Gu Yunshu absentmindedly touched his little face. Chen Jingwen had already dragged him back, explaining as they walked, “Adults started calling him ‘wolf cub’ first. I don’t understand why either. When I asked my mother and grandmother, they just told me not to pry.”

He was somewhat dissatisfied with this. After all, he was already seven years old. Why did everyone treat him like a little kid?

“I’m scared of him because, because…” Thinking of this, Chen Jingwen couldn’t help but shiver. “Once, I saw him with my own eyes. I saw him throw Dog Egg into the water.”

“Ah?” Gu Yunshu was puzzled. “Who’s Dog Egg?”

“…Is that really the point?” Clearly, it wasn’t.

Chen Jingwen felt somewhat resentful. However, he felt less fearful after being sidetracked. “Dog Egg is the son of the Gao family at the head of the village. He’s the same age as me. Once, he insulted the wolf cub and told the big wolf dog in his family to bite him, saying he wanted to see who was more powerful, him or the dog. As a result, the big dog was injured by the kick, and Dog Egg was thrown into the river by him. When Dog Egg couldn’t breathe, he went down to rescue him. But as soon as Dog Egg recovered, he threw him back into the water again. It wasn’t until Dog Egg’s family came that he stopped.”

This incident caused a big stir. The Gao family refused to let it go. They even went to his grandfather to mediate, wanting to drive Shao Qingyuan out of Yongfu Village.

Later, Shao Qingyuan said that if they dared to trouble him again, he would set fire to the Gao family.

Shao Qingyuan had always done what he said. The Gao family was also afraid of him really taking action. After all, he had nothing to lose, and they didn’t want to risk their entire family’s lives.

In the end, this matter was resolved without further incident. But ever since then, whenever children saw Shao Qingyuan, they would run away as far as they could.

“Do you think this person is scary?” Chen Jingwen said to Gu Yunshu. “In the future, when you see him, you must stay away. He doesn’t even spare children.”

“But wasn’t it Dog Egg who did something bad first? It’s normal for him to be taught a lesson. My sister said, whether it’s an adult or a child, if their heart is bad, they’re a bad person. Why can’t they be punished? What if that Dog Egg let a dog bite you? What would you do then?”

Chen Jingwen blinked. “I… I would definitely be angry and seek revenge.”

In saying so, the wolf cub… was he not wrong?

Why did it feel a bit strange?

Before he could come up with a reason, the two of them had already reached the doorstep.

Inside the hall, they could still hear Feng Daneng’s excited voice. They hadn’t settled things yet.

Gu Yunshu walked up to his older sister and tiptoed to take a look. It seemed they were discussing the final drawing. It looked almost done.

Feng Daneng praised the drawings incessantly. “With these, I have a clear understanding. You’ve filled in the important details I mentioned earlier. You can rest assured, I’ve looked over them. Tomorrow will be a good day, and we’ll start building the house right away. It’ll be finished in a month. Haha, the people I’ve hired are all efficient. Besides, you’re living in the village now, so you can come and see anytime. If you have any problems, just tell me.”

“Then I’ll trouble Uncle Feng.”

Feng Daneng waved his hand. “No trouble at all, especially since you’re paying for the work. Besides, with these drawings, I…”

He suddenly paused, his expression becoming strange.

Gu Yundong raised an eyebrow. “What’s wrong? Is there another problem?”