Xiao Yunying grew angrier as she listened, and slammed her hand on the table, startling all the living creatures in the room, including the dog.
She said angrily, "This is blatant school bullying! It's absolutely intolerable. Giving him a beating is too lenient. If that brat falls into my hands, I'll give him a good spanking."
Luo Yang swallowed hard: "Mother, you don't need to get so agitated."
Xiao Yunying had been isolated and bullied at school a lot in her previous life, and she deeply resented it.
However, she didn't ask about whether she had told the teacher about being bullied. In this world, those with power and influence are the bosses, and even if the teacher knew, he might not be able to do anything about it.
At most, they'll say a few words that don't really matter, and then turn a blind eye and let it go.
There's no other way; if you offend a powerful and influential family, you could really lose your life at any moment.
She asked, "Who is that person? Whose child is so naughty?"
Luo Chen said, "His surname is Wang. I heard that his sister is a concubine of the local prefect."
Xiao Yunying chuckled: "The brother of a prefect's concubine dares to bully people like this? Have you forgotten your status since you live with me? You are the sons of a great general. Why don't you reveal your identities? You'll scare them to death."
Luo Li whispered, "I told him, but he didn't believe me and even laughed at me for talking nonsense..."
Xiao Yunying was speechless.
She has always been a very low-key person and never takes the initiative to show off.
The villagers still don't know General Luo Sheng's true identity. They only know that he was granted the title of county princess, and that's only because the county magistrate was too high-profile when he came to deliver the imperial edict.
Xiao Yunying patted Luo Li's head: "These past few months have been busy, and I've neglected you all."
Luo Li lowered her head and said, "Mother, please don't say that. It was my fault for causing trouble and getting my eldest and second brothers injured..."
Xiao Yunying pulled Luo Li closer: "Don't say that. It's a good deed to stand up for your classmate. I'm proud of you for being brave enough to stand up for him."
Just one thing: make sure you're safe before deciding whether to step forward. I don't want you to be too reckless and get hurt.
Also, if something like this happens again and you don't know what to do, don't keep it to yourself just because you think it will bother me. Just tell me, and we can solve the problem sooner, right?
Luo Li nodded, her eyes filled with joy: "I understand, Mother."
Luo Yang spoke up from the side, "Mother, the teacher wants you to go there tomorrow..."
Xiao Yunying asked, "Did you only call for your parents? What about the child who bullied them?"
“He was more seriously injured than us; his eyes were dark. I imagine his family would have gone even if the Master hadn’t called.”
Luo Li's smile vanished instantly: "Mother, will the teacher make us drop out of school?"
Xiao Yunying said confidently, "No, he was in the wrong first. Besides, your father is here. Let your father go tomorrow."
The group immediately understood what she meant.
Luo Sheng asked, "Is this a good way to teach children?"
Xiao Yunying said, "What's wrong? Isn't it just that whoever has money and power is right here?"
I never advocate letting children use their power to oppress others, but it depends on the person and the situation.
Believe it or not, tomorrow that child's family will definitely use their status as leverage. Even if you don't use your power to pressure them, they will use their power to pressure you.
Luo Sheng couldn't refute it. Just from the children's descriptions, he knew that the child's family values and upbringing must not be very proper. If the child was so deviated from the right path, how good could the adults in the family be?
Seeing that he remained silent, Xiao Yunying scoffed, "You've been back for so long and haven't been able to do anything for the children. I'm leaving this to you. Can you handle it?"
Luo Yong caught a glimpse of his eldest son, who was stealing a glance at him before quickly lowering his head again. He said in a deep voice, "Leave it to me. Don't worry."
"Alright." Xiao Yunying stood up and said, "You all rest well after applying the medicine. To reward Luo Chen and Luo Yang for protecting their younger brother, and to reward Luo Li for his bravery, I'll make you fried milk and crispy pork tonight."
Luo Li's eyes lit up at the mention of food: "Thank you, Mother."
Xiao Yunying ruffled his hair again before heading to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for dinner.
As I was slicing meat strips, Luo Yang walked in: "Mother, did you go to West Mountain just now?"
Xiao Yunying looked at him: "How did you know?"
Luo Yang looked at the grass leaves stuck to her back and reached out to remove them: "Mother wouldn't have these kinds of grass leaves stuck to her back if she didn't go up the mountain."
Xiao Yunying stopped chopping vegetables and asked him a question: "When you first came to the city, did the old Xiao Yunying buy you food, but you didn't accept it?"
Luo Yang said, "That's right. At the time, she seemed to have mistaken us for beggars, and my brother was sulking about it for a long time."
Xiao Yunying raised her head and looked up, thinking to herself, "Just as I thought."
"Then let me ask you another question: Did you already know that Luo Sheng after entering the city was a secret guard in disguise?"
For a fleeting moment, Luo Yang felt guilty.
This was something he had never told his current mother, and he never expected her to ask him this question now.
Xiao Yunying knew the answer from his expression: "Why didn't you tell me?"
Luo Yang gripped the hem of his clothes tightly: "I... before Father came back, I didn't dare tell anyone about this, for fear of ruining Father's plans. Later... later Father came back, and I felt that it didn't matter whether I told anyone or not... and as time went by, I forgot about it..."
Xiao Yunying looked into his eyes: "That day, I was pushed into the river by Hehua and almost lost my life. After I recovered, I thought you had opened your heart to me when you talked to me at the foot of West Mountain. I didn't expect that you were still hiding something."
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