Tian Sangui and Shen Li were both taken aback by her sudden words, causing their lips to twitch slightly.
Shen Xing'er didn't care. She affectionately took Tian Sangui's arm and said with admiration, "You're so strong! You be my big sister and I'll be your little sister. If we team up, we'll definitely be the most powerful bully in Fuzhou City!"
"Let's see who dares to bully me now!"
Good grief, so this girl was just pretending to be amazing?
Little did they know that Tian Sangui was a local bully.
"What the hell? I won't do it! I'm not from Fuzhou!"
"Out-of-towner? No problem. I said you're my older sister, and you are my older sister. If anyone bullies me in the future, you have to stand up for me!"
At the age of seven or eight, her smile, revealing her tiny baby teeth, was exceptionally adorable.
She's much more likable than when she pretends to be fierce.
"From what you're saying, you're often bullied?"
Shen Li approached with her hands tucked in, listening to her complaints.
“The elders all liked her, and I was always ignored. Gradually, everyone else in the courtyard felt that I was disliked, and when no one was around, they would throw stones at me!”
“I went back and told my mother, but she didn’t believe me. She said I must have provoked them first so they would listen to me!”
As Shen Xing'er spoke, she couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. She felt so wronged.
"They're clearly in the wrong, but they're blaming me instead, boohoo..."
Shen Xing'er hugged Tian Sangui, buried her head in her shoulder, and cried bitterly.
Shen Li only realized today how much suffering this girl had endured; no wonder she always looked at her with resentment.
Tian Sangui knew he was isolated and had to endure the pain inflicted by his abusers.
She patted Shen Xing'er on the back, offering silent comfort.
“Let’s go for a stroll in the garden. Don’t you consider me your elder sister? How can I not seek revenge for a wrong I’ve done?”
"ah?"
Shen Xing'er suddenly looked up, her tears quickly disappearing in surprise.
"Really? Then... if they complain, will my older sister be in trouble?"
Shen Xing'er admires Tian Sangui and naturally doesn't want him to be scolded by his elders because of her.
"Isn't your older sister there to take care of things?"
Tian Sangui's cunning gaze fell on Shen Li's face, and Shen Xing'er looked over at the same time.
Shen Li raised an eyebrow: "Sigh, since the elders don't like you, as your older sister, I'll reluctantly give you some affection!"
With Shen Li joining them, the elders are nothing; they can just settle their scores and avenge their wrongs.
“Great! Sisters, come with me quickly. Those boys from the fourth branch are in the rockery cave in the garden.”
With Shen Li's support, Shen Xing'er's confidence soared.
Lifting her skirt, she took the lead and ran ahead to guide the way.
The two exchanged a few laughs and followed behind.
They returned the favor by taking small stones back, just like they had bullied Shen Xing'er.
They stood on another artificial hill, which was covered with pebbles, and the three of them threw them hard into the cave entrance.
"Oh dear, who is it? If I tell Grandma, you'll be in big trouble."
The four boys couldn't hold their own, and their verbal attacks quickly turned into pleas for mercy.
Shen Xing'er called a halt in satisfaction.
She led the way to the next revenge point.
After bullying all the people who often bullied her, the three of them happily finished their work.
Especially Shen Xing'er, whose face finally showed traces of childlike happiness.
"I'm so happy! Thank you, sisters! Today is the happiest day of my life!"
Shen Li touched her pale face: "You think that's all?"
"Um?"
What else could it be?
"The person we bullied might already be complaining to the old lady about us!"
"Therefore, we need to plan carefully and get through Grandmother's ordeal safely before we can truly say we've succeeded in our revenge!"
Tian Sangui and Shen Li spoke one sentence at a time, and Shen Xing'er thought about it in the same way they were talking.
What do we do?
At this moment, in Old Mrs. Shen's courtyard, seven or eight younger relatives, men and women, stood in a row, each with an angry expression, adding fuel to the fire with their words, complaining to Old Mrs. Shen about Tian Sangui and the others.
"Go and invite Li'er over. Tell her I have something to ask them!"
The old lady followed the old woman's instructions and went out the door.
"Grandmother, you mustn't favor that wretched girl, you must..."
"presumptuous!"
Grandma Shen was furious, her eyes flashing with anger as she stared at her granddaughter who had just spoken up.
Terrified, she immediately knelt down, her body trembling.
"Li is your eldest sister. This is the last time I'm reminding you. If you dare to speak recklessly again, don't blame this old woman for disliking you!"
For the younger generation in the household, losing the old lady's favor is like Shen Xing'er, leaving them vulnerable to bullying.
This is far worse than killing them.
One by one, they suppressed their fury, minimized their presence, and knelt down to wait quietly.
The woman who spoke earlier pretended to be respectful, but inwardly she was full of disdain.
They believed that Shen Li only gained the old lady's favor and the respect of everyone in the mansion because of her status as her aunt.
When the nanny returned, she first glanced at the children on the ground, then exchanged a displeased look with the old lady.
"What's wrong?"
"She... Madam, please take a look for yourself!"
"Come in, everyone!"
The old woman called out, and Tian Sangui was the first to bump into the door frame, attracting her attention.
"My God, his face is covered in bruises, what happened?!"
Before the old lady could recover from her distress, Shen Xing'er appeared at the door, limping and with her eyes red and swollen.
"Grandmother..."
The old lady suddenly stood up. She didn't care much about the bruises on Tian Sangui's body, but this was her own granddaughter, and she was so badly injured.
"This...this...Damn it, how did you get injured like this? Who did this?!"
The old lady slammed her hand on the table, her eyes scanning her kneeling grandchildren below.
They're the ones who are injured, so why do they look like they're more seriously hurt?
It wasn't until Shen Li appeared that the old lady could no longer sit still.
"Quickly, fetch the imperial physician!"
Shen Li was seen dragging her stiff legs, one hand clutching her chest, her delicate face bruised and purple, and a trickle of blood at the corner of her mouth.
The old lady's heart was breaking. The girl was so lively and cheerful this morning, how could she have turned into this in such a short time?
How was she supposed to explain this to Old Madam Zhou tomorrow? Then, her gaze swept sharply over her kneeling grandchildren.
"You young children, spouting nonsense, showing no respect for your elders, deceiving your superiors and subordinates. Guards, take them all back to the courtyard to reflect on their mistakes."
"No one is to be released without my order!"
"yes!"
"No, Grandmother, it wasn't us! We weren't lying! It was her and the others who threw stones at us!"
"Drag him out!"
The old lady was completely focused on Shen Li at that moment, and had no interest in listening to their explanations.
Besides, Shen Li is a lady from a respectable family; how could she do such a mischievous thing?
In her opinion, it was her grandchildren who were jealous of Shen Li's excellence and deliberately causing trouble.
If anything really happens to Shen Li, let's see how she deals with them.
The two people at the door saw the children being roughly dragged out by the nannies, and knew that they had lost the old lady's favor.
Shen Xing'er looked at Tian Sangui, and Tian Sangui blinked his right eye, which almost made Shen Xing'er lose her composure.
She can't laugh at this crucial moment, or all her work this afternoon will have been for nothing.
"Grandmother, don't be angry, take care of yourself!"
"My darling, look at you in such a state, and you still care about this old woman. It's all my fault for not taking good care of you and making you suffer!"
"Don't worry, Grandma will definitely not let those boys off the hook, and will never let you suffer any injustice!"
Shen Li felt guilty, but the play had already begun, so she had no choice but to continue.
"Grandmother, I'm fine, it's mainly my third sister..."
Looking over with the old lady, Shen Xing'er knew her act had begun.
"Grandmother, it's all Xing'er's fault. My cousins often joke with me, but their rocks are too big and hurt when they hit me. I thought I could just bear it because they were laughing happily."
"Unexpectedly, my older sister brought Miss Tian over for a walk, and because I had an argument with my cousins, so..."
Having said that, what else did the old lady not understand?
"So they beat you up, didn't they?"
Tian Sangui took a step forward, lost his footing, and fell to the ground.
"They were probably just playing around, Grandmother Shen. They're just children, please don't take it to heart!"
"You child, you're already in this state, and you're still trying to speak up for them. They haven't spoken up for you at all; in fact, they've even shifted the blame onto you!"
Having lived a long and shrewd life, Old Mrs. Shen knew the whole story at a glance.
She had already made up her mind; this time, she was determined to teach those younger ones a lesson, no matter what.
Otherwise, they will be arrogant and ignorant, causing endless trouble for the Shen family in the future.
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