Xu Ran's face darkened. "Ning Rongrong, is your bottom itching for another spanking?"
"I didn't say anything wrong. Why are you glaring at me like that? Are you trying to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys?" Xu Ran's glare made Ning Rongrong a little nervous, but she still refused to back down.
She felt that as long as she withstood Xu Ran's pressure, she could directly and significantly raise her standing in the family.
Although no hierarchy had been established within the family, nor had anyone ever been ranked first, second, or third, family standing did exist-in the maneuvering among the women. And Ning Rongrong's standing in this large family of dozens ranked among the top ten.
Bibi Dong, the Goddess of Life, the Goddess of Kindness, and Gu Yuena were so powerful that admiration and respect came naturally to them. Apart from them, Ning Rongrong had always held a high standing among the others. Or rather, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Yun all held exceptionally high standing. After all, they were the closest to Xu Ran.
But Ning Rongrong, who had always wanted to be the woman in charge, naturally would not settle for that.
Her constant bickering with Xu Ran was also meant to significantly raise her standing and win the other women's respect and affection. It just tended to backfire much of the time.
"Oh-ho. You're really staging a rebellion now?" Xu Ran's mouth twitched. He had not put this girl in her place for so long that she had clearly gotten carried away.
"Talking back to your husband? Ning Rongrong, you've seriously violated the family rules. You know the consequences, don't you?" Holding a disciplinary rod, Xu Ran looked Ning Rongrong up and down with ill intent.
Ning Rongrong's figure had grown