Chapter 340 Pity

Xia Zhizhi looked Zhuang Ning up and down. He had regular features and was tall and strong. Compared to the crowd, his appearance was above average, but not the type she liked.

She didn't even know how many times she had taken the train. To her, a passerby who wasn't very good-looking was just a background NPC. Even if she had a good memory, it would be impossible for her to remember these things.

Xia Zhizhi shook her head truthfully: "I don't remember."

Zhuang Ning reminded her, "It was the train from Fengcheng to Beijing at the end of August. I was in the berth next to yours at the time. I didn't know you were in that compartment. After you beat up that particularly noisy child, we were so curious that we couldn't help but sneak over to see you."

"At that time, I didn't know you were a girl from the Xia family, and I didn't even say hello to you. It's normal that you don't remember me." Zhuang Ning felt that peeking at other people's girls was not an upright thing to do. He touched his head and smiled twice to cover up his embarrassment.

When Xia Zhizhi heard him say this, her face instantly fell.

Before Xia Zhizhi could deny it, Xia Qingqing asked, "What child? Who did you hit?"

"When we were on the way back, there was a very noisy child on the train. He bullied all the passengers in the carriage. When our sister Zhizhi was waiting for his parents to get food, she picked up the child and slapped him several times. Finally, she threatened the child and said..." Zhuang Ning still remembered the incident clearly, and he described the whole process in a quick voice.

Finally, he couldn't help but sigh: "As expected of your daughter, she is quick, accurate and ruthless, brave and resourceful."

Zhuang Ning gave Xia Zhizhi a thumbs up and said, "You don't know how badly we were tortured by that child, but we couldn't argue with a child like him. We are so grateful to our sister Zhizhi for helping us."

Xia Zhizhi stared with dead eyes, ready to deny it.

Zhuang Ning then saw Ah Ju who was bringing water to Xia Zhizhi and greeted him, "Brother, you are here too. I don't know your name. When we saw you two, we all thought you looked like people from heaven, so handsome, hahahahahahahaha..."

Xia Zhizhi looked at his deadly appearance that was revealing his past, and was thinking about letting Ah Ju put on his sack later.

At this point, it would be inappropriate to deny it, even though the relatives present seemed to not believe what Zhuang Ning said.

Xia Zhizhi pouted, pulled Xia Qingqing's sleeve pitifully, and started to talk nonsense: "I beat that kid not only for these reasons, but mainly because he wanted to touch me. He was already 10 years old, and I really couldn't stand it. Sister, I beat people, I'm not a good girl."

Xia Zhizhi seemed to be having a hard time speaking. She lowered her head in shame and began to fake cry.

Zeng Zelan had just finished washing up and was planning to go back to the room with the old man to sleep, but when she heard Xia Zhizhi say this, she instantly became alert.

He hurried over and took Xia Zhizhi from Xia Qingqing's arms, holding her in his arms like an old hen protecting her cubs, and said with great distress: "Go ahead and hit her. Our Zhizhi is so well behaved and timid. She must have been frightened when encountering something like this. It's really pitiful."

Seeing Xia Zhizhi like this, Xia Qingqing was also heartbroken. Oh, her poor and sensible sister, who always only reported good news and not sorrow, suffered so much when she was young, but she never talked about it. It must be that child who was too much to force her sister to be like this.

Xia Qingqing said angrily: "It's all that naughty kid's fault. He made our Zhizhi like this. I think the beating was too light!"

Xia Zhizhi's third brother Xia Zhuoyue has always been a reckless person. He doesn't think there is anything wrong with hitting people. He just thinks Xia Zhizhi is worthy of being a child of their Xia family.

Xia Zhuoyue showed a proud look on his face, and he comforted Xia Zhizhi proudly: "Fourth sister, you did a good job. People like this should be beaten, and his father should be beaten together. Who told him not to teach the child well!"

Xia Zhuoran, the second son of the Xia family, was not as simple-minded as the third son. He listened beside them, frowned slightly, and said with a distressed look on his face: "He was just beaten, but he left such a psychological shadow on our Zhizhi. How hateful!"

Zhuang Ning's eyes widened. Xia Zhizhi was pretty, but he really couldn't put this girl in the category of weak, pitiful and innocent.

After all, he had heard the crisp sound of Xia Zhizhi slapping someone in the face. He knew it hurt just by listening to the sound. He was not bragging, but those threatening words were still fresh in his mind and he could not forget them even if he wanted to.

Not to mention myself, I guess the child will have nightmares at night.

Zhuang Ning was amazed to see the Xia family taking care of Xia Zhizhi as if she were a glass doll. After all, he was just an ordinary young man and had never seen such a scene before.

He was filled with confusion and for a moment suspected that he was hallucinating. He couldn't help but reach out and scratch his ears with his fingers.

Xia Zhizhi had been coaxed into a good sleep. Xia Qingqing patted her head lovingly and said to Zhuang Ning, "It's time. Zhizhi must be sleepy. I'll go back to the room with her and sleep first. You can stay with Zhuoran for a while."

Zhuang Ning had been hanging out with her childhood friend for a long time, so she was used to it. She nodded and said, "Oh, oh, okay, sister, you two should go and rest first."

After the two sisters returned to the house, in order not to disturb their grandparents' rest, Xia Zhuoran also took Zhuang Ning back to his own house.

Seeing Xia Zhuoran still looking distressed, Zhuang Ning couldn't help but ask him in disbelief: "I remember that your grandfather and grandmother were very strict with you. They didn't treat children like that, right? If they continue to treat her like that, aren't you afraid that she will grow up to be a troublemaker?"

The brothers Xia Zhuoran and Xia Zhuoyue had already known the news that their sister had returned home, but unfortunately they couldn't just take leave and leave because of work.

So in order to get to know more about their sister whom they had never met, the two read many of Xia Zhizhi's articles. After thinking about them, they felt that they knew their sister very well.

Being able to write so many passionate articles, I don’t need to say much. My sister is definitely a kind, gentle and positive girl!

Xia Zhuoran didn't like people misunderstanding Xia Zhizhi. He looked at Zhuang Ning disapprovingly and explained to him: "You don't know, this little sister of mine has suffered a lot. She was kidnapped by someone with ulterior motives when she was young. She never had a full meal since she was a child. She was lonely and helpless, and was forced to go to the countryside. Even so, she was still a kind and good child. She lived frugally in the countryside and never forgot to give me, her brother, support..."

Xia Zhuoran said a lot of things, and finally concluded: "It's not that we are used to children, she is timid and sensitive. As the head of the family, we naturally have to encourage her more."