"Little Ya, let's go find your Second Brother, okay? Let's wake him up!" Xiao Yuyan coaxed.
Xiao Qingya's thoughts were so preoccupied with how to bring her little aunt and eldest sister back that she didn't notice the worried look on Xiao Yuyan's face.
On the way to Xiao Fenghao's room, they crossed paths with Zhou Anran. Xiao Yuyan immediately informed their mother.
"Mother, Little Aunt is helping us to fetch water. Elder sister is also going. We can't let our little aunt do all the work. It's us who invited her here, and she shouldn't be doing this kind of work for us." She paused, trying to show as much as anxiety she could on her face.
She hoped that their mother would get the hint!
"I will go to find Second Brother and wake him up! After all, he is currently the only man in the house, stronger than us…" She gestured to the river with her chin and then shook her head, mouthing silently about preventing them from going to the river.
"Go wake up your second brother." Zhou Anran nodded and hurriedly went to the kitchen, trying to figure out what was going on.
Xiao Yuyan knocked on Xiao Fenghao's door. However, her knocks were definitely as gentle as her personality and it couldn't rouse Xiao Fenghao from his sleep. The teenager usually slept like a log when he was tired.
"Second Brother?" She called out.
Xiao Qingya shook her little head, and she put her hands on the door. Her little fist hit the door, and unfortunately, she couldn't make much noise. Instead, her hands hurt!
She turned around, her eyes scanned the surroundings. When she spotted a stick, her eyes lit up. She didn't hesitate to grab the stick and hit the door with it, creating loud noises.
"Second Brother, wake up!" She also shouted, making Xiao Yuyan a little speechless. She watched as Xiao Qingya repeatedly smashed their second brother's door with her little hands.
"Little Ya, let me do it." She couldn't bear it anymore, afraid her little sister might hurt her hands.
Xiao Qingya handed over the stick to her sister, and she watched with anticipation as Xiao Yuyan swung the stick to the door. Her eyes lit up; the noise her sister made was definitely louder.
After a while, Xiao Fenghao was still sound asleep. Annoyed, Xiao Yuyan hit the door harder with the stick. She did it a few times.
A moment later, Xiao Yuyan was startled—she couldn't stop her movement in time when the door was suddenly swung open.
"Ouch, Xi'er, are you trying to kill me?" Xiao Fenghao was annoyed as he grabbed the stick to stop her. A small red mark already formed on his forehead.
Xiao Yuyan stuttered, "Second Brother…"
"I am really sorry!" She immediately apologized.
Xiao Fenghao blinked, and then scrutinized Xiao Yuyan's face. Apologizing after hitting him definitely wasn't something that Xiao Yuxi would say, so it definitely wasn't her.
He just didn't expect that Xiao Yuyan would do something like that, but seeing the small figure at his feet who was already clinging to his leg, he seemed to understand something yet not quite.
Is there something going on that involves their little sister?
"Mother asks you to help fill in the water vat, Second Brother," she explained.
Xiao Fenghao didn't think much about it. He went to the kitchen, grabbed a wooden bucket, and headed out to the river.
Afraid Xiao Qingya might be frightened by the scene later, she hugged her as they followed Xiao Fenghao. The little one insisted on going.
Xiao Qingya had tried to say the plot to Xiao Yuyan a few times, but every time she opened her mouth, no sound came out. A little dejected, she could only use another way, which was by actions.
If words get blocked and actions don't, she would do her best on doing the latter.
Upon arriving at the river, there was already a small commotion. Zhou Anran was hugging Zhou Shuran, all their clothes had become wet.
Xiao Yuxi was beside them, her finger pointing angrily at the man not far from them. "You old scoundrel, you dare to target my little aunt!"
The man had his face covered with a cloth, and they couldn't see his entire face. Judging from his body shape and exposed skin, this man was definitely in his fifties.
He might even already have kids and a wife!
His hands clenched into fists, seemingly ready to strike.
However, the moment Xiao Fenghao rushed over in rage, he ran away.
"Hao'er, come back!" Zhou Anran called out worriedly as the man disappeared among the thick vegetation. She didn't know whether there were more of such people around and didn't want her son to continue chasing after him.
As Zhou Shuran was still trembling from fright, Zhou Anran led her little sister back into the house.
[System, who was that man just now?]
Unfortunately, the answer wasn't positive.
[The plot didn't explain the details, Host.]
Most likely, it was some kind of creep who preyed on young girls. He already looked so old, enough to be Zhou Shuran's father!
Xiao Qingya clenched her small fist. Her little aunt was still frightened. She didn't do well enough to stop her from encountering such a vile scumbag!
Because of her current state of mind, Zhou Shuran stayed at her sister's house much longer.
It was unknown where the man had come from. He suddenly grabbed her, wanting to drag her somewhere. In her frightened state, she could only struggle and screamed, hoping anyone would notice.
Because of Xiao Qingya's inner thoughts, fortunately, Xiao Yuxi arrived in time and was followed by Zhou Anran. They managed to stop the man in time.
Xiao Qingya watched her little aunt's frightened face. Her heart welled up with disappointment. She was really too weak and still couldn't stop her little aunt from going to the river.
She wasn't quick or smart enough, assuming that it was already finished without anticipating the worst.
[Host, you already did your best.] The System tried to console her. This little one was at most just an inexperienced fourteen year old and it didn't want her to be so hard on herself.
It was also the first time that she could finally do her missions like other hosts. Not to mention she was also still so young. Even though she had the mental age of fourteen-year-old, her mind was sometimes still influenced by her current age.
[I am fine, System.] Xiao Qingya muttered.
It was probably because she didn't sleep enough last night, she soon fell asleep due to exhaustion in her sister's arms.
However… the moment she opened her eyes, she found herself to be in a completely unfamiliar surrounding.
The person who held her was also completely foreign to her. Where is she?!