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Shen Xin frowned slightly and then asked, "Is it delicious?"

Lin Sizhe nodded, his face showing that innocent smile that only children have: "It's delicious, cold, like candy."

After saying that, he seemed to think that Shen Xin also wanted to taste this "delicious food", so he took out another one from his arms and handed it to Shen Xin carefully, his eyes full of anticipation: "Mom, I have more here, you can try it too."

Lin Mo was eating melons silently on the side, and a sentence popped up in his mind: The dispute has begun.

Shen Xin didn't expect that Lin Sizhe would secretly eat icicles in such a cold day. No wonder he had a stomachache.

Shen Xin's smile became more and more kind, and he continued to ask, "Anything else?"

Lin Sizhe rummaged in his sleeve again: "Mom, there's another one."

Lin Mo lit a candle for him in his heart, boy, you are about to have a complete childhood.

Lin Sizhe, immersed in his own thoughts, was unaware that danger was about to come.

Shen Xin touched Lin Sizhe's jacket, which was already half wet.

Lin Sizhe asked Shen Xin in confusion: "Mom, why don't you rub my belly?"

Shen Xin's face was as gloomy as the sky before a storm, covered with dark clouds, as if it would explode at any time.

She grabbed Lin Sizhe's collar, moved quickly and forcefully, and pressed Lin Sizhe on her legs without any explanation.

Lin Sizhe's thin body looked helpless and fragile in Shen Xin's grasp. He widened his eyes, never expecting his mother to be so angry.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Xin's palms fell on Lin Sizhe's buttocks like raindrops, and each fall brought unquestionable force.

Lin Sizhe was caught off guard by this sudden slap, tears rolled down his face like beads from a broken string, he cried and shouted:

"It hurts! It hurts! Mom, it hurts!"

However, Shen Xin's anger did not seem to subside. Her palms still fell forcefully and firmly, and each time was accompanied by Lin Sizhe's cry of pain.

Lin Sizhe's crying startled Lin Sinan and Lin Siheng who were busy nearby.

The two were originally standing by to watch Shen Xin rubbing Lin Sizhe's belly. After hearing the crying, Lin Sinan turned pale with fright, and stared at the scene in disbelief with wide eyes.

Lin Siheng was so frightened that he burst into tears. His small body was shaking in the kitchen, as if he would collapse at any moment.

"You dare to hide ice cubes in your coat? You're such a rebel!"

Shen Xin's roar echoed in the kitchen. She looked at Lin Sizhe's tear-stained face, and the anger in her heart was like a blazing flame that could not be extinguished.

Lin Sizhe was beaten so hard that he felt dizzy and his face was covered with tears and snot. He cried out in grievance, "Mom, I was really wrong. Please stop hitting me."

However, Shen Xin's anger did not subside. She continued to beat Lin Sizhe firmly, trying to make him remember the lesson in this way.

At this moment, Lin Siheng suddenly spoke.

His crying voice was particularly harsh in the kitchen: "Mom, don't hit me, I was wrong too, I also hid the ice, please don't hit me."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of ice that had already melted a little from his lapel. There were still a few drops of crystal water droplets hanging on the ice, which looked particularly dazzling under the light.

Shen Xin's fury intensified. She hadn't expected Lin Siheng to be involved in this, let alone that they were so bold as to hide ice cubes under their coats. She threw the ice cubes from Lin Siheng's hand to the ground. The ice cubes made a crisp sound when they hit the ground, as if to put an end to this farce.

Seeing this, Lu Yue stopped watching the show. She saw Lin Sinan trembling with fear beside her.

She hurriedly asked Lin Sinan who was standing beside her: "Nannan, tell me, do you have any ice cubes hidden?"

After hearing Lu Yue's words, Lin Sinan was so scared that she started crying.

She cried and said, "Mom, I was wrong, please don't hit me."

After hearing this, Lu Yue touched Lin Sinan's head with heartache, then touched her clothes and found that a large area was wet.

Lu Yue looked at Shen Xin and said, "Sister-in-law, let's change the clothes of these children first. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if they catch a cold."

Although Shen Xin's anger hadn't subsided, she knew the most important thing at the moment was the children's health. She nodded and left the kitchen with Lu Yue to find some change of clothes for the children.

Lu Yue, holding several heavy cotton coats in her hands, walked into the kitchen with Shen Xin in a menacing manner, with serious and solemn expressions on her faces.

Lin Sizhe and a few others were sitting around the fire. Lin Sizhe, with his clothes soaked and tears on his face, looked helplessly at the flames in front of him, with Shen Xin muttering in his ears.

"Silang, how many times has mother told you not to play with ice? It's ok that you ate it yourself, but you secretly hid it with your brothers and even hid it in your clothes. You're quite good at hiding it!"

There was a hint of blame and helplessness in Shen Xin's words. Her eyes swept over Lin Sizhe, trying to make him realize his mistakes deeply.

Lin Sizhe couldn't stop crying, his small body was shaking constantly, as if every inch of his skin was telling of his grievances and fears.

He tried to cry to resist Shen Xin's scolding, but Shen Xin interrupted him rudely: "Don't cry, hold it back! A real man sheds blood, not tears!"

Just then, Zhao Yue'e walked in slowly.

She asked Lin Sizhe curiously, "Silang, I just heard you guys crying from a distance. What's going on? Are you guys having a fight?"

Lin Sizhe sobbed and replied, "No, grandma. We...we didn't have any quarrel."

Zhao Yue'e frowned and scanned everyone, finally settling on Lin Sizhe's wet clothes: "What's wrong? You're still wearing your coat. Did you wet your pants?"

Lin Sizhe's face instantly turned red with shame, and he quickly shook his head to deny: "I didn't, grandma. It's..."

Zhao Yue'e's lips curled up into a playful smile, and she asked, not wanting to mind the excitement, "Oh? So your mother punished you? Tell me, and grandma will take care of it for you."

Seeing this, Shen Xin quickly stepped forward to explain, "Mom, Silang went to the backyard to break off some ice to eat, and he hid it in his clothes. I was just angry at him for being so ignorant, so I gave him a few words."

Zhao Yue'e smiled nonchalantly, "It's no big deal. Every family has children like this. They don't know what's hot or cold. They just want to have fun. Don't take it too seriously."

After saying that, Zhao Yue'e gently patted Lin Sizhe's shoulder and motioned him to sit closer.

Zhao Yue'e's eyes were filled with love and patience as she began to reason with Lin Sizhe and the two listening quietly beside her, Lin Sinan and Lin Siheng: "Children, you have to know that although winter is fun, you can't just play with ice cubes. If you hide them in your clothes, you'll catch a cold. Once you catch a cold, you'll get sick, and if you get sick, you'll have to drink bitter medicine. Do you want to take any medicine?"

Lin Sizhe listened carefully to Zhao Yue'e's words. He nodded repeatedly, a hint of tears in his voice: "Grandma, I understand. I won't do it again. Not only will I not hide ice cubes on my body, I won't hide them in my bed either. I wanted to take medicine."

Lin Sinan and Lin Siheng also quickly echoed: "We too, Grandma, we will never hide ice cubes again."

Although their voices were childish, their tone was firm and they obviously understood the meaning of Zhao Yue'e's words.

Shen Xin listened at the side, quickly stood up, and ran to his room in a hurried pace.

Seeing this, Lu Yue's eyes flashed with worry.

She looked at the three brothers who were pale and still sobbing, and guessed something in her heart. She sighed softly, thinking that although the children were naughty, they were still children after all, so she hurried back to the house.

After a while, the two sisters-in-law came into the kitchen holding quilts.

In the kitchen, the fire was still burning. Lin Sizhe, Lin Sinan and Lin Siheng sat around the fire, quietly warming themselves.

Lin Mo's eyes swept over the three children in front of him who were curled up like quails. Then, his sight slowly moved to a place not far away. There were several slightly damp quilts hanging by the fire. Grandma and two aunts were drying the clothes that the three had changed out of.

In the dim light of the fire, a helpless smile quietly bloomed on the corner of Lin Mo's mouth. He deeply understood the truth of the old saying - "If a child is quiet, he must be up to something."

This sudden realization made him shake his head and smile bitterly in his heart.

I was the passerby who was affected, caught in the crossfire for no reason. I followed Shilang and the other two and listened to their scolding for a long time. I could use a famous saying, "I'm so annoyed", to summarize my mood at the moment.