Chapter 16: Complacent (Part 3)

Complacent (III)

Zhu Tingxu tossed his two daughters into the air a couple of times before catching them abruptly, bringing them both to the seat of honor. He placed them together with Zhu Yuchun and Zhu Yuyan, letting them surround him and Madam Rou.

"Father, is there something happy happening?" Luo'er laughed happily, her voice sounding even more crisp.

"Big Sister, Father has become a Martial Venerable!! Father has become a Martial Venerable..." Zhu Yuyan shouted, laughed, and jumped all at once. She was once again scooped up by Zhu Tingxu, tossed forcefully a few times, and then held in his arms as he gave her a loud "mwah" kiss!

"Congratulations, husband," Madam Wu and Madam Mei stepped forward simultaneously, their faces filled with joy. However, after the smile appeared on Madam Wu's face, there was always a hint of awkwardness, and she would occasionally steal glances at Madam Rou!

"Good, good, good!!" Zhu Tingxu was clearly in a state of complacency; at this moment, everyone looked happy to him, and everything looked pleasing to his eyes!!

Madam Mei was very clever and immediately took the opportunity to make a request. "Husband, Luo'er has already reached the third rank."

"Oh, Luo'er is already at the third rank?" Zhu Tingxu immediately pulled Luo'er close, looking her up and down. "Good, very good! As expected of my daughter, Zhu Tingxu!! From now on, Luo'er will practice martial arts together with Yuchun!!! Yuchun, you must teach your younger sister well!"

"Yes, Father! I will protect my sister well!!" Zhu Yuchun responded loudly!!

Madam Mei's face immediately filled with delight!! But beside her, Madam Wu's face was filled with resentment!! She resented Zhu Tingxu, resented Madam Rou, resented Yi'er, and resented everyone here... In her eyes, everyone here was happy, while she alone could not find happiness and instead had to live with a restless, anxious heart... This made her feel even worse!! However, at this moment, she dared not do anything or say anything; she even tried her utmost to restrain herself and diminish her own presence...

"Right, Yi'er, you are ten years old now, you..." Zhu Yuchun was so happy that he mistakenly thought all of his children were geniuses!!

Fortunately, although everyone was sharing in the joy, at least one person remained calm. "Husband, Yi'er likes the Golden Bamboo Courtyard so much, so I took the liberty of letting Yi'er move there. Moreover, I was thinking that with you here, husband, and with Yuchun as their older brother, no one will dare to bully our children no matter what they do in the future. So, I thought we should let them do things they enjoy..."