Chi Shuran looked around. She found no cameras pointing at her, but she did hear a child's voice behind her.
"Call them big brother and big sister. Don't say things like that." The woman hurriedly tugged at the child's shoulder, then led him toward Chi An and the others with a smile. "Hello."
Song Wenjing stopped what he was doing and narrowed his eyes slightly at the group approaching them.
"Xu Lei said there were people here and that we could bring the children over to play." Stopping in front of Chi An and Fu Yanci, the woman grew visibly ill at ease, her nervousness plain in her voice.
"Sure, we'll help keep an eye on them." Chi An nodded, turning to look at the others behind her. "You can all leave your children here. You still have farmwork to do at home, so go on."
"Kids, come and play!" Lin Yuxuan waved both hands enthusiastically at them.
Meeting these strangers for the first time, the children were clearly nervous, clinging to the adults without moving.
"Go on, have fun. I'll come get you when I finish working."
"They're all big brothers and sisters. Go say hello. Didn't you want to play with Xu Hao too? He'll be here soon."
"Don't be scared. They're guests at Xu Hao's house. They'll be helping you with your homework tomorrow, too, so get to know them today."
"There are so many people here. Just play here like you usually do."
Some parents were still coaxing their children, while the bolder ones had already run to the mud pool and jumped straight in, completely unbothered by the strangers. With little time to spare here, the parents who could steel themselves simply left their children behind and went away.
Chi An roughly scanned the children