Lin Qingyan said coldly, "You can't solve this. They all bully me. Even if you knew, you would only help them, not me, and you certainly wouldn't help me solve this."
"I."
Lin Heping's face turned green instantly. How could a workshop deputy director like him bear it when Lin Qingyan dared to say such things to him in public?
"Qingyan, what are you saying? Your father isn't someone who can't distinguish right from wrong. Come on, let's go home and I'll let you know what really happened."
He even stopped his bicycle and reached out to pull Lin Qingyan, but Lin Qingyan instinctively dodged his hand as soon as it came out.
She looked up at Lin Heping: "If I tell you, can you stand up for me?"
"Of course I can. Am I your father? If I don't stand up for you when something happens to you, who will?" Lin Heping said in a fatherly tone. "So, come home with me right now and tell me what happened."
"No need to go home, let's talk about it here. It's nothing shameful, anyway, all the neighbors in our compound know, there's nothing to hide."
Seeing that Lin Qingyan was about to reveal the truth, Fang Huilan panicked.
"Qingyan, let's go home and talk. The neighbors in the compound should all be home cooking. Let's resolve our own family matters at home and not delay everyone's cooking and eating."
"I'm going to resolve this here. If my neighbor wants to go home to cook, they won't know it themselves. Why should you worry about it?"
"I."
Fang Huilan was outmaneuvered again; how did Lin Qingyan manage to retort to her again?
This girl's tongue has become incredibly sharp.
Chen Aihong took out a few sunflower seeds from her pocket, cracked one open, and leisurely spat out two shells.
"You two talk, I'm not in a hurry to cook, it won't take up my time."
"I'm not in a hurry to cook."
Among these neighbors, some were worried that Lin Qingyan would be bullied by the Lin family, some wanted to stay and watch the drama unfold, and some were both.
Lin Heping couldn't persuade Lin Qingyan and had no other choice, so he lowered his head and sighed.
Lin Qingyan looked at Lin Heping: "If you want to know what happened today, then I'll tell you. My stepmother and stepsister went to the department store today and bought three pieces of clothing, saying they were for me. But after I put them on, they insisted that I take them off. My stepsister said that these clothes were bought for her by my stepmother and that I was just wearing them to make it look like a formality. When I refused to give her the clothes, she rushed out and hit me. All the neighbors in our compound saw it."
"Yes, we all saw it. Your Sisi was about to hit Qingyan. Before your Huilan came in, she told us that these three pieces of clothing were bought for Qingyan, but when she got home, she denied it and forced the child to hand over the clothes." Chen Aihong said, "Every time Fang Huilan buys clothes for Qingyan, she lies. On the surface, she says they are for Qingyan to gain a good reputation, but in reality, they are all for Sisi."
Qingyan isn't in good health. Not only do you not let her eat well at home, but you also make her serve your whole family. Brother Lin, you couldn't possibly be unaware of this, could you?"
"I...I don't know." He refused to admit it, then looked angrily at Fang Huilan and slapped her hard across the face: "You, surnamed Fang, I'm busy with work every day and can't take care of Qingyan. Is this how you treat Qingyan?"
After being hit, Fang Huilan was stunned for a moment. She looked at Lin Heping in disbelief that he would hit her for a brat.
"Peace, that's me."
Slap! Another sound, and Lin Heping hit the other half of her face.
“You don’t need to explain. Explaining is just making excuses. If you dare to treat my daughter like that, I’m going to hit you.”
At this moment, he was beating his current wife, Fang Huilan, for Lin Qingyan's sake. If someone didn't know the situation, they would definitely think he was a good father. But anyone with a brain could tell that he was doing it because he had no choice.
Chen Aihong scoffed inwardly, thinking that the couple were two peas in a pod, both only good at putting on a show.
Lin Qingyan persisted, “Not only that, my stepmother also secretly signed me up for a spot in the countryside so I could suffer there.”
She wanted to see if Lin Heping would pretend not to know.
Sure enough, Lin Heping slapped Fang Huilan again, the sound even louder than the previous two.
"You bitch, I never expected you to do something like this behind my back. Do you think I, Lin Heping, don't exist? How dare you bully my daughter like this."
"She even said she'd rather I die in the countryside."
"I didn't say that."
Snap!
Ye Heping slapped Fang Huilan hard across the face again, causing blood to flow from the corner of her mouth and her hair to become disheveled, leaving her looking extremely pathetic.
"mom."
Lin Sisi felt sorry for her and helped her wipe it off.
Lin Qingyan glanced at Lin Sisi again, "My sister tried to take my clothes just now, and when I refused, she threatened to hit me." Let's see if you, Lin Heping, are willing to hit her?
Lin Heping looked angrily at Lin Sisi, his gaze flickering, and he indeed softened.
But it only lasted a moment before he immediately raised his hand and slapped Lin Sisi across the face.
He's about to become the workshop director; nobody can stand in his way.
With a snap!
Lin Sisi was usually pampered, and after being slapped like that, five finger marks immediately appeared on her fair face.
She instinctively raised her hand to cover her slapped cheek, stared at Lin Heping in disbelief for a moment, then turned and ran away.
Fang Huilan was heartbroken. Not only was she beaten today, but her daughter was not spared either.
Ke Linhe is the head of the family, and they all depend on him, yet she is powerless to resist him.
She bit her lip hard, as if she were biting a piece of Lin Qingyan's flesh, until her lip bled.
In order to quell the situation as soon as possible, Lin Heping said gently to Lin Qingyan, "Qingyan, Dad has already vented your anger for you. You should be over it now. Let's go home."
"What if I go home and they bully me again without the neighbors watching?"
Lin Heping was sweating profusely. Didn't this mean he was two-faced, saying he didn't care about her once he got home?
"Qingyan, don't worry, Dad's here, they won't dare. Dad will also warn them that if they dare to bully you behind my back again, Dad will definitely not let them off easily."
Lin Qingyan knew that Lin Heping was now eager to protect his reputation and dared not cause any more trouble. Besides, he had given his own guarantee, and the neighbors in the compound had all witnessed it. He would protect her when they returned home.
Lin Qingyan looked at the neighbors around her and said, "Dear aunties, uncles, and elders, you all heard my father's promise. If I return to the Lin family and am injured, disabled, or die, please be sure to report it to the police for me."
Everyone felt a pang of pity upon seeing the little girl's frail and pitiful appearance.
"Qingyan, don't worry, we're all here. If they dare to do anything to you, we'll report them to the police. We won't let the bad guys get away with it."
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