Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, stealing a glance at Lin Xiao. When had Brother Xiao gotten a water gun?
Lin Xiao glanced at Ye Chen. He knew exactly what Ye Chen was thinking. He gave Ye Chen a knowing smile. He wouldn't actually give a real gun to his precious daughter; what if it scared her?
"Pah!"
The little boy was splashed in the face. He wiped his face, then pointed his gun at Xun'er, "Shoot her!"
However, Ye Chen and the other three stood guard. Forget firing a toy gun, even with a real gun, Ye Chen and the others would never have backed down at that moment.
"Ah!"
On the other side, seeing these toy guns, Xun'er's eyes lit up, and her little hands eagerly grabbed a toy gun.
Lin Xiao helped her hold the gun steady, while Ye Chen and the others were busily assembling toy guns, some perhaps heavier than the little girl's, with a full load of accessories.
"Here, hold it like this," Lin Xiao instructed Xun'er on the correct way to hold a gun. "Look through here, and then through this point... yes, this one. Do you see the sight?"
"Mmm!"
Xun'er, caught up in the excitement, held the gun steady. Following Lin Xiao's instructions, she aimed at the boys. "I see it!"
"Good, now, press the trigger... yes, press down hard," Lin Xiao said.
*Bang.*
The toy gun's projectile shot out and hit one of the little boys.
"Ouch!"
The boy cried out in pain and then started wailing loudly.
"She hit him!"
Xun'er exclaimed, jumping for joy.
It was at this moment that the people from the Luo family rushed down from upstairs.
"What kind of people are these? So uncouth."
A well-dressed woman quickly scooped the boy into her arms and glared fiercely at Lin Xiao. However, the events of the day were still fresh in her mind, and after speaking, she clutched her child and retreated behind the others.
"Only knows how to use violence... Luo Qinghan, is this your man? No wonder he abandoned you and left back then."
Someone else chimed in, but the speaker, hiding amongst the descending group, was afraid of being discovered.
One sentence was enough to turn Luo Qinghan and the Luo Buyu couple ashen-faced.
"Even your words dare not be spoken openly," Lin Xiao's tone was filled with deep disappointment. He took Xun'er's hand and signaled Ye Chen and the others to take the toy guns and leave. Looking at the crowd before him, many of whom were at the wedding ceremony earlier, he grinned. "It seems you're afraid of ending up like Luo Buwei, after all, he hasn't returned from the hospital yet."
"..."
With just that one sentence, those who had intended to condemn Lin Xiao fell silent.
The nail that sticks out gets hammered. They didn't want to lose a few teeth and end up in the hospital.
After a moment's pause, he shook his head. "Look at you all, afraid to even speak? This is a lawful society. If I were to take action, you could call the police, right? Look how scared you are."
Saying this, he scooped Xun'er into his arms and kissed her cheek. "Xun'er is amazing."
He then turned back and said, "Mom, Dad, Qinghan, let's go upstairs and wait for Grandpa to return. There's nothing interesting here."
With that, he led the way, and his family headed upstairs.