In the corridors of Marquis Manor, Little Demon King Zong Jincheng stubbornly clung to the hem of a warrior's robe, refusing to let go. The Old Marquis, a formidable warrior himself, could have easily shaken off the child with a flick of his finger. But instead, he found himself pleading for rcy, hands raised high.
"Little ancestor, who taught you all these tricks? Your father, as dignified and steady as he is, never had such mischievous sches!" the Old Marquis lanted.
Little Demon King snorted, "I was born this way. I surpass my father, just as blue surpasses blue." He pressed on, "Hurry up, Grandfather! Confess, what exactly did you say to them?"
The Old Marquis wailed, "I only repeated what you said! It was your words, how could I change them?"
"But I muttered them quietly! Who knew you'd hear ?" Little Demon King fretted, stomping his feet in frustration.
The Old Marquis scratched his head, attempting to explain, "I was helping you! Now that your mother knows you want to get closer to her, she'll start paying attention to your little sches. Look, haven't you two been getting along better these past few months?"
"That's not the point! You didn't have to tell her directly!" Little Demon King's face turned crimson, "It would have been better if I had told her myself!"
"Would you have actually said it? After all this ti, you still haven't called her 'Mother.'" The Old Marquis and his wife had been keeping a close eye on the situation, more anxious than the two main characters.
Little Demon King retorted, blushing, "I just haven't found the right opportunity yet!"
The Old Marquis frowned, "What kind of opportunity do you need? Your Grandmother and I can call both of you over and have you change your title right now!"
Little Demon King's eyes lit up at the suggestion, finding the idea brilliant.
This way, it wouldn't be his initiative; it would be his grandparents forcing him to do so!
Yes, that way he wouldn't lose face!
The little boy nodded eagerly, looking forward to the plan. "Grandfather, when will you talk to Grandmother about this?"
The Old Marquis's lips twitched, "In a few days. Let think about how to approach your Grandmother."
Little Demon King grew anxious at the delay. "There is no need to think about the reasons. Just explain to Grandmother that it is against propriety and will cause gossip. Jin Cheng must change his na today!"
The Old Marquis: "..."
Today, you are too impatient.
Still, it showed how much the boy liked Xu Wan. He was looking for a way to save face.
Since childhood, Little Demon King had been without a mother. Though he was mischievous, he still yearned for maternal love and envied other children who had mothers.
The Old Marquis's heart softened. Tentatively, he asked, "Should I talk to your Grandmother about it?"
Little Demon King nodded vigorously again, then grabbed the Old Marquis's sleeve and instructed, "When you talk to Grandmother, make sure to say it was your idea, not Jin Cheng's. And that you forced Jin Cheng to change his title, not that he did it willingly."
The Old Marquis: "..."
What a little genius.
Even the script is planned out for .
The Old Marquis scratched his graying hair and gritted his teeth, "Fine, Grandfather will play the villain for you. I'll go talk to your Grandmother right now."
Little Demon King cleared his throat, "Good. Let's go back now. I'll help you with a little performance."
The Old Marquis: "???"
What kind of performance is this?
As he turned around, he saw that the previously cheerful child had suddenly turned serious, looking exactly like soone who had just been reprimanded by his grandfather.
The Old Marquis: "..."
Heavens and earth, who is disciplining whom here?
His collapsed face took great effort to maintain. Upon returning to the front hall, he announced in front of everyone, "Jin Cheng has been disrespectful, chasing around the manor for a long ti. I've just given him a good scolding."
Grandmother: "???"
No, we've been married for nearly thirty years. Do you really think I don't know what kind of person you are?
You could never discipline Jin Cheng.
It's more likely you'd be tricked within three sentences!
But others didn't know, and Xu Wan imdiately frowned, looking at Little Demon King.
Baili Weihong, who also served as aetiquette teacher, quickly took responsibility, "I'm sorry, Father-in-law. It's my failure in teaching. I volunteer to receive punishnt."
The Old Marquis: "..."
No, that wasn't the point...
"Oh, no, that's not what I ant..." the Old Marquis coughed, attempting to clarify, "What I ant was, Jin Cheng has learned the rules, but he just doesn't apply them properly."
Baili Weihong: "..."
It still sounds the sa, Father-in-law.
Little Demon King covered his forehead, sighing softly, feeling he might have chosen the wrong ally.
This sigh rang loudly in the Old Marquis's ears, feeling deeply insulted. He straightened his back and declared, "I think this is all Jin Cheng's fault. I've been telling you to address Xu Wan properly, but you keep procrastinating and refusing. This is unacceptable. Right now, imdiately, change your address!"
Little Demon King: "..."
Grandfather is so fierce, so unreasonable.
Although the plan was for Grandfather to force the change, hearing it shouted out like this made it seem like he was doing it out of fear of Grandfather.
There's no room for the word "fear" in Little Demon King's dictionary.
He stubbornly refused, "No."
The Old Marquis widened his eyes and shouted, "You don't want to? You have to, whether you want to or not! Buyan, bring the paddle over! Let's see if he's going to change his title today!"
Grandmother: "???"
Has the old man lost his mind? What drama is this?
Didn't you even discuss this with beforehand?
Little Demon King thought that since Grandfather was playing the role well, perhaps Grandmother and Xu Wan would intercede while Buyan fetched the paddle.
Instead...
Buyan quickly pulled out a paddle from his belt and handed it over.
Little Demon King: "???"
Buyan, why do you carry a paddle around with you?
Is this your new weapon?
Buyan thought: I've been waiting for this day for too long. It's ti to teach this troublemaker a lesson after all the sses he's caused to clean up.
"..." The Old Marquis, holding the paddle that had been thrust into his hand, felt like he was caught in a dilemma.
Xu Wan remained silent, while Grandmother imdiately stepped forward, snatching the paddle away and stopping the action. "What are you doing? Why are you threatening to beat the child? Xu Wan hasn't said a word, why are you barging in?"
Xu Wan also didn't know what to say, but after hearing the previous conversation between grandfather and grandson, she felt sothing was off. So, she decided to observe quietly.
But Little Demon King's resentful gaze fell upon her.
Doesn't she care about at all?
Grandmother knew to stop Grandfather, so why doesn't she say a single word? Is she also waiting to see get spanked?
Little Demon King thought more and more bitterly, his eyes turning watery and red.
It was enough to lt anyone's heart.
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