I Am the Only Fertile Woman in the Game-Chapter 229: A Family of Thirty

Zong Fang nodded in satisfaction, playing with Qiao Suisui’s slender little hand while the other rested on his crossed legs, and asked the five of them, "Do you know what you did wrong?"

The boys unconsciously placed their hands behind their backs, bowing their heads. At that moment, they looked at each other, and then, without prior agreement, all turned their eyes to Josiah.

Without the eldest brother speaking, the younger brothers didn’t dare to express their opinions.

The adults were fully aware of the subtle exchanges of glances among the children. Suisui covered her mouth with her hand, barely holding back her laughter.

Seeing her laugh, the originally stern expression on Zong Fang’s face also cracked a bit, and the corners of his normally straight lips curved into a shallow smile.

He pinched her waist lightly and gave Suisui a stern glance, albeit without much gravitas, his eyes still filled with tenderness and affection. Suisui picked up on his subtext, which clearly said, "I’m trying to discipline the kids here, don’t undermine me."

Ok, ok.

She pursed her lips, trying to suppress the laughter, but the more she tried, the more she wanted to laugh.

The boys hadn’t noticed the affection between their parents and were still somewhat uneasy at that moment. They were acutely aware that Harvis and his gang had good reason for the fight, but when they themselves ganged up with their brothers against someone, the victim was truly innocent.

So, they didn’t have much to argue about and were all willing to accept the consequences. They just didn’t know what the punishment would be.

Josiah looked up and said, "Father, it was all my idea, if someone must be punished, let it be just me."

The other boys looked at Josiah in surprise, wanting to protest that it was a group effort, but they were silenced by the spiritual power he emanated, unable to speak.

Qiao Bai, as the youngest brother, grew up on cuteness, with a simple mind, unable to keep in his impatience. Zong Yan might seem to value Josiah, but in reality, he doted on Qiao Bai the most, indulging him immensely, with the kind of spoiling that skipped generations.

At this moment, Qiao Bai was gesturing frantically, his forehead beading with sweat.

"Ahh... Ahh...."

Seeing him like a little mute, Suisui couldn’t help but burst out laughing, immediately dissipating the tense atmosphere. Zong Fang looked at her helplessly, his expression seeming reproachful, yet evidently filled with happiness.

"Alright, alright, stop scolding them," Suisui said, pulling on his arm.

Zong Fang entwined his fingers with hers and said, "Boys must not be spoiled."

Girls can be spoiled?

Suisui had never heard of such an educational theory.

She said amusedly, "How would this be spoiling them? They’ve just admitted their mistakes and their attitude is proper. Since we’re here at the school, let’s help them resolve the issue. Why don’t we visit the injured child and offer some compensation, ask what their family needs?"

Before Zong Fang could reply, Josiah hurriedly explained to Suisui, "We controlled our strength, we didn’t really hurt him, it’s not serious."

Zong Fang raised an eyebrow.

Wasn’t this exposing their own machinations?

He wasn’t very satisfied with Josiah’s answer, feeling his temperament still needed refining. At that moment, he actually looked quite serious. "You think what you’ve done is clever?"

Josiah stiffened, looked down, and fell silent.

Suisui, seeing the atmosphere that had finally eased becoming tense again, sighed. Without wasting words with the father and son, she turned directly to the principal, "Where is the child now, and how are his injuries?"

The principal hastened to say, "It’s nothing serious, the parents of the other child didn’t press the issue."

It wasn’t a big deal in the first place. The ones who actually caused a fuss about calling in the parents were your children, which gave the parents of the other child quite a scare, thinking a high-ranking official was coming. The principal cursed in his heart but dared not speak.

Qiao Suisui nodded calmly, "Although there were no injuries, our child initiated a fight, which is wrong. We’re willing to apologize. In addition, we’ll offer the other family 20,000 Star Coins in compensation, and take the child for a medical examination. If there are any issues, they can come to us. We’ll take full responsibility."

The principal waved his hands repeatedly, "No need, it’s just a minor matter between children." But in the end, he couldn’t withstand Qiao Suisui’s insistence and reluctantly agreed.

Seeing that the matter was nearly resolved, Qiao Suisui stood up, took Zong Fang’s hand, and said to him, "Go pay."

The man softly agreed, then turned his head to glance at Levin. The latter immediately took out his Light Computer to make the transfer.

The snake cubs each had their separate funds from an early age, established by Zong Fang for them.

At this moment, he saw Qiao Suisui walking out first, deliberately lagged a step behind, and turned to the boys who knew they were at fault and felt somewhat ashamed, saying, "The money will be deducted from your accounts. Remember this lesson. From now on, make sure your actions are discrete. Don’t let such conspicuous acts reveal your intentions, or I won’t be there to clean up after you."

After speaking, he turned to catch up with Qiao Suisui and took her hand, leading everyone away.

The boys looked at each other in confusion. Qiao Bai naively asked, "Huh? What does Father mean? So he’s not angry about us fighting?"

Qiao Zong smacked him on the head, "Idiot! Father is upset that we made too much of a scene this time."

Qiao Bai said, "But didn’t Josiah say that it’s better for everyone to know? Mom didn’t seem upset, but will this make Mom think I’m a bad child, boo hoo..."

They all looked at Josiah, who had been silent at the back. Josiah spoke up, "Mom doesn’t like us bullying others for no reason, and what Dad is unhappy about is that we weren’t secretive enough and let others discern our motives."

All together, they expressed their realization with a drawn-out "Ohhhhhh".

"But it was worth it though, I never thought this plan would actually let us see Mom!" Qiao Xiao’s eyes sparkled.

The others also felt a tinge of excitement at this.

Only Josiah looked downcast.

Qiao Lu quietly approached and asked, "Bro, what’s wrong? Aren’t you the one who wanted to see Mom the most? Why aren’t you happy?"

Josiah patted Qiao Lu’s head, looking in the direction where their parents had left, and said, "I’m happy. I just don’t know what method we’ll have to use next time to see her again."

...

Actually, Qiao Suisui wanted to bring the snake cubs over to live with them, including all the female cubs.

But she was concerned that the children were all raised by Zong Yan, and she felt that suddenly suggesting such a thing would seem like usurping authority, which wouldn’t be very polite to the elder. Besides, there were some inescapable grievances between Zong Yan, herself, and Anubis, making the relationship between them difficult to improve, thus complicating the matter.

That evening.

Zong Fang came out of the bathroom drying his hair and saw her lying on the bed, staring blankly with a pillow in her arms. He walked over and touched her back, "What’s wrong?"

Qiao Suisui rolled over, resting her head on his thigh and playing with his damp silver hair, she said distantly, "Do you think the snake cubs are close to their grandfather?"

Zong Fang immediately understood what she was worried about.

His forehead still dripping, with a warm look on his handsome face, he looked down at her saying, "Qiaoqiao, the children are the ones you worked hard to bring into this world. You don’t need to consider anyone else, including me. Whatever you want to do, just do it."

Qiao Suisui looked up at him and suddenly felt a twinge in her nose, moved by Zong Fang’s consideration and also feeling a slight guilt for not having cared for the cubs.

Zong Fang saw her eyes turning red, as if she were about to cry, and sighed with pity, wrapping his arms around her from under her armpits to lift her onto his lap, gently holding her close.

"If you cry any more, your eyes will hurt."