Xiao Xi Tian turned her head and saw a stout middle-aged man approaching.
He was not tall, with short legs, and his round belly strained his clothes to the point of bursting.
It looked as if it might explode at any moment...
Seeing this, the boy let out a wail and burst into tears.
"Wuwuwu, Daddy, they bullied me! Hurry up and avenge me, wuwu..."
He cried uncontrollably, tears streaming down his face like they were free.
The middle-aged man took a few heavy breaths and glared at Yun Jin Shan, "You scoundrel, why aren't you letting go of my son?"
Yun Jin Shan was holding the boy's thick gold chain, leading him like a dog, a rather comical sight.
"Why should I let him go? Your son bullied my little aunt, he deserves to be beaten!" Yun Jin Shan retorted defiantly.
The middle-aged man's eyes darted around upon hearing this.
He glanced again at the plaque above the Gao family's doorway.
The owner of this house seemed to be a businessman...
Since he was a merchant, what was there to fear?
How could his son be bullied by a lowly merchant?
The middle-aged man clenched his fist and asked the boy, "Xiao Lei, what exactly happened?"
As he spoke, he pulled Yun Jin Shan aside.
The boy, named Xiao Lei, pointed at Xiao Xi Tian and Gao Jing De, "Wuwuwu, Daddy, these two beat me without asking any questions!"
"They even threatened to throw me into the latrine, wuwu, Daddy, my bottom is almost beaten open!"
He wiped away his tears and continued to sob, "This isn't just beating my bottom, it's beating Daddy's face, wuwu..."
The middle-aged man's face darkened upon hearing this.
Those words were too unpleasant to hear.
How could his face be compared to his bottom?
Had this son been beaten silly?
"You're lying!" Gao Jing De retorted loudly, "You were the one who cursed my little aunt first and told me to kowtow to you every time I saw you..."
"And this happened?" Yun Jin Shan's eyes widened.
He gritted his teeth and cursed, "You shameless wretch, do you think you're the Emperor? Who are you ordering to kowtow?"
Truly, the smaller the temple, the stronger the evil winds; the shallower the water, the more the turtles.
Nowadays, all sorts of demons and monsters dared to pretend to be important...
He really wanted to tell this father and son that their family was a honored household personally bestowed by the Emperor.
Even the Emperor knew his little aunt's name, so who were they?
Xiao Lei shrunk his neck and hid behind the man.
He was truly scared of being beaten just now.
Fortunately, his father arrived in time, otherwise, he would have rolled around in the latrine.
"How dare you!"
The man frowned, narrowing his eyes, "How dare you curse my son in front of me? How many heads do you have?"
Are the customs in Heyang County so wild?
It seems they are all too well-fed to be so arrogant and overbearing...
Xiao Xi Tian said, "Uncle, why are you being unreasonable? It was clearly your son who deliberately caused trouble, he even made my nephew's nose bleed and spat on his face!"
"If he apologizes to us properly today, I'll forgive you!"
Otherwise, she would go find the prefect uncle to uphold justice for her.
The middle-aged man almost laughed when he heard this...
How old was this little child to dare speak to him in a threatening tone?
"You brat, do you know who I am?" The man pointed at himself with his thumb, his tail almost sticking up to the sky.
Truly a newborn calf that fears no tiger.
If he didn't subdue these brats today, he wouldn't be surnamed Jin!
Xiao Xi Tian raised her small head and said neither subserviently nor obsequiously, "I don't care who you are. Your son made a mistake, and he should apologize!"
"Yes, he must apologize!"
Jin He, Jin Shan, and Gao Jing De stepped forward, leaving no room for negotiation...
Judging by their demeanor, if the man didn't apologize, the children would dare to beat him up.
"Hmph, the offspring of mere merchants truly have no manners!" the man sneered.
No wonder everyone looked down on merchants.
Xiao Xi Tian frowned, "What's wrong with being a merchant? Did they eat your food or drink your water?"
She could see clearly now that this fat man and his son were exactly the same.
Neither of them was any good.
Who gave him the courage to be so condescending and look down on people?
The man's suppressed anger surged to the crown of his head when Xiao Xi Tian retorted.
As a grown man, being insulted by a little girl, where was his dignity?
"You brat, shut up!" the man roared in exasperation.
Apologizing was impossible, it would never happen.
Xiao Xi Tian said, "I'm not called a brat, I have a name!"
This man was dressed quite presentably, in silk brocade, with a jade pendant hanging from his waist.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, his true nature was revealed...
That's why many people in the world preferred to talk to mutes.
Because no matter what you said, they had to listen.
Speaking was an art, and people with high emotional intelligence spoke pleasantly.
Those without brains liked to talk back, calling it being straightforward and making excuses for themselves.
This man was clearly a foolish idiot without a brain.
He lacked both emotional intelligence and IQ.
The man had no time to bicker with these children; he reached out and grabbed Xiao Xi Tian's arm.
He shoved her forcefully, "You brat, apologize to my son, and I'll let you go. Hurry up and kneel and apologize!"
With that, he shoved Xiao Xi Tian hard...
With a cry of "Ah," Xiao Xi Tian leaned back and fell heavily to the ground.
She happened to hit a protruding stone on the back of her head.
Her mind went blank, and she fainted.
"Little aunt, little aunt..."
The three nephews immediately panicked and rushed forward to help Xiao Xi Tian.
The back of her head was broken, and bright red blood flowed out, staining her collar.
The man hadn't expected such an accident.
He scratched his face and was about to say something when the Yun and Gao families rushed out upon hearing the commotion...
There was such a loud commotion and crying outside; they weren't deaf.
If they didn't come out to see, their Yun family's little sweet treasure would be bullied to death.
Yun Da Man was the first to come out. Seeing the children crying around his sister, with blood on their hands,
His face paled with alarm. Without thinking, he quickly stepped forward and picked up Xiao Xi Tian, "Sister, sister, wake up, sister!"
"Wuwuwu, Daddy, that bad guy pushed sister!" Yun Jin He cried.
This sentence was overheard by the Yun and Gao families who had just come out.
They glanced at the unconscious Xiao Xi Tian, then all turned their gaze to the middle-aged man...
"I, I didn't mean to. Who knew this child was so frail that she'd fall with just a push!"
The middle-aged man argued.
Yun Er Man heard this, his fists clenched with a crackling sound, and veins bulged on his forehead. Without a word, he charged forward.
"You scoundrel, if I don't beat the shit out of you today, I'll take your surname!"
With a dull thud, Yun Er Man knocked the man to the ground with a single punch.
Immediately after, Liu Cui Rong and Gao Feng Juan also rolled up their sleeves and rushed forward...