Neither of them was in the right, and the surrounding people were giving them increasingly strange looks. Zhao Lijuan took the child and left first, while Li Chunyan, worried that her husband would be angry when he returned, also picked up the child and hurriedly ran back.
The once lively sandpit suddenly fell silent. All the children had been taken home by their families, leaving only Little Stone behind.
Shu Ying gently patted Yangyang's back, and the little guy rubbed his eyes and walked over.
"Thank you, Brother Stone, for helping my sister and me."
Little Stone looked up and waved his hand lightly, "It's alright. San Niu and Little Potato have always been unruly. You two should go home with your mother."
He lowered his head immediately after speaking, but then picked up a twig and started drawing in the sandpit, displaying a maturity beyond his years.
Shu Ying sensed something was wrong. Children should be innocent and carefree. She slowly walked over, took the stone in her hand and wiped it for him. Only then did she notice that his palms were covered with raised marks on his skin, as if he had been hit with a vine.
Shu Ying paused slightly, then looked up at the sea and sat down beside it. Yueyue and Yangyang followed suit.
"Your name is Shitou, right? Auntie wants to thank you. Your younger brother and sister just arrived here and aren't very familiar with the environment yet. If you hadn't bravely stepped forward, they might have gotten hurt."
Stone scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly. He was quite big and usually no one bullied him, but he felt that what they were doing was wrong.
Shu Ying's voice was very pleasant, and he blushed unconsciously. "It's nothing. I will do the same next time. I know they bullied me first. San Niu and Tu Dou play very well. Tu Dou's mother can knit shoes, and many children are close to their family."
So their group has been together for a long time. Originally, they could all play together, but gradually Potato thought he was the best. He had to be the first to play on the swing, the slide, and play on the seesaw for as long as he wanted. Everyone else had to get his permission before they could play on anything.
Shu Ying squeezed his hand. Little Stone was a bit stronger, and he even spoke like a little adult, with a faint sadness in his eyes.
"Then why are you here all alone? Whose child are you? After you get out of school, I'll have your younger brother and sister come to play with you, okay? Would you like to be friends with them?"
Shi Tou looked at Yang Yang, who was sitting with Yue Yue, the two little ones looking at him expectantly.
Yueyue took his hand and said, "Brother Stone, you were really amazing just now. You held off San Niu and Tu Dou all by yourself. Let's play together from now on. I have a lot of toys at home that I can share with you."
Yangyang immediately chimed in, "I can share with you that Aunt Song in my family makes lots of delicious food."
A childlike smile finally returned to Shi Tou's face. Shu Ying's gaze fell on his hands, and she asked softly, "I noticed you have a lot of injuries on your hands. Were you bullied by other children?"
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