LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 28: Warnings
However, one big boy was more naïve than his younger brother.
“Li Yao” I said brusquely and he soon stood up like a soldier
“Yes master!” he replied
“If you hear the cry of a child outside the courtyard on the residence side what would you do?” I asked like a drill sergeant
“I …. euh…” he stammered
“Li Bo answer!” I ordered. He stood like his brother and said “Don't go out of the courtyard. This is most likely a scheme to hurt us and master!” said Li Bo.
“Good. Now if someone screams that there is a fire. What to do?” I asked Li Yao
“Take Li Bo and grandma and exit the courtyard using the side door”
“Correct answer”
“If you meet a security officer outside you could let him know that someone warned us about a fire at Yu’s residence that would teach them a lesson as we would not be lying” added grandma Li. She was amazing!
“Yep, that would be fun” I said, giving her a thumbs up. I almost, almost wished my dear aunt or she-wolf cousin would try it.
“I know what I just said is a bit late and that it would be useless as soon as we leave BUT that applies even more after we move out of the residence. At that time you should never follow anyone who you think would hurt you or me even if you are stronger. THERE ARE WAYS TO HURT YOU WITHOUT USING POWER” That I learned from my past and some of my sister’s favorite books.
As for Yao the protector, I had to warn him once more “Sometimes they could turn our strength into a weakness to use against us. Li Yao, you are known as the protector of the weak back in the shelter. It is your strength but also a weakness. In the future, anyone who wants to harm you or your family could stage a bullying accident. And while you are busy protecting the victim, they could not only hurt you but also your loved ones” I need him to keep that in mind every time he makes decisions.
“Then what should I do?” asked Li Yao in a small voice. What could he do if he sees bullying
“I am not asking you to do something against your nature. It is just that sometimes fighting is not the only solution. As a child, you could go find patrol officers, you can yell ‘murder’ to scare bullies or have adults deal with it…. with your speed, you could even try to take the alleged victim away before they could make any move” Instead of using himself as a shield, he should have taken his little brother and ran as fast as possible from the rioters in his previous life.
Then I turned to the youngest “Your strength is your love to your family. I know it will never change. If you want to protect them, you need to get strong. If they are ever hurt, do not use it as a reason for revenge, use it as a reason for justice”
“I don’t understand,” said Li Bo after a while. He was looking at me with puppy eyes. I put a hand on top of his head with a smile
“I hope you never have to be in a position where you have to understand but if you ever do, I need you to remember my words” then I turned to grandma Li
“I hope you will work hard to live a long, healthy life, grandma Li. If not for your sake, please do it for the sake of these little boys” I am not setting a death flag here. Absolutely not!
“I am older than you master” Li Yao reminded me
“He is talking from my point of view Yao-er” said grandma Li “No worries little master Bai, I plan cooking for you for a few more decades”
I ignored the 'little' part and went down to the next business “So the new schedule; Morning, one of you wakes me up 2 hours before school. Which means 1 hour later than today. Grandma Li takes care of breakfast. I can clean and dress up by myself. While I am at school, your job is to do some cleaning and purchase some goods. Remind me to give you some money for that grandma Li. You can give me an estimate of what needs to be bought once a week for approval but keep in mind to stock up for winter too.
When you have time, I strongly suggest you all to either improve your literacy or cultivate. I will not start tomorrow but the next school day off I will go over your improvements and help you find a good direction for cultivation. I do not look like it but I know a lot in that field” or will pretty soon. I bragged.
“I would prefer if one of you was waiting for me at the end of school in case I had to send out messages” Eventually, I had to buy communication talismans for that. I miss cell phones from my previous life.
“We can have dinner together. Yes I know grandma Li, until I hire more servants. For lunch, I plan to use the school cafeteria for now. You need to eat well so prepare good dishes for you. Add meat and use ingredients with spiritual energy when available. We will buy some tomorrow” They need food to get stronger and I target a good satisfaction KPI to retain good employees
“I usually avoid boiled or steamed meat. I prefer it stir fried, roasted or braised. I like eggs in any way. Think about adding fish dishes. Not everyday, just more often than your previous employer’s frequency. I am not good yet with spicy so put the chili or spicy sauces on the side to get use to it slowly” I have a 10 year old body after all. “I have some recipes from my mother. I will give them to you to try them out. I can also direct you to make them if necessary” I was talking about my previous mother not this life’s one. I want to try fried chicken and pizza and I knew the recipes of a lot of modern dishes I wanted to eat but could not due to my poor health
“If you have any questions feel free to ask them. If possible, wait until after dinner like today.
I am done now. Questions? Comments? Insults?” my favorite saying in my previous life after our usual family’s meeting sessions
“Why would we insult you?” Asked a confused Li Bo
“It is just a saying. I don’t really expect insults”
“Oh!” Said Li Yao as if he was thinking hard about insults. I ignored him