Now, not only had Father Lin's face darkened, even Father Ye couldn't stand it anymore.
"Stop egging A Yuan on. Of all the things you could teach a boy his age, you teach him to fight. What a rotten example to set."
Ye Yaodong slowed the boat and waved his father over, handing him the helm.
Only then did he look toward the other boat and say carelessly, "Boys his age are useful in a fight. What's there to be afraid of? As long as nobody dies, it's fine. Besides, that bastard was so arrogant even A Yuan couldn't stand it."
"Exactly! Even I couldn't stand it. If we don't teach that bastard a lesson... Ow! What did you hit me for?" Lin Guangyuan rubbed the back of his head and glared.
Father Lin took his stick away with a grim face and a frown. "What sort of child talks like that? Keep copying him and I'll have your dad break your legs when we get home! You only ever pick up the bad things. You have to repeat everything you hear. Stand aside when we get there. You have to stick your nose into everything."
Lin Guangyuan rubbed the back of his head and pouted a little, feeling wronged. Then he stole a glance at Ye Yaodong and went to stand behind him.
Ye Yaodong chuckled. "Dad, what did you hit him for? Boys need some fighting spirit. Wouldn't you be even more annoyed if he were a wimp? There's nothing so terrible about an occasional fight. Besides, they picked on us. We're not the ones starting it. We can't just stand there and let people bully us, can we?"
As he spoke, he took the stick from Father Lin's hand and continued, "We're all right here watching him.