Chapter 668: Chapter 669: Side Story – The Disobedient Cute Kid_1 Chapter 668: Chapter 669: Side Story – The Disobedient Cute Kid_1 Three years later.

“Yu Xiaobai! Yu Xiaohua! Both of you, come out here right now!”

The Discipline Nanny and the maids were scared out of their wits; surely the two young masters were in trouble again. With the Lady so angry, it must be no small matter…

“Lady, the young lady and the young master just returned. Should this old servant quickly fetch the young masters?” the wet nurse hastily suggested.

Muniang knew all too well the mischief these two sprites were capable of. It would be strange if they came out easily; they surely had already found a good hiding place.

Muniang was furious and said impatiently, “Those two unruly children went so far as to cut the Master’s beard. I had to apologize and make amends for a good while before the matter was settled. I really don’t know who they take after!”

A line of maids and nannies exchanged glances, faces filled with disbelief. You’re asking who they take after?

Meanwhile, on the other side, two delicate little tykes were huddled up in their hiding spot.

“Mommy sounded so loud just now, she must be really mad. Are we going to get spanked if we go out now?” Xiaobai whispered timidly, knowing that whenever Mommy called both their names, it was never good news.

“Big brother, you go and apologize to Mommy first. I’m really scared,” Xiaohua said, edging closer to Xiaobai.

Xiaobai snorted, “You always fight so fiercely with me over who’s older, but when it comes to a spanking, you call for big brother to take the lead! Yu Xiaohua, I’m going to tell on you to Mommy!”

Xiaohua blinked, “Doesn’t Mommy also do that often?”

Xiaobai tilted his head and thought for a moment, “That’s actually true.”

Then, scrunching up his face, he exclaimed, “Mommy is being too naughty!”

This was probably what they meant by ‘like mother, like son.’

“Yu Xiaobai, Yu Xiaohua, I’ll say it one more time, come out here obediently, and I’ll go easy on you. If I have to drag you out, do you want to see your bottoms blossom?!” Muniang’s stern voice rang out.

The two little treasures shuddered and scurried out, tripping over themselves.

“Mommy~”

Muniang with a stern face, “No sweet-talking! Be serious! Just now, the Master came complaining to me that you two, taking advantage of him being distracted, secretly cut off his beard, didn’t you?”

The two little ones shrank their necks, “It was the Master who said that women and villains are the hardest to raise. How could a good woman like you, Mommy, be put on the same level as villains? We just couldn’t stand it.”

Muniang glared, “What kind of Master is this? Leading children astray!”

Xiaobai quickly nodded, “Exactly, exactly! We definitely had to teach him a lesson!”

Muniang pinched Xiaobai’s cheek, “Don’t try to be clever with me, you scamp. No matter what, cutting off the Master’s beloved beard is wrong! Both of you, come inside with me. Five spankings each!”

Xiaobai and Xiaohua looked downhearted, seeing they couldn’t escape their fate after all.

Muniang sat down on one side of the soft couch and patted the space next to her, “Come over here and take your punishment like you deserve it!”

Children don’t understand the world and can cause mischief innocently, but that doesn’t mean they should think they can do whatever they want because of their innocence. Muniang wants them to be free spirits, yet she can’t let them become unruly. Punishment is necessary when it’s due.

Xiaobai and Xiaohua dragged their feet and slowly made their way over. Xiaobai clenched his teeth, thinking that a real man knows when to bow and stretch; he climbed onto the soft couch and lay down on it.

Muniang watched them as if they were marching to their doom, and she couldn’t help but find it amusing, yet she still put on a stern face.

Just as she raised her hand to spank them, Qingya entered and said, “Lady, the Master has returned.”

Seeing Yu Ze return, the two kids looked at him as if they saw a savior, their big watery eyes fixed on him as he entered the room, their soft voices oozing with affectation, “Daddy~”

Yu Ze was startled for a moment, then realized, “Did you two make your mother angry?”

Muniang said irritably, “The kids are getting naughtier by the day. Today they even cut off the Master’s beard, and he almost cried. I was so mad I couldn’t even eat my lunch.”

The two children immediately gave Yu Ze a look of pitiful sorrow, acting as if they were heartbroken and wronged.

But Yu Ze immediately said, “That’s too disobedient! A spanking is a must; you even upset your mother so much she skipped lunch.”

Then he wrapped his arms around Muniang, saying, “My dear, it’s not good for you to skip meals. I saw a dim sum shop open in the west of the city with your favorite crab roe pastries, so I bought some on the way back. At least have some of that.”

All the maids and servants, Xiaobai and Xiaohua: “…”

May I ask if you care at all about the Master being close to tears?

Muniang pushed Yu Ze and whispered, “There are children present, stop being so affectionate.”

Xiaobai and Xiaohua fumed internally: As if you two don’t display affection in front of us all the time? These parents are utterly incompetent.

Yu Ze seemed to sense the unfriendly gaze of the two little ones and glanced at them coolly, “Or would you prefer if I do the spanking?”

Xiaobai and Xiaohua’s heads immediately started shaking like a rattle-drum: “No, no! Better if mother does it!” Did they not know the strength of their father’s slap? It could knock down a wall!

Muniang humphed, “Now you realize how good your mother is, huh?”

Xiaobai and Xiaohua were in tears: Oh, the misery of my life!

In the end, the two of them couldn’t escape their punishment, but Xiaobai and Xiaohua were cunning little ones; as they took their spanking, they ‘ow-ow-ow’ed as if in great pain, rendering Muniang unable to bring herself to hit them hard. Each swat was lighter than the last, until the final one that might as well have been just to dust them off.

The two little rascals had narrowly avoided a full beating, and after Muniang finished spanking them, she was taken away by Yu Ze to have lunch.

“You seem to have more and more free time. It’s barely afternoon and you’re already back. Is everything alright with the Guard?” Muniang nibbled on a piece of crab roe pastry she picked up, munching thoughtfully, finding it quite pleasing.

“Tastes good, doesn’t it? I wouldn’t have brought it if it wasn’t. The Guard has matured now; they don’t need me to micromanage everything. They have to develop some backbone, after all. It’s normal for me to have more free time now—just means I can come home early to be with you. Staying around a bunch of big men all day is so dull,” Yu Ze said, and he fed Muniang another piece.

“By the way, how’s mother doing? I’ve written a letter; could you send it to her? It’s been three years since we moved to Qinghua City, and we haven’t had the chance to go back. The kids are grown now; it’d be good to take them to see their grandparents once I’m less busy. They’re getting on in years and would be thrilled to see their grandchildren,” Muniang said.

Truth be told, it wasn’t for a lack of desire to visit; it’s just the journey between Qinghua City and the Capital was so long, it would take half a year to go back and forth, so for the past three years, they could only keep in touch by letters.

“That sounds good. When the time comes, we’ll travel and enjoy the scenic route there. We haven’t really had a proper trip for so long. It’s a perfect opportunity to take the kids along for a year or half, and by the time we get to the Capital, we’ll all be well-rested and not weary,” Yu Ze said with great enthusiasm.