Of the boys who were badly beaten by Da Wa, only one hated Da Wa with a vengeance because he had never suffered such a loss before; the others were terrified by Da Wa's ruthlessness.

They were so terrified that they would never dare to cause trouble for Da Wa again. They wished they could avoid Da Wa whenever they saw him, and that Da Wa would never even think of them.

As soon as the eldest child walked into the classroom in the morning, he glanced at the students who had been beaten yesterday, and they couldn't help but tremble, wishing they could hide themselves immediately.

However, the eldest child only glanced at them and did nothing.

When Cheng Tao arrived, he saw Da Wa sitting there and quickly ran over.

"Li Yansen, can I talk to you about something?"

"What's up?" Da Wa glanced at him.

"Here's the thing, my dad heard about our glorious achievements and really wants to meet you. How about it, would you do me the honor?"

"Can't I not go?" Da Wa was quite reluctant to meet friends or elders, since he didn't like talking to strangers.

"No way, my dad is usually so busy. He's really gone out of his way to do this today. Just think of it as coming to my house for a visit. Don't worry, my dad isn't scary." Cheng Tao had already promised his parents, so how could he let this opportunity fall through?

Left with no other choice, the eldest child nodded. "Alright then."

Cheng Tao then left happily, thinking that he would ask his parents to set a time when he got home today.

When they went back for lunch together, Zhao Qinglan specifically inquired about Cheng Tao's injury. Finding that he was fine, she only gave him a few words of advice.

Boys, how many haven't been in fights? As long as they don't bully others or cause serious injury, she won't punish them for it.

That's what she thinks, but that doesn't mean everyone else thinks the same way.

When the mother and son returned to the residential area that evening, Li Huai immediately became furious upon learning of his son's behavior.

"Who told you to fight!"

Even though her mother hadn't said she was wrong, the eldest child retorted, "So, just because they hit me, does that mean I'm just taking it for nothing?"

Li Huai was taken aback, but he still said angrily, "In short, we can't fight."

The eldest child ran away in anger.

Zhao Qinglan glared at her husband. "It's not Da Wa's fault, why are you scolding him?"

"Me." Li Huai also felt a little regretful.

He was stunned when he heard that his son had been fighting. He could only think of his son's tragic experience in his previous life, and he couldn't help but get angry.

Erwa and Xiaoduo also felt that Li Huai was in the wrong, and they didn't really want to talk to him, their father.

Li Huai was suddenly isolated by the children.

Zhao Qinglan angrily cursed at him, "Serves you right."

After the couple returned to their room, Zhao Qinglan began to comfort them.

“Say something nice to the older child. He’s grown up and has his own self-esteem.”

"Do I, as his father, have to apologize to him?" Li Huai was a little reluctant.

"Whatever you want. You'll be happy when Da Wa and the others stop paying attention to you."

Li Huai touched his nose and sighed. "I... I'm just afraid he'll get into a fight and cause trouble. You don't know, just thinking about what you said about their fate in their past lives makes me feel really bad."

Zhao Qinglan's attitude softened only after this was mentioned.

"Don't worry, Da Wa and Er Wa are being taught very well by us, and they know their place."

The couple talked for a while, then Li Huai went outside.

Inside the room, the eldest, second, and third children had already crawled into bed.

The second child was already snoring, and the third child had also fallen asleep, but the eldest child was still awake, his head resting on his arm.

Hearing the door open, he immediately closed his eyes and heard someone sit down on the edge of the bed.

The blanket was tucked into his body, and the older child pretended to be asleep and didn't move.

Seeing his son's eyelashes flutter and his breathing become irregular, Li Huai knew that the child was not asleep.

However, he didn't expose him, but said quietly, "Big brother, Dad was in a bad mood today. Dad was just worried that you would get into trouble if you got into a fight. I won't do it again. You did nothing wrong."

After saying that, he left without lingering.

Hearing the door close, Da Wa opened his eyes, his eyes filled with joy and a few tears.

After Li Huai returned and lay down, Zhao Qinglan quickly asked, "Did you talk it out?"

"That kid is pretending to be asleep, but I've said everything I needed to say."

"That's good. That's your son. Don't act like he's your enemy. It's not shameful to bow your head to your own son."

Feeling embarrassed and annoyed that his thoughts had been exposed, Li Huai rolled over and shut the annoying little mouth.

Zhao Qinglan was so angry that she pinched someone hard on the waist, but she couldn't get him off. Instead, she was met with an even fiercer attack.

...

After school, the student who was unwilling to accept being beaten up by the older kids also found other help.

"Those two kids were too arrogant. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I went with some men to confront them. I didn't expect that kid to be so capable. I suffered a great loss. Brother Bin, you have to help me get revenge."

The high school student, who was called Brother Bin, smiled. "Sure, I've been pretty free lately, take me to see these two lads sometime."

"Thank you, Brother Bin. You're so kind." The flattering young man immediately offered him a cigarette.

He's only in the second year of junior high, and he got beaten up by two first-year junior high students. How could he swallow that insult? Of course not.

So what if he can fight? He'll find someone who can fight too, no, he'll find a few more. I don't believe he can't deal with that kid.

When Da Wa went to school again, Cheng Tao told him when to go to his house, perhaps for convenience, it happened to be the day they had a holiday.

Fortunately, Da Wa and his family usually stay in the city on their days off, so it's not a big deal for Da Wa to visit Cheng Tao's house as well.

When Zhao Qinglan learned that her son was going to visit Cheng Tao's family, she took it quite seriously and asked him if he wanted to bring any gifts.

The older child quickly waved his hand. "Mom, I'm just a middle school student, why would I need to bring anything?"

"That's true." Zhao Qinglan smiled.

However, when the day actually arrived, she still packed something for her son. "It's some simple dishes that Mom made herself. They're not expensive. Take them and let Cheng Tao and his parents try them."

Only then did the eldest child take his things and leave.

When he arrived at the address Cheng Tao had given him by bus, he saw Cheng Tao waiting at the bus stop as soon as he got off the bus.

"I've been waiting for you for ages, why are you taking so long? Hurry up and come on."

Once the eldest child was brought outside Cheng Tao's house, she asked in a low voice, "What exactly does your family do?"

There were guards standing guard outside their military family quarters, but this wasn't a military base, so the fact that there were guards outside was suspicious. He wasn't a three-year-old child, so he naturally sensed that something was wrong.

Although he and Cheng Tao have been getting along quite well, he knows that Cheng Tao's parents are very busy and he doesn't know the specifics of Cheng Tao's family situation.

Since the eldest child had been invited to his home and was a good friend, Cheng Tao felt there was no need to keep it a secret.

He chuckled and said, "Well, my dad is the Party Secretary of the prefecture."

"Hiss!" The eldest child gasped.

Even though he's young, he knows what the secretary of the prefectural committee does. No wonder there are guards standing outside Cheng Tao's compound.