Chapter 199 - 188: Falling Ill
Manbao, with her little head drooping, knelt beside Zhou Liulang. Old Zhou paced back and forth in front of the four, obviously furious. The entire Zhou family, one and all, gathered in the courtyard to witness the scene.
It was the first time Manbao had been punished by Old Zhou by being made to kneel. In the past, when she made mistakes, it was Ms Qian who would punish her, and Old Zhou would plead on her behalf.
But this time, Old Zhou was quite angry and did not wait for Ms Qian to act; he took it upon himself to punish Manbao.
Of course, Ms Qian was not going to plead for them either. She sat at the doorway on a chair with a stern face, watching the four of them.
The four were utterly dejected, but knowing they were in the wrong and had no ground to argue, they knelt and listened obediently to their father’s scolding.
Life is always full of surprises, and Manbao felt that what Keke had said made a lot of sense.
For instance, they thought they had gotten away with their deception yesterday, only for everything to come to light today.
It was all Sixth Brother’s fault.
Zhou Liulang also knew that he was to blame, which was why his head hung lower than the other three, his back more bent.
But Old Zhou evidently didn’t see it that way; his main rebuke was directed at Zhou Silang, "Are your brother and sisters young? Aren’t you young too? You’re old enough to be married, yet you could actually leave your sister behind in the mountains. Only by the grace of heaven is she unharmed. If she had gotten lost or been carried off by wolves..."
Just the thought caused Old Zhou palpable heartache, and he found it hard to breathe. In his anger, he kicked Zhou Silang, sending him flying out before gasping, "How am I supposed to face your..."