Chapter 1084: The Genius of Learning, the Incompetent in Life

With so many people staring at him, Moli felt uncomfortable.

He only ate a few bites before signaling to his mother that he was finished.

He sat by the piano and played a Chopin nocturne!

The piano music was melodious and fluid.

Sitting on the piano bench, Moli seemed like a different person, completely unlike the little boy who had just been fed cake by his mother.

Elegant and handsome, at such a young age, he had already reached Piano Grade Ten, and was preparing to aim for Performance Level in his next exam.

Once the piece was finished, there were two extremes in the private room.

The adults praised him one after another, while the children all fell silent.

The Jian Family triplets also learned piano, but their results... were too painful to look at!

None of the boys in the Sheng Family were interested in the piano; because the children had no requirements in this area, Shi Youxuan did not deliberately make them learn.

Shi Ran could play, but she was not there.

Shi Youxuan had always followed a "Buddhist" style of parenting; as long as the children did not commit errors in principle or go down the wrong path, they were free to pursue their own interests and follow the paths they liked!

Uh... looking at Sheng Zichen now, he was not yet a good example.

Shi Youxuan asked her youngest son: "Didn't you just envy Moli for having someone to feed him, and that you didn't have anyone to feed you? You don't know that your brother Moli was already playing the piano very well when he was your age."

"Do you want to compare yourself in these areas too?"

Zihan: "No need, everyone has their own strengths. Don't use your own strengths to compare with others' weaknesses, and don't use others' strengths to compare with your own weaknesses. This is what you said, you can't have double standards."

Shi Youxuan:...

That was correct, she had said those words.

But the one with the double standards was the sharp-tongued Sheng Zihan, right?

Her own children were becoming harder to deal with one by one.

Why were the good children always other people's children? Looking at Moli, who was performing in front like a star, this child was educated by Jian Yixin to be not only good at piano, but also well-behaved, sensible, and polite.

Moli would never talk back in front of outsiders or make his parents lose face, and his academic grades were excellent in every subject; then look at her own children.

Their strengths were very prominent, but their weaknesses were equally prominent!

They could be touching when they were sensible, but most of the time they were mischievous and caused trouble. The reason she, this old mother, had not aged despite having so many unruly children was because she had a big heart.

But when it came time to eat, Moli returned to a state of being unable to do anything.

He relied on his mother for everything, though he had more confidence than before the performance; after all, he played the piano better than anyone else.

Jian Yixin, who previously never lifted a finger, instantly transformed into a doting mother in front of her son.

She could quickly and perfectly peel a large shrimp, dip it in sauce, and put it into her son's mouth.

The width of Moli's open mouth was exactly the height needed to fit a shrimp, so no sauce would touch his lips.

Sheng Zihan couldn't help it again, but this time he didn't challenge his mother, instead asking Moli directly: "Brother Moli, do you not peel your own boiled eggs when you eat them?"

After saying this, he looked at his brothers; they all had similar expressions, smiling quite mischievously.

Moli looked at everyone in confusion and asked: "Do eggs have skins?"

The space instantly became very quiet, so quiet that you could hear a needle drop on the floor.

But soon, a burst of laughter erupted. Everyone laughed until they were almost in tears, especially the unruly children, who were laughing very happily.

The Sheng Family boys didn't take the lead this time, but the Jian Family sisters started the teasing.

Taotao: "Hahahaha, a top student doesn't know eggs have skins? How did you even pass your exams as a top student?"

Youyou: "Textbooks wouldn't have this question. If it were in the book, Brother Moli would definitely know it."

Mengmeng: "Is Brother Moli the legendary bookworm? He doesn't know anything except what adults care about."

Jian Yixin's face looked unpleasant.

"What are you saying? Shut up, you are not allowed to say any more."

Wan'er hurriedly scolded her three daughters.

Although children speak without taboos, their words were truly hurtful.

Jian Yixin was very angry and said to Wan'er: "Wan'er, it's not that I want to lecture you, but your children really need to be educated properly. You can't slander others to elevate yourself just because you are inferior to them."

Wan'er:...

"Yes, Big Sister, I will definitely educate my children well when I go back."

Shi Youxuan couldn't watch this anymore; this matter couldn't be blamed on the triplets at all, right?

If one had to talk about provocation, it was Sheng Zihan who started it.

The triplets were just joining in the teasing; how could she vent her anger on Wan'er?

Just as she was about to say a fair word for Wan'er, a waiter entered: "Chairman Jian, this was sent by a lady outside. She asked me to give it to you, saying it is a birthday gift for the young master."

With the waiter interrupting, the atmosphere in the private room eased quite a bit.

"What kind of person is she?"

Waiter: "She is a very beautiful lady, and she looks about the same age as you."

Her face fell, and she immediately thought of who the woman sending the gift was.

Actually, by this time, basically all the adults present had thought of it!

The atmosphere in the private room was a bit tense, but the children didn't know.

The gift was a very large box, wrapped very beautifully. Children had a strong curiosity about the unknown, and they wanted to know what was inside, including Moli.

"Mom, can I open the gift? Everyone wants to see."

"You may, go ahead and open it." Originally she didn't want to agree, but the gift had already been delivered, and she couldn't just throw it out immediately.

"Okay."

The children gathered together, happily unwrapping the gift.

She unwrapped one layer and let out a "Wow."

This gift was thoughtful.

The outermost wrapping paper was opened, and the cardboard box was covered in handwriting: Happy Birthday!

Wishing Moli healthy growth!

Happiness forever!

Be filial to your father and mother.

Although a ten-year-old child could not fully understand the meaning of the last sentence, Jian Yixin's eyes grew moist.

The gift was sent by Shi Yuke.

She did not appear and only sent the gift, which meant she would not fight Jian Yixin for the child.

The box was opened, and it was filled with quite a few things.

Clothes.

Spring Shoes.

A schoolbag.

Toys.

There was even a thermos.

"Tch!"

The children scattered faster than they had gathered.

With such a beautiful box, they had thought it would be some rare gift, but it turned out not to be rare at all.

"You should put it away," Moli said, not caring.

Jian Yixin didn't know what had gotten into her; she suddenly took the clothes out of the box and said to her son, "Moli, put on these clothes, and we'll take a photo."

"Okay."

Moli was an obedient child who followed his mother's words implicitly.

Jian Yixin took a few photos of him and then sent them to Shi Yuke.

Shi Yuke did not reply, but she believed she must have seen them.

After the birthday ended, everyone walked out of the hotel.

Moli's shoelace came undone.

At this moment, his mother was laughing and talking with others and did not notice; if it were just the mother and son, Moli would have reminded his mother to help him tie his shoelace, because he did not know how.

But having just been mocked by his cousins for lacking life skills, he was now too embarrassed to remind his mother.

Forget it, let it be undone!