Seeing Chen Zhaoci's grief-stricken expression, Xu Bai finally understood. He looked at his mother with a look of horror and asked, "Mother, Mother, is my eldest brother waiting for me here?"
Chen Zhaoci nodded and said, "At least you're not completely stupid, knowing he's waiting for you here. Xiao Qi, when has your older brother ever neglected your studies because you were busy with other things? Back then, your older brother was busy practicing martial arts and managing so many businesses, but he never missed a single day of his studies. He gritted his teeth and did all the homework he was supposed to do. Do you think he would let you off so easily?"
Xu Bai's voice was trembling with tears as he said, "But my uncle didn't help with my studies either."
Chen Zhaoci sighed softly and said, "Your great-uncle is the kind of person who does more than he talks. He never cares how you do things, only whether you achieve them in the end. Xiaoqi, listen to your mother's advice, settle down and finish your studies and homework. If you still have time, I heard from the people in your courtyard that you haven't done your morning prayers for quite some time. You should pick them up again. Your father isn't here, and when your brother throws a tantrum, I'm afraid no one will be able to stop him."
Xu Bai returned to his courtyard with a long face. He looked at the books he hadn't touched for several days, and then thought about how much homework he had accumulated. He suddenly slumped onto the table.
Xu Bai has moved from the inner courtyard to the outer courtyard and is living with several of his cousins. Chen Zhaoci has arranged for two maids, aged fifteen or sixteen, to come and serve him.
Seeing Xu Bai's condition, the maidservant quickly went over and asked, "Seventh Young Master, what's wrong?"
Xu Bai looked up and said, "Sister Meixiang, why didn't you and Sister Moxiang remind me to do my homework?"
These two maids, one named Meixiang and the other Moxiang, both grew up in this Marquis's mansion since they were little.
Meixiang was taken aback and said, "Why didn't Moxiang and I remind him? We remind Seventh Young Master every day, but didn't he say that he's been too busy lately to do his homework?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Bai sighed sadly and said, "Sister Meixiang, I think I'm in trouble this time. I haven't done my homework for several days."
When Meixiang heard Xu Bai say something bad about her, she quickly spat twice and said, "Children say whatever they want, children say whatever they want. Seventh Young Master, now that you know you have to do your homework, why don't you hurry up and do it? If we hurry up, we can always finish it."
Wu Muyue would assign homework every day, telling Xu Bai what books to read and which passages to study. What Wu Muyue assigned to read was actually to memorize everything, copy what needed to be copied, how many times to copy it, and write down your own insights on which passages or sentences to write down. Not to mention the dozens of pages of calligraphy practiced every day, which had to be completed.
Chen Yuyuan has been either at the Chen family's or the Wu family's lately, getting up early every day to do morning lessons with his master and then studying with Wu Muyue. He's been very busy, and Xu Bai hasn't seen him for quite some time. However, Chen Yuyuan writes down his daily homework and sends it to Xu Bai. Right now, there's a stack of notes recording homework on Xu Bai's desk.
Xu Bai looked at the homework records with tears in his eyes. He was very sad for a while, then gritted his teeth and slowly started doing his homework from the bottom sheet.
Every day after dinner, Xu Di would accompany Li Yuexi for a stroll to Chen Zhaoci's courtyard.
In Chen Zhaoci's room, Xu Di didn't see Xu Bai. He asked Chen Zhaoci, "Didn't Xiao Qi come back? Why isn't he here with you?"
Chen Zhaoci took a sip of hot tea and said, "He's probably doing his homework in his own yard."
Upon hearing this, Xu Di sneered and said, "Has he finally had a change of heart?"
Chen Zhaoci sighed and said, "No, I reminded him this afternoon, Xu Di, don't scare him."
Xu Di nodded and said, "I knew it. When you came with me to see Zhao Sixing this afternoon, you were wagging your tail and acting like you weren't worried about your homework. How come you became such an obedient baby when you got home?"
Chen Zhaoci shook her head. Xu Di sat on the edge of the kang and said, "Mother, my younger brother is like a broken-down cart. If you nudge him, he can still move forward. But if you don't nudge him and let him do whatever he wants, he will just stay there and not move. You can't be nice to someone like that. If you give him face, he will take advantage of you."
Chen Zhaoci wanted to say that Xu Bai was still young, but after thinking about it, she realized that Xu Bai's mind was not so young anymore, so she didn't say anything more. Seeing that Li Yuexi was already showing, she said, "When Yuexi's two babies come out, let's see how you educate them."
Xu Di turned to look at Li Yuexi, who was sitting opposite Chen Zhaoci. She had been eating more in the past few days, and her complexion had become much rounder and rosier. When she heard her mother-in-law talking about the baby in her belly, she couldn't help but smile and look at Xu Di.
Xu Di felt a sense of pride as he thought about his child soon being born and the prospect of becoming a father. However, he was also quite nervous, as it was his first time being a parent and he had little experience, so nervousness was inevitable.
Xu Di said, "Of course I teach strictly."
Chen Zhaoci scoffed at Xu Di's words, saying, "That's hard to say. Sigh, I don't even know if they're boys or girls, or if it's one boy and one girl. If they're both girls, that would be wonderful."
Li Yuexi was stunned when she heard her mother-in-law's words. She looked at Xu Di. This was their first child, and Li Yuexi naturally hoped it would be a boy.
Xu Di naturally knew how much his mother liked girls, but considering Li Yuexi's feelings, Xu Di said, "I naturally hope for one boy and one girl. If they are the same, two boys would be best. The older brother can take good care of his younger siblings."
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