Chapter 383: I Was Fierce

Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao nodded vigorously.

"Got it."

Gu Chenghuai patted his sons' heads, "Listen to your mother, avoid the fragile areas when beating people."

Then he taught the twins a few moves.

The two cubs exercised with their dad every day and had great bodies. They had learned boxing two years ago, but Gu Chenghuai was afraid they would become little bullies without a sense of proportion, so he hadn't dared to teach them much. Knowing his daughter had been bullied by a little yellow-haired brat, he immediately started teaching them martial arts.

Lin Zhao chuckled.

Qiao Hui untied Seeing Yaobao's braids and used her fingers as a comb to brush her hair, which was actually massaging her scalp.

"Auntie Hui, this feels so good," Seeing Yaobao said in a soft, milky voice.

Qiao Hui had no children and treated the four Gu cubs as her own. Hearing her call her "Auntie" in such a soft voice, the corners of her mouth lifted involuntarily.

"If it feels good, I'll massage it more for you," she said indulgently, "Does your head still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore," Seeing Yaobao squinted her eyes comfortably.

Lin Zhao scraped the tip of her daughter's nose with her finger, "You sure know how to enjoy yourself."

"Mom~~~" Seeing Yaobao grabbed her mother's sleeve and shook it.

"Alright, alright, I won't say anything else." Changing the subject, Lin Zhao asked, "Were you angry when the bad kid pulled your hair? Did you get fierce with him?"

"I did," Seeing Yaobao nodded super seriously.

She puffed out her cheeks, her little eyebrows furrowed, and holding her harmless little fists, she made a baring-teeth expression just like Mei Qiu, "I was fierce."

It was milky-fierce, with no lethality at all.

"How were you fierce?" Gu Chenghuai raised an eyebrow.

Seeing Yaobao blinked her eyes, "I was fierce."

Gu Chenghuai: "..."

Lin Zhao: "Pfft..."

Seeing Yaobao's big, cute eyes were full of confusion, "What are you laughing at?"

"Our Seeing Yaobao is cute."

The little girl's smile was sweet.

In the afternoon, Lin Zhao and Gu Chenghuai went to take the twins to the nursery class.

After arriving, Qian Bao saw the hand-itchy Pan Lin—yes, his name wasn't Pan Yulin, it was Pan Lin. The twins were angry that he bullied their sister, so they took his name apart.

Lin Zhao & Gu Chenghuai: "..."

Pan Lin was a bit fatter than other children, obviously spoiled at home. Seeing Seeing Yaobao, he was just about to rush forward when he met a face with no expression.

"The cub of Battalion Commander Pan's family?" Gu Chenghuai's tone was flat, planning to find old Pan to spar in the evening. If he couldn't manage his family well, he shouldn't be slacking off in training.

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Pan Lin's body stiffened, and he scurried away.

"Tsk," Gu Chenghuai clicked his tongue lightly and pinched his daughter's little chubby face, "Stay away from those little brats, you hear?"

Seeing Yaobao smiled sweetly, "I listen to Dad."

"Good daughter." Gu Chenghuai leaned his face over and received a sweet kiss from his daughter.

The daughter-slave's mouth lifted, and he said indulgently, "Dad asked someone to buy you a new doll; you'll receive it in a few days. Be good, Dad will buy you whatever you want."

Seeing Yaobao opened her eyes wide in excitement, "Is it the kind of doll with hair?"

"Yes."

The little girl kissed him a few more times, "Dad is so good, I love Dad."

Seeing Lin Zhao, she hugged her neck and kissed her a few more times, "I love Mom the most."

Lin Zhao: Little master of balancing water.

Complaining in her heart, Lin Zhao kissed her daughter's face back, "If anything happens, go find your brothers, okay?"

"Mm," Seeing Yaobao answered obediently, "I'm smart, I'll find my brothers."

"Right, Seeing Yaobao is the smartest," Lin Zhao praised her according to her daughter's wishes.

Seeing Yaobao curved her eyebrows and eyes, and hand-in-hand with her brother, she entered the nursery class.

The couple watched the two little treasures' short, stout backs disappear. Just as they were about to go home, they saw the twins playing and fighting with Jiang Rong.

Instantly, Lin Zhao felt a headache.

Cubs, you two are the villains, the tragic villains whose family fortune will all fall into the pockets of the male and female leads. Don't get so close to people, you'll become unfortunate, ahhh.

"What's wrong?" Gu Chenghuai noticed his wife's expression was off.

"Nothing, do you know whose family that little boy is from?" Lin Zhao's expression returned to normal, and she asked casually.

"I know, it's Deputy Regiment Commander Jiang's kid," Gu Chenghuai said, sharing the information he knew, "Deputy Regiment Commander Jiang just transferred from the southern military district. He and his wife and children have been separated for years; only after transferring here did he bring his wife and children over."

"How is Regiment Commander Jiang as a person?"

Gu Chenghuai looked at Lin Zhao, seemingly a bit puzzled as to why she was concerned about a stranger, "Not close, only met a few times. I have a good impression of him."

He always had a natural affinity for comrades who had been on the battlefield.

Lin Zhao was afraid of being too obvious, so she didn't continue asking.

Sure enough, Gu Chenghuai just thought the conversation had drifted there; Zhao Zhao didn't care about the Jiang family's affairs and didn't take it to heart.

Gu Chenghuai had training tasks in the afternoon, so he didn't go home and went straight to work.

The fate between the male and female leads was miraculous. No matter the setting, they would eventually run into each other. Once they did, the pink thread connecting them could never be broken.

Living in the same military family building, Jiang Rong and Lu Baozhen still met.

Even though Lu Baozhen was now dark and thin, her expression timid, her body dirty, and there wasn't a single shining point on her, the little male lead still felt pity for her for some inexplicable reason.

"You are not allowed to bully people." Jiang Rong stood in front of Lu Baozhen, his face stern as he reprimanded the boys who were bullying the girl, "You are all men, how can you bully a girl? Aren't you afraid of losing face for your parents?"

The boys' tempers flared.

"None of your business! You're siding with Lu Baozhen like this, are you in cahoots with this thief?" Hei Dan said angrily.

Jiang Rong didn't want to be inexplicably labeled a thief. His single eyelids, which usually carried a smile, lost their smile, and his expression was serious, "This is slander."

"Then why are you protecting Lu Baozhen?" another little boy said.

Before Jiang Rong could answer, the only little girl in the thief-catching team said, "Lu Baozhen is dirty and smelly, and she steals things everywhere. Stop worrying about her, or I won't be friends with you anymore."

Jiang Rong had originally wanted to explain, but upon hearing this, he lost the mood to explain.

He looked stern, "This behavior of yours is forming a small clique to bully people. I won't be friends with bad kids."

Hei Dan bristled, "Who are you calling a bad kid?"

"Whoever forms a small clique is a bad kid." Jiang Rong stood with his shoulders and back straight, his tone forceful.

"You've got guts." Hei Dan pointed at him with his right finger, his lips trembling with anger, "You don't want to be friends with us, but we aren't lacking you as a friend. What's so great about you? Hmph, boys, let's go."

"Yes, boss."

Several children left in a huff.

Jiang Rong: "..."

Lu Baozhen stared at Jiang Rong, her eyes not blinking at all.

"Did you steal their things?" Jiang Rong turned around and asked her seriously.

Lu Baozhen was dazed, not knowing what she was thinking, and didn't speak.

Jiang Rong frowned and asked again, "Did you steal things or not?! If you stole them, return them to them. Stealing is not a good habit, it's bad."

Lu Baozhen came back to her senses and said aggrievedly, "No, I didn't steal."

The rice ball was already in her stomach; who could prove she took it? She wouldn't admit it.

"Then why do they say that about you?" Jiang Rong's brow furrowed even tighter.

Boys of this age were very serious and had a sense of chivalry, feeling that there were too many things they could manage.

Lu Baozhen was no longer the pampered child of the Lu family; over the past few years, she had grown quite a few schemes.

She lowered her brows, her eyelashes stained with moisture, and she tugged at the hem of her patched black short-sleeved shirt, her voice carrying a cry, "I don't know, they all bully me."

Seeming to tremble with fear, Lu Baozhen looked at Jiang Rong cautiously and whispered, "They are good friends with Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao. Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao don't like me, and no one pays attention to me..."

Jiang Rong was stunned.

He had a pretty good impression of Gu Zhiyu and Gu Zhiheng; he hadn't realized they were that kind of people.

"Really? I know them, they are very polite and wouldn't bully people."

Lu Baozhen bit the soft flesh inside her mouth, and only after tasting the rust-like blood did she release her teeth.

She lowered her eyes, and Jiang Rong couldn't see her expression.

"There must be some misunderstanding," Jiang Rong said, "Whatever the misunderstanding is, it's better to resolve it. Do you need my help?"

Lu Baozhen pretended to be in a difficult position, "No need, Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao don't want to see me, and they don't want me to play with Seeing Yaobao."

"I heard you all came from the same brigade, you're all fellow villagers, why hold a grudge? Let me speak for you all; it's better to resolve grievances than to keep them," Jiang Rong said.

Lu Baozhen didn't want to refuse the person in front of her; this was the first brother who had shown her full kindness, and she didn't want to be hated.

"Okay."

Jiang Rong wanted to rub her hair, but upon lowering his head, he saw small animals jumping on Lu Baozhen's head. His scalp went numb, and he almost jumped up.

"I'm leaving first, you go home too." His stomach felt a bit uncomfortable, and feeling itchy all over, he quickly left the spot.

The disgust that flashed in Jiang Rong's eyes was all caught by Lu Baozhen.

Having long since lost her shame to survive, her face turned red, and she wished she could dig a hole and bury herself in it.

Returning home, after great effort, she begged her father to buy a fine-toothed comb, combed her hair five times a day, and finally combed out all the lice.

When Jiang Rong met her again and saw that Lu Baozhen's head was clean, he was willing to talk to her a few more times.

He still remembered the matter of speaking for the Gu siblings and Lu Baozhen.

Jiang Rong knew Seeing Yaobao had a soft personality and was easy to talk to, so he brought Lu Baozhen to find her.

"Seeing Yaobao, look who I brought?" Jiang Rong called Seeing Yaobao over. He had helped Seeing Yaobao before, and Seeing Yaobao had a good impression of him, so she came as soon as he called.

The little bun saw Lu Baozhen, puffed out her cheeks involuntarily, and took a few steps back, in a defensive state.

"Go away, go away," she said in her milky voice, her little expression puffed up with anger.

The child was exquisite and cute; no matter what expression she made, it was only cute, making it impossible for people to have the heart to scold her.

Jiang Rong's heart softened from the cuteness. He slowed his tone, "Seeing Yaobao, this is a sister from your same village, how can you tell her to go away? That's not very polite. No one likes impolite children."

Seeing Yaobao was just a normally growing little girl; she wasn't very quick-witted, her personality was soft, and her tongue wasn't very sharp.

The hot-tempered child's eyes turned red, and just as she was about to leave, her hand was held by her brother.

"Sister, don't cry, brother is here," Qian Bao coaxed his sister with a straight face.

Turning his head to look at Jiang Rong, his exquisite little face was stern, "My sister is liked by plenty of people no matter what, you don't need to worry, Brother Jiang."

With the appearance of a little adult, he faced off against the big brother who was much taller than him, his words clear, not losing the upper hand at all.

Jiang Rong subconsciously didn't treat him like a child, smiling gently, "Qian Bao, I didn't mean to lecture Seeing Yaobao..."

He was a stranger to Qian Bao, and Qian Bao couldn't be bothered to talk to him much, interrupting Jiang Rong's words, "Not important, my sister needs to drink water, I'm taking her back."

Qian Bao turned around, holding his sister's hand.

After walking a few steps, he was seen saying two words to Seeing Yaobao, then ran back, saying seriously, "Who my sister plays with and who she is friends with is her freedom. Brother Jiang, please don't do unnecessary things, or I will be angry."

After speaking, he didn't look at Jiang Rong's expression and really left this time.

Lu Baozhen gritted her teeth, suppressing the anger in her heart, "Brother Jiang, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me... you wouldn't have been scolded."

Jiang Rong didn't pay attention to Qian Bao's words.

He really had been a bit presumptuous...

Sigh, now Seeing Yaobao won't like him anymore.

"I shouldn't have brought you over," Jiang Rong said, full of regret.

Lu Baozhen: "??"

Qian Bao coaxed his sister for a long time before she was happy again. In his heart, he was quite dissatisfied with Jiang Rong.

That day, when Xiang Yubao and Gu Hangbao came to pick up their younger brother and sister to go home, Qian Bao told his two older brothers everything about Jiang Rong bringing Lu Baozhen over.

Xiang Yubao frowned.

Gu Hangbao had a violent temper, clenching his fists, "Is Jiang Rong brain-damaged?! He helped Lu Baozhen bully my sister. He's no longer my friend, I'm going to break ties with him."

"No need," Xiang Yubao had grown up, his schemes were endless, and he walked the path of a smiling tiger.

He said, "Just don't be close. Only kids break ties at every turn. From now on, we'll keep an eye on him and don't let him get close to Seeing Yaobao again."

Gu Hangbao listened to his brother, "Okay, I'll listen to brother."

From then on, Jiang Rong never had the chance to get close to Seeing Yaobao; the twins always had ways to keep him from approaching their sister.

Two weeks passed, and Lin Zhao didn't see the little male lead come to the door again. Only after asking the twins did she know what had happened.

Lin Zhao: "!!!"

She rubbed her son's face affectionately, "How are you so great! You're really great, my son! How does my son have so many schemes? How did this brain grow? Doing big things quietly, it's so reassuring, I'm proud of you."

After a round of this, the twins were praised until they almost floated to the sky.

She pulled Qian Bao into her arms and kissed him several times, "Our Qian Bao is also reliable, protecting your sister so well at such a young age, how are you so great, baby! No, I have to reward you all. Do you want to eat braised pork?"

"Yes!" the four cubs shouted in unison, with Seeing Yaobao's voice the loudest.

"Want to eat, baby wants to eat," the little girl stretched out her right hand hard, "Want to eat five pieces."

"Okay, our Seeing Yaobao can eat as many pieces as she wants," Lin Zhao said gently.

Her children were all too great; how were they so worry-free?

She had been worried before, afraid Seeing Yaobao would fall into the original plot's cycle again and become a stepping stone for the male and female leads' relationship. She didn't expect her brother to solve the problem at the source.

Seeing Mom was in a good mood, Qian Bao hesitated, then tugged Lin Zhao's sleeve lightly, "Mom..."

"Hm? What's wrong, Qian Bao?" Lin Zhao saw the child hesitating, her eyes warm, "What can't you tell me? I'm Mom, you can make any request in front of me."

Qian Bao nestled obediently in Lin Zhao's arms, his eyebrows full of anticipation, "I don't want to go to the nursery class, I want to go to Grandpa Zhou's place."

Lin Zhao was stunned.

He was talking about Zhou Liguo, the head of the military district research institute. Gu Chenghuai had taken Qian Bao there once, and the child remembered it, showing 100% curiosity and interest, his heart flying there.

"But you're still too young..." Lin Zhao hesitated.

Qian Bao's eyes dimmed.

Lin Zhao couldn't bear to see the little fledgling wanting to spread its wings looking wilted. Her heart softened, and she changed her words, "How about this, I'll discuss it with your dad. If your Grandpa Zhou is willing, you can go if you want. If he also thinks you're too young, then we'll..."

Qian Bao took the initiative to finish the sentence, "Then I'll study hard and go when I grow up." ===== CHAPTER 384 =====