Chapter 823: The 280th Betrothal in Reclamation (4)
Mo Yan listened and pinched his ear, saying, "Do you know the saying ’look before you leap’? Before you act, first consider whether you can do it, what the consequences will be if you do, and whether you can bear those consequences. Once you have thought through these three points, you will know what to do."
The kid was clever, and the older he got, the more tricks he had up his sleeve. Especially with a little schemer like Yun Zhao around, whenever the two of them teamed up to make mischief, they could drive someone mad. Just when you were determined to punish them, they’d present you with a bunch of twisted logic that made you laugh and cry at the same time, draining you of all your anger.
Zhenzhen sniffled and said with a sad face, "Alright, Zhenzhen will try to think more in the future, so as not to make Dad angry!" But it seemed really hard!
Yun Zhao always abided by the principle of ’if we die, we die together, but in poverty not enjoined’. However, he always had to maintain the image of a "good brother". Seeing his little brother so troubled, he patted him on the shoulder and said righteously, "Brothers share weal and woe. When you’re unsure about something, come find your brother. If you still mess up and Dad wants to beat you, brother will take half the punishment for you."
"Really?" Zhenzhen looked at Yun Zhao skeptically, his little face full of distrust. He had been tricked by his brother so many times that it had left a psychological scar.
"Really!" Yun Zhao promised earnestly, "Every time our foster father wanted to punish you, when hasn’t your brother helped you?"
It’s precisely because you help me that I end up getting punished even harder! Zhenzhen felt a pang in his heart, not even understanding why it was so.
Mo Yan pinched his silly little brother’s face, smiling helplessly. The little guy’s cleverness was all spent on doing bad things, and yet he lacked the ability to bear the consequences. Even though he had learned quite a lot from Yun Zhao, he couldn’t keep up with Yun Zhao’s rapid "evolution". Getting tricked was inevitable.
These were just the brothers’ pleasures among themselves. Outside, Yun Zhao was very protective of his little brother, and he didn’t refrain from instructing him in some "skills" so he wouldn’t be foolishly deceived by others in the future. She and their father didn’t stop it because there were always adults watching over them, making sure they didn’t actually do anything outrageous.
Outside the study, Mo Qingze hadn’t really left. Listening to the children’s childish banter, the melancholy feeling in his heart miraculously began to dissipate. Thinking of Xiao Ruiyuan’s previous words, a relieved smile appeared on his face.