Chapter 206: Chapter 206: Teaching Wang Dashan a Lesson

“Brother?”

“Don’t talk, hurry up.”

The triplets immediately climbed onto the tricycle with the fastest speed, holding onto the handrails tightly.

“Damn it, I’ll kill you three little bastards…” Wang Dashan’s cursing voice came through.

Xiao Yu sat on the seat, hunched over, pedaling and speeding up the tricycle, turned a corner and disappeared into the alley before the man’s approaching voice could catch up.

“F*** your mother—”

“Shit! Where the hell did they go?”

In the alley, there wasn’t a soul in sight, let alone three kids wearing hats; Wang Dashan, infuriated, kicked at the pebbles on the ground.

“Damn it—”

As a result, he kicked so hard that his toes hurt painfully, and he jumped and hopped on the spot, holding his toes, still cursing obscenely.

…

Elsewhere, it was as if Xiao Yu had wheels of wind and fire under his feet, weaving in and out of alleys quickly, afraid of being caught by the man, he didn’t dare slow down at all.

The triplets were gripping the tricycle tightly with both hands, already thinking about how to coax their brother so that they wouldn’t have to let Father Lu and Mrs. Lu know about this incident.

An’an, making funny faces, suggested, “Sister, just coo at your brother a bit, right?”

Lele frowned, held her head high for no more than three seconds before listlessly hanging it down.

“Sigh~”

“Sigh~”

“Sigh~”

Xiao Yu, who had slowed down near their home, chuckled upon hearing the sighing behind him.

Smiling teasingly, he said, “Oh, realizing your mistakes now?”

The siblings pouted, staying silent.

“Not talking, no problem~ Wait until we get home, then I’ll see how you explain yourselves to mom and dad, and grandma and grandpa.”

“Big Brother~”

“Where have you guys been? Dinner has been ready for ages, why only come back now?”

Mrs. Lu, none too pleased, quickly ushered the four kids into the house to eat.

At the table, the family quietly ate their meal. The triplets occasionally sneaked glances at their serious elder brother.

Their sneaky glances were too noticeable for the adults to ignore.

Susu was amused, “Speak up, what mischief have you three been up to now?”

“Mama~” An’an cooed, while Pingping unnaturally kept his head low, shoveling food into his mouth.

Lele, the little girl, blinked her big eyes as if to say, ‘Mama, look how cute I am, right?’

Only after the triplets put down their utensils did Xiao Yu finally ask, “Have you finished eating?”

“Mhm,” the triplets nodded in unison, showing their pleading little eyes.

Xiao Yu didn’t indulge his younger siblings; if it hadn’t been for him feeling that something was off today and following them, the three younger ones would definitely not have escaped a beating.

No matter how clever the triplets were, in the end, they were facing an adult, and one slap could knock them down.

Xiao Yu gave a detailed account of everything he had witnessed.

The triplets also honestly confessed the cause and consequence of the incident, also showing that they knew how to admit their mistakes.

Unfortunately, the adults were all quite frightened by the event and determined to make the daring triplets learn a lesson.

The triplets were immediately punished to face the wall and reflect, during which they were not allowed to talk or make eye contact.

Only after the triplets finished their punishment did Susu speak to the three little ones about reasoning, explaining many aspects of the situation that the children, still too young, didn’t quite understand at the time.

…

Over at the Wang family’s house, Wang Tao, holding his sister, had fallen asleep at some unknown time.

Awoken by his father’s unbearable swearing, the first thing he did was to look down at his little sister in his arms, relieved to see her sleeping soundly with a rosy-cheeked face, undisturbed by the noise.

Xiao Yu, clinging to the crack of the door, peeked outside.

Wang Dashan, covered in filth from head to toe, returned home. Noticing the absence of his children, he began rampaging in the yard, fueled by alcohol.

Grandpa Wang and Granny Wang had long been disappointed with their son, who would spiral into a drunken frenzy at the slightest provocations. Catching a glimpse of eyes through the crack of the door, the elderly couple promptly stationed themselves at the doorway.

“Wang Dashan, what has gotten into you now?”

“I’ll be damned, some unknown brats threw things at me on my way home. If I catch them, I’ll definitely beat a few of those little bastards to death.”

The Wang parents exchanged a look, seeing their son beyond help, still able to concoct such lies.

Overhearing everything, Wang Tao gently crept back to his bed, a slight smile curling on his lips as he hugged his sister and closed his eyes to sleep.

The next day

The four children, upon meeting up at the kindergarten, eagerly chattered about the previous day’s events.

The triplets spoke excitedly about the confrontation, their eyes lighting up.

Wang Tao’s brows furrowed, his lips pressed tightly, remaining silent.

Seeing this, the excited triplets gave each other looks, their little faces crumpling.

“Sorry, Wang Tao, we just wanted to teach Uncle Wang a lesson. If you don’t like it, we won’t do it anymore, or else…”

“It’s not that. My dad has a bad temper. If he caught you, you would definitely get hurt.”

…

As the weather turned cooler, marking the crispness of autumn, the triplets officially started elementary school.

Fortunately, Wang Tao was in the same class as his friends. When Father Lu picked up his grandchildren, he also offered Wang Tao a ride home.

Susu made time every afternoon to tutor the first-grade students with their homework.

This was mainly because Xiao Yu, having entered junior high the year before, faced a much heavier academic load than in junior high.

As a mother responsible for her children’s well-being, Susu decided not to let her eldest bear a burden that wasn’t suitable for his age.

However, Susu faced the dilemma of two younger ones, who seemed as though needles were stuck in their bottoms—she didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.

The crying was because An’an and Lele simply wouldn’t focus on their studies, but the laughter came from relief that she didn’t have to worry much about Pingping’s schooling.

“Mom, I’m hungry~”

“Mom, I’m hungry too~ Can’t we eat first then—”

“No way! You must finish your homework before eating!” Susu glared at the two whose concentration broke the moment studying was mentioned.

The siblings exchanged glances, aware that mother’s word was law in their house, and promptly began to write earnestly, one character at a time.

Cough cough, one simply did not provoke Mom.

After all, while grandpa, grandma, and dad might just scare them, Mom truly delivered spankings.

“I’m done!”

“Brother, wait for us.”

Pingping frowned, “I just told you to write, and you’re still not finished?”

“Brother~”

“Mom, Brother—”

The little girl tried to tattle to her mom but was immediately silenced by a stern look.

After An’an and Lele finally finished their homework, the family sat down for dinner.

After eating, the three siblings, according to the chore roster, took turns cleaning up. Washing dishes and pots, which was slightly more challenging, was handled by Xiao Yu.

“Mom, I’m done.”

The triplets blinked their dark, shiny eyes, stretching out their small hands.

“Good, good, keep it up.”

Susu, smiling, handed out a dime to the triplets and twenty cents to the eldest.

“Wow~ I want to grow up quickly and earn money washing pots.”

Xiao Yu, amidst the envious gazes of his younger siblings, placed the money in his own special piggy bank.