CHAPTER 277: CHAPTER 277: NO LESSON LEARNED WITHOUT A BEATING

It smelled like burning paper, accompanied by a choking smoke.

"What are you two doing here?"

Su Xiaoxiao’s words startled the two of them.

Seeing her, they hastily tried to hide what they had in their hands.

But due to the rush, Su Jianwen couldn’t hold steady what was in his hands, and it fell to the ground.

Su Xiaoxiao frowned and looked over, and in the flickering firelight, she saw clearly what had fallen.

It was half a test paper, not fully burned.

Su Xiaoxiao!!!

Wow, these two little rascals are actually burning test papers!

"You two actually..."

Before she finished speaking, Su Jianwu slid over on his knees: "Third Sister, don’t shout, if our mom hears, we’re done for."

"Scared now, aren’t you? Too late."

Su Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, and Su Jianwen immediately, fawningly, brought over a stool and placed it behind her, smiling ingratiatingly: "Third Sister, standing must be tiring, please have a seat and rest."

Unasked kindness indicates something fishy.

"Tell me, what’s going on?"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the two little rascals, fuming. They hadn’t been spanked for a few days and now dared to burn test papers; they’re getting bolder.

"Third Sister, have some water."

Su Jianwen eagerly poured her a mug of water, and Su Jianwu eagerly leaned in to massage her shoulders, looking sycophantic to the point of eyesore.

"Don’t play these tricks on me, confess quickly, or I’ll tell our mom right away."

"No, no, Third Sister, listen to our explanation."

As Su Xiaoxiao listened to their recounting of events, her expression darkened more and more.

"Are you two brainless? Last time you got scammed by that Sun Jianmin, and the tuition still hasn’t been retrieved; now you’ve been tricked again? Skipped exams to get scammed, do you want a beating?"

Su Xiaoxiao’s temples throbbed with rage; previously, the two little kids were scammed out of their tuition by that Sun Jianmin, and she hadn’t managed to catch him after several attempts, let alone get the tuition back.

Goodness, have these two gone and voluntarily delivered their performance to him again? Is their brain just for show?

Su Jianwu looked a bit aggrieved: "He said if we went with him to move things this time, not only would he return our tuition, but we’d also get a share of the profits from selling stuff. So we thought of getting the tuition back first..."

"Fine, where’s the tuition? Show it to me."

Upon hearing this, Su Jianwu lowered his head, and Su Jianwen didn’t dare to make a sound either.

"Haha!"

Su Xiaoxiao laughed coldly. It was obvious without looking that they got scammed again, not only losing money but also doing free labor.

Ha!

She was puzzled, did that Sun Jianmin save these kids’ lives or something? Once wasn’t enough, they had to be scammed a second time.

"We haven’t got it back yet, but once we find Brother Jianmin, we’ll surely retrieve it."

Su Jianwu hastily promised, "He said if he tricks us again this time, may he be struck by lightning and die a horrible death."

Su Xiaoxiao sneered; if swearing were effective, would there be thunderstorms every day?

Once, twice, but not thrice. This time, she must teach them a lesson.

After all, they’re still young, easily persuaded.

"Mom, come over quickly, the fourth and fifth..."

She turned her head, ready to summon their mother for a session of love education.

If they don’t get a lesson, they won’t remember. They got scammed a second time because they weren’t spanked the first time.

Upon hearing her call, the two immediately slid to her feet, hugging her legs from both sides.

"Third Sister, spare us!"

"Third Sister, we won’t dare anymore. Besides, there’s no real loss this time, just let it go?"

At most, they just skipped the exam and had to call parents because of being at the bottom of the class, not a big deal.

"You think if I don’t tell our mom, she won’t find out? Handing in blank exams won’t bother the teachers? Won’t they call our mom?"

Su Jianwu’s quick mouth: "Third Sister, don’t worry, we’ve spent twenty cents hiring Uncle Wang next door to say our mom got remarried, she definitely won’t find out."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

These two sneaky guys, they sure know how to come up with stories.

She was just about to say something when she looked up to see Liu Cuilan’s face as dark as the bottom of a pot, almost shooting sparks from her eyes.

She silently lit a candle for her two little brothers in her heart.

"As long as you don’t tell, I don’t tell, no one will know."

The two weren’t aware of the impending doom, looking up simultaneously with innocent eyes, trying to awaken the little sibling affection Su Xiaoxiao had left.

Before they finished speaking, they saw their third sister’s constipated expression.

Soon the angry roar of their mother Liu Cuilan came from behind: "You two rascals, get out here right now!"

The two shivered, turned around in unison, and were met by Liu Cuilan’s eyes, almost shooting fire.

They immediately looked pitifully at Su Xiaoxiao: "Third Sister, save us!"

Su Xiaoxiao sighed, glancing at the broom Liu Cuilan wielded: "Mom, wait a minute, don’t use that to hit."

The two of them breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking their third sister cared for them.

Who knew, before they could even let out a full breath, they saw their third sister return holding a nearly one-meter-long rolling pin.

The two of them!!!

Wails and pleas for mercy filled the room, and Su Xiaoxiao silently closed the door behind her.

These two little rascals won’t learn without a beating, and if they’re not beaten hard, they might get kidnapped and help count money next time.

Ah, as a sister, she truly worries too much.

A few minutes later, the two little brothers pouted with grievances, side-glancing at Su Xiaoxiao, almost shattering their gaze.

Liu Cuilan moved the only meat dish to Su Xiaoxiao’s and Su Pan’s side: "Third child, Pan, Zhaodi, eat more."

Su Jianwu gazed longingly at the dish of steamed meat, gulping difficultly: "Mom, I also want some meat, it’s too far to reach."

Moreover, any movement made his butt sting, truly affecting his performance.

Liu Cuilan snorted coldly: "Still want meat? Do you still have the face to eat meat?"

Su Jianwu: "..."

Forget it, he didn’t ask.

After dinner, Su Pan and Xu Zhaodi competed to tidy up the table and wash dishes. Su Xiaoxiao, having nothing to help with, thought of discussing the business trip to Lin City with Liu Cuilan.

As she pushed the door open, she saw Liu Cuilan squinting while threading a needle, failing for a long time.

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao enter, she sighed: "Ah, I’m really getting old. Can’t even thread a needle anymore. Third child, come help your mom."

Su Xiaoxiao went over, took the needle and thread, and paused, noticing her mom’s temple had more white hairs.

"It’s okay, everyone ages like this. I have a strong mindset, no need to comfort me."

Liu Cuilan waved it off carelessly; birth, aging, sickness, and death are life’s norms, she didn’t mind much.

Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and decided to speak: "Mom, what I wanted to say wasn’t about that..."

"You heartless thing, don’t even know to comfort your mom a little?"

Su Xiaoxiao felt speechless: "Mom, even if you were twenty years younger, you wouldn’t be able to thread this needle, know why not?"