Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

Chapter 347 We've Defended Our Home

Lin Qingping's house and Gu Youlian's house are not far apart, separated by only a few households.

It was already evening, and the streetlights stretched endlessly. Lin Qingping had assumed that Zhiyuan was at home, doing his homework obediently and waiting for her to come back, just like before. But to her surprise, the windows were dark and no one was inside.

Zhong Xiaoxiao may not be back yet, but Sister Zhao should be back by now, right?

At this moment, it was quite lively in front of Gu Youlian's house. It should be said that ever since Du Gen's parents came, Gu Youlian's house has never lacked liveliness, which is not surprising. Right now, Du Gen's parents are jumping up and down and cursing, which is also not surprising.

Strangely, Lin Qingping heard Zhiyuan's name in the two people's insults.

Lin Qingping walked over quickly and, sure enough, heard that he was cursing Zhiyuan.

Du Gen's mother was jumping up and down, clapping her hands and cursing, "Zhiyuan, you bastard, you short-lived brat! No wonder your father died young! Your mother didn't want you! Be careful, you'll suffer the same fate as your father..."

Lin Qingping was furious when she heard this!

How can anyone still be cursing Zhiyuan like this? It seems she hasn't gone crazy enough!

She grabbed a big stick and smashed it down on Du Genniang's leg, causing Du Genniang to stumble forward and fall face-first into the dirt.

When Du Gen's parents turned around and saw it was her, they immediately flew into a rage, "You unruly slut..."

"Shut up!" Lin Qingping swung her stick, pointing it at Du Genniang's face. "For what you just said, I'll call the police right now, and you can be charged with insulting a martyr!"

Zhiyuan's background has been widely known for a long time. Everyone knows he is the child of a martyr. Du Genniang must know this too, otherwise she wouldn't have said, "Your mother doesn't want you."

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Du Genniang could no longer utter the rest of her curses, and a look of fear appeared in her eyes.

"Mom/Auntie—Make way—" a series of childish voices shouted in unison.

Lin Qingping instinctively dodged, and when she turned around, she saw several children carrying a poke of some unknown object, running towards her.

"You... put it down quickly!" Lin Qingping was very worried, afraid that something hot might burn Du Genniang, which would be bad for the children. Moreover, it would be even worse if they burned themselves.

However, their actions were faster than their words.

As they were talking, the entire bucket of stuff had already been spilled.

Du Genniang, who had been knocked flat on the ground by Lin Qingping's stick, saw the group of children rushing over and, not knowing what was in the bucket, thought it was boiling water. She was so frightened that she scrambled away on the ground.

The contents of that bucket didn't end up spilling on her.

It wasn't hot water, just a bucket of something colorless, like various pigments mixed in water.

Du Genniang stood to the side, panting and cursing loudly.

Yun Xiaoshan, with his little belly sticking out, stood in front of Du Gen's mother and said, "You dare to scold me? I'll tell my dad!"

Lin Qingping: ...

What kind of trend is this? Has the "my dad is XX" mentality spread to this day?

Lin Qingping strongly disapproved of this behavior, but Yun Xiaoshan already had this kind of personality, and, coincidentally, Du Gen's parents were susceptible to it. Du Gen's mother looked flustered and, sure enough, shut up.

And the children actually imitated Zhiyuan, standing with their hands on their hips in front of Du Genniang.

Lin Qingping looked around at the group of children and realized that only Zhiyuan seemed to lack any background. They were all strutting around with pride and arrogance, and even their round faces looked different from usual, radiating an air of self-importance.

But how did Du Genniang know that these kids were not to be trifled with?

"Get out of the way—" came another shout from the doorway.

The two children carried out another basin of something.

Du Genniang still doesn't know what the bucket of water that was splashed on her was. Seeing that they were coming again, she kept running, with several children shouting at the top of their lungs, "Coming! Coming! We've caught up with them!"

Du Genniang ran even faster.

The two children rushed toward Dugen's father, grabbing the shovel to splash water.

"Here we are! We're here too!"

Okay, then two more boys came out, also carrying basins.

Now it was Dugen's dad's turn to run away with his head in his hands.

The four children, carrying buckets and basins, chased after Du Gen's father, splashing water as they went, and chased him out of the yard.

Zhiyuan and Yun Xiaoshan reacted incredibly quickly, immediately closing the courtyard gate and locking Du Gen's parents outside.

Yun Xiaoshan and Xiao Yuanlian leaned against the courtyard gate, panting, but their eyes were bright. "We won! We finally won!"

Lin Qingping was completely bewildered by this turn of events. "What...what are you doing? What victory?" And, it's so late, why aren't you all home? Why are you all here? Do your parents know?

The little girl with the round face excitedly told Lin Qingping, "Auntie, we helped Du Xiaomai protect her house! We didn't let those two bad guys take it over! We succeeded!"

Lin Qingping: ...

Zhiyuan, however, sensed that Lin Qingping might be angry, so he quickly ran to her and said, "Mom, it was my idea. Please don't tell Xiaoyuan's family."

Lin Qingping scoffed inwardly, "You're quite loyal, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, the other children realized they might have gotten into trouble.

The little girl with the round face was the first to stand with Zhiyuan. "Auntie, it wasn't just Zhiyuan's idea; we came up with it together!"

"It was our idea together!" The remaining children rushed to speak. They were all teammates who practiced martial arts together and were all trained by Zhiyuan. How could they let Zhiyuan be the only one scolded?

Even Yun Xiaoshan refused to admit defeat at this moment, standing proudly with everyone. He even tried to push Xiaoyuan aside and stand next to Zhiyuan to show his importance.

Lin Qingping was both annoyed and amused. You guys are really united!

"Why don't you go home after school? Do your families know you're here?" That's the first question. I don't know how worried your families are. You're only in second grade!

"I know!" said the little round-faced girl. "I told my parents I was going to Maodou's house to do my homework and I'm staying there tonight. My dad took me there!"

Maodou is one of the shorter ones in this group of friends, and lives in the same courtyard as Xiaoyuanlian.

When Maodou heard his name called, he stood up, nodded, and said, "When Xiaoyuan's dad dropped him off at our door, I told my family that he was there to pick me up. I'm going to Xiaoyuan's house to do my homework and I'll be staying at Xiaoyuan's house tonight!"

The other children explained that they had all come out in the same way and then gathered together at Zhiyuan's place.

Lin Qingping almost had a heart attack when she heard this. These kids are really too clever for their age!

Only Yun Xiaoshan was particularly smug, holding his head high, "I didn't say anything, my mom listens to me! My dad isn't home anyway!" He had an expression that said he was the one in charge at home.

However, before the words were finished, a majestic voice called out "Yun Xiaoshan" in the darkness.