"Knock, knock."
Shen Qingqing tapped on the door.
The two children looked up simultaneously. Chenchen and Xixi spoke almost in unison, "Mommy."
Shen Qingqing smiled and walked in, "What are you playing?"
As she entered, she saw that one child was playing with building blocks, and the other was reading a comic book.
It was Xixi reading. He immediately put down the book and said with a bright smile, "Mommy, we were discussing having a birthday party for him on his birthday."
"Okay, your birthday is still half a month away. Mommy will hold a party for you then."
Shen Qingqing sat down beside the two children.
Xixi immediately said, "Then I'll be in charge of planning!"
"Does Chenchen agree?"
Shen Qingqing looked at Chenchen.
Chenchen immediately nodded, "Agree."
Shen Qingqing made the decision, "Alright, then this matter will be handled by Xixi. I believe Xixi can definitely throw the best birthday party for his brother."
"Mhm mhm!"
Shen Jinxi couldn't wait to get started. He rubbed his hands together, already impatient.
He stood up and darted away.
Shen Qingqing shook her head with a smile and looked at Chenchen, "Mommy has something to discuss with you."
Chenchen looked at her with a serious expression.
"Do you remember that child you fought with?"
As she asked this, Shen Qingqing observed the child's expression. If the child showed any abnormality or resistance, she would immediately drop the subject. Although she hoped the two children would make peace, it didn't mean she wanted to force Chenchen.
Chenchen's expression was normal, "I remember."
"Mommy went to art class this morning..."
Shen Qingqing chose her words carefully, considering how to say it without putting pressure on the child. But before she could finish, Chenchen quickly asked, "Did you make things difficult for him?"
Shen Qingqing was surprised, "You don't want me to make things difficult for him?"
Chenchen grunted in agreement.
"Why?" Shen Qingqing was confused. "Don't you blame him?"
Chenchen shook his head.
Shen Qingqing couldn't understand, "Why? You two even fought before. Don't you blame him at all?"
Chenchen still shook his head.
Shen Qingqing sighed, hugged him, and ruffled his little head, "Tell Mommy, what are you really thinking?"
Chenchen glanced at her, his voice very soft, "Because he misunderstands Mommy."
He nervously smoothed his clothes.
"Actually, I regret it a bit too. I shouldn't have fought with him."
Shen Qingqing's gaze softened, "Is there a better way to resolve this?"
"Mhm," Chenchen nodded emphatically. "I think my brother is right. There are better ways to handle things."
He felt that he had been too irrational then.
Shen Qingqing was very pleased, "That's right. Then Mommy wants to invite him over for dinner. Do you agree?"
"Agree."
Shen Qingqing looked at Chenchen's well-behaved and cute appearance, her heart overflowing with love. "Good boy, then I'll let you handle inviting him."
Chenchen immediately felt a heavy weight on his shoulders.
However, he didn't refuse because he knew Mommy was doing this for him.
The next day, he asked Mommy to take him to art class.
Shen Qingqing did not go in, but entrusted the matter entirely to the child to handle.
Before long, Chenchen came out.
Shen Qingqing noticed a smile on the child's face and felt a sense of relief. "Was it successful?"
Chenchen had a rare look of joy on his face, "Mhm! He agreed to come to our house. He also said he had something to tell you. I asked, but he didn't tell me."
Shen Qingqing gently patted his head. "It's okay. When we get home, we'll know what he wants to tell me."
That afternoon, they had a guest.
The child was brought by his father. The father wanted to come in, but Shen Qingqing politely refused, bringing only the child inside.
She led the child to sit down and let the children play while she went to the kitchen to make them some fruit juice.
When she came out, she found the atmosphere was a bit off.
The three children sat facing each other on the sofa. Chenchen, as usual, had no expression and remained silent. Shen Jinxi, however, was staring intently at the visitor.
The visitor was clearly a little nervous and awkward.
Shen Qingqing walked over, gave each of them a cup of juice, and to avoid making the child feel pressured, she deliberately sat next to him.
"You still haven't told me your name."
"My name is Huang Xiaolin."
"Xiaolin, hello." Shen Qingqing said with a gentle smile, "Tell Auntie, what do you like to eat? Auntie will tell someone to cook it later."
"Auntie, I can eat anything." Huang Xiaolin replied obediently.
He showed none of the belligerent attitude he had before.
Chenchen glanced at him.
Shen Jinxi asked, "You were the one who bullied my brother and hit him."
Huang Xiaolin looked at Shen Qingqing. Seeing that she had no intention of speaking, he said, "I said a few words, but he didn't suffer any loss. I was the one who got hit."
He had never expected Chenchen, who looked so meek, to be so fierce, directly grabbing his pencil case and hitting him on the head!
That blow had stunned him.
Then came a flood of tears.
Followed by a commotion. By the time he came to his senses, his head had already been bandaged. His parents had arrived, and Chenchen's parents had also arrived.
He had been in a daze from the pain and hadn't been able to speak.
Later...
Huang Xiaolin absolutely refused to recall how he was punished by his father after returning home.
"You must have been the one who started it!" Shen Jinxi was not fooled. "My brother is introverted and never offends anyone. You must have said something excessive!"
Huang Xiaolin immediately deflated.
Seeing this, Shen Jinxi's conviction grew stronger. "After doing something like that, you still have the nerve to come to my house? You're really thick-skinned."
"I..."
Huang Xiaolin was, after all, just a child, and a proud one at that. He couldn't take such an insult. He suddenly stood up and turned to leave.
"You think I wanted to come!"
"Wait!" Shen Qingqing grabbed him, only to see the child's face full of stubbornness.
"Auntie, let go. I want to go home!"
"You're quite stubborn, aren't you?" Shen Qingqing gently pulled Huang Xiaolin back, pushed him down on the sofa beside her, and said, "You haven't finished talking, why do you want to leave?"
"Is Auntie also going to settle accounts with me?"
Did they lure him here just to punish him at home?
Huang Xiaolin became extremely frightened.
"Don't think so much at such a young age." Shen Qingqing rubbed his head, making Huang Xiaolin dizzy.
His little head looked like it had just gone through a storm. He looked at Shen Qingqing, blinked, and seemed a bit confused.
Shen Qingqing looked at Shen Jinxi and said with a mock scolding, "Why are you scaring him?"
Huang Xiaolin blinked in surprise.
Shen Jinxi snorted and said, "Who told him to bully my brother? Since you've already invited him home, I can't do anything more to him. This is a small act of revenge!"