Liu Yutong had received so many phone calls today that she was starting to feel annoyed. She had just hung up from one, and barely two minutes had passed before her phone rang again.
Originally, she was going to just turn it off, but when she saw the caller ID this time, a smile instantly appeared on her face.
"Grandpa!"
"Hmph! So you still remember you have a grandpa? How could you hide such a huge matter from us!"
Liu Yutong froze for a moment. She vaguely guessed what her grandpa was referring to, but she smiled and said, "Grandpa, what are you talking about? How would I dare hide anything from you and Grandma?"
"Still playing dumb? The Liu family has gained a little girl. How long has it been, and you still haven't told me and your grandma. If Debao hadn't let it slip, I wouldn't even know you found us a little granddaughter. Are you afraid we wouldn't welcome the little girl?"
Sure enough, it was about Yaya.
Liu Yutong had originally planned to wait until Yaya got used to her new environment before taking her back to their hometown to visit her grandparents. It was just that she had been so busy lately that she completely forgot about it.
"Grandpa, what are you saying? How could I think that way? Yaya was a bit shy around strangers before. I wanted to wait until she settled in before taking her back to see you and Grandma. It was my oversight; I should have told you sooner."
"Stop making excuses! No matter how shy she is, we are still her grandparents!"
"I don't care. Tomorrow happens to be the weekend. You must bring the little girl back for dinner and let your grandma meet her."
"Alright! Alright! I'll bring Yaya back tomorrow, okay?"
"..."
After finally coaxing her grandpa, Liu Yutong raised her hand to check her watch and realized there were less than twenty minutes left until kindergarten let out.
Since she had mostly finished her work for the day, she decided to go pick up Yaya herself.
Ten or so minutes later, she arrived by car at Crescent Kindergarten.
This kindergarten wasn't far from the Qiongyue Bay villa district where Liu Yutong lived, and it was one of the most exclusive kindergartens in Pearl City. The roads on both sides of the school gate were already lined with cars, and parents were waiting at the entrance to pick up their children.
However, as the dismissal bell rang, waves of children came out and were picked up batch by batch. The crowd at the gate gradually thinned out until eventually no one was left, but Liu Yutong still hadn't seen Yaya.
Just as she was about to ask the teachers at the gate what was going on, a young female teacher walked over to her.
"You are Jingyao's sister, right?"
"Yes, I am. Where is she? Why hasn't she come out yet?"
"Yaoyao is currently in the principal's office. This afternoon, she had a little conflict with another child in her class."
"Did she get into a fight? Take me to see her."
Led by the teacher, Liu Yutong soon arrived outside the principal's office.
Before she even entered, she heard a shrill female voice shouting excitedly from inside: "I don't care, you have to give me an explanation! She's so vicious at such a young age, what will she be like when she grows up? It's obvious she wasn't raised right at home! A little brat with a mother who birthed her but didn't raise her!"
"Hey, Haohao's parent, how can you insult a child like that?"
"So what if I insult her? Who told her to hit my Haohao! And where are her parents? Why aren't they here yet?"
Outside the door, Liu Yutong's eyes instantly turned cold upon hearing the woman's voice. She was just about to push the door open when she heard Yaya speak. She pulled her hand back and stopped the teacher who was with her.
If Yaya had been crying, she would definitely have rushed in immediately. But not only did she not hear Yaya crying, she also wanted to hear how the little girl would handle this.
Inside the office.
Facing her classmate's parent, Yaya was a bit scared, but she still refuted the woman with clear logic.
"Auntie Wang, first of all, I need to correct a few of your inaccurate statements."
"First, regarding the fight. The fact is that Wang Hao deliberately spilled soup on my clothes during lunch. This behavior constitutes intentional damage to another person's property. Secondly, he repeatedly called me a wild child, which infringed upon my right to personal dignity. Finally, he pushed me first, and I only fought back. My actions are legally termed self-defense, not a fight like you said, and it certainly doesn't count as me hitting him."
"From beginning to end today, the fault does not lie with me. It is Wang Hao's fault, and he should bear the consequences himself."
Mrs. Wang was left dumbfounded by the little girl in front of her, and even the principal and the teachers in the office were stunned.
Wait, were these really words that a five or six-year-old child could say? And did she just cite legal clauses?
Could it be that this little girl didn't watch cartoons or play with toys at home, but spent all day reading law books? But she was so young, she probably couldn't even recognize many words, right? Law books gave even adults headaches, let alone children.
How on earth did this girl do it?
Little did they know, there were only three places Yaya often went to on weekends: the company, the law firm, and the boxing gym. Liu Yutong was too busy to keep her company all the time, so the task of taking care of her was handed over to the core members of the Wanlong Association. Basically, whoever was free would take her out to play.
The places those guys took her the most were not amusement parks or hobby classes, but either the boxing gym or the law firm.
Influenced by what she constantly saw and heard, the little girl developed an interest in those fun laws.
Of course, this was mainly because her teachers taught in such a vivid and entertaining way. Even the guys in the Wanlong Association who hated studying could listen with great relish, so the little girl was naturally no exception.
And so, as the days passed, not only did the little girl's martial arts skills improve a bit, but she also became much more articulate.
Although Liu Yutong had noticed some changes in Yaya early on, seeing with her own eyes that Yaya could refute an adult so reasonably still left her somewhat surprised.
This little sister was quite a prodigy!
After Yaya finished addressing her classmate's issue, she immediately pointed her little finger at Mrs. Wang and continued, "Second, regarding your comments just now, Auntie Wang. You said I had a mother who birthed me but didn't raise me. This statement is extremely wrong and highly insulting. Not only does this constitute another personal insult against me, but it also violates basic moral standards and the provisions in the Law on the Protection of Minors regarding the respect for the personal dignity of minors. I demand that you immediately stop making such remarks and apologize to me."
Mrs. Wang was completely dumbfounded. "You... you little brat, you dare lecture me?! This is outrageous!"
"Tell me, who taught you these twisted logics! Principal, look at this, does this sound like something a normal child would say? Her parents must have taught her! What kind of adults teach their kids these things? It's completely crooked!"
"Let me tell you, little brat, this isn't over today. Tell your family to get over here right now. They must apologize to my son and pay for his medical expenses, otherwise I'll show you what's coming!"
Faced with this shrewish screaming, Yaya shrank back in fear, but still asked in a crisp voice, "Are you requesting that my guardian step in and intervene?"
"Exactly! Call your guardian over! I want to see what kind of person raised a... little wild brat like you!"
Perhaps because Yaya had just mentioned the Minors Protection Law, she forcefully swallowed the word 'bastard' that was right on the tip of her tongue and swapped it for another term.
After asking the kindergarten principal for permission, Yaya picked up the office landline and dialed the front desk of the Wanlonghui Group.
The reason she dialed this number was that her older sister had told her that calling it would solve any problem, no matter what it was, and that it was also the way to reach her sister. Most importantly, the landline number was short and very easy to remember.
The call connected quickly, and the lady at the front desk answered.
"Hello, this is Yaya. I am at the kindergarten right now... My classmate's mother is insisting that my guardian comes over... You are asking how many people should come?"
Holding the phone, Yaya turned her head to look at Mrs. Wang: "Auntie Wang, would you like all my guardians to come, or is just one enough?"
If she remembered correctly, she had many, many guardians—so many she could not even count them. As for why she had so many, her sister had told her that anyone in the company wearing black clothes counted as her guardian.
Therefore, she needed to confirm. After all, calling everyone over did not seem like a good idea, as those older brothers and sisters still had to work and study.
Mrs. Wang clearly misunderstood her words, thinking the little girl was threatening her: "What do you mean? Are you trying to call your whole family over to back you up? Then call them! Call them all over!"
Yaya nodded and spoke into the receiver: "Auntie Wang wants all my guardians to come over, so could I trouble you to notify them... Okay, thank you."
