Reborn in the 1990s, I want my husband to live to be a hundred.

Chapter 37 Do you always risk your life?

If you don't know what to say, don't say it yet; think it through before you speak. This is the life experience that Deng Xiuzhen, who has lived two lives, has summarized.

Seeing that Deng Xiuzhen didn't say anything, Qin Yanlin didn't say anything either. After finishing his meal, he went straight to Mamu.

Deng Xiuzhen tried hard to recall, but she couldn't remember Qin Wenjing having this kind of personality.

She doesn't know if these things happened in her past life. Maybe they did, but because she was too busy, she didn't pay much attention to what was happening outside and rarely communicated with her children, so she didn't know.

Qin Wenjing may have sided with the bullies, or she may have been like most children, carefully protecting herself and avoiding involvement.

Because of her rebirth, many things have changed.

Perhaps it was the change in her parenting style, or perhaps it was her increased focus on her child's development that altered Qin Wenjing's circumstances, thus changing her personality, or perhaps it simply awakened Qin Wenjing's true nature, leading to these events.

She didn't want her child to end up like that; the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" is an age-old truth.

She just wanted to teach her children to protect themselves, to be grateful, and to understand that giving and receiving go hand in hand.

She didn't want her child to become a target, especially a dangerous bird in the eye of the storm, as it was very detrimental to the child's growth.

It will not only negatively impact a child's worldview and values, but also expose them to various unknown dangers.

As a mother, she would never allow such danger to exist.

“Wenjing, at noon I heard Wenxin and Wenyu talking about school, and I think that’s not good,” Deng Xiuzhen said at dinner.

Qin Wenjing looked up at Deng Xiuzhen without saying a word.

A twelve or thirteen-year-old child, she didn't understand what was wrong with this.

Some classmates told her: With her protection, no one will dare to bully them anymore.

She was proud to be able to protect her classmates.

Some classmates said they admired her, and she felt great being admired.

Also, so many classmates greeted her warmly every day; she was the center of attention among them, and she enjoyed being the center of attention.

"Wenjing, have you ever thought about why these classmates idolize you?"

“I know they think I dared to fight Liu Xiaoying, and that I beat Liu Xiaoying so badly that she never dared to hit me again, and even the people around me didn’t dare to touch me. So they admire me, and some classmates even want my protection.” Qin Wenjing’s tone was full of pride and self-satisfaction.

“Some of these children follow you because of admiration for strength. They think you are powerful, so they are willing to get close to you.”

As for your question about wanting your protection, I'm sure some children think that way. But can you protect them? How can you protect them?

Are you suggesting we fight people? How many people can you beat?

This time you relied on ruthlessness, just like the saying goes: the tough fear the ruthless, and the ruthless fear the reckless.

Liu Xiaoying and the others aren't provoking you now because they're afraid you'll fight back.

Do you risk your life every time?

"But Liu Xiaoying and her gang really don't dare to touch us anymore," Qin Wenjing said indignantly.

“Wenjing, no one is an isolated individual; everyone has a group behind them. Do you know what Liu Xiaoying’s family situation is?”

"I heard her family are government officials, but whatever the reason, if she dares to bully my classmates, I'll beat her to a pulp!"

"Do you really think she wouldn't dare to touch you? Even if she doesn't, would her family dare? And if they really wanted to do something to you, would they need to do it themselves?"

"She...she won't do it herself? Then who will?" Qin Wenjing suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at Deng Xiuzhen.

After a long pause, she finally said, "Mom, do you mean she'll have someone else do it?"

"Wenjing, you're still very smart!" Deng Xiuzhen gave Qin Wenjing a thumbs up. Then she continued, "Liu Xiaoying herself and the group of people around her might be afraid of you because of your ruthlessness this time."

But that's definitely not the real reason she didn't touch you; the real reason was probably that her family stopped her.

We've met her father and mother; neither of them are good people, much less the type to settle things quietly.

They're doing nothing now, even making Liu Xiaoying endure it, which means someone is definitely preventing them from causing trouble.

The people behind this are far more terrifying than Liu Xiaoying and her parents. If they were to attack, we would have no chance to fight back.

They're not taking action because they don't care about us. They have their own plans and don't want to waste their energy on insignificant people like us.

"Mom, I understand. I'll be more careful in the future."

"Wenjing, oh, and Wenxin and Wenyu, listen up. Mom is teaching you not to fight easily, or to beat people into fear, so that you can protect yourselves, not to show off your heroism."

You must understand that if you want something, you will inevitably have to pay a price.

For example, Wenjing, if she wants to be admired by her classmates, she has to stand in front of them and face those dangers.

Then you might get injured.

If you get hurt, it's not just you who are hurt, but also your parents and those who care about you. They will all be sad and heartbroken.

“Mom, I won’t fight,” Wenxin said, then turned to look at Wenjing and said, “Sister, let’s not be heroes. I don’t want you to get hurt.”

"Sister, let's not fight anymore. I'm afraid of seeing blood, and it will make me feel bad for you," Wen Yu ran over, took Wen Jing's hand, and looked up at her as he spoke.

"Mm," Wenjing nodded seriously.

After that, the three children became much more low-key. Whenever someone surrounded Wenjing, she would tell them: "We are all students. We come to school to study, and we should prioritize our studies. Don't follow me. Everyone should go and study hard."

Then she simply walked away. Before long, almost none of the classmates who used to surround her were there anymore.

As the year drew to a close, Deng Xiuzhen was hanging out laundry when several uninvited guests suddenly arrived at her home.

“Xiuzhen, how could you be so heartless? You don’t even come home to see your mother. You have no idea how much your mother misses you!” He Taoxiu said, wiping away tears as she saw Deng Xiuzhen.

"Xiuzhen, you've really gone too far. It's been months and you haven't even come to see your mother. Do you even care about your mother?" Deng Xiumei criticized Deng Xiuzhen in a serious tone.

Deng Xiuzhen's father, Deng Kaihuai, and her younger brother, Deng Chunsheng, stood silently to the side.

Song Yuanxiang stood far away, pretending to be a quail.

"Dad, Mom, what brings you here? How could I not miss you? I just haven't had the time. Things haven't been easy lately, and I was afraid that if I went back, you would worry." Deng Xiuzhen can now convincingly portray deep emotions with ease.

She didn't believe that such a large family had found her because they missed her.

Her intuition told her that something had happened, and someone had come looking for her to take the fall.

"Why is your house so dilapidated? Did you buy it or rent it?" Deng Xiumei frowned and looked around.

"Sigh, they had a good life in the countryside, but they insisted on coming to the city. Look at this cramped space, it's making my grandsons suffer!" He Taoxiu sighed repeatedly as she looked at the small space.

"Dad, Mom, Sister, Chunsheng, please sit down. I'll go buy some groceries and cook for you," Deng Xiuzhen said, preparing to leave. Song Yuanxiang stood far away and didn't come over, so she pretended not to see her.

She didn't ask why these people came, nor did she say why.