TFWYH – Chapter 27 Kneeling Down

Ling Yue was so frightened that she immediately threw down the basket, her little face turning deathly pale.

The basket hit the ground, and the black, patterned snake meat tumbled out.

Ling Chen saw it, and his eyes lit up, drool dripping from his mouth.

Slurp! He sucked in his saliva and pitter-pattered over, scooping up the snake meat, grinning from ear to ear.

“Big sis is the best! She even remembered I wanted to eat this!”

Mhm!
Better wash it clean first—snake meat for dinner tonight!

Ling Chen hugged the snake meat and ran straight into the kitchen.

Ling Yue stretched out a “Er Kang hand” (dramatic hand gesture from a famous TV drama), looking like she was on the verge of tears.

In the end, she stomped her foot and, biting the bullet, followed him in.

This silly brother of hers, why does he want to take a bite of everything?

Was he starved to death in his past life or what?

Who did he inherit this from?!

Meanwhile, Tang Wan gently pushed open the bedroom door, cautiously poking out her round little head to peek at Madam Jiang.

Madam Jiang was busy with embroidery. Hearing a sound, she looked up at Tang Wan, then quickly lowered her head to continue her work.

This girl’s guts are getting bigger and bigger.

A wild boar was one thing, but now she dared to mess with a snake?

And such a huge snake too!

Thicker than her waist!

Isn’t she afraid of dying?

Though Madam Jiang had been unhappy with this daughter-in-law at first… still, she was her daughter-in-law.

A part of the Ling family.

What if something really happened to her?

A few days ago, Madam Jiang wouldn’t have dared to even show Tang Wan a long face.

But now… she was slowly growing a bit bolder herself.

She wanted Tang Wan to value her life more and avoid taking such risks, so she decided to teach her a lifelong lesson—one she’d never forget.

But here came the question:

What kind of lesson would be unforgettable?

A beating?

Madam Jiang figured that wouldn’t work—how could she possibly beat a woman who could even take down a giant earth-dragon?

Scolding?

Would that be deep enough?

Just as she was mulling it over, Tang Wan slowly shuffled up in front of her and suddenly—thud!—knelt down!

Madam Jiang jumped in shock, completely caught off guard, and quickly reached out to help her up.
“You silly child, what are you doing?”

“Still mad?” Tang Wan didn’t dare to get up. Her chubby face was full of caution.

Back when she was still Unit 0527, she’d seen plenty of bratty kids making their parents angry.

The clever ones knelt or acted cute to smooth things over.

The not-so-clever ones kept arguing and got a beating instead.

Tang Wan thought about it—acting cute… wasn’t really her thing.

And she didn’t want to get hit!

So kneeling was her only option.

And apparently, it was working.

Madam Jiang was already used to Tang Wan’s unique way of talking. The moment she heard that sentence, she instantly understood her intention—and felt both exasperated and amused.

“You, of all people, used to be so fierce. Now you’re actually willing to kneel?”

“I made a mistake. I should.”

“Alright, get up already. What are you doing?”

Although, as a daughter-in-law, kneeling to her mother-in-law was considered proper, Madam Jiang didn’t really care for such things.

But Tang Wan still didn’t rise and asked again for confirmation:
“You’re not mad anymore?”

“I’m not, I’m not! Get up!” Madam Jiang had no choice but to give in.

Only then did Tang Wan breathe a sigh of relief and stand up.

Madam Jiang pulled her to sit down and looked at her with genuine concern.
“You tell me, you’re a young lady—how could you go and mess with such dangerous things? Weren’t you scared?”

“Not scared. I can fight!” Tang Wan shook her head, then pulled out four silver notes.

One for fifty taels, and three for ten taels each. She handed them to Madam Jiang like they were treasures, her chubby little face full of a fawning smile.

“Look! Sold for this much!”