Chapter 97: Dad? Last Night? Fighting?

The next morning, Juanjuan was up bright and early again.

The child sat dazedly on the bed, already dressed, allowing some time for her brain to boot up.

Once her mind cleared a bit, Juanjuan carefully climbed down from the bed.

“Juanjuan, up so early…”

Dongqu, a light sleeper, noticed Juanjuan getting up and decided to rise as well.

Don’t ask why Jiang Dai, also a light sleeper, didn’t get up. She’s used to it; after all, it’s just her little daughter waking up, and she could always sleep a bit more.

She was nearly worked to death last night and really wanted to stay in bed a little longer.

Juanjuan nodded, yawning, putting on her shoes, and looked up at Aunt Dongqu. “Did I dream last night?”

She seemed to remember that her usually late-rising parents both got up last night.

And in the courtyard, there were her brothers, even Aunt Dongqu and the others were there.

She didn’t know what they were doing, and no one woke her up.

Dongqu’s expression froze for a moment, but she quickly smiled and said, “How could that be? Look at your mother, she can’t even get up now. How could she have gotten up last night?”

Juanjuan glanced at her mother, who was sleeping soundly with her head under the covers.

It did seem to make sense.

Was it really a dream?

But Juanjuan felt it was so real. She rarely dreamed and didn’t usually remember the contents of her dreams.

So this time, Juanjuan found it very curious and felt it was real.

“Second Brother, were you and Mom and Dad in the courtyard last night?”

After running with Bai Yunxing and mimicking his stretching and boxing, Juanjuan couldn’t help but ask her reliable second brother.

“No, were you dreaming, Juanjuan?” Bai Yunxing asked calmly, showing no sign of anything unusual.

Juanjuan tilted her head. “Was it really a dream…”

Bai Yunxing looked at his little sister, recalling the scene last night where they held someone down and beat them.

He couldn’t help but shake his head.

【Little girls really are much better than boys. No wonder Fei Jun always brags about his sister. Indeed, brothers can’t compare to sisters.】

Juanjuan, who didn’t get an answer but overheard her second brother praising her: !?

Although she didn’t understand why her second brother suddenly praised her, Juanjuan was indeed very happy.

Dongqu and Chunlai were cooking.

Through the open window, they watched the two diligent children outside.

Dongqu couldn’t help but sigh, “Yunxing and Juanjuan are really hardworking kids.”

Chunlai agreed, “Yes! Juanjuan is so cute, such a small figure, yet practicing boxing so earnestly.”

“By the way, should we tell Miss about last night’s incident?”

Dongqu pondered for a moment. “We should, after all, it was Kang An’s doing!”

Chunlai got a bit angry remembering it. “Why is that person so petty? Sister Jiang’s house really doesn’t have any spices, yet he keeps sending people over!”

Dongqu stirred the pot with a spoon. “There are all kinds of people, you’ll get used to it.”

Chunlai was puffed up with anger, but soon her expression turned slightly gossipy.

“How do you think that person got beaten up so badly in the Side Room last night? And Brother Bai and the three kids didn’t get a scratch.”

Dongqu thought for a moment. “Maybe because Brother Bai knows martial arts!”

This question puzzled Bai Tian as well.

While eating, Bai Tian was still pondering.

【Hmm… How did I and three kids manage to beat someone so badly last night?】

Juanjuan paused her chewing.

Hmm?

Last night?

Fighting?

Juanjuan looked up at her father in confusion.

She recalled what her second brother and Aunt Dongqu had told her this morning.

Could it be that her second brother and Aunt Dongqu were lying to her?

【And I remember, when I rushed up, that person was already pinned to the ground. How did the three kids manage that?】

【Could I be remembering wrong? Or is it…】

Juanjuan stopped eating, not daring to look up, but she perked up, wanting to hear what her father would say next.

Bai Tian: 【Transmigrator’s halo?】

Juanjuan silently repeated in her heart.

Transmigrator.

This word was often on her parents’ lips, so she was quite familiar with it.

But Juanjuan still didn’t understand what it really meant.

“Juanjuan, why aren’t you eating?”

Jiang Dai noticed her little Juanjuan holding a bowl of rice but not eating.

Juanjuan looked at her mother. “Were you and Dad in the courtyard last night?”

Staring into her child’s clear, innocent eyes, Jiang Dai inexplicably felt a pang of guilt.

Jiang Dai cleared her throat, about to speak.

But she was met with those puppy eyes, full of trust and a fear of being let down, not a hint of grievance.

“Mom said she wouldn’t lie to Juanjuan…”

Jiang Dai felt an invisible sword stab into her heart.

“Yes, your dad and I did get up last night…”

Jiang Dai couldn’t hold it in. She had just promised Juanjuan she wouldn’t lie to her, and now she was hiding the truth. Her conscience couldn’t take it.

Bai Yunxing stopped eating, looking at his mother as if accusing her: Why betray us? Why not stick to the story?

Jiang Dai touched her nose, quickly explaining to her little daughter, “Your brothers and aunts didn’t tell you because they were afraid you’d be scared…”

“I understand, Brother and Aunt were afraid I’d be scared, but I’m not afraid!”

Juanjuan waved her little fist. “In the future, I’ll beat up the bad guys too!”

Jiang Dai: …

【True, with three such fierce sons at home, Juanjuan shouldn’t be much different.】

Jiang Dai chose a gentle tone to vaguely explain last night’s events to Juanjuan. “Last night, some bad guys came to cause trouble, but your dad, mom, and the aunts chased them away.”

“Wow…”

Juanjuan’s eyes widened in admiration, then she suddenly thought of something.

“Did Mom, Dad, and the aunts get hurt?”

Jiang Dai ruffled the child’s hair. “Of course not! Your parents are very strong! Especially your dad, he’s amazing!”

【Though it’s unclear if it was sheer luck or the Transmigrator’s halo, somehow he managed to beat the strongest one into such a pitiful state, tsk tsk tsk…】

Bai Yun’an nearby: “Cough, cough, cough…”

【Dad? Amazing?】

【If I hadn’t secretly intervened last night, Dad might not have made it.】

Bai Yunqi picked up his bowl, giving his third brother a disdainful look. “Cover your mouth when you cough! Don’t spit in my bowl!”

“Disgusting!”

Bai Yun’an: …

【This Goudan is really annoying! I want to strangle him.】