Chapter 78: Just spare his life!

“Yes! May you have peace and safety every year!” Xiang Dongyan’s eyes sparkled as she pinched the little girl’s chubby cheeks: “My little darling is not only beautiful, but also smarter than others.”

“Peace and safety every year, that’s a good name.” Mo Wenpei chimed in, then chuckled, “But it’s just a boy, do you think he’ll be happy with that name?”

She thought that if it were her mischievous son, Qiao Kun, he would probably have ripped the roof off.

“He’s unwilling, but there’s nothing he can do. He can’t go against my wishes,” Xiang Dongyan said, a genuine smile appearing in her eyes this time as if she had remembered something.

Compared to her troubled youngest son, her eldest son is truly an angel.

She was exceptionally sensible from a young age.

But it is precisely this understanding that often makes her feel extremely distressed.

If he had even a fraction of Pei Yuanfan's unrestrained and flamboyant nature, she probably wouldn't be so resentful of him.

"Where is he now?" Fang Zhengnan asked as he took a pig bucket from the backyard and picked up the sweet potatoes that had been dug up by the rake.

“I was sent to my parents’ home in Kyoto when I was ten years old,” Xiang Dongyan sighed.

“He was in poor health since childhood, with congenital heart disease. Doctors once predicted that he wouldn’t live past eighteen. The medical conditions here are too poor, so I sent him to live with my parents.”

She looked at Qiao Changdong, her tone filled with sincere apology: "So I know better than anyone what kind of words parents can't stand to hear."

This is why, yesterday, after seeing Pei Yuanfan beaten up like that and knowing what he had said, her attitude changed so quickly, and why she insisted on going to apologize in person today.

Everyone in the Qiao family was stunned.

Obviously, this was unexpected.

Seeing that the Qiao family had all fallen silent, Xiang Dongyan was the first to laugh.

"Oh, you don't need to do this, I don't care at all."

She waved her hand, looking quite nonchalant: "The doctor said I can't live to be eighteen, does that mean I really can't? He's not a god, I don't believe it."

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore." Xiang Dongyan stuffed the chocolate into Qiao Qiao's small hand.

"Here you go, little darling. Remember to try it, it's your brother Sui Sui's favorite brand."

"If you like it, I'll have him send more back later."

"Thank you." Qiao Qiao gripped the chocolate in her hand and grinned at her.

"Tsk, goodness, you look even more beautiful when you smile. I really want to steal you away." Xiang Dongyan stared at her smiling face and said, seemingly seriously but actually not.

Then, Qiao Qiao lost her right to eat.

Xiang Dongyan lifted her onto her lap and fed her little by little.

She could have finished two fried eggs in ten bites, but Xiang Dongyan cut them into twenty pieces and fed them little by little.

It was cold by the time it got into my mouth!

"..." Qiao Qiao.

Thinking that this was her older brother's mother, she silently lowered her hand, which she had wanted to raise to refuse.

Xiang Dongyan is a very good person. Whether it's Grandma Qiao, Mo Wenpei, Fang Zhengnan, or Qiao Xiaoyun, as long as she sincerely wants to chat and make friends with them, she can get along with them.

In just a short while, she was chatting and laughing with the three women from the Qiao family about everyday matters.

Pei Anting was originally from Baoyi City, but not from Hongfeng Town. He was temporarily sent here by his superiors to work in the transitional phase after the previous director of the police station was promoted half a year ago.

He is rather introverted, not nearly as outgoing as Xiang Dongyan.

However, after getting to know the three Qiao brothers and Old Master Mo, he started talking more.

His eyes lit up when he learned that Grandpa Mo was the owner of the biggest martial arts school in town.

Just as they were marveling at Fu Yu's good looks as she sat down next to Qiao Qiao, and were about to ask the Qiao family if this was the child who had been abducted not long ago,

Upon hearing what Grandpa Mo said, their attention was immediately diverted.

She looked at Grandpa Mo with surprise and delight: "Grandpa, you're the person in charge of Yan Martial Arts School? Are you still accepting students? Can I send my son there too?"

"That's the kid who got beaten black and blue by your grandson and couldn't fight back at all."

“He’s just too naughty. Neither his father nor I can discipline him.”

Xiang Dongyan was not lying.

She was actually aware that Pei Yuanfan's personality had gone a bit astray.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have said those things.

But if anyone is to blame, it's her. In previous years, Pei Yiyang's health was too poor, and she couldn't take care of her youngest son, so she let him grow up freely by his parents' side.

Her parents doted on her immensely, showing her special affection for their grandchildren.

Pei Yuanfan attended elementary school in Kyoto, where he caused quite a bit of trouble and fighting was a common occurrence. By the time she realized she needed to discipline him, it was too late.

Furthermore, her parents favored him, making it even harder for her to discipline him.

That's why, when he was in junior high school, she insisted on transferring him from Kyoto to where Pei Anting now works, hoping that this simple little town could calm her son's restless heart.

But little did they know.

Even after arriving in this small town, he continued to do as he pleased, even climbing over the wall to leave the school gate despite attending a boarding school.

Furthermore, since many people in this town and school know his identity, they are even less likely to provoke him.

Back in Kyoto, there were plenty of people of equal or even greater status than him, unlike in Hongfeng Town where no one dared to provoke him. Instead, it only made things worse and emboldened him to become more and more unscrupulous.

Pei Anting was a strict father and did a lot of discipline, including beatings and scoldings.

But each time it only had a temporary effect; after a few days, he would forget the pain once the wound had healed.

Last night was the only unexpected incident.

Because in the past, when they made him kneel as punishment, he would usually run away when no one was looking.

But yesterday he didn't run away; instead, he actually knelt outside for a full four hours!

This is truly unprecedented!

This morning, he obediently went back to school for class by himself!

This surprised the couple even more.

Even so, the two dared not be careless.

They just wanted to find a place to keep him in check, and now Grandpa Mo's martial arts school was undoubtedly the best place to go.

And most importantly, there was a man in the martial arts school named Qiao Kun who wasn't afraid of her son's identity and could beat him so badly that she almost didn't recognize him!

Thinking of this, Xiang Dongyan became more and more excited as she spoke.

"Grandpa, really, as long as you take him in, you can discipline him however you want. Even if his leg is broken, we will absolutely not cause you any trouble, nor will we ask you to pay for his medical expenses. We just want to save his life!"

"..." Old Master Mo.

His lips twitched.

That's what I meant.

He almost thought he was running a child abuse center instead of a martial arts school!