Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Cat Egg stopped moving, a look of confusion in her eyes.

Clearly, she didn't understand what Fang Chenyu was saying, but she understood that he didn't burn the house to tease her.

Li Yu, standing to the side, seemed thoughtful.

Fang Chenyu looked at Zhou Fugui: "Uncle Zhou, someone will ask you about the house burning later. Just tell them I burned it. You don't need to say anything else. Someone will arrange things for you later."

Fang Gongzi is here to help me?

Zhou Fugui was secretly surprised, then nodded silently.

Seeing the arrangements were made, Fang Chenyu gave Li Yu a look and walked towards Fang Zheng Yi.

Li Yu said anxiously: "Chenyu, I know you're doing this for Cat Egg's family, but will this work? What if they don't repair the house? Where will Cat Egg's family live?"

Fang Chenyu said with certainty: "They will definitely repair it. We made some money before, and my dad was anxious to compensate them. Now that their house is burned, there's no reason not to compensate."

"When you see my dad later, don't spill the beans. I'll see how to fool my dad. The angrier he is, the more compensation Cat Egg's family will get!" As he spoke, Fang Chenyu revealed a smug smile.

Li Yu frowned: "You think it's a good plan, but aren't you afraid of getting beaten? What are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at my dad's lack of wisdom and my uncle's lack of strategy," Fang Chenyu said confidently. "I'm my dad's only son, how could he beat me to death? If it's my uncle who hits me, nothing will happen the next day."

Not far away, Zhou Fugui's house was engulfed in flames, and thick smoke billowed upwards.

Fang Zheng Yi and Li Yuan Zhao were both shocked. They wanted to go over to check the situation, but after running a few steps, they saw Fang Chenyu and the other's figures appearing in front of them and immediately stopped.

Fang Zheng Yi asked anxiously: "Where is Zhou Fugui's family?"

Fang Chenyu glanced back and said casually: "It's just a small house. With such a big fire, how could they not escape?"

"Why are you talking like that!" Fang Zheng Yi raised his eyebrows. "Why did his house suddenly catch fire? Did they set the house on fire while cooking?"

Li Yu widened his eyes, gripped the corner of his clothes, and stared nervously at Fang Chenyu.

He's courting death! Chenyu is so bold... What will we do if he gets beaten up?

Fang Chenyu said calmly: "Oh, it wasn't a cooking fire. I set it on fire."

This understatement was like a bolt from the blue!

Fang Zheng Yi's mind buzzed, his whole body stiffened.

Li Yuan Zhao was also shocked and immediately shouted angrily: "Why did you set someone else's house on fire!"

"Uncle, this broken place has been torturing me for a month. I can't even eat meat, and I have to work every day. To be honest, I've wanted to set his house on fire for a long time! If I wasn't afraid of having nowhere to live, I wouldn't have waited until today. Also, Zhou Fugui's dirty girl knows how to read all day long. I said a word to her...."

Fang Chenyu complained incessantly, with great emotion.

What he said wasn't all lies. He had a terrible time living here for a month.

Today, he finally had a chance to complain, and most of what he said was based on his true experience.

Fang Zheng Yi looked dazed, his whole body felt cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

This is my son... Did I actually give birth to such a little beast?

Just because he was unhappy, he destroyed someone's family?

What did he learn this month?

The distant fire, thick smoke, and dark sky were just like Fang Zheng Yi's mood at this moment.

Watching Fang Chenyu shake his head and list Zhou Fugui's family's faults one by one.

Fang Zheng Yi staggered two steps, clutched his heart, and his face was bloodless.

His heart ached, as if bitten by ants, or pierced by ten thousand arrows.

A great sense of powerlessness rose up...

Could it be that my son is the kind of scum who is born to commit crimes and can't be taught no matter what?

What kind of sin did I commit?

"Also, Zhou Fugui's father is sick all day long and snores like a bellows at night. I'm really afraid he'll infect me..."

Pa!

A swift and powerful slap landed directly on Fang Chenyu's cheek.

His small body fell straight to the ground.

"Animal!" Fang Zheng Yi gritted his teeth, and two tear marks had already appeared on his face.

Fang Chenyu's eyes were seeing stars from the beating, and he lay on the ground, covering his instantly swollen cheek.

After recovering, he looked at Fang Zheng Yi, who was in a rage, and his heart was filled with fear.

Dad, are you serious?

Even so, Fang Chenyu still trembled and stubbornly said: "Dad, what I said is true! Aren't they just a family of poor ghosts! What if I burned one of their houses!"

Hearing this, Fang Zheng Yi smiled miserably.

Then, he kicked Fang Chenyu hard, knocking him over.

The next second, he quickly pulled out the belt from his waist and whipped it at Fang Chenyu's buttocks.

"I'll let you talk again! I'll let you talk again!"

With each whip, Fang Zheng Yi roared desperately, but after only two or three shouts, his voice was hoarse.

Fang Chenyu wailed, crying and rolling on the ground, trying to avoid the whipping of the belt.

Unexpectedly, the teacher could be so ruthless. Li Yu was terrified and could only stand there crying and stomping his feet: "Teacher, stop hitting him! Teacher, stop hitting him!"

Seeing Fang Zheng Yi going crazy, Li Yuan Zhao pounced on him, roaring: "Lao Fang! Calm down, you can't hit him like this, he's still young, you'll hurt him."

"Get out of here!"

Fang Zheng Yi pushed hard, and Li Yuan Zhao was knocked to the ground, taking a heavy fall.

But the next moment he landed on the ground, he propped himself up with both hands, kicked his legs, and flipped over again, pinning Fang Zheng Yi to the ground.

Li Yuan Zhao's face was contorted: "Do you want to kill your son!?"

Fang Zheng Yi was unable to move under the pressure. Hearing Fang Chenyu's crying in his ear, his heart ached.

He gently patted Li Yuan Zhao's hand twice: "Let me get up."

"You can't hit him anymore," Li Yuan Zhao said nervously.

"I know..."

Fang Zheng Yi got up disheveled and waved to the several Jin Yi Wei who were standing by the carriage in a daze.

When they ran forward, Fang Zheng Yi weakly pointed to the burning thatched house: "Send two people to find a place for Zhou Fugui's family to live in the capital, treat them well, and meet any needs they have."

Hearing Fang Zheng Yi's arrangement, Li Yu breathed a sigh of relief, but looking at Fang Chenyu, who was still crying in pain on the ground, his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

The sacrifice seems a little too great...

Fang Zheng Yi walked to Fang Chenyu and said coldly: "Since I can't teach you well, you don't have to go to school anymore. You don't have to read any books. From today onwards, you will not be allowed to step out of the Princess's mansion. When you grow up, just be a good-for-nothing, so as not to harm others."

"....You, you have disappointed me too much."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng Yi's stomach full of sadness and grievances finally turned into a sigh.

Fang Chenyu swayed and propped himself up, his face full of tears, enduring the pain in his body, and stubbornly said: "Dad... I'm also very disappointed in you."

"Someone! Carry him back!"

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