The previous scene had shocked the woman so badly that she couldn't help repeatedly checking that her child was all right.
As her mother kept asking after her, the little girl gradually calmed down.
She shook her head.
A smile spread across her face. "Mom, I'm okay."
"Really?"
The woman hugged her child again. "As long as you're okay."
"As long as you're okay."
"You scared Mom to death..."
"You really scared Mom to death..."
"Mom."
The girl struggled slightly in the woman's arms.
"You're squeezing me too tight."
"I can barely breathe..."
The woman was a beat slow in hearing her daughter.
She immediately let go.
"Niu Niu."
"Are you all right?"
The girl took deep breaths.
"Mm-hm."
She nodded.
She was fine.
Now that her mother had let go, she felt much more comfortable.
The woman smiled gently at her daughter.
She reached out.
Then she smoothed the girl's slightly tousled bangs.
The woman stood up.
She held her daughter's hand.
Then she looked toward...
The old man who had suddenly attacked her child.
Grandpa Zhang and Grandpa Zou struggled to hold down Old Meng, who was thrashing with all his might.
Their faces were full of shock, confusion, and anger.
"That's enough!"
"Old Meng!"
"Do you know what you're doing?!"
"Have you lost your mind?!"
"You—you..."
Grandpa Zhang and Grandpa Zou were so angry they could barely speak.
They were also using all their strength to restrain Old Meng.
They were grateful that the other man was there.
Good thing there were two of them.
If there had only been one...
They really might not have been able to hold Old Meng down.
"...Let your wife and son find out what you've done. What do you think they'd