When Shen Erming carried Shen Liuliu home, Shen Liuliu suddenly whispered to Shen Erming:

"Second brother, I heard the mice in my uncle's house talking. They said that Grandpa fainted after hearing Aunt and the others talking about selling Sister Tiantian. They also said that the sale was a marriage arranged in the afterlife."

Second brother, what is a ghost marriage?

Shen Liuliu pretended to be clueless, tilted her head, and asked cutely.

After much thought, she decided she had to let her family know that she could understand animal speech.

This way, we won't have to worry about anything in the future.

"What did you say? Liu Liu, who did you just hear that from?"

Shen Erming was so shocked that he almost fell over by his sister. His face turned all sorts of colors, and his eyelids kept blinking.

Did you hear that from the mouse?

Did he mishear?

Yes, he must have misheard!

"The mice, I heard them talking, a mouse named Little Gray and a mouse named Blackie talking in my uncle's house."

Liu Liu said in a clear, crisp voice, her eyes round and bright, as if to say that the weather was really nice today.

Shen Erming's lips twitched.

Do mice even have names?

"Liu Liu, you weren't just teasing your second brother, were you?"

Shen Erming still didn't quite believe it.

This is too mysterious.

Shen Liuliu rolled her eyes and nodded solemnly: "Steamed!"

"I even cooked it."

Shen Erming muttered something and quickly carried his younger sister home.

This is a big deal; I need to discuss it with my mother.

Compared to Shen Erming, Tian Guifen surprisingly believed and accepted this matter very quickly:

"My daughter is amazing! But you absolutely can't tell anyone about this. Erming, especially not your wife, understand?"

Tian Guifen gave the instructions with a serious face.

She always felt that her daughter was different from others, and now it seems that she really is!

Oh my, her precious baby!

We are blessed by God!

"That's for sure, don't worry." Shen Erming was quite sensible.

Wife, wife, can't you stand up for yourself?

Now your mother doesn't believe you at all.

"Liu Liu, was the tiger bringing things to our house before because of you?"

Tian Guifen suddenly remembered what had happened before and asked.

Shen Liuliu nodded obediently: "Yes, they came to give me gifts~ Do you like them, Mom? If you like them, I'll have them give me more."

"No, no, no, being too conspicuous isn't necessarily a good thing. You should use your skills less often," Tian Guifen repeatedly instructed her daughter. "I don't want windfall gains, I just want you to be well, understand?"

How can something good happen if a little baby is running around naked while carrying a gold ingot?

Human nature has always been wicked without any limits.

This matter can only be told to the eldest son, the third son, and the old man; it must not be told to anyone else.

The fewer people who know, the less danger there is.

"Mother~"

Shen Liuliu called out sweetly and snuggled over.

Mom is so good~

They remained steadfast in the face of self-interest, their first instinct still being to protect themselves.

"Let's pretend we don't know anything about this. Your grandfather will find out what happened when he wakes up, understand?"

"Uh-huh."

Just as the mother and her children finished their discussion, footsteps could be heard coming from the courtyard outside.

It was Wu Tiao who brought An An back.

"You dare to come back?"

Just moments ago, Tian Guifen, a kind and gentle mother, had a smile on her face, but upon seeing Wu Tiao, she immediately transformed into a demon! She leaped up and rushed straight for her youngest son!

A moment later, five heart-wrenching cries rang out!

"Clap clap clap clap!"

A series of crisp slaps exploded on Wu Tiao's dry, shriveled buttocks!

"Mommy, it hurts so much! Please stop hitting me! I was wrong!"

"Ouch!!! That hurts! I'm sorry!"

In almost just a few breaths, the five-flashed eye had already turned from white to red.

"It hurts? Why would I hit you if it didn't hurt?" Tian Guifen took a breath, then simply took off her shoes and continued to whip her youngest son's buttocks hard!

Shen Erming immediately pulled An'an into the house, coughing twice: "Liu Liu, don't look."

Don't scare your sister anymore.

Mother was furious and started fighting before even letting him into the house.

An An looked a little dazed.

Shen Liuliu found it amusing and crawled over to poke him: "What's wrong? Does it still hurt?"

Now, all you can see on An'an's face is a faint handprint.

An An subconsciously shook her head, feeling numb as she listened to the wailing and howling of the five ghosts outside.

He had never seen anything like it before...

Thinking of the kind old lady who had never been rude to him before, and listening to the slapping sounds outside, he realized he might not be fully awake.

"Don't be afraid, An'an. Your aunt rarely gets angry like this. She definitely won't beat you like that," Shen Erming comforted her, grinning.

Then he peeked through the crack in the door.

Wow, Xiao Wu's butt is quite bouncy!

If you pull down on the sole of the shoe, it will bounce twice!

The purplish-red mark rippled...

"Ah!! Mother, I was wrong, I'll never do it again, help!"

Wu Tiao cried until his voice was hoarse.

It hurts so much!

I'm not going to survive!

He's going to be beaten to death!

Suddenly, a little voice came from beside Shen Erming's legs: "Little brother is quite resilient."

Shen Erming looked down and saw that his younger sister was standing next to him, peeking at him.

The two brothers immediately started discussing it—

"Yeah, don't let your lack of muscle fool you, your butt is really bouncy, it's the kind of butt that can take a beating."

"I see."

"Besides, your brother's bruises are quite noticeable, so even though they're all purple now, they're not serious."

Shen Liuliu nodded: "Then I won't plead for her."

Five-Legged, whose head was practically suffocating from crying: ...

Not human!

They're not even human!

"Smack!"

As the last shoe sole landed, Tian Guifen, panting, stopped, shoved her son, and demanded angrily:

Do you know where you went wrong?

Her rule has always been to strike first!

Beat them into submission before asking questions!

If you don't know where you went wrong, keep hitting!

She never believed that there were children who wouldn't submit to being beaten!

Wu Tiao lay on the ground with his butt sticking up, tears streaming down his face as he cried out in pain.

But no matter how much it hurts, I dare not refuse to answer my mother's question.

"I...I understand. I shouldn't have left An'an alone, and now she's been beaten."

"Slurp!" Wu Tiao sniffled, his face covered in streaks from crying, and said pitifully, "I really didn't mean to, I thought An An was catching up."

He never expected that An'an would stay.

I was only thinking about my younger sister at the time.

Waaaaah.

An'an then realized that it was because of him that Wu had been beaten.

An'an felt very guilty that she had deliberately stayed behind, but Wu Tiao had been beaten. She immediately came out of the house and said, "Auntie, you have misunderstood Wu Tiao. It was my own fault for not leaving."

Looking at Wu Tiao's purple buttocks, An An couldn't help but take a tiny step back.

Yes, it really is just a tiny step.

“Child, this has nothing to do with you. You didn’t leave, but An’an either didn’t notice or didn’t care about you even though he did, and that’s his fault.”

"But... he's just a kid, it's normal that he doesn't think things through. How did the old lady hit him..." An'an was too embarrassed to say.

Tian Guifen calmly responded to An'an's words, looking at him with gentle and loving eyes: "You think the old lady hit you too hard, right?"

"……Um."

"It's precisely because it's just a small mistake, or the bad consequences aren't significant, that I'm going to beat him hard! Make him remember! The harder he beats me, the clearer he'll remember, and the more careful he'll be in the future."

“I see… Auntie, I was presumptuous. Please continue.” An’an nodded.

It turns out there's so much wisdom involved in disciplining children.

"Continue?"

The sound of Wu's voice trembled.

So, buddy, what are you doing here?

I'll take a beating so you and your mother can prosper, okay?