Li Zhiguo truly felt sorry for Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou.
Similarly, he had never expected that their two kids, normally mischievous but manageable, had secretly spent money to hire an internet army to slander other people.
Thinking this, Li Zhiguo’s coarse hands involuntarily clenched into fists, wishing he could turn around and give those two boys a knuckle on the head.
But he also knew what was more important, his children had made a mistake, and it was most important now to obtain forgiveness from the two young people in front of him.
Li Zhiguo’s face, constantly exposed to the sun and wind, looked somewhat aged. Jiang Ning had earlier heard from the villagers that he was only in his thirties, but he looked like he was in his forties or fifties.
Listening to his various humble apologies, even mentioning compensation, Jiang Ning knew about his family’s debt situation and that this man was honest. Jiang Ning waved her hand, "Uncle, we came here not to ask for compensation, but to tell you that since they are still minors and have done this, you, as guardians, should be informed."
"What they did, although it did not cause us actual harm, is nevertheless bad behavior ..." Jiang Ning explained clearly and very reasonably.
Li Zhiguo hadn’t expected the young lady in front of him to be so easy to talk to and understanding.
After all, he had just learned that these two were from Beijing and had even made the long drive here themselves.
He had originally thought today’s incident would be difficult to resolve amicably, but unexpectedly... the other party was surprisingly easy-going and amiable.
Li Zhiguo felt almost ashamed.
He quickly promised, "Don’t worry, they will never do such things again, I will definitely discipline them properly."
Jiang Ning said nothing more, just turning her gaze towards Li Hao and Li Mai on the side.
Li Hao and Li Mai had just witnessed how Jiang Ning bravely entered Li Fu’s house at the first sign of trouble, and how Qi Xingzhou had subdued Li Fu and his wife one by one.
Though they were young, they were not foolish. Witnessing Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou catching criminals, especially those who usually scared them brothers shivering in private,
at this moment, in the brothers’ hearts, Jiang Ning and Qi Xingzhou were almost like gods!
No wonder so many netizens online liked Jiang Ning and idolized her.
They swore that from today onward, they too would be loyal fans of Jiang Ning!
At their young age, not knowing the value of face, able to bend and stretch, they didn’t wait for Jiang Ning to speak first; they bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes once again.
"Sorry! Sister Jiang Ning, Brother Xingzhou, we really know we were wrong!"
"Sister Jiang Ning, sorry, please forgive us, we will never do such things again!"
"From now on, you’re our role model!"
"We are your loyal fans!"
The two seemed to have a telepathic connection, speaking in unison.
Compared to the forced apologies in the internet café just before, their attitude in admitting their mistakes voluntarily now seemed much more sincere.
For the first time, Jiang Ning felt the brothers were somewhat pleasing to the eye.
It seemed they truly knew they were wrong.
Jiang Ning wasn’t one to dwell on this, "Since you know you were wrong, considering it’s your first offense, I will forgive you this time. But being my loyal fan isn’t easy, first, change your bad habit of skipping classes to play games online."
At her words, the two boys immediately grimaced, furrowing their brows but ultimately nodding in agreement.
Seeing these two wayward children still hesitating, Li Zhiguo beside them nearly popped his eyes out in anger.
He had been so focused on apologizing to Jiang Ning that he had overlooked their truancy and internet use!
It seemed tonight they definitely needed a taste of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots!