Amidst everyone’s praise, Yuan Chun returned home with a victorious smile, holding the hand of each child.

Ya Ya was a precocious girl. She had already understood the village gossip about her mother and looked at her worriedly, saying, "Mom, when Ya Ya grows up, I’ll protect you and won’t let bad people bully you."

"Hahaha, my Ya Ya is so good, then Mom will wait for your protection."

Yuan Chun hugged her little daughter and gave her a big kiss on her tender face, asking, "Does Ya Ya want to learn to fight with Mom? Mom is said to be very good at it."

Ya Ya’s joyful little eyes sparkled brightly, "I want to learn, I want to learn, I want to be strong so that no one dares to bully us anymore."

"Mom, Sanqiang will protect you too. Sanqiang also wants to be very strong." Sanqiang was only three years old, still unsteady on his feet, but he was already worried about his mom, gazing at her with his big black eyes for a long time.

Seeing that Mom was truly okay, he breathed a sigh of relief, melting Yuan Chun’s heart as an old mother.

She hugged her little son tightly and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "My little darling, oh, why are you so cute? Mom is so fond of you."

Sanqiang giggled, "Mom, you covered my face with your saliva, but I don’t mind, Sanqiang loves Mom too, loves very much."

Ya Ya lifted her little face eagerly, "Mom, you should teach big brother and second brother to fight too. In the future, if anyone wants to bully me and my brothers because we have no dad, if they want to hit me and my brothers, we won’t be afraid of them, we can beat them."

"Alright, alright, starting tonight, after dinner, Mom will teach you martial arts for two hours. Mom will teach you to punch, but you mustn’t be afraid of the hardship and fatigue."

"Mom, I’m not afraid of hardship, nor fatigue."

"Mom, I’m not afraid of fatigue, not afraid of hardship, I want to diligently learn to punch."

Da Qiang and Erqiang were on their way home from school when they heard about Matchmaker Li scheming against their mom. Furious, they stopped the Li family’s children and had a good fight.

The Li family had three boys who were studying, about the same age as Da Qiang and Erqiang, but they couldn’t beat Da Qiang and Erqiang and were punched several times after being pinned to the ground.

Back home, Da Qiang and Erqiang cried and said to their mom, "Mom, don’t marry anyone else, we don’t want to be burdens. We’ll be obedient and work hard, Mom, when we grow up, we’ll take care of you in your old age."

"Why cry? When did Mom say she was getting married? Mom has said she won’t marry, just support you all and won’t go anywhere." Yuan Chun took a towel, wiped their tears, and comforted, "Alright, alright, you’re so grown up and still crying, aren’t you afraid of your younger siblings laughing at you? Hurry up, go to the backyard and pick some bok choy. Mom made dozens of dollars today and bought two big pieces of tofu. We’ll have bok choy stew with tofu tonight."

Upon hearing there was tofu to eat, the two kids stopped crying, put down their bags, and ran to the backyard.

After dinner, Yuan Chun told them about teaching martial arts, warning the kids, "I’m teaching you to punch so you have the ability to fight back when bullied, not to become gang leaders or to bully others. Always remember, if people don’t bother me, I won’t bother them; if people bother me, we have to fight them until they submit."

Da Qiang and Erqiang were older and had gone to school, so they understood these words. Ya Ya and Sanqiang were still young, and their understanding was hazy.