The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 664 I can neither read nor write

Shang Xi said: "It's just that we two don't have a way. Look at his grandfather, he asked the question in just a few words."

Cheng Feng said, "Everything we ask is conditional. We are the child's parents. If we agree to his conditions once, he will have countless conditions in the future. Besides, can we send Hu Er's son away for no reason? He is too stubborn. I absolutely cannot indulge him."

Shang Xi nodded and said, "You are right." But Shang Xi felt sad because the boy lying on the bed with his butt exposed and applying medicine was her own son, and the child was so young.

Hu Er's son in the house was also crying silently. He was ten years old and understood everything. He knew that Cheng Youning was beaten because of him. He was sad and didn't know what to do.

Madam Wan, who was standing by the bed, said, "Youning, if it hurts, just cry out. Don't hold it in. Don't bite your mouth anymore. If you bite your tongue, you won't be able to eat."

Seeing that the child had no reaction at all, Mrs. Wan's heart tightened, "Could the child have fainted from the pain?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. The child didn't cry or scream when he was being beaten, so how could he faint from the pain when the medicine was applied? Everyone came forward.

The doctor smiled and said, "It's okay, he just fell asleep. But don't hit me so hard next time."

Cheng Feng nodded. He had never thought that he would beat the child so hard. However, if anyone was to blame someone, it was the child who was stubborn. No matter how he was beaten, he would not give in. He looked like he was determined to fight the adults to the end.

Cheng Feng wanted to reach out and touch the child's buttocks, but his hand was suspended in the air. The red and swollen buttocks made it difficult for him to touch. Madam Wan said, "We can't just let this go."

Cheng Feng said: "What do you want?"

Master Wan also had a gloomy face while sitting on the chair. He patted the armrest and stood up. "Cheng Feng, come with me."

Wan Lianxing said, "Hey, big brother, your son didn't beat up your grandson. This kid is pretty tough."

Master Wan said, "I have eyes. I have only been away from home for one day, and my eldest grandson has fallen into bed. Is this going to cut off the incense of our Wan family?"

Cheng Feng said: "It's not as serious as you say."

Master Wan said, "You still talk back."

Wan Lianxing said, "Brother, I think Youning is fine, let's forget about it. We don't have an ancestral hall in our mansion, so don't punish Feng'er."

Master Wan said, "We can't just let it go like this."

Wan Lianxing said, "I will punish him by making him copy the family rules until his hands become weak."

Master Wan left angrily.

Mrs. Wan pointed at the young couple and was so angry that she followed Mr. Wan away.

Shang Xi then had the chance to sit at the head of the bed and patted Cheng Youning's back again and again. Cheng Youning, who was sleeping comfortably, tried to turn over, but probably felt the pain in his butt, so he groaned a few times and then stopped moving.

Wan Lianxing said to Cheng Feng, "This is the only time you've used such a heavy hand. If it happens a second time, your father won't have to punish you. I will punish you by making you kneel in the ancestral hall."

Cheng Feng sighed deeply: "I didn't feel it was so heavy when I did it."

Wan Lianxing said: "The Wan family only has this one child, please pay attention to me."

In the end, there were only three of them and Hu Er's son left in the house.

Shang Xi said: "Boss, don't be restrained, this is your home, relax."

Hu Er's son came closer to the bed and asked, "Is he okay?"

Shang Xi said: "It's okay, it's just a broken butt, it will heal in a few days."

Hu Er's son asked, "Are you going to send me back?"

Shang Xi said: "Why do you think so?"

Hu Er’s son whispered, “It was I who caused Cheng Youning to be beaten…” The child choked with sobs and could not continue.

Cheng Feng said: "If you don't plan to leave, no one will send you back. If you do plan to go back, we won't force you to stay."

At this time, Hu Er's son was even more afraid of Cheng Feng. He took a step back. When he was at home, his father always beat him, but never so hard. He was afraid and felt that sooner or later his butt would be beaten worse than Cheng Youning. Because of fear, he shrank back and stammered, "I won't leave."

Cheng Feng said, "Then you can stay. But if Cheng Youning goes out again, you have to tell us, sir."

The child nodded.

Shang Xi said: "Let someone take you to lunch, and then take a nap."

Hu Er's son said, "He's not hungry, he's not sleepy, I'm here to take care of him."

When Cheng Youning got up, Hu Er's son was alone by the bed. He wanted to turn over, but the child held him down and said, "Your buttocks are broken, you can't turn over yet."

Cheng Youning felt his entire butt was numb, so he reached out to touch it.

Hu Er's son said again: "Don't move, it's covered with medicine, you can't touch it."

Cheng Youning said: "Please help me check if my butt is still there."

Hu Er's son said, "Yes, it's just swollen."

Cheng Youning tried to get up again.

Hu Er's son stopped him again and said, "Don't move. The doctor told you to lie down like this to recover from your injuries."

Cheng Youning said, "Where's my mother?"

Hu Er's son shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Cheng Youning asked again: "Where is my father?"

Hu Er's son shook his head again, "I don't know."

Cheng Youning asked several people in succession, but Hu Er's son knew nothing. How could a little kid like him know about adult matters? Naturally, no matter what he asked, he knew nothing.

Cheng Youning said, "How come you don't know anything?"

Cheng Youning was upset. His butt was beaten to a pulp, but not only were his parents not here to look after him, they didn't even have a maid to serve him.

Hu Er was silent for a while before he spoke: "Are you hungry?"

Cheng Youning said, "How can I not be hungry?"

Hu Er's son said, "I went to the canteen to get you some food."

Cheng Youning said, "I want a plate of date cakes, two pieces of cold cakes, a plate of smoked fish, a plate of smoked duck liver, a plate of celery and bamboo shoots, a bowl of osmanthus porridge, half a bowl of stewed venison, a bowl of crucian carp soup, and a few boiled shrimps."

Cheng Youning saw Hu Er's son was stunned, so he asked, "Did you remember everything?"

Hu Er's son shook his head and said, "I can't remember."

Cheng Youning said, "There is pen and ink on the table, write on your hand."

Hu Er's son shook his head and said, "I can't read or write."

Cheng Youning said, "You are already ten years old, why can't you read? Didn't your private school teacher teach you to read?"

Hu Er's son said: "The children in our village don't learn to read."

Cheng Youning was dumbfounded again. It was the first time he knew someone was illiterate. His grandfather would test him on poetry, books, rites and music whenever they met. If he didn't learn well, his grandfather would scold him silently.

"Don't your family members teach you a lesson for not being able to read?"

Hu Er's son said: "My family has no money to support me in studying and learning to read."


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