Chapter 390
Su Xiaoxiao felt that this uproar would definitely continue for a long time, and it was quite unreasonable, so she silently stood by and didn’t speak up.
A member of the National Security Office stubbornly said, “You’re overthinking it. We just want to ask your children why they were playing at the entrance of the brigade.”
The women immediately stopped crying and looked at the National Security Office members in confusion. “So now it’s not allowed to play at the entrance of the brigade?”
Impressive! Impressive! They really focus on the key points like this?!
Su Xiaoxiao’s lips twitched, somewhat relieved that she hadn’t joined in the chaos.
The National Security Office member asking the questions felt even more frustrated and had to change his approach. “I want to ask who gave them the white rabbit milk candy?”
“Milk candy? What milk candy?” The women had not seen the children eating candy at all, and in a panic, they started picking up the nearby kids to check their pockets.
But clearly, the person who gave the candy didn’t want to leave any evidence, so each child only received one piece, and once they ate it, it was gone.
When those women couldn’t find any candy, and seeing the National Security Office members were not going to let this go, they immediately grabbed a little girl next to them, scolding and pinching her, “You little brat! Didn’t I tell you to watch your brother properly? Why did you take him to the brigade entrance? What’s so fun there? We don’t even know who came to take you away!”
“Tell us! Who gave you the milk candy? Speak up!”
They scolded and hit, but the children just cried loudly, not a single one responding.
Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but admire the people behind this; they managed to make the kids so obedient that they refused to divulge even a word.
The National Security Office members had no time to watch this farce, so they shouted, “Alright! Everyone, stop!”
Though the women were furious, they didn’t dare defy the order and all obediently quieted down.
Xu Chengzhi looked at the group of children and directly pointed at those who had been playing with ants at the brigade entrance. “Can a few of you little friends come over and answer a few questions for Uncle?”
He deliberately softened his tone, not only fearing he might scare the children but also worried that being too stern might frighten the parents, who would then refuse to let their children talk.
The children were so scared that they shrank back, not even daring to look at Xu Chengzhi.
But the parents knew that they couldn’t avoid this by staying silent. They gritted their teeth and simply pulled out the few girls who had been pointed at, throwing them in front of Xu Chengzhi.
“Comrade, if you’re going to arrest someone, just take this little girl! She’s the one teaching her little brother; he doesn’t understand anything at such a young age.”
Su Xiaoxiao knew that gender discrimination was serious in rural areas, but seeing them act this way made her so furious she felt like she might burst a blood vessel.
At this moment, she couldn’t help but feel thankful that her parents and brother cared for her so much. Her parents never even wanted another son; they felt that having her and her brother was enough.
“We’re just asking simple questions; we have no intention of taking the children away!” Xu Chengzhi emphasized weakly again.
But realizing he couldn’t communicate with these people, he squatted down in front of the little girls and gently asked, “Little friends, can Uncle ask who gave you the milk candy you just ate?”
Even though he had used the gentlest tone and voice, those little girls immediately started crying again.
The National Security Office members tried coaxing and questioning for another minute or two, but it still had no effect.
They had no choice but to turn instinctively to Su Xiaoxiao, causing her to back away in fright.
Xu Chengzhi awkwardly rubbed his nose. “I just wanted to ask Comrade Su if she had any way to coax them. I think women naturally get along better with children.”
Before Su Xiaoxiao could refuse, Su Hongchen coldly said, “My sister is still a child; she’s the youngest in our family. She’s always been taken care of by everyone; she’s never had to coax anyone.”
It wasn’t that Su Hongchen didn’t want his sister to help, but many people in the brigade were unreasonable. Especially when it came to issues regarding their children, they could become quite combative.
Xu Chengzhi looked at Su Xiaoxiao and thought she seemed delicate and wouldn’t be the type to soothe children. He could only apologize awkwardly, “I’m really sorry; we’re just grasping at straws here.”
“It’s fine, it’s fine,” Su Xiaoxiao quickly waved her hands. As long as they didn’t make her comfort the crying kids, that was better than anything.
After she finished speaking, Jiang Yexun said, “In the gifts I brought for my grandparents, there are not only white rabbits but also cookies and chocolates bought from the Friendship Store.”
Xu Chengzhi’s eyes lit up at this. He quickly said, “Could we borrow those things for now? We’ll return them as soon as we get back.”
“Sure.” Jiang Yexun nodded and turned to walk toward the vehicle.
In a short while, he returned with the chocolate and directly handed it to Xu Chengzhi.
Xu Chengzhi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly accepted it.
He opened the chocolate box and gave one to the oldest little girl.
It was the first time the little girl had ever tasted such delicious chocolate, and her eyes widened in surprise, forgetting to cry altogether.