Mu Xiangwan wanted to deny it, but there were so many classmates watching. She couldn't deny it, so she said: "More or less... But see, he hurt my arm!"
Su Chaoyang saw a red mark on her fair little arm. He frowned, gently squeezed her round arm, and said nonchalantly, "It's alright now." Then he turned to the scared little boy and politely said: "I'm sorry, my sister broke your pencil case. If you think it's necessary, tell me how much it is, and I'll buy you a new one."
Upon hearing Su Chaoyang's words, the little boy breathed a sigh of relief, thinking as long as he wasn't getting beat up, it was fine. He immediately waved his hand: "No need, no need... I did hurt her too, let's just call it even."
Third graders, children around eight or nine years old, love to provoke and mock others.
