The girl's crying made the man who had always had a straight back hunch over, but his hair turned white in just one night. He sighed, touched the girl's head soothingly, and frowned with heartache when he saw the wound on her face.
"Jiaojiao, we are now being demoted. We can't go back because of our different status."
All the things in the house had been taken away long ago, and the blame had been put on him. There was no way he could go back just like that. It had already taken a lot of effort for Wei Qingfeng to save his life, and anything more would probably be a luxury.
He had noticed that the situation was not right before, but he had not expected that this turmoil would not only implicate the wealthy, but also those of them whose families had connections abroad, who were the hardest hit.
Meng Jiao cried out of breath and held her father's arm tightly.
"Dad, can't we live here? He brought us back. Since he helped us, why not help us until the end?"
Although it was clearly a plea, his tone was condescending. He looked at Wei Qingfeng, and only looked away in disappointment when the other party showed no intention of expressing his opinion.
But when he caught sight of the graceful and beautiful girl standing beside him, dressed in leisurely clothes, he felt jealous and his eyes immediately turned angry: "Is it you who won't let him go? How can you be so vicious and cruel! You..."
Bang!
Wei Ci didn't tolerate the other person pointing at her nose and scolding her, so she slapped the other person's hand with a loud and crisp slap.
"Are you sick? Helping you is a favor, and not helping you is my duty. Not only do you not show any gratitude, but you also act like someone owes you something. With your attitude and personality, I'd be crazy to let you move in!"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and pinched the arm of Wei Qingfeng beside him, causing his face to change slightly, but he didn't dare to dodge. He could only grit his teeth and endure it. It was his fault for meddling in other people's business and causing that trouble.
Meng Jiao was beaten and her face became even uglier.
"Wei Qingfeng! Since you're helping us, please help us till the end! I don't want to live there! I don't want to!"
Wei Ci rolled her eyes. These people are actually helping to create hatred?
The man sighed, pulled his daughter who was about to lose her temper, and bowed awkwardly to the brother and sister. The white hair on his temples made him look even older, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows deepened a little.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. She just couldn't handle such a huge blow. She means no harm to you."
Meng Jiao wanted to say something, but her father covered her mouth and dragged her away.
Meng Jiao was unwilling to give up. She struggled hard for a long time but failed to break free. She could only follow him resentfully. When she was about to leave, her eyes were still full of malice when she looked at Wei Ci.
Is this what you call having no ill intentions? If looks could kill, Wei Ci would have been hacked into pieces.
Why did this person have such strong malice towards her?
Wei Ci was completely baffled. What had she done to this girl that made her so disapproving of her?
"Aci, I'm sorry."
Wei Qingfeng was filled with guilt. He hadn't expected that he was just returning a favor and helping the teacher who had helped him before, but this would cause his sister to suffer. He was afraid that his parents would come to him in his dreams and beat him again tonight.
"Let's see if you will save people casually in the future?" There are many people in this world who don't know how to appreciate a good person. I'm afraid that after you have gone through so much trouble to save someone, you will be bitten back by them.
Thinking of some unpleasant memories, Wei Ci became increasingly angry and naturally began to dislike her second brother.
Wei Ci stamped her feet, raised her delicate little chin proudly, snorted coldly, turned around, picked up the basket and went out to find Wei Yang to go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, leaving only an angry back to Wei Qingfeng.
She decided to have a cold war with her second brother for an hour. It was because of him that she was implicated and had an enemy for no reason.
Meng Jiao walked away and broke free from her father's shackles, her face gloomy: "Dad, why did you pull me away? We should have stayed there and not left!"
Meng Guangming smiled bitterly: "Jiaojiao, Qingfeng has already repaid what he owed me. Our current status is not suitable for contacting others, it will only bring trouble to them."
"Has he paid it back? Sending us to live with the sheep is how you repay the favor? You saved his life. Without you, he would have been beaten to death! And he's still alive like this? He owes us so much! How can he possibly repay it?"
He wanted to repay the favor by sending them to the sheepfold. That was impossible! His own father had saved his life. His life belonged to his family. What was wrong with living in their house?
Meng Guangming felt bitter in his heart, and a few more wrinkles of sorrow appeared on his face. His back seemed to be more hunched. The once gentle and elegant teacher now became timid and cautious, fearing that he would take a wrong step and be dragged out to the street to be criticized again.
In fact, he did not tell the truth to his students. His house was indeed raided because of his wife, but it was not because he was reported for having an affair and giving birth to a daughter as outsiders said. The real reason was that his wife was a returnee who had studied abroad and went to that devil village.
"Dad, can't we live in Wei Qingfeng's house? It stinks here!"
Meng Jiao grabbed Meng Guangming's sleeve with a wronged look, and looked towards the sheep pen with disgust.
Meng Guangming sighed silently, knowing that his daughter didn't take a word of what he had just said to heart. She was completely stuck in a rut and couldn't get out.
"Are you new here?"
A voice came from behind, and the father and daughter turned around. There were four men and two women standing behind them. They were wearing patched clothes, looked pale and thin, and had numb expressions. The way they looked at the father and daughter was even more weird.
"Yes, we are new here. May I ask, comrades, who are you...?"
The tall and thin man in the lead was holding a bucket in his hand. The bucket was filled with something of strange color and emitted an indescribable stench.
“We were also sent here.”
Gu Zhengyang hid himself behind a few people and looked inconspicuous. He was not interested in the new father and daughter. He was still thinking about what delicious food Aci would prepare for him tonight.
"Ah! What is that?! You got on my foot!"
His thoughts were interrupted, and Gu Zhengyang looked up blankly. The girl who followed his biological father was screaming and jumping up and down. Finally, she slapped the man carrying the bucket. After the crisp sound of the slap, the scene became eerily quiet for a while.
The man stared at Meng Jiao intently, with a gloom in his eyes that no one else could see. The corners of his mouth rose slightly, bringing a chill that made Meng Jiao shudder.
"What are you yelling about? You think you're superior to others? Do you know what you're up to? To be honest, you're not even as valuable as this bucket of manure in my hand!"
Meng Jiao was furious and stepped forward to continue the attack, but was stopped by her own father.
In a place where no one could see, Gu Zhengyang had a bitter look on his face.
It seems that two more troublemakers have come here, and the sheep shed will be lively again.
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