When Ji Yu arrived at Xiongjia Village, Jiang Shushu was watering the fields under the scorching sun.

Although Ji Yu guessed that she would have a hard time here, she never expected that this family would be so cruel as to let a little girl work alone in weather over 30 degrees.

Ji Yu suppressed the sadness in his heart and asked casually, "Hey! Why are you working in the fields alone in such a hot sun?"

Ji Yu's tone was deliberately casual. He didn't want her to treat him as a strange person when they met for the first time.

The girl looked up at the boy in front of her, but what she thought was, Aren't you also a child? Why are you pretending to be an adult and calling me a child?

And this man went out to the field to bask in the sun in the middle of the day, which didn't seem very smart. If this man was a fool and injured me, the old woman would definitely not spend money to treat me.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shushu deliberately moved to the other side.

Ji Yu had no idea that he had become a fool with a problem in the other person's mind. He even moved closer on purpose.

Ji Yu took out some candy from his pocket, stretched his hand in front of Jiang Shushu, and said, "Here you go."

Jiang Shushu then straightened her bent back and stood up, looking at Ji Yu's hand, still hesitating whether she could eat the candy given by a strange child. She really wanted to eat it. She had never seen such beautiful candy wrappers. The candy must taste delicious.

Ji Yu saw the girl in front of him. She was wearing thick and baggy clothes, which made her look very thin. The clothes didn't seem to fit her well and looked like they were left over by someone else.

Seeing that she hadn't moved for a long time, Ji Yu couldn't help but ask again: "Do you want to eat?"

The girl reached out tentatively and carefully took a piece of candy from Ji Yu's hand.

Seeing her timid look, Ji Yu stuffed a handful of candies into her hands.

"Have you eaten?" Ji Yu asked again.

After taking the other person's things, Jiang Shushu felt embarrassed to ignore the other person, so she explained in a low voice: "When they are eating at home, they will let me come out to water the plants. After they finish eating, I can go back to eat."

Seeing the girl's cautious appearance, Ji Yu couldn't help but feel distressed. She should be the apple of Gu's eye, so why could the heroine occupy other people's happy life for so many years with a clear conscience?

Ji Yu suppressed the anger in his heart, showed a very kind expression, stretched out his hand and said: "My name is Ji Yu, what's your name? Can we be friends?"

Jiang Shushu has been called a wild child by the children in the village since she was a child, and no one has ever been willing to make friends with her.

She was a little excited for a moment. Seeing the other person stretching out his hand, she wiped her hands on her clothes again and again, for fear of dirtying the other person's hands.

Seeing the other person's reserved look, Ji Yu directly held her hand and said again: "Would you mind telling me your name? My friend."

Jiang Shushu felt that his hand was shaking, and even his voice was trembling: "My name is Jiang Shushu."

When Ji Yu heard this, he quickly smiled gently and replied, "Shushu, what a nice name."

"Does it sound nice? This is the first time someone has praised my name for being nice. My grandmother said this name was to remind me that I will always be an outsider in this family." Jiang Shushu lowered his head, his voice filled with grievance and pity.

Ji Yu lowered his head, pretending to be embarrassed. Finally, he thought of how to comfort her.

"Then let's just change the word! Change it to Shu. There is no such thing as a proper color in the world. Shu is the one who is pleasing to the eye."

As Ji Yu spoke, he wrote the word "Shu" on the ground with a stone.

Jiang Shushu asked in confusion: "What does this poem mean?"

"The meaning of this poem is: There is no fixed standard of beauty in the world. As long as it is pleasing to the eye, it is beautiful. The word 'Shu' means beautiful," Ji Yu explained.

Seeing that Jiang Shushu was still sad, Ji Yu continued to comfort her.

"Your name Jiang Shushu does not mean that you are an outsider of the Jiang family, but that you are the best friend of my life, Ji Yu."

It was also the first time that Jiang Shushu was praised by someone. At her grandmother's house, everyone only scolded and beat her, and no one ever praised her.

The girl was in a daze for a long time and couldn't come back to her senses. Finally, she murmured, "Are you a human trafficker?"

"Hmm?" Ji Yu asked in confusion.

Jiang Shushu then realized that he had said the wrong thing, and actually asked what was in his heart. He quickly explained incoherently: "Because I heard from the elders that people who give candy to children and say nice things are all trying to kidnap children. That's why I......"

Ji Yu suddenly burst out laughing and said jokingly, "If I really am a human trafficker, what would you do?"

"Then I..." Jiang Shushu hesitated, and finally mustered up the courage to say: "Then you can kidnap me! Please, just give me a bite to eat, and I can do a lot of work."

Seeing the girl's voice change from firm to tearful, Ji Yu felt heartbroken. He stretched out his hand and said temptingly, "Can I invite you to dinner? My princess, are you willing to go with me?"

Ji Yu knew that he couldn't take Jiang Shushu with him like he had taken Gu Niannian away. Because Jiang Shushu was under 16 years old, this would be considered child abduction.

If he really wanted to take her away, Ji Yu would definitely choose the most legal way.

Jiang Shushu took the hand that the boy extended, and a rare hint of joy appeared in her eyes.