"Lu Jiang said, "Chen Ju."
Out of respect for his status, Qi Gang would never make such a move.
Lu Jiang was a little distance away from the two children. When he arrived at the scene, Chen Ju had already spanked Xibao three or four times. The sound was very loud - enough for her to anger Ye Zhengjun who was in conversation with her. Ye Zhengjun reprimanded both Qi Gang and Chen Ju.
Immediately, Feng Qingxue was furious, "They must have thought I’m a pushover because I’ve been too quiet recently!"
Whether Xibao suffered losses or not when the little kids scuffled and fought over toys, she wouldn’t care too much. It was a matter between the kids. If Xibao couldn’t beat the other, he should take the beating. If he could beat the other, she could step in to apologize on behalf of Xibao. But if an adult hit her child, it was a completely different matter and unacceptable!
"Xibao, does it hurt? Does your butt hurt?" Feng Qingxue crouched down and asked her son.
"Hmm!" Xibao reached out to touch his butt. "It hurts, Mommy, it hurts! She hit me!"
Feng Qingxue felt heartbroken. She snatched the bottle of malt essence from Lu Jiang’s hand angrily, "They hit our kid and we are still presenting them gifts and apologizing? I haven’t even settled the score with them yet!"
Lu Jiang took back the malt essence, put it casually on the heatable brick bed, and didn’t allow the cold look in his eyes to disappear. "Kids are kids, adults are adults. The child got scratched by Xibao, it disfigured him. We provide them with nutritional supplements as a gesture of goodwill. The way you deal with the adults, the way you avenge Xibao’s beating, on the other hand, is a matter between adults."
"Will your relationship with Deputy Commander Qi cause you any influence?" Feng Qingxue asked first.
"No!" Lu Jiang said for sure.
"Really? Will they use your political status against you?" Despite her anger, Feng Qingxue thought rationally before confronting Chen Ju.
"So, me seeking justice from Chen Ju won’t bring any trouble to our family, right?" Feng Qingxue asked again to make sure.
Lu Jiang laughed, "Of course not!"
He was sure that Feng Qingxue wouldn’t swallow this insult when Xibao got beaten.
Although she could sometimes scold Xibao harshly, it was always she who cared and loved Xibao the most. Even when she was upset, she never forgot to teach Xibao to develop a good character and daily habits.
"Even if Deputy Commander Qi’s position is higher than mine, and his merits are more numerous, I still agree with you confronting Chen Ju. I am not afraid of trouble. Losing this official position is the worst thing that could happen! What I fear most is that as a husband and a father, I am unable to protect my wife and children, but instead, I choose to suffer in silence!" Lu Jiang had thought about fighting back against Chen Ju right away, but eventually he put up with it.
Men fighting women could bring a lot of complications. He also had to consider Ye Zhengjun who had already chided Chen Ju.
Feng Qingxue asked again, "If I beat Chen Ju, would you feel embarrassed by my shrewish behavior?"
Lu Jiang was taken aback, "You want to hit her?"
"Of course. She hit my son, why shouldn’t I hit her in return to take revenge for my son? If the responsibility for a fight between her son and mine lies with my son, I will naturally punish him myself, and we would apologize and let them vent their anger on us. Currently, Xibao is not to blame. Even if her son is injured, it doesn’t erase her son’s liabilities! What’s the difference between snatching things and being a bandit? They continue the fight with adults after the kids? Unfortunately, it is also the custom of our family that if Xibao gets beaten, the mother will stand up for him! Let me ask you, what did Qi Xiang try to take from Xibao?"