Discomfort and Helplessness

Baodan shouted so loudly that no one around spoke, he was a little anxious. What he said was true, so why didn't anyone believe him?

Then, not giving up, he shouted to the people around him: "Believe me, what I said is true, she is not my mother, she is really a bad person."

But what he didn't know was that the more he acted like this, the more he looked like a spoiled child, and the helpless and apologetic look on the woman's face made him look even more like one.

"Why don't you believe me?" Baodan shouted.

Baodan was not unfamiliar with this feeling of not being trusted. Many people in Xishan Village did not believe him, but he was safe at that time and did not feel anything. At this moment, Baodan really experienced the feeling of not being trusted. It was very uncomfortable and helpless. He often tells lies, but this time he really didn't lie. It was at this moment that he thought of his parents. Only his parents believed in him unconditionally. He already regretted running away, and now he truly regretted it.

"Child, it's not that we don't believe you, are you sure you are not just throwing a tantrum?" An old lady spoke, but it was obvious from her words that she believed the woman more.

"Yes, look your mother is so sad that she is about to cry. Don't be willful and follow your mother back," someone else said.

She clearly said it was not the case, and these people clearly believed what she said, so why did so many people stop believing him so quickly just because of this woman's few words?

At such a young age, Baodan felt his insignificance for the first time, and also experienced for the first time the helplessness of Daya and Erya when they were wronged by him.

"Go back with your mother," someone else said.

Everyone kept persuading him. If it were a normal child, he would have cried in anxiety. However, Baodan was always thick-skinned and a bit reckless. Although he was affected and felt uncomfortable, he still held back.

"Damn it, why haven't you taken that brat back yet?" The man outside the crowd moved, pretending to have just arrived and scolded the woman.

Then he shouted at Baodan, "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you go back with your mother?" Then he looked at the woman with the look of a loving mother who had spoiled her child, and motioned for the woman to quickly catch the child.

As soon as the man appeared, Baodan looked at them cautiously. When he saw the woman coming towards him, he decisively pushed the person closest to him to block the woman. Before everyone could react, he swiftly slipped through the crowd, dodged the man at lightning speed, and ran quickly to the tavern he had already picked out.

Although he is young, he has some self-awareness. He runs quite fast, but he can't run faster than adults. Didn't they say they were his parents? A malicious look flashed in Baodan's eyes. Doing bad things is his specialty, don't be so smooth.

By the time the couple reacted, Baodan was almost at the entrance of the tavern. They hurriedly chased after him, and many passers-by who had stopped to walk in also followed him.

Although it was not noon at this time, it was not far from noon, and there were still customers in the tavern. Baodan had a very clear purpose. He ran straight towards the two tables of guests in the lobby and quickly threw all the food on the two tables to the ground.

The guests at the two tables were stunned with astonishment and reacted quickly to grab Baodan.

But this kid reacted faster. He dodged nimbly by lying down, then ran to the shopkeeper's counter and smashed the wine jar beside the counter with the wooden stick under the counter.

By the time the waiter came over and reacted, two half-man-high wine jars had been smashed, and there were still several wine jars placed high up. Suddenly, the lobby of the tavern was filled with a strong aroma of wine. People who were sensitive to alcohol might even get tipsy just by smelling it. It happened so fast, who could have imagined that this six or seven-year-old child could move so quickly? He stared in amazement at the mess in the lobby. At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind: if this happened to their child back home, he would definitely be hung up and beaten hard.

When the screaming Baodan was caught by the guys, the man and woman outside just ran in, and the woman was still shouting, "Son, don't run." At the same time, the people who had been watching earlier also came in. The woman's call of "son" also awakened the stunned people in the tavern, and they looked at the two of them with unfriendly eyes.

The shopkeeper, in particular, quickly signaled the waiters in the lobby to surround the man and woman. It was really a disaster from the sky. Who could have thought that a naughty boy would cause them such a huge loss. Not only did they lose a lot of money in wine, but they also served customers slowly. It would also affect the reputation of their wine shop. Customers would be unhappy and might not come again in the future. The shopkeeper was furious. He had no way to deal with the ignorant child, but the child's parents couldn't escape.

The man and woman who ran in were also a little confused at the moment. As soon as they came in, they were surrounded by several waiters and it was impossible for them to leave. Then they heard the child's screaming and the smell of wine filled the tavern. Being stared at with so many unfriendly eyes, especially some of them who seemed to be diners with messy bodies and were glaring at them, the two knew that something bad was going to happen. Who could have imagined that this kid could be so troublesome?

In just a short moment he caused such great anger. When they saw that something was wrong, the two turned around and wanted to leave, but unfortunately they were watched very closely by the waiter, leaving them no chance at all.

The two turned around with a wry smile and saw the owner of the tavern standing in front of them. He spoke immediately, "This child is yours."

The two shook their heads almost at the same time. They had already noticed something was wrong. Wouldn't it be stupid to admit it now?

"No, it's yours. I heard you call him your son just now. You guys are just trying to shirk your debt and not pay for it." The shopkeeper saw their expressions and instantly understood what they meant.

The two of them reacted quite quickly. They noticed something was wrong as soon as they came in. They even wanted to leave, and their eyes were wandering. It was obvious that they were irresponsible parents. No wonder they could raise such a naughty child.

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Baodan, who was taken to the shopkeeper's side by the clerk, rolled his eyes and shouted, "Dad and Mom, please come and save me. These people want to kill me. Kill them for me."

These words immediately frightened everyone in the hall. Such a young kid actually spoke words that could kill people. Didn't he learn that from the adults? Suddenly, many peoples looked at the couple with even more contempt, which showed how the child was brought up. This couple were not good people either.

"Don't shout, we are not your parents," the man glared at Baodan and refused.

"You are, you are." This time, Baodan took his willfulness and unreasonableness to the extreme. Not only was he shouting, he was also using his hands and feet to slap the guy who was holding him. Even though he had been fleeing from famine for several months, Baodan had hardly ever been hungry because of the love of his parents. He was not fat, but not thin either, and he still had strength. He struggled and hit so hard using his hands and feet that the guy was really flustered for a while, and he was not paying attention and the kid broke free. Then everyone saw the kid rush to the man, kick him quickly, and then quickly leave, hiding behind the guy.