Moreover, Tao Rou held a respected position in the entertainment industry. As long as she maintained good relations with her, even if she only received a small amount of resources from her, it would definitely help her career.

As Sheng Xia and the others bantered, Tao Rou pushed open the door to the courtyard. Seeing them come in, Yi Yangyang inexplicably shivered, tears streaming down his face.

“Oh, Yangyang, why are you crying when you see us? We haven’t done anything to you,” Bai Jing exclaimed, startled, turning to Tao Rou in disbelief. “Tao Rou, tell the truth, did you watch the show with Yangyang during this period? Why does he seem to have learned from Sheng Xia, even trying to pick a fight from a distance?”

Sheng Xia blinked, and her beautiful black eyes immediately welled up with tears. “So I was influencing him even when I didn’t mean to.”

“In your mind, is this the image of me? Hmph, I knew that what you said before about liking me, being my fan, was all a lie. If I really believed you, wouldn’t I be heartbroken?”

Bai Jing was momentarily blinded by her beauty and quickly raised his hands in surrender. “I was wrong, isn’t this just a joke?”

Sheng Xia, still unwilling to relent, raised her eyes again, with a hint of a smile in her annoyance. Her delicate eyelashes trembled slightly. “Then tell me, is your affection solely for me, or do the other sisters also have it?”

Bai Jing was convinced and willingly coaxed, “Yours, yours, all yours, isn’t that enough? It’s absolutely yours alone!”

Hang Xuan saw her mother in this state for the first time and couldn’t help but raise her head, her calm little face full of thought.

Mother had always been unyielding. Was this really the best way to deal with her?

[Hahaha, every time I see Xuanxuan baby show a pensive look, I always imagine a profound and unpredictable CEO: “It’s getting cold, it’s time for the Wang family to go bankrupt.”]

[The genius baby is not bragging. Although Xuanxuan baby is likely to be shocked now, it turns out there is still a way to control his mother.]

[But u1s1, I really admire Sheng Xia’s move. If it were me, I would willingly coax too! Alas, the world treats me unfairly. If I was destined to encounter love, why did it arrange for me to arrive late until my wife became someone else’s wife!]

After roughly understanding the situation, Sheng Lanqiu couldn’t help but sigh disapprovingly, “Although I shouldn’t say this, but Sister Tao Rou, what you’re doing is indeed not good. Yangyang is still young, no matter what, he is still a child, and it’s inevitable that he won’t understand.”

“Even if he did something wrong, Sister Tao Rou, you should educate him calmly. How can you leave in anger?”

At this moment, Tao Rou also calmed down a bit, feeling a bit guilty at what she said. Especially seeing her son stubbornly shedding tears, she regretted it even more, pursed her lips, and wanted to apologize.

However, just then, Sheng Xia suddenly spoke up, “Yes, Sister Taorou, how can you treat Yangyang like this? You should reflect on it.”

Sheng Lanqiu smiled on the surface, but inside she felt somewhat disdainful. Sheng Xia was just following the trend; she would say whatever Sheng Lanqiu said, which was quite boring.

Tao Rou seemed to have taken it to heart, with a remorseful expression on her face. “I know, I shouldn’t have left Yangyang in the yard. I was too impulsive.”

“Yes, it was indeed too impulsive. You need to learn to respect the child’s wishes. You can’t just impose your own thoughts on him.” There was a slight pause, and Sheng Xia continued in a gentle tone, “For example, when he says he’s not hungry, then he must not be hungry. How can you force a child to eat? If he insists on not wanting you to interfere, you should respect his choice and let him clean up on his own.”

Her words were filled with good intentions and sounded like a piece of advice, but to the children, they were like whispers of a demon: “Tao Rou, you need to understand the weight of your words. If you can’t even cooperate proactively, how can you teach children to understand the importance of keeping promises?”

Taorou: “…”

Yi yangyang: “…”

The barrage of comments that had just been agreeing and discussing at length now said:

[Damn, I really believed in nonsense! Why did I believe Sheng Xia’s words of all things!]

[Redefining ‘respecting choices,’ I’m sure this is a very new way of education.]

“I’ve realized it! We need to learn to respect children. When children are noisy and refuse to eat, it must be because they’re not hungry, so even if they get hungry later, we can’t feed them. If they say they can do chores by themselves, it must be because they truly believe they can do it. At this moment, we must not undermine their confidence and must force them to finish the task! Only in this way can they understand what ‘disaster comes from the mouth’—oops, I mean, ‘one’s word is worth nine sacred tripods’!”

Bai Jing’s eyes gleamed with admiration. “So, Sheng Xia, is this your educational philosophy?”

“I’ve always believed that only when children truly understand their mothers can the relationship between mother and child become closer,” Sheng Xia said earnestly. “So, you absolutely cannot let yourself regret having given birth to something, but rather you should make your children understand what kind of person their mother is.”

Everyone: ?

“For example, like Xiaoxu, you can see clearly that he knows I’m a useless person, so he absolutely doesn’t expect anything from me, thinking that I will help him with chores.” Sheng Xia explained persuasively, “Therefore, we have clear division of labor; he works and I talk, which does not hurt our mother-son relationship in the slightest. Through this labor, our relationship has even progressed further. Isn’t that great?”

Facing the subtle, enlightened looks from several mothers, Feng Jingxu stood with his hands in his pockets, expressionless, not loving anyone.

[Wow, I’m watching a parenting show, and the stepmother Sheng Xia is earnestly imparting all sorts of messed-up educational philosophies to the other biological mothers.]

[Damn, clear division of labor and their relationship progresses further! Haha, I really can’t hold back. How does Sheng Xia manage to say such absurd things with that lovely face?]

[So, the implication is, to avoid regretting yourself, you must first make your child regret? Poor kids, I’ve endured too much.]

Just as Sheng Xia cast a meaningful look towards Yi Yangyang, he suddenly startled, wiped his tears as if waking up for the first time, and ran to Taorou, hugging her legs. “I’m sorry, Mom, I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!”

Seeing her son show such a sensible side for the first time, Taorou felt both angry and amused. “Where were you wrong?”

Yi Yangyang, having mastered the skill of apologizing without instruction, said, “I was wrong everywhere! I shouldn’t have deliberately opposed Mom. I shouldn’t have…”

“When you know you’re wrong, you shouldn’t deliberately talk back, or stubbornly refuse to eat, saying, ‘I don’t want you to care about me.'”

He held his stomach in grievance. “Mom, I’m really hungry.”

Hearing his brother say this, Yi Fanfan quickly hugged the takeout box and walked unsteadily to him, showing him a soft and cute smile, and said slowly, “Brother, let’s eat!”

Yi Yangyang sniffled. “Thank you, Fanfan.”

Sheng Xia rested her chin on her hand, her tone light and airy. “Oh, children actually understand a lot, don’t they? They know everything; they just don’t want to understand things.”

“There are no children who don’t understand, only parents who don’t know how to teach, right, Yaya?”

Yin Qinya, who had been sympathetically watching Yi Yangyang, suddenly was called out, and instinctively shivered, nodding subconsciously.

Then, she grabbed her mother’s clothes and hid behind her, but she didn’t know why she was a little afraid of this aunt who clearly looked very gentle and beautiful.

— — Sob, but she’s really scary!

Feeling her daughter relying on her for the first time, Le Chu Xin was momentarily stunned. Looking at Sheng Xia’s smiling face, the words she had just said echoed in her mind.

That phrase “only parents who don’t know how to teach”… was she saying it to herself?

Meanwhile, Sheng Lanqiu felt as if she had been slapped in the face. She felt everyone’s eyes on her, as if they were all laughing at her. She couldn’t help but feel a burning sensation on her face.

She bit her lip, resenting Sheng Xia for deliberately opposing her! She had to counter with strange and twisted reasoning after she finished speaking!

“Alright, alright, it’s late, and everyone is tired.” Pulled lightly by Hang Xuan, Bai Jing, who had been eagerly watching the scene, suddenly realized and raised her chin, waving her hand as if it were obvious. “We can handle the cleaning. Let the children go play.”

However, the mothers had already started to act. Several children stood still, seemingly hesitant, secretly glancing at Sheng Xia.

Only the twins were unaffected, cheering happily. One of them suggested, “Let’s play hide and seek!”

Hang Xuan nodded first, saying seriously, “Then we’ll draw straws, and the loser will be the ghost?”

“We can all hide and let Xia Xia be the ghost! She’s really good at games, let her find us!” Feng Xuchen proudly puffed up his chest, eager to try. “How about it?”

“Silly Chenchen, you should ask Mom if she wants to play first.” Feng Xuran turned her head seriously and asked, “Mom, do you want to play hide and seek? Can you be the ghost to catch us?”

The children: ? Don’t come over here, demon!!

In their horrified expressions as they subconsciously gasped, Sheng Xia, automatically classified as a child by the twins, couldn’t help but smile and agree.

And soon, the children who had been reluctant before suddenly found it enjoyable.

Watching them laugh and play together, screaming and dodging Sheng Xia, the mothers who were working couldn’t help but look at each other helplessly, shaking their heads with a smile.

“Jingxu, you’re really something.” Bai Jing teased. “I said her wheelchair can fly, right? Driving her wheelchair is faster than riding an electric scooter. Isn’t this bullying the kids with short legs who run slowly?”

Seeing Feng Jingxu’s embarrassed and speechless look, Tao Rou couldn’t help but be amused, her lips curling up. “You two are just as bad. Xuanxuan usually takes care of me a lot too.”

Bai Jing was suddenly speechless.

After a small farce, the guests gradually became closer through mutual help, no longer so unfamiliar and polite.

And children are naturally easy to play together. After experiencing being caught by Sheng Xia, they instantly became the closest playmates.

The next day, the program officially announced the task.