Xu Ran's face darkened, "Ning Rongrong, are you itching for a spanking again?"
"I didn't say anything wrong; why are you glaring at me like that? You don't think you're going to 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey,' do you?" Ning Rongrong, having been glared at by Xu Ran, was somewhat flustered but still spoke defiantly.
She felt that as long as she stood up to Xu Ran's pressure, she could significantly improve her status within the family.
Though the words 'family status' had never been used in a hierarchy or explicitly ranked within the clan, they existed—a silent competition among the women's hearts. And within this large family of dozens of people, Ning Rongrong's status was definitely within the top ten.
People like Bi Bidong, the Life Goddess, the Goddess of Kindness, and Gu Yuena were just too powerful; they naturally received adoration and respect. Aside from them, Ning Rongrong had always held a high status among the rest. Or it could be said that Ning Rongrong, Xiaowu, and Zhu Qing Zhu Yun all had significantly high status. After all, they were the closest to Xu Ran.
However, Ning Rongrong, who had always aspired to become the big sister, naturally would not be satisfied with just that.
Squabbling with Xu Ran all the time was also a way to significantly boost her own status, gaining the admiration and affection of the other women in the family. It's just that many times it had the opposite effect.
"Wow, you're really rebelling against the heavens now?" Xu Ran's mouth twitched. This girl hadn't been disciplined in a long time; clearly, she had become arrogant.
"Talking back to your husband, Ning Rongrong, you have seriously violated the house rules. You should know the consequences," said Xu Ran, eyeing Ning Rongrong up and down with the whip in his hands, clearly harboring no good intentions.
Ning Rongrong's figure had become even more voluptuous than before, far beyond the green girl she once was.
Of course, Xu Ran's gaze mainly lingered on Ning Rongrong's plump buttocks.
"What are you doing? If you dare to bully me, you'll incite everyone's wrath. The sisters won't let you off," Ning Rongrong said, knowing full well what Xu Ran was planning when she saw his familiar actions and expressions.
In the past, she was often bullied by Xu Ran in this way.
In the large family, Ning Rongrong had taken up half the punishments under the family rules. Who asked her to be so back-talking?
When Xu Ran first met Ning Rongrong, she was also defiant, but later on, Rongrong became very gentle. The attributes of a witch were hardly awakened. It seemed Rongrong had now fully awakened certain unsavory traits, completely corrupted by the bad influences of society.
Heh...
"Heh heh. You think anyone dares to support you?" Xu Ran grabbed Ning Rongrong directly into his arms, using his body strength to clamp Ning Rongrong's waist with his arm.
Then, a chilling breeze swept in, and Ning Rongrong never thought Xu Ran would be so resolute this time. She was bullied by Xu Ran before she could react.
Aaah... Aaah...
The stimulating and shameful feeling overwhelmed Ning Rongrong.
She had three reasons for deliberately provoking Xu Ran. First, Xu Ran had spent so much time on the Fighting Spirit Continent, casually leaving his affections everywhere but rarely returning to the Divine Realm to see them, which made her unhappy. Seeing so many unfamiliar faces in the room angered her, and since she couldn't take it out on her future sisters, she could only get mad at Xu Ran instead.
The second point, naturally, was a kind of inexplicable and bizarre craving for excitement. It was not the first time she had been beaten by Xu Ran in front of her sisters. Though each time, she felt humiliated and furious to the point of wanting to bite Xu Ran, she also felt a thrill. So the opportunity before her now agitated her.
The third point was the pursuit of family status. Her position in the family was not considered low, being only below those few who were stronger than her. Apart from that, she and Zhu Qing, Xiaowu were almost at the highest status level. But the present was the present, and the future was the future. Sometimes they couldn't help but worry about the saying, "Out with the old, in with the new."
Slap.
Slap.
Slap.
Xu Ran's hand wielded the cane hard onto Ning Rongrong's body, and a series of red welts appeared.
Seeing this scene, some people, especially Queen Medusa and Yun Yun, were ready to step in and help.
"Whoever dares to speak in her favor will end up the same, strip down to your pants or skirts and get your buttocks spanked," Xu Ran swept his gaze around, saying indifferently. He couldn't handle them? Were they trying to rebel against heaven?
In this home, he, Xu Ran, was the only player.
"Pah. This bad egg, I misjudged him before," Yun Yun had never seen such a scene. In front of so many girls, to see another girl being spanked by Xu Ran was simply... But the thought of the punishment Xu Ran mentioned sent a shiver down her spine. With her thin-skinned nature, if so many people were watching Xu Ran discipline her the way he punished Ning Rongrong, she surely couldn't bear it.
Therefore, Yun Yun immediately sat back down.
"Now you know Xu Lang is a lecherous villain. If you have the courage, leave him. I for one would be glad to have one less rival," Queen Medusa produced her fragrant tongue and licked her seductive red lips, exuding an enchanting and natural allure. Xu Ran had always had the desire to see her dance those enchanting dances in thin black slik gauze. In his previous life, Xu Ran was basically indifferent to such dance music, believing that a beauty like Queen Medusa could captivate the soul with just a simple twist.
The point is, if the dancer's appearance and figure can't get people to 'get' her beauty, then no matter how skilled the movements, they can't be appreciated. It's like an old sow enlightened to belly dancing—only good for a laugh.
Yun Yun retorted angrily, "Mind your own business."
Seeing Medusa's seductive demeanor like that of a natural femme fatale, Yun Yun really wanted to pick up the cane in Xu Ran's hand and violently whip her with it, see if she would still dare to pose.
And so, the two of them started arguing again.
Sure enough, all the women had been intimidated by Xu Ran. Even those who didn't mind exposing themselves in front of their sisters definitely did not want to lose face right now. Pleasure and embarrassment are two different things.
"Still dare not?" After bullying Ning Rongrong terribly, Xu Ran gradually stopped.
He did not want to pass up such a good opportunity to assert male authority. Just like in a relationship, maintaining absolute initiative was essential to a good life. Xu Ran's consistent management of his "harem" was due to his dominance in the power dynamics with his wives.
What would it be like if his wives had taken control? It would be like Stephen Chow's role in "Flirting Scholar," where the wives play mahjong all day and even use his paintings to stabilize their table legs. How pitiful is that?
Therefore, at family gatherings, he must not let his wives become the main characters. He didn't fancy living those sad, meatless lives outside.