Chapter 874: Who Dares Not Give Face?

It must be said that Wang An had a fairly clear perception of himself.

Immediately after, Wang An asked his two younger sisters with a chuckle

"Xiao Mei, Xiao Li, tell me, aren't daughters better than sons?"

Although Wang Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoli didn't quite understand everything the adults were saying, they could get the general gist of it.

So upon hearing Wang An ask this, Wang Xiaoli immediately nodded and said in a milky voice

"Mm-hmm, Big Bro is right."

Wang Xiaomei added

"Daughters are the best. Sister and I are both daughters."

After they spoke, the family's laughter grew even louder.

Seeing the adults laughing, Wang Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoli followed suit, though it was obvious that these two little girls had no idea what the adults were laughing about.

To be honest, Wang An felt this family atmosphere was very good—exceptionally good, absolutely comfortable.

His parents were healthy, his younger siblings were growing up happily, his wife loved him dearly, and as for himself, he had the "red flag" flying steady at home while "colored flags" fluttered outside.

Of course, the most important thing was that the family didn't lack money.

Truthfully, this was the life Wang An had longed for in his heart back when he was behind bars in his previous life.

However, such a life could not last forever. Money was simply too easy to spend; if it was only going out and never coming in, they would eventually eat through their savings.

Once everyone finished laughing, Wang An suddenly asked Wang Yi and the two sisters

"Xiao Yi, Xiaomei, Xiaoli, is there anything you three want? I'll go to the county town tomorrow or the day after to buy it for you. Otherwise, I'll be heading into the mountains in a few days."

The reason Wang An asked was that whenever these three little ones wanted something now, they had habitually turned to him as their eldest brother.

If the three of them went to Liu Guilan, Liu Guilan would inevitably lecture them a bit.

Things like "All you know is how to spend money," "You don't know how to save," or "Buy what? It's the same even if you don't have it," and so on and so forth.

Although if they nagged for a while or negotiated properly with Liu Guilan, she would eventually agree out of helplessness, over time, this led the three of them to subconsciously avoid going to their mother.

After all, nobody wants to be lectured for no reason.

But if the three of them went to their big brother Wang An, it was completely different, because Wang An granted almost every request they had.

As long as they said a few nice words to him, Wang An would not only agree readily, but more importantly, he never used words to lecture them.

Although Wang Xiaomei and Wang Xiaoli were only seven and six years old, they knew exactly who was the easiest to talk to in this house and who was the most hassle-free to approach.

As soon as Wang An spoke, Liu Guilan said with great dissatisfaction

"Stop spoiling those three. You don't act like a big brother at all. Can you spoil children that much? If you keep this up, they'll think they own the place!"

To be honest, Liu Guilan wasn't wrong. Children indeed needed strict discipline to grow into successful adults.

However, Wang An didn't see it that way. In his view, "those meant for success don't need managing, and those managed to death never succeed."

Wang An himself was a glaring example.

One had to realize that from childhood to adulthood, Wang An had certainly not lacked for beatings. Whether it was bundles of broomsticks, shoe soles, tree branches, or whips, none of them had missed his body.

And yet, didn't Wang An end up becoming a loafer and a hoodlum? Furthermore, he spent the latter half of his life behind bars.

Therefore, while children should be managed where necessary, forced suppression was actually useless.

Although Wang An didn't quite agree with his mother, he wouldn't argue. He simply said with a grin

"Oh, Mom, we have the means, don't we? Besides, I'm about to head into the mountains. As the big brother, I have to show some gesture, otherwise, where would I put my face if word got out?"

Unfortunately, Liu Guilan didn't spoil Wang An and snapped at him

"What means? You can't spend money recklessly just because you have it. And all this 'your face, your face'—you don't have a damn bit of face."

Although Wang An didn't dare talk back, he continued to say with a smile

"I definitely have face, no bragging. No matter where your eldest son goes, who would dare not give him some face? I'm telling you, Mom, it's only here at home that you and Dad don't give me face and say you'll beat me if you want to."

As soon as Wang An said this, Liu Guilan couldn't help but laugh, and Wang Dazhu and Mu Xueqing laughed along with her.

Mainly, the act of parents beating their son had been considered natural and correct since ancient times; there was nothing wrong with it.

Since the adults were laughing, Wang Yi and the two little sisters naturally followed.

However, 14-year-old Wang Yi understood the joke, while the two little girls were purely laughing along with the crowd.

Fortunately, after Wang An finished, Liu Guilan stopped dwelling on what he had said.

Thus, Wang An continued to ask Wang Yi and the two sisters with a smile

"Alright, the 'Old Lady' hurdle has been cleared by your big brother. You three, say what you want to say. Speak up now, or this opportunity will be gone."

After saying this, Wang An gave Liu Guilan a smile.

Liu Guilan gave Wang An a playful roll of her eyes and scolded him with a laugh

"You brat, you 'cleared' me? In a moment, I'll let your father 'clear' you."

No one took Liu Guilan's words seriously, and everyone burst into laughter once again.

After a while, Wang Xiaomei stole a glance at Liu Guilan before saying

"Big Brother, I want lots of yummy food, and I want new clothes and new shoes."

Wang An simply nodded with a smile and looked toward Wang Xiaoli.

After Wang Xiaomei finished, Wang Xiaoli said with her slight lisp

"Big Bro, me too, me too! I want yummy stuff, new clothes, and shoes."

Actually, Wang Xiaoli's lisp had improved a lot, though her pronunciation was still a bit unclear.

Wang An chuckled and rubbed Wang Xiaoli's head, saying

"All you think about is eating."

Then, Wang An looked at his younger brother, Wang Yi.

Wang Yi thought for a moment and suddenly said

"Big Brother, that thing I told you before—about my classmate Gu Xiaoshuang getting into the County First Middle School—can you still help me handle that?"

The reason Wang Yi had been home every day recently was that he was on summer break.

Most importantly, Wang Yi had already obtained admission to the County First Middle School. When school started again, he would be attending junior high there.

To be honest, if Wang Yi hadn't mentioned it, Wang An would have forgotten the matter entirely.

With so many things on his plate every day, how could Wang An possibly remember something like that?

(End of Chapter)