Zhu Fanfan wasn't afraid at all: "I'll only submit to her if she dares to come to my house. My grandma isn't someone to be trifled with either. She's unreasonable and only cares about whether I've been wronged."
Her grandmother was her greatest support and would unconditionally side with her, so she was fearless. Although her grandfather often bullied her, he would be the first to stand up for her if any outsider bullied her and would definitely rush up to avenge her. She was certain of that.
Ming Laosan didn't care: "My dad can talk. When he comes back, let him scold Jiang Yu's grandma."
There was a shrew in their building whom no one dared to mess with. She often took advantage of others, and after getting what she wanted, she would scold the wronged person. She was so arrogant. One time, she actually wanted to take some vegetables because her father was easy to talk to. But her father calmly said a few kind words to her, and she was so angry that she couldn't speak. She tried to throw a tantrum, but her mother grabbed her and beat her. Later, he saw his father beat up the shrew's sons and grandsons. They were screaming and yelling, much worse than Jiang Yu. From then on, the shrew would avoid his father whenever she saw him. He knew that his father was the most powerful.
Neither of them cared, but when Zhu Fanfan arrived at the Ming family home, she told her godmother what had happened and said, "That's how it is. If she really comes, let me know. I'll hide, and when my grandfather comes back, we'll go directly to her door."
Lin Damei was speechless: "Are you really going to fight that Jiang boy tomorrow to settle things once and for all?"
Yu Min's sister-in-law's biggest regret is that Zhu Mingyue doesn't act like a girl at all. She finally had such a well-behaved and cute child as Fanfan, but she never expected him to be addicted to fighting. Jiang Yu's grandmother is notoriously difficult to deal with.
She had never seen such a talkative person before, who kept babbling on and on. Yet, she never hit or cursed anyone; she just greeted them with a smile and kept chattering until they realized their mistake and apologized. Every group around Xiaolou avoided her like the plague. She didn't know how Old Man Jiang could put up with her.
Zhu Fanfan replied confidently, "Of course not. I'm just giving him a signal that he can retaliate, to stop him from going home to complain. I'll complain before my grandfather comes back, to gain the upper hand. If his grandmother really comes looking for me, should I hit her or not?"
"A showdown between the sexes"—how could he even say that? Does he even know what it means? "Female" refers to a woman, and "male" refers to a man. Why would they need to argue? It's obvious who's male and who's female at a glance.
Besides, she doesn't even pamper her grandfather, why would she pamper an old lady she doesn't even know? Of course, she'd slap her. Wouldn't that sound bad to others? It would damage her image.
Lin Damei had no choice but to agree; she couldn't bear to see Fanfan suffer.
Unexpectedly, Grandma Jiang did not come looking for him until evening. Zhu Jiabao returned first. Because the weather was warm, Liu Yumin started to ride his bicycle to and from get off work by himself, without needing Zhu Jiabao to pick him up. He went home after work.
When Zhu Fanfan saw that her grandfather had returned, she was extremely attentive and offered him the snacks she had bought.
Zhu Jiabao stared at the canned fruit, shrimp crisps, Hero biscuits, and a plate of melon seeds, lost in thought, wondering if he could withstand a beating from his wife.
Finally, he asked, "What exactly did you do wrong? Explain yourself. You know this little bit won't impress me."
Zhu Fanfan took out a pack of cigarettes and gave it to his grandfather. Zhu Jiabao was tempted: "This child, your grandma doesn't let me smoke, saying it's bad for my health. Aren't you afraid of making your grandma angry?"
Zhu Fanfan: ...If you don't snatch the cigarette, but instead put it in your pocket without hesitation after snatching it, she'll believe you.
Zhu Jiabao sat down with peace of mind and started eating snacks. After all, he was already quite old, and it would be embarrassing for others to know he loved snacks. So he could only buy a lot of snacks under the pretense that his granddaughter loved them, and eat some himself. Luckily, his granddaughter didn't like snacks much, so he ate them all. This time he was definitely in trouble, and he needed to use this as a shield to make his wife hate him to the fullest extent. Before he got beaten up, he had to get the substance out of it.
Zhu Fanfan recounted the fight that day in great detail, afraid of missing anything, lest his grandfather be stumped by the questions when he came to the door, thus losing face.
Zhu Jiabao looked complicated: "You said you made someone cry, and they cried really hard?"
Zhu Fanfan replied, "I cried a lot at the time, but I managed to persuade me to stop crying. When I left, I held my head high."
Although he walks with a limp, that doesn't matter.
Zhu Jiabao asked again, "Are you sure you only hit his face and stomach?"
Zhu Fanfan immediately disagreed: "He's the one who hit me, and I'm still in pain!"
Zhu Jiabao didn't know what expression to make; he felt a bit dumbfounded: "He can still hit you? Does he know internal energy?"
Does his granddaughter know that she's someone who can even beat military dogs? Let alone a child, even a grown man might not be able to beat a military dog with his bare hands. He simply doesn't believe she was beaten.
Zhu Fanfan said, looking aggrieved, "Jiang Yu hit my hand with his face several times, and even kicked my foot with his stomach. He was so vicious."
Zhu Jiabao: ...
He felt that Fanfan might have inherited his shamelessness; she was the first person to make such a fuss about hitting someone.
To this, Zhu Jiabao could only say, "I'll pay you back whatever these things are worth when I get my salary."
He couldn't bring himself to beat someone up and then report it; just thinking about it made the other person feel so sorry for him.
Zhu Fanfan used her trump card: acting cute.
While shaking her grandfather's arm, she sweetly called him "Grandpa" and acted coquettishly. She also diligently opened the can of food and brought the biscuits to her mouth. Afraid that the biscuits would be dry, she brought the can of sweet juice to her mouth. Zhu Jiabao was quickly corrupted by the sugar-coated bullets. His mind was in a mess because of the little girl's calls. So he decided to go to the Jiang family to demand justice.
Meanwhile, the Jiang family is also seeking justice, but Old Mrs. Jiang is pleading with them: "Xiao Bao, tell Grandma who hit you, and Grandma will get justice for you. Grandma has always stood up for you before. It hurts Grandma to see you so badly hurt."
Jiang Yu remained silent. He had said he would fight Zhu Fanfan to the death, and he would fight to the death without letting his family interfere. This was his own business, and he wanted to earn back his pride.
If he told his grandma, she would definitely go to find Zhu Fanfan, and the Zhu family would suffer the same fate as his previous friends—he would be beaten by his family and then never speak to them again. He didn't want that; he wanted to be friends with Zhu Fanfan.
No matter what, Jiang Yu wouldn't say a word. Old Mrs. Jiang got angry, and Jiang Yuhe couldn't stand it anymore: "Isn't it normal for children to fight? He hit someone yesterday and got hit today. Is it worth going to the other person's parents? If you keep doing this, which child will want to play with Xiao Yu?"
Grandma Jiang was unwilling to accept this: "My only grandson is like this. It breaks my heart to see him beaten like this. I have to go to their family and reason with them."
Jiang Yuhe also got angry: "What do you mean by saying there's only one grandson? Aren't Jiang Song and Jiang Xin your grandsons? Jiang Xiaomi, do you have to treat them differently?"
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