The third son's wife may seem unreliable, but she is thoughtful in everything she does; it's the mother-in-law who acts impulsively.
Thinking this, Sun stopped struggling and said irritably, "Alright, put me down."
He Jiuniang then released her and laughed, "That's right!"
As she spoke, she gave Lu Baichuan a wink, and Lu Baichuan nodded and headed out the door.
At this moment, outside the gate of Xishuiyuan, several couples of officials, along with their mischievous children who had committed offenses, were waiting anxiously.
The adults stood, looking anxious, but the children knelt on the ground, crying. They would never let the Lu family get up unless they forgave them.
The area around Xishuiyuan is inhabited by powerful and influential families. Ordinary people would not come here. As for wealthy families, they would not be so ignorant of the rules as to come out and watch the excitement openly. Therefore, apart from these people and their own servants, there were no outsiders in front of Xishuiyuan for the time being.
At this moment, everyone was still feeling fortunate that the Lu family lived in Xishuiyuan. If they had lived somewhere else, they would have been utterly humiliated today.
"What are you crying for? You brat! What did your mother and I tell you when you left this morning? Not only did you ignore us, you've gotten me into this mess!"
Zhang Yun kicked his son Zhang Zicang's chubby buttocks, so angry that his voice trembled.
"That's right, we went to great lengths to get this opportunity, and you little brats don't know how to cherish it. Are you trying to drive us crazy?"
Mrs. Zhang usually dotes on her eldest son. Normally, she would make a big fuss about him if he got bitten by a mosquito, but today, when something like this happened, she didn't care about feeling sorry for him and just wanted to get through this easily.
The other families are also sternly disciplining their children, and they are extremely worried about it.
A few of them were relatively obedient, and after being beaten and scolded like this, they became much more subdued. Even if they were angry inside, they dared not show it.
But there are also a few who are born rebellious. Even when forced to kneel on the ground, they glare fiercely at their parents as if they were their blood enemies.
Just as the children's father was about to give them another beating, Lu Baichuan came out.
The group immediately put on smiling faces and stepped forward to bow to Lu Baichuan.
"This humble official greets Commander Lu!"
Lu Baichuan didn't pay attention to them immediately, but instead glanced at the row of kneeling children.
Seeing that he remained silent, Zhang Yun said, "Sir, what happened today was indeed due to our poor discipline. My son has been spoiled since he was a child, which is why he said those offensive things today. We just thought that the children of the Lu family are all so outstanding, and we wanted him to learn from them, but we didn't expect this brat to cause such trouble. Please give him another chance, sir."
Lu Baichuan had accompanied He Jiuniang to pick up people from shop to shop today, so he naturally knew about the situation at the time.
Zhang's chubby son did speak ill of Xia Yulan, but he didn't focus on Lianhua. Instead, he was beaten up by Lianhua. Zhang's attitude was quite sincere at the moment. He didn't want to pursue the matter too much. But the others, if they offended Lu Xiaoyang, would either end up hitting Youyou.
What, is it because you really think Youyou is too young to be bullied, or do you not respect him as your uncle?
He looked at the other families and asked, "If I remember correctly, it was you ladies who begged my wife for help to send the children here. On the very first day, not only did you spout nonsense, but you also injured my niece. Do you really think that because my Lu family is from a peasant background and has no one in the court to rely on, you can bully us at will?"
"This... I absolutely wouldn't dare! My lord, this is all a misunderstanding!"
"Yes, of course we wouldn't have had such intentions. It's just that our children are immature and offended Miss Lu. It certainly wasn't intentional!"
"My lord, these children have been spoiled rotten in our home. That's why we wanted to ask Madam to help discipline them. We would be more than happy to do so. What happened today was certainly not their intention. Please, my lord, have mercy and give them another chance!"
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The group hurriedly begged for mercy. Did this big shot even know what he was saying?
He is a favorite of Prince Chen, and with such a powerful background, who would dare say that he has no one in the court?
Looking at his sinister expression, everyone knew he was really angry. They were all secretly sweating bullets, knowing that if things got really bad, they would have to beat their own son up again.
Two families have young daughters, and they don't know how to discipline them. They can't very well beat their daughters in the street, can they?
Some families sent only one child, while others sent two. There were three girls in total. Only the little girl from Lotus's group didn't do anything wrong. She returned home safely, and nothing happened. The Lu family didn't send anyone to notify her family.
But the other two, one of whom was about eleven or twelve years old, were the ones who bullied Youya the most.
They were all older than Youya, and it was a group of them working together to deal with Youya that put her at a disadvantage, leaving her with scratches on her face.
The adults were all begging for mercy, but the group of unruly kids didn't think that way. They just thought their parents' current behavior was disgusting, bowing and scraping to that man, completely unlike their usual domineering self at home.
Aside from his furrowed brows, which made him look somewhat fierce, there was nothing particularly unusual about this man. What was there to be afraid of?
Then, the little girl who had bullied Youya the most spoke up: "I did nothing wrong! My mother paid money for me to learn skills, but your family deceived me and made someone who isn't even as old as me do those rough jobs. What kind of skills is that? She's just a little girl, yet she dares to order me around. I only said a few words to her, and she hit me. She hit me first. If we don't fight back, are we just supposed to let her hit us?"
"Xue'er, shut up!"
Mrs. Tan hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, trying to cover her mouth, but she spoke so quickly that it was too late.
It was at this moment that He Jiuniang, leading Sun Shi and a group of children, also came out.
Hearing Tan Xue'er's words, He Jiuniang immediately laughed and said, "Madam Tan, didn't you make it clear to your children beforehand that you paid them to come to the shop to work? Do you think they're here to retire? I made it very clear to you from the beginning that the work in this shop is plentiful and tiring. To put it bluntly, they're just waiters. You said you wanted to train the children's patience, so I reluctantly agreed."
After saying that, without waiting for Madam Tan's reply, He Jiu Niang looked at Tan Xue'er and said, "Also, Miss Tan, I don't care what your mother told you, but you need to understand that my Youyou didn't punish you for no reason. Why don't you tell everyone what nasty things you said to her?"
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