Chapter 216: Gathering Conflict

Evening.

Bai Shuruo had the Manor's driver take her and Xiaofeng to Tan Hanqiu's home.

This was indeed just an ordinary gathering; those who came were all relatives and friends of the Tan family, as well as a few company executives.

The Tan family's courtyard was very large and even had a specially designated children's area; there were over a dozen children aged 0-10 present, and Xiaofeng was extremely excited, happily going off to play with them.

After Bai Shuruo greeted Tan Hansheng and the Tan family members, she took the initiative to look after the children so that the other adults could play with peace of mind.

In short, she was handing out water and food, just like a nanny.

But she didn't mind; compared to socializing, she felt that spending time with a group of children was happier.

Among them, a few mothers watching their children here had never seen Bai Shuruo before, and seeing her bring Xiaofeng, they curiously asked, "Oh, we haven't seen you before, may I ask who you are?"

Bai Shuruo said, "I am a friend of Elder Tan, and also an employee of the company."

The few mothers then smiled at each other.

So she was here to cling to connections again, not only coming with a thick skin herself but also bringing her daughter.

It was a pity that her daughter was so young and already had to be reduced to a tool for her to cling to connections, tsk tsk.

Tan Hansheng had just lost his wife, and although he was nearly 70, well, men, very few can endure loneliness; there are plenty who are 80 and still want to find young girls.

Bai Shuruo knew what these people were thinking in their hearts; she smiled awkwardly but did not explain.

She indeed only came here because of her connection to Tan Hanqiu; as for what some people thought in their hearts, that was up to them.

During this time, Tan Yitong also came over to greet Bai Shuruo; seeing Xiaofeng, Tan Yitong felt she looked a bit familiar, but didn't think much of it.

Until Tan Yitong's youngest son also ran out.

This youngest son's nickname was Dazhuang; his parents didn't have him until they were 40, and he had four older sisters above him. Because he was thin and small when he was born, he was named Xiaozhuang, but unexpectedly, as this name was called more and more, he really grew up to be sturdy and strong, and later everyone just called him Dazhuang.

When Dazhuang came out and saw Xiaofeng, he suddenly shouted, "Han Jiarui!"

Then he ran toward her.

Seeing Dazhuang, Xiaofeng immediately put her hands on her hips: "Bad Dazhuang."

"Bad Jiarui, what are you doing coming to my house?"

Xiaofeng couldn't explain why, so she just put her hands on her hips and then exhaled through her nose: "Hmph!"

Seeing that the two children were about to start arguing, Dazhuang's mother hurriedly came over to stop them and asked Dazhuang, "Why are you scolding the little girl? Do you know each other?"

Dazhuang pointed at Xiaofeng and said, "She pushed me at kindergarten yesterday."

Xiaofeng was not to be outdone: "Who told you to bully Daniu?"

"So what if I bullied her? What does that have to do with you?"

"My grandpa said, you can't just bully children; if you bully her, I have to teach you a lesson!"

"You wild child!"

"You're the wild child!"

Seeing that the two children were about to fight, Bai Shuruo hurriedly stopped Xiaofeng and said, "Xiaofeng, don't argue, tell Mommy, what is going on here?"

Xiaofeng said, "Dazhuang often bullies other children at kindergarten, so I had to teach him a lesson."

Tan Yitong also came over; he suddenly remembered that yesterday the teacher called the parents, saying Dazhuang and a little girl had a conflict and Dazhuang was beaten by the little girl. Tan Yitong went and saw the little girl was not even three years old, while his own son was nearly four; he felt extremely embarrassed at the time and just lectured his son and left it at that.

So that little girl was the one in front of him.

At the same time, he was puzzled: how could Bai Shuruo's daughter attend that kind of kindergarten? Didn't she say she was from Fengcheng and was a "North Drifter"? Even if she had a daughter, she couldn't afford such an expensive kindergarten.

While Tan Yitong was conflicted, his wife was unhappy; this was her only son, born when she was at the advanced age of forty.

"Dazhuang, tell Mommy, what is going on with you two?"

Dazhuang said aggrievedly, "This new little girl is too savage and always bullies me."

"How did she bully you? Did she hit you?"

"She hit me!" Dazhuang said decisively.

Xiaofeng was unhappy and said, "You were the one who hit people first."

"I didn't." Dazhuang argued.

Dazhuang's mother's face had already darkened.

She looked at Bai Shuruo with an unpleasant expression: "We don't welcome ill-mannered girls here, especially those who often fight. What does it look like for a girl to fight every day?"

Bai Shuruo looked at the aggrieved Xiaofeng and thought, it might be better to just leave.

But if she just left like this, wouldn't it look like she had a guilty conscience?

She couldn't help but say, "I don't know the situation they had at kindergarten; why don't we ask the teacher at kindergarten on Monday and pull up the surveillance footage? Wouldn't that make it crystal clear?"

Dazhuang's mother was still unhappy: "Then how do you act as a mother? You don't even know how your daughter is doing at kindergarten?"

"I've been busy lately, so it's all handled by her father and grandparents," Bai Shuruo said.

Dazhuang's mother said, "Then you really need to find out; my son is usually very well-behaved and wouldn't bully people for no reason."

The people nearby heard this and couldn't help but feel puzzled in their hearts; Dazhuang's character was obvious to all, and only his mother thought her own child was the best-behaved in the world.

Bai Shuruo was unconvinced and also said, "But my Xiaofeng is also very well-behaved at home, and she wouldn't bully people for no reason either."

Dazhuang's mother suddenly remembered: "By the way, who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Tan Yitong said, "She is an employee of the company and knows our father."

Dazhuang's mother couldn't help but look Bai Shuruo up and down, then looked at Xiaofeng, and whispered to Tan Yitong, "Our father, wouldn't he... have given you a little sister?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Tan Yitong was angry.

But there were many people here, so Tan Yitong didn't lash out and said to Bai Shuruo, "Shuruo, it's getting late; why don't you take the child back first? After I investigate the process clearly, I'll talk to you again."

Bai Shuruo knew that when Tan Yitong said he would investigate, he actually wouldn't; he just wanted to smooth things over and didn't want to make his wife angry.

"Xiaofeng, let's go." Bai Shuruo held Xiaofeng's hand.

However, Xiaofeng was having a great time playing and didn't want to leave at all; it was rare to have so many children playing together here, and her building blocks weren't finished yet.

"I'm not leaving," Xiaofeng said stubbornly.

"Xiaofeng, don't make a scene!"

"Mom, I just don't want to leave!" Xiaofeng said.

Bai Shuruo felt helpless and was just about to forcibly carry Xiaofeng away when a cold, clear voice came: "Xiaofeng, Daddy is here."

Xiaofeng turned around, saw Han Yangting, and she immediately became excited.

Having spent so long with Daddy, she liked him more and more, always feeling that as long as Daddy was there, she didn't have to be afraid of anything.

"Daddy!" Xiaofeng took off running toward Han Yangting.