The sound drew the attention of parents who were dropping off their children at school.
"What's happened to her family again? They've really been making headlines these past few days."
"That's right. After adopting those two children, she seemed like a completely different person. It sounds like that girl ruined her son's notebook, and she kicked him out. Is it really that exaggerated?"
"Yes, I saw that kid washing a huge basket of clothes early that morning. His hands were soaked like pig's trotters. It was really painful to look at."
"Song Yanzhi is going too far. She's just a child."
The people around started whispering among themselves.
Song Yanzhi used to be known for being honest and timid.
However, this person suddenly changed so much, treating the two children like workhorses; he was truly heartless.
It turns out that being honest was all an act.
Song Yanzhi calmly replied, "Yes, she was just jealous of Xiaobao because she didn't study, so she stole his homework and tore it up. Everyone said it wasn't a big deal, so why would I be angry?"
"I'm not angry at all; I'm actually quite relieved. After all, it's not my child. If it were my child, I would have broken their legs long ago."
"As for other people's children, if their own parents don't discipline them, what right do I, an outsider, have to interfere? If they really do something bad in the future, it's their parents who will be the ones who lose face. But actually, it's not the child's fault. After all, it's a disgrace to give birth to someone and not raise them. What do you think?"
Zhou Qiao felt like she was being indirectly insulted. If she hadn't been certain that Song Yanzhi had no idea who the two children were from the beginning, she would have thought that Song Yanzhi knew about her relationship with the two children and was deliberately insulting her.
In the novel, Song Yanzhi is honest and easy to bully, and anyone can take advantage of him. He is timid and submissive.
He would never say such forceful things, let alone swear!
If Pei Yuchen hadn't been standing next to her, she would have suspected that he wasn't one of those NPCs in the novel who had little presence and were only there to advance the plot.
“Her father is Pei Ge’s benefactor, how can you say that…” Zhou Qiao retorted to Song Yanzhi.
Just as she was about to continue speaking, Pei Yuchen pulled Song Yanzhi behind him and stepped forward.
"Yes, Wang Jian is my benefactor."
He glanced at Zhou Qiao and said in a deep voice, "We are brothers. On the battlefield, he took the initiative to save me, but I also saved him. This is the bond between us brothers, and it has nothing to do with Yan Zhi."
In fact, he could have avoided the final mission, but Wang Jian suddenly rushed over and blocked it for him.
Pei Yuchen still hasn't figured this out.
“Although the child is still young, it is wrong to do something improper. Just because her father has been kind to me doesn’t mean I should pretend I didn’t see it. That would be harming her.”
“If you think that Yan Zhi and I are wrong in raising him, then you can take him back and raise him yourself. We have no objection.”
Song Yanzhi looked at Pei Yuchen in surprise, astonished that she wasn't on Zhou Qiao's side, but rather on her side.
Zhou Qiao's face turned pale.
"That's not what I meant, Brother Pei. Tian Tian genuinely knows she was wrong. I just hope you can forgive her this time and let her be with her brother. After all, they grew up together since they were little. It's hard for the child to accept being separated so suddenly. She's so young, how can she accept it?"
When everyone heard this, they thought that Song Yanzhi was determined to drive the child away. Although what he said made sense, and doing something wrong was wrong, it didn't warrant death. Why would he drive away a five-year-old child?
What's the difference between that and murder?
"Yes, yes, these two children have had a hard time too. Yanzhi, you shouldn't be so petty. Separating the two children is too cruel." Everyone spoke up to persuade Song Yanzhi not to do this. It's just a notebook.
They bought so much to apologize to her.
Song Yanzhi looked at Zhou Qiao with a half-smile and said, "Comrade Zhou, I don't understand what you're saying. Since this incident, Pei Tiantian has been living with my mother. Since she's still living in the Pei family, there's no question of driving her away."
“She wants to stay at her grandmother’s house, and her brother wants to stay with me. I have always respected their decision. My family and I know this. I don’t understand why you think that I’m the one who’s trying to separate them.”
Pei Yuchen said in a deep voice, "Yan Zhi is right."
“Hey, that’s not right. The day before yesterday, I clearly saw her go to the well to wash clothes. A whole family’s worth of clothes. The kids’ hands were all swollen from being soaked. Didn’t you ask her to wash the clothes?” Someone looked at Song Yanzhi suspiciously.
Song Yanzhi glanced at Pei Tiantian, whose face was pale, and said indifferently, "I took Xiaobao to visit my parents' home the day before yesterday, and we just got back yesterday. How could I let her do the laundry?"
They exchanged glances.
"Is that so?"
"We all saw it then, and when we asked her if it was you, she didn't say anything. We thought it was you..."
"Oh dear, this child is so young, yet he has so many thoughts on his mind!"
"Yes, no wonder Yan Zhi doesn't want to get involved with her!"
"Stealing things and deliberately doing those things to mislead us. I always thought Yan Zhi was such a good person, how could she possibly mistreat her?"
People around Pei Tiantian were pointing and whispering.
I felt so sorry for her just now, but now I feel so hateful towards her.
Pei Yuchen frowned. Last time, she stole Xiaobao's notebook and tore it up. If it could be said that she was jealous that Xiaobao was going to school and that she couldn't go to school herself, then why was she doing it this time?
This child is quite shrewd, knowing how to make people misunderstand that Song Yanzhi is abusing her at such a young age!
His face darkened. He had been hesitant about whether to transfer the two children to his household registration, but now he had completely given up on the idea.
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