Chapter 451 Almost Got to Become Sisters

"You're already seven years old, and you're not even as good as your little sister. Don't you remember what I told you before?"

“If you encounter someone you can’t beat outside, just run away and come back to get help. Don’t fight them head-on. If they talk to you, just talk. Saying a few more words won’t hurt your uncle. It’s you who will suffer the consequences…”

“That won’t do!” Meng Zihuan immediately objected upon hearing this.

He said in a serious tone, "You can say whatever you want, since you have a bad reputation anyway, but no one is allowed to say anything bad about my sister! Uncle, you've said it before, I'm the older brother, I have to protect my sister, and I can't let anyone bully her! You can't even say anything about her!"

Although he was hit on the head and suffered a great deal of pain, Meng Zihuan had no regrets.

"You little rascal!" Seeing the little guy's serious expression, Qiao Changdong was both annoyed and soft-hearted, and in the end, he didn't say anything more.

He reached out and wiped the soup from Meng Zihuan's mouth, then fed her a spoonful of rice: "Eat more, eat your fill, and get discharged from the hospital soon. Your little sister will be waiting for you to continue protecting her."

"Hmm!" Meng Zihuan smiled, his eyes narrowing as his gaze fell on the large tortoise at the foot of the bed. His eyes lit up again, and just as he was about to say something, he heard footsteps coming from the doorway.

It was Qiao Xiaoyun and the dean who came.

The dean was exceptionally enthusiastic when he saw Qiao Changdong and Qiao Qiao.

He first inquired about Meng Zihuan's injuries with concern, then teased Qiao Qiao a couple of times, before inviting Qiao Changdong: "Comrade Qiao, are you free now? I have something I'd like to discuss with you."

"You go ahead, I'll feed him," Qiao Xiaoyun said, naturally taking the rice bowl from Qiao Changdong's hand.

Qiao Changdong followed the dean to the office and returned in less than ten minutes.

Qiao Xiaoyun asked him, "What did the dean say to you?"

Qiao Qiao looked at him curiously as well.

Qiao Changdong said helplessly, "Your hospital director said he wants to set up a monument for Qiao Qiao in the hospital and asked me for my suggestions."

"And what's your suggestion?"

“I advised him not to do it,” Qiao Changdong replied.

"..." Qiao Xiaoyun.

"Actually, I think it's worth a try. It's a great thing, and we shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater."

After thinking for a moment, Qiao Xiaoyun spoke carefully.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Changdong did not immediately respond to Qiao Xiaoyun, but instead looked at Qiao Qiao and the giant tortoise that had been following Qiao Qiao closely ever since it came to them.

Qiao Qiao blinked her big eyes.

It also didn't disturb Qiao Changdong's thinking.

In fact, Qiao Qiao had already discussed her safety with the Qiao family, Yan Liti, and Shen Qingyan many times.

With her current level of cultivation, virtually no one can harm her.

Even Fu Tianyou, whom she was previously somewhat afraid of and wary of, no longer posed any threat to her after acquiring the giant tortoise.

However, Qiao Qiao understands her family's concern and love for her.

Especially Shen Qingyan, her biological father, often felt guilty for not being able to stay by her side for long periods of time, and wished he could arrange for an army to protect her!

Qiao Qiao felt it was unnecessary, but she accepted it nonetheless.

Because these are all expressions of everyone's deep love for her.

"What do you think, my dear?" Qiao Changdong asked Qiao Qiao, bending down.

"Yes, the attention I received from the newspaper incident has actually increased my cultivation level instead of decreasing it," Qiao Qiao replied.

"Alright then, let's set it up." Qiao Changdong went to see the dean again.

After delivering the food to Meng Zihuan, as she was about to leave, Meng Zihuan looked at Qiao Qiao expectantly and asked, "Little sister, when I'm discharged from the hospital, could you talk to Xiao Huanhuan and ask if I could sit on this tortoise shell too?"

The Qiao brothers and Meng Zihuan were all extremely envious of Qiao Qiao's mount.

Unfortunately, while the giant tortoise didn't mind their approach, it wouldn't let them ride on it. Every time they saw the giant tortoise carrying Qiao Qiao around, they were incredibly envious.

Pei Yuanfan had previously tried to sneak up on it, but almost ended up having his gender changed on the spot.

They all thought that even if the giant tortoise got angry, it would at most spray them with a tube of water, which wouldn't hurt them and would even give them a taste of taking off.

Of course, this description of feeling was given to them by Qiao Hai back then.

Pei Yuanfan was a mischievous fellow and naturally didn't care about taking off, but he never expected that the big turtle had such a sneaky trick up its sleeve!

Pei Yuanfan and the few Qiao family boys who were secretly watching nearby were so frightened that they no longer dared to step onto the giant tortoise's back.

I'm afraid that if I'm not careful, I'll go from being my sister's brothers to being my sister's sisters!

However, although he dared not step on the turtle without permission, Meng Zihuan still had some thoughts about the matter and wanted to take advantage of his injury to make a deal with it.

Qiao Qiao didn't care, but the big tortoise next to her looked at Meng Zihuan upon hearing this.

Considering that the human brat still had bandages on his head and had used his own spiritual power to repair his body, he couldn't bear to waste his efforts and didn't spray him with water, but instead shot him a death ray.

“It doesn’t want to,” Qiao Qiao said.

Upon hearing this, Meng Zihuan once again turned into a frostbitten winter melon.

Qiao Changdong directly mocked, "You're only alive because of it; you didn't have to kowtow to it. You're lucky you didn't have to. You actually wanted to ride it? You've got some nerve."

Speaking of this, Qiao Xiaoyun really started to think about it seriously.

They all already knew from Qiao Qiao that Meng Zihuan was able to survive this time thanks to the turtle.

This is a life-saving grace; it would be inappropriate not to show some appreciation for such a great kindness.

Moreover, this tortoise is so old that even if Meng Zihuan kowtows to it, there's nothing wrong with it.

After thinking for a moment, Qiao Xiaoyun stroked her chin and said, "You should indeed kowtow once, but you can't just think about things randomly right now. How about this, when your father comes, have him kowtow to it! No, kowtow three times!"

"..." Meng Zhengcheng, who had just come to visit his son during his lunch break.

In the end, he didn't actually kowtow, but Meng Zhengcheng asked a friend to buy a goat and gave it to the big tortoise.

The giant tortoise did not keep the sheep for itself, but offered it to Qiao Qiao. On the day Wang Mingcheng and Yan Xiaoqing left Hongfeng Town, they had it served as a farewell feast with a whole sheep.

Of course, as a major contributor, the giant tortoise also ate a whole leg of lamb.

Grandpa Wang was actually a little reluctant to leave; he really enjoyed the local customs and culture.

However, Yan Xiaoqing is still teaching, and she has already had Wang Zhenhua cover her classes for twenty days. Recently, Wang Zhenhua has another exchange meeting and will be going to another province, so Yan Xiaoqing can no longer stay with Grandpa Wang at the Qiao family home.

Yan Xiaoqing was worried about leaving Grandpa Wang alone here, so the two elderly people had no choice but to return to Jinshi together.