Chapter 115: No Matter How Hard Life Gets, Never Skimp on Education!

All six members of the family stood quietly to the side, listening attentively as the storyteller finished his tale for the day.

Jiang Dai glanced at the four children beside her, genuinely surprised. She hadn’t expected them to stand still the whole time, let alone listen quietly all the way through.

“You all actually managed to sit through the whole thing! What did you think of the storyteller?”

On the way home, Jiang Dai asked the children for their thoughts.

Bai Yunqi replied, “Not bad. I’ve never listened to one before. It was pretty interesting.”

Bai Yunxing nodded in agreement.

Bai Yun’an also nodded.

Juanjuan looked at her two older twin brothers, then gave a small nod of her own.

Before Jiang Dai could praise them, her eldest son added cheerfully, “It’s more fun than reading and going to school. Mama, can we come again tomorrow?”

Jiang Dai: …

Come again? My foot!

She cursed silently in her heart, but still managed a smile. “Behave at school, and I’ll keep bringing you.”

【It’s fine. As long as they don’t cause trouble at the private school, they can play when they come home. Everyone was young once. Listening to stories isn’t a bad thing.】

…

The next morning, just as the sky began to lighten.

Juanjuan hadn’t even finished practicing her morning exercises with her brothers when she saw her mother, who usually liked to sleep in, yawning as she came out.

“Mama, you’re up so early today.”

Juanjuan greeted her warmly.

Jiang Dai yawned again and gave the little girl’s head a good rub.

“Mm! Gotta make breakfast, then take you all to school!”

Today was the kids’ first official day of school—no sleeping in allowed!

Even though she was exhausted. They’d moved house yesterday, then went out to the night market. She was truly worn out.

【Feels like I got run over by a giant cart. I’m so tired. I just want to sleep…】

As Juanjuan continued her morning practice, she watched her mother shuffle over to the water vat, her steps a little wobbly.

But after splashing her face with cold water, she was a different person.

Her steps became firm and brisk as she headed toward the room where her husband and sons were staying.

Not long after, Juanjuan saw his father stumble out of the room.

He looked even sleepier than Mama had.

“Good morning, Papa.”

Juanjuan greeted him.

Bai Tian replied listlessly, “Morning…”

As he passed by Juanjuan, he reached out and gave the child’s hair a ruffle.

Now that both his parents had ruffled her head, the little girl was left blinking in confusion: ??

She instinctively raised her hand and touched her head.

Hmm, soft!

It used to be kind of frizzy, but now it felt much softer than before.

Bai Yunxing watched the little one raise both arms to touch her own head and couldn’t help but chuckle silently.

【Little arms and legs, such a cute little kid.】

Juanjuan paused mid-motion.

Hmm?

Seeing the little one staring blankly at him, Bai Yunxing followed his instincts, walked over, and gave her head a gentle rub too.

Then left, fully satisfied.

After breakfast, Jiang Dai brought out the items she had prepared the day before.

Four small satchels.

“Technically, these should’ve been hand-sewn by your mother. But!”

She paused, then declared confidently, “Mama doesn’t know how! So I bought them instead. They’re all the same—no need to pick and choose!”

Bai Tian nodded. “Your father doesn’t know how either, so the bags are store-bought. Everything inside is too.”

“Inside you’ll find brushes, ink, paper, inkstones¹, and paperweights. Now that you’re going to private school, study hard. Come back and tell us what you’ve learned!”

Both Bai Tian and Jiang Dai firmly believed: no matter how hard life gets, you must never skimp on education!

Besides, their family wasn’t exactly struggling anymore.

Though the school fees weren’t too expensive, the brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones? Those were pricey!

And they had to buy four sets!

Bai Tian and Jiang Dai: 【As expected, children are little gold-eating beasts²!】

Juanjuan tilted her head, then looked up at her eldest brother.

Gold-eating beast? Is that something that eats gold?

Big Brother kind of does “eat” gold, doesn’t he?

Translator’s Notes