Chapter 31 - 031 Bullying by relying on one’s powerful position
Tian Xinhua was not someone to easily back down. He had noticed that out of all the Shou family members, Shou Chengzu was the most troublesome and the most malicious. He spoke up, "This must be the great-uncle from the Shou family, right? I don't think this is just some ordinary squabble between children. Just now when we entered the village, we saw this Shou Liguo leading a dozen children to beat up my three cousins. I heard from my cousin Jianguo that this kind of thing happens quite often. Hmph, as an elder brother, instead of protecting your younger brothers, you collude with outsiders to bully your cousin. Great-uncle, would you say this still counts as just ordinary children's bickering?"
Shou Chengzu was at a loss for words and after a long pause, he said, "My family's Li Guo is indeed a bit naughty."
"It's not just a bit naughty; it's criminal behavior. Only in his teens and already so vicious and cruel to his own cousins. Hmph, maybe he needs to be sent to juvie for some re-education, to learn what it means to care for your siblings, to understand the depth of fraternal love," Tian Xinhua said coldly.
"Yes, Brother Xin Hua, let's go to the town now and call our third uncle. Have him notify the Police Station, get this Shou Liguo into juvie for a good education. If he isn't re-educated properly, he shouldn't be released."
Tian Sisi added fuel to the fire, bragging about their influential third uncle. She was acting like a spoiled young lady who bullies others without reason. She was still young, so even if others criticized her, it was no more than a child's naive joke to them. Besides, she wasn't serious about sending the fat boy to juvie; she only wanted to scare the Shou family members.
Shou Chengzu's face went through a dramatic change, but he managed to maintain his composure. However, Old Lady Shou couldn't bear it and collapsed to the ground, wailing, "Oh my, there's no justice! My Li Guo is so well-behaved, and you all are determined to kill my precious grandson to be content! Li Guo, if you are gone, Granny can't live on either!"
The old lady from the countryside didn't know what juvie actually was; upon hearing about the Police Station, she immediately thought of serious punishment. She couldn't stand any longer and started to cry, make a scene, and even threatened to commit suicide, trying to save her grandson's life.
By this time, the rest of the Shou family had also returned: Shou Chengzu's father Shou Yaosong, his elder brother's wife, along with his younger brother Shou Sizu and his wife, who formed a circle around Tian Xinhua and Tian Sisi. Shou Sizu seemed to have a hot temper. Seeing that Tian Xinhua and Tian Sisi, two young children, had managed to distress his mother to tears, he lost his temper.
"Elder brother, why waste words with these two little bastards? Just beat them up. They have the nerve to come to our Shou family's home and act wildly. Let's see how I discipline these two little brats."
