"All right, then. Your big sister will do her good deed for the day."
Jiang Yourning softened a little and looked at Chun Tao, who was waiting beside her.
"Little Tao-Tao, untie my fourth and seventh brothers. Have someone bring Big Yellow and Big Black over to guard the door. If anyone dares go back on his word and tries to run, let them loose to bite him. If they bite him to death, I'll take responsibility."
"Yes!"
Chun Tao immediately went to untie the two boys with nimble hands.
Before the delight in Little Wukong's and Jiang Heng's eyes could fully emerge, their small bodies shuddered, and most of it faded away again.
"Thank you, Sixth Sister!"
The two spoke in unison.
Finally free to move again, they got up, brushed the dirt off themselves, and came over to sit down with beaming smiles.
"Sixth Sister, we heard you were sick. How are you feeling now?"
"Not bad. Have some tea and fruit."
Jiang Yourning nodded calmly, tucked her phone inside her storybook, and started playing a tile-matching game.
The two youngsters had barely chattered away for two minutes when someone came to the doorway to announce, "Miss, the tutor is here."
"Oh, you two go out for your lessons. Study hard, and don't squander your time."
A certain Yourning, who was currently squandering her time, looked up at the two boys, now as wilted as frostbitten eggplants, and waved them away with an earnest air.
Little Wukong and Jiang Heng did not want to attend lessons, but under someone else's eaves, they had no choice but to bow their heads.
A short while later.
The voices in the courtyard suddenly grew louder.
Hearing the commotion, Jiang Yourning moved to the window, opened it, and watched.
"Ahem, ahem... Incorrigible!!!"