"Enough! Xi'er is telling the truth. What kind of behavior is it for you to protect him like this?" Liu Weisong's face turned ashen. He was already like this and he still wasn't teaching him a lesson. Was he really waiting for him to make a big mistake in the future?

His shout made Zhang Sumei's eyelids twitch, but she still said unwillingly, "The child is still young, if I don't protect him, who will?"

She didn't argue, but looked at Liu Shixi and said directly, "Even if what you said is right, your brother is still young. How can you be so mean to him? Do you want your dad to beat him to death?"

How could you, as the older sister, be so heartless? What terrible things have I done to raise you into such an ungrateful wretch!

A hint of mockery rose in Liu Shixi's eyes. Already feeling disheartened, her expression became even more indifferent. She said firmly, "Whatever Mom says goes. In any case, Liu Shiping must realize his mistake today."

Liu Shile was already holding her little brother and comforting him. Now that things had come to this point, even if her adoptive mother was unwilling, she could no longer shift the blame onto others.

If she were to hit her older sister again, that would be unacceptable. Judging from her previous attitude, she probably didn't want things to get too tense with them, since a tense relationship wouldn't benefit her.

Although Zhang Sumei knew all this in her heart, once a person gets angry, they are capable of saying and doing anything.

Since the boss insisted on punishing her precious darling, she couldn't suppress her anger and started cursing, saying the most offensive things imaginable.

She even got so emotional that she said Liu Shixi would never get married. Such words coming from a mother are truly devastating.

Originally, Liu Shixi was able to control herself and not let her tears fall, but after hearing these words, she could no longer stop the tears from falling.

She felt a chill run down her spine when she thought about how her mother had actually tried to marry her off to a rural family for some grain, and how her silent sacrifices over the years had been taken for granted.

But at the same time, she hardened her heart, her beautiful eyes coldly watching her mother who was cursing her out loud and Liu Shiping, who was peeking out from behind her.

Liu Weisong felt a headache coming on. His wife's words were becoming increasingly absurd, and his eldest son's face was growing more and more pale. He had mixed feelings.

He understood his wife's thoughts, but what she was doing would alienate the child from her. Although mothers and daughters shouldn't hold grudges overnight, it depends on the situation!

It's true that the eldest sister is gentle and mild-mannered, but she's also stubborn at heart. He sighed heavily and yelled at Zhang Sumei, "Sumei, shut up!"

He rarely exudes such power, not even when he's healthy, let alone now that he's injured his foot.

His shout startled Zhang Sumei, and after she came to her senses, a surge of anger rose within her, and she immediately began to curse Liu Weisong.

She criticized Liu Weisong for being incompetent, and talked about how much she had suffered with him, and then went on to talk about how much she had suffered while giving birth to several children.

Zhang Sumei wasn't stupid. She was furious from beginning to end, but towards the end, she deliberately started to play the victim.

She knew in her heart that becoming estranged from the children would do her no good, so she recounted all the hardships she had endured specifically for these few people to hear.

You know what, even though she had just said some really harsh things, when she was crying and recounting how hard she had worked, Liu Shixi's heart softened.

Her eyes flickered as she was about to speak, but Liu Shile, seeing that things weren't going well, smiled and said, "Mom is right. You've had it tough too. If Shiping isn't properly educated, things will probably be even harder for him in the future."

He almost killed his older sister this time. Although he didn't mean it, he should be taught a lesson about what is right and wrong.

We're all family, so we won't hold it against the younger brother. But what about others? They're not his family, so who will forgive his mistakes?

If we encounter someone powerful or someone who doesn't get along with our family, they might seize the opportunity to torment us to death.

These words startled Liu Weisong and Liu Shixi, who had begun to soften their hearts. Yes, family members could be less concerned about such things, but what about outsiders?

If we hadn't failed to discipline him properly last time, this kind of thing probably wouldn't have happened this time. If we don't discipline him this time, won't he become even bolder?

Not to mention them, even Zhang Sumei began to waver. She was convinced that her Ping'er had made an unintentional mistake, so she resolutely refused to let anyone teach him a lesson.

But if he offends someone else, that person might not be so forgiving. What if they hold him accountable?

If this happened in the apocalypse, Liu Shile felt she might have slapped him to death. This time, she used underhanded tactics to teach this arrogant brat a lesson.

Originally, she wanted to use a snake to scare him and let him know the consequences of his recklessness, but she thought that a small snake was too small to scare him, and a large snake would arouse suspicion, so she simply resorted to underhanded tactics.

She glanced at Liu Shiping, who wasn't frightened and was only holding his own hands, and felt that this method seemed to have been used incorrectly, because he still didn't repent.

At this moment, Zhang Sumei turned around, grabbed his ear, and started to "lecture" him, making him apologize to his older sister and explaining that it was wrong to take things from the house without permission.

Liu Shiping looked at his mother with teary eyes. Although his ear didn't hurt that much, he still felt hurt.

But he also knew that in this family, as long as he appeased his mother, he would have everything, so he obediently but aggrievedly apologized to Liu Shixi.

And after being prompted by Zhang Sumei, he said he wouldn't do it again, but there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes.

He's still just a child. Even if he obediently listens to his mother, he still believes he's not wrong, so he shouldn't apologize.

He apologizes now because he is "forced to do so," and the people who forced him to do so are his father, eldest sister, and second sister, so he is extremely dissatisfied with them.

"Alright, good. Shiping, it's good that you know where you went wrong. Remember, you must never take things without permission again. If you need to take something, you must tell us first, okay?"

Seeing this, Liu Weisong felt relieved and spoke up repeatedly. However, thinking that he couldn't give his boss an explanation without punishment, he added, "Since you did something wrong, you have to accept the punishment."

Your older sister injured her foot and has difficulty moving around. These next few days, after school, you should help herd the cattle. Remember, the milk you drink every day comes from them. If anything happens to them, you can forget about drinking milk.

Liu Weisong hoped for harmony and prosperity in the family, and he also knew that the child had recently developed a particular fondness for drinking milk. He figured that if he said that, the child would behave better.

Liu Shiping opened his mouth to refuse, but after noticing his mother squeeze his hand, he reluctantly nodded and patted his chest to indicate that he would complete the task.

Zhang Sumei immediately praised him for being sensible and then started arranging for a meal, which broke the previous unpleasant atmosphere.