Chapter 963 - 961: Calm Down
Before long, Xiao Wu was rolling on the ground, crying and wailing like a ghost.
He had initially spoken out of anger, deliberately trying to provoke Lady Huang, but he hadn’t expected her to be even fiercer, with her strikes both quick and precise. He feared that if she continued beating him, he might lose his life today.
Sadness welled up in him as he cried out, "Mother, dear mother, where are you? Are you just going to watch your son suffer? Your own son is about to be beaten to death! The Huang family is going to be extinct!"
Lady Huang’s anger flared up even more, and she hit him harder, muttering, "If you’re dead, I’ll just have another, and he’ll bear the Huang name! The Huang family won’t be extinct!"
As the situation escalated, the courtyard gate was pushed open, and a man’s voice rang out, "Mother of the child, what’s going on? What happened?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu immediately scrambled and rolled over to the man, clutching tightly onto the man’s trouser leg, "Father, Father, please save me, Mother is going to beat me to death!"
The man was a hearty and honest-looking fellow, tall in stature, clad in clothes worn to the point of being colorless, with pants legs halfway rolled up and mud sticking to his straw sandals.
He shielded Xiao Wu behind himself while reaching out to stop Lady Huang’s feather duster. "Mother of the child, whatever this child did wrong can be talked about; why are you hitting him? Look, you beat him to the point where his clothes are torn. Won’t you have to stay up at night mending them? And buying medicine for his wounds—won’t you be the one upset then?"
Lady Huang originally intended to smack him a couple more times, but hearing her husband’s words made her rethink her plan. Giving Xiao Wu a glare, she said, "You’re right. We can’t waste our silver coins on this ungrateful brat."
Xiao Wu was simply filled with grief and anger. Listen, just listen! Is this the kind of talk parents should have? Calling off the beating is not out of concern for his health but for fear of spending money on medicine?