The Lucky Heiress

Translator: 549690339

She looked like she was on the verge of tears, which made her pitiful, but Wei

Ruo only gave her a faint smile and patiently explained.

“Sister Qingwan, you needn’t think like that. Qingwan, as the eldest daughter of a noble family, your nature is wonderful: gentle, endearing, kind, considerate and understanding. But just because you are kind-hearted doesn’t necessarily mean you are the right person to instruct your brother. Yilin is stubborn and teaching him properly requires strict discipline, not endless coddling and

indulgence.”

Then, turning to Wei Mingting, Wei Ruo continued, “Father, you are often occupied with official business and mother is too busy with household affairs to spare time, so the one who spends the most time with Yilin is Qingwan. But father, as you can see, Yilin’s character doesn’t reflect well on this. It’s not that Qingwan is doing a poor job. She simply isn’t fit to instruct Yilin.

Wei Qingwan’s hand, concealed in her sleeve, clenched into a fist and her face visibly paled.

No longer able to contain himself, Wei Yilin blurted out, “Sister Wanwan has done nothing wrong. She is not failing in her duties!”

“Silent!” Wei Mingting interrupted Wei Yilin with a cold rebuke.

It was not his place to talk at this moment.

Wei Yilin’s tantrums and his reliance on Wei Qingwan only proved Wei Mingting’s eldest daughter’s concerns to be valid.

Being descendants of a military general, how could we have a son who was arrogant and unruly, without high aspirations, excessively reliant on his sisters, and who could neither excel in academics nor martial arts?

Wei Qjngwan’s heart shivered. With her fingers gripping her skirt, she longed to speak up, but lacked the courage to do so. Instead, she clenched her lips tightly.

After silencing Wei Yilin, Wei Mingting scrutinized his eldest daughter. After a moment, he looked at Wei Ruo. “Continue,” he said.

“It’s my belief that we should find a martial arts teacher for Yilin, someone who can strictly instruct him. Being a son of the Wei family, if he can’t succeed via academics, then he should take up the route of martial arts, like father. He mustn’t squander his time ending up incompetent with both academics and martial arts,” Wei Ruo said pointedly and logically.

After considering her words, Wei Mingting nodded. “Ruo, your words are reasonable. I have failed to pay attention to some things. You, however, are clear-sighted. From today, Yilin is forbidden to enter Wangmei Garden. He is not allowed to run about the Wei residence in his free time. Wanwan too should not secretly visit Yilin in Yuyu Garden. As for finding a martial arts teacher, I will look into it as soon as possible.”

Wei Mingting had made his decision. Yilin, already unstable on his trembling legs, stumbled and fell.

Wei Qingwan rushed over to support him, looking at him with concern. Wei Yilin, feeling wronged, buried his face in Wei Qingwan’s embrace and wept. “Sister, I don’t want to be separated from you. I don’t want to learn martial

arts, sister…”

“Don’t be afraid, little brother. Father is doing this for your own good,” Wei Qingwan comforted him immediately, her expression a mix of sympathy and worry.

Wei Mingting stood aside, silent. Originally, he hadn’t noticed this issue, but now, after his eldest daughter had spoken, and seeing his second daughter’s overindulgence and affection toward their little brother, he furrowed his brows.

His strict expectations of his youngest son at home never seemed to work. As Yilin grew older, he became increasingly disobedient. Perhaps this was the root cause.

■Wanwan, return to Wangmei Garden first,” Wei Mingting said, wearing a serious expression.

Wei Qingwan’s body stiffened, and she felt a sensation of blood rushing back in her veins.

She forced herself to steady her body and slowly straightened. “Yes, Daughter will…take your leave…”

Wei Qingwan stepped away from Cangyun Garden slowly. At the entrance, she looked back several times. It felt that she was leaving more than just the Cangyun Garden behind, but her home.

Seeing the three people within the courtyard, Wei Qingwan felt like an outsider for the first time…

Wei Mingting’s reason for having Wei Qingwan leave was just because he thought Qingwan was too soft-hearted. The moment her little brother suffered a little hardship, she would be there to comfort him softly, which wouldn’t help with his instruction.

So after sending Wei Qingwan away, Wei Mingting sent Wei Yilin to chop firewood as a way to expose him to the hardships of ordinary people’s daily life. Yilin was still shaky from the punishment he suffered the day before, but his hands were fine, not affecting him from chopping firewood.

“Ruo, you may watch over Yilin for a while in my stead. I need to talk to your mother,” Wei Mingting said to Wei Ruo.

“Alright,” Wei Ruo agreed.

Then from an angle unseen by Wei Mingting, Wei Ruo shot a playful smile at

Wei Yilin.

Wei Yilin still had tears staining his cheeks. His red, swollen eyes stared at Wei Ruo. He didn’t know what to say.

Afterwards, Wei Mingting returned to his chambers to discuss with Yun about finding a martial arts teacher for Wei Yilin.

“Why do you suddenly want to send Yilin to study martial arts?” Yun asked.

“It was Ruo who reminded me. Yilin has been spoiled due to his current temperament. He doesn’t take his studies seriously and acts presumptuously. Today, he went out of the residence on his own without respect for his elders. Who knows what outrageous feats he might commit tomorrow? We must discipline him strictly now, or he could bring disaster to the Wei Residence. Studying martial arts is indeed an excellent method of discipline.

“You’re right, my husband. This is also my responsibility. I failed to discipline the child,” Yun lowers her head in shame.

“It is not entirely your fault. After we arrived in Xingshan County, you have been overloaded with all the affairs of the residence. Now I think about it, Wanwan, after all, is a bit too weak. As the saying goes, a doting mother will spoil her son. She, as the sister playing the role of a mother, overly indulges him, with the same effect.”

“I will talk to Wanwan about this later, so she can correct this flaw. As for Yilin, she should be stricter,” Yun quickly said.

“There is no need. I have already ordered them not to have much private contact for the time being. If necessary, let Ruo take her place. Compared to Wanwan’s gentleness, Ruo’s nature is better suited to instructing Yilin,” said Wei Mingting.

Upon hearing this, Yun was taken aback. She never expected her husband to directly prohibit Wanwan from having private interactions with Yilin. After all, the person closest to Yilin was Wanwan, even closer than herself, his mother. “Won’t this… hurt both Yilin and Wanwan?” Yun was a bit worried.

“In Yilin’s case, he needs to suffer a bit in order to realize what can be done and what cannot. If we still consider his feelings, how can we teach him well? As for Wanwan, she is sensible. I have explained the cause and effect to her, so she definitely understands why and won’t overthink it,” said Wei Mingting.

“Yes, my husband, you’re right.”

With that, Yun had no more objections.

Wei Mingting couldn’t help but sigh. “In the past, when we talked about letting Wanwan be the eldest daughter of the family, it was solely because we were worrying that Ruo couldn’t follow the rules and couldn’t handle the responsibility. It was only at father’s request that we let Ruo be the eldest. However, looking at it now, father was indeed foresighted, Ruo is indeed more suitable to be the eldest. She is decisive and calm in handling matters, and knows how to manage the overall situation..”