“What else can be done? Your two sons are fighting with someone, corrupting your Rui Rui. They’re not learning anything good all day, all thanks to your Wang family.”
“I just got back too.” Wang Jianshe felt wronged. What did the children fighting have to do with him? He had to take a scolding for no reason.
“Like father, like son. You’re no different. Not one of you grandsons is easy to deal with.”
Chen Lishu was also explaining to Gu Xingdong, “Just now, a sister-in-law came to say that Rui Rui and Yanchao were fighting with someone by the service center. Let’s go quickly and make sure they don’t get hurt.”
Gu Xingdong nodded, “Let’s go and see.”
Soon, the four of them quickly walked towards the service center.
The children had already been separated by adults passing by, but the children were like stubborn chicks, tilting their heads as if they were about to pounce on each other again.
Chen Lishu saw that Rui Rui was covered in mud and had a bruise on his cheek. She quickly hurried over.
“Mom?” Seeing her approach, Rui Rui called out softly, very nervously.
“You two little brats, you can’t give me a moment’s peace all day.” Zhao Guiying shoved her third son into her husband Wang Jianshe’s arms and walked towards her two sons.
Looking at the children’s disheveled state, although she felt distressed, she criticized them first.
“Mom, Liu Bing wanted to snatch Gu Rui’s canned food. That was what he bought for Aunt Gu. Liu Bing pushed him, and the can broke. He also hit Gu Rui. Good brothers stick by each other, no matter the cost!”
Zhao Guiying almost laughed out loud at his righteous demeanor. She grabbed his ear and said, “You talk about sticking by each other, but you haven’t even figured out your studies, and you’re always spouting useless theories.”
Wang Yanchao immediately winced in pain, “Mom, be gentle. I was wrong. I won’t dare to do it again.”
Rui Rui looked at Wang Yanchao being disciplined and felt even more uneasy looking at Chen Lishu.
Chen Lishu touched his injured spot and asked with concern, “Does it hurt?”
Rui Rui shook his head, “It doesn’t hurt.”
“Why did you think of buying canned food for Mom?”
Rui Rui looked at her and said softly, “Brother Yanchao said that eating canned food makes you energetic and not tired.”
Chen Lishu froze on the spot.
She had casually mentioned feeling tired, and she hadn’t expected the child to take it to heart.
“Who is it? Which ignorant little brat dared to hit our Xiao Bing?”
A short and plump woman walked over quickly from not far away. Her hair was permed into a bouffant, and her voice arrived before she did. Without even understanding what had happened, she started protecting her own child.
Those present who knew her character couldn’t help but frown, starting to feel a bit nervous for Zhao Guiying and Chen Lishu.
The Liu family woman was notoriously protective of her children. If her child bullied others, she wouldn’t say anything. But if they were bullied, then trouble would ensue. Her children were spoiled and overbearing because of her.
“It’s you three little brats bullying my son, ganging up on him? You’re bad seeds at such a young age, and you won’t be any better when you grow up.” The woman with the bouffant arrived. After hearing her son’s complaint, she turned and lectured Rui Rui and the Wang brothers.
The three children immediately flinched in fear and hid behind Chen Lishu and Zhao Guiying.
“I say, Liu family woman, how can you talk like that? It’s just kids fighting. Your son is tall and strong. Anyone with eyes can see that our children are being bullied. How can you open your eyes and speak nonsense?”
Zhao Guiying clearly knew this woman’s temperament and didn’t want to argue with her. But hearing her words made her incredibly angry, so she couldn’t help but retort.
The woman immediately raised her eyebrows and said with a displeased face, “My son being strong is our ability. Who told your children to be like little chicks? Besides, can you count? There are three of you on your side, and my son only has two.”
“Mom, look at my wrist. It was bitten by that Gu brat,” Liu Bing rolled up his sleeve to show the woman.
Seeing the clear bite marks, the woman immediately became furious. She rushed over to pull Rui Rui out from behind Chen Lishu, cursing as she did, “You little brat, are you a dog? Look at what you did to my son…”
Before she could finish speaking, her shoulder was suddenly pushed forcefully, and she instinctively took two steps back.
The woman looked at Chen Lishu in disbelief, “You, how dare you push me?”
“What if I push you?” Chen Lishu said in a cold, deep voice, “If you dare to touch my son, I’ll dare to hit you.”
“I’m asking you, are you deaf or blind to pretend not to know that he snatched my son’s canned food? You don’t care why the children are fighting, but you see your son being bitten. Look at my son’s face, and his body. I seriously suspect my son has internal injuries.”
“You, what do you mean? Are you trying to extort us?”
Chen Lishu stepped forward and said sternly, “What if I extort you? Let me tell you, this matter isn’t over. I’m taking the child to the hospital now. If the hospital diagnoses any issue, you’ll have to face bankruptcy. I will hold you legally responsible!”
“You woman, what trouble are you causing again!” As Chen Lishu pulled Rui Rui around to leave, Liu Bing’s father rushed over. In the cold weather, sweat broke out on his forehead.
“Leader, it’s all my wife’s and child’s fault. Please don’t take it to heart.” Liu Bing’s father, Captain Liu, said very sincerely to Gu Xingdong.
Gu Xingdong glanced at him and said with a half-smile, “What’s the use of you apologizing to me?”
Captain Liu’s movements froze. Knowing that Gu Xingdong was truly angry, he turned and kicked his son, scolding, “You little brat, who doesn’t know the immensity of heaven and earth, hurry up and apologize to them!”
Seeing his son stumble to the side, the woman immediately got angry, “You scoundrel, why are you hitting your son?”
“You’re a woman who understands nothing and only causes trouble for me. Hurry up and apologize to your sister-in-law and the others,” the man said, glaring.
Wang Jianshe didn’t care, but Gu Xingdong was his direct superior. How dare he offend him? His good-for-nothing wife was clearly tired of living a comfortable life.
The woman, at a crucial moment, knew when to observe the situation. She pulled her son over to apologize to Chen Lishu and Zhao Guiying.
“It’s just a fight between children. My son also did some wrong things.”
In the past, if the other party apologized, Chen Lishu would have replied, “It’s okay,” considering the men worked together in the military. But seeing Rui Rui being beaten today, she felt particularly angry and didn’t want to endure any grievances.