Chang Le ran over, and Yan Ci squatted down and picked her up. Chang Le hugged Yan Ci and burst into tears.
Yan Ci gently patted Chang Le's back:
"Chang Le, don't cry. So many people love our Chang Le. Chang Le is not a pitiful little thing. If anyone talks nonsense, Uncle Yan will beat them to a pulp."
Chen Hongmei was somewhat displeased upon hearing this:
"Xiaoyue, even if Changxing said something wrong, Changle shouldn't have beaten him like this."
Bai Xiaoyue angrily said:
"What, does sister-in-law think Changxing is not wrong?"
"Hitting him is too lenient; he needs to apologize to Chang Le. Otherwise, I'll beat him every time I see him."
Chen Hongmei's face turned red with anger. Ye Changxing hesitated for a moment before walking over to Chang Le and saying:
"Chang Le, I'm sorry, I was wrong, I will never say such things again."
Seeing that Ye Changxing had admitted his mistake, Chang Le glanced at her mother, then at Yan Ci, before saying:
"Oh, then I won't hit you anymore."
The two children shook hands and made up. There was no point in the adults arguing anymore. The group said goodbye to their teacher and went home.
Yan Ci carried Chang Le home before saying to her:
"Chang Le, your father loves you very much. Because he can't be with you, he asked me to protect you and your mother."
With red eyes, Chang Le asked Yan Ci, "Uncle Yan, have you really seen him?"
Yan Ci nodded solemnly.
...
After the two finished talking, Bai Xiaoyue examined her daughter's body and was relieved to find that Chang Le had no injuries.
She asked her daughter:
"Changle, Changxing is older and taller than you, and you still dare to hit him. You've got some nerve."
Chang Le immediately admitted her mistake: "Mom, I was wrong."
Bai Xiaoyue rubbed her daughter's head:
"Chang Le did nothing wrong, and she was very brave, but she should not be too impulsive in the future."
If you encounter someone more capable than you, your recklessness will lead to a great loss.
You need to learn to control your emotions. If someone makes you angry, don't act impulsively and resort to violence.
There are many ways to deal with people; don't just use your fists.
Seeing Chang Le's half-understanding look, Bai Xiaoyue, this inexperienced new mother, was also feeling a bit tired.
She took her anger out on Yan Ci:
"Aci, it's all because you taught her kung fu every day that she's become so skilled."
You should talk to her properly and tell her to be careful not to hurt anyone.
Leaving her daughter with Yan Ci and then going to rest is such a waste of brain cells.
One baby is already so troublesome, and now there's another one in my belly, it's just too worrying.
Meanwhile, at the Ye family home, Chen Hongmei dragged her son home, grabbed his ear, and scolded him:
"Chang Le is four years younger than you, and you still let her beat you up like this?"
Ye Changxing cried out, "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, Mother, let go!"
Seeing his mother let go, Ye Changxing covered his ears before saying:
"Mother, you don't know how painful it is when Chang Le hits someone, really."
When Ye's parents and Ye Jianzhong returned home and saw that Ye Changxing was injured, they were all heartbroken.
When she learned what had happened, Ye's mother chased Ye Changxing all over the yard with a rattan cane.
Ye's father made him kneel down and think about where he went wrong, and only made him stand up at dinner time.
Grandpa Ye said earnestly:
"Changxing, you are the boy in the family, it is your responsibility to protect your older and younger sisters."
Chang Le is your younger sister. You should be protecting her, but instead you led the bullying of her.
Your uncle sacrificed his life, and you're rubbing salt into Chang Le's wounds. Tell me, is your behavior right or wrong?
Ye Changxing felt ashamed after hearing his grandfather's words and promised him:
"Grandpa, I was wrong. I will never bully Chang Le again."
Old Master Ye also gave Ye Jianzhong a lecture:
“The child is young and needs to be properly educated. Why would the child say such a thing? You adults should also look for the reasons in yourselves.”
Brother Ye and his wife blushed deeply with embarrassment.
Bai Xiaoyue didn't know how Yan Ci taught Chang Le.
All she saw was Yan Ci making a small, exquisite slingshot for Chang Le.
Chang Le was particularly fond of it, spending his days leading a group of children to climb trees to steal bird eggs, shoot birds with slingshots, and chase pheasants; he was practically the king of the village kids.
Soon, the autumn harvest began.
During harvest season, everyone works hard to earn work points so that they can receive more grain after the autumn harvest.
Yan Ci was busy in the field when Yan Xiaosong, who was working in the field next to him, ran over to help him harvest wheat.
Yan Ci looked up and wiped the sweat from his brow. Seeing Yan Xiaosong beside him, he asked in confusion:
"You haven't even finished your own work, what brings you here?"
Yan Xiaosong whispered:
"Brother, I've noticed that my sister-in-law has been acting a bit strange lately."
She would dawdle at work, earning only two or three work points, and sometimes she wouldn't do any work at all.
They eat very well every day, with fine grains and meat.
The strangest thing is that he often bought candy for the village children.
Yan Ci was startled upon hearing this. Something was definitely amiss; this was surely going to cause trouble.
After dinner, Yan Ci quietly asked Chang Le:
"Changle, I heard someone is giving you kids candy?"
Chang Le waved his hand:
"Uncle Yan, I didn't eat it. My mother said I'm not allowed to eat things given to me by strangers. I have my own candy, I don't need other people's."
After she finished speaking, she took out two milk candies from her pocket, unwrapped one, and put it in her mouth.
He handed another candy to Yan Ci: "Uncle Yan, here you go."
Yan Ci found it amusing to see the somewhat reluctant look in her eyes and declined her candy.
Yan Ci asked Chang Le to tell him in detail about how Sister-in-law Yan distributed candy to the children.
Sister-in-law Yan has been distributing candy to children for some time now.
She only liked to give to good-looking and chubby children, mostly boys, but she also liked to give to Chang Le.
Yan Ci felt this was very abnormal, so he talked about it with Bai Xiaoyue.
Bai Xiaoyue was shocked:
"Aci, is Ding Cuihua trying to kidnap Chang Le?"
This is the kind of tricks human traffickers use, as reported in the magazine. Thinking about this, she couldn't sit still.
If this child is abducted and sold, where can we find him? It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Seeing that Bai Xiaoyue was anxious, Yan Ci quickly comforted his wife:
"Wife, don't worry, Chang Le is fine now."
Bai Xiaoyue calmed down and asked:
“Aci, you said Ding Cuihua just wanted to get revenge on me, to kidnap Chang Le, and to make me sad.”
Or is she a child trafficker who specifically lures children into prostitution?
Yan Ci looked serious:
“She is breaking the law as long as she abducts children, and I will not let her get away with it.”
He then added, "Changle is very smart, wife, don't worry, I'm here for you."
He thought to himself, "That little girl is already being kind by not selling herself to others, and now they want to kidnap her."
In the days that followed, Yan Ci and Yan Xiaosong began to monitor Ding Cuihua.
A few days later, Ding Cuihua asked for leave and left the village. Yan Ci saw her meeting with two shifty-eyed, monkey-faced men.
Those two people didn't look like good people at all; one of them was whispering to Sister-in-law Yan.
The other one occasionally glanced around with its small eyes.
After that, the three of them went to a state-run restaurant for a meal and ordered a lot of good dishes.
After the meal, the two men gave Ding Cuihua a bag, which looked like it contained grain, and also secretly gave her a small package of something.
Then, Ding Cuihua parted ways with the two men, and Yan Ci followed the two bad guys home from a distance.
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