Xu An'an didn't care about the kite handle in her hand and just threw it on the ground. Her two light-yellow eyebrows were tightly knitted together.
Xu An'an held Xu Yiyi's injured hand with her small hands. Her little face was full of worry and fear.
The wound stretched across Xu Yiyi's palm, about two or three centimeters long.
"Brother, let's forget about the kite. Let's go in quickly and bandage your hand."
"Okay." Xu Yiyi frowned in pain. He ran into the villa with Xu An'an.
Since the two kids were so short that they were even shorter than the window sill.
Aunt Zhou, who was keeping watch for her daughter in the kitchen, didn't notice the two little kids at all.
It was Zhou Qianqian, who was laughing out loud while watching a variety show, who heard the loud footsteps outside the villa. She was so scared that she quickly turned off the TV with the remote control and pricked up her ears to listen carefully to the movement outside.
Seeing more and more blood gathering in Xu Yiyi's palm, Xu An'an couldn't reach the doorbell even when she stood on tiptoe. She could only wave her small fist and pound on the door vigorously.
"Open the door! My brother's hand is injured! Open the door quickly! Grandma Zhou, open the door!"
Hearing the tender and worried voice of a child outside the door.
Zhou Qianqian was sure that it was Xu Qingqing's two kids. She quickly picked up the half-eaten fruit platter and ran into the kitchen.
"Mom, someone's coming!"
Listening to the kids outside shouting louder and louder, Zhou Qianqian felt extremely annoyed.
She hated kids the most. They were so noisy and clumsy. They really looked disgusting.
Aunt Zhou calmly put the fruit platter into the refrigerator. Telling Zhou Qianqian not to worry, she slowly walked to open the door.
Xu An'an's voice was hoarse from shouting because she was so worried about Xu Yiyi.
"Grandma Zhou, open the door quickly! My brother's hand is injured!"
Xu An'an's small fist was red from pounding. Xu Yiyi felt so heartache that he endured the pain of the wound and told Xu An'an not to pound on the door anymore.
"An'an, wait a while. Maybe Grandma Zhou is cleaning and can't spare a hand for the moment."
Xu An'an's little face was flushed red. Because she was so anxious, her eyes were filled with tears. Big teardrops hung on her little face, which was red from the heat.
Xu An'an sobbed softly while trying hard to puff at the wound on Xu Yiyi's hand with her little mouth.
"Go away, pain! Go away, pain!"
Seeing Xu An'an's cute look, Xu Yiyi felt that the pain in his hand was a lot less. He pretended to be surprised and comforted his sister.
"An'an, luckily you're puffing for me. It seems that it really doesn't hurt anymore."
Xu An'an's tears turned into smiles because of Xu Yiyi's comfort. She continued to puff for Xu Yiyi vigorously.
Aunt Zhou slowly opened the door and saw the miserable state of the two kids outside.
Xu An'an was crying with tears all over her face, and Xu Yiyi's palm was covered in blood.
"Oh my! What happened! How did your hand get injured!"
Aunt Zhou didn't expect Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an to be in such a miserable state. She gasped and frowned with worry as she looked at Xu Yiyi's palm.
"Does it hurt? Come in quickly. I'll go find the first-aid kit for you..."
Before Aunt Zhou could finish her words, Zhou Qianqian, who was standing beside her, didn't want Aunt Zhou to show kindness to the two kids.
The purpose was to prevent the two kids from coming to Aunt Zhou whenever they had something to do. Otherwise, they would cause trouble.
"Cough, cough, cough."
Zhou Qianqian coughed three times vigorously to catch Aunt Zhou's attention and silently shook her head at her.
Aunt Zhou understood what Zhou Qianqian meant. She had felt pity for Xu Yiyi just now when she saw how badly he was injured.
These two kids had a father and a mother. Why did they have to come to her whenever something happened?
Aunt Zhou's expression changed. The pity on her face faded a bit, replaced by politeness and a hint of helplessness.
"Come in quickly. I'll find the first-aid kit for you."
The little actions between Aunt Zhou and Zhou Qianqian didn't escape Xu Yiyi's eyes.
Xu Yiyi was a smart and mischievous kid. His IQ and EQ were far beyond those of ordinary kindergarten kids. He was very sensitive to the emotions of the adults around him.
So when Zhou Qianqian coughed for the first time, Xu Yiyi sensed something was wrong. He also saw the change in Aunt Zhou's attitude towards them.
He understood that Aunt Zhou didn't want to take care of them.
Xu Yiyi silently followed Aunt Zhou into the villa. Aunt Zhou asked them to sit on the sofa first and then went upstairs to Qin Hongying's room to get the first-aid kit.
Sniffling softly, Xu An'an thought of the kite still outside. She looked at Zhou Qianqian, who was standing aside with a cold face watching the show, with a pleading look in her eyes.
"Sister, our kite is stuck in the tree. Could you please..."
Before Xu An'an could finish her words, Zhou Qianqian's face clearly showed a bit of impatience. She casually made an excuse.
"Sorry, I don't have time. I still have to go upstairs to do my homework."
Saying that, Zhou Qianqian turned around and went upstairs. She even felt annoyed that the two kids came back at the wrong time. She hadn't finished watching her variety show yet.
"Okay then..." A look of disappointment flashed across Xu An'an's face.
But Xu Yiyi jumped up from the sofa. He used his uninjured hand to touch the back of the TV, and sure enough, it was a bit warm.
"You have time to watch TV."
Xu Yiyi sat back on the sofa with a cold face.
Xu An'an was shocked by Xu Yiyi's discovery. She finally understood that Zhou Qianqian just didn't want to help her get the kite and that doing homework was just an excuse.
"Brother, how did you know she was watching TV just now?"
Xu Yiyi was gentler with his sister. He told her how he found out.
"When we came in, the sofa cushion was sunken, which obviously meant that someone had been sitting on the sofa for a long time."
"This villa is very big and it's very troublesome to clean. There's a thin layer of dust on many pieces of furniture, but the TV is spotless."
"Grandma Qin obviously doesn't like watching TV. Since it's so clean, it means that someone else was watching TV."
Xu Yiyi stopped there. Xu An'an nodded half-understandingly.
"Only three people live here. If Grandma Qin doesn't watch TV, then it must be them."
"You're right. They didn't open the door for us just now. They must have been secretly watching TV."
Xu Yiyi sighed helplessly. His sensitive ears heard someone coming downstairs, so he immediately shut up and stopped talking.
Aunt Zhou put the first-aid kit on the coffee table and asked Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an to take care of the wound themselves.
"Yiyi, An'an, bandage your wound by yourselves. I still have to prepare dinner. I don't have time to help you."
After saying that, Aunt Zhou hid in the kitchen to enjoy her leisure time, leaving Xu Yiyi with an increasingly cold face and Xu An'an at a loss.
Xu An'an picked up the cotton ball and iodine. She clumsily wanted to disinfect Xu Yiyi's wound first.
"Brother, let me bandage your wound."
"No need."
Xu Yiyi shook his head. He thought of Xu Qingqing and Lu Chuanbai still outside, accompanying Qin Hongying in the sun.
Now that his hand was injured, it was the perfect reason to call them back.
"An'an, quickly call Mom and tell her that my hand is injured and I need her to come back and bandage it for us."
Xu An'an nodded in agreement. Because she felt so heartache for her brother, tears welled up in her eyes again. She pursed her little mouth and called Xu Qingqing on her phone watch.