The city was full of broken flowers, which made people feel happy. After that day, the flowers in the city were all broken flowers. The petals fell, and some naughty children picked them up, but there were no intact flowers. It was like a knife blade had passed through. "The broken flowers in the city are blooming for you..."
You have to believe that no matter how cruel it is, it's all for the sweetness and he (probably... Being beaten) later.