"How’s it going? How’s it going? Little Jian, you didn’t get bullied, did you?" Grandpa rushed forward to ask the moment he stepped through the door.
"Bullied? How could I possibly be bullied?" Jian Dan said, raising her chin proudly.
"Chu Liyuan, really? She really wasn’t wronged?" Chu Zhiyuan looked at Chu Liyuan for an answer.
"Yes, she was."
"Hmm?" Chu Zhiyuan immediately turned his gaze back to Jian Dan, ready to speak, when he heard Chu Liyuan’s next words, "By them!"
"Hmm?"
"Not only was your granddaughter-in-law not wronged, she nearly drove the other party half-mad with anger!" Chu Liyuan said calmly.
"Really? That’s our Little Jian! I can just picture that old Yang guy’s beard all twisted with anger, just thinking about it makes me happy."
"Grandpa, the way you’re delighting in other people’s misfortune is really... too cute!" Jian Dan deliberately slowed her speech, and as she said the last four words, she reached out her hands.
Chu Zhiyuan immediately understood and raised his hands, and the two of them happily high-fived in celebration.
"I told you, Dan Dan was definitely ing back safe and sound! You just wouldn’t believe me, now you’ve seen it with your own eyes, aren’t you relieved?" Jian Hui said to Liao Xinyue, holding her hand.
"This fellow classmate, do you feel like talking? Those unaware outside might think sister-in-law’s my real sister! You, as her real brother, don’t show the slightest concern for your sister." Jian Dan said irritably, hands on her hips, looking at Jian Hui.
"Of course I care, it’s just that my sister’s bat skills are so formidable, ordinary folks can’t handle her. Plus, with the brother-in-law acpanying you, I naturally have even less to worry about." Jian Hui spoke with a knowing look.
"You really are my real brother!"
"Well, what else would I be?"
"Sister-in-law, please take my brother away quickly, or I might not resist beating him up!" Jian Dan said, clenching her fists.
As soon as Jian Dan finished speaking, Jian Hui had already disappeared from her sight, holding Xinyue’s hand.
"Jian Jian, is there somewhere you want to go this afternoon?" Chu Liyuan asked softly.
"Of course there is. I searched a bit yesterday, and it looks like we have a really nice night market nearby. We can check it out later."
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
Before Chu Liyuan could react, Grandpa and Jian Xiaokai had already spoken up as representatives.
"Then it’s settled."
They each went to rest in their rooms, and around 4 in the afternoon, they prepared to set off.
Instead of choosing to drive, they opted to go by bicycle.
For some reason, everyone else was riding easily, yet Jian Dan found it exceptionally strenuous.
"Little Jian, why are you riding so slowly? Have you been too busy with other things lately and lacking exercise?" Grandpa teased.
"Who says so? I’m riding slowly because I want to enjoy the scenery along the way. What’s the point of zipping past it all at once?" Jian Dan stubbornly replied.
In reality, she was pushing her legs with all her might, almost to the point of cramping, yet the bike just wouldn’t pick up speed, even though she had turned the gear shift to the max.
Especially with the big uphill ahead, Jian Dan felt she’d used every ounce of strength she had, yet she couldn’t make the pedals move.
"Uncle, I think there’s something wrong with my gear shifter!" Realizing it was probably a gear issue, Jian Dan no longer pretended.
Chu Liyuan had just started to head back when he saw Jian Dan’s bike rapidly sliding down the hill.
"Jian Jian, brake!" Chu Liyuan panicked immediately, rushing to catch up, but there was some distance between them, so it took him a moment to reach her.
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