When Fox Jiaojiao returned home, the five cubs had already returned.

The yard was full of wood, neatly stacked, as if it was the result of the cubs' work today.

When she returned, the five cubs were tiptoeing into the house. In the middle of the yard was a stone basin as big as a washbasin, filled with water, and three palm-sized fish were swimming around in it.

"The cubs are back? You actually caught fish today, so amazing!"

Seeing the cubs, Fox Jiaojiao cheered up, changed her melancholy and loss just now, and tried to show her best side to the cubs.

She didn't want her negative emotions to affect them.

In the past, her parents, who often quarreled at home, never cared about her. They quarreled and smashed pots and bowls in front of her, which made her subconsciously afraid of people with loud voices when she grew up.

When she first saw Hu Jing when she first came here, it was for this reason that she was afraid of him out of reflex.

When they heard the voice of Hu Jiaojiao, the five cubs froze.

Hu Jiaojiao also noticed something was wrong.

Why are Xiaowu and Ling'er so quiet today? In the past, Xiaowu was the first to rush into her arms.

Hu Jiaojiao approached suspiciously and saw that the five cubs, except Long Xiu, were all wet and hiding behind the door, with water dripping from their hair and bodies, and there were puddles of water on the ground.

She was startled and stepped forward.

"What happened? How did you get into this state?"

Foxy Jiaojiao felt distressed and took out a towel and handed one to each of the older kids. She then wiped Long Ling'er's face and hair.

The little girl was weak and the weather was getting cooler. She couldn't catch a cold.

Long Yu and Long Zhong took the towels, lowered their heads, and said nothing. It was a rare silence.

Long Yao was covered in yellow mud and looked like a loach, with only two round red eyeballs showing.

He was always naughty and playful, but now he shrank his head like a puppy admitting his mistake, carefully observing Foxy Jiaojiao's expression.

It seemed as if she was going to run away

immediately if she got angry. "Mom, we know we were wrong. We will never go to the river to catch fish again in the future and won't get our clothes wet. Don't be angry..." Long Ling'er clasped her hands tightly together and apologized softly.

These were clothes made by her mother herself. She must be very angry that they got them dirty like this.

As soon as she opened her mouth, Long Zhong also stepped forward and said with his neck stiff:

"It's my fault. I got the clothes wet. If you are angry, hit me, don't blame Ling'er and Xiaowu!"

Long Yu also stepped forward silently and stretched out his black palm, "Hit me, don't hit them."

It was their fault to get the clothes dirty, and he would take responsibility for his own mistakes.

Foxy glanced at them and raised his hand.

Long Yu closed his eyes, but the pain he imagined did not come. He opened his eyes and found that Hu Jiaojiao was just wiping his hands, and her movements were gentle.

He watched Hu Jiaojiao wipe his hands carefully, without any angry expression on her face, but with deep concern, and kept muttering:

"Silly kids, it's just that your clothes are wet, you can change them and your mother will help you wash them, but how did you get into this situation, did the cubs bully you?"

The cubs' sensible and timid appearance made Hu Jiaojiao feel distressed.

What she was most worried about was that the cubs were bullied.

"No, no one bullied us, we just accidentally fell in the river." Long Ling'er shook her head quickly, but her eyes were erratic.

Children always think that they cover up well when they lie, but in fact, there are many loopholes in the eyes of adults.

Foxy Jiaojiao saw that Long Ling'er was not right at a glance, and gently pinched her soft and tender, gray cheeks. Compared with her skinny appearance before, she has grown some flesh now.

She squatted down and said to Long Ling'er seriously:

"Ling'er, mother will not be angry if your clothes are dirty, but if you lie, mother will be angry."

"I..." Long Ling'er lowered her head in embarrassment.

Foxy looked at the other kids beside her, "You are the same. In mother's eyes, you are much more important than clothes. Mother will not beat you for such a small matter, but..."

"If you get hurt or bullied outside, mother will be very worried, so tell mother the truth, is there anyone bullying you?"

Hearing this, Long Ling'er raised her head and glanced at the kids, as if asking.

Long Yu and Long Zhong turned their heads away and did not intend to tell the truth.

Looking at the stubborn looks of the kids, Foxy got a headache. She really didn't know who she inherited this temper from.

"It's not good to lie, kids. Have you thought it through?" She lowered her voice and looked at the kids seriously.

Long Ling'er's face wrinkled up immediately, and she looked embarrassed, like a sad little bun.

"Mom, Ling'er knows I was wrong, and Ling'er will not lie again in the future." After thinking for a while, Long Ling'er lowered her head honestly and admitted her mistake.

A relieved smile appeared on Foxy's face.

This is a good child!

She can accept white lies that do not endanger the safety of the children and do not let the children suffer grievances. She also allows the children to have their own little secrets, but she can't let them be bullied!

"Ling'er, be good, you are still a good child if you know your mistakes and correct them. Tell mother what happened today?"

Foxy gently rubbed Long Ling'er's head and asked in a warm voice.

"Yes..." Long Ling'er hesitated for a long time and couldn't explain it clearly.

"It was Lu Li. When we were fishing in the river, he brought a group of cubs over and pushed us into the river." At this moment, Long Xiu's clear voice came out.

Although he didn't go into the river and stayed on the shore, he heard everything that happened today clearly.

Long Xiu hated himself for being blind. When his brothers and sisters were bullied, he could only stand aside and couldn't help at all.

Fortunately, the river was not deep, and they were all good at swimming, so nothing happened, otherwise he would blame himself for the rest of his life.

"I'm sorry, I didn't protect them well, and it was me who suggested lying to you." Long Yu also lowered his head and admitted his mistakes honestly.

Long Zhong gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and his scarred face was full of resentment, "Damn Lu Li, they just rely on their numbers. When I grow up, I will beat them to a pulp!"

Foxy glanced at Long Zhong's angry expression and felt that when he grew up, it might not be as simple as knocking out his teeth.

After thinking for a while, she had an idea, turned around and asked softly with a smile:

"Do you want revenge? Mommy will give you something good!"