"Where's the gun? Where is it? I'm going to break it for you."

"I told you to spend all day idly fiddling with this stuff, and you've got some nerve, haven't you? You're asking for trouble."

"Mom, the gun is broken, we didn't get it back."

The wooden gun barrel broke, and other parts flew off. We were in a hurry to get my brother to the hospital, so we didn't have time to pick them up.

Sheng Xinyu stood to the side, speaking with trepidation.

"Yes, and you too, Sheng Xinyu. Your brother is being silly, and you're being silly too."

Your dad has told you countless times that guns are dangerous and you can't touch them. You two are really something, you've got guts, daring to make guns behind your family's back.

"I'll beat you both to death today, let's see if you dare to do it again!" Zhou Qinglan was furious, pointing the stick at her youngest son and shouting angrily.

Sheng Xinyu shrank back in fright and took several steps back.

"Mom, I won't do it again, I'll never do it again. From now on, I'll study hard and won't mess around with my brother anymore."

As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes. She was not only frightened by Zhou Qinglan, but mainly by her brother.

Remembering his older brother's bloodied and mangled hands, and how he hadn't been able to wake him up no matter how much he called him while he was lying on the kang (heated brick bed), Sheng Xinyu was truly terrified.

When her youngest son cried like that, half of Zhou Qinglan's anger dissipated.

Looking at her eldest son, who was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed) with a pale face and white lips, Zhou Qinglan's heart softened.

Who can they blame? The couple is busy all day long, and neither of them can take care of the child.

That kid runs wild outside all day with no one to control him. It's considered good if he doesn't steal chickens, dogs, or get into fights.

"You wait, your dad will be back in a couple of days. When he gets back, we'll see how he deals with you."

Zhou Qinglan couldn't bring herself to hit the children, but she was also unwilling to let them off so easily. So she made some threats, dragged Sheng Xiping out, and scared the children.

The trade fair in Shanghai was a great success. Sheng Xiping had called home earlier to say that he would be home around the end of September.

In fact, Sheng Xiping rarely lays a hand on his children. He always believed that boys should be a little mischievous so that they wouldn't be bullied when they grow up.

Strangely enough, Sheng Xinhua and Sheng Xinyu were both afraid of him.

Sometimes, when Sheng Xiping glared at them, the two children would run away in fright.

The two of them had caused such a big mess this time, they probably couldn't escape a beating, so they were both terrified and turned pale.

"Alright, alright, they both know they were wrong, calm down. Um, it's getting late, I'll go cook some food."

When Aunt Li saw this, she quickly tried to smooth things over.

Zhou Qinglan thought for a moment, realizing that she had ridden someone else's bike back, and that person still had to go home later.

So he glared at the two kids and said, "If you dare to show off again, I'll break your legs."

After saying that, Zhou Qinglan hurriedly went out and rode her bicycle back to school.

Just then, the sports meet ended, and the closing ceremony and awards ceremony were about to begin.

The class led by Zhou Qinglan won first place in the grade and also received the Spiritual Civilization Award. The class monitor and the sports committee member went on stage together to receive the award.