Chapter 108: Scream
Shao Xi was stunned after reading it. He looked up at Mu Jingzhe. “Mommy, this…”
“Do you know what this ans? Even though this is sothing you only learn in middle school, I believe you can understand it.”
Mu Jingzhe thought for a mont and pointed at Shao Dong. “Just in case, Little Dong, why don’t you explain what it ans?”
Shao Dong obliged obediently. “It ans that when God wants to place a heavy responsibility on a certain person, He must first trouble their mind, tire their muscles and bones, make them starve, force them into poverty, and make every action of theirs unsatisfactory. This way, He can motivate their will, make their temperant firm, and increase the abilities they don’t have.”
Mu Jingzhe gave Shao Dong a thumbs-up. “Very good.” Then, she looked at Shao Xi. “Do you understand now?”
If Shao Xi still didn’t understand what Mu Jingzhe ant, he would be a fool. “I understand.”
“Good.” Mu Jingzhe patted him and waved for the children to co over. “Co over, I’ll help you get rid of your feudal superstitions today. All this talk about implicating others if you have a tough birth character or are born ill-fated is wrong.
“Everyone will encounter a lot of trouble and setbacks in their path to growth. It’s just that so people encounter more and so less. If you think that compared to others, you encounter more setbacks, there’s a reason for it.”
Mu Jingzhe solemnly said, “That’s because you’re all little geniuses, and you’re destined to beco great figures in the future, so you’ll have to undergo more tests.
“If a person wants to succeed, they have to go through so twists and turns, so this is a test from the heavens. You don’t have to think too much. Just rember that after every storm cos a rainbow.
“When you make sothing of yourself in the future, rember to contribute to society and not let your brains go to waste.”
The children’s eyes lit up, especially Shao Xi’s. “Really? Is that true?”
“Of course, why would I lie to you?”
In any case, Little Bei was convinced. “So Mommy, if we encounter many setbacks in the future, it will be because we will be powerful people. It will be proof of our excellence. Only by overcoming these setbacks can we succeed, right?”
“That’s right. Little Bei, you’re really smart.” Mu Jingzhe wasn’t stingy with her praise and solemnly said, “So if you encounter any setbacks in the future, don’t let your thoughts run wild. If you find it too difficult, then rember to morize this text.”
“Alright, we’ll all morize it.” Shao Dong had actually morized it already. “I’ll get them to morize it.”
Mu Jingzhe nodded and looked at Shao Xi. “Little Xi not only needs to morize it, but I think he needs to strengthen his mory too.”
After so thought, Mu Jingzhe said, “Little Xi, copy this poem ten tis tonight. Don’t sleep before you finish it. I’m going to test how well you’ve morized it tomorrow morning.”
This was Mu Jingzhe’s first ti making them copy sothing as punishnt. Shao Xi stared blankly at Mu Jingzhe and nodded obediently. “Mm, I will do my best.”
Not only did he have to morize this text, but he had to engrave it in his mind too.
Mu Jingzhe nodded in satisfaction. “Go.”
After Shao Xi finished copying it and Mu Jingzhe checked it, she was satisfied. Shao Xi had even morized as he’d copied it. That night, the children silently morized it.
Mu Jingzhe had morized it before, but she had forgotten it by now. She was afraid that she would be the only one who hadn’t morized it, so she secretly morized it as well.
The next day, when Mu Jingzhe woke up, the children rushed to recite the text in front of her. Each of them was more skilled than the other, Shao Xi included. His face no longer looked dispirited. Only then was Mu Jingzhe satisfied.
As expected, there was no problem that howork and morizing books couldn’t solve. The best way to deal with an overthinking child was by making them morize texts.
The children didn’t go to art school that day and stayed at ho to study. After dinner, they had a learning exchange session.
The children learned foreign languages quickly and efficiently. They were already able to engage in daily conversations. Every night, Mu Jingzhe would organize a half-hour conversation.
She participated as much as she could, but when they started speaking in Russian, she was completely lost.
Because Little Bei didn’t learn much, she didn’t know a lot. In the end, she used sign language to join in and used this chance to practice her sign language skill.
Next, it was ti for legal knowledge. Mu Jingzhe had supported Shao Nan in studying this subject before, and now that Shao Nan had studied it well, he could even teach his younger siblings.
This was why Mu Jingzhe went to the city to buy more practical books for Shao Nan to facilitate their studies.
After gaining legal knowledge, they would know in their hearts what was legal and what was not. That way, Shao Nan probably wouldn’t concoct that colorless and odorless poison he had in the book.
The next day, a scream disturbed the peace in the Shao Family.
Mu Jingzhe woke up early and quietly got up to wash her face as usual. However, the mont she opened the door, she was frightened by the snakes she saw by the door and scread.
Like many people, Mu Jingzhe was afraid of snakes. Just looking at them gave her the creeps.
However, early in the morning, two snakes had suddenly appeared at her door.
Mu Jingzhe instinctively closed the door, but before she could heave a sigh of relief, she saw another snake crawl in through the half-open window.
Mu Jingzhe’s brain exploded.
Little Bei was still asleep, but she woke up when she heard Mu Jingzhe’s voice. “Mommy, what’s wrong?”
Little Bei’s sharp eyes quickly noticed the snake. It was different from the pinky-sized snakes she usually saw. This snake was much thicker.
It would be fine if it was just a small one, but Little Bei was actually afraid of both small and large ones. However, upon seeing Mu Jingzhe so terrified, Little Bei couldn’t care less.
“Mommy, don’t be afraid.” Little Bei rolled off the bed, picked up her shoes, and threw them at the snake, wanting to chase it away.
Her aim wasn’t bad, and she hit the snake’s head. However, because she hit it, the snake started crawling toward Little Bei.
Little Bei and Mu Jingzhe shrieked in unison. Little Bei grabbed sothing and threw it. Mu Jingzhe also reacted by picking up a rock to smash it.
The rock was hidden for self-defense purposes. Mu Jingzhe might be strong, but her accuracy was poor.
The rock didn’t hit the snake. Instead, it shattered the window glass and made the snake even more aggressive.
In the end, Little Bei retrieved the pestle at the head of the bed and Mu Jingzhe managed to hit the snake with it.
The snake was finally killed. As a result of Mu Jingzhe’s relentless attacks, the snake’s head was smashed into pieces. However, the wooden door of the room was also completely smashed.
Mu Jingzhe had destroyed a second door in the Shao Residence, but this was the least of her concerns at a mont like this.
With the door smashed and broken, they’d now inevitably have to face the snakes at the door.
All this commotion, as well as the fact that the two snakes at the door had been hit by the fallen door fra, triggered the aggressive nature of the two snakes.
Attracted by Mu Jingzhe’s scream, the four boys ran down one after another with Shao Dong running ahead.
What was even more dangerous was that there were more than two snakes in the house. They had appeared out of nowhere, seemingly in an instant.
Mu Jingzhe’s sharp eyes recognized the poisonous snakes that she had seen in pictures before. At that mont, they all gathered around. So snakes were approaching her, while others were heading toward Shao Dong and the others.
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