But as soon as she said it, Lin Yang'er's expression changed instantly.
Her eyes were red, and she looked like she wanted to cry but was holding back. She shook her head and said, "Yang'er doesn't want to go back. Yang'er wants to stay with Fairy Sister forever..."
Baili Wanwan was somewhat surprised: "But that's your home. If you keep following me, won't you become an unwanted child?"
Baili Wanwan was a little confused. She didn't understand why Lin Yang'er didn't want to go back. She should have a father and a mother, just like Brother Kui and Brother Chi had an aunt.
Hearing Baili Wanwan's words, Lin Yang'er's eyes reddened even more.
She silently wiped away a tear, then said somewhat defiantly, "That's not my home!"
Baili Wanwan looked at her with some confusion. She didn't know what had happened to Lin Yang'er to make her say such things.
So when Baili Wanwan's questioning gaze fell on Lin Yang'er, Lin Yang'er had already spoken.
“Although I’ve lived there since I can remember, they treated me very badly. I ate leftovers every day, and sometimes there was no food at all. When I was hungry, I could only drink cold water…”
Lin Yang'er's voice trembled with tears: "They call me 'Little Miss,' but besides making me do laundry and sweep the floor, they also hit and scold me from time to time..."
Thinking of these things, Lin Yang'er could no longer bear the grievances and burst into tears.
In the end, she was just a five-year-old child who had just come into this world and had already experienced so much ugliness of human nature.
"What about your father and mother? Why didn't they protect you?"
Baili Wanwan was very angry, but there were many things she didn't understand.
Lin Yang'er sniffled, her voice low and dejected. "My father brought me back, but he doesn't care about me anymore. The maids who bully me say that I'm his child with a lowly woman, so I'm lowly too. Nobody in the manor likes me..."
"Nonsense! You're so cute, I like you!" Baili Wanwan quickly comforted her when she saw her crying so pitifully.
A smile finally appeared on Lin Yang'er's face, but tears still clung to her cheeks.
Baili Wanwan knew that things couldn't continue like this.
She made up her mind to stand up and teach those bad people who treated Lin Yang'er a lesson, so that she would no longer be afraid to go back to the Lin family!
"You call me a fairy, so I'll protect you! Come with me back to the Lin family mansion, and I'll avenge you! No one will dare to bully you again!"
With Baili Wanwan by her side, Lin Yang'er became a little bolder.
Just as he arrived home, Lin Lan was waiting for him in the yard.
It turned out that Old Madam Lin felt it was inappropriate to keep bothering Zhang Xiu's family, so she sent him to pick them up and also brought many gifts.
As soon as Lin Yang'er saw Lin Lan, she hid behind Baili Wanwan. It wasn't that she was afraid of Baili Wanwan, but as soon as she saw the Lin family, she knew they had come to take her back, so she was very resistant.
"Don't be afraid, Wanwan will keep her word as I said I'd help you."
Lin Lan happened to be there as well, and Baili Wanwan immediately said that she wanted to go back to the Lin residence with Lin Yang'er for a few days.
Although Zhang Xiu was somewhat worried, he knew that the two girls were about the same age and it was normal for them to want to stay together, so he agreed.
Before leaving, he repeatedly reminded her to be careful and not to trust others easily.
The happiest person, besides Lin Yang'er, was Lin Lan.
After bringing the person back to the Lin residence, he ordered his servants to clean up the courtyard closest to him so that Baili Wanwan could live there.
But Baili Wanwan immediately refused.
"I want to live with Yang'er. I'll live wherever she used to live!"
Seeing that she was determined, Lin Lan didn't want to force her, so she had no choice but to tell Old Madam Lin about it.
These past few days, Madam Sun has been sent back to her parents' home, and since Old Madam Lin has been in charge of the household, there have been far fewer troublesome matters.
Upon hearing Lin Lan's account, Old Madam Lin did not object.
"The two girls are such good friends, they can stay wherever they want."
It just so happens that Lin Yang'er has been raised for so long, and she has never been to her courtyard even once.
If it weren't for the accidental exposure of Lin Yang'er in public last time, she would have forgotten that the Lin family even had such a young master.
Taking this opportunity, Old Madam Lin led the two girls by the hand to the courtyard where Lin Yang'er used to live.
When Old Madam Lin arrived there, led by Lin Yang'er, the chaotic and dilapidated state of the place truly shocked her.
Although it's called a courtyard, it's the only place in the Lin family mansion that hasn't been repaired. The entire courtyard is old and dilapidated, and the servants' quarters are right next to it, making a lot of noise as people come and go.
Because Lin Yang'er was walking ahead, the maids inside spotted her the first time she stepped into the courtyard.
Then a loud shout was heard, and a maidservant habitually ordered her: "Where have you been all these days, you brat? Hurry up and wash the clothes you've been saving up! You're not allowed to eat until you finish washing them!"
She had barely finished speaking when Old Madam Lin appeared behind Lin Yang'er.
Judging from the anger still lingering on her face, she had clearly heard everything the maid had said.
When the maid saw Old Madam Lin, she was incredulous for a moment, and then panicked when she realized what was happening.
Then all the maids and servants in the courtyard rushed to kneel down in front of Old Madam Lin.
"I originally thought there was only one blind and deaf filthy old woman in this mansion, but I never expected that you all had the audacity to dare to climb over your master's head!"
The maids were trembling with fear and knelt on the ground, kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Grandma, please spare us! We will never dare to do it again."
Old Madam Lin said coldly, "If I spare you, wouldn't my granddaughter have suffered all these years of bullying for nothing!"
After saying this, she solemnly declared, "Guards! Tie up all these maids who don't serve their master properly, give them twenty lashes, and expel them from the Lin residence!"
Amidst cries and pleas for mercy, all the servants who had bullied Lin Yang'er were dismissed.
Baili Wanwan, who was standing to the side, never expected that things would be resolved so smoothly.
At the time, she thought it was a difficult problem to solve.
So it seems that not everyone in the Lin family is a bad person.
"Okay, don't be scared, it's all resolved now!"
Baili Wanwan patted Lin Yang'er behind her, looking relaxed.
Lin Yang'er behind her managed a weak smile, but when her gaze fell upon the butler who was disciplining the servants, her expression was mostly one of fear.
Baili Wanwan noticed this and knew that things were not so simple, so she did not ask directly.
After this incident, Old Madam Lin arranged a new place for Lin Yang'er to stay.
Since it was already agreed that he would be cared for by her side, he continued to live in Shou'an Hall.
When the two were alone together, Baili Wanwan finally voiced her doubts.
Lin Yang'er didn't hide anything from her and told her her biggest concern.
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