Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1164 - 1166: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1164: Chapter 1166: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

As soon as someone passed by, Xia Dabao would immediately shout out, and she also asked Tian Xiaobei to do the same. Tian Xiaobei, caring about his image, hesitated to shout and only offered to handle the money for Xia Dabao. Seeing that he was embarrassed, Xia Dabao didn’t force him.

In the afternoon, they had already sold a basket of lychees. As it was very sunny and there weren’t many people around, Xia Dabao went to buy some sesame seed cakes to share with Tian Xiaobei.

The two of them chatted while eating.

Xia Dabao also asked something she had previously dared not to, "How long will you stay at Auntie Zhao’s house? Will you stay there forever?"

Tian Xiaobei shook his head, "I don’t think so. I will leave sooner or later. My parents said they would come to get me, so I plan to wait a bit. Even if they don’t come for me, I will leave after a while."

"Where will you go?" Xia Dabao asked while munching on a sesame seed cake.

"I don’t know yet. My parents used to want me to go to the capital to study, to eventually take part in the selection for the imperial doctor. But, I don’t really want to follow that path. I don’t think it suits me. I’d like to be a carefree doctor, but now ..."

"What about now?"

"Now, I think that a carefree doctor doesn’t have much power and is easily bullied, like my parents," he said.

"Where are your parents now?"

Tian Xiaobei lowered his head, unwilling to speak. Xia Dabao didn’t dare to ask further.

Xia Dabao felt that he must be going through a tough time, unable to eat well, constantly being bullied by Zhao Datu, with no parents by his side, and having no friends here. Being upright herself, she patted Tian Xiaobei on the shoulder, "If you face any troubles in the future, just come to me!"

Tian Xiaobei looked up at Xia Dabao, felt a warmth in his heart, and thought she looked even more attractive.

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"If you face any troubles in the future, just come to me!"

The same words were being said elsewhere.

In front of twelve-year-old Long Aixi stood a thirteen-year-old girl with tears on her face.

The girl was Zhou Xianzhi, the daughter of a Hall Master named Zhou.

There were many children in the Dragon Tooth Gang. When the adults were busy, the children would play in the backyard and practice martial arts together. Zhou Xianzhi was always ostracized by the other children; no one wanted to play with her.

Blame lay with her father, the Hall Master, who was too promiscuous. He had had a legitimate wife but for some unknown reason fell in love with a top courtesan from a brothel. Not only did he buy her freedom, but he also had a child with her - the current Zhou Xianzhi. His legitimate wife, unable to bear it, committed suicide by jumping into a river. She also had a child named Zhou Chang, who had grown up inside the Dragon Tooth Gang. Knowing about his mother’s circumstances, he had always been fervent in practicing martial arts, becoming the best among the children. Long San was even considering letting him take over as vice Hall Master of one of the halls when he came of age.

Zhou Chang hated his stepmother and disliked Zhou Xianzhi. The other children, knowing Zhou Xianzhi’s mother was a courtesan, also shunned her. Zhou Xianzhi, who was naturally timid, ended up isolated this way.

Seeing how weak Zhou Xianzhi was, the children bullied her even more, including calling her names when they saw her: "Born of a whore."

"Raised by a whore, shameless, responsible for killing Brother Zhou’s mother."

Today at noon, not only was Zhou Xianzhi insulted, but she was also drenched with water in the yard. Normally, being splashed with water wouldn’t be strange, but the water had a foul smell, so she immediately stared at the person who had splashed the foot-washing water.