Huo Mian couldn’t bear it when she saw Young Master Tang speak up.
“Let’s forget about beating him. It’s such a joyous occasion… Don’t be so serious… But Tianjiao, you did something wrong. You do have to be punished… I’ll punish you to sit beside Brother Yuyao.”
“Is this considered punishment, sis-in-law?” Qin Ning saw how protective her sister-in-law was.
“Tianjiao might be a little naughty, but he’s a boy. He didn’t do anything outrageous… You two shouldn’t beat him up so easily… It’s not good to teach him violence.” Huo Mian wasn’t being sarcastic; she no longer advocated violence as a method to teach lessons; aside from the time when the twins pulled pranks and Huo Mian had beaten them a few times.
When it came to Qin Guoguo, she simply couldn’t bear to use violence anymore.
It wasn’t that she was spoiling her child, but Huo Mian felt that kids nowadays were very smart. They started speaking and maturing early.
If you have anything to say, just talk to the child properly. There’s no need to beat them up.
Some of the children did not even know what they did wrong and were beaten up for no reason.
Also, psychological research had proven that children who grew up under violence tended to be violent and hot-tempered.
Therefore, Huo Mian didn’t want a child with that personality to appear in her family.
However, Tang Tianjiao was indeed a little too mischievous. No one in this generation was like him.
He was practically an invincible existence. Qin Guoguo, who was about the same age as him, simply didn’t want to play with him.
He thought that Tang Tianjiao was too childish, and Zhixin’s daughter, little Mitang, was timid and didn’t like to play with him.
Wei Yunchu and Gao Boyuan were like Pudding and Little Bean. It was almost their coming-of-age ceremony, so they wouldn’t hang out with him, either.
As for Wei Ying’s daughter, Shen Danni, she had just learned how to speak and was not the best candidate.
As for Ah Jin, whom Rick had brought back, although she was the same age as him, Ah Jin never left her father’s side, so he naturally did not go to provoke her.
Tang Tianjiao didn’t like such gatherings. After all, he didn’t have any playmates of his age.
With Huo Mian’s help, Tang Chuan and Qin Ning finally let their son off.
After being rescued from the beating, he got out of the water and immediately changed into the new clothes Huo Mian found for him. After putting them on, he obediently sat down next to Qin Guoguo.
“Cousin… I almost got beaten up just now.” He took the initiative to find a topic to get closer to Qin Guoguo.
“You deserve it.” Qin Guoguo replied and almost angered him to death.
Tang Tianjiao was so angry that he turned his head away. He ignored Qin Chu and looked at Little Bean.
“Second Sister… it was really dangerous just now… If the scene of me carrying the koi fish out of the water was taken and posted on WeChat, I guarantee it would even reach Mars,” he continued bragging.
Little Bean lowered her head and smiled. “I’m afraid you’ll be beaten up by your parents before it gets to Mars.”
“That’s impossible. Although my dad is a little fierce, my mom is soft-hearted… She can’t bear to hurt me,” Tang Tianjiao argued.
“Hey… Eldest Sis… I had my eyes set on a new phone recently. It can be unlocked with retina recognition. It’s really cool… It’s only 28,000 yuan… but my mom won’t buy it for me… Can you…?”
The moment he saw Pudding, greed filled his mind.
Big Sister was the richest woman in this group of rich second-generation heirs. Of course, he wanted to take the opportunity to extort her.
“No chance, don’t even think about it,” Pudding refused before he could finish.
“Eh… You guys… are so boring… Forget it, forget it. You guys aren’t my match anyway… I’ll just entertain myself.” Tang Tianjiao felt extremely lonely. He had nothing in common with these guys. His uncle’s two sisters and one brother were both arrogant and cold. They didn’t suit his temper.
“Little brat, don’t worry… When my auntie comes tonight, you can go meet her baby… I’m sure you will be satisfied.” Little Bean smiled wickedly.
“Your aunt? Her baby? A boy or a girl? How old is she?” Tang Tianjiao’s eyes lit up when he heard that there was a new friend.
Upon hearing this, Huo Mian covered her face in embarrassment. “Alright, I didn’t come all the way here just to see you two being lovey-dovey… Ah Jin, is the ice cream good?”
“Yes, it’s delicious.”
Although she was already fourteen years old, Ah Jin was too well protected by Rick, so she was very innocent and naive, becoming a girl who only had fairy tales in her eyes.
At the South Hill Manor.
Although it was still a few days before the twins’ coming of age ceremony, everyone arrived early.
Even Ni Yang, who had lived abroad for many years and never returned, came back with his wife this time.
It could be seen how much importance everyone placed on this joyous occasion of the Qin family. It was also the most complete gathering everyone had had in many years.
Huo Mian and Qin Chu worked hard for a long time, with Bella, Zhixin, Tang Chuan, and Qin Ning helping out.
During the meal, the table was sixteen meters long.
On the lawn in front of South Hill Manor, a beautiful temporary greenhouse was built.
Huo Mian personally approved it and hired famous Italian designers for it.
There were flowers and plants inside and all of them were personally picked by Huo Mian. The amount of work and money spent was completely uncountable.
After everyone sat down, Huo Mian realized that 16 meters weren’t that long.
After that, the head chef of the Qin family started to cook. He was afraid that the elders wouldn’t be used to western food, so he didn’t prepare steak and foie gras.
They were all famous regional cuisines. In front of each person, there was a total of sixteen small plates. Each small plate was filled with different delicacies.
In recent years, not many people gave birth to two children.
Wei Liao and Gao Ran both wanted to have a second child, but because they were too busy with work and didn’t have the energy, they gave up.
Tang Chuan and Qin Ning only had one child. It was a boy named Tang Tianjiao. He was twelve years old and extremely naughty.
Of all the kids, he was the naughtiest one. His personality was very similar to Tang Chuan’s, and because of this, he was often beaten up by his mother.
Qin Chu’s uncle had returned to China a long time ago to enjoy himself. Qin Chu hired a manager to manage the headquarters in the United States, and he would fly there once a month to handle some work.
Shen Mingxi and Wei Ying also had their own daughter, Shen Danni. She was born less than three years ago and was only two years old. She was considered the youngest child here.
Zhixin and Bella only gave birth to one child. Her name, Jing Mitang, was given by Huo Mian.
She said that she had been living a bitter life and hoped that her niece could lead a blissful one.
Jing Mitang was already eight years old. She was like a mature child. She was very sensible, but her personality was a little timid. She always had to follow her mother like a bum beetle.
“The atmosphere is so good today… Brother-in-law, bring out all your good wine, don’t be a miser,” Tang Chuan said excitedly.
The next second, Qin Ning grabbed his ear…
“What did you promise me yesterday? You have high blood sugar, do you know that?” Qin Ning glared at him.
“Wife, wife… Don’t do this, there are so many people here… Save me some face.”
“If I give you face, will you behave? If I give you some face, I’m afraid you won’t know where you stand…”
“Everyone’s so happy today, let him drink some,” Wei Liao pleaded for Tang Chuan.
“Second Brother Wei, you have no idea how unrestrained he is when he drinks… At our previous gathering, he lost his composure when he was drunk. He…”
“Hey, wife, please don’t say it out.”
Seeing that Qin Ning was about to expose something embarrassing, Tang Chuan quickly stopped her.
Qin Ning was famous for her ability to control Tang Chuan. Tang Chuan used to be an unrestrained jerk. After he married Qin Ning, he became a henpecked husband.
While Qin Ning wasn’t paying attention, Tang Chuan took out his phone and quickly sent a WeChat message under the table…
This message was sent to Qin Guoguo, who was not far away.
He turned on his phone casually. There was only one sentence on it—My good nephew, quickly plead mercy for your uncle.
