"It's gotten stronger!"
After sniffing the suddenly intensified strange odor, Melanie couldn't help but step back. Seeing Leon's hand in front of her, she immediately looked aggrieved and said:
"Big brother! What did you touch? This smell is awful!"
"Uh... it's nothing, just brushed against something by accident."
Confirming his guess was correct, Leon couldn't help but answer vaguely, then switched to using his other hand to pat Melanie's head, and sternly threatened:
"I'll go wash my hands, and you two better hurry up with your homework! Otherwise, I'll report to your sister Anna!"
With the pressure from big sister Anna temporarily keeping the two little troublemakers in check, Leon watched as his younger siblings unwillingly opened their notebooks, feeling a shared sympathy with countless parents. He couldn't help but sigh:
