After Qin Hanshu brought Pei'er to her home, she found that her son had already come out of his room.
Zhou Chi asked, somewhat bewildered, "Was there an argument outside just now?"
While peeling an orange for Pei'er, Qin Hanshu told her son about what had happened outside.
After listening, Zhou Chi looked at Pei'er, who was eating oranges with her mouth full of juice, and frowned, saying, "I've told you before, don't play with your sister."
Qin Hanshu raised an eyebrow and asked her son, "Why don't you let Pei'er play with her sister?"
Zhou Chi sat down next to Pei'er and took the two orange segments that Pei'er handed him.
"Her sister has a bad heart."
Qin Hanshu pressed further, "How is it bad?"
Zhou Chi slowly swallowed the orange before saying:
"Once, a flowerpot by the kindergarten playground broke. Someone said that Pei'er broke it. The teacher wanted to ask more questions, but Lin Yue'er stood up and cried, begging the teacher not to punish Pei'er."
"On the surface, she's pleading for Pei'er, but the matter hasn't been investigated properly yet. If she cries like this, isn't she essentially admitting her sister's mistake?"
“If someone hadn’t pointed out who actually broke the flowerpot, and that person hadn’t admitted it, Pei’er wouldn’t have even had a chance to defend herself.”
Qin Hanshu rarely saw her son speak so much at once, and after a moment of surprise, she turned to ask Per, "Is that so?"
"Hmm?" After finishing the oranges, Per started eating the sponge cake. Hearing this, he looked up, his puffed-out cheeks paused for a while, and then he nodded.
This incident probably happened quite some time ago. Pei'er is still young, and unlike Zhou Chi, she's not a prodigy, so it's normal for her to be confused.
Qin Hanshu then asked Zhou Chi, "Do you think Yue'er did that on purpose, or did she not know that her actions would have such consequences?"
Zhou Chi said calmly, "Besides a fool, everyone knows what they're doing, right?"
Qin Hanshu gained a deeper understanding of her son's maturity.
Yes, any normal person, even a child, knows what they are doing. Perhaps due to lack of experience, they cannot judge right from wrong, or anticipate the consequences of their actions. But if this happens repeatedly, this excuse becomes unusable.
Qin Hanshu said to Pei'er, "No one plays with little Chi. Can you come and play with him more often?"
Pei'er said aggrievedly, "I love my little brother, but he only likes to look at comic books and write. I fall asleep when I look at them."
Qin Hanshu: "...I heard you're on good terms with Tie Dan'er on the fourth floor. Play with Tie Dan'er more often in the future."
Zhou Chi said, "My mom meant to tell you to stop playing with your sister, not to listen to her, and not to be nice to her anymore."
Qin Hanshu glared at her son.
Although that's what she meant, she couldn't say it so bluntly.
Although Yue'er and Pei'er are not related by blood, they are nominally family and on the same household registration, but she is just an outsider. If she were to put it bluntly, it would be considered instigation.
When Pei'er heard Zhou Chi telling her not to play with her sister again, she remained silent for a while and then nodded her little head.
Zhou Chi looked at her in surprise. She had never listened to her before and only said good things about her sister.
The little girl always has a natural sense of admiration for her older sister who is a few years older than her.
Therefore, Pei'er is actually very close to Yue'er.
Qin Hanshu hadn't believed what Yue'er had said last time—that she wanted to play with Pei'er but was afraid Pei'er wouldn't welcome her. Because ever since Pei'er could walk, she loved to follow Yue'er around.
However, this incident finally shattered Pei'er's natural affection for her older sister.
Zhou Chi was very pleased, "Fortunately, you're not completely stupid."
Qin Hanshu stuffed a piece of sponge cake into Zhou Chi's mouth to shut him up.
Zhou Chi was unhappy, "We'll be eating soon, and we can't eat snacks before the meal."
Qin Hanshu: "......"
Less than an hour later, Liu Ercui and Zhang Lei returned. Xiaoming and his mother didn't follow them anymore, so the matter should have been resolved.
"Sure enough, the doctor said it was just normal tooth replacement, and it had nothing to do with Pei'er! We didn't have to pay a single penny!" Liu Ercui happily gave Qin Hanshu a thumbs up, "Sister, you're so smart!"
Zhang Lei's expression was anything but gentle as he snapped, "What's there to be proud of? Your daughter is causing trouble outside, and you, as her mother, can still laugh about it?"
Liu Ercui glared back defiantly, "What trouble has my daughter caused?"
"If we don't cause trouble, will people come knocking on our door?"
"Just because they came to our door doesn't mean they're right! Isn't the whole story already clear? It was Xiaoming who bullied Yue'er first, and that's why Pei'er went to avenge her sister!"
Zhang Lei paused, then lowered his voice, "You shouldn't have hit her. A girl should act like a girl. She's even more mischievous than her brothers! You should teach her to learn from Yue'er."
Qin Hanshu turned to look at Pei'er. The little girl was sitting there motionless, her head drooping, and she hadn't even eaten her sponge cake.
Zhou Chi glanced to the side, grabbed a piece of sponge cake, and stuffed it into Pei'er's hand.
Qin Hanshu turned around and interrupted Zhang Lei and Liu Ercui's argument, saying, "Sister-in-law, you should go back first. Pei'er is having dinner downstairs tonight."
Zhang Lei walked upstairs without saying a word.
Liu Ercui said a few words to Qin Hanshu, gave Pei'er some instructions, and then went back.
When Liu Ercui returned home and saw Yue'er, she felt a deep sense of unease.
She asked, "Moon, why didn't you speak at the beginning? And why did you act that way when we asked you later? If you had just told the truth honestly and openly, how could the mother and son have continued arguing like that!"
Yue'er quickly said, "I'm sorry, Mom, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault... I was just... just too scared..."
Liu Ercui felt a lump in her throat.
Here we go again.
"Moon, let me ask you, why do you always look so timid and fearful? In this family, do you think anyone treats you badly? What are you afraid of?" Liu Ercui really couldn't understand.
Moon's eyes welled up with tears, but she tried hard to hold them back.
There's a contradictory feeling of being both fragile and strong.
It's infuriating to look at.
Liu Ercui was furious.
When Zhang Lei came out after washing his hands and saw this scene, he felt heartbroken.
"Liu Ercui! I knew you would mention Yue'er! She's timid, so it's normal for her to be scared in that situation."
Zhang Lei walked over, picked up Yue'er, and left Liu Ercui's sight.
Only Zhang Lei's words drifted through the air: "Go cook."
Liu Ercui had lost count of how many times this had happened.
She rubbed her eyes and turned to go into the kitchen.
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