Zhan Xi glanced at the clock, then looked at the arrogant little child sitting on the ground. Narrowing his eyes, he picked the little child up.
Right in front of the little child, Zhan Xi turned the clock hand, which had already pointed to twelve o’clock, back.
“It’s not twelve yet, so it’s not the New Year.”
The little child: “!!!”
The little child was completely dumbfounded.
He stared blankly at his father, clearly not expecting his dad to pull such a move.
Lele, sitting on the bed, was also stunned. He looked at the very angry Zhan Xi and, though he was scared inside, held back his tears and loudly repeated, “Today is New Year’s, don’t hit Dad Ningning!”
As Lele said this, he ran over and hugged Zhan Xi’s leg, trying to prevent him from hitting the little child.
Unexpectedly, Zhan Xi picked Lele up too: “I almost forgot about you, you child. Tell me, did you play games with Ningning at night?”
Lele, who had rushed over, was caught in the crossfire and immediately opened his mouth but couldn’t say a word.
He, he also played at night.
Dad Ningning was very kind to him and would generously let him play a dress-up game on his star device several times at night.
Seeing Lele’s expression, Zhan Xi already knew the answer without waiting for him to speak.
He tossed Lele onto the bed and said coldly, “Don’t worry, after Ningning gets spanked, it’s your turn. You can rub your butt in advance to prepare yourself mentally.”
Disobedient children all deserve a spanking.
These two little children were not only lacking energy from staying up late, but their faces also didn’t look good. For children this young, staying up late regularly would not only stunt their growth but also harm their health.
Zhan Xi had noticed the two little children frequently rubbing their eyes these past few days, probably because their eyes were uncomfortable.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. After putting Lele down, he began dealing with the child in his left hand: “You little bear cub, you behaved well for only a few days, and now you’re back to being troublesome!”
“Staying up late to play games. Why don’t you stay up late to read a book?!”
As he continued, Zhan Xi brought up the topic of alcohol. After drinking, he became a bit muddled, and the little bear cub had put him together with Ling Qi, making him suffer greatly.
With Ling Qi, he wanted to take things step by step.
But that night’s drinking had forcibly turned a gradual approach into something else. Not only was his lip cut, but his body also took quite a beating.
The most critical issue was that Ling Qi was now annoyed with him and couldn’t stand the sight of him.
Not only had he and the little bear cub not been able to eat Ling Qi’s meals these past few days, but it seemed unlikely they would in the future either.
The little child was still putting up a fight: “Daddy’s cheating!”
He puffed up angrily and reasoned with his father: “Uncle said that you can’t hit kids during the New Year! If you hit me, I’m going to tell!”
Zhan Xi looked at the little child who wanted to tattle, and said coolly, “Alright, you can go tell after I finish spanking you.”
After saying that, Zhan Xi wasted no more words.
He pressed the little child onto his lap and gave his chubby little bottom a solid spanking. “Next time you dare to be so disobedient, even on your birthday, you’ll get spanked before you can eat cake.”
The little child cried like a piglet being slaughtered.
After spanking one child, Zhan Xi turned to look at the other one.
“Sniff, sniff, please spank Lele lightly.” Lele had already climbed onto the bed, his eyes filled with tears, and he choked out, “Lele is a little scared.”
Zhan Xi: “...”
Zhan Xi looked at the pitiful Lele, considering he was only an accomplice and not the main culprit, and since he was already prepared for the spanking, Zhan Xi reduced the number of spanks for him.
After both children had been spanked, they lay on the bed with teary eyes, holding their sore bottoms.
Zhan Xi picked up his star device and took a picture of them after their spanking, saving it.
As soon as Zhan Xi left, the two children, with their sore bottoms, cried sadly for a while before finally falling asleep next to each other. Just before falling asleep, the little child finally realized a harsh reality—
Apparently, getting spanked was not time-bound.
After spanking the children, Zhan Xi returned to his room and saw Ling Qi awake on the bed. He subconsciously asked, “Are you hungry? Do you want me to cook some dumplings for you?”
Ling Qi made and froze the dumplings earlier, and they tasted pretty good.
Zhan Xi hadn’t eaten them over the past few days because he was saving them for the New Year, so the little children could have delicious dumplings.
After all, his dumplings didn’t taste good.
“I don’t want any.”
Ling Qi frowned, clearly annoyed with him, but thinking about the little child who had just been crying loudly, he had to ask, “What’s wrong with Ningning?”
“Not listening.”
Zhn Xi poured a glass of water and handed it over. “Staying up late to play games on the star device. These past few days, both he and Lele have been rubbing their eyes. And back when we were on the White Mist Star, during those few days before we left, I guessed that it wasn’t just the pressure of studying that made him look so tired; he was probably staying up late playing games.”
Such a young child. If he developed bad habits, it wouldn’t be good.
After mentioning the games, Zhan Xi also brought up how the little child had deliberately made him drink alcohol to disable the child mode. While saying this, he kept glancing at Ling Qi from the corner of his eye, trying to gauge Ling Qi’s reaction.
Ling Qi let out a cold laugh, not buying into his excuse. “Ningning made you drink, but did Ningning make you act improperly?”
Zhan Xi: “...”
Zhan Xi wanted to say that the situation at the time wasn’t entirely his fault, but looking at Ling Qi’s expression, he swallowed his words.
After asking, Ling Qi lay back down, too lazy to look at him.
The work was terribly done, without a break.
Just thinking about it made him angry.
That night, the little children cried themselves to sleep. Although their old father wasn’t as miserable, his mood wasn’t much better either.
The next day.
Ling Qi looked at the sun outside and decided not to stay cooped up in the room. It was the New Year, and people would start arriving soon. Such a lively day. He needed to perk up a bit.
Fortunately, he had rested enough these past few days, so at least he had no problem walking outside.
Zhan Xi had a lot to do early in the morning.
Ling Qi came over to wake the two children. The child who had just been spanked the night before froze when he saw Ling Qi. After a few seconds, the little child burst into tears, hugging Ling Qi and starting to complain, “Daddy hit Ningning!”
“Ningning is in so much pain.”
Looking at the aggrieved little child complaining, Ling Qi reached out and rubbed the little child’s butt, but thought to himself that the child had deserved the spanking.
“Alright, don’t cry.”
After rubbing the little child’s butt, Ling Qi took some clothes to dress him. “Today is New Year’s Day. We need to eat dumplings in the morning, and after that, we’ll burn paper money and offer incense.”
