Lin Guodong: “…” Was he really seen as so easily bullied by his son?

Suddenly, Er Bao had an idea. He grinned and said, “Dad, Mom, after dinner, let’s play the game of bad guys catching police. We can teach Dad how to play.”

The implication was that Dad was so clueless, he couldn’t even play this game.

Ning Shu refused to play, “You four can play, I’m too full to move after eating.”

Playing this game with Lin Guodong, wasn’t that a recipe for disaster? Being ganged up on by the whole family, Lin Er Bao would have to eat humble pie later.

“Oh, okay, Dad, we’ll teach you.” Er Bao acted as if they were all very clever.

“Me, my brother, and San Bao, we all know how to play. Today we’ll be the police, Youfu will be the bad guy, and we even won. Dad, you can be the bad guy later.”

Lin Guodong squinted.

It seemed like Er Bao wanted him to be the bad guy. “If we’re going to play, we need to establish some rules.”

Er Bao blinked, not quite understanding. Whenever he didn’t understand something, he’d ask his brother, so he looked at Yi Bao.

Yi Bao naturally understood Er Bao’s meaning. He asked, “Dad, what rules do you want to establish?”

Lin Guodong said, “Let’s set rules for winning and losing. If you lose, you have to accept punishment, and if you win, you can ask for a reward. How’s that?”

“Sounds good.” Quick-mouthed Er Bao immediately agreed upon hearing about the reward.

Since it was his own dad, he wasn’t afraid at all.

Yi Bao: “…” He wasn’t as quick with his mouth as Er Bao, so he got overshadowed once again.

He actually wanted to ask about the punishment for losing, but it was too late now.

He decided that later tonight, he’d have a talk with Er Bao about not being so quick to answer.

“Okay, it’s settled then.” Lin Guodong decided that before he returned to his unit, he would properly teach Er Bao a lesson so he’d understand why he was his father.

Ning Shu didn’t care about the “tug-of-war” between father and son; she was just looking forward to seeing Er Bao getting a taste of defeat.

So, after dinner, and after half an hour of rest, the Lin family staged a game of big bad guys versus little police officers.

Lin Guodong formed his own team, with three little dwarves in front. Yi Bao, as the eldest brother, took on the role of police captain, followed by Er Bao and San Bao as police officers.

Ning Shu watched the scene unfold, struggling to suppress a smile.

She really wanted to burst out laughing but didn’t want her son to feel embarrassed.

Yi Bao looked at his dad, who seemed as formidable as a towering mountain, and regretted agreeing to play this game.

During dinner, Dad had been sitting down, so he hadn’t felt this direct pressure.

But now, with Dad towering over him, he had to crane his neck to look up at him, and it was exhausting for his little head.

Looking at his own small arms and legs, they seemed like two sticks tied together, nowhere near as thick as his dad’s arms.

His legs, when put together, didn’t even compare to his dad’s in length. Yi Bao thought about suggesting to Dad that they wait until they were older to play.

Unfortunately, his teammate wasn’t cooperating.

Er Bao shouted from behind Yi Bao, “Come on, big brother, let’s charge ahead and defeat the bad guys!”

Er Bao’s shouts were enthusiastic and powerful, completely unaware that his big brother was on the brink of giving up.

“Charge!” San Bao heard Er Bao’s voice and joined in the shouting.

Ignoring the two little police officers behind Yi Bao, Lin Guodong focused on Yi Bao, the police captain, and sensed his hesitation.

He didn’t think it was a bad thing; when facing someone much stronger than oneself, retreating was the best choice.

So he said to Yi Bao, “Yi Bao, if you admit defeat, the punishment will be reduced by half.”

Yi Bao’s eyes lit up upon hearing this, planning to admit defeat.

But then he heard Er Bao speak up, “We want to be little heroes. How can we admit defeat? Dad, you’re the bad guy. How can a bad guy make the police surrender? Big brother, don’t listen to this bad guy. Let’s charge ahead; the police are catching the bad guys!”

Yi Bao felt that if he listened to Er Bao, he wouldn’t be the clever Yi Bao anymore.

So he closed his ears to Er Bao and said to his dad, “I admit defeat. Can I admit defeat with San Bao too?” San Bao didn’t understand what was being said, but Yi Bao was definitely going to include him.

As for Er Bao, this was the price of his quick tongue, and Yi Bao also decided to teach him a lesson.

Seeing the innocent and ignorant San Bao, Lin Guodong naturally wouldn’t argue with him. “Sure.”

Er Bao, upon hearing his brother’s words, widened his eyes. “Big brother, what are you saying? Why should we admit defeat?” In Er Bao’s limited wisdom, he couldn’t understand why.

Yi Bao explained to his younger brother, “Because we can’t win against Dad. In Dad’s stories, if we encounter someone we can’t beat, we should learn to give up and come back when we can win. So we’ll come back to play when we’re older.”

Lin Guodong appreciated his eldest son’s words. “Er Bao, do you want to admit defeat?”

Er Bao pouted.

He would rather lose the game than admit defeat.

That was just his stubbornness as a little kid, but he also listened to his big brother.

Seeing this, Lin Guodong knew Er Bao’s stubbornness was coming out. “Alright, you don’t have to admit defeat.”

Er Bao didn’t want to play anymore. “But big brother and San Bao aren’t playing anymore. It’s just me.”

Lin Guodong said, “You can request assistance from outside the field.”

This was a double entendre.

Er Bao, upon hearing this, showed a rare moment of cleverness.

He looked at Ning Shu. “Mom…”

His voice was so pitiful, filled with grievances.

Ning Shu felt a pang of guilt at the sight. “Then, as an outside assistant, I don’t have to accept punishment if I lose, right?”

Lin Guodong said, “Correct.”

“Okay.” Ning Shu decided to play the role of the eagle… no, the police captain, to protect Er Bao.

Upon hearing that Mom was going to play, Yi Bao hurriedly said, “Dad, I want to play too.”

“Sure, Mom will play, and the kids will play.”

San Bao ran behind his mom and grabbed onto her clothes.

Lin Guodong said, “You can continue playing, but the original punishment rules still apply.”

“I’m okay.” Yi Bao immediately said.

If he could play with Mom, it didn’t matter if he received more punishment than before.

Ning Shu said, “Let’s do it.”

Since the children trusted her so much, she would give it her all.

Even though the outcome was likely to be unfavorable.

“Here we go.” Yi Bao joined the queue, placing himself at the end to protect his two younger brothers.

Thus, with Ning Shu leading the way, the three brothers faced Lin Guodong, the big bad guy.

Ning Shu loudly declared, “Comrades Yi Bao, Er Bao, San Bao, let’s go, let’s take down this bad guy Lin Guodong!”

Er Bao shouted, “Take down this bad guy Lin Guodong!”

Ning Shu thought to herself, “Er Bao, you’re shouting too loud. Can you even shout Lin Guodong’s name?”

Yi Bao was speechless towards his brother.

He wasn’t going to shout, “Mom, let’s go, let’s beat Dad,” like his brother.

San Bao shouted, “Beat Dad… Beat Dad…”

San Bao was excited at the idea of beating Dad.

Lin Guodong said, “Come on.”

He bent down, preparing himself.

Ning Shu also bent down, planning to catch Lin Guodong off guard.

She kicked out with her foot, but Lin Guodong didn’t dodge, instead, he grabbed Ning Shu’s foot and pulled her into his arms.

Then, he caught the little Sa. Baos behind her.

“Comrades, the three police officers, you’ve been caught. Are you ready to accept your punishment?” Lin Guodong asked.

He was in a good mood today, his wife was practically handing herself over to him.

Er Bao felt conflicted.

He never expected his mom to be so incompetent that his dad could catch her in one move. So, Er Bao was left bewildered.

Yi Bao smiled happily.

Playing with Mom, winning or losing didn’t matter to him.

He was just happy.

“You can let me go first.” Ning Shu was hugged by Lin Guodong, and with little San Bao behind her, she felt squeezed.

Lin Guodong chuckled as he let her go. “Sorry about that, Comrade Ning Shu. Your team members aren’t up to scratch.”

“Yeah,” Ning Shu thought this man was too proud of himself. “I think this is unfair. You should make a ten-year agreement. As the saying goes, ‘A river flows east or west for thirty years, but never forget to respect the young.'”

That’s it, if Lin Er Bao had said that, it would have been very inspiring.

Lin Guodong knew his wife would play dirty. “Okay, how about this? You’ll get half the punishment now, and the other half, according to what your wife said, you’ll have ten years. After ten years, if you win, the remaining half of the punishment will be waived. If you lose, the remaining half of the punishment will be doubled in ten years. How does that sound?”

“Okay.” Ten years later, he and Er Bao would be grown up, and he believed they could try again.

Lin Guodong asked Er Bao, “Comrade Lin Er Bao, do you agree?”

Er Bao snapped out of his daze. “Okay.”

Lin Guodong continued, “So now, accept the punishment. Your punishment is 200 spanks each, but since I promised your mom to halve it, it’s now 100 spanks each.”

Er Bao’s head was buzzing.

Spank them? His little face turned red.

A man’s bottom couldn’t be spanked.

Ning Shu thought to herself, “What’s going on? He must have decided on 200 spanks each on the spot, it should have been 100 originally. This man is cheating.”

“What’s wrong? Are you going to be men in the future? Can’t keep your word?” Lin Guodong intentionally provoked them when he saw both his sons’ faces fall.

“I keep my word.” Er Bao couldn’t stand the provocation.

Then he turned around, lifted his little bottom, “Go ahead, hit me.”

He gritted his teeth, his eyes turning red, not knowing how much it would hurt when his dad spanked him later.

Turns out, more than feeling embarrassed, he cared more about whether it hurt or not.

When Yibao saw his little brother turning away, he obediently followed suit, lifting his own little bottom: “Dad, go ahead and hit me.”

Though it was a bit embarrassing, Yibao was a reliable older friend. Especially in front of his mom, he couldn’t let her down.

Sanbao saw all his brother turning away with their little bottoms sticking up.

Although he didn’t understand why, he imitated the brothers anyway.

Ningshu couldn’t help but laugh when she saw Sanbao cooperating so well, laughing until her stomach hurt.

Actually, Sanbao was still a little baby, perfectly capable of being mischievous.

Lin Guodong stood behind Yibao and Erbao, then both his hands came down together.

Bang… a sound echoed as Yibao and Erbao’s bottoms being slapped by att the same time, he asked, “What did you learn from this? Answer correctly, and I’ll reduce it by half, only fifty hits. Answer wrong, and it’s still a hundred hits.”

Yibao said, “When facing someone stronger, you should learn to give up and come back when you’re capable.” That’s how he initially thought, but with Mom involved, he came back again.

Lin Guodong didn’t immediately say whether Yibao’s answer was right or wrong.

He asked Erbao, “And you, Erbao, what did you learn from this?”

Erbao thought for a moment, “If you need help, you must find someone stronger than Dad, not Mom.”

Lin Guodong: “…” To be honest, Erbao’s answer was also correct.

It’s true that you should find someone more powerful to help, but… Lin Guodong felt like Erbao offended his mom. “You both answered correctly, punishment reduced by half, fifty hits on the bottom.” But…

Sure enough, he heard his wife speak up.

“Starting tomorrow, Erbao, you’ll be eating sweet potatoes for three days,” Ning Shu said expressionlessly.

Now, she wasn’t Erbao’s mom; she was the ghost of the fallen comrade invited by Erbao.

Erbao hadn’t even felt the joy of reduced punishment yet, but his mom’s words scared him out of his wits.

He asked in dismay, “Mom, why? I’ve already been spanked, Dad already punished me.”

Ningshu said coldly, “Because of this incident, I need to teach you another lesson.”

Erbao was puzzled, “What lesson?”

Ning Shu replied, “In this house, anyone can be offended, but you can’t offend Mom.”