"We'll handle this according to village rules! If you're not satisfied, then you can take a day trip to the yamen!"

Su Nanxi was too lazy to say more. If they had encouraged it, then they should accept the punishment. Whoever made a fuss about the child's age should go and have a chat with the officials.

Of course, officials aren't that idle; they'll handle all sorts of trivial matters. This is just a way to scare those people.

With the Chen family's children leading the way, those people wouldn't dare to gamble. The Mo family generally doesn't want to get involved in any disputes, but if they were to report it to the authorities, it would be too late!

Once inside the yamen, there's no way to reason with them, especially since they have no reason to speak up. They're feeling incredibly guilty. They haven't even gone there yet, and just thinking about that imposing gate makes their legs go weak!

"If those people think their child is too young, and our Mo family isn't being unreasonable, then let them take the punishment instead! Nothing else is negotiable!"

Su Nanxi didn't want to discuss it. If her parents felt sorry for her and took the punishment in her place, she would find another way to teach those people a lesson in the future. How could they escape it!

If no one else is in charge, then she'll reluctantly help out for a bit. No need to thank her!

Of course, she doesn't discipline people for free; there are tuition fees to pay, and those fees are quite high!

But it's well worth it; it will benefit them immensely for a lifetime!

Upon hearing Su Nanxi's words, the village chief nodded, "Yes, that's what I think too. Not punishing them will only encourage some people's bad ideas! Some people have thought this way before, but we can't let them cause trouble like this anymore. If they want to cause trouble, they should go directly to the yamen. That's the best place to make trouble!"

The village chief also became resolute, probably because these were all problems left over from the past.

In the past, when children made mistakes, the adults would cry and wail, protecting their children as if their lives depended on it, just to prevent their children from being punished. Once this happened, it would happen again!

This rendered the village rules ineffective and made his job as village chief very difficult!

Did they think that an apology would solve the problem, and that kowtowing a few times would make things go away?

That was in the past!

If such a terrible thing hadn't happened, we probably wouldn't have taken it seriously!

Well, now that we've offended the Mo family, an apology isn't enough!

well!

He already said that the Mo family would not let this go!

Put yourself in his shoes; if it were his grandson, he would find it hard to accept either!

They shouldn't suffer for nothing, spending so much money and enduring so much pain. They deserve it.

The Mo family's attitude was very straightforward and firm; there was no room for negotiation, they would not accept a unilateral apology, and everything would be carried out according to village rules!

This refers to accomplices, but what about the ringleader?

Old Mrs. Mo said irritably, "Is there any need to ask? He'll apologize, pay compensation, and be punished! His punishment will definitely be more severe than his accomplices'! Otherwise, our Mo family won't allow it!"

Such a dark age, they don't know their place until they're punished!

Give him a good lesson that he'll never forget!

If you don't learn your lesson, you'll get what's coming to you sooner or later!

The village chief didn't disagree; he had also considered these points, so let's do as the Mo family requests!

He was grateful to the Mo family, but since it was done according to village rules, it was easy to handle. It was done in the village, so at least it wouldn't become a public spectacle and he could save face.

He just had such a big scandal recently. If this gets taken to the county government, well, really, he might as well quit being the village chief!

His hat was in grave danger!

Although he knew he wasn't very capable, he genuinely wanted to do things for the villagers and lead them to a better life!

Su Nanxi did have this in mind, but she wasn't going to let the person who had the urge to mess around off so easily.

Seeing that Old Madam Mo had spoken, she didn't say anything more.

She had wanted to say something more, but she was interrupted and immediately forgot what she wanted to say.

There was nothing else to it but a commotion outside; it sounded like someone was shouting outside the Mo family's gate.

Everyone in the courtyard was stunned for a moment; no one knew what had happened.

The village chief recognized it first. He was very familiar with the voices of the villagers and could tell who it was just by listening for a moment, even if the person was crying and shouting!

His face looked a little grim. What is Aunt Zhou's family planning to do this week?

That's right, the people making a fuss outside are from Aunt Zhou's family.

When Aunt Zhou heard that Su Nanxi had returned, she was terrified. She knew that Su Nanxi would definitely try to get back at her. She knew very well what she had done, which was why she was so afraid!

Her daughter-in-law demanded that she apologize, but she dared not, so she hid in her room and refused to come out!

Whoever's child did the dirty work, that person has to clean up the mess; it wasn't her who did it!

She secretly cursed the Mo family all the time, so how could she dare to go there!

The two children who had encouraged others to push the woman saw how terrified their grandmother was and couldn't help but feel scared too. They finally realized that they might have done something terrible!

Otherwise, a healer who is usually so strong and powerful wouldn't be so afraid!

I was incredibly panicked!

Then the situation took a turn. Instead of hiding and running away, the two children begged Aunt Zhou to take them to apologize. They said they would kowtow if they could get forgiveness, and they would accept whatever punishment was offered.

Grandma Zhou never expected her two grandsons to be so brave and responsible. She suddenly felt that she was too useless and had actually secretly hidden away. She was ashamed and couldn't even compare to her children!

Her grandson is a good boy, and she can't let him be a bad influence. She has to set a good example for him and pick up the pieces of her past image!

When they saw that Aunt Zhou had come out and even agreed to take them to the Mo family to be punished, the son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were stunned for a moment, and then overjoyed.

Aunt Zhou agreed, but she still took a while to mentally prepare herself and dawdled for quite some time before going out.

Her daughter-in-law reminded her that they were going to apologize, so they shouldn't act arrogantly. They should bow their heads, bend over, speak softly, and show their sincerity!

Aunt Zhou thought it made sense. Luckily, her daughter-in-law reminded her, otherwise it would have been a big problem!

She's used to walking with a high posture. If the Mo family sees her like that and thinks they're not sincere and are just showing off, then she's doomed!

After adjusting their posture, the family headed to the Mo family's house.

Upon arriving, they immediately knelt on the ground, crying and saying they knew they were wrong, begging for the Mo family's forgiveness.

Because Aunt Zhou usually has a loud voice, she was shouting loudly to make her cries seem more sincere, which is why Su Nanxi and the others heard such a chaotic commotion inside.

Su Nanxi opened the door and went out. She saw that Zhou Da Niang's family members were all kneeling on the ground, bowing their heads and saying that they were wrong. Why was this scene a little strange?

Something feels off!

"You all get up first. This is like a funeral, so unlucky! If you want to apologize sincerely, then show it!"

Su Nanxi finally remembered what it looked like, and was utterly speechless. She was truly impressed by these old men!

The Zhou family was stunned. Realizing what they had done, they quickly got up.

"We've come sincerely to apologize; there's absolutely no sarcasm intended! Please don't misunderstand!"