I Bacame the Mother of His Child-Chapter 103 - 102: Doudou’s Dependence

"Big sister, why do I find your words so unpleasant? Doudou is already nine years old, isn’t he? You’re worried that my raising my voice a bit will scare him? Then why don’t you think about how young Cai Tou and Cheng Guang are, Cai Tou’s scratch on his face may not be serious, but ask yourself, if that injury were on Doudou’s face, could you still tell me so coldly that it was just the kids being careless?" Xu Qingqing was not a petty person, but Xu Fangfang’s indifferent words were like a fuse that easily ignited all her anger.

She didn’t expect Xu Fangfang to put herself in others’ shoes, but she really hated Xu Fangfang’s unaffected tone!

"What I said earlier was indeed a bit loud and might have been improper, but for you, as the second aunt, to yell at my Doudou, I simply cannot stand it!" Doudou was so important to Xu Fangfang; she knew her words had been too light, but while she could endure hardships and suffering herself, she didn’t allow her son to suffer even a little injustice.

"Haha, big sister, you’re really something. Has this situation turned around to become my fault now?" Xu Qingqing huffed in retort and then reflected on her earlier loud tone, "Yes, I did speak a bit loudly earlier, that was my mistake, but isn’t your habit of shirking responsibility wrong too? Yes, your Doudou is precious, a treasured grandson of the Song family who gets scared by a loud voice, whereas my Cai Tou is what, picked up from the streets? His face was scratched by your son, and you can’t shirk that responsibility." Xu Qingqing was really angry.

"I didn’t say that, I only hope you as the younger sister would be a bit more careful. If you have anger, direct it at me, an adult, I absolutely won’t complain, but don’t target the children, I won’t agree to that!" Xu Fangfang shifted her gaze away from Xu Qingqing as she answered and bent down to make eye contact with Doudou, "Doudou, you’re a big boy. Since you did something wrong, you need to apologize to your second aunt right now!" Xu Fangfang demanded, holding onto Doudou’s shoulders.

Doudou, who was hiding in Xu Fangfang’s arms until now, saw his mother grabbing his shoulders and asking him to apologize, immediately lifted his head and retorted unwillingly, "I won’t apologize, why should I apologize to her? She was just mean to me! I didn’t mean to hit my brother. Is she still my second aunt? She dared to scold me, a child. My grandma said I’m the treasured grandchild of the Song family, nobody should make me upset. Hmph, my grandma was right, none of them are good, I don’t care about having these aunts! Mom, can’t we just stop associating with them?"

" Doudou, what nonsense are you talking?" Xu Fangfang looked at her son with a face full of shock, clearly frightened by Doudou’s harsh words.

"I’m not talking nonsense, my grandma said my second aunt and third aunt are no good, once they have money, they don’t want relatives, they look down on our family, despise us because we’re poor." Doudou shook off Xu Fangfang’s hand and yelled, feeling very insecure about his family’s situation.

Previously, he accidentally hit his brother with a stick because he also wanted to play leapfrog, a game he had never played before. He had seen a tin frog that cost several pieces during a trip to the county, which his mother wouldn’t buy for him. He wanted to play with his brothers, afraid of being laughed at for having never played, and feeling conflicted, he secretly watched them play, hoping to learn and join in. However, he wasn’t careful with the stick he had in his hands which bounced off the ground and flew out.

Everyone present knew who Doudou was referring to.

Seeing the blame turning towards her, Xu Xiuxiu felt a bit indescribable, but thought it was probably due to side effects from something Xu Fangfang had asked her to help with before the New Year, hence felt speechless. Xu Fangfang’s in-laws probably didn’t know how badly they were speaking of her.

"Doudou, shut your mouth." Xu Fangfang was also frightened by her own son’s words and, with a dark expression, tried to stop him from speaking recklessly.

"I won’t, even you dare to scold me, mom; I’m going home to tell grandma." Doudou, indignant, lashed out at Xu Fangfang and finally pushed her away harshly. Being eight or nine years old, barely considered a big kid, his push was forceful. freewebnøvel.com

Xu Fangfang stumbled backward several steps, her face flashing with embarrassment. Fearing that Doudou would continue to say something dreadful, she hurriedly got up again trying to stop him from speaking recklessly.

"Doudou." Initially, this was just a minor issue for the children, and the men silently agreed to let their wives handle it. But as things escalated to where relatives turned into enemies, Song Guomin could no longer just watch. With a stern face, he stood up, exhibiting the authoritative stance of a father.

"What?" Doudou, neck arched back, looked at Song Guomin defiantly, like a hedgehog bristling its spines.

"Apologize, apologize to your second and third aunt, and to your brother!" Song Guomin, hearing his son’s words and guessing they were mostly influenced by his own mother’s beliefs—his mother looked down on the Yue family, which had no sons but four daughters, always deeming it an inauspicious sign of a family’s end—was frustrated. Especially now during the Lunar New Year, and at the Yue family’s home, after such a scene, how could he face his brothers-in-law?

Ah! The old lady, even if she couldn’t rely on her nieces for help, surely having relatives could be better than adding to problems.

"Why should I apologize? I didn’t do anything wrong, did I speak untruthfully? They’re not good people!" Doudou retorted angrily, showing no fear of his father Song Guomin’s authority.

"You wretched child, so my words as your father mean nothing now?" Song Guomin, infuriated, stepped forward and smacked Doudou on the head, "Go, apologize now, or I’ll beat you when we get home." Song Guomin openly threatened.

"How dare you! I’m going home to tell grandma, see if she doesn’t beat you!" Doudou’s head was smacked by Song Guomin, and immediately tears cascaded down like rain, as he cried and ran towards the house entrance.

"Can’t you talk nicely! What’s the need to hit the child?" Xu Fangfang, seeing Doudou crying and running away, immediately complained as she hit Song Guomin on the arm.

"He deserved the hitting, learning such language at such a young age." Song Guomin said, with a guilty look toward his brothers-in-law and nieces around him: "Doudou is still young and doesn’t know better, don’t take his words to heart!" Saying this, he frowned, moving his steps toward the yard, obviously worried that Doudou might run off and couldn’t help but chase after him.