He kept reflecting on himself, turning it over in his mind. These two boys simply had to be disciplined strictly.
"Brother Long, are you all right?" A young girl's figure appeared at the other end of the Bamboo Grove.
"Yuan Jing, what brings you here? What could be wrong with me? Those two brats drove me up the wall, so I came out for some peace and quiet." Seeing Yuan Jing, Wenlong smiled as he answered.
Just then, another woman's figure appeared at the path's entrance and headed toward them.
"Big Sister, why did you come out too?" Seeing his elder sister, Wenlong felt deeply comforted. Even at his age, she still cared about him.
"Ah, it's right to be strict with children, but you have to find the right way to do it," Wenzhuzi said gently.
"I understand, Big Sister. Let's head back." Wenlong stopped dwelling on the children's troubles.
The three returned to the Wen Family Estate and found Wen Wen and Wen Wu still facing the wall, reflecting on their mistakes.
"Starting tomorrow, you won't be going to the Academy. Wen Cai, you're the eldest. Take your four younger brothers running around the courtyard in the morning," Wenlong instructed Wen Cai.
Then he turned to the two boys facing the wall. "You two can scram too. Go running with your eldest brother tomorrow."
As though granted a royal pardon, Wen Wen and Wen Wu dashed away. Huang Jinlian laughed. "Without strict discipline, those two brats will turn the heavens upside down."
Wenlong smiled bitterly to himself. Wasn't it you who spoiled them? Now you're turning around and saying we aren't strict enough.
But he did not dare say it aloud and could only agree with his mother. "You're right, Mother."
Then Wenlong remembered something else and said