Xue Han didn't expect to run into her mother. She planned to sneak into the kitchen. Although she was quite courageous, she was afraid of her mother. "Mom."
Well, that’s what I don’t want to say.
Zhulan touched her daughter's hair, which was really soft. "You went to the kitchen to steal some biscuits for San Ya, right?"
Xue Han replied without thinking, "Meat scraps."
Zhulan laughed in her heart, this is very classy. That's right, if she and Zhou Shuren hadn't come, the couple wouldn't have gone to the town when they were sick, and they wouldn't have bought meat. The original text said that they stole the pancakes, but this time they changed it to meat scraps.
Xue Han knew that she had said it casually, so she covered her mouth with her chubby little hands. She could see that her mother was expressionless and she was afraid. She carefully pulled her mother's sleeve and said, "Mom, don't be angry."
Zhulan was so cute in her heart, but her face showed no expression, "Do you know you are wrong?"
It was the first time Xue Han saw Zhu Lan being so strict. Her eyes turned red and tears fell. "I, I shouldn't have stolen the food."
Although he is young, he knows the importance of food.
Zhulan thought to herself that her original husband was a scholar, and there were two other students in the family, so she never slacked off on her children's education. The character of family members was very important, and in ancient times, those who wanted to take the imperial examinations and become officials were particularly careful about their reputation.
Although the children in the family have different personalities, they all know the bottom line of propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame. Stealing is absolutely not allowed, especially for girls, even if it is something from the family. In ancient times, women were treated too harshly, and a woman's reputation was more important than anything else.
Zhulan was angry in her heart. Xuehan didn't dare to steal. In the original text, Wang Ru was pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy, with her eyes flashing. What a good opportunity for Xuehan to get to know Wang Ru's character. If she didn't use this opportunity, she would definitely bang her head against the wall.
Zhu Lan did not try to comfort the child, but was even more stern, "You still have the nerve to cry, you don't care about your reputation, what did your father and I teach you, do you want to bring shame to our family and let people stab us in the back?"
Xue Han trembled with fear every time she heard a word. She was also literate and polite. "Mom, I was wrong. I didn't know it was so serious, Mom."
Zhulan looked at the little girl crying and hiccuping, feeling sorry for her. Thinking of the fate of her whole family, she hardened her heart and asked, "Will you dare to do it again in the future?"
Xue Han hiccuped continuously, she no longer had the courage, "I don't dare, I don't dare."
Zhulan then took a handkerchief to wipe the child's face, and gave him a stick, saying, "My Bao is a very kind-hearted child. I don't believe in Bao's ideas. San Ya asked you to come back and get it!"
Xue Han didn't say anything out of loyalty, she knew her mother didn't like San Ya.
Zhulan wanted to laugh in her heart. She knew the plot well. She kissed her daughter's cheek and said, "You don't have to tell me. I know that my daughter is not a person without bottom line. You know that I don't like San Ya, so do you know why I don't like her?"
Xue Han really didn’t know that it was always her mother who said that San Ya’s family was not good.
Zhulan was very patient. "Whether you have studied or not, you know that stealing is bad, especially for girls. If San Ya says that you stole food, your reputation will be ruined. Even if your family helps to cover up for you, you will have a bad impression in everyone's mind. Your reputation will be ruined. What should you do?"
Xue Han was terrified. This time, she was not afraid, but terrified. There was a girl with a bad reputation in the village who hanged herself after breaking off an engagement. But for the sake of her friend, she still defended herself, "San Ya wouldn't do that."
Zhulan snorted in her heart, of course it was possible. When Wang Ru got better, she just told her friends about it, and then the whole village knew about it. The Zhou family helped to cover up the lie, but they couldn't resist Wang Ru's lies. Xue Han's reputation was affected.
Zhulan pulled her daughter and looked into her eyes, "Baby, I thought we could wait another two years before, but now I realize we can't wait any longer. I want to tell you that the most difficult thing to understand in the world is the human heart. Since you don't believe what I said, then go and test it yourself. How about I go with you?"