Ji Lingchen replied, "I don't live in this house. I haven't since I was young. Every time I come back, it's mostly because of Ji Wen. I come back to discipline him. Everyone probably saw that I hit Ji Wen too hard, so they suspected that I was prone to violence!"
Fang Xiaonuan shifted so she was more comfortable in her husband's arms. "That violent behavior is directed towards Ji Wen. You have to be gentler towards your wife. Sister-in-law is right. If you hit your wife, she will run away. If she runs away, she will be lost. If she is lost, she will never be found again."
Ji Lingchen patted Fang Xiaonuan's little behind. "Where do you want to run off to?"
"Hmph, I'm going back to my mother's house!" Fang Xiaonuan covered the spot where she had just been smacked. Her face instantly turned red from embarrassment.
Ji Lingchen ruffled Fang Xiaonuan's hair and asked, "Are you going back to your parents' house to complain?"
