Chapter 140: As I entered, I saw Anna beating Melanie.
Chapter 140: As I entered, I saw Anna beating Melanie.
"Sister?"
Just as the siblings were about to embrace each other at the doorstep, a curious little head popped out, asking:
"So Big Brother is back! Are you still going to beat Melanie today?"
???
Along with this information-laden question, Lyon felt the person in his arms stiffen, and he heard an unusually clear teeth-grinding sound in his ear.
"Beat her! You must beat her!"
After releasing her arm from around Lyon's waist, the frail girl stomped her foot and gritted her teeth in anger.
"It doesn't matter if our big brother is back. Even if Mom and Dad were here today, she can't escape this beating!"
????????
Huh?! Is it that serious?
Seeing Anna, who rarely mentions their parents, so angry that she was talking nonsense, Lyon quickly hugged his fuming sister and pleaded:
"No, no, no. Don't rush to take action. Education first, always education first!"
"I'm beating her for her education! Bro! Let go of me!"
Reminded by William, Anna, who had just regained her anger, struggled in Lyon's arms and complained bitterly:
"It's all because you always stop me from beating her. Do you know what they've done?"
"Hmm... what did they do?"
"In the first week of school, they organized the noble kids to chase away the teacher and set up some kind of class parliament!"
"It's a bicameral system."
After correcting his sister's mistake, William, with a serious expression, explained as he fastened his pants:
"We're learning about the kingdom's bicameral system. The children from wealthy noble families are placed in the Upper House, and those with exceptional wealth, academic excellence, or fighting skills join the Lower House.
The Upper House proposes class rules, but these rules must be voted on by the Lower House to be passed. Finally, the Class President, elected by the Lower House, promulgates the rules and handles negotiations with the headmaster and teachers. It's a very strict system."
"..."
Wow, it's a perfect replication. Are kids these days too aggressive? When I was their age, I was still arguing with my classmates about whether the ladies' toilet had urinals!
"You have the nerve to say that!"
After William's mature correction, Anna struggled even more in Lyon's arms, complaining angrily:
"Melanie asked me for two packs of small cookies, saying she wanted to share them with her classmates. But she used the cookies I baked to bribe for votes and won the support of that House, becoming the Class President!
Bro, do you know? After becoming the Class President, the first thing she did was to unite all the kids in class to chase away the Religious Studies and Home Economics teachers!
Those two teachers are almost a hundred years old combined. When I went there, one pointed at my nose and scolded me, while the other clutched the sacred text and wailed. I didn't know how to apologize to them!"
"..."
Well... that's a bit too much. It's time for some proper education.
Lyon furrowed his brows in slight exasperation and carried his struggling sister into the house. After glancing at the tightly closed inner room, he turned to William beside him and spoke with a serious expression:
"Forget the rest, but why chase away the teachers? If the reason isn't appropriate, don't blame your big brother for not stopping you."
"The reason is that those two teachers are truly terrible."
Little William tilted his head, thought for a moment, and replied:
"The Home Economics teacher is the class president's aunt. Her cooking is awful, and she's always nicer to the noble kids and harsher to us who are dressed more simply.
Melanie and I were assigned to wash potatoes, clean intestines, and scale fish in Home Economics class. Then we had to eat the failed dishes made by the noble kids, which was very unpleasant."
"The Religious Studies teacher is similar. He only makes us read the sacred text out loud and checks our memorization. If we can't recite, he hits our hands and calls us unfaithful brats, saying we'll go to hell and be taken away by demons after we die."
"Melanie and I had just transferred there a week ago, and we weren't familiar with the sacred text like the others. So every time we got hit, it was us."
"..."
So that's what happened...
After hearing William's explanation, Leon and the other's expressions couldn't help but freeze slightly. Anna's eyes flickered with regret, and she lowered her voice, saying,
"Then why didn't you tell me when I asked you earlier?"
William didn't speak but hesitated slightly and glanced at Leon. After looking at the little guy's eyes, Leon vaguely guessed the reason why they hadn't told him before.
Knowing that the child at home had been wronged, Anna would definitely go directly to confront them. But her body hadn't fully recovered yet; she still needed to take medicine for a few more months. And Leon hadn't been home these days, so they thought it might be more troublesome to tell him. It would be better to just endure the beating.
Additionally, if it were an ordinary child, they might think that their "parents" could definitely help them get justice. But these two little ones had always known that their older siblings weren't omnipotent. If the matter could be resolved by just enduring a beating and writing a reflection, they would probably choose to take the beating and be done with it.
These two little ones were really... both understanding and considerate, yet also naive and exasperating...
"Maybe the child has grown up and doesn't want to tell the family everything."
Fearing that the truth would make Anna unhappy, Leon vaguely replied, then said to William,
"You guys just endure for a few more days. These days, big brother has been too busy with work to take care of home, but after this busy period, I'll go to your school right away."
Letting go of his sister, who was no longer struggling, Leon crouched down and patted William's head. With a serious expression, he promised,
"Big brother promises you that if it's really as you say, these two teachers will definitely be replaced. They must also apologize to you and the other children.
But in the future, if you encounter similar situations again, you're not allowed to take matters into your own hands. Don't go around rallying classmates to drive people away. You must tell the family first. As long as we have a valid reason, big brother will definitely stand up for you!"
"..."
As long as they have a valid reason? William tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then nodded vigorously.
"Okay! Next time, we'll definitely have a valid reason first!"
"..."
Although his words seemed reasonable, why did it feel like you understood something different from what I wanted to tell you? Leon smiled helplessly, then grabbed his brother's head, known for its unique thoughts. He stood up and patted him on the back.
"Alright, call Melanie out. Tell her she doesn't have to take this beating."
"Yeah!"
After successfully defusing a family conflict with his excellent eloquence, William quickly ran to the inner room and knocked loudly on the locked door.
"Come out, it's safe now!"
"I won't!"
After hearing the knock, Melanie's cautious voice came from the room.
"You must have finished your beating, and now you're coming to trick me into opening the door and getting beaten again! Give up, I won't go out until dawn!
If I go out now, I might get beaten for an hour. But if I can hide until tomorrow morning when it's time for school, Sister Anna will only beat me for ten minutes at most to prevent me from being late!"
"Come out quickly!"
After knocking for a while without success, William became impatient and shouted,
"Big brother is back, and Sister doesn't have time to beat you now!"
"I won't come out. You're lying, don't think I'll join you in getting beaten!"
"Then don't blame me!"
Seeing that she was so ungrateful, William narrowed his eyes and turned to the other two, saying,
"I'm reporting that Melanie took my allowance and bought roses to send to the home economics teacher's house, making her husband think she's having an affair! Yesterday, she also sent a report to the Cathedral Church, saying that the religious studies teacher was too unfamiliar with the Sacred Text and suggesting that the Cathedral Church should check his priestly certification to see if it was bought with money!"
(End of Chapter)
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