Chapter 192 Chapter 192 Making a Mistake

Lingling and Wanli have different hobbies. Father Xu used to teach them Chinese ink and wash landscape painting, and Lin Yue later taught them interesting simple sketches. When the two children grew up a little, Lin Yue found that Lingling's interests were not in these areas. As for Wanli, it is better to say that he likes all beautiful things rather than painting.

Because of his career in his previous life, Lin Yue is quite good at sketching. Wanli likes to paint, so Lin Yue has been teaching him for the past few years without interruption. As for Lingling, she actually likes martial arts more than dancing. Lin Yue and Wang Tingting both understand this, but Wang Tingting is reluctant to give up such a good seedling, and has been teaching her seriously and responsibly before she finds a martial arts master.

As winter approaches, the days in Heihe become shorter and shorter, and it starts to get dark around 3pm. Schools now only have half-day classes every day. After visiting the staff dormitory, Lin Yue and Wang Tingting rushed home to cook.

After school, Sisi came back with Sanbao and Xiaoya from Aunt Hua's house, saying that the other children went out to play with Dabao. I don't know where the children went. Lin Yue had already prepared dinner, but they hadn't come back yet.

Lin Yue and Wang Tingting were a little anxious, so they told Sisi to wait at home and went out to look for her. Unexpectedly, before they had gone far, they saw Zhang Yuandong and Xiaozhuang coming towards them one after another.

The two wore military boots, which made a crunching sound when they stepped on the snow. Zhang Yuandong held a child in each hand, and the two children were suspended in the air, squeaking. Xiaozhuang was holding Little Mushroom in his arms, and he was very well behaved, not daring to make a sound.

Behind the two of them, there was a line of people following, they were Dongkai, Dabao, Erbao, and behind them were even Sun Hongjun and Xu Jianshe who were having a quarrel with each other.

The two children in Zhang Yuandong's hands were Lingling and Wanli. They were originally very unconvinced and refused to cooperate, but when they saw Lin Yue, they instantly lost their temper and turned into two little quails.

Zhang Yuandong paused, turned around and sternly said to the children: "Go home quickly. If I see you going there again, I will beat you up!"

The other kids were more familiar with Zhang Yuandong and knew he was just trying to scare them, so they didn't seem scared and just ran away with a smile. But Xu Jianshe was very scared of Zhang Yuandong for some reason, and when he spoke, he started shaking all over, not even knowing when to turn, and just stupidly followed Zhang Yuandong forward.

Zhang Yuandong said unhappily, "Why don't you go home quickly? Are you still thinking about me treating you to a meal?"

Xu Jianshe shuddered, but still asked, "Uncle Zhang, can you not tell my parents about this?"

Zhang Yuandong asked coldly, "What do you say? I won't tell your parents so that you can go there secretly next time?"

Xu Jianshe, a half-grown boy, was so anxious that his eyes turned red. But in the end, he said nothing and walked away hurriedly with his head down. He walked so fast that he almost bumped into a telephone pole on the roadside.

It seemed that these kids had caused quite a bit of trouble. Lin Yue grabbed Wang Tingting and slowly stopped.

When they approached, she didn't even look at the father and son, but smiled at Xiaozhuang, "Xiaozhuang, let's have lunch here at noon."

Their family all eats a lot, so Lin Yue always cooks a lot. But she didn't know that Zhang Yuandong would be back at noon, so she had steamed buns yesterday, and with some pickled vegetables, it should be enough for the whole family.

Xiao Zhuang nodded quickly and said sweetly, "Thank you, sister-in-law. I have long admired your cooking skills, but Zhang Tuan is too stingy and has never been willing to let me eat for free!"

Lin Yue smiled, turned around and left without even looking at the father and son.

Zhang Yuandong hadn't been home for several days, and when he finally came back, his wife was angry. He knew that she wasn't angry with him, but the two of them didn't say a word. He felt very upset and wished he could grow a few more hands to slap the two children's buttocks.

Lingling and Wanli finally felt the anger from their biological father and became afraid. They obediently let Zhang Yuandong carry them and dared not make any movement.

Wang Tingting felt sorry for the two children, afraid that their necks would be strangled if they were carried like that. Just as she was about to move forward, she was pulled away by Lin Yue.

The two of them went back to clean up the food first. Sisi sat on the kang in the inner room and played with toys with Xiaoxixi. She felt that the atmosphere was not right, so she leaned forward to look outside, looking at the adults with her big eyes in confusion.

Lingling was feeling a bit nervous at the moment. As soon as she was put down, she ran to her mother and said obediently, "Mom, the meal you cooked smells so good! Let me serve you some food!"

Lin Yue didn't say anything either. He just brought the food to the table and pretended not to see her.

Wanli did not dare to move forward, but stood far away, looking like someone who had done something wrong and was waiting to be scolded.

Zhang Yuandong sat on the chair with his arms and legs spread out, and said sternly, "Come here quickly and eat first. We can talk about your business after we finish eating!"

The two children lowered their heads, walked over obediently, and sat in their chairs.

During the meal, Xiao Zhuang would occasionally make some jokes to liven up the atmosphere. Lin Yue seemed to be indifferent, and he kept asking and answering Xiao Zhuang's questions, so the atmosphere at the table was not too dull.

But some children didn't dare to make a sound. Even little Xixi was very cooperative and ate very well.

Lingling was eating her meal while secretly looking up to observe her parents' expressions. She ate her meal absent-mindedly. When she had finished all the rice in her bowl and was still thinking of an excuse to leave this place of trouble, she heard her father say calmly, "Now that we're done eating, let's talk about what happened today!"

Lingling's hands trembled, and the bowl and spoon made a crisp clinking sound, and she almost knocked them to the ground.

Zhang Yuandong ignored her and said to Wanli, "Tell me, where did you go today?"

"Back, back mountain."

"It's just the back hill?"

"The stone cliff at the back of the mountain..."

Zhang Yuandong frowned and said sternly, "I'll give you one last chance. Explain everything clearly yourself. Don't wait for me to ask you a question before you answer it!"

His expression was too serious, and little Xixi was so scared that her mouth pursed, and it looked like she was about to cry. Lin Yue quickly said to Wang Tingting: "Take little Xixi and Sisi to your room first, don't scare the two children."

Wang Tingting nodded, picked up her son, and told Sisi to leave. Xiaozhuang also said quickly: "Captain, I'm leaving first, I'll go back and pack my things, don't forget to leave at 2 pm!"

Zhang Yuandong nodded and said, "Go to the houses we just visited and tell them about the situation, especially the terrain of the stone cliff."

Xiao Zhuang responded and was about to stand up, but his clothes were grabbed by Wan Li. Wan Li knew very well that his father would be more cautious now that there were outsiders present, and would not lose his temper even if he was angry. But once Uncle Xiao Zhuang left, he and his sister would not have such a good life.

Xiao Zhuang hardened his heart, took out the clothes, gave the children a look that said "good luck to you", got up and left in a hurry.

Zhang Yuandong leaned back in his chair, raised his wrist to check the time, and said calmly, "Okay, tell me the time, the place, who started it, how many times you went, and I have two hours to listen to you slowly."

Wanli knew he couldn't escape, so he walked to the wall and stood there, his voice as quiet as a mosquito's buzz: "This morning after school, we went to the stone cliff in the back mountain with brother Dongkai, Dabao and Erbao. On the way, we met Sun Hongjun and Xu Jianshe, and they insisted on going with us."

"What did you do at Stone Cliff?"

"Skate, skate."

"How do you skate?"

Wanli pursed his lips and said nothing.

While the father and son were talking, Lingling also slowly moved over and stood still. Zhang Yuandong glared at his son and shouted, "What? Do you think you are too young to be in charge? Move over and stand still!"

The little mushroom was frightened and slid down from the chair, standing next to his brother and sister.

Lin Yue asked doubtfully: "Isn't Shitou Cliff your secret base?"

After the patrols at the back mountain were strengthened, Lin Yue went there quite often. However, she really didn't pay attention to places like Shitouyazi, because there were many rocks there, and even very few weeds grew. Animals didn't like to run there, and soldiers seldom went there either. It was indeed a very "secret" place.

Zhang Yuandong sneered and looked at his eldest son: "Tell your mother how you skated in the 'secret base'!"

Wanli stammered twice and refused to speak.

Lin Yue looked at Zhang Yuandong, waiting for his explanation.

"You haven't been to Shitouyazi very often. There is a stream flowing down from the mountain there, and it's frozen now. These kids used it as a slide and slid down the mountain. It's very steep there, with rocks all around. If you're not careful, you'll bump into something. These kids are really brave, and none of them are afraid."

Lin Yue looked at the three children suddenly and saw that they lowered their heads one by one, looking like they were admitting their mistakes. She was afraid, but she smiled suddenly and asked, "So this is where you skate. Is this the ice surface where the water is not too deep to cover the soles of your shoes?"

After he finished speaking, he whispered to himself, "No wonder you didn't dare let me know. I originally thought that you guys have grown up and it's normal to have some little secrets with your friends. I didn't want to interfere with you. It turns out that's just the way you are!"

Wanli and Lingling raised their heads at the same time and said anxiously, "Mom, we were wrong. We shouldn't have done something wrong and kept it a secret from you. Don't be angry!"

Zhang Yuandong said to the three children, "Lingling and Wanli stand for 40 minutes, and Little Mushroom stands for 20 minutes. You two help Little Mushroom keep track of the time. Write a 400-word self-review today and give it to your mother before going to bed tonight!"

After saying that, he stood up, walked to Lin Yue, and hugged her into the house, leaving only the three children standing at the door.

Seeing that both her parents had entered the house, Lingling secretly pushed Wanli a few times and complained, "It's all your fault. Last time, you were almost discovered by mom. I said you wouldn't go these days, but you were instigated by your brother Dabao and the others and insisted on going today! Look, you were caught by dad!"

Wanli secretly rolled his eyes and pushed Lingling: "It's all your fault. Who told you to promise Little Mushroom that you would take him with you next time you go ice skating? If he hadn't been pestering me, why would I have agreed to go today!"

When Little Mushroom heard what his brother said about him, he pouted and was about to cry. Suddenly, Zhang Yuandong scolded him from inside the room: "You are still trying to shirk responsibility now. It seems that you still don't know where you went wrong. The time you are punished to stand for another half an hour!"

Several people shuddered. Little Mushroom didn't cry yet, but Lingling and Wanli were about to cry.