Shi An has been a cowardly character since childhood. Because he didn't have a father, he was often bullied by the children when he was in his hometown.
It can be said that when encountering such a situation, Shi An already has a lot of experience in dealing with it. He knew that he couldn't resist, and that resistance would only make those bullying children worse.
At this time, you just need to curl up quietly and wait for the bullying of the children to pass. Anyway, the children are not very strong, but they are just beaten. After a while they lose interest and walk away on their own.
Shi An curled himself into a ball and covered his head with his hands, but just when his fist landed on him a few times, a gap suddenly appeared in the shadows surrounding him.
At first, Shi An didn't dare to look at it, but when he found that the child who had always been the loudest and most aggressive child suddenly lost his voice, he finally couldn't help but secretly raised his head.
As soon as he looked up, he saw that the child named Lin Hu was very embarrassed and fell a dog and chewed shit, rubbing his face with ashes.
Even under such circumstances, Shi An couldn't help laughing, because this was the first time he had seen someone who bullied him become so embarrassed on the spot.
Then, he saw the child named Du Yan next door descend from the sky, pointed at Lin Hu and said, "This is my territory."
Sure enough, the other party didn't come to save him on purpose. I heard that Du Yan and Lin Hu couldn't get along, and they would fight when they met. Just when Shi An was thinking about it, he felt a bad look on him.
Shi An followed the source of his gaze and found that it was Zhang Jing, the grandson of the old lady landlord in their yard.
Shi An's body trembled, subconsciously avoiding the other's gaze. He actually likes this little brother named Zhang Jing very much, because the other party is exactly what he ideally looks like.
Zhang Jing is clean every day, and the clothes he wears are beautiful and fit. In the hutong, he is a model child that everyone praises. It is said that he knew a lot of words before he even went to primary school, can speak English, do math problems, play chess, and even heard that he is still learning taekwondo.
Anyway, it's the kind that Shi'an hopes for, the existence that parents like and never dare to bully other children.
When Shi An first moved in, he secretly hoped to become Zhang Jing's friend. However, he found that when he met Zhang Jing in the yard, he would greet him with a smile.
But after leaving the yard, Zhang Jing thought he didn't exist. Shi An is a very sensitive child. He quickly knew that Zhang Jing didn't want to pay attention to him, so when he was outside, he wouldn't be ignorant.
It's just that when he sees that Du Yan can always play with Zhang Jing without any scruples, he still feels a little envious.
As for the child named Du Yan, he was the type that Shi An was most afraid of. Shi An's mother also knew that her child's personality was easy to be bullied, and she inquired about the Hutong situation in the first two days of moving in.
Du Yan's reputation as the little bully was famous throughout the alley, so Shi An's mother was naturally included in the group of people who needed to stay away.
However, in the current situation, Du Yan, who Shi An didn't want to approach, kicked the fierce Lin Hu into a dog's shit. And Zhang Jing, whom he admired, looked at him with impatient and disgusting eyes.
What exactly is going on? Just when Shi An was stunned, before he could figure out what was going on, the situation changed.
Zhang Jing suddenly rushed into the crowd, kicked a child who was about to attack Du Yan from behind, then glanced at Shi An again, and said in a bad tone, "What are you doing there? Come and help!"
Shi An was originally a person with no opinion, and he had some inexplicable admiration for Zhang Jing. Hearing his idol say this, he completely forgot the fear in his heart, got up from the corner and joined the melee.
Although Shi An had never fought, he rushed in with an aura. But everyone is a child, and the difference in physique is not too big.
After Shi An joined, Du Yan's side was no longer at a disadvantage. In addition, Du Yan and Zhang Jing's fighting power was much stronger than that of ordinary children. Without much effort, Lin Hu's gang of children ran away.
While running, Lin Hu turned his head and said harshly: "Du Yan, wait! One day I'll beat you to the bum!"
Du Yan provoked proudly: "If you can't do it, just call me grandpa! Oh, no, Lin Hu, you owe me ten words grandpa, why don't you call me a few words now?"
Lin Hu was so angry that his fat face turned red, and he could only run away.
A conflict ended just like that, and Shi An stood there a little overwhelmed.
This was the first time when he was bullied, that he beat the bully away by himself. In this situation before, either a passing adult saw the situation and helped him, or his mother rushed to protect the cub.
It's just that after being helped by adults, it will always lead to those children's intensifying bullying of Shi An. Looking at Du Yan and Zhang Jing standing in front of him, he suddenly wondered if he could resist in a different way when faced with bullying.
Just when Shi An was about to open his mouth to thank him, he saw Du Yan giving him a bad smile: "Why does that grandson of Lin Hu bully you?"
Shi An was very simple, and subconsciously covered his pocket.
Du Yan smiled even brighter and said, "Take it out and see."
Shi Anben didn't want to take out the contents in his pocket, but seeing Zhang Jing's eyes standing next to Du Yan, he involuntarily took out the contents in his pocket.
Spreading out in the palm of the hand are several beautifully packaged chocolates. This chocolate was actually given to Shi'an's house by the landlord, Grandma Li. Grandma Li said that his grandson didn't like sweets, and it was a waste to keep it, so she gave it to Shi'an's mother.
This is the first time that Shi An has eaten such a delicious food. Naturally, he is very precious, and he is only willing to eat a few a day. Today, he was seen by Lin Hu when he was peeling chocolate at the mouth of the alley.
Chocolate is always very attractive to children. Shi An is a food protector. Before handing over and being beaten, he chose the latter, so what happened just now.
Seeing a look of disdain on Du Yan's face, he sneered: "Lin Hu's grandson, he has become a pig, and he still eats chocolate."
Seeing the expression on Du Yan's face, Shi An mentioned that he secretly let go of his heart in midair, it seems that the other party doesn't like his chocolate.
However, before his heart fell back, he saw that Du Yan took the chocolate in his palm directly: "Although I don't like your things, but rules are rules, protection fees, understand?"
After speaking, Du Yan didn't care how unbelievable the expression on Shi An's face was, he put the chocolate in his pocket and walked towards the alley.
"Let's make less trouble in the future." Zhang Jing left behind these words and followed Du Yan away.
The hutong entrance, which was quite lively just now, instantly left Shi An standing there alone.
He was completely stunned, so he said what happened just now. He would rather be beaten and keep the chocolate, and then Du Yan jumped out and beat the bully away, but in the end, he still failed to keep the chocolate.
Shi An stood foolishly at the entrance of the alley for a long time, unable to tell how he felt, but compared to the time when things were stolen from him, he didn't seem to be as depressed or unwilling as before.
Du Yan didn't care what Shi'an thought about his actions. Anyway, he saved Shi'an because he really didn't like Lin Hu's bullying behavior, and secondly, he wanted to prevent Zhang Jing from doing it.
From Du Yan's speculation, in the plot of the movie, Shi An's wholehearted reliance on Zhang Jing comes from Zhang Jing's helping hand when he was bullied in childhood.
The root of this nightmare comes from Zhang Jing's guilt. After all, he once truly loved Shi An. In the end, Shi An committed suicide due to depression. Although it was related to his own character, it was also because of the relationship between them that had been entangled for more than ten years.
Therefore, in order to reverse the tragedy of Shi'an in the future and let the source of the nightmare dissipate, Du Yan feels that it is a good way to reverse Shi'an's character from the source and stop all Zhang Jing's rescue of Shi'an.
As for taking away Shi'an's chocolate later, of course, it was so that Shi'an wouldn't put this feeling on himself.
Zhang Jing said, "Take out the chocolate."
Du Yan glanced at him and didn't hide his secrets: "Yes, you also have a share in beating up that kid Lin Hu today, so I should give you a few."
Du Yan generously spread the chocolate in his trouser pocket in the palm of his hand and let Zhangjing choose it. But he never imagined that Zhang Jing would actually grab all the chocolates in his hand.
"Hey! You're not being kind!"
Zhang Jing glanced at him: "Eating too much chocolate will cause tooth decay, I will keep it for you."
Du Yan was about to chase and grab it when he saw Zhang Jing glaring over: "If you dare to come up and grab it, I'll tell Grandpa Du that you fought again today."
"You're too embarrassed to tell me, just now you were much more ruthless than me!" Du Yan retorted unconvinced.
"Then you sue my grandma, I don't mind."
"..." Du Yan was rarely speechless by Zhang Jing.
The two of them are indeed completely different. Du Yan's fight will inevitably result in a two-day confinement, and if Zhang Jing fights, his grandmother Li will only be moved that her grandson is finally as lively as an ordinary child.
Du Yan rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "What's wrong with you today, it's like you've eaten a cannonball? It's an accident when you dig a bird's egg and cut your hand. I'll be careful next time?"
Zhang Jing was stunned for a moment, his eyebrows wrinkled again: "If you don't mention it, I forgot, this..."
"Ah! Grandma told me to eat!" When Du Yan saw his condition, he hurriedly fled.
Zhang Jing squeezed the chocolate in his hand and wanted to throw it in the trash, but saw Shi An and his grandma coming over.
Grandma Li's eyes were very good, and she saw the chocolate in Zhang Jing's hand at a glance: "Huh? Isn't this the chocolate I gave to Xiao An's mother a few days ago?"
When Zhang Jing's movements froze, he shoved the chocolate back to Shi An: "I don't want to eat candy, you take it back."
Du Yan, who was hiding behind the courtyard gate, witnessed this scene completely. He scratched his hair and said softly, "Isn't that right, Zhang Jing stole the chocolate from me just to give it back to Shi An?"
"Are you jealous?"
Du Yan was full of question marks: "Why are you jealous? Just two children, your thoughts are too filthy."
"Then you are worried about the force majeure of the plot."
Du Yan said: "That's not true. Zhang Jing's character, without Shi An's stalking, will probably never have any outrageous thoughts about Shi An in his entire life."
Du Yan stopped for a while, and said uncertainly, "Maybe, he just can't see me doing bad things. That's how the little old man's character is."