Seeing that Da Cui remained silent with her lips tightly pursed, the rural woman called Aunt Hua glanced at the arrogant women. Lowering her voice, she squeezed out a few words, "I want...I want to think about my father."
Her words were not so much a reminder to Da Cui, but rather a message for everyone.
When Xu Keke saw the girl in front of her, her originally dark eyes became dull and lifeless, like a night sky suddenly devoid of starlight. Meanwhile, the women behind the girl grew even more arrogant.
The frail old woman inside was tugging at her clothes. Xu Keke turned around, and the old woman gave her a wink, then nodded at Da Cui with her chin. Clearly, she meant the same thing as Aunt Hua outside.
Xu Keke glanced at her, and without thinking, turned around and removed the girl's hand from her arm. The girl seemed to know what she was going to do, and resignedly lowered her head. She shrank back, tensed her back, and assumed a posture ready to be hit.
Just when everyone thought Xu Keke was about to hit her, Xu Keke stepped aside and said to the two children, "Da Cui, lead him inside."
Da Cui suddenly looked up, staring at her in disbelief. Yuan Bao, however, was quick-witted; clutching the cake in his arms, he slipped right between Xu Keke and Da Cui.
Seeing that Da Cui was still stunned, Xu Keke reached out and precisely pinched the pressure points on the fat woman's hand. The fat woman cried out, "Ah!" and Xu Keke shook her hand off. Then she pushed Da Cui, making her stand behind her.
"You still dare to lay a hand on me?" The fat woman rubbed her hands, her mouth agape, too angry to speak.
"Feng Lichun, what do you mean by this?" The woman in the lead spoke sharply, but showed no sign of panic, and a smug glint flashed in her eyes.
Xu Keke looked at them calmly and asked behind her, "Yuanbao, did Da Cui steal something?"
As expected, Yuanbao didn't disappoint her. No sooner had Xu Keke finished speaking than she heard Yuanbao shout loudly from inside the house.
"No, my sister didn't steal anything."
"You heard that," Xu Keke took a deep breath, pulled back, and slammed the door shut. Before the woman outside could react, she had already locked the door.
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