As the eldest grandson of the Tao family, Tao Dagou grew up pampered, developing a lawless and vicious personality.
Tao Lengshuang dodged the kick and twisted his ear even harder, "We'll see who's dealing with whom today."
Tao Dagou's face contorted in pain as he roared, "Are you all dead? Hurry up and help me deal with this jinx."
"And that little beast, beat him soundly. I'll take responsibility if he's beaten to death or crippled." httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Upon hearing this, Tao Lengshuang's plump face turned cold. She raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face, then pulled out a sickle.
"Your parents didn't teach you well. As your aunt, I will teach you a good lesson today."
She shielded Xiao Feng and swung the sickle a few times forcefully, "Let's see who dares to step forward."
No matter how fierce the children were, facing a lethal sickle and such a ferocious Tao Lengshuang, they felt fear and hesitated to approach. What if they were really injured?
"I don't think you dare to actually chop me." The beaten Tao Dagou ferociously lunged at her, "I'll kill you today!"
Tao Lengshuang's eyes were like tempered ice. She swung the sickle at him with all her might, not hesitating at all.
Several children cried out in alarm, instinctively covering their eyes.
Even Xiao Feng gasped, but he felt his mother was so mighty and domineering, and he loved it.
His mother was truly protecting him!
Tao Dagou, seeing the gleaming sickle coming straight at him, was so terrified that he fell to the ground, his face ashen as he scrambled backward.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me!" He raised his hands to shield his head, almost wetting himself in fear.
This jinx was really going to kill him; she wasn't joking.
Tao Lengshuang stopped abruptly, picked up a dry branch from the ground, and handed it to Xiao Feng.
She pointed at Tao Dagou, crouched down, and gently stroked Xiao Feng's head, "Xiao Feng, he hit you, so you hit him back."
"You dare!" Tao Dagou had just shouted defiantly, but then he saw Tao Lengshuang wave the sickle a few times. He tried to get up and flee.
However, his legs were so weak that he couldn't even stand.
"Xiao Feng, go hit him. Your mother is here for you."
Tao Lengshuang gently pushed Xiao Feng, encouraging him, "From now on, if anyone dares to hit you, you hit them back a thousand times over."
"With your parents here, no one can bully you."
Xiao Feng looked at her in surprise, confirming she was serious. He took the dry branch and menacingly walked towards Tao Dagou.
"You dare hit me? My grandparents will make you pay." Tao Dagou threatened with a ferocious expression.
Xiao Feng puffed out his cheeks and hit him repeatedly, "For bullying my mother, for bullying me!"
"I am not a beast; I have parents too. If you dare bully me again, my parents won't let you off."
Tao Dagou had never suffered such treatment. He was in pain and wanted to hit Xiao Feng.
But after a flash of the gleaming sickle, he was so scared that he collapsed on the ground, letting Xiao Feng hit him.
Tao Lengshuang, this jinx, would really chop him.
Tao Lengshuang, holding the sickle, stood behind Xiao Feng like a guardian, giving Tao Dagou no chance to harm her child.
After Xiao Feng had beaten Tao Dagou, he happily took his mother's hand and walked towards home.
However, at a corner, the mother and son saw a man and a woman.
"Dad..."
Xiao Feng was about to speak when Tao Lengshuang covered his mouth.
Tao Lengshuang shushed him, gestured with her eyes for him to remain silent, and looked indifferently at the man and woman not far away.
It was Mo Lingxi and the village beauty Luo Yang.
She snorted silently. Luo Yang had always admired Mo Lingxi, seeking him out openly and covertly, and not only causing trouble for the original owner but also slandering her everywhere.
It was a shame that this woman, with her innocent appearance, could do such wicked things.
Actually, she didn't care who Mo Lingxi was with, as long as Xiao Feng stayed with her.
...
Mo Lingxi and Luo Yang didn't notice Tao Lengshuang and her son.
"Lingxi..."
As Luo Yang softly began to speak, she was met with a cold glance from Mo Lingxi, and she immediately changed her address, "Brother Mo, my family has recently acquired some coarse grains. Would you like to borrow some?"
Mo Lingxi coldly said no and turned to leave.
But he was stopped by Luo Yang. She glanced at him shyly, "Brother Mo, I know your family is in financial difficulty. This is all I can do to help."
No matter how much Mo Lingxi disliked Tao Lengshuang, he wouldn't do anything inappropriate, especially since he had no feelings for Luo Yang.
"No need."
Luo Yang bit her lip, a hint of jealousy flashing in her eyes. Why should that lazy and ugly woman Tao Lengshuang be married to Brother Mo?
It should have been her married to Brother Mo.
"Brother Mo, if you don't think for yourself, you should at least think for Xiao Feng."
She acted as if she was thinking of Mo Lingxi and his son, "Xiao Feng is growing, and if he's not nourished properly, it will be bad for his health."
Mo Lingxi swept her with a gaze devoid of warmth.
Luo Yang retreated repeatedly, her heart trembling, and she lowered her head. Yet, unwilling to let this opportunity slip away.
"Brother Mo, I don't mean anything else, I just want to help you and Xiao Feng."
She clutched her embroidered handkerchief and wiped away tears from the corner of her eyes, "Seeing Xiao Feng like that, I feel immense pity."
"Xiao Feng is such a good child, yet he has to endure such suffering. Just thinking about it makes me wish I could suffer in his place."
But when she looked up, Mo Lingxi was nowhere to be seen.
She stomped her foot in anger, "Brother Mo is too much! It's all Tao Lengshuang, that cheap slut's fault. Sooner or later, I'll make her willingly divorce him."
Her words were overheard by Tao Lengshuang.
Tao Lengshuang pouted, her eyes glinting coldly as she looked at Luo Yang. She thought Mo Lingxi was truly a femme fatale.
Look how much Luo Yang hated her.
The most troublesome thing was that Luo Yang was the village chief's most beloved daughter, raised with great care since childhood.
If Luo Yang said something unfavorable to the village chief, her life in the village would become even more difficult.
She had to find a way to resolve this matter. She didn't want to be driven out of the village and have nowhere to stay.
Seeing Luo Yang leave, she crouched down and looked at Xiao Feng gently, softly admonishing him, "Xiao Feng, what we just saw, you can't tell your father when we get back, understand?"
Xiao Feng tilted his head, his big eyes filled with confusion, "Mom, why?"
Tao Lengshuang didn't brush him off or give a casual explanation. Instead, she explained seriously, "It's not good for Luo Yang's reputation, and your father wouldn't want others to know, understand?"
Xiao Feng gave a half-understanding "oh," then suddenly said softly, "Mom, does Luo Yang want to be my stepmother? I don't want a stepmother; stepmothers are all scary."
There were stepmothers in the village, and he had seen firsthand that stepmothers were not good to their stepchildren.
Tao Lengshuang caressed his head with affection, promising, "Mom promises you, no matter what happens, I will stay with you."
Xiao Feng's face lit up like a flower, and he nodded heavily, happily taking his mother's hand, "Mom, let's hurry back. Dad must be waiting impatiently."
"Okay."
Tao Lengshuang and Xiao Feng returned home hand in hand. Xiao Feng excitedly shouted,
"Dad, Mom protected me just now!"