I really envy you.
Gao Chunhua, who had been feeling quite disheartened, was also incredulous after hearing Lin Ying's words.
Even her son doesn't like a mother like her, yet this capitalist's daughter actually envies her?
After hearing Lin Ying's words, Gao Chunhua's tears never stopped. She never expected that the person who spoke up for her was the one she had just been cursing.
After listening to Lin Ying's words and her son's words, Gao Chunhua realized that her son didn't dislike her; he was just confused.
She didn't understand the้็ (principles/reasons) Lin Ying was talking about; all she knew was that Lin Ying had pulled her confused son back from his slumber.
Although she verbally called Lin Ying a capitalist's daughter, Gao Chunhua had always admired educated people. Therefore, despite being illiterate, she insisted on sending her son to school.
She didn't understand grand principles; she only knew that Lin Ying was a wonderful person in her eyes at that moment, and a very learned one at that. She believed that if her son came to her to learn from her, he would definitely be a good person in the future!
Having made up her mind, Gao Chunhua wiped away her tears and quickly walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative. She was going to buy her son a toothbrush and toothpaste, and from now on, she would never be careless about anything Lin Ying asked her to buy or do!
On his way back, Anzi kept thinking about Lin Ying's words. He was wondering how to communicate with his mother when he got back.
However, when Anzi got home, he found that his mother was not home. He was a little disappointed, thinking that his mother might have gone to another aunt's house and had not returned yet. He wanted to eat early and go to Aunt Lin Ying's house, so he ate by himself first.
After Anzi left, Lin Ying continued to busy herself, and soon all the children from the compound arrived.
They came in one by one and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Lin Ying's complexion was normal.
He walked up to Lin Ying and said, "Auntie, we won't dare to play with Anzi anymore."
"Yes, we don't like Anzi's mother. She's always like this, arguing with people all the time. She always thinks we're bullying Anzi."
Lin Ying put down her tools as she looked at the children's indignant expressions: "But if I'm not mistaken, Anzi should have apologized to you after his mother left, right?"
The children fell silent.
Lin Ying asked, "Have you forgiven Anzi?"
The children couldn't grasp these complexities, and when Lin Ying asked them this, they all replied, "We forgive them!"
Lin Ying smiled: "That's it then. Anzi knows his mother was wrong, and he apologized to you for what his mother did. If you feel wronged and can't get over this, then you don't have to forgive Anzi. But since you've forgiven him, it means you've already forgiven what happened before. After that, you can't bring up what happened before again. Because that matter should be put behind you."
Seeing that they didn't understand, Lin Ying continued, "Some of you have been to school. In school, didn't your teachers teach you when to say 'I'm sorry'? But they didn't teach you when to say 'It's okay'."
In fact, both "I'm sorry" and "It's okay" are very important.
If you don't truly feel sorry for someone, then don't say "I'm sorry." Similarly, if you feel that someone has said sorry but you don't want to forgive them, then you shouldn't say "It's okay."
For example, if Xiaoqiang accidentally bumps into Dahai and says sorry, Dahai, you know he didn't mean to, would you forgive him?
Da Hai nodded vigorously: "Yes!"
Lin Ying then asked, "If Xiao Qiang deliberately hit you and then said sorry, would you still forgive him?"
Da Hai thought for a moment and shook his head: "No!"
Lin Ying laughed: "Yes, 'I'm sorry' cannot be a shield for making mistakes. 'It's okay' cannot be something you have to say just because the other person said 'I'm sorry.' You have to look at your heart. If you've been wronged and you still care, why should you say 'It's okay' to forgive them?"
Now, some of the older children understood.
Lin Ying then asked, "So do you think that what Anzi's mother did was done by Anzi at his request?"
Everyone shook their heads. Lin Ying then asked, "Now think about it. When Anzi apologized, did you really mean it was okay? If it's okay, it means you've forgiven him and forgiven this matter. If you really think it's okay, then you're not allowed to mention the past again."
Dahai scratched his head: "I... I don't like Anzi's mother, but I don't hate Anzi. I'm a boy, and I forgave Anzi when she apologized before, so I can't go back on my word."
Other children who had been scolded by Anzi's mother also expressed their opinions.
Seeing this, Lin Ying couldn't help but laugh: "You're all good kids. If something like this happens again, you can reconsider. But right now, you can't bring up past incidents to say you don't like Anzi, okay?"
Seeing the children nod, Lin Ying was satisfied.
However, Xiao Shuai said from the side, "But Auntie, aren't you angry that Anzi's mother said those things to you? Will you still let Anzi come to your house?"
Seeing everyone staring at her, Lin Ying retorted, "Among you, didn't any other mothers say anything about me?"
After Lin Ying finished speaking, several children turned pale. They often heard their mothers speak ill of their aunt at home. It turned out their aunt knew everything.
Lin Ying pretended not to see and continued, "If I don't let Anzi in because of this, then, for the past two days, apart from Xiaoshuai and Xiaoqiang, none of you could enter my house. Because I'm not familiar with the other parents, let alone you little kids."
What do adult matters have to do with you children? You weren't involved in my issues with you parents, so why should I take my anger out on you? Similarly, why should I be angry with Anzi about what Anzi's mother did?
After Lin Ying said that, the children, who were upset about Anzi's situation, fell silent.
Lin Ying knew they were standing up for her, but at their age, it was crucial for them to learn to distinguish right from wrong and to establish a correct sense of right and wrong.
Anyone can stand on moral high ground and criticize others, but once this sense of superiority, which only sees the mistakes of others, is formed, it is very difficult to change.
When Anzi came to Lin Ying's house, he was also very nervous. He knew that Lin Ying wouldn't be angry with him. However, he had already thought about being criticized by his other friends.
But when he arrived at Lin Ying's house, he found that everyone was the same as usual, even treating him better. This immediately put Anzi's uneasy heart at ease. Soon, he was happily playing with everyone, forgetting his troubles from the day.
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