It was one thing for them to bully her and her sister in the past, but now they occasionally show up out of nowhere to intimidate her.
Several times, she was so frightened that she cried.
He Shitou rolled up his sleeves and said angrily, "Sister, did that Zhao Ergou scare you? I'm going to beat him to death right now!"
He Tiantian quickly shook her head, as if there was something she didn't know.
"What's with that Zhao Ergou who's so scary?"
Zhao Wanzi, who had the most to say, angrily said, "Mother, I forgot to tell you about this before. This Zhao Ergou always suddenly pops up out of nowhere and scares me and Sister Xiaolv... It's so annoying!"
Zhao Xiaolü nodded; she was quite afraid of Zhao Ergou.
He Tiantian suddenly realized the seriousness of the problem, and she said seriously, "This Zhao Ergou is a dangerous person. Everyone should stay away from him in the future. Also, Shitou, don't confront him directly, just avoid him."
He Shitou withdrew his fist, somewhat puzzled.
“Sister, I can beat him.” He Shitou thought his sister was worried about him and afraid he would get hurt.
He Tiantian shook her head. "It's not a matter of whether we can win or not. It's better to offend a gentleman than a petty person."
"What?"
"What?"
Everyone present, except for Xu Qingyun, looked completely bewildered.
What does that "offending someone or not" mean? Neither Brother Zhao Yan nor Mr. Xu mentioned it in their classes!
Xu Qingyun coughed and explained, "This saying means that it's better to offend a virtuous person than to have a grudge against a narrow-minded villain. Because a virtuous person is upright and honest, and would not do anything to harm you behind your back. But a villain is different; they will always use despicable means to harm you."
The crowd nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
“Yes, Mr. Xu’s explanation is very good.” He Tiantian agreed wholeheartedly.
Zhao Xiaohe was the first to react, "I know, I know. Auntie doesn't want us to have any conflicts with Er Gou because she's afraid he'll harm us behind our backs."
"Xiaohe is so smart," He Tiantian praised.
Zhao Xiaohe felt very pleased to receive the praise.
He suddenly remembered something and said, "But Auntie, I heard my parents talking about Zhao Ergou at home. It seems... they said he wasn't doing anything proper and went to the city to visit prostitutes."
"Auntie, what does 'prostitution' mean?" Zhao Xiaohe blinked.
Everyone blinked and looked at He Tiantian.
He Tiantian blushed. How was she supposed to explain this? As a mother, it seemed rather inappropriate for her to explain this.
“Mr. Xu, why don’t you explain it?” He Tiantian handed the responsibility over to Xu Qingyun.
Xu Qingyun's face immediately turned red, and his cough worsened.
"Mr. Xu, please slow down." He Shitou quickly patted Xu Qingyun's back, and after Xu Qingyun recovered, he continued to look at him with his eager eyes.
"This...this means that matters between men and women...like in the Rouge Alley in the city, some women live by earning money from men..." Xu Qingyun's explanation was halting and everyone was confused.
After the explanation was finished, everyone felt as if they understood, yet also as if they didn't.
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