Qi Shan was about to take Zhu Fanfan home when he brought up Xue Fu on the way: "Uncle Qi, could you keep an eye on him? I have a feeling he's going to ruin my grandfather's reputation."
Qi Shan asked somewhat cautiously, "Do you know who your parents are?"
Zhu Fanfan answered with utmost sincerity: "There's no change that my father is Zhu Ji. My grandparents have never hidden it from me that I'm an adopted child. My maternal grandparents have a very good relationship with my paternal grandparents. I've always known that Fu Jing and Xue Fu are my biological parents. If I were doing well, would I have been adopted? My grandmother said that Xue Fu is the kind of person who is ungrateful. I'm afraid he might do something after he finds out my grandfather's identity."
Zhu Fanfan thought about how such a large sum of money could be accumulated by an honest and law-abiding person. Who knows what he did? Perhaps she could ask her older sister if Xue Fu had done anything illegal and send him straight to jail to prevent him from causing trouble.
Judging from her grandfather's tone, he seemed to know that Xue had a secret stash of money. She should remind him that he shouldn't have bodyguards openly, but could hire them privately.
Qi Shan was curious about Zhu Fanfan's fighting skills. Although he didn't believe it, he still listened to Zhu Fanfan's words about competing with his old leader.
“Fanfan, there’s a secluded spot nearby. Let’s have a match, and let Uncle Qi see your strength. If you’re strong enough, Uncle Qi won’t have to worry about you being bullied in the future. Uncle Qi will hold back and won’t hurt you.”
Although it was somewhat unethical, he couldn't guarantee that Fanfan would be able to defeat him when he grew up, but surely he could do it now? He had always regretted being defeated by the four siblings of the Zhu family.
Zhu Fanfan looked at Uncle Qi speechlessly. You can challenge a five-year-old child, why are you embarrassed?
Qi Shan felt somewhat awkward being stared at. He was fighting with a little bean, and if he won, it would be an unfair victory, and if he lost, it would be extremely humiliating. Either way, he would be the one who didn't get any credit. But when he thought about how even Zhu Mingyue could beat him, he couldn't help but feel resentful.
Zhu Fanfan agreed: "Uncle Qi, I have special abilities, I will use them, please be careful."
Grandpa told her about several people she could absolutely trust, including Uncle Qi, who was her eldest uncle's sworn brother and three years older than him; Uncle Lin, who was her second uncle's sworn brother; her godfather, who was her father's best friend; and Aunt Jian, who was a doctor at another hospital and was very close to her aunt. She could trust these people with her back and told them that having superpowers was okay.
Qi Shan was surprised. Having superpowers was practically a killer instinct, something he had almost never encountered before. Now that he had, he couldn't let it go.
The two found a secluded spot to spar, but it was more of a one-sided torture than a true sparring match. A dose of sleeping potion was all it took to knock Qi Shan out.
Qi Shan: ...It's over before he even made a move?
Zhu Fanfan was embarrassed: "Uncle Qi, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I'm no match for others, so I have a habit of using drugs to trick them before fighting."
After all, she didn't want to fight back. Being beaten by her grandfather every day was already terrible; she was constantly covered in bruises. Every time she was beaten, her grandmother would beat her grandfather, so she just kept quiet.
Qi Shan didn't seem to mind: "It's good that you can protect yourself."
After the drug was removed, Qi Shan still wanted to spar, but he couldn't move. Zhu Fanfan once again put on an innocent expression: "I learned mind control from my godfather and the Five Elements Formation from Grandpa Ji. I set up a trapping formation when I gave you the antidote."
Qi Shan: ...He can't even beat a child.
Zhu Fanfan stopped making a fuss and got into a fighting stance: "Come on, let's have a fair and square duel!"
Judging from their stance, it was clear that Zhu Fanfan was a trained fighter. Qi Shan abandoned his intention to hold back and began to exchange punches and kicks with Zhu Fanfan. At first, he was testing her strength, but gradually he realized that both of them were holding back, so he started to use his full strength. In the end, he had a good grasp of his opponent's strength and stopped fighting in tacit agreement.
Zhu Fanfan sighed, "I'm still too weak. I definitely can't be lazy anymore."
Qi Shan: ...He doesn't want to say anything. There's no normal person in the Zhu family.
Upon arriving at the Fu mansion, Qi Shan left, deeply shaken. Before leaving, he didn't forget to say, "Take a nap at noon, and I'll come pick you up this afternoon. I'll have the best policeman take you to investigate."
When Zhu Fanfan returned home, only Sister Xu was there. Zhu Fanfan jumped onto the sofa and lay down steadily, asking, "Sister Xu, where's Grandma?"
Sister Xu relaxed when she saw that Zhu Fanfan was alright: "You little girl, you scared me to death! Jumping onto the sofa with your back turned, weren't you afraid of falling? Your grandma is resting upstairs, where's Fang Zhiguo who's with you?"
Zhu Fanfan said helplessly, "He accidentally fell and is hospitalized. Sister Xu, when you deliver food to Fu Jing, could you send an extra portion for Uncle Fang?"
Hearing that she was called "sister," the senior student's lips curled up into a smile that she couldn't control. She happily said, "It's nothing, just a small favor. Just let me know which room he's in."
After giving the ward number, Zhu Fanfan suddenly asked, "Sister Xu, do you know the Jing family in Shanghai, the family where several daughters-in-law died in childbirth? They have a son named Jingshangwa."
To everyone's surprise, Sister Xu seemed to have seen a ghost, spitting out three "pui pui pui" sounds before saying, "Don't talk about that, their family is very unlucky."
Zhu Fanfan became interested and sat up, acting cute towards Sister Xu: "Sister Xu, beautiful lady, tell me about it! I'm so curious after hearing about it. If you don't tell me, I feel like I'm being bitten by ants all over. You don't want me to suffer, do you? Sister Xu~~~"
Overwhelmed by the words "great beauty," Sister Xu told what she knew: "Stay away from their family in the future. The Jing family are all workers, not exactly a wealthy family, but every man in their family has more than two women. They think they've kept it a secret, but people have already found out. They just don't want to cause trouble."
Zhu Fanfan was truly stunned. She understood the practice of having wives and concubines in the old society, but in the new society, the law stipulated monogamy. Having more than one wife was considered adultery and would be punished by law.
Sister Xu continued, "The women the Jing family married were all from the countryside. The father of the frog in the well you mentioned had five brothers, and three of them lost their wives. The wives they married were all from nearby villages with large families. After their wives died, they would marry their sisters-in-law, saying that they would feel more at ease having their aunts take care of the children."
I've heard that the family had several girls, all of whom were sold after birth. Some say they were thrown into the mountains to be eaten by wolves, and others have personally witnessed the Jing family sending their newborn children out to sea. I don't know what they were thinking.
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