Chapter 3432
Niuniu originally wanted to take Dabao to his room to play with toys and read books, but how could Dabao be willing to go? He shook his head like a rattle-drum and, no matter what, refused to go. The atmosphere at the scene was once very awkward.
It was Lin Yongchang who reacted quickly and said, "Thank you, little friend Su Weizhen. Dabao knows he did something wrong today and is still reflecting on it, so he won't go today. Can you take him to play next time?"
Lin Yongchang knew that children were all like this. Today he was scared by Niuniu, but next time they played together, he would forget today's matter. If Dabao had a good relationship with Niuniu, he would be relieved.
Niuniu didn't feel disappointed either. He took Dabao to play also because they came to his home today. Since Dabao refused to go, he let it be, and he sat down properly on a small chair.
Lin Yongchang said to his son and daughter-in-law, "You are also too unreasonable and have too violent tempers. It's good to suffer a little loss today. Hurry up and apologize to Uncle, Aunt, Grandpa, and Grandma, and let them forgive your mistakes today."
Lin Minghui and Xiao Qian were used to acting domineeringly and didn't have the thick skin that Lin Yongchang had developed from mixing in official circles. Facing Su Xinghui's family, they really felt somewhat unable to call out, but they also knew that they couldn't not call out.
Therefore, they said, "Uncle, Aunt, Grandpa, Grandma, I'm sorry about today's matter. It's our fault; we were too young."
Su Wenjun said, "Don't call us that. I see that your father is not much younger than me, so just call us Uncle."
Lin Yongchang said sternly, "This generation must not be messed up. I am a colleague of Mayor Su, and Mayor Su is also my leader, so this is what should be done."
Su Wenjun shook his head repeatedly, but since Lin Yongchang insisted on this, he could only let him be.
The atmosphere at the scene was very awkward. Lin Yongchang had been trying hard to find topics, but no matter what, it was just awkward chatting. Su Xinghui responded to him intermittently, and Su Wenjun and his wife and Lu Xiaoya had even less to say to them.
Lin Yongchang could only try his best to praise Niuniu. He knew that praising children was the best topic to please the elders of children. It was also hard for him to have collected quite a lot of information about Niuniu in such a short time, saying that Niuniu was excellent in character and learning, good at calligraphy and painting, and was also a "three-good student" in the class, etc. He said a lot of good things, and sure enough, the atmosphere was not so awkward.
However, when Lin Yongchang thought the atmosphere was good and stood up to say goodbye, Su Xinghui said with a serious face, "Secretary Lin, we accept your heart, but please take these things away."
Lin Yongchang smiled embarrassedly and said, "Mayor Su, this is all to visit little friend Su Weizhen and supplement his body. Please accept it. There is nothing valuable."
Su Xinghui shook his head and said, "Secretary Lin, you know my character. I never accept gifts from others, so please be sure to take them away. Besides, Su Weizhen was not injured today, but your Dabao was injured, so take it back and let him supplement his body."
If it were someone else, Lin Yongchang could turn around and leave, forcibly leaving the gifts behind. But in front of Su Xinghui, he didn't dare to do so, because Su Xinghui really had this temper. Someone had once given him gifts like this, but the next day, those gifts appeared at the Discipline Inspection Commission.
If Su Xinghui didn't accept these gifts in person, Lin Yongchang couldn't be at ease. If these gifts also appeared at the Discipline Inspection Commission the next day, it would be even more embarrassing.
Lin Yongchang repeatedly urged Su Xinghui to accept the gifts, but Su Xinghui didn't appreciate it at all. He picked up the gifts and stuffed them into the hands of Lin Yongchang's family of three. Lin Yongchang had no choice but to pick up the things, smile embarrassedly, and walk out of Su Xinghui's home.
For Su Xinghui, his refusal of Lin Yongchang's gifts was just a very normal thing. He originally didn't accept anyone's gifts, unless it was some gifts brought by good friends like Yu Ruizhi. Even if it was their gifts, Su Xinghui wouldn't accept them if they were too valuable. Of course, these good friends knew his character and wouldn't send anything too valuable.
Today's matter, in Su Xinghui's view, was just a small matter. He didn't want to do anything to Lin Yongchang. After sending Lin Yongchang's family away, he entered his home, closed the door, and went into his room with Niuniu to start today's homework.
Niuniu asked, "Dad, why did they come to our home to apologize?"
Although Niuniu was small, he could see the unusual nature of this matter. When he was shielded behind Teacher Liu at school, he saw the ugly face of Dabao's mother clearly, but later, as soon as Su Xinghui arrived, the matter took a huge turn.
Lin Yongchang's family had already apologized to them at school, but they specifically came to their home to apologize to him again, which made Niuniu somewhat unable to understand.
Su Xinghui smiled and said, "You are still small now, but I will still tell you. Dabao bullied his classmates, and his mother and father bullied you, all because his grandfather has power, but Dad's power is greater than theirs, so they had to apologize to you."
Niuniu nodded thoughtfully. He was somewhat half-understanding. After all, he was only seven years old. Now, if he wanted him to understand such complex principles, he was not that precocious yet.
Niuniu asked, "Then is it that they are actually unwilling to apologize to us in their hearts?"
Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes. If Dad's power wasn't greater than theirs, their faces would be even more ferocious. If today's matter happened to another child, their family might be very miserable."
Niuniu said indignantly, "Then they are too bad!"
Su Xinghui said, "Yes. There are still many such people in this world, but we must work hard not to become such people. Niuniu, do you think so?"
Niuniu thought for a while and said, "Dad, do you mean you want me not to bully other classmates?"
Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes. With our family's power, we can bully whoever we want, but we can't bully others. That is wrong. You have learned martial arts. Martial arts ethics say that you should help the weak and help the poor. You should understand what these words mean now, right?"
Today's matter was equivalent to giving Niuniu a vivid lesson, making him completely understand these things he usually learned. He nodded and said, "I understand, Dad. I will definitely do this in the future. I will not bully the weak, I will only help them."
Su Xinghui touched his head and said gratifiedly, "Well, you are very good."
Niuniu said, "Then how should I treat Dabao in the future?"
Su Xinghui said, "Treat him like other classmates. He is also just a child and has plasticity. He should not dare to bully any classmates in the future. You can also play with him. If he can change his character, it doesn't matter if you become good friends."
Niuniu nodded and said, "Okay, Dad, I know what to do. With me here, he will never dare to bully others in the future!"
End of Chapter
