Chapter 52

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

Guben looked at the small, muddy, dirty paw held before his eyes, stunned for a moment.

"This child, eating without washing hands..."

He was hesitating whether to take it when Chen Xiulan's old face turned red, and she slapped her son on the back of the head.

"Ouch, it hurts so much."

Xu Yi was unhappy, shouting at the top of his lungs: "Mom, what are you doing, you're being ruthless even to your own son..."

"Little bastard, still dare to talk back?"

Chen Xiulan got even angrier, raising her hand to slap again.

This time Xu Yi had learned his lesson, circling around Guben.

Chen Xiulan couldn't react in time, and slapped Guben's arm; the crisp slap sound made the whole yard fall quiet.

It was hot in summer, and Guben wore only a short-sleeved shirt.

He really took a slap, and five finger marks clearly appeared on his fair skin, burning with pain.

It showed how strong Chen Xiulan's hand was; no wonder that earlier slap made Xu Yi howl like ghosts and wolves.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

The unusual sound also startled the person in the kitchen; Lin Xiyu turned back in surprise and glanced at Guben through the window.

"Sister, Mom hit me, and hit Brother Bin too."

Xu Yi poked his head out from behind Guben and tattled first.

"Ah?"

Lin Xiyu's expression changed slightly, she handed the strainer to Grandmother and ran out of the kitchen.

"It's nothing."

Chen Xiulan explained sheepishly: "Don't listen to your younger brother's nonsense; he ate without washing his hands, Mom was teaching him a lesson, and accidentally hit your classmate."

"That's not just a touch."

Xu Yi had no sense of being a son at all, and exposed his mom right there: "Sister, look quickly, Brother Bin's arm is all red."

"Mom, this is too..."

Lin Xiyu came closer, saw the bright red five-finger marks, and was about to retort a couple of sentences.

"It's fine, doesn't hurt."

Guben didn't want the two of them to argue over him, and hurriedly interrupted her.

"There's safflower oil at home."

Grandmother shouted through the kitchen window: "Xiyu, go get it out and apply it on little Bin, it'll be fine in a while."

"Okay."

In front of an outsider, Lin Xiyu couldn't say anything more, turned around and was about to go into the house.

"No need."

Guben grabbed her: "This bit of red is nothing, Auntie's strength is nothing much, much lighter than my Grandfather whipping me with a shoe sole."

"You got beaten when you were little?"

Hearing "shoe sole," Lin Xiyu's mouth corner twitched imperceptibly.

"Cough cough."

Guben deliberately eased the atmosphere, pretending to be embarrassed, and self-mocked: "Who didn't have a mischievous time when they were little, isn't there a proverb, a little stinker of six or seven years old, even dogs dislike..."

"Pfft."

Lin Xiyu couldn't help it, covering her mouth and laughing out loud.

"Is there such a saying?"

Seeing his sister laugh, Xu Yi also acted silly: "Luckily I'm eight years old, already past the age even dogs dislike."

"You still have the nerve to say that?"

Lin Xiyu poked her younger brother's forehead, smiling and scolding: "It's all your fault, making Mom this angry."

"How was it me who made her angry? Our Mom has an occupational disease."

Xu Yi stubbornly talked back: "Being an Academic Affairs Director, who has a good temper? Every day dealing with bear markets students, got used to it; otherwise, among those poor students in the class, whose bike tires don't get punctured, but hers does..."

"Stinking brat, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Chen Xiulan had her old secrets exposed by her son, furious from embarrassment: "Dare to talk nonsense again, see if I don't break your legs..."

"Brother Bin, save me."

Xu Yi wouldn't wait to be beaten, hid behind Guben again, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "My mom is going to beat me to death..."

"Auntie is an Academic Affairs Director?"

Guben laughed helplessly, and could only help him out: "No wonder Xiyu's grades are so good; it turns out Auntie teaches well."