She sighed inwardly, completely stopped what she was doing, and looked at the child in front of her with pity.
When Zhang Aiai got divorced, Song Lili had thought about this day coming, but she never expected it to actually happen.
Song Lili felt sorry for Fang Xiaotao. "How could you be a child without a father? Didn't you meet your uncle before? They are just children, they don't understand, that's why they talk nonsense."
“Every child has their own parents. It’s just that our parents are not all the same. Some love us and some don’t. So we just need to accept it, because it’s a very normal thing.”
"You may not understand it now. But when you grow up a bit, you will understand."
Some things you only come to understand when you grow up.
Some issues that you cared about a lot when you were young become insignificant when you grow up.
Song Lili herself has also experienced these things. Naturally, she understands that some things can only be let go of as one grows up, and what others say is useless.
Fang Xiaotao listened with a mixture of understanding and confusion. She didn't really understand many of the things Song Lili said, but she did understand some of them.
My aunt just said that her situation is quite normal, so she's not different from other children.
Whether it was these words that comforted Fang Xiaotao or not, a smile returned to her face. Only then did she go out to play with her younger siblings.
Song Lili watched Fang Xiaotao leave, still lost in thought for a long time.
This child probably still feels inferior. Fang Yaoqing wasn't good to her in the past, so it will leave a mark on her psyche.
Now that Fang Yaoqing is being ridiculed by others, it will only cause more harm to the child.
However, these hurts were unavoidable, and Fang Xiaotao could only learn to accept them and let them go.
Only in this way can we become stronger and have enough mental resilience to face the gossip and rumors from the outside world.
Fortunately, they are in the capital now, and there are very few people who know about Zhang Aiai's situation. Those who do know are all relatives, so it's impossible for them to spread rumors.
Fang Xiaotao's classmates must have said that because none of them had ever met her father.
This is not a big deal, but it will have some impact on Fang Xiaotao's mental state.
Song Lili knew that children's mental well-being was sometimes more important.
So after dinner that evening, Song Lili quietly pulled Zhang Aiai aside and told her about Fang Xiaotao's fight that day. She asked her to talk to Fang Xiaotao and tell her not to take it to heart.
After hearing this, Zhang Aiai's first reaction was anger, anger that Fang Xiaotao would fight with someone. Then she criticized Fang Xiaotao without any regard for the consequences.
Afterwards, she secretly wiped away her tears, feeling that it was because of her that Fang Xiaotao was bullied by other children.
When Song Lili saw Zhang Aiai doing this, she couldn't help but shake her head; she had completely done it the wrong way.
The worst thing Zhang Aiai can do right now is to get angry.
What could Song Lili say? They are mother and daughter, and how Zhang Aiai wants to educate her child is not up to Song Lili at all.
Song Lili could only comfort Fang Xiaotao in private, telling her that her mother was angry because she was worried about her, and that her concern made her confused.
Tell her not to overthink it, and tell her not to care about what her classmates are saying.
Fang Xiaotao agreed to everything at the time, but whether she listened or not, Song Lili didn't know. Anyway, she did everything she could, and it was up to Fang Xiaotao to figure out how much she understood.
However, she still felt that these things had wronged the child, and couldn't help but nag Zhang Qinghua about it.
Zhang Qinghua also frowned; he also felt that Zhang Aiai had done something wrong in this matter.
"How about I talk to Ai'ai? This isn't the child's fault, so how can she blame the child?"
Zhang Aiai should have foreseen the current situation when she got divorced.
But when we face such a situation, she becomes like this now?
Song Li quickly stopped Zhang Qinghua, "You should just forget it. If you go and say it, Ai Ai might feel even worse."
"She was already blaming herself for causing her child to suffer such ridicule. If you say anything more, she will definitely feel even more guilty."
"All we can do is try to persuade Xiaotao not to take these words to heart and to pay more attention to the child in the future."
She's just a teenager; these are things she shouldn't have to endure.
But since she encountered it, she could only accept it and try to resolve it.
Adults can't do anything about it; they can only help children accept and let go of it.
When Zhang Qinghua heard what Song Lili said, he felt that it made a lot of sense. He also felt sorry for his younger sister Zhang Aiai and did not want to bring up her past and make her continue to be sad.
Since Lili said she'd pay more attention to the child in the future, then let her pay more attention to the child. Consider it her helping her sister educate the child.
Zhang Qinghua made this decision in his heart. He didn't go to Zhang Aiai to talk about it again. Instead, he paid more attention to Fang Xiaotao in their daily life, which brought them much closer.
The matter passed by uneventfully, without causing any ripples at home.
Zhang Zeyu has also contacted Song Lili.
Zhang Zeyu arrived in the capital a couple of days ago, and his work unit allocated him an apartment.
Because they had just arrived and had a lot of things to unpack, Zhang Zeyu did not contact Song Lili immediately.
Instead, he first cleaned up the house with his family and put everything in order before he could find time to contact Song Lili.
When Song Lili received Zhang Zeyu's call, she already knew he had arrived in the capital.
"Cousin, have you arrived yet? Do you need me to pick you up? Or do you need any help?"
As soon as she asked the first question, Song Lili realized she might have said something wrong.
Perhaps Zhang Zeyu had come to the capital before, so saying that he was going to pick him up seemed inappropriate, so he added that sentence.
Hearing Song Lili say this, Zhang Zeyu was naturally happy. "No need, we've already tidied up the house."
“Your sister-in-law has been busy tidying up the house these past two days. She just finished yesterday, so I called today to see if you have time so I can come over and show your sister-in-law and the others around.”
Zhang Zeyu's voice carried a cheerful tone, and it was clear that he was in a good mood.
"Sure, I'll give you my address. If you have time, bring them over."
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