Regardless of their academic performance, Zhimin and Xiujie, coming from such a family, are certainly well-mannered.
Seeing that the little guests had arrived, they took on the responsibility of being the little hosts and invited the little guests to gather together and chat.
Jiayin was originally standing between Zhimin and Xiujie, but a little girl of seven or eight years old, for some reason, squeezed in.
Jiayin was caught off guard and almost fell, but luckily Xiujie caught her, preventing her from landing flat on her back.
Xiu Jie was very angry and scolded the girl, "Lanlan, what's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly squeeze in?"
The girl named Lanlan was only considered pretty, with a very thin figure and a delicate, frail appearance.
Now that she'd been scolded, she seemed a little anxious and aggrieved, her eyes reddening as she apologized, "Second cousin, I just haven't seen you and eldest cousin in a long time, and I wanted to go over and say something, but I accidentally bumped into this short, chubby girl..."
Short and stocky?!
Jiayin initially only detected a hint of green tea, but the words "short bun" really upset her.
She's so young, she hasn't even reached the age where she's growing taller yet, so what if she's a little short?
Being short is one thing, but adding the word "baozi" (steamed bun) to the description is just too insulting.
Zhimin and Xiujie were also displeased. Zhimin frowned and said, "Sister Fu Niu'er is a princess. Don't forget your manners when you speak!"
Lanlan's eyes reddened even more. She pulled at her handkerchief and nodded, then turned to Jiayin and said shyly, "Little sister, I've always been straightforward. I didn't mean to look down on you because you're fat and short. I just wanted to joke with you. You're so cute, you won't blame your older sister, right?"
Jiayin was cursing a thousand times in her heart, but on her face she wore her signature smile, "Who are you? You've mistaken me for someone else. My mother only gave birth to me. I don't have any older sisters."
She took a step forward and took Zhimin's hand. "Brother Min, she's so strange. Why is she randomly claiming relatives? My father didn't have any concubines, and my mother only gave birth to me and my brother!"
The little chubby girl looked puzzled and a little aggrieved, prompting Zhimin to quickly comfort her, "Fu Niu'er, don't think too much. She has nothing to do with you. She's the child of my second uncle's concubine's sister. She's always been a bit strange."
Jiayin blinked her big eyes, still confused, and asked, "Brother Min, are you saying that she's the child of a concubine, but not my father's concubine, so she's not my sister, right?"
Zhimin was also confused and quickly nodded, "Yes, you don't need to worry about her."
After saying that, he quickly took Jiayin's hand and invited the other little guests to the pavilion to eat fruit.
What child doesn't love eating jade melons and golden fruits? They hadn't had enough of them in the summer, so of course they were happy to see them again.
Soon, everyone sat down together and shared the fruit platter. Xiu Jie then had someone bring over a box of his favorite little trinkets.
There are small horse-drawn carriages that run when wound up, slingshots, and even wooden birds with eggs inside.
Seeing that the other three girls didn't seem very interested, Jiayin took out a few small pebbles and two sachets from her purse and led them to collect pebbles together.
After playing with the pebbles for a while, she took a handful of round little pearls from her purse and, instead of apricot pits, scattered them on the table.
Draw a line between each pair of beads, then flick them with your fingernail.
If you hit the target, you can collect a pearl.
The little girls were all quite young and loved to play. They played with Jiayin with great enthusiasm, cheering and celebrating every pearl they won.
Lanlan wanted to join in, but refused to back down, so she could only stand behind the crowd, her eyes brimming with tears, as if she had been bullied.
Jiayin ignored her, secretly pleased.
This green tea bitch, who hasn't even mastered her skills yet, is already causing trouble. Don't blame her for being ruthless and demanding; let her taste the bitterness of being ostracized first.
Everyone has a little temper!
Clearly, Lanlan didn't want to admit defeat so easily. When a pearl fell to the ground and Jiayin squatted down to pick it up, Lanlan stepped on the hem of Jiayin's skirt.
If Jiayin stood up directly, her skirt would be stepped on, causing her to fall backward, and behind her was the stone table.
Fortunately, Dongmei was standing nearby the whole time, and before Jiayin could step on her, she quickly picked her up.
Everyone was startled and looked over, clearly seeing Lanlan's foot that she hadn't had time to retract.
Zhimin immediately became angry, "Lanlan, what are you doing? Do you want to step on Fu Niu'er's skirt and make her fall?"
“Exactly,” Xiu Jie grabbed Lan Lan’s wrist, “How could you be so mean! Fu Niu’er has a head injury; touching her again will make it worse!”
The other girls and boys also looked at Lanlan with disgust.
The little girls, in particular, were having a great time playing with Jiayin. Jiayin was younger than them, but she was willing to take out her beloved pebbles and pearls to share with them.
Why does Lanlan always try to bully such a cute, kind, and generous little sister?
They were young and did not have a deep understanding or prejudice about the concepts of legitimate and illegitimate children or concubines.
But at this moment, they all instinctively thought that the concubine's child was really bad, at least in terms of manners and wickedness!
Lanlan was being stared at by her friends and scolded by her cousin whom she liked, so she burst into tears. "I saw the pearl fall and was afraid it would roll away and get lost, so I wanted to step on it to catch it. I didn't mean to make anyone fall."
As she spoke, she tugged at Zhimin's sleeve again, tears falling like beads, "Cousin, please believe me, okay? She's wronged me, she's afraid I'll take you away, afraid..."
Zhimin impatiently shook off her hand and shouted, "What do you mean 'yours' and 'mine'? I am my own person, and no one can take me away!"
"Also, don't call me cousin! You're just a relative of my second uncle's concubine, not even a proper relative of our family, so don't try to get close to me!"
Those words were so harsh; they completely ripped off Lanlan's dignity.
Just now in the flower hall, she was talking to a few young girls, but she kept referring to herself as a cousin of the Liu family, but the Liu family didn't acknowledge her at all.
She glared at Jiayin fiercely, then ran away crying, "You all bully me! You just wait!"
There was an awkward moment in the pavilion. The young men and women looked at each other, their faces full of disgust!
Xiu Jie muttered and cursed, "She was the one who did the dirty work, so why are you making it sound like we bullied her!"
"Yeah, she kept crying, as if we hit her!"
"Did she go and tell on me?"
The other boys echoed this sentiment, all feeling that it was pointless to play with this little girl anymore.
Jiayin reached out and took the hands of the two little girls, asking pitifully, "Big sister, will her mother scold our mother? Will she say we are bad children and that our mother didn't raise us well? Will we get beaten when we get home?"
After saying that, she stretched out her right hand, revealing a scar that had just healed, and began to sob softly, "Won't the girls get hurt when they get beaten? Getting hurt is so painful, I don't want the girls to suffer like I did!"
The children had never seen such a severe scar before, and they immediately felt even more pain for Jiayin.
Hearing her say that she was afraid they would be beaten, which is why she was crying so sadly, made everyone's protective instincts explode.
They are all older than Jiayin, how could they let their little sister worry? They are the older sisters, they should protect their younger sister too!
"Let's go back! We can't let Lanlan tell on us; she's the one who deserves to be beaten!"
"Yes, let's go back too!"
The little girls were filled with righteous indignation and forgot all about playing. They grabbed Jiayin's hand and headed back!
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