Chapter 71: It's Better to Be a Child

After lunch, Daya took her four younger sisters and, with small carving knives in hand, they followed their father's guidance and practiced carving on some scrap wood.

Ye Shiqi, who was only a few months old, and Siwa, the youngest, were among them. Concerned, Hongji repeatedly cautioned them to be careful, fearing they might hurt themselves.

"Hongji, isn't this just foolery? Allowing such young children to learn? What can they possibly learn? They shouldn't even be holding knives," Hongji's father reprimanded him for his lack of consideration as a parent.

"Yeah, these money-losing propositions are a waste of learning. Do you really think they can master it? Even if they do, it only benefits other families. If they cut themselves and become disabled, they'll be even less valuable," Mrs. Lai said when she saw no outsiders were present in the courtyard, speaking without restraint.