Wan Suizhou watched the shrewish woman calmly and said in a deep voice, "Achi was pushed to the ground by him and injured the back of his head. He has just regained consciousness, and you've come to our door first."
Zhao Damei was startled, but quickly retorted, "You said it was Ah Sui who pushed you, but did anyone see it?"
To keep quiet, the Wan family specifically chose a secluded corner to settle down. Few people passed by on weekdays, so naturally no one saw them.
Seeing that he remained silent, Zhao Damei became even more emboldened: "Your son might not have even fallen on his own, so don't blame it on my Ah Sui!"
Wan Yuekui was impatient by nature, so naturally he couldn't possibly wait obediently inside the house.
Hearing Zhao Damei's shrill curses, he crawled out.
But as soon as she saw Wan Yuekui, Zhao Damei's voice became even louder.
"You little rascal! You have no respect for your elders, you even hit your uncle!"
"Who does he think he is, my uncle?!"
Wan Yuekui curled his lip, "He's a year younger than me!"
Zhao Damei sneered: "See? This ill-mannered brat is just like that, he doesn't even understand the difference between elders and juniors!"
Wan Yuechi's face paled even more. He clenched his fists and was about to leave.
I can't let my grandfather and brother get scolded because of me!
Baili Wanwan swung her pair of short, white legs and followed along, walking out with a clattering sound.
As soon as I stepped outside, a strong stench wafted over.
Baili Wanwan frowned impatiently and looked at the woman standing not far away who was spewing foul language.
This strange old woman's clothes are so dark!
The thick gray fog made it impossible for Baili Wanwan to open her eyes. She quickly hid behind Wan Suizhou and secretly absorbed the escaping golden light, which made her feel a little better.
Wan Suizhou looked down at Baili Wanwan, who seemed to be frightened, and sighed softly.
This person is just using this as an excuse to ask for food; if we don't give it to her, this will never end.
"Akui, go get the food."
Although Wan Yuekui was extremely unwilling, he obediently took a small bag of grain.
Zhao Damei proudly tossed the grain bag in her hand and pouted arrogantly.
"Let's go!"
Wan Qiusui made a face at Wan Yuekui, but was startled by Wan Yuekui's fist-waving gesture and almost tripped.
Watching Zhao Damei's arrogant back, Baili Wanwan frowned.
The food must have been traded for small fish. If she took it, how many more fish would Wanwan have to catch?!
How annoying!
Unconsciously, Baili Wanwan began to circulate her spiritual power, and the spiritual pearl on her forehead emitted a faint light.
A small stream of water quietly rose from a nearby puddle.
Zhao Damei, preoccupied with the grain sack, didn't pay attention to her footing. She slipped and fell hard into a muddy puddle.
Seeing her mouth full of black mud, Wan Yuekui couldn't help but clap his hands.
"Hahaha! That old bitch is eating mud!"
Zhao Damei wanted to retort, but every time she opened her mouth, she would swallow mouthfuls of black mud. She could only slink away, lifting her skirt and running home.
Wan Yuekui was in a great mood and picked up Baili Wanwan in his arms.
"Don't be afraid, Wanwan, they're all gone!"
Baili Wanwan just touched her forehead and stared blankly at the puddle on the ground.
The bend can control the water! That's amazing!
"Whose doll is this?"
A robust middle-aged man walked over, carrying a cloth bag containing carpentry tools.
The woman beside him also saw the baby her son was holding and couldn't help but frown.
"This is a doll I found on the beach. It got separated from its parents. It doesn't look like a doll from around here, so I thought I'd let it stay here for a while and try to find out who its parents are."
Wan Kongshan was an honest and simple person, so naturally he wouldn't refuse.
Although Zhang Xiu was reluctant to adopt this girl of unknown origin, since the two men in the family had already agreed, he didn't say anything.
Upon seeing his parents return, Wan Yuekui, now with a pillar of support, immediately began to complain.
"Wan Qiusui came again today, and she even hurt Achi!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiu was shocked and quickly pulled her youngest son into her arms, examining him carefully: "Where are you hurt? Let your mother see!"
Wan Yuechi shook his head shyly: "It's all over now."
Wan Yuekui's eyes darted around, and he deliberately raised his voice, saying, "It was Wanwan who chased them away!"
Curved?
Zhang Xiu looked at the little baby with rosy lips and white teeth in front of her with surprise, and suddenly found him pleasing to the eye.
She patted Baili Wanwan's fluffy head: "Are you hungry? I'll go cook."
It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because once she started talking about it, Baili Wanwan's little belly started to bulge.
Zhang Xiu smiled kindly, washed his hands, and went to the kitchen.
The family's meals were very simple, consisting of nothing more than stir-fried seaweed, and the only main dish was a few small, unsold fish.
Baili Wanwan was so hungry that she ate most of a bowl of rice with seaweed and fish.
The rice was delicious, but there was so little fish!
Baili Wanwan looked at the fish bones that had been eaten clean, and bit her chopsticks in a conflicted manner.
Are they unable to catch any tasty little fish?
Otherwise, why would the uncle and aunt not eat fish and instead give it to the little kids?
Baili Wanwan licked her lips, a determined glint in her amber eyes.
...
Although they lived by the sea, the only able-bodied man in the family couldn't swim and worked as a carpenter.
The following day, Zhang Xiu untied the fishing boat alone, preparing to go out to sea to fish.
Taking advantage of Wan Yuekui's inattention, Baili Wanwan quietly sneaked into the fishing boat, hid in the box containing the fish, and went out to sea.
Zhang Xiu steered the boat to the bay where he usually cast his nets. Just as he was about to turn back to retrieve the net, he saw the winding river hidden below.
"Curved?"
She lifted the net in surprise, "How did you get here?"
Baili Wanwan blinked and revealed a confident smile: "I'll help Auntie catch fish."
Zhang Xiu found the little girl even more adorable, and helplessly ruffled her little head: "Little girl, go play, Auntie will catch fish by herself."
Seeing that she didn't believe her, Baili Wanwan pouted, dodged Zhang Xiu's hand that was about to grab her, and plunged into the water.
"Waist!"
Zhang Xiu felt a sudden darkness before his eyes and quickly crawled to the side of the boat to check.
Baili Wanwan, who could transform into a fish tail, had already submerged into the water and disappeared without a trace.
Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth, took off his outer garment, and turned to jump into the water.
Before she could even look out, Baili Wanwan suddenly emerged from the water.
"Auntie, look! Fish!"
A vibrant grouper leaped and struggled in her hand, but could not escape her "clutches".
Zhang Xiu quickly used a net to scoop up the tiny little dumpling, ignoring the three-foot-long fish, and took off Baili Wanwan's soaking wet coat to wrap his own outer garment around her.
"That's too dangerous, you child..."
After the initial panic subsided, Zhang Xiu finally realized what had happened.
Did this little kid just catch a big fish in the sea?
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