Gu Xi brought Tian Congbao to the home of Jinwa, the leader of the trouble. The Jin family was a patriarchal family. Jinwa had four older sisters, and the fifth one gave birth to this only child to carry on the family line.
The same was true for the previous generation. Jinwa’s father, Jinming, was also the only son of this generation, with three older sisters and two younger sisters.
These sisters have been instilled with the idea of taking care of their brothers since childhood, and that men are meant to carry on the family line, so everything goes smoothly for them. They don't have to do any work, as their sisters naturally help them.
Giving birth to Jinwa was also full of twists and turns. After giving birth to several daughters, they used all their connections to find a Chinese medicine doctor to take Jinwa's pulse. After the doctor confirmed that it was a boy, the whole family tried their best to nourish Jinwa's mother. Her weight went from 90 catties to 165 catties before giving birth to Jinwa. This caused widespread discussion in the surrounding villages. In that special era when everyone was struggling to get enough food and clothing, a fat child was born.
Later, a son was born and was spoiled by the whole family. So when he saw Tian Congbao, who was also spoiled and had better popularity than himself, he became resentful of him very early on. When he learned that his parents had died, he secretly gloated over his misfortune.
The adults in the family also discussed a lot of gossip and speculation about Yao Cuilian.
Jinwa heard everything and kept it in mind. As a result, Tian Congbao did not get into trouble. Instead, he was adopted and taken care of by Gu Xi and Wang Xu. He had new clothes to wear, and Gu Xi often brought various snacks to school to share with other children to help him integrate better. He was also happy to go out with Wang Xu. Jinwa also wanted to follow them but didn't dare to. No one in the village dared to mess with Wang Xu, and he was scared just looking at him.
Gu Xi was listening to Wang Xu's gossip about Jinwa's family when she arrived in the blink of an eye.
Standing in front of the courtyard gate, Gu Xi remembered the "Auntie Xue" style of knocking on the door, and her technique was instantly broken. She couldn't help laughing, causing Wang Xu and Tian Congbao to frown.
"Gu Zhiqing, don't scare me. You look like you have a mental problem."
Gu Xi rolled her eyes at him and said, "You must have a problem with your brain. You didn't say anything when you were bullied. And you, you are so fierce and vicious, but you teach the child to swallow his anger in silence."
Wang Xu rubbed Gu Xi's face and said, "What do you mean by teaching the child to swallow his anger? Not only the child, but also you. You should be patient when I'm not around. Also, don't argue with fools. What can you argue with Jinwa's family? They are all unreasonable people."
Gu Xi covered her face to avoid Wang Xu's attack: "I want to argue, if I can't win, I'll beat you up!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of Jinwa's house happened to be opened. Jinwa's father happened to hear this and felt terrible. He glanced at Wang Xu's fist weakly.
"Gu Zhiqing, what happened? I'll apologize to you. After all, you are a member of the neighborhood committee. How could you let your man beat someone up?"
Gu Xi did not feel the slightest bit ashamed of being heard, instead, she raised her head and chest and said, "Isn't this a prerequisite? Let's sit down and reason. If you can't make sense, then beat me up."
Jin Ming was almost convinced...
He stepped aside to let Gu Xi and the other two enter the yard. The Jin family's yard could be described as dirty and messy, with piles of firewood and weeds in a mess.
The family members' shoes were taken off and left in a mess at the door. They also raised two hens to lay eggs for Jinwa and Jinming. The stench of chicken almost made Gu Xi go into shock.
Gu Xi grabbed Wang Xu and covered her nose with his sleeve: "Your family's hygiene habits are too poor. The stench is overwhelming. How can the children grow up healthily? I will make a rule when I go back that every household must clean up to prevent cross infection."
Jin Ming's mother, Old Lady Jin, snorted, "Gu Zhiqing didn't come to my house just to check the hygiene, did he? You are nosy. You have to take care of the hygiene of other people's homes even though you are in charge of everything."
Gu Xi didn't bother arguing about this trivial matter. She glanced at Jin Wa who was standing aside. It was her first time seeing Jin Wa and he was very different from what she had imagined. He was thin and small, and almost half a head shorter than Tian Congbao.
"I'm here to look for Jinwa. He's been talking nonsense at school and bullying our Congbao. He must write a self-reflection and apologize."
When Jin Wa heard that he had to apologize to Tian Congbao, he immediately got angry: "Why should I apologize to him? I am telling the truth. His mother is a murderer, and he is the son of a murderer, a little murderer."
Gu Xi pulled Tian Congbao to her side: "Hurry up and scold him back."
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard Gu Xi's words, only Wang Xu couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing that Tian Congbao didn't respond, he said, "Why don't you curse? Just tell me the facts. I'll give you an example."
Tian Congbao looked at Jinwa reluctantly and said, "You look like your parents, dark, short and ugly. You have poor academic performance. If you don't study hard, you will be illiterate like your grandma."
The atmosphere at the scene dropped to freezing point. Tian Congbao scolded the entire family with just a few words. It is also of quite high standard.
Jinwa burst into tears. Jin Ming and Old Lady Jin looked at the three people with wide eyes, but they did not dare to take any action because Wang Xu was present.
"Gu Zhiqing, how can you teach your child like this and allow him to curse?"
Gu Xi said in a good-natured manner: "How could I condone this? I learned this from your family. Only the governor is allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps. It is you who are talking nonsense now.
He died long ago, yet you are still holding him jointly liable. You are so shameless and ignorant. If your mother is illiterate and I scold you, you are also illiterate. If you are ugly, you scold your son, too, and what's the problem? "
Tian Congbao really didn't want to retaliate. He didn't expect that Gu Xi's counterattack would be so effective. Seeing Jin Wa crying out of breath, he felt a little sorry: "Jin Wa, I won't say anything to you. Don't cry. It's even uglier when you cry."
Everyone present...
Jinwa cried even louder, sobbing so hard that he could not even stand and sat down on the ground.
Tian Congbao quickly stepped forward and helped the man sit down on a chair: "Are you okay?"
Jin Wa cried and sobbed: "You scolded me, and you still pretend to be a good person."
Tian Congbao's character, which was educated by Wang Xu, did not have any internal friction at all. He immediately let go of his hand and stepped back to Wang Xu's side: "It's not good to scold, and it's not good to care about it. It's really hard to be a human being."
Gu Xi felt that she couldn't let Tian Congbao speak anymore, as the whole family looked almost dead: "Jinwa, I just want you to think about it from his perspective and feel how he feels when you bully Congbao. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you.
You are no match for him in quarrels or fights, but he always gives in to you. You should reflect on yourself. "
Jin Ming said, "We don't understand what you mean by empathy. I only know that you three are arrogant. You... it's okay. Go ahead and tell me."
Seeing him nagging, Wang Xu took two steps forward. He felt a sense of oppression that made him tremble.
Gu Xi ignored him and walked closer to Jinwa. She looked at his face and saw some white circles. "Jinwa, do you often have stomachaches? Do you drool when you sleep and wake up easily? Are you picky about food?"
Jin Ming immediately became serious after hearing what Gu Xi said. He was right: "Yes, he often complains about pain near his belly button and needs to have his belly rubbed. He is also picky about food, only focusing on meat and not vegetables. His sleep is fine."
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