But recently Liu Shengrui has been appearing so frequently that it's impossible for everyone to stop playing every time. Plus, he hasn't done anything strange since he appeared, so everyone has become a little less vigilant.
Liu Shengrui walked over, his eyes fixed on Tian Feixiang.
Tian Feixiang didn't notice at first, but when Liu Shengrui approached, he realized what was happening and immediately took two steps back like a startled rabbit, tightly holding onto the arm of another child next to him.
"Hello, Tian Feixiang," Liu Shengrui said, even smiling.
Even when she saw Tian Feixiang back away, she didn't get angry and maintained a smiling expression, which seemed to contradict the rumored image of someone who loved to hit people.
But rumors are just rumors; over time, they still carry some weight in people's minds.
Tian Feixiang didn't dare to speak to Liu Shengrui. He nervously told his friend, "I... I'm done playing. I have to go home!"
After saying that, Tian Feixiang quickly ran away from the scene.
He ran away panting, and only after he had run quite a distance did Tian Feixiang remember to look back to make sure that Liu Shengrui hadn't chased after him.
He stopped by the flower bed and slowly calmed his breathing.
That's really dangerous!
Why did Liu Shengrui greet me out of the blue?
And how did he know his name?
Tian Feixiang ignored Liu Shengrui because he knew about the rumors that Liu Shengrui was violent and had a bad temper. His mother had repeatedly told him that he must never play with Liu Shengrui, and that he had even pinched a child's face in the yard...
"How terrifying," Tian Feixiang thought, touching his face.
It must hurt so much to pinch someone's face so hard it's almost ruined!
"Thank goodness I ran fast!" Tian Feixiang patted his heart.
But this is only the beginning.
Liu Shengrui didn't seem to react much to Tian Feixiang running away.
Grandma said that if he didn't succeed the first time he greeted Tian Feixiang, he should try again. If he did it many times, Tian Feixiang would eventually remember him, and then they could make friends!
So, the energetic Liu Shengrui once again dragged Zhang Cuihua to the yard, where they once again saw Tian Feixiang playing, and he ran up to him again.
Hello, Tian Feixiang.
Tian Feixiang: I'm running!
Hello, Tian Feixiang.
Tian Feixiang: I'll run again!
In this way, Liu Shengrui took the initiative to greet Tian Feixiang several times, and each time it ended with Tian Feixiang running away.
Even so, it didn't seem to dampen Liu Shengrui's enthusiasm. The next time he saw Tian Feixiang, he still went up to greet him with a smile, but that was all he did; he didn't do anything else.
Tian Feixiang was just a child. He had only heard his parents say not to play with Liu Shengrui because Liu Shengrui might hit people.
What he witnessed firsthand was that, on numerous occasions, Liu Shengrui greeted him, and he ran away without saying a word. Despite this, Liu Shengrui not only didn't get angry, but he also didn't hit him.
Could it be that Mom misunderstood Liu Shengrui?
"He doesn't seem like a bad guy..." Tian Feixiang muttered to himself after running away again.
Then, things took a turn for the better.
When Liu Shengrui walked up to Tian Feixiang again, he said that familiar line.
Hello, Tian Feixiang.
This time, Tian Feixiang didn't turn and run away. He stood there, looked Liu Shengrui up and down, and then spoke.
"Hello, do you... want to play with us?" Tian Feixiang even took the initiative to extend an invitation, and the other children next to him immediately tugged at his sleeve.
"Feixiang, are you crazy? My mom said not to play with him, what are you doing—"
“My mom also said,” Tian Feixiang immediately whispered to his friend, but his attitude remained unchanged, “that he would hit people, but I’ve run into him several times and he hasn’t hit anyone. Could it be a mistake?”
"But what if..." The other children were still a little hesitant.
After all, children of this age, unless they are rebellious, will generally listen to their parents.
“We’re playing house today, and we’re just one person short, so why don’t we let him give it a try?” Tian Feixiang suggested.
The other children looked at each other, seemingly hesitant, but Tian Feixiang was right. Today's game was just one person short. If Liu Shengrui joined, wouldn't that be perfect?
The moment Tian Feixiang extended the invitation, Liu Shengrui was overjoyed.
Grandma hadn't lied to him after all!
Although Tian Feixiang would not even look at him and would run away when he greeted him the previous few times, Tian Feixiang would agree after he tried a few more times. It's true.
“Okay, let’s play together,” Liu Shengrui said, giving Tian Feixiang a bright and harmless smile.
“You see, he’s really nothing special,” Tian Feixiang said to the other children.
We looked at each other, and ultimately couldn't resist the temptation of playing games.
"Okay then, let's play together."
"I agree."
Let's play together.
And so, thanks to his tireless efforts, Liu Shengrui participated in the games among the children in the compound for the first time.
"Play what?" Although Liu Shengrui joined in, he mainly followed Tian Feixiang.
He thought Tian Feixiang was very cute, and he was the one who chose him as a friend.
Of course I'll go with him.
"Let's play house together. Someone needs to play the role of dad, mom, son, and daughter..." one of the children began explaining the rules.
Since everyone has played it before, I'll explain it very simply.
Although Liu Shengrui had never played it before, he understood what it was all about after listening to a few sentences. After all, although he had never played it himself, he had seen others play it.
"Who wants to play the dad?" the lead child asked.
Several little boys raised their hands, indicating that they could.
"I want to act too!" Liu Shengrui also raised his hand.
Among the children who volunteered to play the father, Liu Shengrui was the tallest and biggest. Although he was only two years old, he looked older than average, perhaps because he was developing well.
"Then...you play the role." In the end, because of his obvious advantage, Liu Shengrui got the chance to play the father.
The next part was very simple: each child played house according to their assigned role.
Aside from the scheduled segments, everyone is free to speak as they please, which is precisely the fun of playing house—because there's a lot of room for improvisation.
"I'm going home! I'm so hungry, I need to eat right away!" One of the children playing the son is Liang Qingsheng, who, like Tian Feixiang, is also playing a son.
“I want some too!” said the other son, Dajun.
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