Qiao Mei looked at the two children crawling around on the brick bed and said seriously, "Xia Fan! Xia Xing! Sit properly!"
Xia Fan and Xia Xing looked at Qiao Mei curiously and stopped what they were doing. The two of them sat down obediently and looked at Qiao Mei. Xia Xing could not sit properly yet and had to prop herself up by leaning against Xia Fan unsteadily. Their seating stances were acceptable to Qiao Mei.
"Mom is going outside to do some cleaning. I'll be in the courtyard. The two of you play on the brick bed obediently, do you understand? If you do, then nod your heads!" Qiao Mei said slowly, enunciating each word clearly.
Xia Fan nodded with his might. Xia Xing let out a loud "wow" sound in agreement.
"Then it's a deal! If you fall down and hurt yourself, Mom won't care about you! Do you understand! Ring the bell if you need anything, do you understand?" Qiao Mei decided to scare them a little.
