The child, who had just woken up, had a pair of bewildered eyes. Due to his serious illness, he still looked very weak.

But the moment he saw Ye Yun, a strong sense of wariness suddenly appeared in his eyes.

In almost a second, he scrambled to his feet, scrambling to his feet like a frightened rabbit, and shrank into a corner, clutching his pillow tightly. He stared at Ye Yun with wide eyes, looking fierce but actually weak.

Ye Yun's hand, still holding the towel, froze in mid-air. She coughed in surprise, "That..."

"Who...who are you! Where is my mother?!"

Before Ye Yun could finish speaking, the child was already red-faced with anxiety, her eyes filled with deep fear. She shouted loudly in all directions, trying to get a response from her mother.

Just then, a tractor drove by outside.

A tremendous roar swallowed his voice.

The child received no response, and fear of the unfamiliar environment made him bristle with sharp quills. In a panic, he grabbed the pillow in his arms and threw it at Ye Yun.

Ye Yun had no choice but to raise her hand to block it.

Although the pillow was soft and harmless, this behavior still displeased her.

Ye Yun wasn't exactly known for her good temper either, and she couldn't help but raise her voice: "Hey, you little brat, you didn't even let me finish my sentence, what are you doing? Your mother's cooking outside, who taught you to start a fight right away?"

"I don't believe it!" The little boy gritted his teeth, widening his eyes to hold back his tears, his face stubborn: "You're all bad people! You wanted my mother to sell me, and when she refused, you beat her! I know all that!"

Ye Yun was stunned.

Is this even possible?

However, in today's world, legal awareness is generally low. Some families who prefer sons to daughters are unable to have sons or cannot find wives and children, so they want to buy a son to continue the family line. Luo Xiujuan is a lonely woman raising a son alone, so it is understandable that many people with ill intentions would target her and her son.

Thinking of this, Ye Yun stopped being angry with the little child and stretched out her hand, saying, "Come down, I'll take you to find your mother."

Upon hearing this, the little boy became even more wary.

Ye Yun: "..."

It seems there's something off about what she said.

"Oh? His wife, the child is awake?" Qin Xiang'e just walked into the room with a slice of apple. Seeing the little boy on the kang, she smiled kindly, "The baby is awake? Come, Grandma just sliced ​​some apples. Come and eat with your aunt."

"You're not my grandma!"

The little guy was very wary, pressing himself tightly against the wall like a little hedgehog staring at Qin Xiang'e.

Qin Xiang'e was unaware of what had happened. She simply assumed the child was being wary and waved her hand with a smile, "Yes, of course I'm not your grandmother. You little one, you're quite perceptive. Come down and have something to eat."

As she spoke, Qin Xiang'e put down the fruit and affectionately took the little guy's hand.

Ye Yun raised her hand to stop her, "No, Aunt..."

However, it was too late.

"Don't touch me! You're bad people! You're all bad people!" The little guy's eyes widened instantly, and he grabbed the bed broom from beside his feet and smacked Qin Xiang'e on the forehead—

Ouch!

With a loud thud, Qin Xiang'e was caught off guard and hit squarely, clutching her head in pain.

Ye Yun's heart skipped a beat. She quickly pulled Qin Xiang'e away, checking her injuries as she advised, "Auntie, this child thinks we are human traffickers who kidnapped him. Let his mother come in!"

"Bad guy! Bad guy!"

Before Qin Xiang'e could even react, the little brat on the kang (heated brick bed) was about to hit them with a broom.

The terrified child couldn't understand the adults' conversation at all. Whether he was delirious from the fever or too scared to recognize himself, he recklessly swung the broom at Qin Xiang'e and her like a wild beast.

Ye Yun and Qin Xiang'e were forced to retreat.

The room was only so big, and the little brat rushed straight at them like a lit firecracker.

He held a broom that seemed ready to fall at any moment, and with his other small hand in an attacking stance, he recklessly pushed Qin Xiang'e and Ye Yun.

He saw that Qin Xiang'e and Ye Yun were blocking the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and the doorway, and he wanted to break through their barrier.

"Watch out, his wife!" Qin Xiang'e cried out in alarm as she saw the broom about to hit Ye Yun.

A giant hand suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Qin Zheng appeared just in time behind the two, his hand tightly gripping the broom the little brat had swung at him. His face was stern, his eyes so dark they could drip water, and he gritted his teeth as he swiftly snatched the broom from the brat's hand.

Qin Xiang'e quickly led Ye Yun back.

"His wife, are you alright?" Qin Xiang'e asked as soon as she had a chance to check on Ye Yun's body.

Ye Yun shook her head; she was fine.

"I wouldn't even lay a finger on my wife, and you little brat are trying to show off?"

With a cold face, Qin Zheng tossed the broom aside, grabbed the brat's arm, turned him around, pressed him onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and started slapping his buttocks.

Snap!

A deafening roar, the sound of skin tearing open.

A thick, heavy slap landed on Xiao Hai's buttocks, causing Ye Yun's eyes to twitch involuntarily.

"Mother! Mother!"

The intense pain from the torn flesh made the child's face turn pale, but he gritted his teeth and refused to cry. He struggled with his two weak legs, his stubborn little face full of the unwillingness of a trapped beast, but he could not break free from Qin Zheng's hold.

Qin Zheng grabbed his arms and pinned him down with one slap, like he was holding a little chick.

"Bad people! You're all bad people!"

"Give me back my mother! I want my mother!"

The more stubborn he was, the more Qin Zheng beat him.

But the little brat was as stubborn as a bull. Not only did he refuse to back down, but he also gritted his teeth and glared at him with resentment, as if he wanted to fight him to the death.

Hey, Qin Zheng laughed.

This kid is just as good as him back in the day.

So he beat her even harder.

The sound of slaps echoed, each one landing squarely on flesh. Qin Xiang'e was terrified and rushed forward to stop him: "Zhengzi! Stop hitting him! He's just a child who doesn't know any better. You're an adult, you shouldn't be angry with him. Even Erdanzi couldn't take that slap, you'll hurt this child!"

"Don't worry about it, Auntie!"

Qin Zheng pushed Qin Xiang'e aside, telling her to go take care of Ye Yun.

"I've already been very lenient with him because he's just a kid. He dared to hit my wife, so I'm going to teach him a lesson today and show him that he needs to be polite!"

*Slap!* Another slap.

He wouldn't even touch a hair on his wife's head when he brought her in, yet this kid dares to hit her with a broom?

If this weren't a child, he would have twisted the child's head off and hung it on a tree!

He won't be satisfied until he gets a good beating!

"Xiao Hai!"

A figure rushed into the house.

Luo Xiujuan was cooking when her thoughts drifted to distant places, but she was suddenly awakened by a noisy commotion.

It's her son!

Upon entering the house, Luo Xiujuan was immediately taken aback to see Qin Zheng spanking her son.

"What's wrong! What happened?!"

She rushed forward and pushed Qin Zheng away. Her strong maternal instincts made her hug Xiao Hai immediately. With tears in her eyes, she weakly but bravely expressed her dissatisfaction to Qin Zheng: "Big brother, can't you talk things out properly? Why did you hit the child?"

"Me, take action?"

Qin Zheng laughed in extreme anger.

This move was truly like an old lady suddenly disappearing into bed, making the old man laugh.