After Xiao Qi bought the vacant land, the plan to build houses was launched in full swing. He hired dozens of quick and efficient workers, and the foundation was completed in no time.
Upon hearing that Xiao Qi's family had started construction, Zhao Damei paced anxiously around her house several times. In the end, she couldn't swallow her anger and dragged Wan Qiusui to the construction site.
At that time, Xiao Qi was sitting in a pavilion to supervise the construction. There was a pot of tea on the stone table, and a guard was waiting beside him. Then he saw two people coming from a distance.
The guard whispered a few words in Xiao Qi's ear, but the young man, with his cold and aloof expression, looked up but didn't take it to heart.
"Hey Xiao, your men beat up my little girl the other day, don't you have to give me an explanation?"
Zhao Damei released Wan Qiuhui's small hand, put her hands on her hips, and started cursing by the construction site, "Don't think you can bully others just because you have a few stinking coins!"
Xiao Qi glanced at Zhao Damei indifferently, "I wonder what you mean by that?"
"Oh dear, you're still pretending to be stupid!" Zhao Damei's expression changed drastically, and she became even more dissatisfied. Pointing to the bruises on Wan Qiusui's arm, she said, "Look at this, what kind of skill is it to bully such a young child?"
Without even glancing at it, Xiao Qi's gaze fell upon the building under construction.
He was more concerned about the construction of his house than arguing with this shrew.
Zhao Damei's voice was as loud as a bell, and her chatter soon attracted the attention of the surrounding neighbors.
Several families came out to see what had happened. They immediately saw Zhao Damei accusing Xiao Qi with absolute certainty, and they gathered together to discuss it.
“Xiao Qi has always been upright, and besides, he’s just a kid. Who could he possibly bully?”
"I think that makes sense. I'm afraid Zhao Damei is trying to extort some money and run away. Sigh, there are too many cases like this."
"How shameless! Bringing your own child out here to embarrass yourself!"
Anyone with eyes could see what was going on. Most of the neighbors spoke up for Xiao Qi, and the few who did try to persuade Zhao Damei were all telling her to take her child home and rest as soon as possible.
Xiao Qi stood up and looked directly into Zhao Damei's eyes. "I remember, yesterday it was Wan Qiusui who spoke ill of Taiwan without any restraint, which is why I sent guards to stop her."
"If we can't even stand up against people who say these baseless bad things, then there really is no law under heaven."
The boy's eyes were resolute as he looked at Zhao Damei, leaving her no room for explanation.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask my guards or Wanwan." Xiao Qi's face was expressionless, and the guard beside him nodded slightly, confirming the truth of his words.
Whenever the villagers heard about Bailiwanwan, the image of that clever and mischievous little girl immediately came to mind, and they all sided with her.
“Wanwan isn’t that kind of person, and she wouldn’t cause trouble for no reason,” a villager said. “I guess it really is your child who did something wrong.”
“That’s right, Wanwan is well-behaved and sensible, how could she cause trouble?” The people around her echoed. Baili Wanwan was loved by everyone in the village, and everyone who saw her wanted to say a few words to her.
The little girl is so beautiful and speaks so eloquently and charmingly, how could anyone not like her?
"Alright, that's enough. Hurry up and take the child home!"
The villagers chattered amongst themselves, making Zhao Damei too embarrassed to say a word.
"You're all a bunch of snakes and rats, it's a waste of time to reason with you!" After saying this harshly, Zhao Damei slunk out of the crowd with Wan Qiusui.
After Zhao Damei left, the villagers who had been watching dispersed. Xiao Qi sat back down on the stone bench, his heart filled with curiosity.
How could she be so popular with the villagers?
On the other side, school had just ended when Lin Yang'er and the county magistrate's youngest son arrived at Baili Wanwan's residence.
Just then, I saw her following Xiao Qi closely, looking as cute as a little shadow.
Baili Wanwan has always loved excitement, and now she followed behind Xiao Qi, joining in the fun at the open space where houses were being built.
"Wanwan, why didn't you wait for us to come and play together!"
Lin Yang'er came closer. She had come excitedly to find Baili Wanwan, but seeing her with Xiao Qi, she couldn't help but feel jealous.
"Yeah, yeah, why doesn't Wanwan play with us? She's with Xiao Qi instead."
Seeing this, the magistrate's son puffed out his cheeks, his eyes filled with apprehension and wariness as he looked at Xiao Qi.
For some reason, even though Xiao Qi wasn't very old, the children in the village always felt that he wasn't from the same world as them.
Xiao Qi always gives people the impression of being mature beyond his years.
Baili Wanwan, however, didn't care. She was a lively and cheerful person who could get along with anyone, so she naturally didn't care about Xiao Qi's difference from others.
"They're building houses here, it's so much fun!" Baili Wanwan hopped around like a little rabbit, her eyes crinkling with laughter as she looked at her two friends. "When you have free time, you'll definitely come here to play with Wanwan!"
Upon hearing her words, Xiao Qi couldn't help but look down, only to meet a pair of bright, star-like eyes.
"Hmph, why didn't you wait for us? Last time we went to the night market, you went with him!" The magistrate's youngest son frowned, staring at Xiao Qi with a wary expression.
This is the person who stole Wanwan and their friend.
“What’s so interesting about watching construction here? On my way here, I saw a grandpa blowing sugar figurines over there. Why don’t we go and take a look?” Lin Yang’er grabbed Baili Wanwan’s little hand. “Come on, let’s go play together.”
As a young child, what I care about most is whether my good friends put me first.
As the sun sets, casting its last rays, the shadows of several people are stretched long.
Xiao Qi's eyes were fixed on Baili Wanwan. Her hair was edged with gold, making the ends look golden and quite beautiful.
"Come on, I'll go with you!"
Baili Wanwan smiled, her eyes crinkling, and pulled Lin Yang'er over, asking, "What kind of sugar figurine is it? Is it pretty?"
She skipped and hopped innocently beside Lin Yang'er, a bright smile on her fair face.
"There are so many sugar figurines, like Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and some really beautiful women..."
Lin Yang'er counted on her fingers with great seriousness, and the magistrate's son followed behind the two girls.
After taking a few steps, Baili Wanwan suddenly stopped, turned around and waved, "Then I'll be going now, goodbye!"
Her smile was bright and radiant, and she looked absolutely beautiful bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Xiao Qi waved in agreement.
Watching that small figure gradually disappear into the distance, Xiao Qi's expression returned to normal, the gentleness from before gone.
"Go and investigate why she's so popular in this village." After whispering this to his guard, Xiao Qi straightened up, glanced at the little baby walking away, and then looked away.
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