Peng Yuan never thought that she was using the wrong method. She always felt that her child was so rebellious, unable to listen to reason, and often went against her.
Thinking about all the children in the Lu family, any one of them is more well-behaved and sensible than her son. The more she thought about it, the more headache she got.
“Sister Jiu Niang, thank goodness you came back, otherwise I wouldn’t even know I made a mistake. Just like you said, this is my first time raising a child, I have no experience, I just wanted to teach the child what I thought was good and right, but I didn’t consider whether the child could accept it at all.”
Peng Yuan seriously reflected on herself and realized that she had been prejudiced and thought that her son should be like Gou'er and the others, so she forced him to learn from her and punished him when he didn't learn well.
Every time they say they're doing it for the child's own good, what exactly is good about it?
“It’s not too late for you to know now. Raising children is an art, and I’ll talk to you about it properly in a while. Actually, children as young as Ke’er should mainly focus on playing and having fun. Don’t always force him to learn things, otherwise it will only backfire.”
Even a dog at Peng Ke's age would still be playing in the mud in his hometown of Changzhou, but Peng Ke was already being forced to go to school by his parents. It would be strange if a child were willing to learn under such circumstances.
Peng Yuan took a deep breath and understood.
"I'll tell my husband Qin when I get back."
Jiang Jiuniang couldn't help but chuckle. It hadn't been long, and the way she addressed him had changed from A-Jian to Lao Qin.
"It's inevitable that you'll be anxious about your child's education since you only have one child. You'll understand as time goes on."
Everyone has a first time. Fortunately, no major mistakes have been made yet, and it's fine as long as they are corrected in time.
The two started chatting about how to raise children. When Shi and Qin finished their work, they joined the discussion and shared their experiences in raising children. Peng Yuan felt like she had opened the door to a new world. Why didn't she think of asking more people before?
The women chatted about everyday life and their children, while the men drank and discussed the political situation at court. The entire Lu family was filled with laughter and joy until late at night before everyone returned home.
Peng Ke had been holding a grudge against Gou'er and thought he wouldn't like playing with him. But Gou'er took him climbing a tree to steal bird eggs, and his quick and skillful movements captivated him instantly.
So it turns out that Brother Gou'er learned martial arts to make it easier to steal bird eggs, but that's not what Father said!
If Daddy had told him this earlier, he would definitely have gotten up early to learn martial arts, and he wouldn't be stuck watching his older brothers play under the tree now!
For the first time in his heart, this little boy had such a strong desire to learn martial arts and become strong, so that he couldn't lose at stealing bird eggs!
After playing with the dog all night, the little guy was very sleepy when he got back, but he resisted going to sleep and forced himself to stay awake, saying to Peng Yuan, "Mommy, I want to get up and practice martial arts tomorrow morning!"
Peng Yuan was quite surprised. She had already decided to temporarily stop her son from learning these things and let him play for two years first.
Unexpectedly, his son, who had always been unwilling to work hard, took the initiative to say that he wanted to learn martial arts.
Even Qin Jian, who was a bit drunk, sobered up a bit upon hearing this and exclaimed with delight, "Son, you're willing to learn?"
Peng Ke nodded: "They can all fly up the trees to steal bird eggs, but I can't climb up. I don't want to be the worst."
He clenched his little fists, full of fighting spirit.
In that instant, Peng Yuan instantly understood why her sister and brother-in-law had sent the prince to the Lu family to be raised. As the saying goes, "One is influenced by one's company." The children of the Lu family were all outstanding, and by living together, their strengths would naturally become apparent. Even the children would start to strive and not want to fall behind others.
This is much more effective than a thousand words from your parents!
Normally, Peng Yuan would have been overjoyed and would have agreed immediately. But after learning from the Lu family tonight, she was a little cautious. Not only did she not agree, she said, "I'll ask your Aunt Jiu Niang what she has to say tomorrow."
Peng Ke, not understanding the intricacies of the situation, couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep. Qin Jian, however, became increasingly alert and asked, "What do you mean?"
Peng Yuan then recounted to Qin Jian what Jiang Jiuniang had told her that day.
Qin Jian was greatly shocked: "So, we've both been teaching wrong these past two years?"
Peng Yuan nodded bitterly, looking at the son Qin Jian was holding in his arms, feeling extremely sorry for him.
“I was wondering why other people’s sons are so well-behaved and sensible, while my son is like a debt collector. It turns out I didn’t raise him well.”
He breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much more at ease.
“It’s really pitiful for this child to be with us. We’ll make it up to him in the future.”
The damage done before is irreversible; we can only try our best to make amends.
Peng Yuan nodded with red eyes and said, "We don't know how to teach, so why not send them to the Lu family and let them grow up with the Lu family's children? They won't be any worse off."
The eldest prince went through the same thing back then, living with Gou'er for a while, and now his sister and brother-in-law don't have to worry about him anymore.
“That’s a good idea. I’ll ask Baichuan tomorrow. I just don’t know if his wife is free to help with tutoring since she just got back.”
We talked a lot during dinner tonight. They all know that the islanders are making strange moves, and things won't be peaceful for a while. Jiang Jiuniang is probably busy too.
"Teach him a few words when you have time, and even if you don't have time, it's good to let Ke'er play with the dog more. Look at the effect of just a little bit tonight, it's more effective than the two of us teaching him in the past two years."
Qin Jian nodded repeatedly: "I think you're right."
The couple agreed that they would take the baby out of bed early the next morning and rush to the Lu family's house.
The dog just got back and has to go to the Imperial College to register, so I couldn't take him with me. The little guy was arranged to play with Xiangxiang instead.
Xiangxiang recently wanted to learn to walk, but Jiang Jiuniang felt that she was still too young and that walking too early might not be good, so she encouraged her to crawl more.
When Peng Ke arrived, he saw Jiang Jiuniang using small toys to guide Xiangxiang to crawl on the blanket.
It was the first time he had ever seen such an adorable little girl, a round, fair-skinned bundle, grinning as she crawled on all fours.
Upon seeing him, Jiang Jiuniang waved to him, signaling him to come over.
Peng Ke walked over nervously, and Jiang Jiuniang handed him the rattle drum, asking gently, "Ke'er, can you help your aunt take care of your little sister for a while? Just guide her to climb around a bit more."
He nodded and said solemnly, "Okay."
Although he was young, he knew that his parents' kind attitude towards him this morning was because Aunt Jiu Niang had spoken up for him last night.
For the first time, his parents solemnly apologized to him, saying they would never treat him the way they had before.
He liked Aunt Jiu Niang, and he also liked the little sister in her family.
He stood in front of Xiangxiang with the rattle drum in his hand, shook it, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Little sister, come over here."
Seeing that he was quite sensible, Jiang Jiuniang immediately got up and slipped away.
The family that was supposed to set Youya up with on a blind date came to her door today. She wondered what was going on and decided to go check it out.
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