The next day was the weekend, and Yun Que'er finally got a chance to have a good rest.
She slept until late morning before finally opening her eyes. She suddenly sat up, threw on her clothes, and rushed outside.
"Big Brother! Big Brother!"
Yun Fujin was feeding the chickens and was startled by Yun Que'er.
"What's the matter?" Yun Fujin caught Yun Que'er who was about to trip.
"What time is it? Why didn't anyone wake me up?" Yun Que'er grabbed Yun Fujin and asked anxiously.
"It's already ten o'clock. I saw you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up," Yun Fujin pulled Yun Que'er back. "I thought you just started school a few days ago and then encountered this kind of thing. You must be exhausted. Are you hungry? Have some porridge first to fill your stomach. How about I stew some ribs for you at noon?"
Yun Que'er had no appetite for food at the moment.
Originally, she planned to visit Li Lan's home during this day off.
Who would have thought that it was already noon when she woke up. It seemed that she had to exchange for an alarm clock for herself.
"I'm not eating!" Yun Que'er rushed out anxiously. "Where's Second Brother? Hurry up and let Second Brother go with me. I have something urgent to do!"
Yun Fujin chased after her. "Hey! Don't run so fast. Be careful not to fall!"
Ji Chengxuan from next door came out. "Second Brother isn't at home. I'll go with you."
"Then let's hurry up." Yun Que'er didn't have time to explain to Yun Fujin what she was going to do. She grabbed Ji Chengxuan and rushed away.
Yun Fujin was completely confused. He took a few steps forward and then stopped.
"These kids..." Yun Fujin murmured in place. "What on earth is going on? They're being so mysterious."
Yun Que'er directly dragged Ji Chengxuan to the village where Li Lan lived. It wasn't far from Yuhe Village where they used to live. The transportation was convenient, and they arrived in half an hour.
The autumn harvest had started recently, and there were almost no people in the village.
Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan walked a long way before they saw Li Lan by the field.
There were five people in their family's field. The two older ones were obviously Li Lan's parents, and the other two who were about seventeen or eighteen should be Li Lan's older brothers.
Their family had a large population and a lot of fields. It must be difficult to finish the work, but Li Lan didn't go up to help. Instead, she sat alone by the field.
When Yun Que'er walked over, she saw Li Lan's older brother come over, take off his straw hat, and put it on Li Lan, as if he was afraid she would get sunburned.
Yun Que'er looked at them curiously. Why did it seem that Li Lan was very spoiled at home?
It didn't seem like what she said, that her family blamed her because of what happened to her.
On the contrary, if something really happened to Li Lan, her parents and brothers would probably rush to the front and destroy that bastard immediately.
Guessing was useless. Yun Que'er walked straight up.
"Li Lan."
Li Lan was startled. She turned to look at Yun Que'er, and her emotions were clearly on the verge of collapse.
"Why are you here? Can't you just leave me alone!"
Li Lan's older brother wasn't far away. When he heard this, he suddenly turned his head and stared straight at Yun Que'er.
"Who are you?"
The young man took three steps in two and walked up, protecting Li Lan behind him. He looked at Yun Que'er warily.
"My sister doesn't seem to like you. Who on earth are you?"
"I'm Li Lan's classmate," Yun Que'er explained.
Li Lan's reaction was even stronger. She tightly grabbed her older brother's sleeve and hid behind him.
"Second Brother! She's that teacher's daughter!"
Second Brother Li's eyes became even sharper. "I was wondering who it was. So you're that bastard's daughter. What do you want from my sister? Do you want to threaten us?"
Second Brother Li waved his hand. "Let me tell you, don't even think about it! There may not be a well - educated person in our family, but we can tell right from wrong! If you dare to threaten my sister or bully her at school, we won't let you off!"
Looking at Second Brother Li's eagerness to protect his sister, Yun Que'er wasn't scared at all. Instead, she was a little touched.
This was what a harmonious family should be like.
Her heart softened, and she said gently,
"You're very similar to my older brothers. They also protect me like this and won't let me be bullied."
Yun Que'er looked at Li Lan. "Look, your family treats you very well, right? Just like I said, they don't have any opinions on you because of what happened to you."
Li Lan's expression was blank for a moment, as if she just remembered this point after Yun Que'er's reminder.
But Second Brother Li saw this and thought Yun Que'er was scaring Li Lan.
"Are you going to stop or not? My sister doesn't want to talk to you. Hurry up and leave!"
Yun Que'er quickly explained to Second Brother Li, "You misunderstood. I didn't come here to scare Li Lan this time. It's just that my father has really been wronged, and I'm here to verify it. Second Brother, you're also a son. You should be able to understand my feelings."
Second Brother Li frowned. "Wronged?"
He thought for a while and pulled Li Lan further behind him.
"You say he's wronged, and he's wronged? According to you, was my sister just pretending to cry like that after she got home? I've never seen such a shameless person. You can turn black into white! Get out of here quickly, or you'll be in trouble!"
The slow - moving voices here attracted the attention of Li Lan's parents, and even Big Brother Li ran over.
"What's going on?"
"She's that bastard's daughter!" Second Brother Li pointed at Yun Que'er. "She said her father was wronged and came to us for verification. What verification? I think it's clearly perjury!"
When Big Brother Li heard this, he immediately got angry.
"Don't harass my sister. We won't help you either!"
The Li brothers were all hot - tempered and really couldn't stand to see Li Lan being bullied. One by one, they rushed forward.
Fortunately, Father Li was calm. He scolded the two teenagers.
"What are you doing? Talk nicely! Even if there's really something, it's Teacher Yun's own business. It has nothing to do with this child. Why are you being so fierce to her? Look at how capable you are, shouting at a little girl!"
Yun Que'er caught the key point from Father Li's words.
Judging from his tone, he didn't seem very angry. It seemed that there was still room for maneuver.
Yun Que'er gave Ji Chengxuan a look, asking him to deal with the situation for her first. Then she looked at Father Li.
"Uncle, can I talk to you alone?"
Father Li nodded. "Sure."
He waved to his two indignant sons. "Okay, you two take Xiaolan home first and then come back quickly to work."
Father Li led the way. The two of them walked under a big tree.
"It's cool here. Let's talk here," Father Li said with a simple and honest smile.
Yun Que'er nodded. "Thank you. I heard from you, Uncle, that you don't seem to blame my father."
"Hey, it's impossible not to blame. Xiaolan is the only daughter in our family. The whole family treasures her. You said that my daughter just started school a few days ago and then something happened. She came home crying like that. You know, she never even had a scratch on her skin before. How can I not blame?"