Chapter 83: The Fault of the Mother If the Child is Not Taught

Chapter 83: The Fault of the Mother If the Child is Not Taught

"What does this have to do with my way of teaching?"

"No relation? You're condoning her lying!"

"I'm not condoning, that wasn't lying. Would you be happy if she really was unwell?"

"I didn't say that, but it's wrong for her to deceive!"

"She didn't deceive you, she just wanted your love. Can't you be a bit more generous and not nitpick with a child?"

"You're calling me ungenerous? Is tolerating a child's wrong behavior being generous?"

"So what do you want? The matter has passed, why keep harping on it?"

"The matter has passed? It's just the beginning..."

Thus, the two of them started arguing back and forth.

The household staff were at a loss, not knowing whether to stay or go, to watch or to leave.

Jin Yu and Chen Yu wanted to step forward to mediate but dared not speak rashly for fear of making matters worse.

"So, what do you want?" Cold Moonlight stood with her hands on her hips, "Even if Five-Ya really lied, so what?"

"You admit she was lying? Since you admit it, there's nothing more to say. Mistakes should be punished!"

Gong Xinyi's icy gaze fixed on Five-Ya, "So young and already daring to lie and deceive? Such behavior is absolutely not allowed in my Gong family! Starting now, you're confined to your room for reflection! Without my permission, you are not to come out!"

"Fine, I won't come out!" Five-Ya wiped her tears, clenched her little fists, and headed straight to her room.

With a "bang," she closed the door and then all was silent.

"Gong Xinyi, you're too harsh!" Cold Moonlight glared angrily, "Aren't you worried she might do something foolish by punishing her like this?"

"Lack of discipline in youth leads to trouble in adulthood. 'The fault of the child is the fault of the mother!'" Gong Xinyi pointed towards Five-Ya's room, "You go in too, reflect with her!"

Saying they should reflect together, but everyone understood, Gong Xinyi wanted Cold Moonlight to ensure Five-Ya didn't get into trouble.

"Jin Yu, please take good care of them." Cold Moonlight entrusted the other five children to Jin Yu, picked up her belongings, and headed to Five-Ya's room.

"Mommy..."

The moment Five-Ya saw Cold Moonlight, she burst into loud cries.

"There, there, don't cry. Mommy has a treasure to show you..."

Cold Moonlight locked the room's door, then sat down on the carpet with Five-Ya, legs crossed.

"Five-Ya, you like pearls, right? Inside Mommy's belly, there's a unique pearl in the world, very, very beautiful. I'll spit it out now for you to see, but don't think of Mommy as a monster, okay?"

Five-Ya nodded vigorously, "Mommy isn't a monster."

"Right, mommy is not a monster."

Leng Xi Yue patted Wu Ya's head, then sat up straight and used her will to move the spirit bead from her stomach to her mouth.

Opening her mouth, a bead emitting green light appeared, quietly floating in the air.

Wu Ya watched the scene before her with wide eyes, amazed.

"How magical, mommy, can I touch it?"

"Yes." Leng Xi Yue grabbed the bead and gently placed it in Wu Ya's small hands.

Wu Ya's hands were so small that she couldn't grasp the spirit bead with just one, so she used both hands to hold it.

The little one played with the spirit bead, quickly forgetting her unhappiness.

Watching her daughter's smiling face, Leng Xi Yue couldn't help but think how easy it is to please children.

She wanted to tell Wu Ya that the bead was meant for her, but she stopped herself before saying it.

Wu Ya was still too young, and giving her the spirit bead now would be unsafe.

"Mommy, when I grow up, can you give this bead to me?" Wu Ya asked with longing in her big eyes.