Accidentally entered a high gate

The three siblings exchanged a glance and immediately ran towards Ma Lifeng.

Wanwan: "Dad, have you eaten? If you haven't, I'll make you something."

Yan Bang: "Dad, are you thirsty? If you are, I'll get you a drink."

Yan Min: "Dad, are you tired? If you are, I'll give you a shoulder massage."

Wanwan: "Dad, what do you want to eat?"

Yan Bang: "Dad, what would you like to drink?"

Yan Min: "Father, please sit down."

"Hmph!" Ma Lifeng glanced at them one by one out of the corner of his eye, just like Wanwan, Yanbang, and Yanmin had done earlier. "I'm neither hungry, nor thirsty, nor tired."

The three siblings: "..." The reason we're suspicious of you is because you keep making up excuses to take your wife out for fun every now and then. "We were wrong, we shouldn't have doubted you, please forgive us."

"Hmph! You think you can get my forgiveness just because you admit you were wrong?"

The three siblings: "..." Their father/father had finally found his chance. "Father, what will it take for you to forgive us?"

"Each of you will write a 10,000-word self-criticism. The first 5,000 words should be about why you shouldn't have doubted me. The last 5,000 words should be about what you learned from that intern who disliked your mother."

The three siblings: "..." The first five thousand words were purely "forced confessions"! "Alright! We'll go write them now."

After saying that, the three siblings wanted to leave.

As soon as they turned around, Ma Lifeng said, "Write another letter to Yan Chuan."

The three siblings: "..." Is her father/his father trying to share both the good times and the bad?

Wanwan: "Dad, what do you want us to say to Yan Chuan?"

Yan Bang: "Dad, Yan Chuan just went from kindergarten to primary school."

Yan Min: "Father, Yan Chuan probably hasn't adapted yet."

"He could adapt even if he went straight from kindergarten to junior high."

The three siblings: "..." It seems there's no room for discussion. Yan Chuan, your sister/elder brother/second brother are sorry. You...you'll do your best!

"Tell Yan Chuan everything that happened today. Then have Yan Chuan write a 1,000-word self-criticism and send it over. The first 500 words should be about self-reflection. The last 500 words should cover what you learned from what happened to others."

"Phew..." The three siblings let out a long sigh of relief.

Ma Lifeng: "..." These brats! "Do you want to turn 10,000 words into 20,000 words?"

No! "Dad, let's go write."

After saying that, the three siblings ran away.

Zheng Chunfang poured Ma Lifeng a glass of water. "You finally got your chance."

"That's right!" Ma Lifeng straightened his back proudly.

Zheng Chunfang: "..." Her husband is like a child when he's home. Luckily, when Wanwan, Yanbang, and Yanmin were little, they were mostly cared for by her in-laws. Otherwise, with her husband's personality, who knows what Wanwan, Yanbang, and Yanmin would have become? "Why does Yan Chuan also need to reflect?"

Ma Lifeng took a sip of water. "My main goal is to make Yan Chuan feel that we're always thinking about him."

Zheng Chunfang: "..." So he meant he'd make him, his older sister, his older brother, and his second older brother all get punished together? "And the less important ones?"

"If he were here, he would definitely suspect me just like his older sister, older brother, and second older brother."

Zheng Chunfang: "..."

Zheng Chunfang wanted to suggest that they bring the children along when they go out to play in the future. However, she also wanted to go out alone with Ma Lifeng. "Ahem... well, I'm going to wash up."

On the other side, the three siblings wrote while chirping crickets.

Wanwan: "Dad takes every opportunity to bully us."

Yan Bang: "Father abandons his children whenever he gets the chance."

Yan Min: "Whenever his father had the chance, he would incite his mother to abandon their children with him."

……

The three siblings didn't finish writing until after 2 a.m.

After writing it down, the three siblings went to knock on Ma Lifeng and Zheng Chunfang's door.

Wanwan: "Dad, we've finished writing."

Yan Bang: "Dad, we came to find you as soon as we finished writing it."

Yan Min: "Dad, we've got the attitude, haven't we?"

Ma Lifeng was sound asleep when he suddenly heard three mischievous kids coming to submit their self-criticisms.

Ma Lifeng: "..." These three little brats are definitely doing this on purpose! "I've thought about it, and 10,000 words is too few. You guys should write 20,000 words instead."

The three siblings turned and left.

As Wanwan walked, she called out loudly, "Yanbang, Yanmin, was Father talking in his sleep just now?"

Yan Bang and Yan Min replied loudly, "Yes."

Wanwan: "Dad must be too tired. I've heard that most people talk in their sleep because they're too tired."

Yan Bang and Yan Min: "I've heard this saying before."

Ma Lifeng: "..."

Zheng Chunfang: "Ahem... I've heard that saying before."

Ma Lifeng raised his hand and pinched Zheng Chunfang's cheek. "Comrade Zheng Chunfang, have you forgotten something?"

"What is it?"

"Those three little brats are outside. And you..."

Zheng Chunfang: "..."

The next morning, as soon as Ma Lifeng got up, he went to knock on the three children's doors. "Ma Yanlin! Ma Yanbang! Ma Yanmin! Where are your self-criticisms? If they're not profound enough… Humph!"

The three obediently handed their self-criticisms to Ma Lifeng.

Ma Lifeng only let them go after reading their work and finding it well-written. "If you ever knock on my and your mother's door in the middle of the night again, I'll make your mother cook vegetarian food for two months."

Although his eldest and second sons don't love meat as much as his eldest daughter, they still crave it if they don't eat it for three days in a row.

The three siblings: "..." It's true that the devil is always one step ahead of the saint!

Wanwan: "Dad, you haven't washed your face yet, have you? Let me pour you some water to wash your face."

Yan Bang: "I'll get you some soap."

Yan Min: "Let me get you a towel."

……

After finishing their meal, Ma Lifeng and Zheng Chunfang went to work.

The three siblings were washing dishes while chirping crickets.

Wanwan: "Dad can only use Mom to control us."

Yan Bang: "If Mother doesn't help him, he'll be out of options."

Yan Min: "Let's win Mother over."

Wanwan and Yanbang: "..." Are you still asleep?

Yan Min: "..." He must have stayed up too late last night to say something like that.

The three siblings quietly changed the subject.

Wanwan: "Do you think Yan Chuan will cry when he receives our letter?"

Yan Bang: "No."

Yan Min: "I also think it's unlikely."

……

The three siblings finished washing the dishes and went to school.

On the other side, as soon as Ma Lifeng entered the office, Ding Haifeng greeted him. "You've arrived? Please have a seat. Would you like some water?"

Ma Lifeng: "..." Why is this kid so enthusiastic? He was such a student yesterday. "Do you need something from me?"

"no."

"Then why are you different from yesterday? What happened to you?"

Ding Haifeng: "..." He wasn't provoked; he just wanted his master to tell Wanwan that he was his apprentice. "I... my dad told me I had to be diligent during my internship."

"Interns do need to be diligent. But you've changed so much. Did you go out after get off work yesterday?"

"No. I went back to my dorm after I finished eating."

Have a meal?

Ma Lifeng knew why Ding Haifeng had changed so much. "Be careful when you go out. Although the public security in Shenzhen is much better than it was at the beginning, it's still more chaotic than inland areas. Also, there are more temptations in Shenzhen than inland areas. If you pick up any bad habits, then you'll have wasted your university education. Let me tell you what kind of temptations Shenzhen has."

Ma Lifeng explained it in great detail.

After saying that, Ma Lifeng looked at Ding Haifeng and smiled, "You are the first intern I've ever mentored. I hope you will be both my first and my best intern."

Ding Haifeng was deeply moved by his words. "I will definitely not let you down. You...you are more thoughtful than my father. My father didn't even think to tell me about the temptations in Shenzhen. Do you prefer strong or weak tea? I'll brew it for you."

"Bland."

"I'll make it for you right away." Just now, he said he wanted to make tea for his master, mainly because of his master's daughter. Now, he feels that his master is truly teaching him like a father.

Over here, Ma Lifeng and Ding Haifeng get along very well.

On the other hand, Zhao Yi'an and Qi Zhenping also get along quite well.

Eight days have passed in the blink of an eye.

When Xiao Yanchuan got home from school, he saw a letter on the coffee table.

Little Yan Chuan was delighted to see "To Ma Yan Chuan" written on the envelope. He was even happier to see that the letter was from Shenzhen. "Grandma, my dad, my mom, my older sister, my older brother, and my second brother wrote to me again!"