481: If reasoning doesn't work, then take action.

"You can't even discipline your own Grandson and Granddaughter properly, yet you dare to come and cause trouble for my Granddaughter. I know my Granddaughter; she is incredibly obedient. If there's any fault, it's all your family's fault..."

"Well hit..."

Xiao Niannian walked forward. When Grandma Gu saw her Granddaughter, she spoke up.

"Old Man Li called, and your grandpa is currently blasting him..."

She hadn't expected her usually gentle grandmother to use the word 'blasting.'

"Grandma, today at the skating rink..."

Xiao Niannian briefly recounted what had happened.

Upon hearing that Li Yao had deliberately picked a fight, Grandma Gu frowned slightly. When she heard that Ma Xue and Zhang Xiaorou had also helped Li Yao, Grandma Gu's frown deepened.

Ma Xue was the Gu Family's Maternal Granddaughter, yet she had actually helped Li Yao bully her Granddaughter.

Over the past few years, she hadn't concerned herself with who her Maternal Granddaughter associated with. She had assumed her adopted daughter and Maternal Granddaughter would have some sense of propriety, but she hadn't expected them to bully Niannian.

Her Granddaughter did nothing wrong; why should she have to apologize?

Grandpa Gu hung up the phone with a snap, having heard everything his Granddaughter said.

He walked over and said.

"Precious, you hit them well. If they bully you and logic doesn't work, then use your hands. Don't wrong yourself. If you can't win, call for your family and have them come find Grandpa..."

"Grandpa, you aren't blaming me for hitting people?"

"Why would I blame you? You did the right thing. This temper of yours is exactly like mine when I was young..." Grandpa Gu laughed heartily.

His gaze turned toward Lu Jing.

"Kid Lu, don't you know how to protect Niannian a little?"

Hearing Grandpa say this, Xiao Niannian began to explain.

"Grandpa, Brother Lu was protecting me..."

"Grandpa is right to lecture me; in the future, I will definitely protect Niannian well..."

Grandpa Gu nodded with satisfaction upon hearing Lu Jing's promise.

"Let's eat."

After the meal, Lu Jing returned home, while Xiao Niannian went upstairs.

She heard Grandpa talking in the living room downstairs.

"Those people didn't hold our Granddaughter in any regard. It was good that she hit them. Let's see if those Grandsons and Granddaughters of theirs dare to be arrogant in front of my Granddaughter again... Hit them hard. If anything happens, this Old Man will protect my Granddaughter..."

"Alright, stop getting angry. Don't ruin your health. We will protect our Granddaughter. Even if they come knocking, we'll just argue them back..."

Listening to her Grandparents, Xiao Niannian felt very warm inside.

Her gaze turned toward the desk not far away. Seeing photos of her father, mother, and brother, as well as photos of herself as a child, Xiao Niannian walked over.

Mom, when will I be able to find you?

Xiao Niannian had a feeling that her mother was still alive, just somewhere else. Since she herself could transmigrate, perhaps her mother had lost her memory due to some reason.

Isn't that how it's written in novels?

It's a pity that communication isn't advanced now; otherwise, she could have searched through television or short video platforms.

Upon receiving her daughter's call, Gu Ying was so angry that she immediately returned home.

Ma Xue naturally told the story in a way that favored herself, and after hearing it, Gu Ying became even angrier.

"We are so good to Xiao Niannian, yet she actually hit you. This means she doesn't hold me, her aunt, in any regard..."

She was very angry and wished she could rush back to the Gu Family right now to slap Xiao Niannian.

"Wife, don't get angry yet. You can't go back and argue about this matter, or else the Father-in-law and Mother-in-law will be angry..."

At first, hearing her husband speak, Gu Ying was still very angry.

But after her husband analyzed it properly, Gu Ying realized she really couldn't go back and cause trouble for Xiao Niannian.

Otherwise, her Adoptive Father and Mother would definitely be angry. Right now, her Adoptive Father and Mother could be said to be extremely biased; they already listened only to Xiao Niannian and held her in the palm of their hands.

In this matter, her Adoptive Father and Mother would definitely protect Xiao Niannian, and everything she had done over the past year or so would be completely wasted.

"Then, in your opinion, what should we do?"

Gu Ying asked her husband.

Hearing his wife's words, Ma Xue's father spoke up.

"We can bring gifts and go back, and have Xue'er apologize. Of course, apologize to the Father-in-law and Mother-in-law..."

When Ma Xue heard that she had to apologize, she was very unhappy.

"Dad, why are you still making me apologize? I was the one who got slapped by Xiao Niannian."

She stomped her feet in anger. From the moment she first met Xiao Niannian, she had disliked her very much.

"The more generous you appear, the more your Maternal Grandparents will remember your kindness..."

Ma Xue's father had long known that while the Father-in-law and Mother-in-law treated Gu Ying and their daughter well, they didn't spoil Gu Ying and Ma Xue. Now that Xiao Niannian had returned, she was the biological Granddaughter whom the Gu Family had shortchanged for twenty years.

The words 'biological Granddaughter' outweighed everything else, so they had no choice but to indulge Xiao Niannian.

"Also, Wife, Xue'er, in the future, associate less with people from the Qiao Family and Li Family. They are not on the same side as the Gu Family and the Lu Family..."

Hearing this, Gu Ying was even more unhappy.

"The matters of the previous generation have long passed. Who cares about which faction they belong to now? Mom and Dad haven't cared about that for a long time..."

"They just haven't said it..."

Ma Xue's father was a smart man; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to coax Gu Ying into marrying him, nor would he have been able to climb up all these years using his status as a Gu Family Son-in-law.

In the current situation, they couldn't afford to have a conflict between his daughter and Xiao Niannian. Now that Xiao Niannian was the Gu Family's biological Granddaughter, the Father-in-law, Mother-in-law, and the eldest brother-in-law doted on her immensely.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to send Xiao Niannian to the Military Academy to study.

As for her getting first place in her grades, they must have helped quite a bit behind the scenes. With the eldest brother sending people to instruct her, what difficulty could there be for Xiao Niannian to get first place?

Ma Xue's father didn't know that Xiao Niannian relied on her own ability. He thought all of this was because of the Gu Family. He was the one who used the Gu Family's name to rise so quickly.

If his own family background were better, he could have risen even higher.

Zhang Fu was also furious after hearing her daughter's words. After scolding her, she also analyzed the situation for her daughter.

"Xiaorou, you were wrong from the very beginning. You shouldn't have criticized Xiao Niannian in front of others..."

Hearing her mother's words, although Zhang Xiaorou was unhappy, she also knew that what her mother said was correct.

Over these years, many things her mother had done were correct.

But she was just jealous of Xiao Niannian. If it weren't for Xiao Niannian, her mother might have already married her Uncle. Now that Xiao Niannian was back, the relationship between them and her Uncle was even worse than that of strangers.

"You will come with me to the Gu Family to apologize." Zhang Fu suppressed the anger in her heart.

"I understand."

Although she felt that bowing her head and apologizing was very embarrassing, if it could allow her mother to marry her Uncle, then her status would be the same as Xiao Niannian's.

She wouldn't be a child without a father anymore, and in the future, she wouldn't be looked down upon by those people.

"That's a good girl. Mom will buy you that jewelry you like."