Chapter 2186 - 2188: Sometimes People Need to Be Selfish to Protect Themselves

This little rascal, he’s simply too much.

"Hehe!" Lele couldn’t stop laughing once he entered the room.

Yang Chuxia pinched his cheek, "Look at you, showing off. How much stuff did you take from your father?"

"Not much, just two paintings and a box of chess pieces." Lele struggled to get down, "Compared to the harm I suffered, this is nothing at all."

"Little drama queen." Yang Chuxia tapped his forehead, "You know well what your father said isn’t true."

"Hehe, I just took the chance to get some stuff from Dad." Lele rubbed against Yang Chuxia’s arm, "Mom, is there any news about my brother?"

"Alas," Yang Chuxia shook her head slightly, "No."

"Why is our family’s second son so unlucky." Lele pouted, "By the time he comes back, he’ll probably have changed a lot."

"Speaking of which, not your brother but you, you can’t behave like this anymore." Yang Chuxia said, "You can’t even protect yourself, so why are you worrying about others? Are you dumb? When Prefectural Magistrate Cui asked you to swap hostages, did you just go ahead?"

"But, Mom, I couldn’t just watch someone die in front of me." Prefectural Magistrate Cui asked him to swap for another kid, and he didn’t think much about it at the time, figuring he wouldn’t die anyway and his dad would definitely save him, so he went.

"You’re still arguing?" Yang Chuxia said, "You’re just a child; saving people from peril is not your responsibility. Moreover, even if you can’t bear it, the premise of saving someone is that you can protect yourself and retreat safely. Saving others while sacrificing yourself is foolishness, understand? Did you ever think about what if your dad couldn’t rescue you?"

"In that situation, you should act like a child—cry, run. Prefectural Magistrate Cui in his frantic state didn’t treat you like a child, but you shouldn’t stop treating yourself like one. Crying and running is the normal response, got it?"

"Mom..." Lele was a bit conflicted, "Isn’t that too selfish?"

"Sometimes being a bit selfish is how you keep yourself safe." Yang Chuxia knelt down and looked at him, "Son, you must remember, whenever you help someone or do anything, the premise must be that you’re safe."

"Okay, Mom, I’ll remember." Lele nodded earnestly, then hugged Yang Chuxia, "I’m sorry for making you worry, Mom."

"As for what your father said, don’t take it to heart, you four are all the same in our hearts." Yang Chuxia patted his cheek, "You are all treasures to us, each and every one."

"Got it, Mom, I know that."

Outside, Ye Zi’an had his hands behind his back, his head down, lost in thought.

Hearing the door creak open, he quickly turned around, "Wife, I was wrong!"

Yang Chuxia looked at his pitiful expression and found it amusing, tugging at his ear, "Watch what you say next time, the kids are young and sensitive."

"Don’t worry, wife, I won’t make the same mistake twice." He thought to himself, sensitive? Who’s he kidding? Kids might be sensitive anywhere else, but definitely not in our family.

That little devil, full of schemes, sensitivity isn’t even in his vocabulary.

"We investigated two mansions this time, what about the other places? Should we still check them?"

Ye Zi’an pulled her into the room. Seeing Lele still inside, he gave him a meaningful look, indicating, I’m trying to have a private conversation with your mom, can you take the hint and leave?