"Big brother, I..." Lin Jiudong was stunned.
She didn't expect Lin Qixia to be so ruthless, actually revealing everything.
Seeing that she didn't move, Lin Xiao became even angrier: "Didn't you hear me? Kneel down!"
Lin Jiudong hurriedly knelt down in front of Lin Xiao and He Zhilan, "Big brother! Sister-in-law! I was wrong! But Lin Qixia was clearly involved in this too!"
"She has a share? With her brains, do you think I don't know she was instructed by you?" the older brother cursed.
Lin Qixia: "..."
She was somewhat unsure whether her older brother was speaking up for her or scolding her.
“Dong’er, you too, you used to be so well-behaved, how could you do something like this without saying a word?” He Zhilan frowned, looking worried.
After his initial anger subsided, the eldest brother also felt a pang of regret: "Our parents passed away early, and it's my fault as the eldest brother for not raising you properly."
As he spoke, he said to He Zhilan, "Go and get a stick. Today, even if it's just for the sake of my parents' spirits in heaven, I will teach you a lesson on their behalf!"
"What? Big brother, you're really going to hit me?" Lin Jiudong stared wide-eyed at Lin Xiao, unable to believe what his older brother was saying.
“Brother Xiao…” He Zhilan was also surprised to hear her husband’s request.
This was the first time Lin Xiao had hit his younger sister, Lin Jiudong; previously, he had only disciplined the more mischievous Lin Qixia.
Lin Xiao didn't want to listen to his wife's advice at all and urged, "Go quickly!"
He Zhilan had no choice but to reply, "Okay, wait a moment."
Seeing that her sister-in-law was really going to find a stick, Lin Jiudong was so frightened that she begged her older brother for mercy: "Brother, I was wrong, sob sob... I really know I was wrong, please don't hit me..."
Unfortunately, despite her pleading for a long time, Lin Xiao remained unmoved.
Lin Jiudong was genuinely scared. After all, she had never been beaten before, especially by her older brother. As a man, he was naturally strong, and he used a lot of force when beating Lin Qixia.
She didn't want to go through that herself.
"Qixia, please beg my brother for me, okay? I really know I was wrong!" Lin Jiudong looked at Lin Qixia, who was watching the commotion from a short distance behind him as if nothing had happened.
Lin Qixia shrugged: "It's no use begging me now, my older brother won't listen to me anyway."
Seeing her cold attitude, Lin Jiudong's expression turned resentful.
Just then, He Zhilan returned with a thin stick. She hesitated for a moment before handing the stick to Lin Xiao and asking, "Are you really going to hit her?"
"Waaaaah, big brother, please don't hit me..." Lin Jiudong's face turned pale with fright.
Lin Xiao sneered: "Now you're scared? Where were you before!"
"I must teach you a lesson today!"
As he spoke, he swung the stick directly at Lin Jiudong.
Swoosh—
With a whooshing sound, the stick swung towards Lin Jiudong's arm.
"Wait a minute, big brother!"
Just as the stick was about to hit Lin Jiudong, Lin Qixia's voice rang out.
Snap!
Lin Xiao couldn't stop his movement, and the stick still hit Lin Jiudong.
"Ah!" Lin Jiudong let out a scream.
Clearly, Lin Xiao's blow was quite forceful, and her arm immediately felt a burning pain.
At the same time, Lin Xiao stopped his second attack on Lin Jiudong because of Lin Qixia's shout, and asked Lin Qixia next to him, "What else do you want to say?"
Lin Qixia couldn't stand watching Lin Xiao, a grown man, beat up Lin Jiudong, a twelve or thirteen-year-old child.
She fought with Lin Jiudong because they were similar in age, build, and strength, so it was considered fair.
But it's different with Lin Xiao. He's an adult, and it's wrong for an adult to hit a child.
“Third sister has already realized her mistake. If you want to punish her to teach her a lesson, you can do it in another way,” Lin Qixia advised Lin Xiao.
"In what way?" Lin Xiao asked her.
Lin Qixia said, "Didn't she use the money from selling her embroidery to hire people? Then confiscate her embroidery. Without pocket money, she can't use that money to do bad things."
"Lin Qixia, you!" Lin Jiudong's face flushed with anger upon hearing her sister's suggestion.
Lin Xiao hadn't initially thought Lin Qixia's idea was particularly good, but seeing Lin Jiudong's reaction, he suddenly realized that what she said made sense.
"Then let's do it this way." Lin Xiao turned to Lin Jiudong and instructed Lin Qixia, "From now on, you will be confined to your home for three months. You are not allowed to go anywhere except for embroidery and other chores! You should reflect on your actions in seclusion!"
"As for the embroidery she makes, Xia'er, you will be in charge of selling it."
Ultimately, this whole mess was caused by Lin Jiudong having too much pocket money, plus the fact that she cared so much about it.
So doing this now is the most appropriate punishment for her.
"Why should I?" Lin Jiudong asked in despair.
Lin Qixia looked down at Lin Jiudong with satisfaction, a smile in her eyes.
You asked for this, Lin Jiudong.
She had glanced at Lin Jiudong's embroidery before, and the quality was indeed quite good. According to the system's logic of collecting handicrafts, embroidery should also be traded with it.
Of course, this was only one of the reasons why Lin Qixia did this; her ultimate goal was to make Lin Jiudong bleed a little and learn a lesson.
This also gives her an excuse to leave home and go to a nearby town or other places later.
Inside the room, Lin Xiao's voice rang out again: "Thanks to your sister for pleading for you, you were spared a beating. Hurry up and thank her!"
"I..." Faced with his elder brother's oppressive aura, Lin Jiudong could only swallow his anger.
After muttering for a moment, she had no choice but to thank Lin Qixia: "Thank you, sister."
Lin Qixia glanced at her, her eyes crinkling as she replied, "You're welcome."
...
After reprimanding Lin Jiudong, Lin Xiao chased the two sisters out, while his sister-in-law stayed inside to continue calming her brother.
After leaving his elder brother's west wing room, Lin Jiudong handed the embroidery he was holding to Lin Qixia.
"Here you go!" Lin Jiudong tossed the embroidery to her in an annoyed tone.
As Lin Qixia accepted the item, a system notification sounded: [Ding! Detected a piece of medium-to-high quality embroidery, worth 8 gold coins!]
"Very good." Lin Qixia smiled with satisfaction.
Lin Jiudong angrily turned around and prepared to go back into the house.
"Stop right there." Lin Qixia suddenly called out to her.
Lin Jiudong, who was not far away, stopped in his tracks, turned around and glared at her: "What else do you want to do?"
"I know you like Li Pei too, but I'm no longer interested in him. From now on, I won't bother him or Gu Ciyu anymore, and I suggest you don't bother them either," Lin Qixia said to Lin Jiudong.
Ultimately, this whole mess started because of this incident, and she hopes to put an end to it completely.
Otherwise, given Lin Jiudong's irrationality, Lin Qixia was worried that if she didn't explain things clearly to her, Lin Jiudong would secretly provoke someone and cause trouble for the Lin family.
"Who said I like Li Pei? Don't talk nonsense!" Lin Jiudong's initial anger turned into embarrassment and rage.
Unexpectedly, Lin Qixia saw right through her thoughts. After thinking for a moment, she mocked Lin Qixia, "Besides, don't think I'll believe you just because you say you don't like Li Pei."
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