Chapter 173 A beating is a sign of affection, a scolding is a sign of love
"He really will hit you!" Old Master Lei was still a little skeptical.
How could his precious grandson be beaten? How could such a well-behaved grandson be beaten?
"Yeah! You're really going to hit me!" Little Tiantian wasn't embarrassed at all; on the contrary, she was very proud.
"You...aren't angry?" Old Master Gu was also a little surprised.
"Why would she be angry? Sister Shura hit me because she treats me like her own child! Why doesn't she just grab any kid off the street and hit them?" Xiao Tiantian said very seriously.
Grandpa Lei, Grandpa Gu...
This Shura sister of Tiantian's is something else! Not only can she make little Tiantian willingly take a beating, but she can also make him so proud to be beaten. This is definitely not something an ordinary person can do.
Doesn't Xiaotian mean that she hit me because she likes me?
"Why were you beaten? Were you naughty?" Grandpa Lei continued to ask.
When this came up, Xiao Tiantian finally felt embarrassed.
"Hmm, you've been naughty! Or rather, you've made a mistake."
He called the old man by his nickname and even collapsed the shed where the old man kept his things, all to catch dragonflies.
Sister Shura hit me and Brother Shuli because of this.
"Brother Shuli got hit a lot, but I only got hit once!" Xiao Tiantian said softly.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Lei narrowed his eyes.
"Tell Grandpa in detail how you made the mistake!" Grandpa Lei asked, pulling on Xiaotian's arm.
Xiao Tian carefully explained exactly how she made the mistake.
This includes information about what kind of person Grandpa Wang is, why he was called "Wang the Trash" by others, and how he sells the junk he collects.
They even mentioned that Grandpa Wang was missing a leg.
After Xiaotian finished speaking, Grandpa Lei looked Xiaotian up and down.
"What did your sister Shura use to fight?"
"A feather duster that sheds feathers! It spanked my bottom! Sister Shura said that spanking here will teach me a lesson and won't interfere with my reading and writing."
"You have to lie on your stomach when you sleep!" Little Tian even stuck out his butt to demonstrate for Grandpa Lei.
Grandpa Lei glanced at Xiaotian's bottom and suddenly reached out and slapped it.
"You deserve to be beaten! You made such a mistake and you deserve to be beaten. Don't you feel wronged?"
"Did it hurt?" Old Master Lei asked with a stern face.
Instead of struggling as Grandpa Lei expected, Xiao Tiantian sighed.
"I'm not wronged at all! Sister Shura said that we shouldn't bully the weak or be cowardly."
"You have to be punished for your mistakes, otherwise you won't learn your lesson!"
Both Grandpa Lei and Grandpa Gu were taken aback.
How strange! They have so many profound principles to share!
"Didn't you cry out in pain at the time?" Grandpa Lei patted Xiao Tiantian's bottom again.
Xiao Tiantian rubbed her bottom, thinking about how she felt that day...
I didn't seem to notice if it hurt; all I was thinking was that my older sister had hit me, and whether she didn't like me anymore...
"It hurts a little, but it's because I feel sorry for Sister Shura!" Xiao Tiantian said earnestly.
Grandpa Lei, Grandpa Gu...
"Feeling sorry for your sister Shura? Why? Afraid she'll hurt her hand hitting you!" Old Master Lei found it very strange.
Old Master Gu seemed to have thought of something...
"Although Sister Shula hit me and Brother Shuli, it was a real hit, not a fake one."
But when it hits us, it seems like Sister Shura feels more pain.
Grandpa, Grandpa, you don't know, Sister Shura cried after she hit us.
Later, they buried their faces in the basin and cried. "Little Tiantian feels sad whenever she thinks about that day."
"Bury your face in a basin and cry?" Old Master Lei asked instinctively.
Xiao Tian nodded very seriously.
"Yes, that's when she cries with her face buried in the basin! Sister Shura doesn't want us to see her cry, so she buries her face in the basin to cry."
This way, the tears will all flow into the water, and the eyes won't be so swollen.
Sister Shuxin said that although Sister Shula hit us, it was for our own good, and we were the ones who did something wrong.
She's the older sister, and she's the one who should teach us.
But she was even more heartbroken when she hit us; she cried from heartache!
"So I remember it well. I must never bully the weak, nor be a coward, and I must never be a bad child," Xiao Tiantian said earnestly.
Grandpa Lei and Grandpa Gu exchanged a glance and nodded.
Yao Shula is truly treating Xiao Tiantian like her own younger brother.
She cried because she felt sorry for the children after hitting them, but she didn't want them to see it. Isn't that what it means for an older sister to act like a mother?
Being the eldest sister who is both a father and a mother is indeed quite difficult.
"Your sister Shura is doing this for your own good. You can't make her angry anymore, and you can't make any mistakes, understand?" Grandpa Lei pinched Xiaotian's cheek.
Xiao Tiantian nodded and continued talking to the two old men about life in Yun County.
The Yao family is a lively and bustling household. Grandma Yao is like a pillar of strength, and Aunt Yao, who has a sharp tongue but a soft heart and whose stance is more fickle than a weather vane.
There's always the clever girl helping Shura's uncle's family, the cousin Yamin who watches everyone study, the third sister-in-law who can cook delicious food, and the cousin Chunian who can make delicious spiced peanuts...
Even Grandma Zhou's washbasin from next door was given a grand introduction.
As the two old men listened to Xiaotian's animated description of life in Yun County, they began to form a general picture in their minds.
That Yao Shula...
He is hardworking, kind-hearted, and has strong moral values. He cares deeply for his younger siblings and takes on the roles of both father and mother to them.
A model elder sister in Chinese tradition!
Little Tiantian is left there... They are not worried at all that Little Tiantian will grow up to be bad.
...
The two old men talked to Xiaotian for a long time.
There were many people waiting outside the reception room.
Today, all those who came to celebrate Grandpa Lei's birthday are very important relatives and friends of the Lei family.
"Who's in there? This door's been closed for almost an hour!" someone asked in a low voice.
“Grandpa, the old man from the Gu family, and Tiantian,” someone immediately said.
The person who just asked the question immediately fell silent.
They're in there every day!
No wonder, this is the only kid that both families' elders value so highly...
"Tian Tian will be starting elementary school soon, right? Which school in Shanghai will he be attending?" someone else asked.
"We don't know yet, but... the old man must have his own plans!"
Everyone said "oh" and then looked at the tightly closed door of the reception room.
Lei Jingwu and Gu Changqin glanced at the people waiting outside and both snorted inwardly.
They're all up to no good; no wonder Xiaotian doesn't want to come back!
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