"Don't be afraid, Xiaoyuan. With Mommy here, no one can bully you. Don't be afraid!" Su Yueya said, gently patting her son's head.
It's so round, and it feels so good to the touch.
With his mother's words, Lu Siyuan immediately felt much more confident.
He held his little head high, not afraid at all!
I will listen to my mother in everything!
"Come on, make a scene. Do whatever you want. I, Deng Wenfang, will keep you company. Whoever is scared is a coward!" Deng Wenfang said arrogantly, thinking that by taking advantage of Lu Siyuan's initiative, she was in an invincible position.
"Then let's call the police and let them handle it—"
Su Yueya and Deng Wenfang were deadlocked, and the military wives who had been watching for a long time saw that the matter could not be resolved. Since they were all from the same compound, they felt they should step in and help mediate.
"Xiaoyuan's mom, Xiaoyu's mom, please stop arguing. If you ask me, we're all from the same compound, why do we have to make things so ugly!"
"Exactly, calling the police is so embarrassing! There's really no need for that. In my opinion, everyone should just back down. We're all in the same yard, seeing each other all the time. They say a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative, so why make our neighborly relations so tense?"
"Yes, yes, Xiaoyu's mom, actually Xiaoyuan's mom isn't wrong. Even though the cat is an animal, it still has a life. Abandoning the kitten is wrong..."
"Hey—" Deng Wenfang was displeased. Pointing at the military wife who was trying to mediate, she said, "Are you trying to smooth things over or taking sides? I think you just want to speak up for Su Yueya. Bah, what are you pretending to be fair and moral about? You're so fake!"
"What did you say? I took sides? That kitten was bought with money; it was a life. What did I say wrong? You don't value cats, do you think everyone is as cold-blooded and heartless as you?"
"How dare you talk like that?!" Deng Wenfang's fighting spirit was truly impressive; it looked like she was about to start arguing with the military wife who was trying to mediate.
The other military spouses quickly intervened.
"Hey, stop arguing! We're here to resolve this, not to stir up new conflicts. Let's talk things out, everyone! Please, don't argue!"
"I think the solution Crescent Moon suggested was quite good. They didn't bully your family, and they admitted they were wrong. Apologizing to each other is the best course of action!"
“That’s right, that makes sense! It’s wrong for your Xiaoyu to bully other people’s cats, and he should apologize to the cats. Xiaoyuan threw Xiaoyu away, so he should apologize too. Xiaoyu threw him away so many times, so he should apologize as well. No one is at a disadvantage, so this is the best and fairest solution!”
"Yes! Crescent Moon's idea is good! Crescent Moon is reasonable, and Deng Wenfang, you've almost done the same. Your Xiaoyu isn't entirely innocent either!"
"No, that's not true. If we're really talking about who started it, it was your Xiaoyu who attacked the kitten first! You're in the wrong!"
There were many military wives, and they all chimed in, mostly siding with Su Yueya, thinking she was right and that her proposed solution was good.
Public opinion is a fearsome thing.
If it's just a one-on-one fight, Deng Wenfang isn't afraid at all; she can argue for three days and three nights straight.
But now the situation is clearly one-sided, with everyone on Su Yueya's side. And since humans are social animals, she really doesn't want to offend so many military wives at once unless absolutely necessary...
After all, their family still had to live in the compound.
"Hmph, I think you're just taking sides!" Deng Wenfang was still being stubborn, but she was unwilling in her heart.
"Mom, I won't apologize! I don't want to apologize!" Wu Feiyu shouted, feeling ashamed.
Although he is still a child, he can already understand the current situation, just like Lu Siyuan was afraid before.
Everyone was criticizing them, and Wu Feiyu could sense that.
He didn't think he had done anything wrong. He just hated the kitten. So what if he smashed it?
"Stop making a fuss." Deng Wenfang held her son's hand, trying to calm him down, but she was weighing the situation in her mind.
It seems I have to back down today.
If you want to apologize to each other, then apologize to each other.
"Xiaoyu, apologize to them," Deng Wenfang said.
"Mom, I won't—" Wu Feiyu resisted fiercely, expressing his obvious reluctance, but was still forced by his mother to apologize.
"Hurry up," Deng Wenfang said, sounding a little impatient.
"Hmph!" Wu Feiyu glared at Lu Siyuan angrily, and said reluctantly, "Sorry! Okay?"
As for Lu Siyuan, he didn't need Su Yueya to force him at all.
He could understand some of what the adults were saying and knew how the matter would ultimately be resolved.
"Wu Feiyu, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have thrown the rock at you," Lu Siyuan said.
Compared to Wu Feiyu's reluctance and his obviously perfunctory apology, Lu Siyuan's apology was clearly more sincere, more earnest, and more heartfelt.
The difference between the two children is immediately apparent.
"I think Xiao Yuan is the most sensible child. He only threw stones because he was forced into it," said one of the military wives.
"That's right! Your beloved kitten was bullied, and you didn't react at all, and you weren't even angry. Even an adult wouldn't do that, let alone Xiao Yuan!"
That makes sense...
Deng Wenfang was furious.
These people who are taking sides are all helping Su Yueya, forcing her son to apologize, and now they're making sarcastic remarks. It's simply outrageous.
So what if they apologize to each other?
In Deng Wenfang's heart, it was her son who suffered the loss, and they shouldn't have apologized at all!
But facing so many military wives, she couldn't possibly argue with them all, so she could only silently remember this debt in her heart.
"Come on, son, let's go back!" Deng Wenfang led Wu Feiyu away.
But she was angry and felt she had been taken advantage of, so how could she be willing to leave obediently?
Before leaving, she had to say a few sarcastic remarks to vent her anger and also to make Su Yueya unhappy.
"You're all spouting nonsense about morality and righteousness. Don't think I don't know what you're doing. You're just trying to curry favor with Su Yueya because she's a widow and a martyr's widow. Do you think no one can see through this?"
These words only fueled the discontent of all the military wives.
Those living in the compound are all military spouses who have accompanied their husbands to the army. Who wouldn't be angry if they heard such words?
Besides, what does this matter have to do with Lu Zhengjun at all?
For no reason at all, Deng Wenfang deliberately mentioned Lu Zhengjun, just to make Su Yueya unhappy and to provoke her!
"Deng Wenfang, what you're saying is going too far. What does this have to do with Commander Lu? Just shut up and stop with the nonsense. Nobody's taking sides here, you're the one in the wrong!"
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