The first performance was a children's dance. Every child on stage smiled with pure innocence, like budding flowers.
Lu Qingqing, overflowing with maternal affection, clapped particularly enthusiastically.
But by the second performance, she frowned.
It was a silent play featuring deaf-mute children. They communicated using sign language, leaving those unfamiliar with it—like Lu Qingqing—completely confused.
She couldn't quite describe the expressions on the children's faces.
Perhaps it was numbness? Perhaps fear? Or perhaps a trace of expectation?
In any case, there was an undeniable complexity.
Such young children, having their disabilities exposed in front of a large audience—was it really appropriate?
Sure, it may have garnered sympathy from the public, but who was considering the children's psychological well-being?
