The little girl had just opened her eyes when she saw a group of people smiling at her, each of their faces seemingly saying:
"Oh, you're awake?"
The little dumpling snuggled closer to Mu Tingzheng, its voice still carrying the languidness of someone who had just woken up.
"Father, where is this?"
Mu Ting was taking a white porcelain cup and feeding the little dumpling water.
"This is your home, we're home now."
The little dumpling looked around and saw that the house was bright, shiny, and big, and there were many people there.
The old lord took a peeled orange and handed it over.
"Little dumpling, it's your grandfather. Sweetie, have an orange."
The little hand reached out, and the chilblains on the little dumpling's hands had been healed.
"Thank you, Grandfather."
The little dumpling's sweet voice completely melted the old marquis's heart.
"Haha, good baby, eat up, Grandpa has peeled this whole plate for you."
The tangerines in winter are sweet to the taste, and the little dumpling eats them with a smile.
Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she shouted several times, "Ball! Ball!"
A small white ball of flesh jumped into the little girl's arms and licked her chin with its tongue.
"Qiuqiu, eat an orange." The little dumpling broke off a segment of orange and fed it to Qiuqiu.
Mu Yanxiu, standing to the side, looked at Qiuqiu with curiosity. She tugged at Bai Mengyun's hand and said:
"Mother, I want that dog."
Bai Mengyun: "Keep your voice down, Mom will buy it for you later."
Mu Yanxiu flung her hand away, making an even louder noise.
"No! I want that one! I want that one!"
Everyone turned to look at Mu Yanxiu.
Bai Mengyun felt a little embarrassed, so she squatted down and whispered in Mu Yanxiu's ear, "Mom will buy you a better one. What's so good about this kind of country bumpkin?"
Mu Yanxiu pulled a long face, "I don't want it, I want that one, right now!"
Mu Jinchen frowned in displeasure. His youngest daughter's tendency to snatch everything in sight had kicked in again!
"Does the young lady like my ball?" the little dumpling asked.
"Her name is Mu Yanxiu, she's your older brother's daughter, you should call her your little niece," Mu Ting explained to the little girl.
It turned out she was the older brother's daughter. The little dumpling thought, "Then they're family."
The little girl picked up the ball and walked over, saying, "Little niece, this is the ball. If you like it, let's play together."
Everyone smiled with satisfaction when they saw the two little ones befriend each other.
But the next second, Mu Yanxiu reached out and shoved the little dumpling hard to the ground.
She snatched the little ball away and pulled hard on his leg with her hands.
Qiuqiu cried out in pain and bit Mu Yanxiu's hand.
Mu Yanxiu felt a sharp pain in her hand and flung the ball against a pillar.
"Don't hit the ball!" Seeing the ball hit the pillar, the little dumpling hurriedly got up from the ground.
Ignoring her own pain, she held Qiuqiu in her arms.
Qiuqiu whimpered, her little eyes filled with grievance, and nestled in the little dumpling's arms, whimpering softly.
The little dumpling glared angrily at Mu Yanxiu, "You should apologize to Qiuqiu right now."
Seeing the bite marks on her hand, Mu Yanxiu already felt wronged, and now that she heard the little dumpling asking her to apologize, she became even angrier.
"You filthy dog, how dare you bite me! I'm going to pluck all your fur off!"
After saying that, Mu Yanxiu bared her teeth and claws as she went towards Qiuqiu.
The little dumpling quickly clutched the ball tightly to his chest, but Mu Yanxiu scratched his little hands, leaving several marks.
Mu Jinxuan, who was closest to the two, scooped up the little dumpling and scolded Mu Yanxiu:
"Mu Yanxiu! Haven't you caused enough trouble?!"
Mu Jinchen followed up with a cold shout: "Mu Yanxiu! Stop!"
Startled by her father's scolding, Mu Yanxiu trembled and quickly ran to Bai Mengyun's side.
Fearing being scolded by the adults, Mu Yanxiu burst into tears, screaming:
"Mother, Father, Xiu'er was bitten so badly! It was that little dog that bit me!"
"Mother, Father, you must stand up for Xiu'er and pluck all the hairs off that dog!"
Bai Mengyun cried out in heartache when she saw the teeth marks on Mu Yanxiu's hand.
"Husband, look at Xiu'er's hands!"
Bai Mengyun stretched out her sharp finger and pointed at the little dumpling.
"It was all caused by the beasts she brought. They're country animals with no manners whatsoever."
Bai Mengyun glared angrily at the little dumpling, as if she were talking about her, not the ball.
Bai Mengyun's eyes darted around, and she put on a pitiful expression again. "Husband, you have to feel sorry for your daughter. That little beast must be severely punished."
The little dumpling hugged the ball tightly.
If Qiuqiu bites my niece, my older brother will definitely pluck all of Qiuqiu's fur for my niece's sake.
But it was clearly my niece who bullied Qiuqiu first, so why are they punishing Qiuqiu?
The little dumpling remembered that Madam Li was the same way; even though she hadn't done anything wrong, she was still punished by being made to kneel in the snow.
The little dumpling felt more and more aggrieved. With so many people in the room, she didn't know who to ask for help, and could only look helplessly at Mu Jinnian.
"Brother, it wasn't Qiuqiu who did something wrong first," the little dumpling said timidly to Mu Jinnian.
Bai Mengyun glared at the little dumpling.
That wretched girl, if it weren't for her bringing that little beast, her daughter would have been bitten.
Such a young age and already full of wicked thoughts.
"Wasn't the injury on Xiu'er's hand caused by that little beast in your arms?" Bai Mengyun suddenly shouted at the little dumpling.
The little girl was startled by Bai Mengyun's fierce gaze, which was just like Madam Li's, reminding her of unpleasant memories.
Seeing the fear in the little girl's eyes, Mu Jinnian reached out and took her little hand.
"Don't be afraid, little dumpling, your brother is here."
Mu Jinxuan hugged the little dumpling even tighter, "Don't be afraid, Third Brother won't let anyone hurt Qiuqiu."
The little dumpling looked at Mu Jinxuan in shock and asked in a low voice, "Qiuqiu bit Mu Yanxiu, Third Brother really doesn't blame him?"
Mu Jinxuan roughly guessed what the little girl was thinking. She had just come to this family and still didn't trust them.
Mu Jinxuan felt a pang of pain in his heart. Mu Yanxiu had been spoiled too much, which was why she had developed such an arrogant personality.
The little dumpling has suffered too much, which is why she is so sensitive.
Mu Jinxuan gently rubbed the little dumpling's head and told her firmly, "Little dumpling and Qiuqiu did nothing wrong, so we will not wrong you."
The ball, which had been nestled in the little dumpling's arms, suddenly barked a few times.
Qiuqiu: "Third brother is a really nice person!"
The little dumpling nodded. Her mother had also said that people who hadn't done anything wrong shouldn't be wronged.
Mu Yanxiu was so angry that she was panting heavily as she watched Mu Jinxuan talking to the little dumpling.
Her third uncle, who usually ignored her, is now not only holding the little dumpling but also talking to her affectionately.
Mu Yanxiu felt extremely resentful and started crying and screaming again.
"Father, Xiu'er's hands hurt so much. You have to pluck all the fur off that dog."
Bai Mengyun also started crying along with Mu Yanxiu, the mother and daughter looking as if they had suffered a great injustice.
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The old marquis, who had been watching coldly, suddenly slammed his hand on the table.
Bai Mengyun immediately stopped crying, and Mu Yanxiu was also stunned.
"Granddaughter-in-law! Is this the good daughter you raised?" the old Marquis scolded sternly.
Bai Mengyun panicked a little. Why did the old Marquis, who usually never got involved in anything, suddenly speak up?
“Grandfather, Xiu’er’s hand was bitten by a dog. Everyone saw it just now. Are you going to favor her just because the dog was brought by Xiao Tuanzi?” Bai Mengyun said indignantly.
Mu Jinyi spoke softly, "Sister-in-law, let me ask you a question, why did Qiuqiu bite Mu Yanxiu just now?"
"That little beast has gone mad," Bai Mengyun replied without thinking.
Mu Jinyi sneered, "If Mu Yanxiu hadn't pulled Qiuqiu away, would he have pounced on her and bitten her?"
Bai Mengyun was speechless for a moment and had no choice but to ask Mu Jinchen for help.
Mu Jinchen looked furious.
"This is Mu Yanxiu's fault. She is to be punished by copying the Thousand Character Classic five times."
"Husband, are you crazy? How old is Xiu'er?" Bai Mengyun shouted anxiously. How could her precious daughter be punished!
Upon hearing that she would be punished by copying texts, Mu Yanxiu screamed and yelled.
She doesn't even want to read books, and now they're making her write! And it's five copies as punishment!
This could kill her!
Mu Yanxiu looked at the little dumpling and the ball, it was all their fault!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Mu Yanxiu simply picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it hard against the little dumpling's face.
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