My father often said that Confucius was 1.9 meters tall and a strong Shandong man. Such a person, with three thousand disciples, would be a force to be reckoned with wherever he went.

If he wants to reason with people, who would dare not listen?

After all, Confucius was not only good at teaching and imparting knowledge, but he also knew a little about martial arts.

When my father was alive, he made sure I exercised. After my parents passed away, I paid even more attention and learned some unorthodox fighting techniques from Uncle Yuliang.

Fortunately, I knew these unorthodox fighting methods, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to hold out against Niu Guang and Liu Baobao until Xiang Dong came to rescue me.

Actually, I've realized I've been being followed for a few days now.

My original plan was to teach them a lesson when Uncle Yuliang was around.

To my surprise, they acted so quickly.

Uncle Yuliang went to the county town to buy veterinary medicine, and everyone else went to work in the fields.

There was no one in the cowshed except for me and those two beasts.

I felt a wave of despair at that moment.

The disparity in strength between me and the two adult men meant I had no chance of escaping their clutches.

Perhaps people think faster when they are in dire straits, and I immediately thought of the Li family.

These days, it's Li Jin's family feeding the pigs. As long as I stall them until they come over, and then make a fuss, given the Li family's temperament, they definitely won't stand idly by.

I tried my best to talk to those two beasts, but they soon became impatient.

Niu Guang seemed to have been drinking; his greasy face revealed his impatience.

I still remember him saying, "Get her done quickly, we can't let her leave our village!"

At that time, I didn't understand what he meant, but I vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Of course, I later found out why he said that.

Niu Guang and Liu Baobao lost patience with me, so I had no choice but to fight back desperately.

They didn't expect that a little girl like me could cause them so much trouble that they couldn't get what they wanted for a while.

But strength always runs out eventually. Just when I thought there was no hope, I suddenly heard faint voices outside.

This was like heavenly music to my ears!

I shouted with all my might!

Sure enough, they came from the east.

He didn't know that when he appeared, the golden afterglow of the setting sun made him look like a god descending to earth.

I was rescued.

To my surprise, the captain did not show any favoritism and actually called the police on my behalf.

All subsequent incidents, such as the tantrums and quarrels caused by Niu Guang and Liu Baobao's parents, were suppressed by the brigade leader.

The most ridiculous thing was Li Wanshi, who actually tried to persuade me to marry Liu Baobao just because she had received a little something in return.

I really didn't expect that the brigade leader would have such a mother.

This truly lives up to the old saying, "Bad bamboo produces good shoots."

Perhaps things are turning around for the better; after this major ordeal, my life has slowly started to get better.

I gradually became familiar with Xiangdong, Jiabao, Sister Zhenzhen, Xiaoping, and Xiaoyanzi.

This is a very interesting family.

When I'm with them, I always feel that this cold world has become a little more gentle.

Not long after, my maternal grandfather found me. I tried to probe him with my words, but he seemed unaware that my mother had sent him a letter before she died.

Yes, my mother, Wang Zhu, before she passed away, sent a letter to her father, with whom she had long severed ties, entrusting him with her care.

My mother told me that my grandfather would definitely come to pick me up.

She also gave me my maternal grandfather's address.

But I waited for a long time and he never came to pick me up.

Then, he arrived.

I didn't ask anything and went directly to Yanjing with my grandfather.

Besides wanting a more stable and easier life, I also want to find out who received my mother's letter.

Furthermore, were Niu Guang and Liu Baobao acting under the instructions of certain individuals?

Uncle Yuliang and Aunt Yuliang, Aunt Sufang and Sister Zhenzhen were all very reluctant to part with me.

They were so kind, afraid that I would suffer in unfamiliar Beijing, so they gave me a lot of money.

As they expected, things weren't easy in Yanjing at first.

Grandpa has a job and is very busy every day. He rarely gets a break, even on holidays.

Aunt Jiang is the head of the household. She also has a daughter, Zhou Yuyu, who is about the same age as me.

Every time Zhou Yuyu sees me, she acts like a little beast whose territory has been invaded, baring her teeth and her fur standing on end.

He's just a child.

Although we are about the same age, this little girl, who has been pampered since childhood and has never experienced any hardships in life, is still a child in my eyes.

It's perfectly normal for a child to play a prank when they're unhappy.

It was nothing more than leading the way in isolating me at school, smearing gentian violet on my chair, and putting a snake or a toad in my desk.

But what's so scary about all of this?

I used to sell snake gallbladders and eat snake meat with my father. The toad venom on the toad's head is also a medicinal ingredient!

You can exchange them for money!

I remained unmoved, and Zhou Yuyu, not seeing the screaming and frightened look she had imagined, felt a little bored and lost interest.

She quickly stopped paying attention to me; all her interest and energy were focused on Song Deyi.

The two of them were busy dating.

Since Zhou Yuyu ignored me, Aunt Jiang had to take matters into her own hands.

To be honest, Aunt Jiang's methods seemed familiar; they had been seen in all twenty-four histories.

It was nothing more than secretly making things difficult for me, which then provoked me to make a scene in front of my grandfather and demand justice.

At first, my grandfather might have sided with me because of his guilt towards my maternal grandmother and mother, but as time went on, he would eventually become impatient.

Besides, I'm just a granddaughter who came from another family, and compared to his second wife who's been with him for decades, the emotional connection between us is nowhere near as strong.

Aunt Jiang hopes I'll make a scene, so that Grandpa will get tired of me.

But I didn't do any of the things Aunt Jiang wanted me to do.

Especially when Zhou Yuyu did something that made Grandpa furious, and I was trying to comfort and console him, Aunt Jiang was so angry that her eyes could practically spit fire.

It looks just like a fire-breathing dragon!

I overheard Aunt Jiang secretly making a phone call saying that I was so deep and unsettling at such a young age, it was terrifying.

Before going to bed that night, I reflected on myself.

I must be really good at making others so unhappy!

Thinking about this, I slept even better that night.

Xiang Dong often comes to visit me. His business in Yanjing is doing very well, and he is becoming increasingly wealthy.

He gave me a lot of money, and I accepted it all.

I'm confident I'll pay him back someday.

My life in Yanjing became increasingly comfortable, and Aunt Jiang's fair face was so angry that she gained a few more wrinkles.