Liu Chengzhi really couldn't figure out why his father suddenly changed his attitude. This was the first time he saw his father showing such an appearance alone in front of his children.
Hearing his father's extremely plain but oppressive words, Liu Chengzhi's legs trembled involuntarily, and he knelt down in front of Young Master Liu with a plop.
Liu Chengzhi, who was kneeling on the ground, kept shaking his head, looking at Young Master Liu with eyes full of uneasiness.
"Dad, I know that my child will never be disappointed, let alone be disappointed.
Not long ago, my child told me in front of the Gua stall outside the restaurant run by Aunt Bizhu and Aunt Lingyi, that no matter what you arrange, my child, I will obey your orders without hesitation.
Even if my father did not appoint my son as the crown prince today, my son would never feel dissatisfied at all.
The child believes in his father's choice and even more in his decision.
No matter what thoughts and plans you have, dad, as long as it is something you decide, my child will always obey your orders."
Young Master Liu looked at the second son's restless but sincere expression indifferently, and glanced quietly at the third son Liu Chengqian who, although he did not kneel down, was still a little trembling.
"Chengqian."
Liu Chengqian, who was already a little frightened, swallowed a few times and took a few steps forward when he heard Young Master Liu's words.
"Baby...baby is here."
"Cheng Qian, although my father did not immediately appoint your second brother as the crown prince, but since my father has allowed him to move into the East Palace with your sister-in-law, it means that he is only one step away from that position.
You are not inferior to your second brother in terms of birth and character, but your father has allowed your second brother to live in the East Palace. What are your thoughts?
Are you disappointed by your father's partial behavior?"
Although he did not feel a strong sense of oppression from his father, Liu Chengqian still knelt down beside his second brother Liu Chengzhi.
"My child and my second brother have the same idea. As long as it is your decision, my child will not complain at all and will obey my father's arrangements."
Young Master Liu looked at the two brothers silently for a while, then walked straight to the stone table with drinks and pastries, sat on the stone bench, picked up a pot and filled a glass of wine.
"Stand up and don't kneel down all the time. If you continue like this, sooner or later you will lose your backbone. My father doesn't like to see you doing this in front of my father.
You haven’t committed any mistakes, so why do you need to kneel down and admit your mistakes?”
"Yes, I obeyed the order, and I realized I was wrong."
When the two brothers heard their father's words, they breathed a sigh of relief and then stood up.
Young Master Liu looked at the two brothers who had already stood up, took a sip of the wine and said, "Sit down, there is no need for us to be so polite between the three of us when there are no outsiders present."
"Yes, my child obeys."
"If you want to drink, just pour it yourself. You two are already quite old, so my father won't interfere too much with you when it comes to drinking.
But my father has a saying that I hope you brothers can keep in mind: Don't be greedy for good wine, and it's better to be drunk than to be drunk.
Wine can indeed relieve some worries and troubles, but it can also cause some unnecessary troubles.
Your identity is different from ordinary people, there are many pairs of eyes always watching your every move.
Therefore, it is okay to drink, but you must do it within your ability, otherwise once you are drunk, it will be easy for some thoughtful people to take advantage of you.
Maybe these excuses don't seem important to you, but don't forget the truth that people's words are terrifying.
Sometimes, many things are out of control and beyond our control.
Once some trivial things are taken advantage of by someone with intentions, they will immediately become your Achilles' heel.
Father will not forbid you to drink, but Father hopes that you will not become immoral after drinking and be found out."
The two brothers' original intention to lift the pot and pour the wine stopped in mid-air. It was neither pouring nor pouring.
"Drink, we are the only ones here today, there is not much to pay attention to.
As long as you keep your father's words in mind, you won't be greedy on other occasions."
After listening to their father's words, the two brothers breathed a long sigh of relief again and poured each of them a glass of wine in a relaxed mood.
"Thank you, dad. My child will definitely remember it."
"The same goes for children. Children will also remember father's teachings."
Liu Mingzhi raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp, looking at his two sons and letting out a breath of alcohol.
"Do you still remember the question I asked you just now?"
Brother Liu Chengzhi looked at each other with the wine glasses in their hands and nodded hesitantly.
"Kid remember."
"The kids remember it too."
"You two actually know very well in your hearts what makes you inferior to this girl Yue'er, but you just don't dare to say it, right?"
This time, the two brothers didn't say anything about the children being confused. They just lowered their heads silently, not daring to touch their father's eyes that seemed to be able to peer into people's hearts.
The two brothers' reactions fully demonstrated that Liu Dashao's words had touched the hearts of the two brothers.
Young Master Liu silently watched the two brothers' reactions with nods and lowered eyebrows, sighed sadly, and poured himself a dozen glasses of wine before stopping.
"Cheng Zhi, Cheng Qian."
"The child is here."
Young Master Liu took off the tobacco bag from his waist with a sad look on his face, filled it with shredded tobacco, lit it with a fire stick, and then puffed out a few big mouthfuls of smoke.
"Child, are you two...no, it's not just you two brothers, it should be said that it also includes your eldest brother Chengfeng. You three must all think that your father is too partial to Yue'er, right?
?
Although you have never complained about anything, my father actually knows very well and knows that you feel a little uncomfortable in your heart.
Above you two brothers, there is the eldest brother Chengfeng, and there are two sisters, Yiyi and Feifei, and below you there are more than ten younger brothers and sisters.
Among the dozen of you brothers and sisters, my father will not deny that he is the most tolerant and generous towards this girl Yue'er.
However, my father can touch his heart and tell you brothers that his love for all your brothers and sisters is the same, and he has never shown the slightest favoritism.
But there is one thing that I hope you can understand as a father, that is, fatherly love is also different.
Children, you brothers and sisters have different personalities, and the education methods your father uses for each of you are naturally different.
It is precisely because of this that although my father treats you brothers, sisters and others equally, he has to teach you in accordance with your aptitude.
Maybe it's time for you two to think about it, dad, you will say something nice. Since you treat our brothers and sisters equally as a father, why did you get into trouble when you were a child? Why didn't Yue'er get a serious beating?
It's always just us brothers.
But my child, this girl Yue'er has never been severely beaten. Have your sisters Yiyi, Feifei, Yaoyao, Yunxin... just a few of them been severely beaten?
Zhenghao, Zhengran... Although their brothers are still young, they are just like Chengfeng and your three brothers. As long as they are naughty, who has never been punished by their father?
My father can tell you frankly that this girl Yue'er has caused more troubles than any of you, and she has been in more trouble than you, but my father has never really taught her a lesson once.
Why would a father be like this? Because no matter what kind of trouble this girl gets into, she will always have a measure.
Yue'er knows better than anyone else, she knows what she should do and what she shouldn't do.
You brothers and sisters have lived together and have been together day and night for more than ten years. Have you never realized that the troubles caused by this girl Yue'er are always within the controllable range?
Count on your fingers, how many troubles this girl Yue'er has gotten into over the years, but was there ever a time when her father truly felt embarrassed?
Think about the mess you have caused, if your father doesn't beat you, who will he beat?"
The two brothers' fingers were tightly intertwined, and they pondered for a long time and lowered their heads in guilt.
"Baby...baby, I know it's wrong."
"Dad, the child also realizes his mistake."
"You always feel that your father is partial to this girl Yue'er. You don't dare to do the things she dares to do, you don't dare to say the things she dares to say, and you don't dare to speak or behave like she dares to do.
I guess nine out of ten you will think this is because my father prefers Yue'er.
But why haven't you yourself thought about it, once you are really like Yue'er, your father will definitely be angry? Instead of feeling happy?
Why? Because you don’t dare!
Why don't you dare? Because you feel in your heart that your father is too partial to this girl Yue'er, and you value her more seriously than you, your brothers, sisters and others.
However, as long as you have some brains, you can understand your father's thoughts and ideas from what happened after your sister Lian Niang appeared.
Hasn't this girl Lian Niang gotten into trouble a lot since she followed this girl Yue'er? Why hasn't she been beaten?
Because what makes the father angry is not that you cause trouble, but that you fail to live up to expectations.
Such an obvious example is before your eyes, but several years have passed and you still haven't reacted at all.
Are you all pig-brained? Are your brains filled with paste?"
"My child knows his fault."
"My child knows that I was wrong. Please forgive me, father."