Li Li got injured.
He had to take another leave and stay home to recover.
This time, it was real.
Because of that one shout, the nearby neighbors all heard him call Su Man a "dog," including Li Li's mom.
Most of the people living here knew each other, and many were elders of Su Man and Li Li. Usually, they'd stroll around, play chess, and chat in the neighborhood, so the gossip spread quickly.
Someone with a knack for stirring things up told Li Li's dad in a joking tone:
"Li Li and Su Man, those two kids are at it again. Your Li Li, huh, really takes after you when you were young. Hot-tempered as ever—he cursed Su Man as a dog, and the whole neighborhood heard it, hahahaha..."
Outsiders only found it amusing, but Li Li's dad immediately darkened his face.
He and Su's dad were close friends. Yet his own son dared to curse his good friend's daughter as a dog? Then what would that make Su's dad?
So, after work, Li Li's dad went home and gave Li Li a fierce beating!
