HCB Chapter 1: Be brave and fearless in the face of difficulties!
Chapter 1: Be brave and fearless in the face of difficulties!
The capital city, the Fu family...
In that spacious hall, which was decorated in a super gorgeous and sparkling way, stood two adorable little babies who looked like pink and tender little dumplings.
One of them was six-year-old Fu Tong. Her little mouth was pouting, her face was full of displeasure, and she kept muttering some unpleasant words:
"Hmph! Don't think you're so great just because Grandpa dotes on you! Bah! You motherless little brat!"
Grandma's right, that's how you have to be treated, you naughty child!
Before he could finish speaking, he used all his strength to shove five-year-old Niannian hard next to him.
Despite the sudden attack, Nian Nian remained completely calm.
She gritted her teeth, trying to keep her small body steady, and at the same time raised her little hand and pushed back forcefully.
With a "thud," Fu Tong, caught off guard, lost her balance and fell to the ground in a sorry state, her bottom hurting badly.
Fu Tong burst into tears: "Waaah... Grandma, Grandma... Niannian hit me, she actually dared to hit me..."
Niannian couldn't help but furrow her thin, curved eyebrows tightly, her face puffed up like an adorable little pufferfish.
She stared with her big, round eyes, looking aggrieved and confused, and retorted, "You were the one who pushed me first!"
You should know that it was Fu Tong who deliberately made trouble for her all along, often speaking ill of her when her grandfather was not around, and always scolding her for not having a mother.
Poor Niannian, her mother tragically passed away shortly after her birth due to postpartum hemorrhage, leaving her and her father Jian Xiaohan to depend on each other for survival.
However, fate is unpredictable. Last year, the Jian family's circumstances suddenly changed, and they encountered numerous difficulties. Jian Xiaohan was so busy that he had no time to take care of the young Jian Niannian.
Left with no other choice, they had to send her to live with her maternal grandfather.
Who would have thought that Fu Tong, the seemingly well-behaved and sensible cousin, always pretended to like Jian Niannian in front of Grandpa Fu, but secretly bullied the young girl.
Just then, Fu Tong's maternal grandmother, Zheng Peilan, heard the commotion coming from inside and hurriedly came in from the garden.
She was slightly plump, of medium height, and walked with an undeniable air of authority.
Her hair was jet black, but with a few strands of silver mixed in, clearly the result of careful dyeing, which was cruelly revealed by the passage of time.
Zheng Peilan retorted aggressively, "Hmph! My Tongtong would never do such a thing. It must be you, you ignorant brat, who bullied her!"
Just like your damned mother, you're such an ill-mannered little slut!
Since her daughter Wenwan married into the Fu family and became the eldest daughter-in-law, Zheng Peilan has frequently visited the Fu family under the pretext of missing her daughter.
Moreover, each time they come, they stay for an extended period, visiting at least twice a year, and each time they stay for half a year...
Zheng Peilan helped Fu Tong up with heartache, then turned around and angrily slapped Niannian.
With a "smack"...
She opened her large, light gray eyes, which were brimming with tears.
Niannian was stunned by the beating. At first, when Fu Tong bullied her, she was afraid of worrying her father, so she would swallow all her grievances and wouldn't even tell her maternal grandfather...
But she never expected that Zheng Peilan would hit her!
She frowned at Zheng Peilan, trying to hold back her tears, "You bad person, you bad mother-in-law... You're so bad, no one will like you in the future!"
Hearing this, Zheng Peilan's anger flared up. "Hey, you little brat, how dare you insult me!" she shouted, raising her hand as if to slap her again...
Fortunately, Wen Wan appeared in time and stopped her. She patiently explained:
"Mom, please calm down and stop saying that. Tongtong is the way she is today because you spoil her and pamper her all the time!"
Besides, if Tongtong's grandfather heard you say that, we might never be able to set foot in the Fu family's house again!
In fact, Wen Wan had witnessed her mother instigating Tongtong to do bad things more than once, but each time her well-intentioned advice was ruthlessly rejected by her mother:
"What do you know! If you raise your child with such weakness and incompetence, won't my Tongtong be bullied in the future?"
Faced with such a stubborn mother, Wenwan felt truly exhausted.
Upon hearing this, Zheng Peilan stared warily at the maid beside her and warned, "Don't let a single word of this slip out, or you'll be in big trouble!"
After saying that, she turned and went to the monitoring room, where she skillfully deleted the surveillance footage...
Wen Wan walked up to Niannian and slowly squatted down. She turned to the maid and instructed, "Bring the ointment!"
After a moment, she calmly applied the medicine to Niannian and said in a deep voice, "Niannian, your aunt apologizes to you on behalf of Tongtong. Your aunt will punish her later! And Tongtong's grandmother also knows she was wrong!"
"Could you please not tell your grandfather about this? Otherwise, your aunt and Tongtong will both be kicked out of the Fu family..."
Wen Wan looked at Niannian with a sincere expression...
She pursed her lips and gave a soft "Mmm".
Her aunt had always been very kind to her, always giving her the best things first, even the little dress she was wearing was a gift from her aunt.
Therefore, she didn't want her aunt to be kicked out of the Fu family because of her.
"Oh, my Niannian is such a good girl!" Wen Wan hugged Niannian tightly with joy. "Shall I take Niannian back to her room to rest now? If Grandpa sees that you are injured, he will be very worried."
Thinking of her maternal grandfather, Old Master Fu's, white hair, she nodded with heartache.
After her aunt left the room, Niannian, who was lying on the bed, opened her eyes. Her eyes were red and her little hand gently touched her chest.
"Baby can't cry, baby won't shed tears, Daddy said only useless people cry!" she muttered to herself to comfort herself.
She missed her father so much, but he was busy with work at the company...
"Woooooooo..."
Niannian pricked up her little ears. Strange, why does this baby hear someone crying?
"Woooooooo..."
No way, she's been holding back her tears, so why are other people crying?
"Waaaah... Brother Yun Jing, I'm so hungry, I miss my mother so much..."
A faint sobbing sound drifted through the room.
Niannian rolled up the blanket and shrank inside in fear, peeking out a small gap. "No way, no way, is there a ghost?"
"Woooooooo..."
"I'm so hungry...so hungry! Brother Yun Jing, I'm so hungry..."
Suddenly, she poked half her head out from under the covers, scanning her surroundings warily. Strange, she didn't see Gui Gui! Where was that sound coming from?
Be brave and keep your mind focused, unafraid of difficulties!
Niannian threw off the covers and mustered her courage to search for the source of the sound. Her little feet, clad in pink slippers, carefully searched the room.
"Click-clack-"
Under the bed...
No!
"Squeak-"
In the toilet...
No!
"Click——"
In the cup...
nor!
That's strange! Where is that crying coming from?
Niannian scratched her head, looked up and looked around, and suddenly her gaze fell on an item covered by a black cloth.
Grandpa said that's Mom's precious baby and can't be touched.
"woo woo woo woo……"
That faint crying sound came again...
!!!
It's confirmed! It's the crying coming from under that black cloth!
Niannian stretched out her little hand and pulled hard, wanting to see what was crying. She would cover it up again after she saw it!
"Wow..."
The mysterious black cloth swayed and floated down, and wow! A dressing table made of precious golden nanmu wood appeared before our eyes like an exquisite work of art.
Its exquisite openwork carving and four table legs carved into the shape of mandarin ducks playing in the water add a touch of playfulness to it.
Those few rubies, shining with dazzling light, were like twinkling stars in the night sky, perfectly placed there.
A large, ancient, round bronze mirror is inlaid on the table. It stands there steadily, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.
At the edge of the mirror, two phoenixes, wings outstretched as if about to take flight, are joined head to tail, forming a beautiful circular pattern.
The phoenixes are carved with exceptional detail; every feather is clearly visible and lifelike.
"Wow...it's so pretty!" Niannian happily climbed onto the stool and eagerly stretched out her chubby little hands to gently stroke the smooth tabletop.
At that moment, she finally understood why her grandfather always said that this was her mother's precious baby.
Just as Niannian was overjoyed, a strange voice suddenly came from the mirror:
"Who?" "Life is so tiring and hungry!"