Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1230 - 514: Niu Yanghui’s Promotion (Part 3)

Mr. Yu Shan thought for a moment and said, "I will write a letter to your aunt, and you can deliver it." Mr. Yu Shan didn’t believe Yueyao would be so petty, but it’s always safer to be more cautious.

After finishing the letter, Mr. Yu Shan said to Gu Zhe, "Tell your mother about this matter so that she has an idea of what’s going on." Mr. Yu Shan was willing to speak up for Gu Zhe because he saw potential in him. As for Gu Li, he never had that thought. Gu Li had already been ruined and would be reliant on his family for the rest of his life. Mr. Yu Shan wanted Gu Zhe to inform Dong Yuan to dissuade her from seeking Yueyao for assistance.

Mr. Yu Shan knew his daughter well; there was nothing to fault about her, but Dong Yuan had a fatal flaw—she was soft-hearted. Decisions she made were often overturned as soon as someone pleaded with tears, which is why she was said to be too docile.

Gu Zhe nodded and, after leaving the Upper Chamber, went to find Dong Yuan and told her about the matter: "Luckily, Aunt has a big heart and did not blame me."

Dong Yuan smiled wryly and said, "I know what you mean, rest assured, for now, I will confine your brother at home."

Gu Zhe nodded solemnly.

Dong Yuan thought for a moment and said, "You won’t manage alone in Taicang County without someone to look after you. In a few days, I’ll have Xuerong take the children to Taicang County to find you." A married couple living apart is not ideal; besides, she wanted to hold more grandchildren! Dong Yuan was actually a good mother-in-law, treating both her daughters-in-law very well.

Gu Zhe hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed.

Early the next day, Gu Zhe set off. He planned to go to Suzhou first and then to Taicang County.

Upon arriving in Suzhou, Gu Zhe went to the Niu Mansion. Initially, he hoped to see Yueyao, but only intended to deliver the letter. Unexpectedly, he encountered Yueyao in the garden, digesting her evening meal.

Yueyao read the letter Mr. Yu Shan wrote to her and, looking at the travel-weary Gu Zhe, thought for a moment and said, "If you face difficulties in the future, as long as Prefect Niu and Lady Niu are in Jiangnan, you can seek their help." As long as it wasn’t anything unlawful or unethical, Yueyao believed Niu Yanghui wouldn’t refuse to assist.

Gu Zhe went to Taicang County with peace of mind.

That evening, after Niu Yanghui finished dealing with matters and returned to the Main Courtyard, he noticed that Mingzhu wasn’t in the bedroom. Hearing from the maid that Mingzhu was in the study, he found it a bit curious.

Upon seeing Niu Yanghui enter, Mingzhu, with a troubled expression, said, "Husband, you go rest first, I still have a bit to finish writing." Yueyao explained a small section of scriptural texts to Mingzhu each day, then had Mingzhu copy it twenty times. Naturally, it wasn’t enough to just finish copying; the handwriting had to be neat and clean, without any blemishes. If it didn’t meet the standards, there was no punishment, but it had to be redone.

Niu Yanghui, with a smile on his lips, said, "I’m not tired either; let me help you grind the ink!" Niu Yanghui found watching Mingzhu copy the texts quite interesting.

After about an hour, Mingzhu finally finished: "Studying was never this tiring before. Ah, if I had known, I wouldn’t have agreed with her back then."

Niu Yanghui hurriedly said, "Perseverance is required in everything; don’t give up halfway." Yueyao’s task of having Mingzhu copy scriptural texts had been very effective; for the past few days, Mingzhu hadn’t quarreled with him, which was quite rare for Niu Yanghui.

Mingzhu sighed, knowing that Yueyao wouldn’t scold or punish her for failing to complete the task, but Yueyao would mention that the brothers, Brother Shengsheng, never complained about heavy coursework assigned by their teacher, which left her with no face. Thus, she didn’t dare slack off.

Thinking of this, Mingzhu asked, "Brother Shengsheng has been studying with Teacher Li for more than half a month now, how is it? Is everything okay?"

Niu Yanghui shook his head and said, "Not just okay, compared to Brother Shengsheng and Brother Xuxu, the brothers, Brother Yaoyao, have become the counterexamples." Now, the two children were learning the Analects with Brother Yaoyao and his brothers, and it should be noted that Brother Shengsheng was two years younger than his son.

Mingzhu was startled, "The brothers, Brother Shengsheng, are so good at studying?" Because Mingzhu spoiled the children too much, Niu Yanghui didn’t let Mingzhu meddle in the children’s education.

Niu Yanghui laughed and said, "They are indeed good at studying. According to Brother Shengsheng and his brother, they listened to their second sister reciting the Thousand Character Classic and Hundred Family Surnames when they were very young. When they turned four, they began their enlightenment, and every day they had to write the characters they learned ten times. If any character was not written well, it had to be rewritten. The requirements for them were very strict." It was precisely because Yueyao had been so strict that despite being young, the two children’s handwriting was better than that of Brother Yaoyao and his brothers.

Mingzhu felt that Yueyao was too severe.

Niu Yanghui looked at Mingzhu, speechless, thankful that the children weren’t entrusted to her, otherwise, they would have truly become spoiled brats: "Right now, the children are still young, so the gap isn’t obvious. If strict discipline doesn’t start now, in three to five years, Brother Shengsheng and his three brothers will leave Brother Yaoyao far behind, and in the future, the other children won’t even come close." Not to mention the future, even now, Brother Feifei has already left his two young sons trailing behind.