Without even thinking, Qin Boyan immediately denied it: "How could I possibly be embarrassed?!"
His actions were tantamount to protesting too much, and everyone still sitting around the table, young and old, burst into laughter.
"Is it funny?"
Qin Boyan glared at the two younger ones.
"Mmm, Second Brother is so funny!"
The adorable little boy, Xiao Wu, nodded his head repeatedly.
The sweet-smelling, soft-spoken little girl nodded in agreement: "Second Brother is so funny."
"I think you're asking for a beating!"
Qin Boyan pretended to raise his hand, but unexpectedly, the two little ones turned their eyes to their eldest brother Qin Yanzheng and said in unison, "Big brother, big brother, second brother is going to beat up little five (little six)!"
"Second brother, how old are you? Why are you arguing with a child?!"
Qin Yanzheng deliberately put on a stern face and reprimanded Qin Boyan.
"Big brother, can you please stop being so obviously biased?"
Qin Boyan retorted defiantly.
"I'm being biased, so what? If you think it's unfair, you can be the younger brother of Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu, then I'll favor you." Hearing Qin Yanzheng say this, Song Lan and Wu Dong, who had just stopped laughing, burst into laughter again, while Qin Boyan made a wolf-like face as he devoured lambs, letting out a "woof" at the two little ones.
The two little ones weren't scared at all; instead, they laughed and giggled all over again.
Qin Boyan was discouraged. Well, he was faking it. He just said, "You guys are ruthless!"
"That's right, with my big brother backing us up, my sister and I are really awesome!" the adorable little boy said in his childish voice. Then, he imitated Qin Boyan's previous posture, striking what he thought was a fierce look and making "woof" sounds. He looked so cute!
The sweet little girl blinked her eyes and, imitating her older brother, opened her mouth and made a "woof" sound.
Unbeknownst to the two little ones, their actions and the "woofing" sounds they made were so adorable that Song Lan and the others almost bleed from cuteness.
"I'm so scared!"
Qin Boyan suppressed a laugh and played along with the two little ones. He clutched his chest and pleaded with Song Lan for help: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, please save me! I'm about to be eaten by these two little wolves!"
Seeing him like this, the two little ones burst into laughter. The adorable fifth child said, "Second brother, you're such a scaredy-cat! My sister and I are just kids, not little wolves! We were just teasing you!"
"Hey! You're kidding me, look how capable you are, you little rascal!"
Qin Boyan moved over to the little guy, flicked his finger on the forehead, and laughed, "You're following my example, aren't you? You know I'm teasing you and Xiao Liu, so you two are imitating me and teasing me in return. You're truly worthy of being my younger siblings!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he patted the child's head and then gently patted the little girl's head before turning his gaze to Song Lan: "Let's go, sister-in-law, to your room. If there's anything you don't understand in your textbook, just ask me, and I'll definitely be able to help you figure it out."
Song Lan smiled and replied, "Okay."
Qin Boyan then turned his gaze to Qin Yanzheng: "Big brother, then my sister-in-law and I won't chat with you any longer!" "You" naturally includes Wu Dong, well, the two little ones too.
Qin Yanzheng nodded slightly: "Go."
"Big brother, big brother, my sister and I are here to keep you and Brother Wu company while you chat."
The adorable little Wu speaks up.
Wu Dong teased the child: "What can you talk about?"
"I can talk about anything, Brother Wu, don't underestimate me!"
Little Wu, the adorable child, stood up straight, his big, bright eyes wide open, and his voice tender and cute. He said, "Now I'm a big kid. I can not only recite poems and nursery rhymes, but I can also count from 0 to 100. I can even do addition and subtraction within 20 without any problem!"
I almost forgot to mention, I'm also the best storyteller. You can ask Xiao Liu if you don't believe me.
"Is it really that amazing?"
Wu Dong deliberately remained skeptical.
"Didn't I tell you? If you don't believe me, just ask Xiao Liu!"
The adorable little boy, Xiao Wu, looked like he was saying, "Why can't the adults this year understand me? This is so hard!"
Wu Dong was amused by his antics.
The sweet-smelling little girl then said, "The teacher all praised the young man as very capable!"
The implication is: My brother wasn't lying.
Song Lan and Qin Boyan have already left.
As night deepened, considering that the two children had to go to kindergarten the next morning, Qin Yanzheng asked Wu Dong for help. After watching the two children wash up and get into bed, Wu Dong pushed him back into the room.
As for Qin Yaxin, she went back to her own bedroom after cleaning up the kitchen.
"She didn't mention the rumors. What do you think she was thinking?"
Qin Yanzheng was soaking his feet. Thanks to the herbal foot pack and Song Lan's acupuncture treatment to unblock his meridians, his injured leg had regained sensation significantly over the past two days. Now that he was quiet, he couldn't help but think of what Wu Dong had mentioned when he returned from buying groceries that morning.
He thought his wife would mention it when she came home from get off work at noon, but she didn't say a word about it until she went to work. He didn't hear her say anything before or after dinner either. This made Qin Yanzheng feel sorry for himself and also made him feel useless.
He knew his wife was being mistreated outside, but he couldn't do anything for her.
"Comrade Song either hasn't heard about it, or he doesn't care, or he doesn't want you, Comrade Qin, to worry."
As Wu Dong spoke, he paused for a moment before continuing, "Rumors stop with the wise, but if Comrade Qin is really worried, I can contact Leader Guan to handle the rumors."
"What can the leaders do?"
Qin Yanzheng smirked and said, "Without evidence, even if we find the source, we can't do anything to the other party."
Wu Dong didn't know how to respond.
Yes, there's no evidence. Even if the person spreading the rumors were standing right in front of them, they couldn't do anything about it.
"Does Comrade Qin have any suspects?"
"It must be someone they know, and someone who has a grudge against Song Lan."
"Comrade Song is well-liked and should not have offended anyone here, nor has the incident mentioned in the rumors occurred. Based on this, the person spreading the rumors is most likely from Beijing."
Qin Yanzheng listened attentively to Wu Dong's analysis. After a moment, he spoke up: "It's probably related to her adoptive parents' family."
Upon hearing footsteps approaching, Wu Dong and Qin Yanzheng both fell silent.
"It's so quiet!"
As Song Lan entered from outside, she smiled and glanced at Qin Yanzheng and Wu Dong.
Qin Boyan followed behind her with a strange expression and asked, "Big brother, don't you feel awkward staying in the room with Brother Wu without saying a word?"
"What's so embarrassing about it?!"
Qin Yanzheng said calmly, "Would you die from holding back your words?"
Qin Boyan: "Brother, I suspect you're saying I talk too much."
Qin Yanzheng: "Be more confident."
Song Lan burst out laughing.
Wu Dong laughed as well.
"Okay, okay, I talk too much. Whatever you say is right, brother. I promise I'll try to speak less from now on."
Qin Boyan shrugged, his thoughts completely contradicting his words.
Why did you come here instead of resting?
Qin Yan: "You want to get rid of me?"
Qin Boyan asked.
Qin Yanzheng: "Aren't you going to school tomorrow?"
"It's not the weekend, so I definitely have to go to school."
Qin Boyan responded.
Qin Yanzheng frowned: "Since you know that, why aren't you going back to your room?!"
Zheng chased people away.
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