Chen Xihua wondered if her third sister was being bullied at school. However, she also suspected that her third sister might be competing with others at school, which was why she was like this!
No, she has to find out from her third sister tonight.
“Actually, calling him ‘Dad’ sounds the best, doesn’t it, Dad!” Chen Xihua looked at Chen Lao Er again, her voice rising slightly with a trailing tone.
"Yes, it sounds nice to call me 'Dad'!" For some reason, Chen Lao Er felt a little flustered when he heard Xiao Wu's words, afraid that she would cause him trouble!
Although more than a month has passed since that incident during the summer vacation, the fifth girl still gave the couple a cold look and didn't have a good attitude. It was only today that she seemed to be in a better mood, chatting and laughing.
Chen Lao Er thought about it carefully. He hadn't offended her, had he? Recently, he had only gone to his elder brother's house to borrow money. His elder brother had said that he would repay him two thousand yuan in advance during the Chinese New Year.
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After washing up in the evening, the Chen sisters went to their room.
"Third sister, how many classmates are there in your high school class? Second sister's class seems to have forty or fifty!" Chen Xihua was the last to return to her room after taking a shower. Seeing her third sister sitting listlessly in a daze, she began to ask tentatively.
“More than thirty!” Chen Meihua didn’t even look at Chen Xihua. She leaned lazily against the headboard, her eyelids not even moving. She seemed to be thinking about something and looked a little dejected.
"Are there more girls or boys?" Chen Xihua asked casually.
"Girls are about the same as boys!" Chen Meihua still didn't notice anything wrong, thinking that Xiao Wu was just curious.
"Is the boy handsome?" Chen Xihua asked calmly.
"He's handsome, so handsome, and very rich too. His family drives him around in a car!" Chen Meihua seemed to perk up when she thought of something, but then her head drooped again after a moment.
"Aren't the girls in that class very pretty?" Chen Xihua asked, seemingly genuinely interested, as she suddenly moved closer to Chen Meihua.
"Ah, a girl? Well, it's alright!" Chen Meihua only moved slightly when she noticed Xiao Wu's younger sister approaching, but her mood dropped even further when she heard that the question was about the girls in the class.
"Is your deskmate easy to get along with?" Chen Xihua asked again.
"Just so-so, we didn't talk much! Xiao Wu, what do you want to ask?" Chen Meihua finally realized that her little sister Xiao Wu was asking a bit too much. She frowned and looked at Chen Xihua.
At this moment, all six siblings of the Chen family were in the room. The others also noticed that Chen Xihua was acting strangely and looked at her in confusion, but they did not disturb her.
"Third sister, let me ask you, were you bullied at school?" Chen Xihua thought it best to ask directly, as this topic was also suitable for her other sisters and brothers to hear.
"Bullying, fighting? No!" Chen Meihua thought her younger sister was asking if she was fighting, because when her second sister Chen Jinhua was in high school, her younger sister had also asked her if she had fought with anyone at school. She wasn't like her second sister, who was a tomboy.
If Chen Jinhua knew what San San was thinking, he would say: "Hehe, Xiao Wu was afraid I would hit others, now Xiao Wu is afraid others will hit you!"
"It's not just about fighting or being beaten, but also about being verbally abused, or being deliberately slandered, excluded, or ridiculed, leading everyone to isolate you. Has that happened? Third Sister, you must tell the truth!" Chen Xihua asked very seriously, and then looked at the other sisters and Xiao Liu: Have you encountered such situations at school?
"Fifth sister, I didn't! I get along very well with all my classmates!" Chen Xiaoliu immediately understood what her fifth sister meant. The other sisters in the Chen family also shook their heads, except for Chen Meihua, who hesitated a bit.
"Third sister, are you being ostracized at school?!" Chen Xihua's face darkened slightly, but her voice remained unchanged.
"...No!" Chen Meihua was completely flustered and didn't know how to start the conversation.
"Third sister, just say it! Little Five is here!" Fourth sister Chen Xiuhua said anxiously.
"Yes, Meihua, were you really bullied?" The eldest sister, Chen Chunhua, also realized what had happened and panicked a bit. She asked anxiously and grabbed Chen Meihua's hand.
"San San, tell me, who is it? I'm going to find her!" Chen Jinhua looked furious, as if she wanted to settle scores.
"Third sister, do the girls in your dorm not like you, or do the girls in your class not like you? And they often talk badly about you, saying things like you come from a poor rural area in the county, that your family is poor and you have no money, yet you're in the same class as them, or that you're like a wild chicken, or that they're jealous of your good looks and call you a vixen, seductive, a femme fatale, and immoral?"
Chen Xihua said out all the harsh, bullying, and abusive words she could think of for the time being. These kinds of things should be discussed openly and honestly. If she had really been insulted, she wouldn't have spoken up on her own.
"Xiao Wu, how...how did you know?...They all say I'm a vixen, a bad girl, and things even worse, I can't even describe it. I clearly didn't do anything, it's just that...a male classmate glanced at me." Chen Meihua's eyes instantly reddened; she felt so wronged!
She felt very depressed during her month at school. No one in the dormitory wanted to talk to her, and other students on campus would point and whisper about her when they saw her.
Her roommates would chat and laugh in the dorm, but as soon as she returned, they would fall silent. However, she overheard them talking behind her back several times from outside the door.
"Third sister, do you know that it's illegal to insult, abuse, or fabricate facts to defame others? You should boldly talk to them about this, or fight back! You can't just silently endure other people's insults!" Chen Xihua looked at Chen Meihua seriously.
"But, but their families are all rich and powerful. Even if there are others like me, from rural areas of the county, they will still follow behind those rich people!" Chen Meihua looked listless; she almost didn't want to go to school anymore!
"Third Sister, did they say anything to your face?" Chen Xihua wanted to know more details!
"Yes, a few of the leading girls will say it to your face!" Chen Meihua's eyes narrowed slightly as if she had thought of someone, and her body trembled slightly, but it was not obvious. If it weren't for Chen Xihua's sharp eyes and keen perception, she wouldn't have noticed!
"Third Sister, you didn't say anything back, nor did you explain anything to anyone! Because you didn't dare!" Chen Xihua pointed out with great certainty!
"My classmates all say that some of the girls come from families where the business owners are prominent figures in Jiang City!" Chen Meihua's eyes went dull.
Chen Meihua, who had always been complacent and prone to throwing tantrums when she was being spoiled, was directly brought down by someone else!
“Your fifth sister, I have money too!” Chen Xihua first looked at her third sister, Chen Meihua, then looked around at the others, and finally said with a firm look in her eyes, “Not just my third sister, but all of you too. I want to tell you that no matter whether we have money or not, we must have ourselves and confidence!”
Besides, I work so hard to earn money so that we can be more confident, so that we won't feel inferior, weak, or timid when we go out into the world, and so that we won't be bullied. I will be your source of strength!
"I didn't want to tell you this, but I think you should know that our Fanghua Company is cooperating with the No. 2 Garment Factory in the provincial capital. Last month, Fanghua earned 240,000 yuan. If I can earn 200,000 to 300,000 yuan a month, I can earn 2 to 3 million yuan a month!"
Chen Meihua perked up a bit, her eyes widened, and her mouth opened as wide as if an egg could fit inside. Then she murmured, "More than two hundred thousand..."
The others also looked incredulous, but the eldest sister, Chen Chunhua, was more composed, as she knew more!
Chen Xiaoliu's eyes were sparkling with pride, which was for his fifth sister. Two hundred thousand was just a number to him, but judging from the expressions of his sisters, he knew that his fifth sister was amazing!
Chen Xihua noticed Chen Xiaoliu's expression, a smile playing on her lips, and continued,
"Third sister, it's not your fault that you're beautiful and radiant. You can stand confidently in front of people and say to everyone, 'This is you, you who are naturally beautiful!'"
The four older sisters of the Chen family all showed different kinds of light in their eyes, and were moved by Chen Xihua's words at the same time!
“But, Fifth Sister, Third Sister said there are probably some people whose families are powerful and influential, and we really can’t afford to offend them!” Fourth Sister Chen Xiuhua expressed her concerns with some worry.
"I'll risk my life to bring him down!" A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Chen Xihua's eyes, his entire being exuding a cold aura. "On the condition that we don't provoke trouble!"
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