys. He had heard that she had quite a few followers outside.
Xie Linzhou arrested the three men that very day, brought them back, and ordered them to be punished according to family rules.
"Tell me, why did you hit me?"
"Which one is Daddy asking about?" Song Li raised her rosy little face and asked in her childish voice.
They taught a lot of bad people a lesson today.
"Then let's talk about the Vice Minister's concubine first."
“She was cursing at people in the street. She was the one who bumped into us, but instead of apologizing, she insulted us. So we cursed back, but we didn’t expect her to be so easily angered. She cried after only a few words.”
Xie Linzhou didn't even want to talk anymore, so how could he have only said a few words?
A woman said that someone's waist was like a water bucket, his body was like an ox, and when he opened his mouth it was like he was spewing dung. She said that when he stood there, he was taller than the pillars supporting the walls of his house.
Even if she were an adult, what woman could stand such words? She was so angry that she burst into tears.
"What about the Grand Tutor's grandson? They've already come knocking on our door."
Song Li immediately objected, standing up abruptly: "He dares to come to our house? We're already being lenient by not confronting him!"
After being glared at by Xie Linzhou, he obediently knelt back down.
The two younger brothers knelt beside their sister, clutching her clothes. In their eyes, their sister was now the pillar of strength.
"That kid is no good. He's older than me, yet he bullies young girls. When a girl doesn't want to play with him, he threatens her. He deserves to be beaten."
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"What about the dog? Surely the dog didn't do anything wrong too?"
Song Li finally fell silent.
Xie Linzhou pointed to the two younger ones: "You two speak."
The two boys looked at each other, then at Song Li, and finally spoke up: "We didn't hit the dog."
"My older sister wanted to pet the dog, but the puppy didn't want to, so it barked at her." And its barking was quite pitiful.
"Pfft!" Song Ning, who was sitting to the side, suddenly burst out laughing.
Xie Linzhou gave her a disapproving look: "The children are still young and need to be properly educated. You're still laughing. They'll all be like you."
"What's wrong with someone like me? I'm so smart and clever, my children won't be bad either, right?"
All three children nodded.
"Besides, you were much more mischievous than me when you were a kid."
In most families, the mother tends to nag more, while the father rarely speaks, but he can still turn the tide in crucial moments.
The Duke's mansion, on the other hand, was completely different; Xie Linzhou was far too concerned about everything.
Song Ning believes that educating children should combine strictness and leniency; things that shouldn't be done should never be done, and there should be principles.
"Oh dear, why are you in such a hurry? Look at what the children are doing now, aren't they doing a good job? If they are bullied, they should fight back; if they see injustice, they should lend a helping hand. As for that little dog, that was an unexpected situation, it's perfectly normal."
This wasn't the first or second time Song Li had been complained about. Ever since her two younger brothers learned to walk, Song Li had often taken them out. The first time they went out, the entire Duke's mansion was in a panic, thinking that the children had been kidnapped.
They searched all day, even alarming the palace. That evening, the three little ones came back unsteadily, covered in dirt, with the two younger ones having snot running down their noses.
He was given a lecture by Xie Linzhou and Song Ning that very day.
"Just keep spoiling them; they're just like you after all."
Princess Jianing was displeased every time Xie Linzhou said that Song Li's personality was like Song Ning's.
"Who said that? You were more mischievous than anyone else when you were little. I asked Yue Niang, and Er Ya was very well-behaved when she was little."
Song Ning remained silent. Her mother was lying without blushing. How could she have been considered well-behaved when she was little?
She stood up and helped her daughter up, saying, "Alright, we haven't finished today's task yet. We'll talk about other things after we finish the task."
Song Li has been learning business from Song Ning since she was a child. Now she can read account books and use an abacus. She spends an hour and a half reading account books every day.
Inside the room, Song Li obediently looked at the account book. At eight years old, she didn't need any adult supervision and could manage it all by herself.
Her child is so outstanding that she, as the mother, is of no use to her.
As the child looked at the account book, Song Ning sat beside her. Suddenly, Song Li looked up and asked, "Mommy, I behaved well, will I get any reward?"
Song Ning smiled and asked, "What reward do you want?"
"Um...can I sleep with Mommy tonight?"
Song Ning was taken aback. Her daughter hadn't needed her to sleep with her since she was three years old; she had always slept alone and never cried at night.
"Okay, Mom will stay with you tonight."
She's still just a young girl, and she overlooked these things, thinking that because the child is sensible, she doesn't need to worry about her.
She stepped forward, patted her daughter's head, and put the account book away: "We won't look at it today. Come on, Mom will take you to play."
"real?"
"Really, let's go."
Song Ning took Song Li out of the mansion and headed to the busiest street, calling Xie Linzhou along as they left.
Xie Linzhou always listened to Song Ning, so the three of them went out.
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