"Can you please discipline your child?"
Xu Qingqing nearly got kicked in the nose. She straightened up helplessly and looked at the bear kid's grandma standing behind him.
The grandma of the bear kid started shouting loudly, making it seem as if Xu Qingqing was being fussy.
"What are you, an adult, arguing with a child for? Who asked you to meddle in other people's business!"
Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an, who were building sandcastles nearby, saw Xu Qingqing being scolded and immediately ran over to protect her.
"Don't you dare bully my mom!"
Xu An'an grabbed a handful of sand and threw it at the bear kid and his grandma.
The shouting grandma got a mouthful of sand. She spat it out, "Puh, puh, puh," and glared at Xu An'an angrily.
"What a naughty child you are! How could you throw sand at us!"
The grandma patted the sand off the bear kid's face. Seeing a lot of sand on the little boy's pouting lips, she got so angry that she raised her hand to hit Xu An'an.
Xu Qingqing watched the grandma getting furious coldly.
Just as the old lady's hand was about to come down, Xu Qingqing quickly protected Xu An'an behind her and threw the grandma's own words back at her.
"What are you, an adult, arguing with a child for? She didn't do it on purpose."
As she said this, Xu Qingqing grabbed the grandma's arm. The grandma felt her arm going numb from Xu Qingqing's grip. She stared at Xu Qingqing in disbelief.
This woman looked so thin and weak. How could she have so much strength!
Seeing that she couldn't win in a fight with Xu Qingqing, the grandma started to make a scene. She grabbed Xu Qingqing's other arm with her free hand and loudly accused her.
"Ouch, someone's bullying an old person! My arm hurts so much from being pinched."
Hearing the grandma's one - sided shouting, passers - by on the roadside all cast skeptical looks at Xu Qingqing, thinking that she was really bullying the old person.
In the grandma's wailing, passers - by couldn't help but point at Xu Qingqing and whisper to each other.
"This young girl has no manners at all. Bullying an old person in broad daylight."
"Exactly. How shameless she is!"
Xu Qingqing was completely unmoved by the criticism around her. She still held the old lady's hand firmly.
Lu Chuanbai, who had just finished calling the manager, walked over and stood behind Xu Qingqing. His broad shoulders shielded Xu Qingqing from the sun. His tone was unyielding.
"The manager of Penglang Island is coming soon. He will make you pay for what you've done."
Hearing that Lu Chuanbai had really called the manager to complain, the grandma's face flashed with a moment of panic.
As if pricked by a thorn on Xu Qingqing's arm, she suddenly let go of Xu Qingqing's arm and was about to run away.
However, the bear kid's father was still stubborn. He thought Lu Chuanbai was just bluffing.
The bear kid's father kicked a silver can tab on the tablecloth. The tab flew away like a silver dot and disappeared somewhere on the beach.
The bear kid's father was now openly provoking them.
The edge of the can tab was extremely sharp. If someone stepped on it, it would be bad.
But the bear kid's father still did it.
Xu Qingqing looked at the bear kid's father's arrogant and ugly face and really wanted to punch him.
The bear kid's father lifted his chin proudly, nostrils flaring, looking extremely arrogant.
"So what if I littered? Even if the manager comes, he won't dare to do anything to me!"
Lu Chuanbai was not affected by the bear kid's father at all. There was a faint hint of sarcasm on his lips.
"You can say that in front of the manager when he comes."
The afternoon sun was getting hotter and hotter. Tourists on the beach all went to cooler places to play.
A young man in a white shirt and shorts, his hair disheveled by the sea breeze and sweating profusely, was running on the golden beach in flip - flops.
He scanned the beach and immediately spotted Lu Chuanbai and Xu Qingqing, who stood out in the crowd.
These two were really eye - catching. Lu Chuanbai was tall and handsome, while the woman was charming and had a curvy figure.
It was hard for the manager not to notice them.
"Mr. Lu, I'm here!"
The manager waved his hand and gasped for breath as he ran up to Lu Chuanbai. He grinned, showing his bright teeth against his dark skin.
After receiving Lu Chuanbai's complaint call, the manager had rushed over without delay, not daring to be the least bit slow.
Hearing the voice, Lu Chuanbai turned around. Seeing the manager in front of him, he nodded slightly as a greeting.
"Manager Li, you're finally here. There's something you need to handle."
As he said this, Lu Chuanbai pointed to the toothpicks still buried in the sand and told the manager everything the bear kid's family had done.
"This family not only littered on the beach but also buried these dangerous items in the sand."
"My wife warned them, but instead of apologizing, they kicked the can tab onto the beach, leaving a major hidden danger on the beach."
Hearing this, Manager Li looked at the bear kid's family in disbelief and sized them up from head to toe.
This family looked decent, but unexpectedly, they had done such things.
Manager Li's photo was printed on the Penglang Island brochures, so the bear kid's family recognized him easily.
"Sir,"
The kind smile on Manager Li's face gradually faded. His eyebrows showed more seriousness.
"Sir, there are signs everywhere along the beach edge prohibiting littering. The Penglang Island brochure also states that there will be a fine for littering."
Saying this, Manager Li bent down painfully and pulled out the toothpicks buried in the sand. There was a hint of anger and pain in his eyes.
"Not only did you not abide by our regulations, but you also littered items with potential safety hazards. You have to pay the price for your actions."
The arrogance on the bear kid's father's face disappeared instantly. Embarrassed and reluctant, he tried to make an excuse to cover up the matter.
"I'm not the only one littering. Why are you picking on our family?"
Manager Li remained calm and unyielding.
"I'll check the surveillance later and find out all the people who littered."
"Right now, your family's task is to find the can tab you just kicked away to prevent other tourists from cutting their feet."
Hearing this, the bear kid's mother looked at the bright sandy beach reflecting the sunlight. She felt dizzy and didn't want to look for it.
"We're tourists. Even if we littered, it should be you who finds the trash. Why should we tourists do it ourselves!"
The beach was so big. The bear kid's father had just kicked the tab away casually. Who knew where it had gone? How could they find it!