1329 Bully (1/2)

Zhang Zian knew that the fat boy was an uncompromising foodie. He'd even asked if he could eat the larvae. Now that Little Celery was here, he would use the dates to entice him. He could see them, but he could not eat them.

Unexpectedly, the boy was thick-skinned enough to walk over, stretch out his fat little hand, and shout to Little Celery. ”Classmate, do you know him? Didn't the teacher teach us not to eat things given to us by strangers? Give it to me. I will help you throw it away.”

Zhang Zian thought, ”What an outrageous manipulation! Please wipe your saliva before you speak!”

Simple-minded Little Celery was almost fooled. She didn't know the fat boy but seemed to have seen him on campus. After all, from the first grade to the sixth grade, all of them studied on the same campus. On the square where they all gathered, the body shape of the fat boy was very eye-catching.

”Oh... I know the store manager. He is not a stranger,” Little Celery replied seriously.

”Whatever. Adults are not good. He opened a small shop by the side of the road. I am almost eighty percent sure that he does something illegal inside. Since you ate the date, you just might faint, and then he will traffick you. He will send you to old people in villages who cannot have children of their own... Ah!”

This fat boy could've been an actor. Not only did he use his limbs when he talked, he also spoke with all manner of facial expressions. He made many scary faces to try and terrify Little Celery. When he spoke of fainting, he even rolled his eyes backwards to make it more dramatic.

Zhang Zian couldn't stand the outrageous stories that the fat boy conjured up. Thus, he took a date and shot it at his forehead.

”You... Why are you hitting people?” The fat boy rubbed his forehead and glared at him.

”When did I hit people? Who saw?”

Since he was so shameless, Zhang Zian decided to play along as well.

”You... I don't care! You hurt me. You have to pay me money!” the fat boy yelled.

”Crazy boy! As if I will pay you a single cent!” Zhang Zian picked up another date and pretended to throw it at him again.

The fat boy had learned to be smart and quickly covered his head. However, his actions were hurried and awkward. His bag fell to the ground. Books and stationery scattered all over.

”Oh, it's you! Are you Xu Zhuang Zhuang?”

Little Celery saw the name on the book and cried out in surprise.

”What? You know him?” Zhang Zian asked.

Little Celery had a look of disgust on her face. ”I heard that there was a very special naughty fat boy in other classes. He always likes to pick up worms to scare girls. He will put it into the girl's pencil case and throw it on the girl's desk. This boy's name seems to be Xu Zhuang Zhuang.”

”You... Who are you? Don't talk nonsense! I don't know you! I...I am also not Xu Zhuang Zhuang!” The fat boy, flustered, put the books and stationery into his bag.

Zhang Zian said, ”Do you dare say this in front of your dad?”

Xu Zhuang Zhuang didn't reply.

Little Celery hid on the other side, using Zhang Zian to block her from Xu Zhuang Zhuang. Then she pleaded her case to him. ”The weather is hot now, and this year our school has a lot of bugs on the trees. There is this especially disgusting bug that produces silk. I think it is called the 'hanging ghost' worm. When the wind blows on the branches, they fly everywhere. This horrible boy will pick these bugs up to scare the girls. Several of us were so scared, we cried. He simply stood there and mocked us, calling us gutless. However, when he picked up the bugs, he didn't dare do it with his bare hands. He had to use tissue paper as a barrier...”

Her voice was very crisp, her narrative organized. Zhang Zian heard it clearly, but so did the staff in the store. They came out to see the so-called hero who was so dedicated to bullying primary school girls.

”Don't... Don't talk nonsense! I am not that kind of person! I... I am going to school!” Xu Zhuang Zhuang was guilty, and he didn't want to stay any longer. He ran away quickly. He might be fat, but boy, could he run.

In fact, even if he had stayed, Zhang Zian could not do much to him if he kept his thick skin on and repeatedly denied the allegations. After all, there was a law that protected minors. Zhang Zian's hitting him would be a crime. He could play Zhang Zian up by playing the ”I'm a young boy and I can be senseless at times” card.