Not far away in a building, Gong Jin on the balcony of the third floor was eating an ice cream while watching a show. Seeing an old man and a child chasing after each other throughout the yard, he laughed until his ice cream melted.
In the end, when he saw Nan Xiangwan hiding in a rockery in the middle of the pond, Gong Jin laughed and clapped his hands.
Good job, good job. As expected of Old Man Xin's granddaughter. Her escape skills must be maxed out!
But the next second, all onlookers heard Old Man Xin yelling loudly.
So a group of people who were originally just watching the lively scene scattered and fled, yelling and shouting as they ran.
"Ah! Old Man Xin is going to shoot his granddaughter dead!"
"Someone come quick! Old Man Xin shot his granddaughter dead! She's dead on the spot!"
"Run quickly! Old Man Xin is eating children!"
"..."
The more it was passed on, the more preposterous it became. Gong Jin was dumbfounded.
Gu Beihuai was also among the crowd. Things had already reached a point where no one could intervene.
Everyone knew Old Man Xin's temper. Today he wouldn't rest until he beat up Nan Xiangwan!
Finally after ten minutes.
Nan Xiangwan was tied up by her feet and hung upside down from a big tree, with her hands also tied behind her back.
She swayed back and forth, with an expression of utter despair.
As for her grandfather, he was playing chess with someone under the tree, with his back facing her, not even glancing at her!
Many old people in the yard came over to watch, laughed after taking a look.
When Ye Feimei heard about it, she hurried over anxiously. Seeing this scene made her extremely anxious. She wanted to go up and take Nan Xiangwan down, but she didn't dare to.
So Ye Feimei went back home, took gifts, wine, cigarettes and such, and came back.
She placed the pile of things next to Old Man Xin, and pleaded in a low voice: "Uncle Xin, the child knows she was wrong. Isn't this punishment too harsh?"
Old Man Xin didn't speak, and continued playing chess.
Ye Feimei continued: "Uncle Xin, look, Xiao Wan is a girl. Hanging her upside down like this, people in the yard are all laughing at her!"
Old Man Xin was unmoved, and made his moves in an extremely overbearing manner.
Ye Feimei was also at a loss. She desperately signaled to Gu Beihuai with her eyes.
Son! You go!
Gu Beihuai thought for a moment, then walked up and took a look at the chessboard.
At this time, Old Man Xin was pondering where to move next. His opponent was very skilled, pressuring him to the brink of defeat.
After observing for a bit, Gu Beihuai reminded: "Grandpa Xin, move here."
Old Man Xin looked at Gu Beihuai in surprise, then made the move.
Sure enough, after a few moves, the game turned from certain defeat into a chance for victory!
With Gu Beihuai's help, Old Man Xin gradually gained the upper hand and launched a counterattack.
The opponent on the other side became anxious: "You're cheating! Young Master Gu, go away! Don't help!"
Old Man Xin laughed out loud: "Oh? So what if I got help? What can you do about it?"
The two continued their chess game while exchanging verbal jabs. Many other old men were watching as well, very lively.
No one paid any attention to Nan Xiangwan, only Ye Feimei kept anxiously pacing around below.
Nan Xiangwan was also bored from hanging upside down, so she started observing the big tree in front of her.
Oh? There's a little squirrel!
Nan Xiangwan grinned and began hatching mischief. Her hands and feet were tied up, and she was hanging upside down.
Her mobility was extremely limited, but even so, it did not hinder her naughtiness.
The little squirrel was happily eating pine cones on the branch, its ears twitching.
Nan Xiangwan estimated the distance and height, then started swinging!
One swing, two swings, swinging higher and higher.
Finally she swung to the point closest to the little squirrel. Nan Xiangwan blew out a big breath.
She blew hard. With her originally strong lung capacity, that one breath actually blew the pine cone in the squirrel's paws and made it roll to the ground.
The little squirrel was stunned, frozen there in shock.
Nan Xiangwan: "Hahaha!"
But very soon, her laughter stopped abruptly.
Her grandfather had turned around to look at her. Those old men were also looking up at her.
Nan Xiangwan quickly closed her mouth and pretended to behave, swinging back quietly without moving.
In the eyes of those old men on the ground, there was surprise, and a trace of complicated emotions.
Old Man Xin's mouth corner twitched with a hint of a smile. He turned back to continue the chess game.
The old man across from him clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Old Xin, your granddaughter is quite capable! Even when hung upside down like this, she can still find ways to entertain herself? Haha!"
Old Man Xin: "Humph!"
Opposite old man: "Your granddaughter has guts. She doesn't care about petty things like face. She will go far in the military in the future!"
Old Man Xin was proud inside but held it in: "Stop blabbering, it's your turn."
Gu Beihuai also glanced back at Nan Xiangwan. Indeed, being hung upside down like this would be talked about for a whole year in the yard.
But for someone like Nan Xiangwan, who could jump off fighter jets and be just fine after, being hung upside down was no punishment at all to her. She probably didn't feel anything.
Only Ye Feimei kept worrying and sighing the entire time.
She had finally met the most satisfactory daughter-in-law candidate in her opinion. She couldn't bear to see this!
After a while, the little squirrel ran down to the ground to retrieve the pine cone, then climbed back onto the branch holding the pine cone and started chattering at Nan Xiangwan.
"Cheep cheep! Cheep cheep cheep!"
Nan Xiangwan rolled her eyes and ignored it.
The little squirrel was extremely angry. It looked left and right, then found more pine cones, all empty shells after it had eaten the contents.
It started pelting Nan Xiangwan with these empty pine cone shells, one by one!
Nan Xiangwan dodged at first, but after seeing the squirrel pelting with gusto, she also got angry.
She swung back to an angle, and chomped down on one of the pine cones the squirrel threw.
Then she started swinging forward, swinging closer, and spat out the pine cone at the crucial moment!
Smack!
It heavily smashed into the little squirrel's head.
The little squirrel was knocked unconscious, slumping over on the branch. It didn't react for a good while after.
Nan Xiangwan's bound hands broke free and flipped the little squirrel the middle finger.
Want to fight her?
Humph!
Many people on the ground noticed this scene, and were obviously dumbfounded.
The old man playing chess across from Old Man Xin marveled again: "I say Old Xin, your punishment is right on point!"
Old Man Xin, whose back was facing Nan Xiangwan, frowned: "Hm?"
Opposite old man: "Your granddaughter, she's even more capable than Ye Little Tiger and Xin Little Tiger back in the days. That naughtiness simply surpasses them both!"
In short, all these old men were convinced. Finding ways to entertain herself while hanging upside down was one thing, but she even started a fight with a little squirrel?
Only you, Nan Xiangwan!
With Gu Beihuai's help, Old Man Xin kept winning continuously, and his mood got much better as a result.
He glanced back and coldly snorted: "It's getting dark, take her down."
Ye Feimei immediately went up, wanting to help untie Nan Xiangwan.
But with a shake of her arm, Nan Xiangwan directly broke free of the ropes binding her. Then, not tired at all, she curled up her upper body and untied the ropes around her feet in midair.
After undoing the binds, she even did a somersault in the air and landed nimbly!
The old men around all watched with raised brows. Impressive, young lady!
After landing, Nan Xiangwan obediently stood next to her grandfather, not causing trouble or speaking, just standing there.
Her grandfather was still playing chess. After making a move, he asked: "Do you know what you did wrong?"
Nan Xiangwan: "I shouldn't have said 'what are you looking at' to you."
Her grandfather's mouth twitched: "Anything else?"
Nan Xiangwan scratched her ear and cheeks. Anything else?
After thinking for a bit, she said: "I shouldn't have bullied the little squirrel."
Old Man Xin: "..."
Everyone: "..."
