Chapter 733: Disappointment Chapter 733: Disappointment Editor: Atlas Studios There were only three people left in the room.

Mu Yangling sat at the head of the table and looked at the twins standing below.

Seeing that their faces were getting paler and paler, she put down the teacup in her hand and said, “Father will only arrive in the capital in half a month.

Mother brought his handwritten letter and I was tasked to watch over you guys in the capital these days.

But I don’t think I have anything to teach you.

“Just as Mother said, the children of the Mu family are very obedient.

I won’t say anything else.

When your older brother was three years old, he already knew how to hug Father’s calf and say that he didn’t want to eat fine rice and grains.

Even before he could walk steadily, he already knew how to drag firewood home.

When he grew up, he’s always taken good care of himself and never made the adults worry.

He could even help Mother start a fire and cook.

As for the principles of being a person, not only me, but even Father didn’t teach him much.

However, when it comes to conducting oneself, we only need to look to know what should be done and what shouldn’t be done.

I thought that anyone who knows how to think would understand this principle.” Mu Yangling looked at them in disappointment and said, “You’ve been learning how to read since you were young.

No matter how much you don’t like to read, you should have read the most basic ‘The Analects’, right?

You have a great-aunt at home and a mother who sets an example.

Could it be that at your age, you can’t even differentiate between the most basic good and bad?” Kejia and Bosi’s faces turned paler, but they pursed their lips tightly and looked indignant.

Mu Yangling sighed slightly and felt that her younger siblings had been spoiled.

She looked at the sky outside in a daze and asked, “Do you know how to hunt, farm, wash clothes, and cook?” Both children were stunned.

Ever since they became sensible, their family had always been well-off.

Not to mention hunting and farming, they had only seen someone wash clothes and cook a handful of times.

Mu Yangling smiled bitterly and asked, “Do you know how hard our family had it in the past?” The two children had no idea.

Other than their great-aunt, no one in the family liked to reminisce about the past.

However, Great-aunt merely reminisced in front of Cousin Xiuhong and Xiulan, mostly about how tough their lives were in the past and how good they had it now.

She told the two girls to repay the Mu family in the future.

At first, the twins would listen curiously, but after hearing Great-aunt constantly repeating those same things, they didn’t want to listen anymore after a couple of times.

The two children grew up in a well-off environment.

Other than suffering in the two years after they were born, they had almost never suffered subsequently.

In the first two years, they were still too young and now could not remember anything from back then.

By the time they were sensible, Mu Shi was already the assistant commander of Xingzhou Prefecture.

Their family no longer lacked food and clothes, so there was no need for the two children to worry about anything.

Later on, Mu Yangling even married Qi Haoran.

Qi Xiuyuan was the highest in command in the three prefectures in Xingzhou.

Even without Mu Shi, on account of Qi Xiuyuan, they would also treat the Mu family with respect.

In addition, the twins were fair and cute, so everyone always praised and flattered them.

In the past two years, Mu Shi had even become a second-grade general of the West Camp, which further consolidated the Mu family’s standing in the north.

Although there were still very few members of the Mu family and only a few servants, and Shu Wanniang would personally cook, there was really no need for the two children to do anything.

They just had to study hard and not cause trouble.

Mu Shi was so busy that when he went back every day, the two children had already fallen asleep.

When he went out, the two children had yet to wake up, so he neglected their education.

Meanwhile, the two children were smart and mischievous outside, but they acted like obedient babies in front of their great-aunt and mother.

Other than not being fond of studying unlike Mu Yangling and Bowen, Great-aunt and Shu Wanniang really couldn’t find any other shortcomings about them.

Bowen was aware, but it was too late.

As he had to go to school and manage the nursery, he often ate and lived outside.

He only took a day or two off every month to go back.

By the time he realized that something was wrong with his younger siblings and wanted to correct them, there was nothing he could do about it.

They refused to listen to reason and giving them a beating didn’t work either.

While receiving the beating, they cried earth-shatteringly and were incomparably miserable.

Alas, after the pain passed, they still did whatever they wanted.

This time, Bowen also hoped that their father would bring the twins along because he wanted his older sister to discipline them.

In the past, after being disciplined a few times by Mu Yangling, the naughty children in the village became obedient.

Moreover, in Mu Bowen’s heart, his older sister was omnipotent.

The omnipotent Mu Yangling was extremely disappointed as she looked at her younger siblings, who were pursing their lips tightly.

She had never felt that one should be arrogant and unreasonable just because they lived a life of ease.

Even though Little Treasure had always been protected in the ivory tower, he had his own judgment of right and wrong at such a young age.

He was well aware of what one should and shouldn’t do.

At ten years old, Kejia and Bosi weren’t toddlers anymore.

Mu Yangling knew that the tough Mu Shi was gentle to his family, but he had a bottom line and morals.

Not to mention Shu Wanniang.

Even though she was abandoned and framed by her family, she’s remained kind-hearted all along.

Though seemingly gentle on the outside, she was tough on the inside.

Her principles were even stronger than Mu Shi’s.

Even if their parents had never taught them verbally, they led by example.

Just by watching them, one would know how to properly conduct oneself.

How could the twins still grow up crooked?

But she couldn’t blame the two children because they were still children.

Mu Yangling didn’t tell them how tough their lives had been in the past.

She only asked, “Do you think it’s wrong to ask Little Bear to pry open the box?” Kejia pouted and said, “Sister, that’s Mother’s box.

It belongs to our family, not someone else’s.

If it belongs to someone else, I naturally know not to pry it open.” “Must our things belong to you and your twin brother?” Kejia and Bosi choked.

Mu Yangling continued, “Let’s not talk about whether you should pry open Mother’s box first.

But in terms of prying open the box itself, do you think you did nothing wrong?

Do you know that after that box is broken, it can only be repaired or discarded?

Do you know how much that box and lock are worth combined?” Kejia and Bosi looked at Mu Yangling in shock.

Mu Yangling smiled and said, “That box is a camphor wood box.

It’s not expensive and can be bought for three to four taels of silver.

Although the lock is a good lock and big enough, it’s only a lock.

You can buy one for less than one tael of silver.

But do you know how valuable five taels of silver is?” Mu Yangling’s eyes turned slightly red from anger.

“To get that much money, I need to hunt more than 500 rabbits a day in the mountains.

I need to rely on my luck to catch a live wild boar that’s not less than 200 catties…” “Five taels of silver was two months’ worth of expenses for our family in the past, including the fine rice and medicine your mother and Bowen ate.

Back then, because we lacked five taels of silver to pay taxes, Father went to ask the junior officer for an extension.

Today, you can destroy something worth five taels of silver just like that.

You clearly could’ve asked Mother for the key, but why did you pry open the box?” Mu Yangling’s face darkened slightly.

“Besides, why did you specially instruct your nephew to do it?” Kejia and Bosi knelt on the ground with a plop and lowered their heads in silence.

Mu Yangling couldn’t help but slam the table and demand angrily, “Tell me, why did you order your nephew to go?” Kejia said with reddened eyes, “We just wanted to test if Little Bear is very strong…” The two of them often heard their relatives say that Mu Yangling was strong and could carry a wild boar weighing more than 200 catties at the age of eight or nine.

Their parents and Bowen did not deny it and even asked them to eat more.

They said that they would only grow stronger if they ate more, citing how Mu Yangling used to eat a lot in the past.

During dinner, Little Bear was clearly only a three-year-old child, but he had a bigger appetite than the two of them.

They could not help but be curious and wanted to test his strength.

Mu Yang was livid.

“There are many ways to test Little Bear’s strength.

Go out, turn left, and you’ll reach the martial arts hall.

Didn’t Little Bear bring you there in the afternoon to hang out?

Of all methods, why did you have to choose such a method!”

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