Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 978

Chapter 978: Apologize
“You are so lucky, our father only spanked you once. If it were other children, their fathers would probably spank them until their butts bloom. Have you forgotten what the second uncle told us before?” Li Jingxu asked while looking at his brother with meaningful gazes.

The children were very curious about this little secret and asked, “Cousin, what did the second uncle tell you?”

Since this matter was related to Li Chenxuan, they didn’t want to mention it and didn’t say anything.

Seeing that they didn’t want to tell the other children, Lu Jueyu said, “Okay, let’s go make dumplings. Today we will make soup dumplings, steamed dumplings, and fried dumplings.”

When the children heard this, their eyes lit up. The moment they heard about food, no one remembered the conversation just now and followed her to the kitchen.

While they were enjoying a small activity together, Chen Jianmin and Chen Jianyan were walking back to their homes hand in hand. The villagers saw that the little girl’s eyes and cheeks were swollen, and looked at Chen Jianmin with curious eyes.

Everyone knows that Chen Jianyan had a close relationship with Gou Dan in the past and had very similar personalities to him. Recently, she has become more arrogant and even went to find trouble with other children.

Seeing that she was finally beaten, a villager sneered, “This is great ah! Someone finally opened his eyes to see what kind of sister he has.”

When Chen Jianyan heard this, she lowered her head and felt ashamed. She never expected that her actions and words would implicate her brother. She definitely didn’t want her brother to be laughed at like this.

Sensing his sister’s emotions, Chen Jianmin bent down, patted her head, and said, “Xiao Yan, don’t cry. When you make a mistake, you should apologize. Since you are wrong, let’s apologize to them.”

Hearing this, Chen Jianyan nodded.

Chen Jianmin walked up to the villager who had just spoken and said, “Auntie, I know that my sister did something wrong before. So, we are here to apologize to you and your children.”

After saying that, Chen Jianyan lowered her head and said, “Auntie, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have hit Ah Mao. I apologize to you and Ah Mao. I will never do this again.”

The villagers were shocked when they heard this. They knew how arrogant the little girl was at school. So, they didn’t expect her to change at all. After all, she and Gou Dan have the same bloodline.

So when the people in the village saw her apologizing, they felt awkward and said, “Okay, okay. No need to bow to me, just stop bullying others.”

“Thank you, Auntie.” Chen Jianyan nodded.

After apologizing to the woman, Chen Jianmin took his sister to the other children’s homes and asked her to apologize to those who she had bullied before.

Although he asked his sister to apologize, he also reminded the villagers, “Aunts and uncles, since you have forgiven my sister, I hope you will not mention this matter again in the future.”

“I promise to keep an eye on my sister and not let the same thing happen again. But I will also make sure that no one bullies her because she stops fighting with others. Thank you for your understanding.”

After saying that, he took his sister’s hand, and went home together. When they returned, the sun had slanted to the western horizon. It’s already two o’clock in the afternoon.

Opening the door and entering the courtyard, they saw Chen Jianguo waiting for them.

Seeing that his older brother and younger sister were finally back, he walked over and squatted in front of his sister. He looked at her swollen cheeks and eyes with distress and said, “Xiao Yan, let’s go wash your face and apply some ointment.”

When Chen Jianyan heard this, tears welled up in her eyes again. The next moment, she opened her mouth and cried loudly, “Waaa! Second brother, I’m sorry… I, I shouldn’t have hit you, I’m sorry…”

Chen Jianguo was stunned by her words. He looked at his brother and saw him nodding.

“Xiao Yan, be good and don’t cry. Second brother is not angry with you. It’s okay to feel jealous, it’s normal. But in the future, can you tell your second brother if you feel unhappy? Don’t keep it to yourself, okay?” Chen Jianguo said with a smile.

It would be a lie if he said he wasn’t hurt by what his sister did to him. But he cherishes this family very much and understands the feelings of his younger brothers and sisters.

Not to mention that his biological brother often snatched their food and beat them, and even his mother bullied them. To them, he was no different from his brother and mother, who were bad people. So, it’s understandable that they refused to allow him to join their family.

But despite this, his second uncle and second aunt adopted him and recorded his name in their household registration book. They gave him a safe place to live, gave him warm food, and even sent him to school. So, he couldn’t bring himself to be angry with them.

After a while, Chen Jianyan finally calmed down and said, “Okay, Second brother.”

Chen Jianguo gently rubbed her head, took his sister’s hand, and took her to the backyard to wash her face.

Looking at his younger siblings, Chen Jianmin sighed and said, “It seems that I still need to learn from Ah Li. He is very good at teaching children.”

Since everyone had already eaten, Chen Jianmin and Chen Jianyan went to the kitchen to eat after washing their faces and hands.

While the two were eating, Chen Jianguo went to the well and started washing clothes.

Nowadays, his adoptive parents have to go to the fields to work, and their clothes are still soaking in the basin. Although he can’t help with much housework, he can still wash the clothes, although it is very slow.