Chapter 536

Seeing the situation turn bad, Shazhu, who had found an excuse to run out from inside the house, considerately closed the door.

To give You Li a harmonious place to discipline the five children.

Otherwise he would also get a scolding.

It's better for the son to be scolded than the father.

As Shazhu casually closed the door, his eyes, tinged with a hint of pity, fell through the glass onto his five children standing side by side against the wall.

He let out a sigh for the five children.

He also somewhat relieved himself of responsibility.

He thought: Don't blame me, this father, for being incapable and unable to protect you; heaven knows, I truly am not a match for your mother You Li.

I don't know if it's due to reaching middle age, but any minor matter, once You Li learns of it, is certain to become a huge upheaval, causing Shazhu lately, whatever he does, to be as careful as possible.

He prayed in his heart for some good luck for the several children.

He had walked less than two steps.

Seeing You Fengxia come in from outside, guessing she had seen Shazhu, she raised her hand, opened her mouth, and was about to greet Shazhu.

Thinking of the five children being scolded inside, Shazhu hastily raised his right index finger to his lips and made a shushing gesture toward You Fengxia.

You Fengxia had lived with Shazhu's family for a little over two months and knew some things about the Shazhu household.

Seeing Shazhu so careful and cautious, she knew You Li was again educating the children.

You Li's aura when disciplining the children is too overpowering; even as an adult, You Fengxia feels like a primary school student who made a mistake being educated, wishing she could run far away.

So she lowered her voice.

She muttered softly.

"Sister-in-law, is she again disciplining Weiguo and them?"

Shazhu nodded.

"Then I'll hide too." You Fengxia, being very perceptive, followed Shazhu to the front gate of the siheyuan and asked the reason: "How did Weiguo and them provoke the sister-in-law's anger again?"

"Weiguo and Xianghong got into a fight, got angry, and no matter what, they must make the children realize their mistake."

You Fengxia furrowed her brows.

An expression of painful contemplation.

Weiguo and the five children benefited from You Li's education and also from Shazhu's magnanimity; in the siheyuan and at school, they had a good reputation and good academic performance.

Not to the point of everyone praising them.

But they are also well-known as good children far and near.

They respect the elderly, help classmates; when they see an old man or woman with white hair, they address them as grandpa and grandma; when they see middle-aged people, they call them uncle and aunt; when they see peers, they either call them older brother/sister or younger brother/sister; if they have something, they also share it with peers.

The neighbors all say these children are righteous.

You Fengxia also likes these five children; all day long they call her 'little aunt' this and that, and they also give her their things, warming You Fengxia's heart.

I can't understand how these five good children could get into a fight.

A bit partial.

They believe that even if Weiguo and Dang Xianghong got into a fight, it would be the other person's fault, because the He family's upbringing does not allow children to be wrong.

He felt a bit curious.

"Brother Zhu, what's going on? Who did Weiguo and Xianghong fight with? It's shameless—children fighting, yet they come to the house to have the adults step in."

You Fengxia does not know the truth of the matter.

She mistakenly thinks it's just a ruckus among peers.

They fought today.

They'll make up tomorrow.

They don't hold grudges.

But as a parent, when your own child does something bad, gets hit, and then shamelessly comes to the door demanding an explanation, that's a bit overreaching.

He doesn't think Weiguo and them did wrong; he thinks the other side's parents are at fault.

If it were You Fengxia's own child who lost a fight, she wouldn't shamelessly go to demand justice.

It would make herself unreasonable and lower her standing.

"Xianghong."

Hearing the commotion, Yan Fugui came out of the house, walking toward Shazhu and them while answering You Fengxia's question. Since he didn't know You Fengxia's real name, he called out her alias, Dang Xianghong.

"It's not the children fighting each other; it's Weiguo and them who fought with Jia Zhangshi."

When Shazhu returned at that time, he learned the truth from Third Aunt's mouth and didn't find it too surprising.

But You Fengxia was left completely baffled, truly unable to grasp what was going on.

Fifteen- or sixteen-year-old Weiguo and thirteen- or fourteen-year-old Xianghong teamed up to fight Jia Zhangshi.

I just can't figure her out.

Her doubtful gaze fell on Yan Fugui; in You Fengxia's understanding, the Shazhu family hardly interacts with the Jia family.

This fight situation seems hard to even begin talking about.

Yan Fugui faced You Fengxia's doubtful gaze and narrated the whole story.

"This morning Shazhu and his wife weren't out playing, right? Across the way, Jia Zhangshi looked a bit resentful, muttered some foul words—something about 'money burning,' 'ought to die,' and such dirty talk. Just then Weiguo and them were in the courtyard, heard it, got upset, said a few things to Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi said she's an elder and wanted to hit little Li, so Weiguo only then struck out. This incident isn't Weiguo and them's fault; it's Jia Zhangshi who went too far. If she weren't old, I'd also want to slap her a few times. What kind of person is she?"

During Yan Fugui's narration.

He also didn't forget to claim credit.

Jia Zhangshi, after being hit by Weiguo, begged Bangeng to join her in fighting back, but Bangeng ignored her and ran off, and so on—these details were also recounted to You Fengxia and Shazhu.

Shazhu didn't care; as a man, he could actually run to the Jia family and give Jia Zhangshi a few slaps, and with his strength, it could very well cause a fatality.

Weiguo and Xianghong came out ahead in this fight incident.

Besides, there's also Bai Xu's mess that needs to be wrapped up.

We must not cause trouble outside the main issue.

You Fengxia is different from Shazhu; she can do things that Shazhu finds inconvenient to do, young and beautiful, far more capable than Jia Zhangshi, and confident that the neighbors will side with her, so she rushes toward the Jia Family.

Upon arriving at the Jia Family's doorstep, she kicked the Jia Family's door with her foot; seeing that it didn't burst open, she opened her mouth and began to scold Jia Zhangshi, who was hiding inside the house.

"Jia Zhangshi, come out! You dare to do something but won't own up to it—what are you being fierce about? Seeing that my older brother and sister-in-law aren't home, the house is left with only five children, you treat them like children, yet you still want to hit a child—who gave you the guts to strike a six- or seven-year-old little girl? Your own household is unsettled, and you can't even stand to see the neighbors living in harmony—how could the Siheyuan have someone like you? Everyone can't be bothered to deal with you, yet you think the neighbors are afraid of you? Come out!"

Seeing You Fengxia come to the door.

Jia Zhangshi, who was already worried about being held accountable, panicked instantly; knowing she was in the wrong and unable to cause a scene, she then saw the neighbors all gathered in Zhong Yuan.

Among them was also the Siheyuan's war god, Shazhu.