Seeing that an argument was breaking out after all, Juhua spoke gently to Laicai. "Sister Juhua knows you're a smart boy. You're old enough now that you should know right from wrong. You can stop crying. Boys can't just cry at the drop of a hat. You need to show some responsibility. Why don't you tell everyone what you did wrong?"
Laicai was happy to hear Juhua call him smart and quickly stopped crying. He took a couple of deep breaths and hiccuped a few more times before telling Mrs. Wang and the others the whole story from the beginning.
He even concluded, "I shouldn't have stomped in the water. If I were at school and got someone else's clothes dirty, they would definitely hit me. Sister Juhua is right. I need to be more mindful, or people will call me a fool."
Hearing this, Mrs. Wang hurried over to wipe his tears, saying delightedly, "See? Haven't you grown up? You explained that so well. If you're this obedient, your grandma can die in peace."
