"If you dare to make the same mistake again, tell me, how should you be punished?"
The little guy finally realized his mistake and tearfully admitted it. Fang Yan didn't let him off the hook, and like a strict mother, she asked him again.
Little Fish looked on with teary eyes, thought for a moment, then held up a little finger and said with a heavy heart, "Can I take away your snacks for a day?"
Fang Yan: ...
Ever since I discovered that you and Qibei had disappeared, I've felt like I've lost three years of my life from fright. And yet you only gave up one day's worth of snacks.
“Since we found out you and Qibei were missing, Mom, Grandma De, and Grandma Wang have been searching for you all over the village for a long time. Mom has been so worried that she hasn’t even had a sip of water yet. Do you think it’s enough to just take away one day’s worth of snacks?”
Isn't withholding snacks for a day enough?
Little Fish's eyes widened. After thinking for a moment, he pointed to Qibei beside him and said generously, "Plus, deduct three days' worth of snacks from Qibei."
"Woof woof woof!"
This is intolerable!
Do you think I'm a sick dog if I'm not powerful enough?
Qibei, who had buried her head in her chest because she felt ashamed, was furious.
It immediately raised its head and barked at Qibei, saying, "Why do you only deduct one day's worth of treats, but deduct three days' worth?"
The little fish was winking and making faces at it, as if to say, "Don't worry, if Mom really takes away your snacks, you can have half of mine."
I can't eat your snacks.
If I were detained for three days, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Qibei thought about it and realized it made sense, so she kept quiet.
Just before falling asleep that night, Grandpa Bei realized something was wrong!
As long as it can eat its snacks, that's fine. Whether the little fish can eat them or not is none of its business.
Aww!
I was fooled by that naughty little fish!
Unfortunately, Fang Yan had already turned off the lights, and everyone had already gone to bed.
It couldn't get up and confront the little fish.
Back to the present, Fang Yan coughed seriously, interrupting the flirtatious exchange between the two children, "If there's a next time, firstly, you two will both have half a month's worth of snacks deducted; secondly, for the next half month, you must stand facing the wall for ten minutes every day to reflect on your mistakes."
The little fish is still small and very active; it can't stay still for too long.
Therefore, Fang Yan did not dare to set the time too long.
"The third point is that if there is a next time, Little Fish will get ten slaps on the palms and Qibei will get ten slaps on the bottom."
Seeing the two of them exchanging glances, and not expecting them to give any "generous" result, Fang Yan simply said it herself.
Upon hearing that he was going to be spanked, Qibei gave up struggling, feeling utterly hopeless, and lay motionless on the ground.
Little Fish had been hit before, and he felt that if he closed his eyes and endured ten slaps on the palm, it would pass.
He had no objection to the punishment.
What pained him was the loss of his snacks.
He quietly raised his little paw and asked Fang Yan, "Mommy, how many days are half a month?"
Fang Yan, "Fifteen days."
The little fish counted with its two paws and found that it actually took three hands to count. It immediately felt doubled in pain, and the tears that had just stopped started flowing again.
"Feeling the pinch? Want to cry again?"
Fang Yan suddenly said to him, "Stop crying. You're a boy. You can cry because of pain, but you can't cry because you had your snacks taken away."
I wonder if other people's sons cry so easily?
Looking back now, Little Fish did shed quite a lot of tears.
Fang Yan gently scolded, "If you feel bad about your snacks, why don't you just try your best not to make the same mistake again?"
As long as you don't make the same mistake again, Mom won't take away your snacks. What's there to cry about?
The little fish thought about it and realized, "That makes sense!"
If I go out in the future, or take Qibei out with me, I will tell my mom first. If she agrees, I can go out. That way, I won't have my snacks taken away.
Thinking about it this way, the little fish's face visibly changed from a downpour to a drizzle, and then from a drizzle to sunshine.
Then she raised her little hand, wiped away her tears, and suddenly smiled, "Mommy, I won't cry anymore. I will remember this in the future and won't do it like today again, so you won't take away my snacks."
With the snacks saved, he no longer had to feel the pinch.
"That's right," Fang Yan praised him, then turned to Qi Bei, "What about you? Do you have any objections?"
Qibei thought to itself, "I can't voice my opinion," so it could only bark once to indicate that it was obedient.
"Very good," Fang Yan concluded as the matter drew to a close. "Now, I announce that although Zhang Haoxuan and Zhang Qibei secretly went up the mountain out of filial piety and a desire to give their mother a surprise, their intentions were good and they deserve praise."
However, what you did was wrong, especially since I repeatedly warned you not to go up the mountain on your own, yet you knowingly violated the rules.”
"This time, considering your good intentions and that this is your first offense, I won't spank your hands and bottoms."
However,” Fang Yan looked at Xiao Yuzai with a serious expression, “Zhang Haoxuan, seven days without snacks, starting tomorrow, means seven days without snacks, plus three days of standing in the corner to reflect on your actions, also starting tomorrow, for ten minutes each day.”
His gaze shifted to the side and landed on Zhang Qibei.
Qibei is such a clever dog! The moment its eyes met Fang Yan's, it immediately got up from the ground and stood up straight.
“Zhang Qibei, seven days of snacks will be deducted, starting tomorrow. Also starting tomorrow, you will face the wall for three days of reflection, ten minutes each day.”
Fang Yan, like a judge, finished "sentencing" before saying, "As for how to face the wall in repentance, I'll teach you tomorrow."
It was already late at night. Normally, they would have already gone to travel the world with Young Master Zhou.
Fang Yan helped Xiaoyuzai wash up quickly, then turned off the lights and went to bed.
Little Fish and Qibei haven't regained their appetites because they were poisoned by snake venom.
Fang Yan was frightened by what happened today, and afterwards, after being busy for so long, she didn't have much of an appetite.
So nobody ate dinner tonight.
Even after lying down, Fang Yan's mind was still racing, wondering how she should settle accounts with Old Zhang's family tomorrow.
There's still tomorrow, should we set up our stall?
Although Fang Yan loves money, what makes her hesitate and feel troubled about setting up a stall is not because she will lose a day's earnings.
Instead, many of her fans now feel they must eat her braised dishes with their meals every day, otherwise they feel they have no taste for food.
Another reason is that she suddenly stopped setting up her stall without any warning, and she felt that doing so was very irresponsible to her loyal fans who supported her wholeheartedly.
But if we set up a stall, I'm afraid Little Fish and Qibei won't be able to hold on until tomorrow.
Fang Yan had so much to worry about that she had long forgotten about the letter she had casually put in the drawer.
And I completely forgot about replying...
Meanwhile, Zhang Jizhou, far away in the military, was still eagerly awaiting news...
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