After dinner, the adults stayed outside chatting while the children went into the bedroom to play.
Tao Zhiyan had lots of toys in his room, all kept in boxes.
The little boy happily took out his toys to share with the older boys.
Most of Tao Zhiyan's toys were stuffed animals, puzzles, and little cars.
Feng Ze played along, offering a few words of praise for every toy the little boy brought out.
But his aunt's son, Xiao Hang, couldn't be bothered to humor him.
Looking at the stuffed animals and puzzles covering the bed, he couldn't resist sneering. "Why do you only play with this little-girl stuff?"
Tao Zhiyan froze at that, then hurriedly rummaged through the box for something.
"I, I have..." Tao Zhiyan dug out his little Ultraman figure and held it up for Xiao Hang. "I have this too~ It lights up~"
Xiao Hang took the Ultraman from Tao Zhiyan, glanced it over, then tossed it onto the bed in disdain. "What's so fun about this?"
"We stopped playing with this stuff ages ago."
Tao Zhiyan pressed his lips together and picked up his little Ultraman.
Xiao Hang looked at Tao Zhiyan, then suddenly spoke as if something had just occurred to him. "Oh, I forgot. My mom said you don't have a dad."
"Your mom's a woman, so she buys you girl toys, right?"
Tao Zhiyan said nothing and put the little Ultraman back in the box.
Feng Ze looked at Xiao Hang and said coldly, "Shut up if you can't say anything decent."
"What did I say wrong?" Xiao Hang furrowed his brows and shot back, "That's what my mom said!"
"His dad didn't want him or his mom!"
Tao Zhiyan frowned and looked up at Xiao Hang.
"What are you looking at?" Picking