Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1210 - 511: Brothers (Part 2)

Brother Feifei said, "Mom, I’m going back to Hangzhou with Master tomorrow, but don’t let Brother and Brother Xu go back."

Among the three children, Brother Feifei was the most steady. Yueyao listened to Brother Feifei’s words, looked at Brother Sheng and Brother Xu, and asked, "Is it not going well at Master’s house?" The children had changed so much in just over a month, Yueyao was puzzled. She had asked before, but the two brothers insisted everything was fine.

Brother Xu glanced at Brother Feifei, and seeing Brother Feifei nodded at him, he said, "Mom, that woman named Miao always says strange things to me and Brother."

Yueyao asked, "What things?"

Brother Xu whispered, "She said a lot, basically implying that Brother and I are freeloading at the Gu Family."

Anger flared on Yueyao’s face; how much could two children possibly eat? To say they were freeloading? No wonder the kids had changed so much in just over a month.

Brother Xu carefully tugged at Yueyao’s sleeve and softly said, "Mom, please don’t make us go back, okay?"

Yueyao hugged Brother Sheng and Brother Xu, gently saying, "Alright, you won’t go back. You’ll stay with Mom."

Yueyao stayed with the children during their homework at night, and only after watching the three fall asleep did she leave the courtyard. Once Yueyao was gone, all three kids got up. Brother Xu gleefully said to Brother Feifei, "Second Brother, Mom really agreed to let us stay. Second Brother, your way is the best." Previously, when Yueyao asked Brother Sheng and Brother Xu, they didn’t speak the truth because Brother Feifei told them not to.

Brother Sheng asked, "Second Brother, why didn’t you let us talk earlier?"

Brother Feifei replied, "Mom definitely doesn’t want us to leave now. If you mention they treated you badly now, Mom won’t let you go back to suffer. If you said it right away, it wouldn’t have worked as well. She might feel sorry at first, but after a few days, she’d tell you to prioritize your studies."

Brother Xu agreed with Brother Feifei’s reasoning, "Second Brother, you’re the smartest."

Brother Sheng smiled and said, "Second Brother, why don’t you stay with us instead of going back!" Brother Sheng didn’t want Brother Feifei to go back alone.

Brother Feifei laughed and said, "The teacher treats me well, you don’t need to worry." His situation was different from Big Brother’s and Third Brother’s; even if he wanted to stay, Mom wouldn’t agree.

Yueyao left the courtyard, her face sullen, and said to Xiang Wei, "How much money could Brother Sheng and Brother Xu possibly cost? To say they were freeloading? How shallow can they be?" She had no idea where her senior sister had found such a peculiar daughter-in-law.

Xiang Wei deliberately said, "Brother Sheng and Brother Xu’s expenses for food, clothing, and studies add up to a considerable amount. They’re not their own children but spending their family’s money; of course it wouldn’t sit well." No matter how much they spent, it couldn’t have been more than two hundred taels in this month. Nonetheless, the goods Yueyao had sent to Yangzhou alone exceeded that value.

Yueyao sighed gently, "My worry now is finding a suitable excuse to keep the children here. If the reason isn’t appropriate, the teacher might overthink it."

Xiang Wei thought it was not that Mr. Yu Shan overthought, but rather Yueyao made simple issues more complicated. "What’s the difficulty here? Just say the children hold you at night and cry, saying they can’t bear to be apart from you, and you softened and agreed. As the saying goes, a gentleman’s promise is worth a thousand gold. Once you promised them, naturally you can’t go back on your word. At most, Mr. Yu Shan will say you’re spoiling the children, not overthink it." Xiang Wei thought using such a straightforward method was best, because even the most sensible reasons have loopholes.

Yueyao found this idea quite good.

Unexpectedly, the next day when Yueyao proposed to keep the two children, Mr. Yu Shan agreed without even asking for a reason, saying, "Teacher Li’s teachings are quite good, they can follow him."

Yueyao felt a bit ashamed.

Mr. Yu Shan watched and laughed, "You have no idea how much the children have been missing you. They even call out for you in their dreams. Seeing this, I couldn’t bear it either." Besides that, Mr. Yu Shan readily let them go, fearing the children staying longer would hinder them. His little great-grandsons recently failed to complete the teacher’s assignments and he got angry knowing that, wanting to punish them with rulers. But as he was striking, the children’s mother rushed in crying, leaving him frustrated. This incident ended unresolved. He knew that unrefined jade cannot be made into tools, but he was old now, with limited energy to deal with everything. Nonetheless, the great-grandson’s wife complained he cared more for outsiders than his own family. It didn’t bother him, but it greatly affected the children.