Chapter 980: Revealing the Truth of His Parentage

Sheng Zichen: ……

"It's not that, Mom, I didn't mean that. I meant to say that since you're making me go back to do my homework, I'll study hard from now on too, and become a captain when I grow up..."

Halfway through his sentence, even he couldn't continue.

His dream wasn't to be a captain; it was to be a chef!

Shi Youxuan didn't pay him any mind at all.

Instead, she continued watching her television.

Different children require different methods of education.

Sheng Zichen is too cunning and restless; there is no need to rack one's brain to deal with a child like that, one just needs to set rules and firmly enforce them.

Try using strategy with him?

He can run circles around people.

But Litian is different; that child values loyalty and keeps his promises, yet his mind isn't as active.

You cannot use the same method to deal with him as you do with Zichen; rigid rules only produce the opposite effect on him.

Although Shi Youxuan appeared to be watching television as if nothing were the matter, her mind was actually entirely on Sheng Zichen.

This child is difficult to handle, his mind is too restless, and he lacks ambition—it's a headache.

Fang Jie came over and said, "Madam, it's time for dinner."

Shi Youxuan stood up and called toward Sheng Litian's room: "Litian, come out to eat. You can finish your homework after dinner."

Litian came out, but when he arrived at the dining room and looked, he was the only one there.

So he came back out.

He asked: "Mom, why is no one else here?"

Shi Youxuan: "Grandpa and Grandma went to see a stage play and aren't home. Zirui and Zihan were taken by your father to the Yun Family to celebrate Uncle Yun's birthday, so it's just the two of us for dinner tonight."

Sheng Zichen grew anxious: "Mom, what about me?"

"Have you finished your letter of self-reflection?"

Sheng Zichen: ……

He hadn't finished; more than half remained.

"Mom, can I write the letter of self-reflection after dinner? I'm so hungry I can't think of anything."

Litian couldn't bear it and pleaded on his brother's behalf: "Mom, please just let my brother eat dinner with us. I guarantee he will definitely finish it after he eats."

"You'd better worry about yourself. He can't even guarantee he'll keep his own promises, so your guarantee is even more useless."

Shi Youxuan took the opportunity to educate Litian: "Don't make promises for others lightly. First, you must see if this person is worth you doing so. If they aren't, you end up putting yourself in an unrighteous position as well."

Litian retorted: "That won't happen. I'm willing to be shattered to pieces for my brother; he won't let me down."

Shi Youxuan said sternly: "Willing to be shattered to pieces? On what grounds?"

"One's body and hair are gifts from one's parents. To hand over your life and future to someone else so easily—what would your parents in heaven think?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized she had spoken too quickly; her brain hadn't kept up.

The truth had slipped out.

She hurriedly covered it up: "Go eat quickly, you don't need to worry about his affairs."

"Mm."

Litian didn't seem to have caught it and obediently went to the dining room to eat.

Zichen didn't continue to protest either; he finished his letter of self-reflection quickly, and only then did he come out to eat.

After dinner.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Litian knocked on the door: "Mom, I have something to ask you."

"Have you finished your homework?"

"I've finished it. Do you want to check it?"

"I won't check it today; we'll talk about it tomorrow. I have a headache, ask me whatever it is tomorrow." She felt a bit guilty, fearing how she would answer if Litian asked about her slip of the tongue.

"Alright."

The sound of footsteps gradually faded away, and Shi Youxuan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

She had originally wanted to tell Litian years ago that he wasn't an illegitimate child of the Sheng Family, and that he had his own father.

But after living together these past few years, she had changed her mind.

This child is very sensible, she likes him very much, and over the years she has come to treat him as her own; she couldn't bear to let his young heart be hurt.

However, while she wouldn't say it, someone else would.

That night.

Sheng Hanyu brought the twins back, and the two children were incredibly rowdy the moment they entered the door.

Especially Zihan; he is too lively and has a loud voice. As long as he is present, it is impossible for things to be quiet.

The nanny took the children away, but her husband didn't return immediately. It was only an hour later that he walked into the bedroom and said: "Litian came to find me just now, asking why he doesn't look like me."

Shi Youxuan was a bit nervous: "What did you say?"

"I told him that because he and I have no blood relation, that is why he doesn't look like me at all."

Shi Youxuan: ……

She blamed her husband: "How could you be so cruel? Telling him these things now, do you know how much of an impact it will have on the child's heart?"

Sheng Hanyu laughed: "You're a funny person. Wasn't it you who insisted I must tell the child about this at the beginning? Back then I didn't want to say it, and you even threatened to separate from me. How is it that now you're the one jumping out to oppose it?"

Shi Youxuan was righteous and confident: "The past is the past, and now is now. I can't bear it now, so what? Are you going to stop me?"

"Fine, fine, whatever my wife says or does is right. But I've already told him, so I'll have to trouble you, my dear wife, to handle things from here on out."

After saying this, he took pajamas out of the wardrobe and went to the bathroom to shower.

He came out after his shower wearing nothing at all, then turned off the lights... and so, the words he wanted to say remained unsaid!

From that time on, Litian seemed like a different person.

He was no longer impulsive or playful; the first thing he did every day after coming home from school was to study on his own, and sometimes he was still studying even after ten o'clock at night.

But he didn't mention a single word about the conversation between father and son that day, and Shi Youxuan didn't mention it either.

Litian's transformation was too great; from feeling sleepy just looking at a book to being tireless, there was basically no transitional process.

With no one to play with Sheng Zichen, and even less anyone to help cover for him, Zichen's study time also increased; he wasn't very willing, but there was nothing else to do if he didn't study!

Both children made progress.

Zichen progressed faster because he wasn't stupid to begin with; with just a little effort, his progress was rapid!

But Litian was different; he studied very hard and had results, but the results were not very obvious.

The couple saw the children's situation in their eyes and felt anxious in their hearts.

Shi Youxuan discussed it with her husband: "I want to hire a tutor to come home to coach the children; what kind of teacher do you think we should look for?"

Originally, she coached the children on their homework, but later she discovered that the effect on Litian was not very good.

Teaching should be tailored to the individual.

Her own children, although different in personality—some steady and some mischievous—were all, without exception, very smart.

Her own children basically understood things with a single hint, and sometimes they didn't even need a hint; they would understand a problem they didn't know just by looking at it one more time.

But Sheng Litian wouldn't understand no matter how much she hinted; the person coaching was miserable, and the one learning was also miserable!

In order not to dampen the child's enthusiasm for learning, she wanted to hire an experienced tutor, mainly to coach Litian, while the other children could just accompany him.

Sheng Hanyu: "Find a male teacher, someone a bit younger; it's easier to communicate when they are with the boys."

Very quickly, a teacher was found.

The tutor was in his early twenties, tall and thin, with a very refined appearance—a fair and clean-cut big boy.

Although he was in his twenties, he looked very young, with a face like a high school student; the teacher not only had rich teaching experience but also had a wide range of hobbies.

He liked cooking and had good culinary skills.

He loved playing basketball, liked diving, swimming, and drones, and also had some research into market management.

After the interview, Shi Youxuan was very satisfied with this big boy.

He could almost cater to every child's tastes; such a tutor was hard to come by, so she made the decision on the spot!