Cui Ying dragged her brother Cuī Gē and hastily fled the Wooden Garden, only feeling relieved when they reached the Mulan Pavilion not far from the Tai'an Temple.

  She usually doesn't exercise much and isn't in good physical shape, so after running like that her face was red, her heart racing, and her legs were weak. She leaned against the pillar of the Mu Lan Pavilion and slowly made her way to a vermilion-lacquered armchair, panting heavily.

  "Brother, you're really calm. You're standing there with your arms crossed, looking at Cui Ying. Running such a short distance and Fifth Aunt is already out of breath? It's really embarrassing for the Yuan family. Perhaps Grandmother should continue to teach you horse-tying steps in the Shangwu Hall."

  Although he is young, his basic skills are solid. This kind of rapid sprinting is also exhausting, but at least there's no trace of it on his face.

  Choi Yong was exhausted and didn't have the energy to run over and pinch him, so he just verbally warned him, "You little brat, if you don't show more respect to Aunt Wu, I'll tell your mother."

  She pursed her lips, "Your mother is very strict with rules, if she knew you were being so disrespectful to your elders, she would definitely punish you severely."

  The words had barely fallen when a cold and low voice came from outside the pavilion, "That's right, Brother Yu has broken many rules today, I will definitely punish him severely."

  Cui Ying was greatly shocked and hastily turned her head, only to see Su Zihua slowly walking over from the side, her face calm as water, but with a stormy sea of shock in her eyes.

  Almost subconsciously, she hastily hugged her brother-in-law, holding him tightly in her arms, "Fourth... Fourth sister, how did you come?"

  Su Zi smiled lightly and said, "It's getting late, I'm here to take Brother Yu to the small training grounds for practice."

  She spoke in a low and steady voice, with an air of unprovoked dignity. "The old lady misses her great-grandson, so as the daughter-in-law, I should be filial. Now that we've eaten and played enough, it's time to make up for today's lessons."

  The meaning is that originally you should have learned for several hours, now still need to learn for several hours.

  Cui Ling tightened her hold on Wei Ge, "Fourth sister, Wei Ge is still young, occasionally letting him relax for a day won't hinder his growth. Why not let it go for today and talk about it again tomorrow?"

  Her tone was extremely flattering, "Brother Yu is especially clever, he understands more than me, and his physical strength is also better than mine. He's only four years old, but he's equivalent to an ordinary eleven or twelve-year-old child. He's really exceptional. Can't you just make an exception for my sake, Fourth Aunt?"

  Since she came to Sheng Chao, she had never humbled herself like this again. It had been a long time since she last practiced speaking nicely, and it was a bit difficult for her to suddenly recall the silver tongue of her past life. She could only be simple and crude.

  Cui Ling opened her bright and beautiful eyes, full of expectation, looking at Su Zi Hua, "Fourth sister, please!"

  Su Zi's expression remained cold, she hummed softly, but suddenly smiled, "It's not impossible to take a rest today, but tomorrow we still need to make up for the lessons that were pulled down today."

  She turned her gaze to little Xiao Wu, "What do you think?"

  Xie Ge'er gently broke free from Cui Ling's arms, hung his head and said to Su Zi Hua, "I'll go to the small school grounds later."

  He paused slightly, "But Fifth Aunt is worried because the child was injured, so the child should go to the pharmacy first to get some medicine for Fifth Aunt to send over. Mother can rest assured that the child will not fall behind in today's lessons."

  Just now, Aunt Wu fell off the rockery and scraped her palm. Although it was because of her own clumsiness that she got hurt, he wasn't a heartless bad kid, in his heart he knew clearly, if not for wanting to pick up the ball for himself, Aunt Wu wouldn't have climbed over the wall.

  He is a responsible young man and will not turn a blind eye to the wound on Aunt Wu's palm.

  Su Zi nodded slightly, a hint of pleasure flashing in her eyes, but the approving expression only flickered on her face for an instant before she regained her usual calm and serene demeanor. "Very good."

  In the house of Cui Ling in the west wing of Tai'an Temple, her brother carefully applied medicine to her wound, his expression focused and not showing any signs of being a four-year-old child.

  Choi Yong felt both heartache and guilt, "To say it's all my fault, if I had known your mother was so particular, I wouldn't have brought you out to play around everywhere, now you'll have to make up for the lessons later."

  "She thought for a moment and asked, 'Will you have to practice until very late?'"

  "Brother Ge didn't take it seriously, he smiled and shrugged his shoulders. "Mother is like that, the rules she sets are not to be changed by anyone, let alone me, even Father can't do it. I expected as much."

  He put down the medicated cotton, "Alright, this small scratch will be fully recovered after applying medicine twice. And even if there's a scar on your palm, it doesn't matter. Even if you do get a scar, it's not like you'll have trouble getting married or anything. You're already my fifth aunt, and my fifth uncle will take responsibility for you."

  "Hey! How can a kid say such things?"

  He looks like a little devil, except for the occasional glimpse of his playful nature, almost no trace of childishness can be seen on him, his behavior and actions are mature beyond his years, even his words don't sound like those of a child.

  She thought about what she was doing when she was four years old.

  In her previous life, although her family was poor, a four-year-old child couldn't help with the chores, so she was basically in a state of being let loose. She would either wander idly in the fields or follow behind her older brother and sister. At that time, she didn't understand things yet and hadn't realized that she wasn't welcomed at home. Every day, she was carefree and happy, without any worries or troubles.

  At the age of four, her mother passed away, and her father Cui Chengkai's change announced the end of her warm and loving family atmosphere. However, after adjusting her mindset, she slowly found her own way of life, although it can't be said to be happy, but she was content with herself. With a maid servant at home, no one forced her to read or write, so she spent her days playing aimlessly.

  Who has ever been like Xie Ye's brother, having to bear so many completely unnecessary responsibilities?

  Chui Ling touched the unscathed hand to Yu Ge's small face and said indignantly, "A strict teacher produces superior students, a doting mother spoils her child. Your mother being strict with you is originally something to be grateful for, but you're only four years old after all. At this age, you should just think about how to have fun and play wildly, so that when you grow up, you won't have any regrets."

  She became more and more agitated as she spoke, "What are you talking about, going into battle to kill the enemy? How old are you anyway? This is something that won't happen for at least a decade or two. How can she...?"

  Xie Ge's soft palm gently covered Cui Ying's next words.

  He smiled, "Don't say that, Auntie. I know you care about me. Actually, my life isn't as miserable as you think. I like reading and practicing martial arts. When I grow up, I want to be a great general just like Grandfather and Uncle."

  "Just...” Brother Yu pinched Cui Ying's cheek, rubbing it into a big character and then a person, laughing and saying, "Auntie is so interesting, I just can't help but want to play with you."

  He laughed even more happily, "Fifth Auntie, let's play like this again next time. Even if we have to stay up late to make up for lost schoolwork, it doesn't matter."

  Choi Yong was furious, this little rascal was small in stature but had a lot of strength, she swung her face several times and couldn't break free, it was ironic that she was wholeheartedly defending him, yet he still held a grudge against her for pinching his cheek earlier!

  "Let go quickly, let go! You're pinching me so hard, I'll be pinched into a pancake face!"

  The little rascal wouldn't let go, "You're not afraid of not getting married, don't worry, my fifth uncle won't dislike you."

  One was flustered and frustrated, while the other laughed heartily, and they didn't disperse until after a long time of horseplay.

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