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The aunt started to curse and was about to pull Mei Fang's ears. At this time, Mei Fang shouted:
"What! Adults are bullying children, right?"
The man standing by understood Mei Fang's intention when he heard this - he naturally stood between the aunt and Mei Fang to prevent her from hitting Mei Fang.
"Hey, he's still a child! You're such a grown-up, why are you arguing with a child? Do you have any shame?"
"This damn kid is at least in the sixth grade, and our Zhuangzhuang is only in the second grade. Where did this scoundrel come from? He hit me so hard, he has no shame!"
"If a kid can't win a fight, what does that have to do with age? It's because he doesn't have the ability!"
This is what the aunt said when she was teaching the uncle a lesson just now. Mei Fang retaliated in the same way. The aunt couldn't find any words to refute for a moment and could only glare at Mei Fang with gritted teeth.
But the child Mei Fang was obviously not afraid of her as an adult at all, and just glared back at her.
Mei Fang's slap obviously cast a huge shadow on the young heart of this fat boy. At this time, he was ashamed and angry, so he had to grab his mother's clothes and cry and ask her to hit him back.
Seeing that his mother was reluctant to stand up for him, Xiaopang started rolling around on the trampoline. His pants were almost pulled off, exposing his buttocks. There was nothing he could do.
At this time, more and more children and parents gathered around, and the aunt realized that she could not afford to lose face, so she grabbed Xiaopang's ear and dragged him out of the playground in shame.
After resolving the dispute, Mei Fang returned to his sister and Xia Yuan, and his sister threw herself into Mei Fang's arms.
"This is the first time I've seen you lose your temper like this."
"After all, the other party said something that made my blood pressure soar. It's hard not to get angry..."
What Mei Fang hates most in his life is naughty children.
Once he worked overtime all night and was taking the bus home. There was a naughty kid on the bus who kept kicking him. He reminded the kid's parents several times, but they didn't take it seriously at all.
Mei Fang has been holding a grudge about this incident for the rest of his life, and still regrets not having taught him a lesson.
"Brother, you look so handsome today!"
Meiya held her head high with a smile on her face, "I really, really, really admire you today!"
"What do you mean by that... Don't you usually worship me? Huh?"
Mei Fang pinched Mei Ya's cheek, while Xia Yuan on the side held her chin with a fascinated expression.
"Tsk tsk, you say you hate your sister, but you're still willing to stand up for her..."
"My sister is such a creature."
Mei Fang sighed, patted his sister's head and explained, "Only I can say bad things about her, no one else can, let alone touch her casually."
"Although, fighting is not a good behavior, especially bullying the weak. Xiaoya, don't learn from your brother."
"Brother is not bullying the weak. Brother is upholding justice and doing what is right!"
Little Meiya suddenly blurted out a lot of powerful idioms. This was one of the rare times she stood on Mei Fang's side. Xia Yuan tried hard to persuade Meiya but ultimately failed.
For Mei Fang, his younger sister was indeed an unexpected product of this reborn world.
For a period of time after she was born, Mei Fang, who lacked experience in past lives, felt very confused about how to face her.
But since she has come into this world and become Mei Fang's family, Mei Fang has gradually gotten used to loving her.
He had no reason not to protect her.
After coming out of the amusement park, Mei Fang went to the drugstore and bought a Band-Aid for Mei Ya.
"If Auntie finds out that Xiaoya is injured, will she blame you?"
Xia Yuan thought for a moment and said, "When the time comes, just say it was my fault."
"No need!" Meiya shook her head, "I'll say I fell on my own! But you can't tell mom and dad about what happened at the playground. This is our little secret!"
Hearing Mei Ya talking about little secrets, Xia Yuan couldn't help but burst out laughing, and deliberately stared at Mei Fang for a long time.
Mei Fang knew that she was talking about the lie that happened when she was a child, so she just responded with a hum and expressed no comment on this little action.
Mei Fang and Xia Yuan said goodbye to each other at the gate of the community. After returning home, he found that Xia Yuan had left his schoolbag at his house.
So you were tricked by my sister into coming to my house to do homework?
Mei Fang carried Xia Yuan's schoolbag to her house. Before she rang the doorbell, she heard the sound of broken ceramics coming from inside the house from outside the yard, followed by intermittent quarrels. Some disturbing memories emerged in Mei Fang's mind.
When he was hesitating whether to ring the doorbell, the door suddenly opened and Xia Yuan ran out in a hurry.
She looked like she wanted to get some fresh air outside, so she was surprised to see Mei Fang standing at the door. Then she rubbed her eyes and walked over quickly.
"What's wrong? You came to me suddenly."
"You forgot to take your schoolbag back."
"Oh, so that's it..."
Xia Yuan smiled and said, "I was thinking of doing my homework when I have time, I forgot about it. Thank you."
"Um...is everything alright at your home?"
Xia Yuan was stunned at first, then she smiled and waved her hands, "Did you hear the sound? Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong. It was just that mom accidentally broke the vase. It's nothing."
"..."
Mei Fang looked at Xia Yuan's face and nodded slightly.
"Anyway...you can talk to me if you have anything to discuss. We are best friends."
"Haha, Mei Fang, what are you talking about? You're so weird!
Xia Yuan smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, don't think about it."
"..."
Mei Fang kept looking at Xia Yuan, then reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of Xia Yuan's eyes.
"Why can't you just trust me for once? You're so annoying."
After being exposed, Xia Yuan's voice gradually became as thin as a mosquito.
"You're having so much fun today... It's my own family matter, and I don't want to ruin your mood."
"Don't say such polite things. We are good friends. You can tell me anything."
Xia Yuan rubbed his eyes and said, "Let's wait until tomorrow at school and I'll tell you."
"Don't drink water casually... Well, I mean, you have to pour the water yourself, and ah..."
Mei Fang gave Xia Yuan some strange precautions, so strange that Mei Fang himself felt speechless. In the end, Mei Fang ended the awkward conversation by saying it was a joke.
After leaving Xia Yuan's house, Mei Fang wandered around the community for a long time, thinking about his next plans.
What is coming cannot be escaped...
Mei Fang vaguely remembered that the tragedy happened in a snowy winter.
However, according to the currently observed development of the world line, the possibility of a given event occurring ahead of schedule is not high.
So before that, we must nip the problem in the bud.
The sooner the better.
Chapter 027 Mei Fang's Plan
The next morning, Mei Fang got up earlier than usual and waited for Xia Yuan at the gate of the community.
Because the elementary school was not far from home, Xia Yuan did not usually go to school with her mother. Of course, she did not go to class with Mei Fang every day like her childhood sweethearts in Sakura Country.
When Mei Fang saw Xia Yuan, she was still squinting her eyes and yawning, as if she had just woken up. She was a little surprised and happy to see Mei Fang waiting for her at the door.
"Good morning, have you been waiting for me?"
"I just happened to see you coming, so I waited for a while."
"Is that so..." Xia Yuan lowered her head and pursed her lips in thought for a while, then raised her head and smiled, "Let's talk while we walk."
On the way to school with Mei Fang, Xia Yuan explained what happened in her family last night and in recent times.
Although Xia Yuan's father's hotel business seems to be booming, it has actually been running out of money for a long time, so he has been borrowing money from outside and has accumulated a lot of debts.
After my mother learned about this, she advised my father to sell the hotel in time to stop the loss, but my father did not intend to do so. He even wanted to mortgage the family house to pay off the debt.
The quarrel between the two in the room alarmed Xia Yuan. After failing to persuade them to stop quarreling, Xia Yuan's father rushed out of the room.
Xia Yuan's mother also called Xia Yuan and told her the cause of the incident, hoping that she would persuade her father not to continue to act on his own.
"It's the first time I've seen Dad show that kind of expression... He's always been a very gentle person and has never been mean to me and Mom."
Xia Yuan's expression was very bitter. "But when I went to talk to my dad about this last night, he ignored me and even told me that children should not interfere in adult matters."
Although Xia Yuan's words contained some of his own subjective understanding, Mei Fang had almost figured out the ins and outs of the matter.
The hotel is running at a loss and my father wants to continue investing to recover the loss, but my mother thinks it is a bottomless pit.
Judging from the outcome of his previous life, Xia Yuan's father achieved his goal, but subsequently suffered even greater losses, so that their family's financial situation eventually fell into a bottomless abyss and ended up in destruction.
According to Mei Fang's observations over the years, Xia Yuan's parents are people who attach great importance to "decency".
Their decency is reflected in their own cultivation and the education of their daughter. They are very easy-going in dealing with people, regardless of whether they are rich or poor.
However, these upbringings can only be achieved on the basis of material abundance. Once they lose their material wealth or even become heavily in debt, it will be impossible to maintain their "dignity".
Xia Yuan's father is indeed a man who cares about his reputation. In Mei Fang's eyes, losing his reputation is more painful than losing his life.
But it was hard for Mei Fang to imagine that they would eventually go to that extreme and take their daughter with them.
"I think... you're just a kid. If you just talk about reason, your father will definitely not listen to you."
Xia Yuan nodded, "I know. I really don't want Dad to open a hotel anymore. He likes to socialize and drink with his friends more and more. I saw him less and less at home after I went to elementary school. And seeing how obsessed Dad is with the hotel... It's like he's possessed. It makes me feel scared."
"There are only so many things children can do. We are not on an equal footing with adults, so it is almost impossible to convince them with words alone."
Xia Yuan said dejectedly, "Mom told me clearly last night that if Dad continued to do this, she would divorce him, and she also asked me who I would live with. I'm afraid that Mom and Dad will really divorce... I don't want to make this choice."
Mei Fang thought for a moment and said, "Since you don't want to see your parents' relationship break up, and you want to stop your father from going his own way, maybe this plan will work..."
"What plan are you talking about?"
Mei Fang looked at Xia Yuan and explained his plan word by word.
"Running away from home?"
As a guardian, if a child wants to persuade his parents to agree to something, he can basically only hope that his parents will be reasonable.