Chapter 36

In winter, the snow is blown away by strong winds.

There were not many people on the street, and even those who passed by were in a hurry, wrapping their coats tightly, wishing they could run home quickly.

Bei Xia had just returned from vacation when she heard her aunt's insults from inside the house: "You coward! That unlucky girl is here to ask for money again! Didn't you say she wouldn't come back? Why is she back again? Doesn't she have anywhere else to go except our house?"

My uncle puffed on his cigarette and said, "Keep your voice down. The child is still outside. He just came back for a nap during the holiday. It's nothing serious."

"Where do you want her to sleep? She's such a grown-up girl, and we only have two rooms. Won't she interfere with Bingbing's studies? Bingbing is taking the high school entrance exam this year! As a father, you can't make any money, and you don't even care about your child's studies!"

My uncle and aunt started arguing, "What do you want me to do? That's my sister's child! There are only two of us in our family, and our parents are dead. If I don't take care of her, who will? Can you please be patient? She's going to take the college entrance exam soon. After she finishes the exam, I won't care about her anymore!"

"Don't care! What about her college tuition? Aren't we supposed to pay for her living expenses? Bingbing is also going to take the high school entrance exam! We need to find a good teacher for tutoring! Have you ever taken care of the tutoring fees? Your sister didn't marry a good man and gave birth to a jinx, a burden!"

Bei Dawei growled, "Alright! Give me the money! I won't let her come back next time!"

Bei Xia clenched her fists outside the door, her washed-out school uniform draped over her thin shoulders. She still had her schoolbag on her shoulders. Bei Dawei opened the door and saw Bei Xia, forcing a small smile from his sorrowful face. He extended his hand and handed her the money, "This is your textbook fee. Don't come back this month and continue living on campus. Save your money."

Bei Xia didn't stretch out her hand, so Bai Dawei forced it into her hand: "Take it, your aunt gave it to you. She has a sharp tongue but a soft heart."

My aunt followed behind and saw Bei Xia rolling her eyes and said, "No, please don't! Your mother looked down on me back then, and I looked down on her too! You'd better get out of here and never come back!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Bei Dawei shouted angrily.

The two were about to quarrel again. Beixia held the money, her body trembling, her eyes red, and she turned and ran away without saying a word.

"Look at this! He took the money and didn't even say thank you! Whose money comes from the wind?"

Beixia ran faster and faster, leaving all the criticism behind. She ran madly in the heavy snow, and seemed to have turned into a gust of wind, passing through all the rumors.

"This kid is really."

"It seems her parents boarded that flight because they wanted to come back to celebrate her birthday."

"What a pity, he died at such a young age."

"Is there anyone else at her house?"

"I have an uncle."

"It's hard to raise it this big."

The words from her parents' funeral seemed to echo in Bexia's ears again. Her legs went weak and she fell to the ground in a mess, creating a deep pit in the snow.

She clenched her fists and pounded them hard on the ground, whimpering like a little animal.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and tears fell from the corners of Beixia's eyes. A layer of ice crystals condensed on her face, and soon a layer of snowflakes fell on her shoulders.

Besha shivered and curled up against the wall.

Her uncle asked her to go back to school, but the school dormitory was recently renovated and she had nowhere to go.

The little money in her pocket was for her textbooks and living expenses. Beixia didn't dare to spend more. She hugged her legs tightly, and her stomach, which had not eaten for a day, was growling with hunger. Beixia's body was getting colder and colder, and her thin school uniform could not withstand the chill. Beixia thought, she might as well just die like this, so as not to be a burden to anyone.

The wind was whistling past, and it was getting dark. There was almost no one on the road. A figure gradually appeared at the end of the road. She was holding a red umbrella, wearing a black coat, and her long, wide-striped dark red scarf was extremely conspicuous in the snow.

It's so cold.

Zhou Li couldn't help but shiver, and tried to bury her face in the scarf that brought her warmth.

Zhou Li lowered his head and asked, "Where is the heroine? She won't come out in this cold, right?"

System: "Directly ahead."

Zhou Li slightly raised the red umbrella that blocked her view. The cold wind cut her face like a knife. Zhou Li squinted her eyes and looked forward. There was a suspicious figure by the wall.

"Is that the heroine?" Zhou Li asked suspiciously. "Didn't the information say she was extremely intelligent? What is she doing huddled there in such cold weather?"

System: "She just ran away from home."

Thinking of the heroine's message, Zhou Li sighed and walked towards Beixia.

Besha's body was frozen, and a lot of snow fell on her head and shoulders. She saw a pair of feet in high boots standing in front of her. She slowly looked up, a red umbrella, and a strange woman.

Is she a human trafficker? She's so beautiful.

Besha thought.

Zhou Li tilted the umbrella to block the wind and snow. She squatted down, holding the umbrella against the wall as if holding an umbrella for abandoned kittens and puppies on the roadside, took off her scarf, and put her arm around Beixia.

Bei Xia's face was pale without a trace of blood, and his eyes, like black grapes, had lost their luster. He was not interested at all in why Zhou Li, a stranger, did this.

Zhou Li exhaled, and white mist drifted in the snow, like the big bad wolf tempting Little Red Riding Hood: "Do you want to come home with me?"

Besha nodded.

She thought, it didn't matter where she went, it didn't matter if she was taken away by a beautiful human trafficker and had her skin and heart ripped out. She was so cold, and this person was so warm.

The scarf still carried the warmth of the previous person, bringing a little pitiful warmth to Besha.

Zhou Li opened the door and let Bei Xia in.

The house was well heated, and warmth rushed out the door. Bei Xia stood motionless at the door, looking at the black footprints on the ground. Zhou Li had just entered the room, and the snow at his feet melted, leaving an ugly footprint on the white floor tiles.

Zhou Li noticed it and said with a smile: "I just came back and the house is not cleaned up yet. You can step on it casually, it won't be a problem."

Only then did Besha move.

She entered the house and didn't sit down, but just stood there, looking at the house blankly.

The house is very clean and feels like home. The furry sofa cushions are matched with the same plush blanket. The sofa looks very soft and you can sink into it and feel warm as soon as you lie down on it.

Bexia rubbed his left foot against his right foot, and then his right foot rubbed his left foot.

Zhou Li was busy doing something, and could only hear the sound of water. The snow on Beixia's body gradually melted and flowed into her body through her hair. Her frozen skin felt hot and itchy.

Zhou Li took off her coat. She was wearing a gray turtleneck sweater underneath. She rolled up her sleeves and held up a towel, saying, "This is new. You've been outside for too long. Go soak in some hot water to cool off."

Seeing that Bexia was still in a daze, she put down Bexia's schoolbag and reached for her school uniform jacket. Bexia subconsciously dodged.

Zhou Li covered her mouth and laughed: "Oh, you're still shy? Aren't we all women?"

Bexia pursed her lips, took the towel from her hand and walked towards the bathroom.

Zhou Li's house is not big. You can see the layout of the house at a glance by standing at the door. Her bathtub is also very small, just right for Bei Xia to sit in.

She sat in the bathtub with her legs hugged, her eyes fixed on the neatly folded coat on the floor.

There was 400 yuan her uncle had just given her, 250 yuan for textbooks, and 150 yuan for living expenses.

His stomach growled a few more times, and a fragrance came from outside the door. Besha put his head completely in the water.

The water smelled fragrant, and her skin finally felt warm. This warmth made Beixia extremely infatuated.

Zhou Li waved his spatula and complained, "In this awful weather, even ordering takeout won't get anyone to deliver it."

The wind was strong and the snow was heavy. All the nearby businesses were closed. Zhou Li still had some food in the refrigerator. She stumbled and made a bowl of noodles, which was the only dish she knew how to make.

After serving the noodles on the table, Zhou Li knocked on the bathroom door: "Are you still alive?"

There was no sound in the bathroom. Zhou Li pushed open the door and saw the heroine looking at her warily. The clothes she was wearing when she first came in were spread on the ground: a thin sweater, a pair of autumn trousers, and a school uniform.

It's so cold and he's wearing so little, he looks like a poor guy.

Zhou Li put the clothes in his hands on the towel rack.

"Your clothes are all wet. Wear this later. When you're done soaking, come out and eat."

Beixia's gaze moved to her hand, which was a very cute set of pink lop-ear rabbit plush pajamas. Zhou Li thoughtfully prepared underwear for Beixia as well.

Zhou Li closed the door and rubbed her eyebrows. Is her mission this time to raise a child?

Zhou Li appeared on that street as soon as he arrived, and he didn't have time to familiarize himself with the task.

She sat down at the dining table, picked up the bowl and said to the system, "Transfer task."

[Task transfer in progress...]

【Task transfer completed】

[Main Quest: Cultivate the Heroine]

[Hidden Task: Get an A-level Rating]

It is actually considered a semi-mandatory task. Like in the previous world, Zhou Li’s task rating was not high.

There are five levels for task rating: S, A, B, C, and D.

S+15 points, A+10 points, B+5 points, C+3 points, D+1 point.

It was hard for Zhou Li not to think that this hidden task was assigned to her by her boss, because her boss had just told her that she didn't even get an A.

Zhou Li pondered the word "cultivate". Is it enough to just raise Bei Xia?

How long would it take for the heroine to reach adulthood? Zhou Li searched through the information in his mind and saw that Bei Xia still had six months left to reach adulthood. Doesn't this mean that she only has six months left to complete the mission? It shouldn't be that simple.

Zhou Li heard some noise in the bathroom and Bei Xia came out wearing lop-ear rabbit pajamas.

She lowered her eyes to the ground, her thin figure looked somewhat empty even in her cotton pajamas, her hair was wet and stuck to her forehead, and her figure was timid.

Zhou Li softened his heart.

This was her first time facing a child. No matter how successful Bexia would become in the future, she was still just a helpless child. What good would her intelligence be? Everyone has their own setbacks.

Zhou Li waved at her: "Come and eat."

Beixia sat at the dining table with chopsticks stuffed in her hands. She felt very unreal.

Would the traffickers bathe her, give her pajamas, feed her? Could it be that this beautiful woman had other plans for her? Or perhaps she wanted to numb her first, wait until she fell asleep, and then have someone move her to the mountains?

A lot of legal news flashed through Beixia's mind, but the final picture stopped at the 400 yuan.

If this was the last meal, she wanted to return the money to her uncle.

First meeting

Besha: The Beautiful Trafficker

Zhou Li: Poor little thing

Author: The second world has opened! I hope everyone will continue to support me!