'Good heavens, Mom,' he thought. 'Back home, didn't you say you were bringing us here to settle the score with Gu Jiaojiao?'
'So how come, now that we're here, you're interrogating us instead of punishing Gu Jiaojiao?'
The boys were indignant, but one look at their mothers' terrifying expressions told them they'd get a beating if they weren't careful.
But in the end, fear of their mothers' authority won out, and they confessed everything from start to finish.
When the parents heard that these little rascals had held Sweet Girl's head underwater, their hands started to itch.
They immediately hauled their sons up.
"You little brat, you've really gotten bold, haven't you? How dare you bully Sweet Girl!"
"What did I teach you? Didn't I tell you that you are not allowed to bully Sweet Girl?"
"Watch me teach you a lesson you won't forget today!"
With that, they landed several smacks on the boys' behinds.
