WBSGVS Chapter 78 V2

“Okay, I believe you!” Qingli nodded seriously, looking at her.

The two exchanged a smile, and Little Rain ran into her room to drop her bag and wash her hands and face.

Song Jin had been listening nearby. They had discussed before that Qingli would be in charge of Little Rain’s education, especially when it came to teaching, and Song Jin wasn’t supposed to interfere during those moments.

Once they were finished talking and Little Rain left, Song Jin spoke in a low, displeased voice, “Those two kids went too far. This was their fault. Should we go speak to the Xiang family?”

Qingli shook her head, “Do you think it will help to talk? The older one had already been taught a lesson by me. If she still dares to bully Little Rain, even if I hit her and bruise her face, she’ll only become worse. She won’t do anything to me because I’m an adult, but I can only intervene once or twice. If this keeps happening, it’s Little Rain who will suffer.”

Song Jin furrowed his brows, clearly frustrated, but Qingli’s point was valid. He said, “But her parents should do something, right?”

After all, they were kids. They couldn’t hit them too hard. If something happened, it could be much worse. A child’s safety was the most important thing.

Qingli smiled faintly, “If her father cared, the kids wouldn’t be like this now. The more he indulges them, the worse they get.”

Xiang Lifeng’s return had proven to be ineffective. His pampering only encouraged their misbehavior.

As for their mother… Qingli couldn’t help but laugh, “Their mom is a stepmother, soft-hearted and unable to discipline them. She doesn’t dare to educate them.”

Thinking of Song Dongyun, Qingli’s tone softened, though she was still a bit surprised. “That girl is still holding on! She’s been dealing with three little terrors. They can’t get along, so after all this time, she’s still trying. She’s amazing!”

Song Jin listened in silence, rubbing his head in frustration. It was true what they said: when a scholar meets a soldier, reason doesn’t help. This situation was a perfect example.

Seeing his distress, Qingli comforted him, “Don’t worry, Little Rain will be fine. If she stays timid, that’s not good either. It’s better to let her stand up for herself now. As for Xiang Lifeng, when he comes to us, we’ll deal with him. We can’t hit the kids too hard, but we can certainly discipline the parents.”

This wasn’t a huge issue. If Qingli were to resolve everything for Little Rain, it wasn’t impossible. She could be firm when necessary, but Little Rain could fight back now.

Song Jin saw this and smiled, no longer dwelling on the matter.

Kids roughhousing and fighting was normal, but he was so used to Qingli’s care for the children that he didn’t immediately react.

After a while, Little Rain returned from washing up.

Qingli smiled and stood up. “Time to eat.”

The episode of Little Rain being bullied seemed to have settled quietly. Even Dabao was somewhat surprised.

That bad woman had a terrible temper. The last time they used sticks to bully Little Rain, Qingli had tripped her, causing her to fall and scrape her knee. This time, both of them thought Qingli would come straight to their door.

On the way home from school, they walked slower than usual.

This made Xiang Lifeng think something had happened, so he and Song Dongyun searched for half an hour before finding the two kids playing with dog tail grass on a small hill by the roadside.

“Don’t you want to go home?!” Xiang Lifeng shouted.

Dabao and Erbao both wore bitter expressions as they were dragged back.

Although there was no bamboo shoot stir-fry, a good scolding was still quite a punishment.

But this kind of thing didn’t bother them much. Since Xiang Lifeng returned, the number of times they were hit had visibly increased, and being scolded had become a daily occurrence. Dabao and Erbao were tough, and they gradually got used to it.

After being scolded, the two exchanged a look with bright eyes and whispered, “Looks like that scaredy-cat Du Qingyu didn’t dare to report us!”

“Hahaha, I knew it! Let her tell the teacher we didn’t do our homework!”

The two of them made faces and laughed triumphantly. Dabao, who disliked Du Qingli and the girl spoiled by her, felt that if the girl wasn’t behaving properly, she deserved a lesson.

The next day at school, Little Rain had said she would handle things herself, but since she was usually obedient, the two troublemakers didn’t start anything. After getting smacked by the teacher, they had completed their homework honestly.

Little Rain had wrestled with herself all day, unable to find the right opportunity to retaliate. In the end, she decided to let it go and focused on listening to the lesson.

She knew everything the teacher was teaching, but listening again would help her master it better.

However, this peaceful time didn’t last long. Another Thursday came, and after a tiring day at school, Dabao and Erbao once again forgot to do their homework.

Little Rain furrowed her brows and walked over, sternly saying, “If you don’t do your homework, I’ll report you to the teacher!”

Dabao’s cheerful face instantly turned cold. “What do you mean by that? Who knows how many notebooks there are? If you dare tell the teacher, I’ll hit you!”

Erbao, who had been playing with other boys, immediately ran over to his sister’s side and glared fiercely at Little Rain.

At the sound of this, Little Rain shrank back slightly, gripping tightly onto the thirty-some notebooks in her hands. Her lips pressed tightly together, and after taking a deep breath, she said, “The teacher said I have to tell her if anyone doesn’t do their homework. I can’t lie!”

“Are you stupid?” Dabao didn’t expect her to still dare to stand up, angrily shoving her, threatening, “Do you believe I’ll beat you up again?!”

Little Rain was pushed back a step but stubbornly shook her head and turned to walk away.

Dabao, frustrated, reached out and yanked on her hair, imitating the local bullies and shouting, “You son of a—”

Girls with long hair always had a weak spot: their hair. Being pulled made Little Rain’s scalp ache painfully.

She gasped in pain, and the notebooks in her hands scattered all over the floor. Her eyes reddened, and she wanted to curl up and hide, but remembering what Qingli had said, she gritted her teeth and turned around, grabbing Dabao’s wrist—the one tugging at her hair—and kicked her leg out, shouting, “I’ll fight you!”

“Ah—!” Dabao, caught off guard, fell to the ground, her face turning pale from the pain as she screamed.

Little Rain immediately pressed down on her, crying while both her hands punched, “Wuwuwu… Let go of my hair! I’ll beat you up!”

Erbao, who had been trying to stop other classmates from getting involved, turned around and his face changed instantly. “Sister!”