"I overheard my two boys and their sister whispering together unintentionally. Oh right, just wait a moment, I’ll call Xiao Chong and his siblings over..."
Before long, Xue Chong, his twelve-year-old brother Xue Ming, and two sisters came to the living room.
The two girls looked noticeably younger, one appearing to be about eight or nine, the other around six or seven.
"Hello, Aunt Kang," the four siblings greeted Kang Li, then all turned to look at their mother. Xue Chong asked, "Mom, did you call us here for something?"
Fang Ju glared at them, "What? Can’t I call you over without a reason?"
"No, Mom, that’s not what I meant."
Xue Chong hastily shook his head.
"Your Aunt Kang came to ask you, who’s been spreading nonsense about not going to her place to watch TV lately. Also, why aren’t you three playing with Ruirui and the others anymore?"
Fang Ju questioned her children with a stern face.
"Mom, I’m twelve this year. How could I possibly play with kids as small as Ruirui and the others?! Besides, I’ve never played with them."
Xue Ming explained himself, as he didn’t want to be wrongly accused for no reason.
Xue Ying and Xue Yin, the sisters, showed signs of embarrassment, with the younger Xue Yin being six years old. She stammered to Kang Li, "Aunt Kang, my sister and I heard it from Wen Yue talking to Feng Loo. She said Aunt Kang dislikes us all coming over to your house to watch TV, and that seeing us all just annoys you. So... so we all decided to stop playing with your Ruirui, Hanhan, and Vivi. Aunt Kang, I’m sorry, I... I shouldn’t have been so mean to Ruirui, Hanhan, and Vivi, I was wrong."
Xue Ying said, "Aunt Kang, I know I was wrong too."
At this point, Fang Ju was exasperated, pointing at her daughters with a look of annoyance, "Do you two girls have no brains? Whatever Wen Yue says, you just believe it? Can’t you think for yourselves? Every time you went to Aunt Kang’s house to watch TV, has she ever chased you away?"
Xue Ying and her sister Xue Yin shook their heads, "No."
"If you know that Aunt Kang never did such a thing, why would you believe what Wen Yue said? Yingying, you are eight this year! Yinyin, you’re six and a half, don’t you understand the need for seeking truth from facts? Or are you unaware of the harm that comes from spreading unfounded rumors?"

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