Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 1244 - 516: Prejudice (5)

Yueyao could not be so easily fooled, and asked: "Brother Feifei, tell me the truth, your mother wants to know the truth." A teacher for a day is like a father for life, Brother Feifei couldn’t possibly say such heartless words, there must be something going on.

After a long while, Brother Feifei still didn’t speak. Yueyao sighed lightly, gently patted Brother Feifei’s head, and said, "If you don’t want to say it, forget it, I won’t force you."

Brother Feifei looked up at Yueyao and said, "Teacher Wen said that if I want to be his disciple, I can’t come back; I must stay with him until he believes I can graduate." Old Mr. Wen thought having parents like Yueyao and An Zhichen would have a very bad influence on Brother Feifei. In his eyes, Brother Feifei was already tainted by too many bad habits. To prevent Yueyao and An Zhichen from influencing Brother Feifei, Old Mr. Wen decided to keep him by his side until he grew up enough to understand and would no longer be influenced by them.

Old Mr. Wen considered his actions to be in Brother Feifei’s best interest, but unfortunately, Brother Feifei refused. In his eyes, his mother was the best mother in the world; how could he possibly leave his parents for some intangible prospects?

Anger flashed across Yueyao’s face, but she restrained it and gently said, "Brother Feifei, don’t be discouraged, when we return to the Capital City, I’ll find you a better teacher." Next time when finding a teacher for the three children, she must be careful and not like this time, choosing someone so off-putting, who would separate the mother and child for such inexplicable reasons. What could be more ridiculous?

Brother Feifei shook his head and said, "Mother, I don’t want to study under any famous teacher anymore. I want to attend Bailu Academy." Bailu Academy has many renowned scholars, and he believed he could learn more there.

Yueyao nodded with a smile: "Alright. But Bailu Academy is very hard to get into, if you want to go there, you need to prepare well." Bailu Academy admits only a limited number of students each year, so the exams are very challenging, with no shortcuts, relying entirely on one’s own ability.

Brother Feifei smiled happily: "Don’t worry, mother, even if I don’t get in this year, I’ll try again next year. I will succeed eventually."

The New Year customs differ between the north and the south. But Brother Sheng and the others didn’t feel much difference. This was mainly because Yueyao grew up in Jiangnan, so their diet was not much different from Jiangnan’s, and the children were influenced by Yueyao as well.

From the third day of the first lunar month, many people came to visit Niu Residence. The Niu Mansion was bustling, but none of this concerned Yueyao.

The children found staying at home dull, so they begged Xiang Wei to take them out to play. Yueyao was usually strict with the children, but during holidays, as long as they completed their teacher-assigned work on time, she would not stop them. The children had a joyful New Year.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, some special guests arrived at the Niu Residence.

Yueyao was very surprised to hear that Dong Yuan came with her youngest son and his wife: "What are they here for?" Yueyao didn’t have a very good impression of Dong Yuan, and her impression of Madam Miao was even worse.

Xiang Wei sneered: "What else? To schmooze! What else did you think they came for?" Last time Madam Miao accused Brother Sheng and his brother of freeloading at the Gu Family. On account of Mr. Yu Shan, she swallowed this grievance. But now they were here themselves, so they couldn’t blame her for being rude.

Yueyao knew exactly what Xiang Wei was thinking, and immediately said, "You don’t need to go out." Out of respect for her teacher, she couldn’t embarrass Dong Yuan.

Xiang Wei sneered, but she wouldn’t go against Yueyao’s wishes, saying, "Rest assured, I promise not to appear in front of them." Hmph, as if by her not saying anything, no one else would!

Just as Mr. Yu Shan feared, Dong Yuan was too soft-hearted and lost her principles when pleaded with. Originally, she had resolved not to ask Yueyao for help, but after being begged by her young son and daughter-in-law several times, plus seeing Gu Li’s apparent transformation, Dong Yuan was persuaded. Although she said she was visiting Yueyao, in reality, she came to schmooze. Of course, she was not schmoozing Yueyao, but rather Mingzhu. Currently, Niu Yanghui is a third-grade official with a promising future. If they could get close to Niu Yanghui, Gu Li’s future would surely be bright.