Chapter 43: Chapter 43 I’m Just Afraid You’ll Cry Even Harder Chapter 43: Chapter 43 I’m Just Afraid You’ll Cry Even Harder Bai Da suddenly became the target of everyone’s criticism; the whole room burst into a cacophony of discussion, with not one person failing to denounce him.
Bai Da found himself at a loss and didn’t know how to explain,
all he could do was frown and remain silent, looking like an honest man being bullied but also clueless about what to do, and in the end, he could only leave, dragging his child behind him.
Previously, when everyone saw how honest and straightforward Bai Da was, they might feel that the others were being too harsh, prattling on and on, harping on one thing without letting go, but today, they had seen it through from beginning to end.
It turns out that this honest man isn’t necessarily just being bullied, he could also be the bully who, when confronted, is left speechless.
How could Bai Guang possibly let Bai Da walk away? He took a step forward, blocking Bai Da’s path.
“I don’t care how biased you are or want to know how you mistreat your daughter. I just want to know, how did your son bully my little girl? You think you can just walk away after causing trouble; are you dreaming, Bai Da?”
Bai Guang sneered, not caring in the least about other people’s daughters; he was only concerned with what happened to his own.
“But you know, Bai Da, let me give you a piece of advice as your cousin: kids are blood of your blood. Someone else’s might just walk out one day and stop caring about you. Isn’t that right, everyone?”
Bai Guang said this with a carefree and flippant air, his words dripping with mockery.
Group pet was so aggrieved by Bai Guang’s pointed words that she couldn’t stop her tears from falling.
Bai Ye and Bai Yu tightly held her hands, glaring at every person present with an intensity resembling that of wolves…
Cold-blooded wolves, that’s what they looked like, as if they were zeroing in on their prey, ready to bite at the slightest misstep, just like wolf cubs!
Bai Da’s forehead throbbed with veins, and he clenched his fists, his face dark as if he was forcibly holding back.
“You don’t need to worry about it, Xixi is my child, and how I treat her is none of your business!”
Bai Guang laughed scornfully; Bai Da sure could endure. But they had been watching each other all this time and he hadn’t missed the fleeting murderous intent in Bai Da’s eyes. This Bai Da is really not so simple.
“I told you, what you do to your daughter is none of my business, but now you have to give an explanation to my daughter. Keep talking, sweetie!”
He really wasn’t afraid of Bai Da; if it came to a fistfight, Bai Guang considered himself second to none in the village and no one dared to claim they were the best.
So, even if Bai Da wanted to pull some underhanded trick, be it in the open or in secret, Bai Guang wasn’t afraid at all. He was just that confident.
With her father by her side, Bai Fei was also unafraid. The father and daughter shared the same confidence, and she straightened up as she raised her voice.
“I’m just saying they blamed Bai Zhi for no reason, and then Bai Ye was about to rush over and hit me, but Bai Zhi just pulled me around in a spin. Bai Ye ended up falling on the ground. He wasn’t as skilled as us and still has the nerve to say we are in the wrong?
Uncle, too, came over wanting to hit Bai Zhi; is it that for my uncle, Bai Ye hitting us is justifiable? What kind of logic is that?”
Other children started nodding, with some stepping forward in agreement.
“Yeah, that’s right, Bai Ye is especially aggressive, telling Bai Zhi she should just accept it and do the chores. Why don’t they do the chores?”
“Exactly, luckily Bai Zhi is not one of their family, otherwise she would be bullied to death, right?”
The words of these children, each and every word, reached everyone’s ears. Bai Guang was fuming with anger.
“Your son tried to hit my daughter, and I’m not going to bully him in return. If the son is at fault, the father should own up; do you agree?”
If he doesn’t teach Bai Da a lesson now, he won’t be able to swallow this anger.
“Cousin, I didn’t know it was like this. Since it’s Bai Ye’s fault, then I’ll have him apologize. But as for what you said about Xixi, I can’t accept that. Since cousin has said so, I naturally have to keep you company.”
Bai Da glanced at the group pet and saw the tears at the corner of her eyes, as well as her worry. His resolve solidified a few degrees as a thought crossed his mind, as a dad, if he couldn’t protect his child, could he still be considered a good dad?
“Okay then, so…”
Bai Guang hadn’t finished speaking when Bai Zhi interrupted.
“Uncle, may I say a few words?”
Bai Zhi’s voice wasn’t as coquettishly soft as the group pet’s. Her voice had a hint of ethereal quality to it, quite pleasant to listen to.
Bai Guang was originally going to say ‘no’, with scarce impression of this seemingly invisible niece, but at the moment his daughter Bai Fei was pulling his hand, blinking at him, and he could only agree.
“Sure, sure…”
Everyone craned their necks, eager to know what Bai Zhi was about to say, wondering if she would add fuel to the fire?
Bai Dan walked up to Bai Zhi, ruffled her hair; his granddaughter actually had a very tender heart.
“Uncle, this issue started with us kids, and there was really no need to involve you adults. So why don’t we solve it ourselves, okay?”
Bai Zhi’s lips curled up into a faint smile, looking somewhat obedient despite her thin appearance, though her dimples were not very noticeable because of her leanness.
“I have no problem with that, but Bai Da—you can’t interfere either…”
Under Bai Fei’s compelling gaze, Bai Guang could only agree, as his daughter meant the world to him.
Bai Da actually wanted to say he was unwilling, but with so many people watching, especially with his father itching for action and staring him down like a tiger, he could only stretch his lips into an awkward smile.
“Fine, but Bai Zhi, you must be truthful and not hide anything,” Bai Da said reluctantly.
“Oh?” Bai Zhi looked at Bai Da with a hint of casual surprise, “Really?”
Bai Zhi thought to herself, if I’m honest, you’d probably be even more upset. How could all of the original owner’s grievances be expressed in just a few words? Besides, too much is as bad as too little, and she understood that principle. Today, it was enough for everyone to know that the original owner had not had an easy time.
“Dear uncles and aunts, it’s normal for kids to play and fight. Bai Ye was probably just trying to joke with me, but the joke was a bit too much. So, I had a misunderstanding with my cousin, and my reaction was a bit too quick. However, I hope that next time, Bai Ye, you won’t do that because we will react even faster!”
Bai Zhi smiled, and in that moment, she seemed to have completely forgotten all the suffering she had endured, naively trying to defend Bai Ye.
But only Bai Ye and the few kids like Bai Fei understood the true meaning behind Bai Zhi’s words—if you dare to take a hand to me, I’ll definitely stand my ground!
Bai Fei laughed too, and went forward to take Bai Zhi’s hand.
“Uncle, right, we were just kids playing around, but then you wanted to hit us, which really is too much!”
A grown-up holding grudges against children, do you have no shame? No shame at all?
The group pet was stunned; how could the atmosphere that had been so tense just moments ago suddenly change?
They, how could they have been just playing around? Just now, Bai Zhi was hitting Bai Ye.
The group pet couldn’t stand it and wanted to explain for Bai Ye, but was stopped by Bai Yu. There was no need; today, they couldn’t outtalk Bai Zhi.