"???"
"What's wrong with this old man? Asking a blind person to give up their seat?? Isn't that logic a bit strange?"
"He probably didn't see her coming from behind the car, but I'm still so angry!"
The live stream chat exploded.
When the old man approached, the viewers had a bad premonition.
As expected, his words confirmed it.
With just his mouth, he managed to raise everyone's blood pressure.
We talk about respecting the old and cherishing the young, but you have to be worthy of respect!
With so many seats available, why didn't he look for one?
He just saw the young girl, looking so frail and easy to bully, didn't he?!
"If you had spoken to me nicely, it would be fine, but what is this?"
"Are you trying to show off? Well, I'm a descendant of Yan Huang and a successor of Zhonghua!"
"Last time I got on the bus, someone pulled me off!"
"Last time I encountered an old man, I put on my headphones and kept my hands in my pockets."
"Honestly, the young lady should just lie down and do a reverse bump-in!"
The bullet comments in the live stream flew by.
Many people had encountered similar situations and now, recalling it, could only sigh that they hadn't performed well enough at the time.
Others were strategizing, creating a guide on the spot titled "How to Counter the 'Elder Demands a Seat' Situation?"
But,
Often, what one thinks in their heart and what they say online are two different things.
In reality, it's another matter entirely.
...
Chu Tang felt as if the bus had suddenly become noisy, the air scarce.
In the darkness, it seemed as if countless gazes were directed at her with the old man's voice.
They scrutinized her.
Her sunglasses, her posture, her feet...
Everything was like that year, when she went out to buy something by herself.
Because she was half a beat slow crossing the road, she was almost hit by a car coming from the right.
The things in her hands scattered on the ground.
Many people gathered around.
She sat on the ground, unable to see or touch anything.
Her body felt cold, unable to move.
The car honked, and a voice cursed: "What the hell, don't you have eyes?! Are you trying to stage a hit-and-run on the main road?"
No, it's different now.
Chu Tang tightened her grip on the white cane placed by the window, pursing her lips.
"Excuse me, grandpa,
I can't see. It's inconvenient for me to get up.
Please find someone else to give you a seat."
"Can't see?" The old man instinctively frowned and looked forward.
Were the sunglasses the young girl was wearing not just for decoration?
"If you really can't see, then where are your family? Surely your family wouldn't feel at ease letting you go out alone?"
"Do young people nowadays even invent blindness to avoid giving up their seats?"
The surrounding passengers also found it a bit strange upon hearing this.
If the young girl was so inconvenienced, someone would surely accompany her.
How could she walk around if she couldn't see?
If she wasn't giving up her seat, fine,
But to even say something that cursed herself?
Chu Tang remained seated. "Grandpa, my family is no longer here."
The old man was truly peculiar, determined to argue today.
"If you're alone, can you see where you're going? Do you even know which bus you're on?"
Listening to their conversation,
A man in work clothes, sitting two seats behind, couldn't stand it any longer. "Alright, grandpa, you can sit here with me."
He slung his tool bag over his shoulder and nimbly stood up.
The old man opened his mouth, wanting to say more.
Because he felt that the mindset of young people today was skewed.
But standing for too long, his knees couldn't take it.
He glanced at the young girl, pouted, and shook his head.
He went to the seat vacated by the man in work clothes and sat down.
While rubbing his knees, he mumbled:
"Alas... people are old now, they can't stand for long... If there were no seats, I really wouldn't know what to do..."
"Perhaps in a few more years, I won't even be able to leave the house..."
...
"She's so polite. If it were me, I would have yelled back!"
"What can you do... In reality, how many people dare to talk back?"
As the bus stopped and started,
In the live stream,
The viewers' emotions gradually calmed down a bit.
Although they were saying brave things now, if they encountered it themselves, they would probably still swallow their anger and not dare to speak.
Because for every word you say, they might have ten more waiting for you.
They could criticize you from all directions.
What if they then threw a tantrum, staged a fake accident, and someone filmed it and uploaded it...
In the end, it would only be you who suffered.
Moreover...
The young woman in the video.
She couldn't see, inherently at a disadvantage.
If she pushed someone too far, she would be the one to suffer.
"Sigh, it's pitiable that the old man's knees hurt, but his mouth is indeed infuriating."
"Her politeness is more about appeasement."
"If it were me, I would cry to death o(╥﹏╥)o"
...
"Ding ding ding~ Ancient Town has arrived, next stop, Jinyuan Station."
...
As the announcement inside the bus sounded, the bus slowly stopped.
The driver uncle looked back. There were too many people, so he couldn't see the young girl.
When the young girl boarded earlier, that middle-aged man had mentioned she was going to Ancient Town.
So he shouted:
"Ancient Town has arrived! Everyone make way for the young girl, she needs to get off."
The passengers on the bus looked around, not knowing who the driver was referring to.
Until the young girl by the window, feeling for a stick, slowly stood up.
"Please make way, I can't see. Thank you."
"Please make way..."
She repeated herself over and over, fumbling, her white cane tapping on the ground with a clinking sound.
She struggled to walk towards the back door.
Some people wanted to help but didn't know how to proceed.
So they could only watch her movements carefully, reminding her: "A little to the left, yes, down the stairs..."
So she really couldn't see...
After the young girl had completely alighted,
The passengers on the bus thought.
Then they remembered the young girl saying earlier that her family was gone.
"It's not easy for the young girl."
Someone in the crowd couldn't help but sigh.
Their gaze fell on the old man who had just demanded the young girl give up her seat, their thoughts unknown.
The old man's expression was also not good at this moment.
After confirming the young girl had gotten off, the driver uncle started the bus again.
The old man looked through the glass at the slender figure of the young girl, slowly feeling her way forward.
He felt a pang of unease.
But he muttered aloud: "Her eyes can't see, why is she still running around blindly..."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the back seat grumbled: "You have bad legs, but you're out here too, aren't you?"
"..."
...
"Sister Chu Tang! Over here!"
As soon as Chu Tang got off the bus, she heard a young and energetic voice.
She turned towards the sound and smiled.
Soon, footsteps approached.
A young man in his early twenties jogged over.
He offered his arm to Chu Tang, his smile bright.
"Let's go, Sister Chu Tang, we're all ready!"
...