Chapter 144 Peeping

"Su Dai, you've always been sensible. Don't be foolish and be nice to these people. Think more about yourself and grow up healthy."

Lian looked at Qin Jin'an with eyes full of heartache.

Qin Jin'an ate meat and drank soup, her eyes red, as if she was very sad.

The Su family's attitude towards her changed, and Liu and Lian secretly came to fawn over her every day.

But they weren't sincere; they just wanted to use the Su family to highlight their kindness.

Yuanyuan said that this is called taking advantage of a weakness.

Qin Jin'an slowly finished the chicken soup and ate quite a bit of chicken meat. He gave the rest to Bai Diandian.

The white dots ate happily.

Mrs. Liu exclaimed, "Even a dog knows to wag its tail."

Qin Jin'an sniffed and looked at Liu Shi, saying, "Second Aunt, Third Aunt, thank you for being so kind to me. I'll get you a little something different when I feel better."

"No rush, no rush. Your third aunt is worried about your health. Take good care of yourself. Your second aunt and I will come again tomorrow."

Lian smiled, her goal achieved. She and Liu packed up the food box and quietly left.

After they left, Qin Jin'an yawned. Both he and the dog were full, but they were still craving something sweet, so Qin Jin'an took out some jerky and chewed on it.

She patted the white dot that had gotten a bit chubby: "White dot, you should go out for a walk."

White Dot was still gnawing on the bone jerky that Qin had specially made for it, and reluctantly let out a "woof".

"Master, let's finish eating before we go..."

The bones were stewed until tender and soft, yet still incredibly flavorful. Bai Diandian especially loved them; she loved them so much that she couldn't move an inch...

White Dot refused to go, so Qin Jin'an patted its bottom and played with it...

White Dot moved a little, and Qin Jin'an grabbed its leg and pulled it back. After a few times, White Dot gave up, thinking, "Let it hit me, it doesn't hurt anyway..."

"When will Xiaoqing arrive?"

Seeing that Bai Diandian didn't move, Qin Jin'an lost interest after fighting for a while and sat on the edge of the bed, looking around the room.

Last time, Green Snake was thrown far away by Luo Qing, and it took her three eggs to coax her back to peace.

Knowing that she was feeding the green snake, Bai Diandian even brought back a lot of eggs. Qin Jin'an didn't want to go out these past few days, so she waited for the green snake to come in and feed it the eggs.

Unfortunately, it was very timid and would only come into the house after dark.

Judging by the time, news of her third uncle should be coming back soon.

I just don't know what he encountered first.

After crunching away at the bone, Bai Diandian rubbed against Qin Jinan's little feet and jumped off the bed and out.

Not long after, a bluish shadow hung down from the bed curtains.

Hiss—

Baby Fish, I'm here to eat eggs!

The green snake looked at the adorable child in front of it and couldn't help but move a little closer to her. This child was truly peculiar; not only could she understand its speech, but she could also converse with it.

It felt that being around this child made it smarter, so it often came to see Qin Jin'an and liked to call her Yu Bao.

She said she was a little fish. The green snake thought back to itself, and fish were very delicious; it had eaten them before.

It's clearly a two-legged creature, but it insists on calling itself a fish. Well, it's just a child, so it understands her, as long as she feeds it eggs!

Qin Jin'an immediately turned around and rummaged around by the pillow, quickly pulling out an egg and placing it on the bed: "Xiao Qing, you're finally here. Eat up, did you hear anything interesting today?"

The green snake fell onto the bed, moved towards the egg, and finally ate it as it wished.

Only after it swallowed an egg and spat out the shell did it speak to Qin Jin'an.

"Hiss hiss hiss—"

I heard those two women say that you're so easy to fool, and that you're so naive. They said you wouldn't dare to complain even if they didn't bring you food, and that your parents didn't want you anymore, and that you should eat the good food yourself. They said they would scare you and you would listen to them.

As soon as Lian and Liu left the courtyard, they exclaimed that Qin Jin'an was so easy to fool; he really was just a child.

The servants in the Su family thought Qin Jin'an was foolish. They thought that she was being neglected by the Su family now and might be abandoned in a while. They thought that if they ate the good food, they could just threaten her and she would not dare to complain.

"Hiss hiss hiss—"

Fish Baby, are you really too scared to tell on us? Why didn't your parents want you?

Green Snake looked at Qin Jin'an and asked, puzzled.

Qin Jin'an shook his head and said, "It's okay. My father wasn't good to begin with, but I'm my mother, and she didn't abandon me. The person who came to see me last time was my mother. It's all a secret; you'll find out later—"

"I'm not easily fooled. They can't fool me; I'm the one who fools them!"

Qin Jin'an made a shushing gesture and revealed a sly smile.

"clatter--"

Qin Jin'an heard a strange noise coming from the roof.

She was immediately puzzled.

Hiss—

Don't be afraid, Yu Bao, I'll go up and check for you.

The green snake slithered away along the corner and disappeared into the night. Without any light, no one could find the little green snake.

Qin Jin'an nodded, lost in thought, wondering whether she should look up at the sky.

Luo Sisi lightly flipped over the tiles. She had been to several courtyards but hadn't found Qin Jin'an, and she was starting to worry.

Her father was away on a long trip, so when Qin came to ask for help again, there was no one to help her.

Luo Sisi was helpless because she couldn't bring Qin Shi in.

Watching Qin leave dejectedly, she decided to sneak into the Su residence that night to see if the daughter Qin was worried about was doing well, so that she could go to the stall the next day to tell Qin.

The tile was gently lifted, and Luo Sisi peered at it quietly.

The room was quiet and dimly lit. The child on the bed lay with his eyes closed, seemingly asleep.

She looks so well-behaved.

The other two children in the Su family were not as well-behaved as her; they were as noisy as ghosts.

The green snake, hiding among the crevices of the roof tiles, spotted Luo Sisi, who was lying prone observing.

The green snake slithered quietly and slipped into the room through a crack in the window.

"Hiss-"

Fish Baby, it's a child older than you watching you, are you still scared?

If you're scared, I'll go scare her away!

The green snake slowly approached the bedside and spoke to Qin Jin'an, saying that it was a green snake and that it was poisonous.

When ordinary people see it, they will only panic and shout "snake, snake!" and run away. People avoid venomous snakes like the plague. Only some skilled people dare to take action when they see a venomous snake.

But most people avoid venomous snakes, because it's better to be safe than sorry.

A little girl would probably walk away if she saw it.

Qin Jin'an didn't sense any malice. When she heard that it was a child a little older than her, she wondered who it was.

Before she could convey her thoughts to the green snake, she heard a sharp shout: "Get up and get out of the way! There's a poisonous snake!"

Luo Sisi spotted the venomous snake with her sharp eyes. Forgetting that she was peeking from the rooftop, she shouted out in a panic.

The green snake was startled and froze.

Qin Jin'an opened his eyes, unsure whether to be alarmed by the poisonous snake or by the strange older sister who had entered the room.