If their mother punished them, at most she would slap them a few times, let them eat less, not give them candy, cakes or fruits, or not let them go out to play, and make them do writing and memorizing at home. But this idiot actually said that his mother was a jerk.
Except Hu Zi, all the children looked at Su Li's back and lowered their heads. Their father would definitely punish them severely in the evening.
Looking at the big bowl of mutton noodles and some side dishes on the table.
Li Dan looked at Su Li's expressionless face and felt very uneasy. He hadn't seen his mother angry for a long time. It reminded him of the days when he was scolded and beaten and had no food or warm clothes. He knew that Su Li had told them many times not to go to the river without adults around. He thought that there were so many people here, even though they were all children, and if something happened they would shout, and it would definitely be okay.
But in the end, he didn't listen to his mother, and he felt that he might really be wrong.
Li Dan was also at a loss. Since he came to this family, the most gentle and considerate person was his mother. She had never been so serious and angry. Every time his father asked them to train hard, she would prepare hot water for them to soak their feet and massage their arms and legs.
Hu Zi handed the bowl to Su Li, and her meaning was very clear: "Hurry up and serve the noodles to your dear eldest son." Su Li looked at her smiling face, not knowing where she had done wrong, and wanted to slap the wall.
It was obvious that Shitou was very angry. He kept his head down, looking like he admitted his mistake and accepted the punishment. Seeing that little look, Su Li almost softened her heart. But she didn't know that the little guy was thinking that mom was angry and dad would definitely side with mom no matter what. Dad was biased to begin with, so they would definitely be scolded, for sure.
Su Li filled the bowls of several children's meals.
"Enjoy your meal! Eat more and wait for your dad to come back, hum!"
Except for Hu Zi, all the children froze and glanced at Su Li with no smile on their faces.
They also knew that they couldn't avoid the punishment, so several children began to eat with big mouthfuls, as if they would not have the next meal after this one. Only Hu Zi opened his mouth and looked at his brothers in surprise, as if he was out of touch with the situation.
"Are you hungry? Why are you eating so much? Isn't there still a lot in the pot?"
No one paid any attention to him; everyone was fighting hard for their food.
Su Li found the children funny, but she couldn't laugh. She had to remain calm and teach these children a lesson.
When Xie Zhengchuan came back in the evening, Su Li had not yet prepared dinner. She was sitting in the main room, reading a book with great fascination.
In the afternoon, the children were very obedient and practiced calligraphy and reading at home. They kept their eyes straight and were as serious as could be. Among them, Shitou was the most hardworking. From time to time, he would bring a word to her and ask her how to read it and what it meant.
Although Su Li answered them one by one, she still didn't look happy.
She didn't want to do this, and she was also afraid that the relationship between her and her husband, which had been maintained for so long, would be damaged. But she had to do this. The river in Shanghe Village was said by the old people to be very evil, and people would drown every day, adults, children, or poultry. Su Li didn't believe it.
But she had come here and had lived for so long, which in itself was against science, so she had a little more awe for the gods.
But no matter what, the children are still young and don’t know how to swim, and the river is deep. Anyway, it is for their own good not to let them swim alone.
Although Xie Zhengchuan saw Su Li reading very seriously, there was obvious worry between his brows. She was still sleeping when he left. Was he not at home today? Did something happen at home?
Su Li saw Xie Zhengchuan locking his car and greeted him.
"I'm back. I'll cook."
"Wife, what's wrong with you? Is there something wrong?" He said as he stroked her brow with his fingers.
Su Li originally wanted to tell him that her children had gone to the river without permission, but when she thought about it, they came there to collect grass for the pigs, and she had ignored them the whole afternoon. Seeing how cautious they were, she felt bad too. So she let it go this time, but if they did it again next time, she would break their legs.
"It's okay. Um~ I just read a story. It's very sad. I feel a little sad."
Xie Zhengchuan looked at Su Li and didn't want to say anything more. "I'm glad you're okay. Let's cook! I'll go see the kids."
"Um!"
The children who were reciting on the kang with their heads shaking turned to look at Xie Zhengchuan who came into the room. They were so frightened that they took a breath and stared at him, not daring to swallow their saliva.
Xie Zhengchuan looked at the boys and wondered what they didn't understand.
"Tell me! Did you make your mother unhappy?"
After hearing this, the hearts of the children were in their throats. Only Baoya pouted and slowly crawled to the edge of the kang. She slowly raised her little hand. Her brothers had made her mother unhappy today. She wanted to complain.
"Dad, my brothers weren't good today. They ate the hogweed by the river. Mom told us not to ate by the river, but they still did. My third brother even scolded Mom, they didn't even know where they ate. Their clothes were covered with black mud and grass juice. Mom said it was hard to wash off. The clothes are still soaking in the basin!"
Xie Zhengchuan's expressionless face suddenly smiled, "Huzi, you said your mother! And you guys secretly went to the riverside, what's the matter, do you want to learn swimming secretly?"
Several children became even more scared when seeing Xie Zhengchuan's smiling face. Usually when they were training, Xie Zhengchuan was very serious and rarely smiled. When he suddenly did that, several boys' hearts began to tremble.
They all cast their resentful eyes towards Baoya, oh! This time, Huzi was included, because he was honored to be called by his father for the first time.
"My dear daughter, haven't you always wanted to eat glutinous rice candy? Daddy will buy it for you tomorrow. You just stay at home and play. Come on, my dear sons, why are you still lying on the kang? Before it gets dark, follow my command and get off the kang immediately. Go to the river and march in unison. Get ready, run."
As Xie Zhengchuan spoke, he watched the four boys running towards the river from behind.
Su Li was busy in the kitchen. When she saw Xie Zhengchuan taking the children out, she just glanced at them and ignored them. Anyway, with him around, nothing would happen to the children.
After dinner was ready, Su Li took Bao Ya to start eating. After all, they didn't know when they would be back, and Su Li was afraid that the little girl would be hungry.
After eating, she went to the kitchen to put the food away so that they could eat it when they came back. The stove was always burning so it would not get cold.
Su Li had just finished washing up when Xie Zhengchuan brought them back. Su Li looked at the four children, each with red eyes, obviously having cried.
She shook her head secretly, thinking that she was more gentle!
After they washed their hands, they looked at the table where Su Li was serving them food, and tears suddenly fell from their eyes.
"Mom, we were wrong. We will never go to the river without permission again." Tiedan wiped his tears with his hands and admitted his mistake.
"Mom, you are so nice." Hu Zi said.
Su Li: “???”
"Mom, I will be a good brother in the future and won't let you worry about your younger brothers and sisters."
"I am also a mother. I will be filial to you in the future."
Everyone rushed to admit their mistakes, Su Li was a little confused, "Okay, let's eat! Good kids are those who know their mistakes and correct them. Tomorrow the primary school in the production team will start. Mommy will take you to school tomorrow! I have prepared your schoolbags and will give them to you tomorrow!"
"Well, thanks, mom!"
"Thank you, Mom. You are so kind."
Su Li glanced at Xie Zhengchuan and whispered in his ear: "Where did you take them? You are so nice to admit your mistakes."
Xie Zhengchuan felt an itch in his ears. "Want to know? Call me good brother and I'll tell you, or call me dear?"
Su Li's face suddenly turned red. Why did this guy suddenly become so frivolous? At such a warm moment, he is really a bad guy.
Xie Zhengchuan looked at his wife's embarrassing look, hmm! He thought that he should think of a few more nice words to say to himself at night. When his wife blushed and called him shyly, it was really beautiful.
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