"Brother is speaking, you must listen!"
Da Bao shouted angrily, standing directly on the chair, hands on his hips, glaring at Er Bao. This bratty younger brother no longer respected him as his elder brother at all. If this continued, his dignity as the elder brother would completely disappear.
He had to correct Er Bao properly, making him realize that as a younger brother, he absolutely had to listen to his elder brother's words and act according to them.
Er Bao cast a slightly disdainful glance at Da Bao, thinking he was being unreasonable and having no intention of paying attention to him.
"You bad brother!"
Ignored again and again, Da Bao was furious. He reached out and pinched Er Bao's chubby little cheeks.
Er Bao, not to be outdone, grabbed Da Bao's ear. The flames of war between the two little ones were about to erupt. Neither of them was willing to yield, and they immediately started fighting.
Cai Qing, who was busy outside, heard the commotion and rushed over. Seeing the two children fighting, she quickly stepped forward to separate them.
"Young master, stop fighting. If the young madam finds out you're fighting, she will definitely punish you."
If the young madam found out, she would surely be furious, and the two children would inevitably be punished.
After a great deal of effort, she managed to separate them. The two little ones glared at each other, their eyes locked, neither willing to admit defeat.
Cai Qing, worried they would start fighting again, held Er Bao tightly in her arms, refusing to let go, thus keeping them apart.
It wasn't until Chu Qing arrived that she breathed a sigh of relief: "Chu Qing, hurry and take Da Bao away, or they'll start fighting again."
Chu Qing, who had just arrived, was bewildered and didn't know what had happened. However, she picked up Da Bao as Cai Qing had said. What was going on?
"What's wrong? Why are they fighting again?" Chu Qing asked, looking confused. How long had she been gone? The two of them had been fine just a moment ago, but now they were fighting again, and their faces were bruised.
Cai Qing also didn't know the reason and shook her head helplessly: "I don't know. They were just eating their own meals. In the blink of an eye, I heard the noise outside, and I rushed over to see them fighting. Who knows what happened."
"Let's change their clothes first. If the young madam sees them, they'll be punished again."
Chu Qing said helplessly. Their clothes were torn and stained with soup. The young madam disliked their fighting the most. If she saw them in this state, she would definitely be angry, and they would all be punished.
"I don't want to change... I don't want to change..."
Da Bao cried and refused to let Chu Qing take off his clothes. This was evidence that Er Bao had bullied him. He wanted to preserve the evidence to show their mother, hoping she would punish Er Bao severely.
"Young master, please be obedient and change your clothes. Otherwise, if the young madam sees you, you'll be scolded again!"
"No... no... I don't want to!" Da Bao's attitude was very firm. He ran to the side and sat angrily on the chair, pouting his lips to express his dissatisfaction.
Chu Qing sighed helplessly. Da Bao used to be the most obedient. What was wrong with him this time? He refused to let her change his clothes no matter what.
Looking at Cai Qing, who had already changed Er Bao's dirty clothes, Chu Qing focused her attention on Da Bao, still trying to persuade him, but coaxing him with snacks and toys had no effect.
Finally, in desperation, Chu Qing had to give up and ask Cai Qing for help: "Sister Cai Qing, please help me. I really have no other way."
Cai Qing had witnessed the whole situation and was also helpless with Da Bao's stubbornness: "If you can't coax him, I don't have any good methods either. How about we let Da Bao wear it for now and not change it?"
If the young madam wanted to scold, she would scold Da Bao. They had said and advised him, but if Da Bao refused to listen, they had no good methods and could only let Da Bao have his way.
"Then that's the only way." Chu Qing finally agreed with Cai Qing's suggestion because she had no other way to make Da Bao obediently change his clothes. In the end, she could only let Da Bao be. She hoped the young madam wouldn't punish Da Bao too harshly when she saw him.
With his wish granted, Da Bao's little face was once again filled with smiles. Wearing dirty and torn clothes, he played all day like this. By evening, the clothes were so dirty that no original color could be seen.
It wasn't until dinner that night that Feng Jin appeared in the dining hall, her body slightly tired. That damned Ling Mohan had tormented her for so long.
She didn't even have the strength to get up and eat. She had just woken up and was starving. As soon as she sat down, she began to eat heartily.
"Young madam, eat slowly. Don't choke. Have some soup to moisten your throat first."
Chu Qing served a bowl of soup and placed it in front of Feng Jin, reminding her to eat slowly.
When Da Bao saw Feng Jin, he rushed over, intending to complain. However, Feng Jin pulled him down directly, tossed him onto a chair beside her, and completely ignored him.
Da Bao was stunned. Did his mother not see him, or was she deliberately ignoring him?
"Mother..." Da Bao stubbornly tugged at Feng Jin's sleeve and called out softly, trying to attract Feng Jin's attention.
"Eat obediently and be good,"
Feng Jin said perfunctorily, then subtly pulled her sleeve from Da Bao's hand and continued to eat.
Da Bao, who had been ignored all day, had a complete meltdown and burst into tears.
Feng Jin was shocked by his behavior. What was wrong with him? He started crying for no reason. Who had offended him?
When Da Bao had cried himself tired, Feng Jin prepared to ask him what was going on.
"Tell me, why are you crying? Who has offended you?" Feng Jin leaned back in her chair and began to inquire about the reason, her tone still indifferent.
At this point, she noticed that Da Bao's clothes were so dirty they were unbearable to look at. Feng Jin's eyebrows furrowed slightly: "What's with your clothes? Did you go digging for coal, or did you just escape from a famine? What happened to make you look like this? Tell me, what were you doing?"