Rebirth Counterattack with Space
Chapter 476 - 458: Children Aren’t Valuable When There Are Too Many

Chapter 476: Chapter 458: Children Aren’t Valuable When There Are Too Many

"Uncle, you’re here!"

Seeing Lu Jinsheng suddenly appear in their home, five-and-a-half-year-old Pei Sen was ecstatic. He dropped the bucket he was holding and dashed over to hug his uncle’s thigh. This uncle, who visited them from time to time, brought them new toys and even played with them, was warmly welcomed by the three brothers.

"Sanbao, why are you the only one that came back? Where are the other two?" Lu Jinsheng patted Lu Sen’s head and asked.

"They’re still at the seaside. Today, we caught a lot of fish and crabs. The buckets we brought weren’t big enough, so I brought back the crabs first and then went to find them," Pei Sen replied happily, pointing at the covered bucket he had brought back.

The bucket was custom-made by Shitou especially for the three brothers, to make it easier for them to catch fish and crabs by the sea. The bucket wasn’t large, just right for the three brothers to carry, and most conveniently, each bucket had a lid that could be fastened and had ventilation holes.

"Haven’t seen you for just two or three months, and you guys have become so capable? It looks like your uncle will have a treat today," Lu Jinsheng was delighted, walked over to help Pei Sen pick up the small bucket and weigh it, "It’s quite heavy. Good job, kiddo. You’re pretty strong to carry it all the way back here."

"Not bad, just a drizzle," Pei Sen said with a proud tilt of his head.

"Heh heh," Lu Jinsheng laughed, amused. He helped take the crabs to the kitchen to the auntie, then shouted into the house, "Sis, I’m going to the seaside with Sanbao."

"Got it, and remind them that they have only twenty-eight minutes left for their free time today. If they don’t want to be punished, they should hurry back," Lu Yun’s voice came through.

"Okay," Lu Jinsheng responded briskly, no longer bothering to comment on his sister and brother-in-law’s "harsh" childrearing ways.

That year Lu Yun gave birth to three boys without a single girl, disappointedly not even caring much about choosing their names. In the end, she selected three characters with overlapping radicals for their formal names, claiming it’d be obvious to anyone they were triplets.

With such casualness in choosing their formal names, the nicknames were even more arbitrary: the oldest son was called Guaibao, and the ones following were simply ranked as Erbao, Sanbao, Sibao, and so on until they were set:

The eldest triplet: Erbao Pei Yan, pronounced like "cooperation," meaning united strength;

The middle triplet: Sanbao Pei Sen, signifying a forest dense with trees;

The youngest triplet: Sibao Pei Zhe, pronounced like "wise," connoting intelligence and wisdom.

Having had the experience of raising Pei Yi, Shitou and Lu Yun became more adept and "tougher" in teaching the triplets.

For instance, setting a fixed amount of playtime each day. During playtime, as long as they ensured their safety, they could be as mischievous and rowdy as they wanted. However, when it was time to eat, sleep, or study, they had to follow the rules for those activities, or else they would face various punishments.

These might sound easy to implement, but are quite hard in practice, particularly for young children. It’s not only about testing the adults’ patience but also their resolve.

In the words of Grandpa Pei, Grandma Pei, Lu Aiguo, and Xia Yuan, having many kids, especially boys, meant they weren’t as precious. That’s why Lu Yun and Shitou could be so firm.

Lu Jinsheng had protested on behalf of the triplets against his sister and brother-in-law’s methods to no avail. However, it was undeniable that with their persistence, the three children were raised exceptionally well.

And there were unexpected benefits, too.

Seeing how the younger triplets could be conscious and disciplined, Pei Yi, as the eldest brother, felt the pressure. Even though he didn’t often go home from school, he was clearly unwilling to fall behind the triplets. He feared they might catch up to him in some aspect one day, so he began to work even harder both academically and in daily life.

Therefore, everyone eventually came to an unspoken agreement about Lu Yun and Shitou’s methods.

If you want your children to be successful, spoiling them is definitely not the way to go—that’s not what true love is; rather, it’s harmful. This notion was also gradually and more directly realized by both the Pei family and the Lu family.

So when Lu Jinsheng heard the time Lu Yun mentioned, he felt a tingling in his scalp. Considering it would take at least a ten-minute walk from the Pei family’s courtyard to the beach, and factoring in the time spent on the beach, without another thought, he hoisted Pei Sen onto his shoulders and grabbed his little bucket, "Hold tight, uncle is going to start running."

"Mm-hmm." Seated on Lu Jinsheng’s shoulders, Pei Sen could see the distance and felt the wind whistling past his ears, an unrestrained feeling exciting him to the point of wanting to scream. Suddenly, he thought having to run an extra round today for losing rock-paper-scissors to his two older siblings wasn’t just bad luck but rather fantastic fortune.

"Pei Yan, Pei Zhe, look, that’s Pei Sen." On the beach, one of the triplets’ friends looked up and spotted Pei Sen sitting on Lu Jinsheng’s shoulders, prompting a shout.

Pei Yan and Pei Zhe looked up and immediately noticed Lu Jinsheng. Dropping their little shovels, both ran over excitedly.

"Second treasure, fourth treasure." Seeing the two children whose clothes were so dirty their original colors couldn’t be made out, Lu Jinsheng put down Pei Sen and, without any disdain, took turns lifting and spinning each child.

"Uncle, what did you bring for us today? Do you have the remote-controlled airplane you mentioned last time?" After playing around for a bit, Pei Zhe looked up expectantly at Lu Jinsheng.

"Of course, I do."

Lu Jinsheng grinned, "How could I dare to see you guys if I didn’t? And besides the remote-controlled airplane, I’ve also brought you guys some car models."

"Yay!"

The three kids immediately cheered, and both Pei Yan and Pei Zhe insisted on having a turn riding on Lu Jinsheng’s shoulders.

After frolicking for a while, Lu Jinsheng suddenly glanced at his watch, slapped his forehead, and exclaimed, "Oh no, I lost track of time. Only seventeen minutes left until the Queen’s deadline."

Because Lu Yun was very strict with the triplets for a while, it caused some dissatisfaction in Lu Jinsheng, yet it was unavoidable. Eventually, he privately nicknamed Lu Yun "Queen," and once he did, the three children picked it up and often referred to their mother as "Queen" in private as well.

"We’re finished..."

All three triplets shivered, quickly rushed to the edge of the beach, clumsily filled Pei Sen’s empty bucket with crabs, and then each grabbed their own buckets, gave Lu Jinsheng a shout, and started sprinting back.

While running back, Pei Sen and Pei Zhe complained to Pei Yan, "It was your turn to remind us today, Pei Yan. How come you didn’t say anything when it was almost time?"

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