Xixi was already pitiable enough without her parents by her side, but to have Bai Zhi bully her too, how could this be allowed?
“Who pushed my little sister today?”
Bai Dan’s face darkened as he looked at Bai Yu and Bai Ye.
Bai Ye stepped forward, seeming unable to meet his grandfather’s eyes, his hands tightly clasped, clearly not feeling he had done anything wrong.
“I pushed her!”
Bai Da quickly stepped forward, grabbing Bai Dan’s hand.
“Dad, hear me out! I knew about this the moment it happened,
it was Bai Zhi being naughty, trying to cook eggs on her own to eat and bullying her sister, that’s why Bai Ye pushed her a bit. But you see, it’s pretty normal for kids to push and fight. You don’t need to worry too much…”
In Bai Da’s eyes, how serious could children pushing and fighting be?
At most, she’d just fall to the ground.
Bai Zhi had been quite misbehaving lately, always bullying Xixi; he had been meaning to have a serious talk with Bai Zhi.
“You believe whatever they say? Pushing and fighting is no big deal, but do you know she ended up with a bloody gash on her head?
And you two, Bai Zhi is your little sister, why are you turning your backs on her? I don’t care what the reason is, you pushing down your sister is wrong!”
Bai Dan was always blunt, saying what he meant. He felt strong and healthy and never planned to live with his son,
having already been living in the old family home. But three years ago, his eldest son had brought home a child, claiming it as his own!
He couldn’t understand, could this adopted child ever be as dear as his own flesh and blood?
Bai Da looked at Bai Dan, shocked and disbelieving.
“Dad, you said it was just a small cut. How could it be serious? I know you favor Bai Zhi, but that doesn’t mean…”
Bai Da was subconsciously defending Bai Ye, because in his heart, neither of his sons would wrongfully blame Bai Zhi,
especially considering Bai Zhi’s recent behavior. It wasn’t just her taking issue with Xixi, but also her actions like banging on pots and pans. As his daughter, how could she behave like this?
“Grandfather…”
Just then, Bai Zhi appeared, her head wrapped in gauze,
dressed in clothes too big for her thin frame, indicating that she was too small to fill them out.
Her head was wrapped round and round, but bloodstains were still visible.
Her face was devoid of color, looking pale and green, and upon seeing her like this, no one could say she was okay!
She looked so frail, as if a gust of wind could blow her away…
All the way there, she had been remembering. It was now 1996, and originally, her grandfather had intended to take the original owner with him, but the original owner was unwilling to leave, feeling she was the real daughter of this family, so she elected to stay.
However, due to the fuss her grandfather made, both her brothers were unhappy, and even her father disapproved, and they no longer accompanied her to and from school!
This led to the original owner’s later transformation into a villain. Could it be said that her grievances stemmed not from the female lead being better than her, but because her family never once considered things from her perspective?
With the difficult family circumstances, she didn’t even dare to casually mention wanting eggs, while they could easily give them to the group pet,
saying she was too slow as a girl to walk to school with, yet they could carry the group pet to and fro,
so much, so very much…
Bai Zhi’s nose tingled with sourness,
Hearing Bai Zhi’s voice, Bai Dan turned to see her clutching at the fence by the door, her body trembling as if about to fall.
Bai Dan quickly ran to her, supporting Bai Zhi!
“My dear granddaughter, what brought you here!”
Bai Da was also stunned, looking at Bai Zhi before him, he couldn’t reconcile the image with the memory of Bai Zhi he had, always haughty and screaming at Xixi, how could she…
“Bai Ye, you said your sister was fine, didn’t you?”
Bai Ye’s lips trembled slightly; he hadn’t realized Bai Zhi’s injuries would be so severe. He had only, only pushed her!
“Grandpa, I didn’t know it would be so serious,” he said as she brandished a stick in the yard, clamoring about us freeloading and wanting to hit Xixi. I simply pushed her lightly!
Bai Ye stepped forward, wanting to check on Bai Zhi’s injuries. Although she had gone too far, after all, she was her own sister,
Bai Ye still felt very guilty seeing Bai Zhi like this now!
Bai Zhi leaned toward Grandpa, not wanting to look at Bai Ye.
“Grandpa, let’s go home. I’m hungry already!”
Her coming here was to reverse the plot. Right now, Grandpa hadn’t gotten into a big fight with Dad out of anger, nor had he smashed everything in the yard.
This time, they surely had no reason to hate her, calling her a troublemaker, right?
She had thought it all through. If they wanted to dote on the group pet, then let them,
After all, the group pet is such a beloved being that even a dog would fall for.
She couldn’t provoke her, really couldn’t.
She neither wanted to rely on the group pet’s fortune nor did she want to entwine with them.
As for these two cheap brothers.
As soon as they laid hands on the original owner, the original owner felt no affection for them anymore.
In the future, they would walk their wealthy paths, and she would just stay with Grandpa.
“Alright, let’s go home, home!”
With the granddaughter saying so, Bai Dan glared fiercely at Bai Da.
“From now on, Xingxing will live with me. Bring her stuff over to me, and also, give me 500 yuan. I’ll use it to look after her health. Did you hear that!”
“Grandpa,” Bai Yu, who had been quiet, frowned, “Our family doesn’t have that much money.”
Because although Xixi went to school with them, the teacher said there would be an additional fee. Over three hundred!
That wasn’t a small sum!
“You get lost, you’re not qualified to talk to me!”
Bai Dan walked past Bai Yu, taking Bai Zhi with him,
Bai Zhi did not look their way from beginning to end. Or rather, she did steal a glance at that group pet,
Indeed, cute and chubby, so lovable. Both nine years old, yet one was the group pet and the other like an old maid—simply incomparable!
But no matter, in her original world, she was alone. She had only her Grandpa’s teahouse to pass on, and for that, she had learned many things.
She could live well with Grandpa without relying on them, without relying on the female protagonist.
“Xingxing, why did you come out, weren’t you told not to catch a cold?”
Bai Dan knelt down, full of distress,
“Come, let Grandpa carry you!”
Bai Zhi felt a warmth in her heart. How many years had it been? How many years since she had last seen Grandpa?
Without any hesitation, she climbed on,
“Xingxing, how about you come live with Grandpa? I’ll even get your household registration sorted out, and we, grandfather and granddaughter, will live together!”
But it was all just talk, he knew how stubborn his granddaughter could be!
Grandpa’s back was warm, just like when she was little, like a mountain sheltering her from the wind and rain!
“Okay!”
“What?” Bai Dan couldn’t quite believe his ears, wondering if he was hallucinating!
“Grandpa, I said okay. Dad doesn’t like me, my brothers are mean to me too, I don’t like them anymore. I love Grandpa, I want to live with Grandpa, and please get my household registration transferred out as well!”
Just so, when they finally make it big, they wouldn’t have to come back pretending to be kind!