Chu Tian waited until the two children left before looking at Yao Xiujuan. He raised his chin and said, "Xiujuan, let's talk."
"Xiujuan, you're too one-sided. Don't just look at the surface of things. Take Xinxin's fight today, for example. Didn't you ever ask why they fought?"
Yao Xiujuan opened her mouth and spoke after a while, "When I arrived, I saw Xinxin riding on Qiangzi and beating him. I asked Xinxin why they were fighting, but she didn't say anything, so I thought..."
Chu Tian sighed helplessly, "You should have looked in the mirror when you came back just now. With that expression on your face and the attitude you were ready to fight, do Xinxin and Pingping dare to say anything?"
"Don't you understand our own children?"
"Xinxin may be brave, but when has she ever bullied anyone?"
"I····"
Yao Xiujuan was speechless for a moment.
At this time, Xinxin was in the kitchen, washing her hands absentmindedly, and looking out the door from time to time.
Seeing this, Mrs. Chu said, "Xinxin, be serious."
Xinxin looked back at Old Lady Chu, and after a moment's hesitation, she asked worriedly, "Grandma, are my parents going to have a fight?"
Mrs. Chu smiled and rubbed her head. "Don't worry, your father is just reasoning with your mother. He won't quarrel with your mother."
Having lived with Chu Tian for several years, Old Lady Chu knew her grandson's temperament very well. Whenever he and Yao Xiujuan had different opinions on some matters, if it was his fault, he would apologize promptly and try to make improvements. If it was Yao Xiujuan who did something wrong, he would reason with her bit by bit and never blame anyone right away.
Xinxin nodded in relief when she heard what Mrs. Chu said. She paused, looked around, and asked, "Grandma, where's Lele?"
Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "Le Le was taken home by your sister Daya to play with Xiao Ni and Qing Lai."
Xinxin blinked, then shouted in surprise, "Grandma, Sister Daya is back?"
Mrs. Chu smiled and nodded, "Now that you're back, you can rest at home for two or three days before going back to school."
Daya is now attending high school in the city. She only has two or three days off every half month. The younger girls in the family all like Daya very much, especially Xinxin, who likes her as her eldest cousin very much. So every time she has two or three days off at home, the girls in the family like to stick to her.
Xinxin excitedly grabbed Old Lady Chu's sleeve and said, "Grandma, I want to sleep with Sister Daya tonight, is that okay?"
Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "Of course."
After a pause, he continued, "As long as you are not afraid of your grandma..."
Hearing this, Xinxin hesitated. She was still a little afraid of Liu Zhaodi, even though Liu Zhaodi had never beaten or scolded her since the separation...
At this time, Pingping wiped her face clean and said obediently, "Sister, can you let Sister Daya come and live with us?"
Xinxin's eyes lit up when she heard that. She turned around and pinched Pingping's cheeks with both hands, smiling and said, "My brother is so smart. I didn't even think of it."
After saying that, Xinxin looked at Old Lady Chu again, "Grandma, is this okay?"
Mrs. Chu nodded and said, "Okay, but you have to convince Xiaoni. She misses Daya too."
Xinxin put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and said proudly, "Why don't we let Xiaoni come live with us..."
At this time, Chu Tian and Yao Xiujuan in the courtyard were still discussing whether they should fight back when being bullied. In the end, Yao Xiujuan compromised and waved her hand to admit defeat.
"Brother Tian, okay, I was wrong. I shouldn't blame Xinxin based on appearances, but I think we should not..."
Before she could finish her words, Chu Tian interrupted her and said, "Xiujuan, I know you are worried that Xinxin will get hurt, but you also have to know that your kindness doesn't necessarily make others think you are good. Instead, it will make them think you are easy to bully. Simply put, it is the kind people who are bullied."
"The most important thing is that Xinxin didn't fight Qiangzi the first time he bullied Pingping. Instead, she reasoned with him several times before finally getting the better of him and taking action."
"So, I don't think Xinxin did anything wrong in taking action today!"
"I don't think she's wrong, I think she's right!"
"Even if she fights with Qiangzi again in the future, I will still praise her!"
"Sometimes, fists are more effective than kind words..."
“····”
Yao Xiujuan was completely speechless. She looked at Chu Tian intently for a while, stood up and walked back to the kitchen silently.
Chu Tian looked at Yao Xiujuan's back and sighed helplessly. He knew that Yao Xiujuan had a soft personality and preferred to mind her own business. She hoped that her children could take a step back in everything. However, she had never thought that everything would not be fine if you took a step back.
Oh... Never mind. At least she still listened to what I said and wasn't such a stubborn person, which was good enough.
On this side, the boy who was beaten came home with tears streaming down his face. His body was still covered in dust and there were obvious slap marks on both sides of his face. His mother was shocked when she saw it and rushed to him to ask questions.
"Qiangzi, what's wrong with you? Who hit you?"
Qiangzi didn't say anything, but just lowered his head and shed tears silently.
His mother got anxious and slapped him on the back, "Are you mute? Why don't you tell me what's going on?"
At this time, Qiangzi's sister Wang Min walked in and looked at her brother coldly, "Mom, please stop asking. It's so embarrassing!"
Qiangzi's mother glared at him, "What's so embarrassing? Look at how your brother was beaten. The slap marks on his face are so clear..."
Wang Zhong walked into the yard carrying a hoe and asked in confusion, "What slap? Who slapped Qiangzi?"
Hearing this, Qiangzi's mother turned around and saw the head of the family coming back. She quickly shouted, "Qiangzi's father, come and look at the slap mark on our Qiangzi's face!"
"If anyone dares to hit my son, I'll rip her mouth off!"
Wang Min shouted helplessly, "Mom, it's my fault today, you..."
Before she could finish her words, Wang Qiang's mother turned around and scolded her, "Are you stupid? No matter whether he is right or not, he is still your brother! You..."
Wang Zhong frowned and interrupted his wife, "Why are you scolding Xiao Min?"
"Qiangzi, tell me, who hit you? And why?"
Wang Qiang was forced into a corner and finally spoke again, "Dad, this is what happened. Chu Yaxin beat me..."
Wang Qiang's mother was stunned when she heard this, and then she shouted in disbelief, "What the hell? Chu Yaxin hit you? She, a little girl, beat you up?"
Wang Qiang nodded in shame, "Hmm..."
Wang Qiang's mother gritted her teeth and turned to walk out of the yard, but was grabbed by Wang Zhong.
"What are you doing?"
"What are you doing? I'm going to look for her parents!"
"Come on, come on! You lost a fight with a girl, and you're going to her parents? Aren't you ashamed?"
"Is that the end of it?"
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