As soon as Father saw that the second brother was lying without drafting his words, it was pointless. He hurriedly intervened, claiming that the book was his, and agreed to take the blame for her.
Mother became even angrier and demanded that Father take a good look at what book it was before saying anything more.
As Father picked up the book and looked down, upon clearly seeing the title, he too hesitated to speak, knowing for certain that such a book could never belong to him.
Immediately afterward, Mother scolded both Father and the second brother together, and several of them bowed their heads, enduring the harsh scolding as if facing a tempest.
She still felt somewhat aggrieved and occasionally made a faint sobbing sound. Through blurred vision, she saw that Father had put his shoes on backward and could not help but cry out to remind him.
