Chapter 127 Big Brother, hurry and save them! What happened? What's wrong...?

The temple fair at Wenxinglin School is held on Friday afternoon.

Ever since Wen Xinglin mentioned it, Zhaolin has been clamoring every day to go and support him. He not only wants to go by himself, but also wants to drag An Fusheng and Wen Yue along.

Wen Yue: "Why don't you go with your grandparents? The restaurant was closed just the day before yesterday, wouldn't it be bad if it were closed again this afternoon?"

Zhaolin: "The restaurant can't be open every day, but Xinglin School's temple fair is only held once. It's very difficult for the school to organize such a large-scale event. And usually, other families go to support such open events with their whole family, but Xinglin doesn't. He must be so disappointed."

Wen Yue: "Aren't you and your grandparents there? Shouldn't we bring Xingrui and Xiaoba along too?"

Zhaolin: "Can we replace you? When I was a child, my school organized these kinds of activities, and all my grandparents, parents, maternal grandparents, uncles and aunts participated. Not one of them was missing. For children, every family member is irreplaceable and indispensable."

An Fusheng said, "Go."

...

After lunch and a short rest, the whole family headed to Wen Xinglin's school.

Qingfeng Road Primary School was unusually lively today.

Traffic jams started several kilometers outside the area.

The group from the welfare home weaved through the dense traffic, feeling incredibly fortunate to have chosen to walk.

Zhaolin pointed to a group of people getting out of a car in front of them and said, "Look, the whole family has come, right?"

Wen Yue: "Yes, yes, yes."

Grandma: "It's so lively."

Grandpa: "Absolutely, it's like going to a big market."

The group chatted as they walked.

Wen Xinglan and Wen Xingrui were held high by Zhaolin and An Fusheng. The view of the crowd from above was different from when they could only see other people's legs. They were excited and curious.

An Fusheng suddenly remembered that Ao Daiya was studying at this school and wondered if Grandma Ao would come. Just as he finished thinking about it, he heard Grandma Ao calling them from behind.

"Grandma Ao, you've come too?" An Fusheng was pleasantly surprised.

Grandma Ao: "Yes, you're all here. Aren't you open today?"

An Fusheng: "The shop will be closed for half a day."

Grandma Ao: "That's good too. These kinds of activities for children only happen once or twice a year. Let's support them."

An Fusheng: "I heard Xinglin said that many classmates have taken over stalls to buy things. Has Xiaoya taken over one?"

Grandma Ao: "I said I would sell cotton candy with my classmates."

An Fusheng: "Then we should go and patronize it."

Grandma Ao laughed heartily.

Grandma Ao joined the welfare home team, and the group chatted and laughed as they arrived at the school gate. There was a security check at the school gate, and after passing through the security check, they entered the school.

The temple fair was held in the playground. There were signs along the way, but even without signs, there were crowds. Just follow the crowd for a few minutes and you'll reach the playground.

I didn't expect the temple fair to be so big, with stalls lined up one after another from the entrance of the playground.

Presumably to make it easier for elementary school students to browse the stalls, the stalls were all set very low. Wen Xingrui and Wen Xinglan were attracted by the colorful things and struggled to get down. An Fusheng and Zhaolin put them down and led them away.

An Fusheng and his group arrived early. Many stalls were still setting up their goods. Some stalls were being set up by parents and children together, while others were being set up by only the parents, as the children had probably all gone off to play.

Grandma Ao sighed that she should come and help Ao Daiya set up her stall.

Grandma: "The school organizes these activities to train the children. Let them do what they can do themselves."

Grandma Ao said, "That's true."

They searched for Ao Daiya and Wen Xinglin along the stalls, but before they could find them, they passed a balloon stall, and Wen Xingrui and Wen Xinglan's eyes were glued to it.

The balloon seller was a little girl with her parents. When the little girl saw Wen Xingrui and Wen Xinglan looking at the balloons longingly, she said enthusiastically, "Little brother, do you like balloons? Our balloons are only five yuan each!"

Wen Xinglan looked at An Fusheng: "Brother, balloons."

Wen Xingrui also looked at An Fusheng: "Princess?"

An Fusheng had no choice but to pay for two pink pig balloons.

The group walked past several more stalls.

"Wow, they even have face painting! So cute!" Wen Yue said, "Big brother, shall we paint one for Xingrui and Xiaoba?"

Zhaolin chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, so cute!"

So, half an hour later, Wen Xingrui and Wen Xinglan's faces were transformed into an adorable little tiger.

The two were wearing tiger-themed clothes today, and now they had tiger face paint on them, especially the nose, which was painted so realistically that it was almost unbelievable. Many girls around couldn't help but come over and pinch the tiger's chubby little face.

Wen Xinglan and Wen Xingrui were already unsteady on their feet, and even with one hand being held, they were still pulled and swayed from side to side, making them even cuter.

Zhaolin shook his head: "Xu Sannian used to pinch my face all the time. Girls are too scary."

Not long after leaving the mural stall, I finally saw Wen Xinglin.

Wen Xinglin was busy setting up his stall when Zhaolin called him a few times before he noticed everyone. "Why are you all here?"

Zhaolin: "I'm here to support you. How's it going? Is it open yet?"

"Not yet, the stall isn't set up yet."

Wen Xinglin scratched his head. He hadn't had any parents attend school events before, so it was a bit strange to see so many this time, but he was so happy.

The chicks were sold directly on the ground in a large basket, which was crammed full of tender, yellow chicks. Wen Xinglin kept adding more chicks into the basket.

The chicks were probably seeing such a big scene for the first time. They chirped and shoved each other, squeezing in and out, looking both curious and scared.

Wen Xingrui and Wen Xinglan were immediately captivated. They leaned over the edge of the basket, their eyes gleaming. After watching for a while, they even reached out to grab the chicks.

Wen Xinglin immediately stopped him: "You can't catch it! The chick will get hurt."

Wen Xingrui and Wen Xinglan were relatively obedient; when Wen Xinglin told them not to grab them, they stopped.

"You can only look, you can't grab, understand?" Wen Xinglin said.

Wen Xingrui & Wen Xinglan: "Okay."

After arranging the chicks, Wen Xinglin busied himself setting out chicken feed and cages for the chicks. Seeing him working so well, An Fusheng crossed his arms and asked, "How much are these chicks?"

Wen Xinglin: "Fifteen yuan each, buy two and you get a bag of feed and a small cage for free."

An Fusheng: "What about the feed and the small cages, which are sold separately?"

Wen Xinglin: "Feed is two yuan a bag, three bags for five yuan, and a small cage is three yuan each."

"You're quite good at business," An Fusheng said. "Giving away so many chickens for just two? Aren't you losing money?"

Wen Xinglin scratched his head. "I don't know either. That's what Gui Gui said. I'll just sell it as is."

Zhaolin sighed from the side, "This silly brother of mine, he can't even figure out how to work properly."

After watching Wen Xinglin for a while, everyone continued to look for Ao Daiya.

Most of the stalls were ready by now, and more and more people were gathering around each one. Luckily, Ao Daiya spotted them from afar and greeted them, which is how they finally saw her; otherwise, they would have had a hard time finding her.

There were many people in front of Ao Daiya and her classmates' stall, and business seemed to be good.

The two vendors sell cotton candy skewers that are strung together like candied hawthorns. They come in fruit and animal shapes, are very cute, and come in a variety of colors. They are also cheap, only two yuan a skewer. Every child who walks by will stop and buy one.

Ao Daiya's classmate was a few years older than him and about a head taller. He was in charge of getting cotton candy for everyone, while Ao Daiya was in charge of collecting money. Many children brought cash, and Ao Daiya collected, counted, and gave change to each child one by one. Even so, An Fusheng and the others could still be seen, which was quite orderly.

As soon as Wen Xingrui and Wen Xinglan arrived at the stall, they helped sell two strings of cotton candy.

"You two really came here to shop, buying everything you see, hahaha," Wen Yue laughed.

Grandma Ao saw that there were more and more people at Ao Daiya's stall, so she couldn't help but go and help them. An Fusheng and the others watched for a few minutes, and then Grandpa and Grandma said they would also go and help Wen Xinglin.

The group from the welfare home returned to Wen Xinglin's stall.

When they left, there weren't many people at Wen Xinglin's stall. When they returned, the stall was already submerged in the crowd.

Grandpa and Grandma immediately became Wen Xinglin's right-hand men, while the others stood by and watched the fun.

An Fusheng was amazed to see so many people buying two chicks without batting an eye when they heard there was a gift included with the purchase. He was astonished at how wealthy they were! When he was in elementary school, his grandmother gave him one yuan a day; thirty yuan was simply unimaginable!

In less than half an hour, Wen Xinglin's chicks and feed were all sold out.

An Fusheng asked curiously, "How many chickens did you sell?"

Wen Xinglin: "Eighty."

After finishing his story, Wen Xinglin happily checked the accounts and counted the money.

Zhao Lin was curious about Wen Xinglin's boss: "Where's your boss? Why isn't he helping out?"

Wen Xinglin: "He's probably busy at another stall. I can manage on my own, so I don't need his help."

Zhaolin: "He has other stalls too?"

Wen Xinglin: "Yes, there are other stalls selling small turtles, goldfish, and golden eggs."

Zhaolin: "Wow, you've got a lot of business! Didn't you say your classmate didn't even have enough money to buy chicks?"

Wen Xinglin: "Yes, the grandma who sells chicks won't let us buy them on credit. There's really nothing we can do. Luckily, Guigui found a way. He can buy things online without paying upfront. But kids can't buy things online, so Guigui had to ask his neighbor to help him. But she charges for her help, and Guigui has given all his allowance to her. He doesn't have a penny left, so I have to work hard to help him earn money."

Zhaolin: "You're so generous. Haven't you ever thought about earning money for yourself?"

Wen Xinglin: "I made money! I can earn eighty yuan by buying eighty chicks, hehe."

Zhaolin: "..."

After counting the money, Wen Xinglin asked An Fusheng to keep it for him and started packing up his stall. Once he finished, he said, "Grandpa, Grandma, Brother, Sister, and Brother, let's go shopping. I can buy you anything you want."

Wen Xinglin had always been somewhat reserved, but perhaps because he was happy about making money today, he became much more cheerful, taking his family with him and asking about everything he saw.

"Sister, do you want this? I'll buy it for you."

"Big brother, do you want that? I can buy it for you."

"Grandpa and Grandma, what are you thinking? I'll buy it for you."

...

Of course, no one would spend the money that Wen Xinglin worked so hard to earn.

After browsing around, Wen Xinglin bought himself a jigsaw puzzle, An Shisi a toy car, Wen Xingmou a string of cotton candy, and Bai Mangmang and Bai Miaomiao a handmade hair clip.

The enthusiasm and purchasing power of primary school students are truly astonishing. An Fusheng and his friends had only walked around once when many stalls had already sold out and closed up shop.

Wen Yue couldn't help but exclaim, "They're so rich!"

Wen Xinglin said, "Because their parents gave them money, but the teacher said that each person can only ask their parents for a maximum of fifty yuan."

Wen Yue: "Did you ask Aunt Lou for money?"

Wen Xinglin: "I don't want to. I can earn more myself."

...

When they had finished shopping, Zhaolin received a phone call from his mother.

The playground was too noisy, so Zhaolin turned on speakerphone.

Zhaolin's mother: "Where have you been gallivanting around lately? You haven't been at school, have you? Why didn't you come home for dinner on the Lantern Festival? Come home for dinner tonight!"

Zhaolin: "I'm not going back, I have food to eat."

Zhaolin's mother: "Who cares if you have food to eat? Your grandma's been nagging you, come back here right now!"

Zhaolin paused for a moment: "I'm not fooling around. I'm learning to cook. I'm very busy. Coming back for dinner will take up too much time."

Zhaolin's mother: "You're even learning to cook?"

Zhaolin: "Yeah, just wait and see. Once I've learned it, I'll show you all my skills when I get home."

Zhaolin's mother: "You'd better not show off your skills. Have you forgotten that time you went to Laishun Restaurant to learn how to cook? You came back excitedly and made a huge feast. Your grandparents, who came from a poor background and never waste food, said for the first time in their lives, 'Why don't we just throw it away?' But you didn't believe them and even fed it to Robert. As a result, Robert ran away. Chef Zhang from Laishun Restaurant has already told me several times to tell you not to mention that you learned to cook from him outside. And you actually went to learn again? Which unlucky master took you in this time? Chefs make a living with their cooking skills. Don't ruin your career path!"

Zhaolin hurriedly turned off the speakerphone. "Mom, Mom, stop talking. I'm going home for dinner right away."

Then, amidst everyone's silence, Zhaolin fled home for dinner.

An Fusheng felt his eyelids twitch several times.

...

When Lou Lan left, she asked An Fusheng and the others to pick up An Shisi and Wen Xingmou on their way back. Seeing that it was almost time, Wen Xinglin led everyone to hand over the money to his boss. His boss actually left him two chicks, which Wen Xinglin treasured.

After handing over the money, the family went to see the homeroom teacher, greeted him, and said goodbye. Since the parents were with them, the homeroom teacher didn't say much. He just told them to go, go, and leave quickly, saying that he didn't need to worry about them anymore once they were gone.

The family went to the kindergarten across the street to pick up An Shisi and Wen Xingmou.

An Shisi and Wen Xingmou first tricked Wen Xingrui and Wen Xinglan out of their balloons, and then received a gift from Wen Xinglin, which made them extremely excited.

Along the way, An Shisi and Wen Xingmou would sometimes pat their younger brother, saying his face was drawn cutely, and other times they would pat Wen Xinglin, thanking him for the gift and asking if they could feed the chicks together.

Wen Xinglin was willing to share anything, so of course he agreed.

Back home, An Fusheng found them a cardboard box, and the children used it to build a nest for the chicks, feed them, and play with them.

It was time to make dinner, so An Fusheng and Wen Yue went to the kitchen to cook.

A short while later, Bai Mangmang and Wen Xinghe returned, and the chicken-teasing team expanded further.

Usually, when people come home, they go to play with the cats, but today everyone is engrossed in teasing the chickens and no one pays attention to the cats. The cats are so anxious that their tails are held high as they walk around the yard, haughtily avoiding everyone.

...

An Fusheng and Wen Yue prepared the meal and called everyone to eat, only to find that Bai Miaomiao had not yet returned.

Bai Mangmang: "I'll call my sister."

When I called, the phone was switched off.

Bai Miaomiao only turns off her phone when she's in class.

"Did the teacher keep us after school?"

Bai Miaomiao's teacher would occasionally keep her after school, and with Friday night traffic jams, she would take the bus home, which was often congested, so she would often get home after dark.

An Fusheng: "How about I go pick her up? School hasn't let out yet, and it'll take forever to get back by bus?"

Lou Lan said, "Alright, then you go and pick her up."

Bai Miaomiao's school wasn't far from the orphanage, so An Fusheng drove his tricycle to pick her up.

Three-wheeled vehicles are more maneuverable and faster than four-wheeled vehicles when stuck in traffic.

An Fusheng was still some distance from the school gate when he saw Bai Miaomiao running towards him at high speed.

There were many cars at the main gate, so An Fusheng went through the back gate. The road in front of the back gate was an old road with large trees on both sides. Even though the trees had lost all their leaves in winter and new leaves had not yet grown, the dense branches still blocked out the sun. In addition, the streetlights were old and dim, making it difficult to see anything clearly. An Fusheng did not expect that Bai Miaomiao could actually see him.

An Fusheng pulled the car closer to the roadside, just about to greet Bai Miaomiao, when Bai Miaomiao darted past. An Fusheng: ? ? ?

Looking at the front, An Fusheng noticed that Bai Miaomiao's hair was messy, the rubber band had fallen to the middle, and her school uniform jacket was hanging loosely on her body. She was also only wearing her backpack on one side. Bai Miaomiao is usually very neat and tidy, this is not normal!

An Fusheng quickly shouted "Miaomiao!"

Bai Miaomiao paused for a moment.

An Fusheng then immediately shouted again.

Bai Miaomiao turned around and asked, "Big brother?"

Before An Fusheng could respond.

Bai Miaomiao ran quickly to An Fusheng's car, grabbed his arm and pulled him down: "Big brother, hurry and save them!"

An Fusheng: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Bai Miaomiao took a few deep breaths and quickly said, "Someone tried to rob me, so I ran away. They chased after me, but just now it seems like someone jumped out from the side and said he would avenge me. He fought with those people. There were three of them, and he definitely couldn't beat them all by himself!"

An Fusheng: "Let's go."