"Huh?"
The father and son paused, their hearts pounding again, thinking that Zheng Chenggang had discovered something else.
"Brother Mei, what kind of toy is this? Did you make it? Hehehe! Can you make one for my son?" Zheng Chenggang knew that Brother Mei knew a little woodworking, and thought that if he made it himself, he would ask him to make one for his son.
"Ah! Okay! I'll make one for you when I have some free time in the next couple of days."
When they got home, Mei's father looked at his daughter, who seemed the same as always, and hesitated, wanting to ask her who she learned this palm technique from.
Mei's father: Sisi has been refusing to talk to me. Is it because her master won't allow it?
"Mei Liang, come here." Mei's father called his son into the inner room.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Mei Liang thought he had made another mistake.
"Don't you and your sister practice horse stance together every day? You even learn it from her...?"
"Huh? Learn what?" Mei Liang didn't hear clearly, so he stretched his ear and leaned closer to his father.
"Slap!" Dad Mei slapped Mei Liang on the head.
What else can I learn?
"Oh! I... well, my sister taught me." Mei Liang looked left and right, but dared not look his father in the eye.
"Your sister taught her? Have you met her master? What's he like? Is he a man or a woman? Does he have any bad habits?" Mei's father was worried his daughter was being deceived, especially if her master had ulterior motives...
"Her master died long ago!"
"Dead? Are you sure?" Mei's father was secretly delighted. It was good that she was dead, so his daughter would be safe.
"When I first started learning, my grandmaster... cough! her master had already died."
"Did your sister ever tell you who her master is? Is he from Shaolin Temple?" When he was young, Mei's father also dreamed of becoming a martial arts master, imagining himself encountering a reclusive master, being taken in as a disciple, and from then on…
"Dad? Dad! What are you thinking about? Tell me!" Seeing his father's unfocused eyes and silly grin, Mei Liang couldn't help but nudge him, wanting to know what he was thinking.
"Get lost!" Mei's father snapped out of his daze and his face fell.
"Hey? Why are you turning your back on me like this?" Mei Liang glared at his father, feeling that he was too heartless.
He was all smiles when he asked him something, but now that he doesn't need him anymore, he just tells him to get lost. If this weren't his own father, Mei Liang would definitely have gone up to him...
"You brat, you've really grown up, daring to glare at me? Do you want a beating?" Mei's father got off the kang (a heated brick bed), put on his shoes, and was about to beat Mei Liang.
"Dad! I was wrong! I went out to play!" Seeing that things were going badly, Mei Liang quickly ran outside.
"Liangliang! Where are you going? Dinner's ready!" Grandma Mei called out as she chased after her eldest grandson as he ran out of the yard.
"I'll be right back!"
"Sisi, keep an eye on your brother." Seeing her son run away, Mei's mother got off the kang (a heated brick bed) and went into the inner room to "interrogate" Mei's father.
Mei's mother felt that Mei's father was acting strangely today. He usually disliked his eldest son the most, but today he invited his son into the house and chatted for so long. Something must be wrong!
Mei Si glanced at her younger brother Mei, who was sitting on the kang (heated brick bed) playing by himself, but didn't say anything.
"Old Mei, tell me, what are you hiding from me?" Mei's mother sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) with her arms crossed, staring at Mei's father as she asked.
"Huh? I haven't hidden anything from you!" Looking at Mei's mother's expression, Mei's father knew that she was here to interrogate him. Could it be that his wife found out about the 5 yuan he borrowed from Xia Guiguo?
Mei's father: That's impossible! Only Xia Guiguo and I know about this, and I didn't let it slip. Did I talk in my sleep last night? But Fifth Sister didn't seem upset this morning.
"If you tell me now, I'll try to get leniency; if you..."
"I was wrong! I shouldn't have lent him the money. Don't worry, he promised me he'd pay me back as soon as he gets his salary. If you're still worried, I'll go with him to collect my salary when he gets paid." Seeing that Mei's mother seemed to know everything, Mei's father felt guilty and honestly confessed to lending her the money.
"..." Mama Mei didn't expect that when she was shocked, it turned out that Dad Mei really had something he was hiding from her.
"I'll only keep this one thing from you, nothing else." Seeing that his wife hadn't spoken for a while, Mr. Mei felt a little uneasy. He tried to recall what other mistakes he might have made, while also expressing his loyalty to his wife.
"What were you and Mei Liang talking about just now?" Mei's mother raised an eyebrow and asked.
"Oh! This? I was planning to tell you about it tonight before bed. If you want to know now, I'll tell you now." Dad Mei was relieved; it seemed she hadn't made any mistakes he didn't know about.
"Speak."
"It's our daughter, she..."
"Really?"
"If I didn't have evidence on me, I wouldn't believe it either."
"This matter must not be told to outsiders."
After playing by himself for a while, Little Mei got a little sleepy. He looked up and around the room but couldn't find his mother.
Mei Xiaodi pouted and climbed directly towards Mei Si, who was sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Daddy, hug me!"
Mei Si glanced into the inner room and saw that the door was still tightly closed, knowing that her mother wouldn't be able to come out anytime soon.
Helpless, Mei Si picked up her little brother and decided that if he cried, she would just carry him into the inner room.
Little Mei nestled comfortably in his sister's chubby arms. He yawned, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, Mei's father suddenly sat up in his sleep. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He couldn't believe that his wife knew about him lending money out.
"Did I just confess without being asked? You blurted everything out the moment you were exposed. You can't do this again, Mei Wenhua, you're a big..."
"Mei Wenhua, what are you doing in the middle of the night? Go to sleep! You woke up your son, soothe him yourself!" Mei's mother said, half asleep.
"Sleep, go to sleep now." Dad lay back down, deciding to think about it again tomorrow.
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