After seeing off Fat Auntie, Bai Xiulan returned to her room. She looked at her daughter, who was still quietly watching over her younger brother and sister, and felt a mix of emotions. She reached out and ruffled her daughter's hair.
Xu Changqing stiffened instantly.
"So you do have a temper after all." Bai Xiulan lowered her hand. "That's exactly how you should deal with people like that. I was always worried you were too much of a pushover out there."
"Then why did you act that way just now?"
"She came all the way here to chew out her own niece, and you wanted me to join in? Are you dense?" Bai Xiulan poked her daughter. "We're neighbors who see each other all the time. For your Fat Auntie's sake, let's just drop it. Don't go looking for trouble with them behind my back, you hear?"
