"Let's not even talk about whether she can do it! Just look at this plan, could you even think of it? Could you even think of it? Old Wang, could you?"
Xiao Guoqiang looked at the six people and pointed to the plan that Xia Lan had given him.
"She can."
"And she's only been in charge for a short time! And she's already starting to plan things out for me! What do you guys think of that speed?"
Xiao Guoqiang couldn't tolerate them saying a bad word about Xia Lan. In his eyes, Xia Lan's abilities were far more than that.
The others found it strange that Xiao Guoqiang kept mentioning Xia Lan in every sentence, and that he was so protective of her.
"I rarely hear you praise anyone like that!"
"Tell me, what's your relationship with me? That name sounds familiar."
"What sounds familiar! Isn't that his daughter's daughter-in-law?"
"Yuqin's daughter-in-law?"
It's her.
Xiao Guoqiang nodded in agreement.
"So they're one of our own?"
Am I the kind of person who would casually praise someone just because they're family?
Xiao Guoqiang pursed his lips.
If Xia Lan were truly incompetent, he wouldn't have bothered to mention it.
"That's true!"
They all knew Xiao Guoqiang well and knew his temperament; back then, he had never even praised Qin Jun.
Although Xiao Yuqin later married Qin Jun, everyone knew that Xiao Guoqiang did not take Qin Jun seriously. Even though Qin Jun climbed up the social ladder through his own abilities, Xiao Guoqiang's attitude towards him remained unchanged.
Even when that fake grandson came over and fawned over Xiao Guoqiang, Xiao Guoqiang ignored him even though he said he would.
Otherwise, Qin Jun wouldn't have sent Qin Yao to the army; the best course of action at the time would have been for him to stay with Xiao Guoqiang.
Qin Yao thought so too, but Xiao Guoqiang stubbornly refused.
Now, however, they took the initiative to praise Xia Lan, and the six of them exchanged glances.
"Bring him to meet us when you have time!"
"When I have time!"
Xiao Guoqiang did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
Xia Lan had no idea that Xiao Guoqiang had introduced her to the Six Elders. When she got home from get off work, she saw that Tuantuan and Yuanyuan's clothes were so dirty that they looked like they had been rolling around on the floor.
Xia Lan knew how much Tuan Tuan liked this outfit.
Something must have happened to make it this dirty.
But the two siblings were so stubborn that they refused to say a word.
The two, who usually argue, were unusually quiet today and even helped each other carry things.
How was school today?
Xia Lan wanted to know what had happened, but the two shook their heads.
"Mom, we're fine! Nothing's wrong."
Tuan Tuan grinned at Xia Lan.
"Yes, we are fine."
Yuanyuan glanced at Tuantuan and nodded.
The two stubborn ones refused to speak, and Xia Lan raised an eyebrow.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I played too wildly today and got all my clothes dirty!"
Tuan Tuan apologized to Xia Lan.
"It wasn't Tuantuan's fault, it was my fault, I got into a fight with her at school!"
Yuanyuan took the initiative to take the blame.
Xia Lan glanced at the two little ones.
"Alright! Be more careful next time. Check on your falls, see if any of you are hurt anywhere?"
Xia Lan decided to go to the school tomorrow.
She had a feeling that the two little ones were hiding something from her.
"No, Mom, let's go back to our room and change our clothes first."
Tuantuan and Yuanyuan exchanged a glance, then picked up their schoolbags and went back to their rooms.
Xia Lan watched the two figures disappear into the distance, and Xiao Yuqin came to Xia Lan's side.
"Were you bullied by other classmates?"
Xiao Yuqin said worriedly.
"have no idea."
Xia Lan shook her head.
"But if they don't want us to know, then we'll pretend we don't know."
Xia Lan said to Xiao Yuqin, and the two of them made up their minds to protect their self-esteem and not expose their little tricks.
When Qin Yu and Qin Jun returned home, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan had changed their clothes, but they had some scratches on their faces and hands, so it was easy to tell what had happened.
Just as Qin Jun was about to ask them what was going on, Xiao Yuqin stuffed something into his mouth.
Don't let him ask.
Qin Yu and Xia Lan exchanged a glance, communicating tacitly. Qin Yu pursed his lips.
Who would dare to bully his precious daughter?
After finishing their meal, Qin Yu called the two little ones to the yard.
"Dad, why did you call us out?"
Tuantuan thought Qin Yu already knew they had fought with someone at school, and lowered her head guiltily.
Yuanyuan looked at Qin Yu, ready to protect Tuantuan if her father got angry.
"Of course you need to digest your food after eating! You're seven years old now, it's time to teach you some self-defense skills!"
"Really? Dad, you're going to teach us?"
Tuantuan's eyes lit up and she immediately grabbed Qin Yu's hand.
"Of course! I've always wanted to teach you, but your mom was worried you were too young. Now you're seven, it's time for you to start training!"
"But my training is tough, so you have to keep going!"
Qin Yu said seriously.
"Don't worry, Dad, we will definitely persevere!"
Tuantuan said excitedly.
"Dad, I will study hard!"
Yuan Yuan also said coldly.
I will never let anyone bully Tuantuan again.
Qin Yu nodded and told them to lay a solid foundation in the yard, then taught Tuantuan some self-defense techniques.
As for Yuanyuan, he showed her no leniency whatsoever. If she made a mistake, she had to start over. He absolutely did not allow Yuanyuan to slack off.
But in fact, Yuanyuan never thought of slacking off; what happened today became his biggest motivation.
Tuantuan was pushed down and injured by other boys while protecting him, which made Yuanyuan very angry.
Qin Yu looked at Yuan Yuan and a slight smile appeared on his lips, but it vanished the next second.
The next day, when Xia Lan took the two little ones to school, she deliberately pulled Qin Yu aside and waited for a while. She saw several little boys who seemed to have been waiting for Tuantuan and Yuanyuan at school for a long time.
They surrounded Yuanyuan as soon as they saw her, forming a protective circle around her to prevent them from bullying her.
Xia Lan frowned and tried to go up, but Qin Yu stopped her.
"Lanlan, don't go."
"But Tuantuan and Yuanyuan have been bullied by them, aren't you going?"
Xia Lan looked on with distress, while Qin Yu shook his head.
"If you are bullied, you should fight back. If you don't, you'll be a coward for life!"
Qin Yu said seriously, his eyes fixed on Yuan Yuan.
Waiting for Yuanyuan to make her move.
Sure enough, as soon as Qin Yu finished speaking, Yuanyuan pounced on one of the older children, pinned him down, and punched him.
Xia Lan looked at Yuan Yuan, who had suddenly erupted in anger, and saw her fierce expression...
"He's my good son!"
Qin Yu was very satisfied, and he pulled Xia Lan away.
"Huh? We're just leaving like this?"
Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu, how could he just leave like that...?
"If we don't leave, the teacher should ask us parents to come forward!"
Qin Yu's lips curled into a smile.
"Shouldn't that be the case?"
Xia Lan was stunned. Shouldn't the parents handle this?
"It's common for kids to fight, but when parents have to get involved, that's our job!"
Qin Yu said to Xia Lan.
"Let Dad handle this!"
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