Chapter 3 Other People’s Children

Shen Liuzhen did not expect that his father, who had always been strongly opposed to his study, would suddenly change his mind, and he was a little overwhelmed for a while.

But he heard that this opportunity was rare, so he knelt on the ground and bowed to Father Xie:

"Students meet their teachers."

Father Xie felt that this was some compensation for Xie Yuan's rudeness, and he felt less guilty in his heart. He helped Shen Liuzhen up with a smile and said: "Get up, get up."

Father Shen was so happy that he grinned from ear to ear and said: "...Oh, it's rare that the Shen family's ancestral graves are covered in smoke to get this opportunity, huh? How about this." He suddenly pointed at Xie Yuan and said,

"How about I teach this kid martial arts and military art? I am now serving as a captain in the army. Although the Shen family is more famous than the Xie family for the martial arts passed down in my family, it is still famous. I hope Brother Xie will not dislike it. .”

Xie's father's face turned red again. He took Xie Yuan's hand and pulled him towards him, and said awkwardly:

"She...is not suitable for learning martial arts."

"How could it be? For such a young child, with such nimble hands and feet, God will give him food to eat..." Father Shen paused, looked at Father Xie with suspicion, and said cheerfully:

"Hey! I'm not that stingy. If you really feel that our teaching is not qualified enough, just say so. It won't be difficult for me to find another skilled teacher for your son according to your request. The key is that if this child delays this talent, he will What a pity……"

"No, no, no...Brother Shen misunderstood. Xie definitely didn't mean that." Father Xie quickly waved his hand to deny, fearing that the misunderstanding would become even bigger.

"Okay! In that case, it's settled. I'll teach your son martial arts, and you'll teach my son literature. Shen is licking his face and climbing up the ladder!" Father Shen agreed happily.

Father Xie was immediately stunned...

If you tell him now that Xie Yuan is actually a girl, will he believe it?

That day, Xie Yuan and Shen Liuzhen each stood beside their father, covering their buttocks that had also been spanked, and gave each other a vicious look of disgust.

Not for anything else, because they happen to be what each other's father calls him - "other people's children."

Father Xie led Xie Yuan out of the gate of Shen's house, watching his daughter sighing along the way.

When he arrived at the door of the house, he knelt down, straightened Xie Yuan's clothes, and smoothed away the hair that came out of her head so that she could look more tidy, and asked:

"If your mother asked you how you ended up at someone else's house, what would you say?"

Xie Yuan pursed his lips and said seriously: "I got through it through a dog hole."

Father Xie stood up and sneered: "Humph, you're digging into a dog hole... You still know what you can and can't do, but why did you do it anyway?"

Xie Yuan drooped his eyebrows aggrievedly, raised his head hard to look at his father, and said half in prayer and half in defense:

"I couldn't hold it back for a while..."

"I couldn't hold it back...climbing over the wall. That's what a thief would do! I'll let you receive the penalty of ten boards, will you accept it?"

Xie Yuan touched his butt and said pitifully: "Dad... wasn't he spanked just now?"

Father Xie pulled her into the door and said sternly: "First, her misbehavior is like a thief, and second, she has put herself in danger for no reason and made her parents worried. Do you think it is appropriate to just give her a beating?"

Xie Yuan lowered his head as if wilting, and said resignedly: "I accept."

Mrs. Xie has been sick since she gave birth to Xie Yuan. This time she traveled a long distance and slept in the open for several months. Although there were many servants taking care of her on the road, it still didn't have much effect.

Her face looked weaker than when she was in her hometown.

Mrs. Xie, accompanied by her little maid, stood on the side near the courtyard door, looking outside anxiously. She was about to send someone to the next door neighbor to see what was going on.

Father Xie brought little Xie Yuan back.

"Mom, I'm back." As soon as Xie Yuan entered the door, he ran to Mrs. Xie to report that she was safe. The sadness on Mrs. Xie's face immediately disappeared. She squatted down and wiped the dirt on her face with a handkerchief.

Wen Wen asked in a reproachful tone:

"Where did you go and your face was dirty again? Go wash it off quickly."

Xie Yuan grabbed Madam Xie's handkerchief with his small hand, puffed out his cheeks dejectedly and said, "...I'll wash it after I've been punished."

Father Xie saw through her little thoughts from the side and said angrily: "I just said outside the door that I was willing to accept the punishment. Now why are you asking your mother to be coquettish? Come here!"

Xie Yuan pouted, left her mother, turned around, hugged the pillar next to her, and said, "Let's fight..."

Such neat movements are obviously familiar, even if they have changed places...

She was small, with short hands and short legs, and she hugged the pillar as if she was clinging to it. She did not forget to climb up with her feet, and her little boots stepped on the stone foundation at the bottom of the pillar, which was tight.

Mrs. Xie quickly asked: "...Qilang, has she gotten into trouble again?"

"I crawled into a dog hole and ran into someone else's house. I happened to be caught by someone. How can I pay it back if I don't beat him?" Father Xie said, and at the same time he stretched out a hand and shouted to the servants who were busy moving things.

He shouted, "Did you bring the punishment board? Find it for me."

"I brought it with me..." The young boy quickly pulled out a half-person-high board from under the carriage floor and gave it to Father Xie.

When passing by Xie Yuan, he saw six-year-old Xie Yuan staring at him coldly with a pair of red phoenix eyes. The boy quickly explained with a smile:

"I didn't bring it on purpose. This board can be used to hold down the rope, so I brought it..."

"Bang!" Xie's father pushed the board down, and Xie Yuan's majestic eyes instantly became wet with tears. He hugged the pillar tighter with his hands and feet, and cried loudly in pain...

And on the other side after the Xie family's father and daughter left...

Father Shen climbed up his tree, looked at the wall of the courtyard next door, then slipped down and said:

"That little kid from the Xie family is really amazing... The branches on the wall are so young that they can't stand people. He probably jumped over the wall. He's so young, he's very courageous, and his hands and feet are still stable... No one has ever taught him how to do it.

He's so powerful, he'll be even better once he learns martial arts..."

He talked for a long time and was ignored. He turned around and saw Shen Liuzhen covering his buttocks and winking in disbelief from behind. He became even more angry:

"Look at this person and then look at you...he is the same age as you! I will get angry when I see you!!"

Shen Liuzhen said angrily: "Congratulations, Dad, for accepting a gifted child as his apprentice. It's a pity that he is not your son. How about you find me a stepmother and give me two more to see if I can give birth to someone like him...

…”

"I'll beat you to death!" Father Shen picked up the board on the ground and was about to beat him.

As a result, Shen Liuzhen stood there like a piece of meat on a hob, unable to move, just looking up at him.

Father Shen suddenly lost his temper, threw the board to the ground, put one hand on his hip and said:

"If you don't want to learn martial arts, I won't force you to do it. But one thing is that the Xie family is a famous family and they never recruit students from outside the family easily. If others want to be students of the Xie family, they may not be able to succeed even if they find connections and use their names. If the Xie family's baby hadn't been rude and climbed over the wall today, his father would really be embarrassed, how could you have done such a good thing? You must learn from it in the future, you know? "

The dissatisfied look on Shen Liuzhen's face subsided and he replied seriously: "I understand."

At this moment, the woman who was cooking at home came over and called them to eat. Father Shen walked back angrily...

Halfway through, he was still unwilling to give up. He turned around and stared at Shen Liuzhen and said:

"...Watch your mouth! If you still contradict the Xie family like this, I will break your legs later!"

After hearing this, Shen Liuzhen lowered his head, covered his buttocks and limped after his father, saying no more.
Chapter completed!