I probably, maybe, possibly won't be that unlucky!

“Now that we’re home,” Jiang Nuan said directly, “there are some scores we should settle.”

“Mother,” Huang Xiaosi’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately smiled apologetically, “Your son was wrong, I will punish myself with a hundred big characters.”

My hand was about to break after writing a hundred large characters.

But Huang Xiaosi was determined to succeed.

He didn't want to be sent away like his older brother.

“My son will also punish himself by writing a hundred big characters,” Huang Xiaopang gritted his teeth, “and then clean the toilet for another year.”

"Fatty, are you crazy?" Xiao Si whispered as he leaned closer.

Cleaning toilets for a year? That's insane.

He wouldn't touch it unless he was forced to, and he couldn't eat for a whole day every time he cleaned the toilet.

“It’s too late,” Jiang Nuan said with a stern face. “You two are becoming more and more lawless and need to be disciplined.”

Both Huang Xiaosi and Huang Xiaopang are extremely intelligent, so Jiang Nuan has always let them roam freely.

I only realized today that because they haven't been disciplined, the two of them are becoming increasingly out of line, especially Huang Xiaosi.

If this continues, even healthy seedlings will grow crooked.

"Mother," Huang Xiaosi tentatively asked, "how do you want to discipline her?"

"What do you think?" Jiang Nuan gave a forced smile. "Sneaking out without a word is one mistake, actively provoking trouble and almost causing a disaster is another, staying away for so long and making your family anxious is a third, trying to get away with it by being clever is a fourth, and being self-righteous and refusing to reflect is a fifth."

Jiang Nuan paused, "What do you all think we should do?"

Jiang Nuan's words sent chills down their spines.

They never expected to make so many mistakes.

Despite her resentment, Jiang Nuan's words were all reasonable, leaving her no choice but to accept it.

"Mother," Huang Xiaosi said softly, "I really know I was wrong."

If I had known, I shouldn't have acted so impulsively.

However, even if he could do it all over again, Huang Xiaosi wasn't sure if he could really resist throwing a punch.

Dogs are indeed pets kept by humans, but they work hard to guard the house and protect their owners. Even if they don't deserve credit, they still deserve respect. It's going too far to beat or kill them without warning.

He couldn't stand it!

Jiang Nuan seemed to know what Huang Xiaosi was thinking.

She glanced at her son and said, "You think you're standing up for the dog, but you've long forgotten that if it weren't for you, it wouldn't have been kicked like that. This kind of self-righteous goodwill is unnecessary for both dogs and people."

Such excessive kindness is worse than simply observing from the sidelines.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaosi turned cold.

He never considered this aspect and even thought he was upholding justice.

“Mother,” he said guiltily, “that boy is too harsh on dogs. Whether I am there or not, he will get a beating.”

“But in fact, it got an extra beating because of you.” Jiang Nuan didn’t want to hear her son’s explanation. “Is it so hard to admit you did something wrong?”

She was also at fault. As a mother, she failed to properly discipline her children. If she had taught them properly, they wouldn't have become so out of line.

“Mom,” Huang Xiaopang said, “we were wrong, really wrong.”

He had sensed that Xiao Si was doing something wrong, but he didn't think it was a big deal, so he didn't stop her.

Looking back now, I realize it was just as my mother said: self-righteous.

I always felt that once I learned to read and write, I would be different from others, and deep down I didn't take a bunch of unruly kids seriously.

Looking back now, it's really laughable. Apart from knowing a few more words, what made him any different from others? He was just as bearish, just as disliked by both people and dogs.