Erhua was tidying the yard under the scorching sun, while Luo Zhen was sitting at the door fanning herself.
Suddenly, three little heads popped out from outside the yard and looked inside furtively.
"What are you doing?" Erhua swept the dust outside with a broom, pretending to chase someone away.
A brave child made a face at him, and the three of them ran away laughing and shouting, "The lame man is walking! The lame man is walking!"
While shouting, he deliberately walked with one foot high and one foot low.
"Little monkeys! I'm going to teach you a lesson!" Erhua was furious and wanted to catch them.
"Forget it, they're just kids, don't bother with it." Luo Zhen said nonchalantly, "Besides, they're not talking nonsense."
Erhua dropped the broom in his hand, walked up to her and sat down, feeling so angry that he had no place to vent.
"Senior Sister, don't listen to their nonsense."
It took him a long time to utter these words.
"I didn't listen. I just said, don't make it a big deal."
Luo Zhen stood up and prepared to sit back down at the wooden table to continue carving. Erhua stood up and tried to help her without saying a word.
"No, I can do it myself."
"Let me help you." Erhua's tone was firm and he would not tolerate any refusal.
Luo Zhen said nothing more, and waited for the silence to subside before he slowly spoke:
"Erhua, I've seen it all these days. You're different now, and I understand.
But you have to know that my limp will never heal. It will last a lifetime. I've been looked down upon since I was a child and I'm used to it.
I don't care what those three kids said just now, but can you? You can't.
If three children can make you so angry, there will be more uncomfortable looks and even ridicules in the future.
Do you still think you can handle it?"
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