"Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on him?"
How could such a terrible thing have happened if we had kept an eye on him? Heng'er is only two years old, no matter how naughty he is. How could he suddenly ruin all the flowers in the garden right under our noses?
"The young master threw a ball and asked Caiyue and me to fetch it. There were servants from the Ren family watching over us. Caiqing and I didn't think much of it. The young master was very angry that we didn't listen to his orders, so we had no choice but to go and fetch the ball together."
In less than a quarter of an hour, who would have thought that the young master had such ability? He actually jumped into the flower bushes, rolled around on them, and stroked them with his chubby little hands.
The chubby boy was small but strong and incredibly fast. The servants of the Ren family couldn't catch him at all. Caiqing and Caiyue could catch him, but he would cheat and break free, then run away again.
They ran while intensifying their destruction of the flowers.
Song Zhuiyan: "..." This brat is asking for a beating.
Shen Miao: Those flowers were bought from elsewhere at a high price by my husband, but the culprit is Young Master Ye and Miss Song's cousin, so they certainly can't be held accountable.
They had no choice but to accept the loss.
"It's nothing, it's just some flowers, they're not worth much. Are you alright, young master? I hope you didn't scratch him." Even the most precious flowers aren't as valuable as the young master.
I heard that the young master's father is a great general who is currently fighting on the border. No wonder he is so fierce and can cause such a huge commotion at such a young age.
When Ye Moxun and Song Tantan returned, Zhong Jingheng suddenly rushed out like a little cannonball and grabbed Ye Moxun's leg.
"Waaaaah, brother Heng'er hurts, Heng'er hurts, it hurts so much, waaaah!" The little guy cried very loudly, tears streaming down his face.
Ye Moxun had never seen him cry so sadly before. The little guy was very fierce. Even if he accidentally fell or bumped into something, he never frowned. Occasionally, his aunt would pat his bottom to punish him for being too naughty, but he never cried.
He definitely has the physique of a tough guy.
Seeing him crying so hard, Ye Moxun felt very sorry for him, his eyes filled with worry. "Where are you hurt? Let your brother take a look. I'll put some medicine on you and it won't hurt anymore."
"Hands, Heng'er's hands hurt, brother," Heng'er looked at him with teary eyes, then pouted and looked at Song Tantan, "Sister, if Mother hits me, it hurts, Mother is naughty."
As he spoke, he showed the two of them his two swollen little hands, which were indeed swollen like little buns from being hit so hard.
"Auntie, you hit too hard! Heng'er is still so young, how could you bear to hit him so hard?" Song Tantan seemed to empathize with him and felt heartbroken. She quickly took Heng'er and held him in her arms.
Ye Moxun took out pain-relieving ointment and anti-inflammatory ointment and asked Song Tantan to sit down so he could apply them to Heng'er.
"Mommy's naughty, boohoo, it hurts so much, brother and sister, Heng'er is in pain." The little guy started to whine and play the victim even more.
Song Zhuiyan was amused by his anger. The brat had been so stubborn just now. She hit him so hard, but the little guy just pouted, held back his tears, and looked at her with a defiant gaze.
She was so angry. Seeing her son's little hands swollen like steamed buns, her heart ached so much it felt like it was bleeding. But as soon as the boy started to cry, she would stop.
But he insisted on challenging her authority. They say you can tell what a person will be like at three years old. Although the little guy is only two, what he did today was really too much and too naughty. If he doesn't learn a lesson and remember what he can and cannot do, what will happen if he grows up to be a bad person?
After such a beating, the little guy's fair palms looked like they were about to break and bleed, but he held back his tears and refused to cry, the tears hanging on his lower eyelashes but not falling.
He only started having a fit when he saw Song Tantan and Ye Mo return. He kept howling and looked incredibly pitiful.
“Ask him what good things he’s done. If you don’t teach him a lesson, he’ll cause big trouble later.” Song Zhuiyan sat on a chair two meters away.
The little guy was annoyed with her. If she got too close, he would cry even louder. Song Zhuiyan felt sorry for him. It must have been so hard for him to hold it in like that. Let him vent for a while.
"Brother stepped on the flowers and pulled them out. There were so many on the ground. The flowers are dead." Shuang'er complained to them.
Um?
Upon hearing Shuang'er's words, Song Tantan and Ye Moxun sensed that something was wrong. Picking a few flowers wouldn't get them punished, but they probably ruined quite a few.
"He plucked half the flowers in the garden. If Caiqing and Caiyue hadn't stopped him in time, he would have ruined the entire garden." Song Zhuiyan was both amused and annoyed. How could she have given birth to such a naughty boy?
"Heng'er, this is wrong of you. The flowers are so beautiful, they are meant to be admired. How could you bear to pull them all out?" Song Tantan was also very surprised. She knew her younger brother was fierce, but she didn't expect him to be this ruthless.
"No, there are still many flowers. Heng'er didn't pull them all out," Heng'er argued earnestly.
He's already ruined half the garden, what more does he want?
"Growing flowers is hard work. Flowers only bloom once a year. The season when all flowers are in full bloom is a rare treat. Flowers are living things too. If you pull them out, they will feel pain, just like your hand will hurt when you get hit." Song Tantan patiently explained to him.
"It hurts, Heng'er's hands hurt, sister, snort."
The little guy's focus was entirely on himself; he didn't care whether the flowers were in pain or not. After all, he didn't hear the flowers cry out in pain, but he was definitely hurt by the beating.
I shed many tears and cried very loudly.
They're too young to understand some things.
Ye Moxun patiently explained to him for a long time. In the end, he looked at you with a blank expression, seemingly understanding but not quite. Under the pressure from the adults, he obediently nodded and promised that he would never dare to ruin the flowers again.
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