“I…” Little Harvey’s eyes widened in anger. He looked at his father, then at his mother.
Lu Wanqing knew that children weren’t always still when they slept, and even adults were different. It was normal for people to move around occasionally in their sleep.
“Isn’t it normal to move around a bit when you sleep?” Lu Wanqing spoke up for her son.
“Exactly!” Little Harvey quickly chimed in. Standing beside his mother, he glared at his father indignantly, “I’m the normal one. Dad, you should change. You can’t keep doing that anymore!!!”
Xavier: “……”
Uncle Wu came upstairs from downstairs and saw the scene. He smiled and said, “Breakfast is ready. Everyone, let’s go down to eat.”
Little Harvey’s eyes lit up at the mention of food. He quickly nodded, “Mm-hmm!”
Lu Wanqing also found it amusing. Harvey was probably the easiest child to take care of. They went downstairs together, had breakfast, and then it was time to send Little Harvey to school.
Xavier took out his schoolbag and learning tablet, then said, “Let’s go to school.”
Little Harvey: “……”
Lu Wanqing also smiled. She ruffled the little one’s hair and said with a smile, “Harvey, you have to study hard, and then you’ll become smart.”
“Do I really have to go to school?” Little Harvey couldn’t help but ask.
“If you don’t go to school, are you asking to be suspected?” Xavier retorted.
In this era, even the poorest commoners sent their children to school. If Little Harvey didn’t go to school, he would be a conspicuous target and people would pay attention to him.
Little Harvey’s eyes widened. “Why would I be suspected if I don’t go to school?”
So stupid!
Xavier thought to himself. He couldn’t help but recall what Lu Wanqing had discussed with him before. Perhaps he had been too lenient with the child’s studies, not strictly demanding that he study hard, which was why he was so slow-witted now, unable to figure out such simple matters.
“If you don’t want to study, that’s fine too. We can hand over your mother right now, and then everyone will be safe,” Xavier said.
Little Harvey’s face changed drastically at this. He quickly said, “I’ll study, I’ll study, okay! Don’t send Mommy away!!!”
He didn’t want to send Mommy back to the Imperial Capital. Those other children had been there for a year, and he had to at least be there for a year. He definitely couldn’t be more foolish than those few!
Xavier snorted and added, “Not only do you have to study, but you have to study well. If you’re too stupid and always rank at the bottom, and people notice, it’ll be easy for them to see something’s wrong with us.”
Little Harvey looked incredulous. “How could that happen?”
Xavier smiled. “So, are you going to study or not?”
Little Harvey was silent for a long while. They were already in the hovercar, and he sat down in the car, saying aggrievedly, “But I can’t learn.”
“You can,” Lu Wanqing, who had been silent, spoke up.
She smiled and comforted him, “Little Wei, have you forgotten? Your father’s and my genes are the most excellent. You were cultivated from our genes, so you are also the most excellent and intelligent, right?”
Little Harvey’s eyes immediately lit up at this, and he said with full confidence, “Mm-hmm, I am the most intelligent. I definitely won’t be dumber than others!”
“So, if Little Harvey studies hard, he definitely won’t be worse than others,” Lu Wanqing said.
Little Harvey: “……”
I feel like you’re tricking me.
But I have no proof.
Looking at the silent Little Harvey, Lu Wanqing somehow understood. The little one still didn't like studying.
Lu Wanqing was a bit worried. Studying was very important, especially for Little Harvey. Even if the other children weren’t doing poorly in their studies, with their family background, they could live carefree lives forever. But Little Harvey couldn’t. They were always walking on the edge of danger every day. Without intelligence, they would truly risk losing their lives.
“Does Harvey want to see Mommy sad?” Lu Wanqing thought, and suddenly asked.
Xavier looked at Lu Wanqing, a little confused. Why was she suddenly saying this?
Little Harvey also looked bewildered. He didn’t know why Mommy suddenly brought this up with him. However, after seriously considering his mother’s words, he finally shook his head, “No.”
He wanted Mommy to always be well and happy.
“Mommy, you have to be happy, happy every day,” Little Harvey said.
Lu Wanqing nodded. “Yes, but Mommy also loves Harvey very much. If Harvey doesn’t study well and is dull-witted, and is later tricked and loses his life, Mommy will be heartbroken.”
Little Harvey’s pupils dilated, and he looked at his mother with shock. Would it be like that?
Xavier also understood Lu Wanqing’s intention and quickly said, “You are so stupid now because you didn’t study properly. Any of Lu Wanqing’s children in the Imperial Capital would have better academic performance than you. They are all smarter than you.”
After all, he had raised Little Harvey himself, and Xavier’s words directly poked at the child’s pride. Comparing him to the other children…
Little Harvey cared most about Mommy’s other children. They were all Mommy’s children, but he thought he was the smartest. He definitely wouldn’t be dumber than those children. Those people were the idiots. He was the smartest, and Mommy’s favorite must be him!
“Impossible!!!” Little Harvey shouted indignantly.
Lu Wanqing also reacted and quickly nodded. “What your father said is true. Lan Lan’s studies are very good, Xiao Yi is also excellent, and Shu Shu…”
“Little Wei, do you know? Shu Shu’s room is covered with so many certificates of honor. She received them in kindergarten because she was smart and had good grades, awarded by her teacher!”
Lu Wanqing remembered that she had kept the report cards of those children, and even photos of the certificates of honor from Xiao Cuicui’s room. She had taken these pictures back then to commemorate them.
Lu Wanqing opened her optical brain and found Lan Lan’s grades, Xiao Yi’s grades, and Shu Shu’s certificates of honor, showing them to Little Harvey one by one.
“Harvey, do you know that before Mommy was taken away by you guys, Lan Lan had already independently designed his own mecha? Although it wasn’t a particularly excellent mecha, he was only seven years old and could already independently design a mecha. They are truly outstanding.”
“Oh, and soon, the Mu family will be holding a mecha competition. Lan Lan will participate in the competition then.”
Little Harvey looked at the photos his mother had pulled up. Especially when his mother mentioned at the end that Mu Lan could independently design a mecha? He was only seven years old, was he that amazing?
“He… they must be lying to you. He’s only seven years old, he couldn’t have designed it!” Little Harvey panicked and couldn’t help but say.
It wasn’t just Little Harvey who was surprised. Even Xavier was astonished. To independently design a mecha at the age of seven, that child of the Mu family was too outstanding.
Lu Wanqing said, “How could Mommy lie to you? Harvey, you were probably watching the live broadcast when Mommy was broadcasting with the other children before, right? Do you know that Mommy and Lan Lan have a very good relationship?”
“Mm,” Little Harvey nodded.
Lu Wanqing said, “When we were on Shuiliu Star, Uncle Mu originally planned to bring Lan Lan to Shuiliu Star to play with me. However, because Little Harvey suddenly had an inspiration and could independently design a mecha, he didn’t come. Lan Lan said that he would study hard, strive to become stronger, and work hard to build more excellent mechas, so that he could protect Mommy when he grew up.”