klisemfg Chapter 297 If Mother doesn't help him up, will you help him up?
Chapter 297 If Mother doesn't help him up, will you help him up?
Gu Xiaoman remained silent, her chubby face now showing a double chin as she looked down, making her resemble an angry pufferfish.
Lin Chang'er smiled helplessly, lifted his chin, and looked him straight in the eyes, "Xiaoman, your aunt won't force you to be friends with anyone."
"But Auntie wants to tell you that, assuming Brother Li Chuan didn't bully you, it's wrong of you to lead a group of friends to target Brother Li Chuan today because of the big bad guy's mistake."
"Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. If the big bad guy did something wrong, shouldn't we ask him to pay for it himself?"
“Yes, little brother,” Gu Xiaolu chimed in, “Mother has brought the big bad guy back with her. From now on, the big bad guy and his mother will be our family’s farmhands, and they will be composting our fields.”
“He used to bully my second aunt like that. From now on, whenever we have time, we’ll keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn’t slack off.”
Zhou Yi chimed in, "Don't let him slack off. If he slacks off, don't give him food. Let him work while his stomach rumbles."
The other friends also offered suggestions and comforted him.
"Yes, yes, let them go hungry."
"Don't worry, Xiaoman, we'll go with you to keep watch from now on, and we'll make sure you get revenge."
"Ask your aunt to prepare a small whip for you. If they slack off, you can whip them."
Lin Chang'er: "..." This doesn't have to be so cruel. We can't let Aunt Li and her husband have time to do bad things.
But she can't be a 2.0 version of Zhou Bapi.
However, it's still good to make Xiaoman happy. Lin Chang'er nodded, "Yes, if Xiaoman is busy, she can ask Uncle Duoyu, whom Auntie just picked up, to help her."
"Uncle Duoyu is now the foreman among the farmhands. Xiaoman can ask Uncle Duoyu to keep an eye on the big bad guy and the old witch for her."
"Uncle Duoyu is best at this, so we definitely won't let them have a chance to slack off."
Gu Xiaoman's expression finally changed, and she tilted her head to ask, "Really?"
Lin Chang'er nodded, "It's wrapped."
Gu Xiaoman finally grinned, "Then let Uncle Duoyu help Xiaoman keep an eye on the big bad guy and the old witch. Xiaoman has to go to school and practice kung fu, so she doesn't have time to watch them."
Seeing that she had finally calmed the little one down, Lin Chang'er smiled and asked, "So, since Xiaoman pushed Brother Lichuan, shouldn't she apologize to him?"
Gu Xiaoman blinked her big eyes, looking somewhat unhappy.
Lin Chang'er laughed and said, "Our Xiaoman is a real man! We men will fight if we're not convinced, but we can't be without martial ethics, right?"
Gu Xiaoman nodded.
Lin Chang'er said, "Auntie is going to see Brother Li Chuan now. Xiao Man, are you going with Auntie?"
Gu Xiaoman hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not nod.
Lin Chang'er sighed, "Alright, there's nothing I can do then. Auntie will have to go by herself."
After Lin Chang'er left, only a bunch of little kids remained in the courtyard.
"Xiaoman," Gu Xiaolu gently poked her younger brother, "Mother has always taught us to love our brothers and sisters. Li Chuan is actually your cousin! It was wrong of you to push him!"
Zhou Yi, Gu Xiaolu's number one fan, nodded hurriedly and said crisply, "Pushing people is wrong!"
Gu Xiaoman said, "He wants to take my aunt away."
Gu Xiaolu laughed and tilted her head to look at her younger brother. "Silly boy, even so, your sister isn't angry yet!"
"Besides, Mother cares about him because he's injured; Mother cares about the weak. When you were bullied by Guo Dabao before, didn't Mother take you to get revenge?"
"My second aunt was bullied by a big bad guy. Did Mother avenge my second aunt?"
"Now that Li Chuan's younger brother and his mother are being bullied by the big bad guy, it's normal for his mother to care more about him."
"Besides, he came to our house to play, and you pushed him down. Didn't your mother help him up? Are you the one who has to help him up?"
Another glance revealed Xiaoshan, Xiaoshu, Datou, Damao, and Xiaomao—a bunch of mindless bastards protecting Xiaoman. "Should we wait for them to help?"
Gu Xiaoman pouted and didn't say anything. Xiaoshan, Xiaoshu, and Datou shrank back, while Da Mao and Xiao Mao hid behind Xiaoshan and Xiaoshu, wishing they could hide themselves completely.
The little girl ignored her and continued, "Little brother Xiaoman, Mother is the head of our family. If a little guest falls down at home, how can she not help him up? This doesn't mean Mother is biased towards Little brother Lichuan."
"My sister wasn't jealous. Mother has so many things to do every day, and she also has to take care of our studies. She's all alone, and it's already very hard for her."
"We can't cause her any more trouble! Listen to your sister, it's not too late to go apologize to Brother Li Chuan now, otherwise, when his brother finds out, he'll be angry!"
Gu Xiaoman nodded sullenly, "Alright then!"
Then she raised her head and said, "I went because I didn't want to cause trouble for my aunt, not because I was afraid my brother would go."
Gu Xiaolu nodded happily, "Sister will go with you."
"Me, me, I'm going too!" Zhou Yi exclaimed excitedly.
Gu Xiaolu then glanced around at the other friends, "What about you guys?"
Little Hill, Little Tree, Big Head, Big Hair, Little Hair, you look at me, I look at you.
They usually played with Gu Xiaoman a lot and had heard about how Li Da bullied Xiaoman's family.
Xiaoman doesn't like Lichuan, so of course they choose not to like him either!
So just now, after Xiaoman and Lichuan started arguing, they also verbally attacked Lichuan.
He even put on his fiercest appearance ever to embolden Xiaoman.
Strictly speaking, they also bullied Li Chuan together.
A few people chuckled and finally said, "Then let's go too!"
Gu Xiaolu tilted her head and smiled, "Let's go then!"
Li Chuan didn't run around. After realizing he was unwelcome, he returned to help the old woman tend the fire and prepare the medicine.
When Lin Chang'er arrived, there was a scene of Li Chuan, Li Qingyang, and Zhou Xiaoniu talking around a small stove.
Lin Chang'er walked over and sat down next to Li Chuan.
Li Chuan looked up and said, "Aunt."
Lin Chang'er smiled and patted his head, "You've made our Xiao Chuan suffer."
Li Chuan gently shook his head, "I'm not wronged. Brother Xiao Niu told me that it's because he wasn't good to Aunt that Brother Xiao Man doesn't like me. It's his fault."
"Little Man is just confused for a moment, that's why he's like this. He'll be fine when we're all a bit older."
She smiled again and said, "Auntie, I'm fine."
Tears were still welling up in her eyes, but she tried to force a smile.
Lin Chang'er felt a pang of heartache. She wasn't exactly abhorrent; she was simply being sensible and didn't want the adults to worry.
Touching his thin little face, she said, "Xiaoman, you're just saying that. From now on, you can still come to our house for meals as usual. In a few days, when your mother's condition is better, your aunt will take you to change your name on your household registration, okay?"
Li Chuan nodded hurriedly, "Okay! Thank you, Aunt!" Once the name was changed, he would have nothing to do with him anymore.
After saying that, the little boy got up from the stone stool, knelt down in front of Lin Chang'er, and kowtowed properly. "Mother said that Aunt is our benefactor who gave us life. Chuan'er will work hard and study hard in the future. When I grow up, I will also take good care of Aunt!"
Lin Chang'er helped the little boy up and rubbed his shoulders. "Okay, then Auntie will wait for you to buy Auntie delicious food in the future."
Li Chuan nodded, his eyes sparkling, but brighter than ever before.
Just then, a muffled child's voice came from the courtyard gate, "Auntie..."