The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 622 - 621: Lesson

Chapter 622: Chapter 621: Lesson

"Rong, your leg is bleeding!"

Just a few steps out of the boxing gym, hearing his companion’s cry of alarm, Gong Rong looked down to see two fresh streaks of blood flowing from the bend of his knee down to his heel.

"Fuckin’ hell, it’s all because of that damn dog!"

Gong Rong was fuming with anger.

As a boxer, such a minor injury was nothing to him; he hardly even felt it—it was just humiliating.

He shook his leg a couple of times, trying to fling off the bloodstains.

"Rong, you were bitten by a dog, you need to get a rabies vaccine!"

Only after someone reminded him did Gong Rong realize this wasn’t a normal injury—it could potentially lead to rabies!

"You need to get several shots, it’s going to cost twenty or thirty yuan!"

"Fuck!"

Gong Rong was even more enraged.

For him, who had no income, it was not a small sum—he couldn’t afford it, so he asked the people walking with him to chip in.

The few youths were also martial arts school students with hardly any money on them, and they were unwilling to fork out the cash.

"Rong, you should ask Pei Ziheng to pay for it, it was his dog that bit you."

"Besides the cost of the shots, you should make him compensate you for nutritional expenses and mental anguish. After all, his parents are big bosses, they’ve got plenty of money!"

Gong Rong’s eyes lit up.

But he didn’t dare to make a scene in the boxing gym again, afraid of being beaten by Ma Weilong.

After discussing for a while, they decided to wait at the back door of the gym, hoping to catch their prey.

The back door of the gym was next to the bathroom; Pei Ziheng always had to go there at some point.

After a while, Pei Ziheng didn’t show up, but Pei Tang did.

...

Seeing the German Shepherd standing guard in front of Pei Tang, the young man didn’t dare to approach, afraid that the German Shepherd would also bite him—he didn’t want to get a shot.

"Hey little sister, come over here, big brother wants to talk to you."

"What do you want, just say it."

When Pei Tang stood still and refused to come over, the young man pulled out a lollipop from his pocket, "Do you want some candy? Brother will take you to buy some."

"I don’t want it!"

Pei Tang rolled her eyes and turned to enter the bathroom.

Seeing its little owner didn’t fall for it, the German Shepherd sat back down in its spot, watching the young man closely with its pitch-black eyes.

The youth whistled at it, "Hey, you dead dog!"

The German Shepherd bared its teeth: "Woof!"

The youth jumped back in fright, and after seeing that the German Shepherd didn’t seem to be going to attack, he finally took a breath of relief, now wary of causing more trouble.

When Pei Tang came out of the bathroom, she noticed the young man was still there.

"Little sister, do you want McDonald’s? Big brother will treat you."

Pei Tang thought for a moment then said, "I want a strawberry-flavored ice cream cone, Fugui wants two big chicken legs, and a beef burger."

"Sure, no problem."

"Well then, let’s go Fugui."

"Woof, woof-woof!"

The German Shepherd barked and positioned its body in front of Pei Tang, blocking her from leaving with the young man, as if to remind her that the young man was not to be trusted.

Only after Pei Tang bent down and whispered a few words into its ear did it stop blocking her, yet it closely followed by her side, trailing after the young man out of the gym.

Not far off, Gong Rong watched excitedly as Pei Tang, deceived by the young man, left the gym.

"This bratty girl, daring to sic her dog on me—just you wait and see how I’ll deal with her!"

"Rong, here!"

A youth handed Gong Rong a stick.

An inch-thick caterpillar wound its way along the slender twig.

Although Gong Rong was a scoundrel, he wouldn’t physically assault a child of five or six years old, but he couldn’t swallow his grudge. So he planned to use the caterpillar to scare Pei Tang.

Which little girl wouldn’t be scared of such a thick, big caterpillar?

He simply couldn’t wait to see Pei Tang screaming and crying in terror.

...

"You stinky little brat, you’ve fallen into brother’s hands now, huh?"

Pei Tang looked at the young man who had tricked her into coming out, and then at Gong Rong, who was blocking her way, "Did you guys lure me out here to sell me off?"

Human trafficking?

Gong Rong was stunned, and before he could take out the caterpillar, Pei Tang’s shrill voice pierced through his eardrums, "Help!!!"

"There’s a bad guy kidnapping kids!!!"

"F*ck, shut up, stop shouting nonsense!"

Gong Rong was shocked, and as he stepped forward to cover Pei Tang’s mouth, a German Shepherd viciously bit his outstretched hand.

"Aah—" Gong Rong screamed in pain.

Although the place where the group was located was an alley, the alley wasn’t long, with streets on both ends bustling with people.

The cries of Pei Tang and the loud barking of the dog quickly attracted passersby championing justice.

With Pei Tang’s crying and pointing, Gong Rong and his group were taken to the police station.

...

Shen Mingzhu rushed to the police station and saw her daughter safe and sound, leaning in her son’s embrace; she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mommy!"

As soon as she saw Shen Mingzhu, Pei Tang lunged into her embrace like she had seen a savior.

Shen Mingzhu wrapped her arms tightly around her daughter, about to gently comfort her, but then she heard her daughter whisper in her ear:

"Mom, I tricked them."

Shen Mingzhu was slightly taken aback, but she didn’t immediately ask questions. Instead, she found an excuse to take the two children to the car to talk.

"Spit it out, what exactly happened?"

Pei Tang was quick to speak, recounting everything about Gong Rong bringing people to the gym to make a scene, followed by their attempt at deceiving her.

"...Not only did they bully Ziheng, but they also wanted to scare me with a caterpillar. They were so bad, I just wanted to teach them a lesson!"

Looking at her indignant daughter, Shen Mingzhu didn’t know whether to be angry or to laugh.

Upon receiving the phone call from the police station, she had been so scared that her heart nearly stopped, and she almost hit someone while driving over.

No mother can stay calm and collected upon hearing that her child might have been kidnapped.

Her cell phone rang.

Shen Mingzhu answered it; it was Pei Yang calling.

"Guoguo is alright, it was just some kids making a fuss, you don’t need to come over."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Mingzhu’s emotions gradually settled.

"Mom, I know I was wrong, don’t be mad at me."

Looking at her daughter who was dutifully admitting her mistake, Shen Mingzhu asked, "Do you know where you went wrong?"

"Yeah, I shouldn’t have lied to the police uncle."

"That’s just one of the mistakes you made, you made another, much bigger mistake."

Shen Mingzhu lectured with a stern face, "Do you know how dangerous it was today? If Gong Rong and the others were really bad guys, you wouldn’t have had the chance to cry for help."

"A wise man does not stand under a dangerous wall, which means, a smart person would not knowingly stand under a dangerous wall!"

Pei Tang pouted defiantly, "They bullied Ziheng first, and besides, I have Fugui to protect me!"

"No matter how tough Fugui is, it only has its mouth to fight with, but people could beat it with sticks. Think about it—if Gong Rong and his group had hit it with bricks, would it get hurt? Could it still protect you if it was injured?"

Hearing her hypothetical situation, Pei Tang looked out the car window, her eyes roving around.

The German Shepherd sat on its front legs by the car door, head held high and chest out, like a valiant warrior guarding its owner’s safety.

"Baby, Fugui is a member of our family, and your little buddy too. While it protects our home, we also need to take good care of it, right?"

Pei Tang’s face showed remorse, "Mom, I realize my mistake now."

"Good girl." Shen Mingzhu ruffled her head, "While your methods were wrong, your intention to protect your brother was good, and mommy wants to praise you for that. You’re really brave, sweetheart!"

With her mother’s praise, Pei Tang’s cheeks flushed a rosy red.

Pei Ziheng also reached out to hug her, "Thank you for protecting me, Guoguo."

"Ew, brother, you stink."

Pei Tang blocked her nostrils with her fingers and scooted towards the car door, making it clear she didn’t want to be close to him.

Pei Ziheng appeared calm on the surface, but his ears were red as if bleeding.

As someone who had always been clean since childhood, this was the first time he was told he smelled.

Shen Mingzhu looked at her son’s downcast expression and secretly chuckled to herself.

Her son had always liked being clean. It was only because he hadn’t had time to shower after training today that he had the smell of sweat on him, not expecting to be shunned by his own sister.

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