After speeding up and rushing over, I could still feel the good intentions of the pair of eyes.
This location is relatively close to Xu Aili's house. After that visit, I had the idea to leave this beautiful place on paper.
I laid out the drawing board, picked up the brush, and quickly got into the mood. I continued for more than two hours without any distraction.
Zhang Xueqing likes this kind of working state very much. She devotes herself wholeheartedly to it, and the satisfactory results give her an inexplicable sense of accomplishment.
Put away the brush and take the last step to take the photo, and the work is considered complete.
As soon as I picked up the phone, there was a noisy voice behind me, which sounded familiar.
Zhang Xueqing looked back and saw Xinxin and Xu Aili walking towards this side.
Xinxin was crying and mumbling something.
He drove the wheelchair over and stopped the two. The little girl who had been sobbing immediately burst into tears when she saw her and complained incoherently.
"Wuwuwu... Auntie is not like that. They are talking nonsense. They are all bad people. Wuwuwu, Xinxin wants to beat the bad guys..."
Zhang Xueqing held Xinxin in her arms, giving the little girl some relief while looking at Xu Aili.
Xu Aili was also a little embarrassed, her hair was messy, as if someone had pulled her hair, and her eyes were red.
"What's going on here?"
Xu Aili raised her arms, wiped away the tears that were about to fall, suppressed her emotions, and choked,
"Aunt Quan and the others were saying bad things about you at the bridge. Xinxin heard it and went up to argue with them.
Those aunts became more and more unpleasant, so Xinxin took action. They pushed Xinxin to the ground, her hands were broken, and they even slapped Xinxin.
I happened to be passing by after school, and I got into a fight with them, they, they..."
Xu Aili couldn't control herself in the end, and her tears fell like broken beads.
Only then did Zhang Xueqing take a closer look at Xinxin's little face. There was a red slap mark, and it looked like it was slapped by an adult.
When she raised her hand, the skin on her palm was all scratched, and her soft little hands were dirty.
Suddenly my heart ached like a knife. I had never felt this way before. The sadness should be sweet, but more of a heartache.
He twirled his slender fingers and asked softly,
"Xinxin, does it hurt?"
The little girl cried and shook her head, "Xinxin, it hurts."
Zhang Xueqing lowered her eyes, Xinxin covered her chest with one hand, feeling extremely sad.
He held the child on his lap and sat down, coaxing softly, "Xinxin doesn't hurt anymore. Auntie will take you to take revenge."
He asked Xu Aili to put away her drawing board and drove towards the bridge.
I saw a few people sitting there from a distance. They were too far away to see who they were. I suppressed the anger in my heart and accelerated my speed.
When several aunts saw her coming, they all closed their mouths and stared at her blankly until the wheelchair stopped in front of them.
Zhang Xueqing put Xinxin on the ground, touched the little girl's face, and said softly,
"Tell Auntie who hit you?"
Xinxin sobbed and looked at the people sitting at the bridge, then slowly shook her head.
"Not here?"
Zhang Xueqing asked in a low voice.
The little girl said nothing, just lowered her head.
Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of the question, she didn't force Xinxin. Instead, she looked at the people on the opposite side. Some of them she didn't recognize, but the old man could still have some impressions.
"Who shot this?"
The few people across from her didn't dare to look at her, their eyes were all evasive, looking like they had a guilty conscience.
"Don't tell me, right? I can call the police right away. There are fingerprints on this girl's face. If you go to the police station for a comparison, you will know."
He took out his phone and made a gesture to make a call, "I'll count to three."
"one."
"two."
"It was her, she was the one who beat her." An aunt pointed at a young daughter-in-law beside her and said eagerly.
"Hey, Aunt Wang, why are you like this? I wasn't trying to save you. If that girl hadn't killed the stone, would I have slapped her?"
Not to be outdone, the person named Aunt Wang rolled up her sleeves, pointed at Xinxin and said,
"Juanzi, you can't say that. If you hadn't pushed the child to the ground, would she be able to pick up stones?"
"You weren't the first to say bad things about her aunt!"
"Didn't you tell me? It's not like you said that Zhang Xueqing looks like she's in need of a man. She has slept with someone so many times."
"You fart, that's what Aunt Quan said. Didn't you also say that she slept with the security guard and built a memorial arch, blocking and erecting it? You're a bitch."
"enough!"
Zhang Xueqing really couldn't stand listening anymore. She could pretend that she couldn't hear what was said behind her back. The impact of talking to her face was too great.
No wonder Xinxin would hit people, these people should be beaten.
Zhang Xueqing stood up slowly, came to the person named Juanzi, raised her hand and slapped her.
It immediately stuns people.
"I gave you this slap for Xinxin. If you slap children, I can sue you for child abuse."
Juanzi covered her face and was about to retort, but she was so frightened that she didn't dare to move.
"Snapped!"
Zhang Xueqing raised her hand and slapped the other face again.
"I gave you this slap in return for spreading rumors and damaging her reputation. I have recorded it and will hold you accountable for your civil liability at all times. Just wait to go to jail."
Juanzi covered her face with both hands, with tears in her eyes, and begged, "I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Don't sue me. I don't want to go to jail."
Zhang Xueqing ignored her, took a step back, and glanced at everyone,
"Whatever you want to say from now on, go home and say whatever you want. It's best to pray that you don't let me know, or else shut up as soon as possible."
After saying that, he didn't pay attention to their reactions. He sat back in the wheelchair, held Xinxin back on his lap, and turned around, just in time to see Xu Aili standing there blankly with a sketchpad.
He smiled at the little girl, and when passing by her, he said softly, "Let's go home."
The three of them stepped on the afterglow of the setting sun, their shadows stretched so long, and walked home together.
Zhang Xueqing's home.
Xu Aili filled a basin of warm water and put it on the coffee table.
Zhang Xueqing took the wet wipes and wiped Xinxin's dirty little hands clean little by little, and wiped out the small gravels in the skin with iodophor.
She has a slight phobia of wounds. She is okay when she is injured. But when she sees others being injured, she feels uncomfortable all over, and is even afraid to look at them.
At this moment, Zhang Xueqing suppressed the fear and put the good medicine in Xinxin's little hand.
"Does it still hurt?"
Zhang Xueqing asked distressedly.
Xinxin cried until her eyes were red and swollen, but she had a smile on her face, "It doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt anywhere."
Then he looked at Xu Aili, "What about you? Are you injured?"
Xu Aili shook her head slowly. Xinxin was beaten at that time. She stepped up and staggered the man back. The man turned around and gave her a kick. Fortunately, it didn't hurt very much.
Zhang Xueqing looked at the adults and children beside her, and her expression suddenly became serious.
"Then it's time to talk about your respective problems."
