Chapter 99: Another Conquest
Liu Ji and Liu Facai quarreled fiercely in front of the clan leader, and the scene was thrown into chaos for a while.
It was not until everyone arrived at the Liu family's old house that Jinbao and Jinhua stood up to testify that it was Da Niu and Er Niu who brought the older children to bully them, and that Dalang and Erlang took action. Only then did the matter become clear.
When asked by their parents, other children who were bullied nodded and admitted this.
Liu Ji handed over the child's tattered Cuju, and with the witnesses and evidence, Liu Fachai could no longer argue.
The clan leader was speechless. It was not his business to intervene in a fight between kids, but two adults from two families had to fight over this. Moreover, both of them were the most scoundrels in the village. It gave him a headache just thinking about it.
Seeing that it was inappropriate for everyone to just gather here to watch the fun, the clan leader asked someone to open the door of the ancestral hall and called Liu Fachai and Liu Ji in.
Outside the ancestral hall, Liu Facai's wife and two children stood on the left side of the door, while Qin Yao stood on the right side of the door with her four children. Their protective attitude towards their children was obvious.
Liu Facai's wife said speechlessly, "They are not even your biological children, but a stepmother protects them like nothing. Do you think they can still remember you?"
The distance was so close, and Qin Yao was not deaf, so she immediately glanced over with a cold look.
"As long as they call me mother, I will protect them for the rest of their lives and teach them right from wrong, unlike you, my own children, who cannot tell right from wrong, bully the weak, and are rude and unreasonable."
Her tone was always calm, as if she had a natural confidence and emboldening voice, which made Liu Facai's wife feel very uncomfortable, as if she was inferior to her for no reason.
But he was afraid of Qin Yao's fighting ability and only dared to mutter to the air.
Qin Yao didn't even want to look at her any more. She stood outside the door with her arms folded, waiting for the result.
Little did she know that the four children behind her, who had been pretending to be strong, suddenly lost all their strength and their eyes turned red when they heard what she had just said.
The night was very dark. They took another step back towards the wall, hiding in the shadows and quickly wiping away their tears, not wanting to be discovered.
But Qin Yao's senses were very sharp. She heard someone sniff behind her. Her ears twitched slightly. She turned around and met four pairs of watery eyes.
Qin Yao couldn't help but chuckle. She reached out her hand and touched each of their heads. After thinking for a while, she bent down and kissed each of them on the forehead. She then took all four little guys into her arms and said with a smile:
"Are you crying now? You didn't listen to my advice to practice martial arts, otherwise you would have been bullied by those two losers."
Da Niu and Er Niu were furious, saying who was useless!
Er Lang showed his face from his stepmother's arms, stuck out his tongue and made a face, staring at them, what's wrong with you!
However, just after he finished this little action, he was patted on the head, warning him to be quiet and not to escalate the conflict.
It was a hot day, and it was very hot for the five children to hug each other. Qin Yao thought that it was enough to comfort them, and was about to let go.
Unexpectedly, four pairs of small hands immediately hugged her, the tall ones hugged her waist, and the small ones hugged her thighs. In an instant, there were four human-shaped pendants on her body, whimpering like little animals acting like spoiled children, and Qin Yao's heart melted when she heard it.
Sure enough, our own dolls are still the cutest.
Dalang felt the palms stroking his back again and again, from his neck to the tips of his ears, and his face turned red, but the warm embrace and the fragrance of soapberries were so lingering that he allowed himself to be unrestrained and get closer to such warmth.
If possible, he wished he could be like his younger brothers and sisters, treating her as his mother without any scruples, acting coquettishly with her, complaining to her, and relying on her wholeheartedly.
But if he really did that, it would seem a bit unfair to his biological mother.
The young boy's mind was sensitive and delicate. Qin Yao saw it and could only sigh in her heart.
Children who are sensible often bear more, so we should pay more attention to this little one in the future.
A quarter of an hour later, the men came out of the ancestral hall.
Liu Ji looked indignant, but he could not hide the joy in his eyes.
Liu Facai hung his head in dejection, glaring at Liu Ji with hatred, looking like a defeated rooster.
The patriarch looked at the two families, shook his head wearily, and withdrew.
The ancestral hall was locked, and the two families watched the patriarch leave before they prepared to go home.
"Wait." Qin Yao suddenly called out to Liu Facai and his family.
She frightened the family of four and they looked back warily.
Qin Yao pointed at Da Niu and Er Niu, "Shouldn't you apologize?"
Liu Facai's wife angrily said, "That's enough. You two kids are apologizing for a fight? What is there to apologize for? Look at how badly our Da Niu and Er Niu were beaten by your Da Lang and Er Lang, and we haven't asked you to apologize yet!"
Qin Yao remained calm and waved her hand. The four brothers and sisters of Dalang stood up. She looked at them and said,
"No matter who starts a fight, it is wrong. Using violence to solve problems is wrong."
Liu Ji was dumbfounded. Qin Yao, don't be so hypocritical. You just use violence to solve problems!
Qin Yao pretended not to see Liu Ji's dumbfounded expression. This is not the end of the world without laws and moral constraints. This world has its own operating rules.
Da Niu and Er Niu looked at each other and wanted to step back in fear. Qin Yao shouted, "Come here and apologize! Otherwise, this matter will not end!"
She meant what she said literally, as long as there is a beginning and an end, everything will be over.
But to the other party, this is a serious threat.
Da Niu and Er Niu were so scared that they whispered, "Yes, I'm sorry."
Qin Yao nodded to Dalang and the other two. Although he was reluctant, Dalang still took the lead and said, "We shouldn't have beaten you so badly. I apologize, but if you bully us again next time, I will beat you again!"
Qin Yao frowned. This kid, there was no need to say the true words at the end. He was too honest.
"Let's go home and have dinner." Qin Yao waved to the family of four across the street and led the children home as if nothing had happened.
Liu Ji snorted at Liu Facai and quickly followed his mothers' pace.
When the family returned home, the dishes served in the main room had already gone cold, but that did not stop the family of six from sitting around the table and enjoying their meal.
After the meal, Liu Ji cleaned up the dishes, washed the dishes and wiped the table, while Qin Yao held an oil lamp to check the injuries of the four children.
It's no big deal. Sanlang and Si Niang are fine except that they are dirty.
There were several bruises on Dalang and Erlang's faces. When she poked them, they hissed and gasped in pain.
But perhaps because they found each other's behavior funny or they thought of something funny, the two brothers suddenly burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?" Qin Yao glared at the two of them helplessly. He was still laughing even after being beaten.
Erlang gave a wicked laugh and answered, "Mother, I pinned Erniu down, locked his neck with my feet, and hit him in the face. He was stunned in an instant."
Mother?
Qin Yao raised her eyebrows. Does this count as another successful capture?
Erlang thought he was shouting very naturally, and continued to talk about how his elder brother beat Liu Daniu.
I secretly raised my eyes to see Qin Yao's expression to see if she noticed.
However, she didn't expect that the other party was concentrating on wiping the dust off Si Niang's face and acted as if he didn't notice it at all, which made her feel suffocated.
Looking at him like that, Qin Yao almost laughed out loud.
(End of this chapter)