Wu Xuan's face was covered in bruises, his eyes were so swollen that his eyelids were almost stuck together, and his body was covered in bruises. There wasn't a single spot on his body that was unharmed.
Jiang Xiaoshu immediately stepped forward and covered her sister's eyes with her hands.
Jiang Xiaoxin had already seen it. She slapped her brother's hand away and screamed, "Oh my god, Xiao Xuanxuan, what happened to you? Who hit you?"
It is extremely rare for such a young child to be beaten like this.
Jiang Wan's gaze fell on Wu Xuan's mother, and she subtly looked her over. Apart from being thin and lacking energy, she didn't see any injuries on her body.
She didn't notice Jiang Wan's gaze, focusing intently on answering Jiang Xiaoxin's question: "Xiao Xuanxuan was beaten by those vagrants outside. We went to the supermarket to buy some things, just some water and rice, and then..."
As she spoke, she sighed sadly, "We don't even have water to drink now, and all the rice we cooked is gone..."
"Oh! Poor little Xuanxuan, he's so badly injured and hasn't even had a proper meal!"
Although it was the apocalypse, thanks to Jiang Wan's rebirth and the food she had stored up, as well as the tree hole space, her family never experienced hunger like in the apocalypse. The experience of not knowing where the next meal would come from, being hungry all day, and searching the world for food was completely absent in Jiang Xiaoxin's world.
Not to mention that he was beaten up like this just for a bite to eat.
So when she saw Xiao Xuanxuan in such a miserable state, she was completely frightened. Her little round eyes were filled with terror and fear, as well as pity and tenderness for her good friend.
She didn't dare to go forward, but could only hold her brother's arm tightly and ask softly, "Xiao Xuanxuan, are you in a lot of pain?"
Wu Xuan didn't play with them as his mother had asked. He stood still, and when he heard her words, he turned his head and said coldly, "I'm not in pain!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his mother hit him hard on the head.
He immediately protested, twisting his head in defiance.
Then she screamed, "Get away! Don't touch me!"
He resisted violently, trying to escape back to his room, but his mother grabbed him, and the two of them, one big and one small, were twisted together, looking quite disheveled.
Jiang Wan then asked, "Is he your classmate? How old is he?"
Judging from the defiant behavior and resistant emotions, it doesn't seem like what a normal three-year-old child should be like.
Her gaze couldn't help but fall on Jiang Xiaoshu. Could she also be precocious like this child?
Jiang Xiaoshu said, "He is already 6 years old."
Jiang Wan remembered that their kindergarten did not separate large and small classes. Each class had 20 children, ranging from 2 to 6 years old. It advocated mixed-age education, allowing older and younger children to communicate without barriers and help, care for, and love each other.
Six-year-old Xuanxuan was no match for the adults and was eventually slapped several times before being forced to stand in front of Jiang Xiaoxin.
But he remained stubborn, refusing to speak properly and also refusing to play with the twins.
Jiang Xiaoshu stared at him.
Jiang Xiaoxin felt extremely sorry for him. She stood in front of him, then looked up at Wu Xuan's mother with a accusing expression: "Auntie, what you're doing is wrong. We should talk things out properly. How can you hit people so easily?"
She couldn't help but compare them in her mind. Although her own mother had a bad temper and often threatened to send them away, she had never laid a hand on them!
Even if she and her brother were naughty, their mother never hit them!
Moreover, she didn't realize it until she thought about it carefully. But once she thought about it, she felt that her mother's temper seemed to have improved a lot recently, and she was talking more!
Instead of getting angry at the accusation, Wu Xuan's mother smiled and nodded, seemingly coaxing her, saying, "Yes, yes, Auntie knows she was wrong. Aren't Xin Xin and our Xuan Xuan good friends? Good friends should play together, right?..."
Jiang Wan frowned as she listened, then took out three cheese sticks from her pocket and handed them to Jiang Xiaoxin: "You three share them, go over there."
Jiang Xiaoxin always obeyed her mother. She took the cheese sticks, gave one to Xiao Xuanxuan and one to her brother, then took one for herself, reached out to take Xiao Xuanxuan's hand, and said, "Let's go! This one is strawberry flavored, it's so delicious!"
Wu Xuan, who had been resisting the whole time, seemed to be stunned at this moment, and didn't react at all when she took his hand and pulled him along.
Jiang Xiaoshu kept a vigilant eye on him, ready to use her purification ability at any time, and to protect her sister immediately if he made any unusual moves.
But Xiao Xuanxuan didn't do anything. He just stubbornly refused to speak, holding the cheese stick in his hand but not eating it. He threw it on the table and thought that out of sight, out of mind.
Jiang Xiaoxin looked anxious and earnestly tried to persuade her, "This is so delicious!"
Jiang Wan stopped Wu Xuan's mother, who was about to follow, and said, "Let's talk."
Wu Xuan's mother was taken aback, and reluctantly looked towards the child as she asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
Where is Wu Xuan's father?
"Going out to dig for crystals, huh?" She was quite impatient, her brows furrowed, and a fierce look appeared on her face. She wanted to get angry, but she restrained herself.
"Then why didn't you and Wu Xuan go?"
It was clear that none of them had a proper job, and people without a job, even minors, had to go out of town to dig for crystals.
Wu Xuan's mother immediately retorted sharply, "My child has been beaten like this, of course he can't work. I'm worried about leaving him alone at home, so naturally I have to stay and take care of him!"
Jiang Wan looked at her quietly.
Her eyes flickered, she looked away, and continued loudly, "What are you doing? Interrogating a prisoner? Let me tell you, don't think you're so superior just because your daughter and my son are good friends! Watch your mouth!"
Yu Fen wanted to roll up his sleeves and punch someone: "Who's being impolite here? What's wrong with asking you a couple of questions? Are you the Jade Emperor or the President of the country? Can't I ask you anything? I think you're just feeling guilty!"
Jiang Wan nodded secretly, thinking, "Isn't it because he feels guilty?"
With a blank expression, she suddenly called out to Jiang Xiaoxin, "Xinxin, we need to go home."
Jiang Xiaoxin came running over, still holding the cheese stick that Xiao Xuanxuan refused to eat. Her little face was full of frustration. She looked up at him with a conflicted expression: "Mommy..."
Jiang Wan slightly curved the corners of her lips and smiled encouragingly, "Xin Xin, is there anything you want to say?"
This scene, witnessed by Wu Xuan sitting on the stool, caused him a sharp pain in his heart and eyes.
Jiang Xiaoxin mustered her courage and said, "Mom, can we help Xiao Xuanxuan? He has no food or water. I can share half of what I'm eating with him!"
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