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Chapter 28: A jerk from the neighboring village bullied me because I was young and ignorant

I have nothing to be afraid of; I didn’t cry and run home. However, it’s better to keep a respectful distance from this legendary creature known as the cunning little girl. I really can’t stand arrogant and willful little girls.

Zhu Ping’an was leading the cow down the grassy slope, determined to walk past the cunning little girl later and ignore her provocation.

Just as he was getting close, the cunning little girl made a strange motion, placing her hands near her mouth and shouting loudly into the distance.

“Zhuang Zhuang, Daniu, Er Gouzi, come quickly! This stinky kid bullied me yesterday!”

This was the legendary call for reinforcements.

Then Zhu Ping’an saw three chubby kids, around six or seven years old, rushing out from the grassy slope, shouting loudly. They seemed quite plump, at least not thinner than him.

In an instant, Zhu Ping’an felt like ten thousand alpacas were galloping through his heart.

So this stinky girl really cried and said, “Just you wait,” and she actually meant it! This arrogant, cunning, and willful little girl really is the kind of person who seeks revenge and knows how to gather reinforcements.

Seeing the three little chubby boys charging over, Zhu Ping’an thought for a second and then decisively let go of the old yellow cow and ran away.

Talk reason?

Crush them with intelligence?

What a joke! This is clearly a case of them coming at you with their fists right from the start. Before you can crush them with your intelligence, they’d have you beaten up with bruises in no time, believe it or not.

Of course, it’s not that you can’t use intelligence to win; it’s just that you need to first wear down their momentum. As the saying goes, “One surge of energy leads to a decline in the second and exhaustion in the third.” It’s better to avoid their sharpness before you can use your smarts.

For about ten minutes, the three chubby kids chased the slightly smaller chubby kid, racing up and down the hillside like four mad dogs, howling as they rushed past.

Zhu Ping’an, with a mental age of over twenty, knew a few tricks to shake off his pursuers, like sudden direction changes and running back and forth. Every time the three little chubby kids almost caught up, he was always able to quickly dodge and create some distance.

“Idiots, why do you always run behind him? Can’t you split up and surround him?!” The cunning little girl watched the chaos from the side, dissatisfied, yelling and gesturing.

This cunning little girl can’t really be a little fox, can she? She’s a bit too clever.

Under the cunning little girl’s direction, the three chubby kids finally cornered Zhu Ping’an not far away. They formed an equilateral triangle, trapping him in an area of about ten square paces.

“You can hit me, but you can’t call me ‘big brother.’” Zhu Ping’an saw that he couldn’t escape, so he simply stood there, waiting to be hit, but then said something mysterious.

The three little chubby kids, around six years old, were at a curious age. Why could they hit him but not call him “big brother”? How strange! They really wanted to know why.

“Why not?” 

So, the three little chubby kids asked in unison.

“Because my stomach will hurt,” Zhu Ping’an replied seriously.

“Big brother!”

One of the little chubby kids suddenly called out to Zhu Ping’an.

Immediately, Zhu Ping’an clutched his stomach, pretending to be in pain, groaning and saying how much his stomach hurt.

Seeing this, the other two little chubby kids lit up with joy and joined in, calling out as well.

Zhu Ping’an’s groans about his stomach pain became more intense and realistic.

As expected, this was working! The three little chubby kids laughed broadly like bulldogs.

In order to avenge the cunning little girl, the calls of “big brother” echoed one after another, resonating throughout the area.

Until they were each kicked to the ground by the cunning little girl.

“You’re really stupid! Can’t you see he’s playing you?!” 

Not afraid of a god-like opponent, but afraid of teammates as foolish as pigs. The cunning little girl fully understood this saying, glaring at the three little chubby kids, who were calling that little brat “big brother.” Unable to hold back any longer, she kicked each of them to the ground and coldly lectured them with a frown.

The three little chubby kids lay on the grass, confused, wondering how they could be the ones being played. He was the one who was groaning in pain after they called him!

“You’re all so stupid! Who ever gets a stomachache from being called ‘big brother’?” The cunning little girl’s face turned dark with anger.

“He does! He starts to have a stomachache as soon as we call him ‘big brother’!” The three little chubby kids pointed at Zhu Ping’an with their little chubby fingers.

If the three little chubby kids grew up and recalled this event, they would surely gather together someday, drink some old wine, and reminisce about how a naughty kid from the neighboring village had bullied them when they were young and ignorant…

Zhu Ping’an almost burst out laughing; these three little chubby kids were simply adorable. He almost forgot that he was also a little shorty.

The cunning little girl was about to go crazy from anger at these three idiots. “You’re so stupid! I called you three to help me get revenge, not to pay respects to ‘big brother’! He’s fooling you!”

Fooling us?

The three little chubby kids turned to look at Zhu Ping’an, who immediately put on a pained expression, clutching his stomach and groaning, “It hurts, it hurts,” while he was really just trying to hold back laughter.

So, the three little chubby kids turned back to the cunning little girl and said in unison, “He wouldn’t fool us! Look, he’s calling out in pain!”

I really give up on you guys.

You’re just too adorable.

These were the unspoken thoughts of both the cunning little girl and Zhu Ping’an.

The cunning little girl glanced at the innocent, chubby faces of the three kids and then looked at Zhu Ping’an, who appeared to be in pain but had a devilish grin hidden beneath his annoying chubby face. Her anger grew even stronger.

The three little chubby kids saw the cunning little girl puffing up with anger and thought she was still mad about Zhu Ping’an bullying her yesterday.

So, they said in unison, “Sister Shuer, don’t be angry! We’ll teach him a lesson for you.”

The three little chubby kids exchanged glances and turned to face Zhu Ping’an.

The calls of “big brother” started again.

The cunning little girl…

Zhu Ping’an watched the three adorable little chubby kids and then glanced at the angry little girl, who looked like a little toad. Oh no, he couldn’t hold it in any longer.

Zhu Ping’an burst out laughing, clutching his stomach, “Hahaha, you guys are so talented! I really give up on you!”

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