Ask for trouble

  She never dreamed that when the pear tree began to bear small fruit, Bai Haoran would do something earth-shattering. He took a small stick and knocked down all the pears on someone else's pear tree without exception, and under the tree were small pears the size of hawthorns.

  Originally, no one suspected Haoran's family, but unfortunately, this guy didn't think things through and went to do something bad after the rain, leaving his small footprints at the scene.

  Lao Lu said with a sigh, "Old Bai, go back and tell your son to behave himself next time. He's ruined a whole tree of pear fruit that hadn't even ripened yet. What a waste!"

  Bai Wenli and Geng Meiqi both wanted to hang their son up and give him a good beating, "Old Bai, you can't just ignore this matter, this child really needs to be taught a lesson, or else he'll become lawless. A tree can only bear so much fruit, and yet he's letting it all go to waste."

  Geng Mei muttered to herself as she walked, but Bai Wenli remained silent. When they returned home, he called his son over and asked him about the situation.

  "Dad, I was just thinking about what kind of pears they have at their house, and it ended up like this."

  Bai Haoran didn't say anything else either.

  "Ah, you, don't do this again in the future. People rely on selling fruit from these trees to make money for the whole year. Now that you've done this, this tree is ruined for the year."

  Geng Mei stared with her eyes, expecting her husband to scold the child, but she didn't expect this result. "Wen Li, why don't you scold him? What can a little kid remember?"

  Bai Weng sighed and said, "I couldn't hit Hao Ran, you also know that, I promised your mom at the time..."

  Yu Sai understood it on one side, emotionally her brother still remembered the words of others when they were young, which led to today's fallen fruit incident.

  Geng Mei was furious when she heard her husband's words. Her mother-in-law, who had passed away, still controlled their education of the children. Thinking back to the days when the old lady didn't get along with her, Geng Mei felt a surge of anger and grabbed a broom, beating her son's buttocks severely.

  Yu Xi looked at her mother's expression and was a little scared, so she held onto Geng Mei's hand tightly.

  "Mom, don't hit him anymore, you'll kill him if you keep hitting. He's still so young, just educate him a bit when he does something wrong. Brother, quickly apologize to mom and admit your mistake."

  Being beaten by Geng Mei, Bai Haoran was already a bit stunned. His mom hadn't laid hands on him for so long that he had almost forgotten what it felt like. Fortunately, his sister reminded him and the little guy's brain worked quickly. A good man doesn't take advantage of someone in front of him, and he still understood this point.

  "Mom, mom, stop hitting me, I know I was wrong, and I won't dare again in the future."

  Geng Mei heard her son's tearful apology, and while it wasn't that she didn't feel pain in her heart, the child was too mischievous. If she didn't discipline him now, what would happen when he grew up?

  She glared at her husband with some anger, pulled over their son and roughly wiped away his tears. "You, what were you doing earlier? You didn't know your mistake until someone came to our door. Let me tell you, if you dare to be naughty again, Mom won't just use a broom to hit you. Remember that."

  Standing beside him, Bai Wengui felt a sense of powerlessness. Ordinarily, for the mistake his son had made today, he would have definitely beaten him severely. But who let him take an oath, and it was his own mother who forced him to do so? As a father, he didn't even have the possibility of punishing his son now.

  Yu Sai led Bai Haoran into the house, her small hand poking at his forehead, "You, let me ask you, are you meticulous or stupid? I've never seen anyone as careless as you when it comes to doing things. Even if you're doing something bad, can't you clean up after yourself and not leave any clues for others to discover? You say this beating is unjust, isn't it?"

  Bai Haoran sobbed and said, "At that time, I didn't think so much, I just thought that if I couldn't eat the pear, he shouldn't be able to either."

  Yu Tong sighed and said, "Brother, from now on, no matter what you do, think it through before acting. Consider the consequences and whether you can handle them. Don't act impulsively and do stupid things. Be smarter in the future, I've never seen anyone as foolish as you."

  The little meatball with a puffy face, "Alright, stop crying. Mom is scolding you for your own good. You think mom's heart doesn't ache?"

  Bai Haoran slowly lifted his head, still with a hint of tears in his eyes, and looked like a handsome young boy with a wet face.

  "Brother, go wash your face, it's almost time for dinner, you smell the delicious food mom has made for you."

  Bai Haoran's little nose sniffed the air and, surprisingly, it really smelled quite good.

  Twisting his small body, he was a bit embarrassed to go out. Yu Tong didn't think it was funny at all. Adults have thick skin, and children have thin skin. Without saying a word, he pulled him out and pressed the well water to wash Bai Haoran clean.

  Taking this opportunity, some spring water was poured into the well again. There is a spring eye under the well, and with the drinking of family members, over time, there is naturally not much space for water in the well.

  Although she hasn't fully understood the effects of this space spring water, she always feels that at least the things in the treasure are definitely not harmful to her family's body.

  Bai Haoran was probably beaten by his mom, and he walked with a wobble, looking quite awkward.

  Geng Mei saw her son like this, and she was also in pain. Earlier, she had been so cruel to beat her son partly because the child had made a mistake, but also because of her husband's inaction.

  As a father, he can't just give verbal warnings and let it go. Children need to be disciplined when necessary and educated accordingly. However, because of the promise he made to his deceased mother-in-law, he completely gave up on disciplining their son, adding another layer of resentment in her heart. That old lady even managed to push her son further away with her death.

  "Hao Ran, come here and let mom take a look."

  Bai Haoran looked at Geng Mei with a dazed expression after hearing her words, then took small steps to move closer to her side.

  Geng Mei didn't say anything else, and first pulled down her son's pants. Seeing that his little butt was red and swollen with welts, she felt a pang of pain in her heart, and tears quietly flowed down.

  "Son, does it still hurt?"

  Rubbing the child's buttocks, Geng Mei even regretted his severe punishment at this time.

  "Mom, it doesn't hurt, I'll be fine tomorrow."

  Yu Xuan sighed inwardly, thinking that kids really didn't hold grudges after all; give them a few treats and they'd be as happy as if they were running their own dye workshop.

  Geng Mei hugged her son into her arms, "Little thing, from now on remember this, think about why mom scolds you, next time don't make the same mistake again, good kids shouldn't let mom worry."

  Thank Fenghuang Suoke and caijiyang friends for the peace symbol, may sister gave 99 peach blossom fan, thank you all for your support, seeing old friends also came, 99 is really happy.

  It may start a bit dull, but it will get more and more interesting later on, so don't worry about that.