Meng Yan's Transformation

Zhan Jiaojiao stopped the nosebleed and wiped the blood clean. She found that only the tip of her nose was slightly broken and there were no injuries anywhere else on her body.

"Sister Jiaojiao, you just have a minor nose scrape, it's not a serious injury. Look at how big the wound on Aunt Mengyan's right leg is. She can't even walk. Her injury is much more serious than yours. The bicycle is also broken and can't be ridden anymore. You are the root of the trouble today, so when you go home you'd better control your mouth and don't say anything. If you talk nonsense, I will tell everyone about how you forced Aunt Mengyan to ride a bicycle to carry you, and tell everyone that this car accident was caused by your unreasonable behavior. You are the culprit who harmed others and yourself." Zhan Qiqi said.

Zhan Jiaojiao also felt guilty, and took Zhan Qiqi's hand and said weakly: "Sister Qiqi, if mom asks me how the tip of my nose got scratched, I will say that I tripped over a rock when I went out, fell flat on my face, and scratched the tip of my nose. Do you think that's okay?"

Zhan Qiqi felt distressed when she saw Zhan Jiaojiao's pitiful look, but she pretended not to care and said, "Yes, your brain works better than your sister's, let's put it that way."

Zhan Mengyan turned pale with pain. She endured the pain and said, "I'm sorry, Qiqi and Jiaojiao. I made Qiqi worry and helped me clean up the mess. Jiaojiao got scared and injured. In the end, it's all my fault for my poor cycling skills. I don't think I can ride a bike again for a while. Just like Qiqi said, I'm the root of the trouble today. I hurt others and myself..."

Zhan Qiqi felt embarrassed after hearing what Zhan Mengyan said. Her face flushed and she waved her hands hastily and said, "Aunt Mengyan, I was talking about Zhan Jiaojiao, not Aunt Mengyan. How can you say that about yourself? Grandma said that this is called self-deprecation."

"Qiqi, take Jiaojiao home quickly. Wash Jiaojiao's face thoroughly when you get home. Find an alcohol cotton ball and wipe the broken skin on Jiaojiao's nose to prevent infection. Your aunt Mengyan and I have to push the bicycle back and find a deserted place to repair it, and then treat your aunt Mengyan's wound." Zhan Zixun said.

Zhan Qiqi took Zhan Jiaojiao away first. Zhan Zixun pushed the bicycle and found that the chain box was deflated, which stuck the chain. The legs of the pedals were a little bent, which also stuck the chain box, making it impossible for the rear wheel of the bicycle to turn.

Zhan Zixun was pushing the bicycle in front, while Zhan Mengyan was limping behind to lift the rear wheel off the ground. In this way, the two of them took great pains to finally "push" the house back home.

Zhan Zixun first asked Zhan Mengyan to wait outside the gate, and he walked into the yard to see what the family was doing. Zhan Zixun walked around the yard and the house, and found that no one was at home.

Zhan Zixun hurriedly went outside the yard to meet Zhan Mengyan, and said thankfully: "God is helping me. There is no one at home. Let's quickly push the bicycle into the warehouse. We will try to repair the bicycle before Third Brother Zichuan returns home."

Zhan Zixun and Zhan Mengyan hurriedly pushed the bicycles to the warehouse in the lower house. Zhan Zixun found the bicycle repair tools from the upper house, and took out Huangdian medicine, alcohol cotton balls, gauze, etc. from his father's medicine box.

Zhan Zixun helped Zhan Mengyan clean the wound, wiped it with alcohol cotton balls to disinfect it, wiped Huangdian medicine on the wound, and bandaged it with gauze. The two began to repair the bicycle.

The bicycle chain box was deflated, but after Zhan Zixun's repair, it finally became flat. Although it was a bit bumpy and not very smooth, it did not get stuck on the bicycle chain. Although their hands were covered in oil, they were still very happy for this successful repair. The next step was to repair the bent bicycle pedal, which was difficult for them because they were not strong enough. They tried several times but could not straighten the bent bicycle pedal.

"Brother Zixun, use this steel bar and insert it here. Using the lever principle you taught me, let's work together to see if we can straighten the bicycle pedal." Zhan Mengyan said.

After hearing what Zhan Mengyan said, Zhan Zixun suddenly became enlightened, like Columbus discovering the New World, and said excitedly: "Yes, why didn't I think of it? This steel bar is a bit short. I will find a longer one, so that I can save more energy."

Zhan Zixun found a steel bar that was thicker and longer than the original one, inserted it into the bicycle pedal leg, and the two of them worked together to bend it outward. Sure enough, the bent bicycle pedal leg was corrected a little. The two looked at each other and saw hope. In this way, the two gradually corrected it again and again, and the bicycle pedal leg basically returned to its original shape, but when the rear wheel turned, it still rubbed against the bicycle chain box. Zhan Zixun hammered it again, and the bicycle pedal leg was finally corrected, but the bicycle pedal leg was also scarred - the bicycle pedal leg had traces of potholes and pits from being chiseled by the hammer. Fortunately, the bicycle pedal leg turned and no longer rubbed against the bicycle chain box, and the bicycle could work normally.

"Brother Zixun, now that we have repaired the bicycle into this state, will Brother Zichuan find out that we used the bicycle?" Zhan Mengyan said with a lack of confidence.

"With Third Brother Zichuan's attentiveness, I think he can find out that we broke his bicycle." Zhan Zixun said helplessly.

"What should we do when Brother Zichuan finds out? Should we take the initiative to confess to Brother Zichuan and ask for leniency?" Zhan Mengyan asked anxiously.

"What's this about 'leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist'? We haven't broken any law, so the best thing to do now is to pretend nothing happened. I guess Brother Zichuan already knows that we are secretly learning to ride bicycles using his bicycle, otherwise why does he always get off work early recently and put the bicycles in the warehouse after work? It turns out that he sometimes puts the bicycles in the yard, and he deliberately creates opportunities for us to ride bicycles. If Brother Zichuan finds out today that the bicycles have been repaired and doesn't tell anyone, we will have escaped father's punishment..." Zhan Zixun said thoughtfully.

"What if Brother Guozichuan finds out that he has been punished and tells Mom and Dad? We are doomed and I will be punished. I did something wrong and I admit it, but I can't bear to implicate you, Brother Zixun." Zhan Mengyan said regretfully.

Zhan Zixun saw Zhan Mengyan's frightened and regretful expression, and said comfortingly: "Brother Zichuan will cover for us. Don't worry, sister Mengyan, let's quickly clean up the battlefield and go back to the house to do our summer homework. Mom is happy to see us studying hard. If the truth comes out, Mom will see how well behaved we are. When Dad wants to punish us, Mom will help us plead with Dad and let us go lighter."

"Brother Zixun, one moment you said that Brother Zichuan would cover for us, and the next moment you said that Dad would punish us and Mom would beg for mercy. I feel so uneasy and I have no idea what's going on." Zhan Mengyan said.