Chapter 24 Su Juanjuan is trapped

The emerald-colored mung bean cake had fine cracks on its body, revealing the dark red bean paste inside. Even more rare were the two white sugar cakes, whose snow-white rice paste condensed into cloud shapes with a slight caramel color on the edges.

I've seen it, but I haven't eaten it.

Chen Qing asked: "Would you like to try it?"

They nodded slowly, their attention completely drawn to the pastries, and they swallowed drooling frantically.

No kid can resist dessert!

Even the villain He Yuxiang is no exception!

Chen Qing smiled: "Then try it."

Their family used to be well off financially, but they were all honest people, and life always had all kinds of expenses. Just in order for the two old people to try to have another son, the money flowed away like water.

Although the original owner's sister received all the salary and allowances from the child's father every month, He Yuting was a premature baby and was particularly prone to minor problems, so she had to be fed with various supplements.

In order to prevent anything from happening to Xiaoyu, the family has saved up some money.

So in terms of food, we can have meat twice a month at most.

This is already considered a luxury!

As for the pastries?

They have never tasted it!

Now that they can eat the legendary pastries, the two brothers and sisters are looking forward to it.

He carefully picked up a piece and ate it with one hand, while using the other hand to pick up the fallen crumbs.

The first bite is filled with the refreshing sweet aroma of mung beans. After biting it open, the dark red sweet sand emerges with a dense bean aroma. Both siblings can feel a refreshing sweetness.

He Yuxiang stopped after eating one piece.

He is greedy, but also holds grudges.

Once, his aunt was in a good mood and gave them egg cake. They were starving at that time. After eating one piece, their hands involuntarily reached for the second piece. But before their hands touched the egg cake, they were slapped twice. His sister's face was swollen. He fought with his aunt with a broom. After the broom was snatched away, he was tied to a pillar and starved for two whole days. If his sister had not run out to cry and call people from the street office, he might have starved to death on the pillar.

Once the wound heals, the pain is forgotten.

It doesn't exist for him.

He clearly remembered every hideous look on his aunt's face.

Seeing that He Yuting didn't dare to eat more after eating one piece, Chen Qing peeled a shrimp and fed it to her: "The weather is hot. Even if we put it in cold water, we can only eat it until tomorrow night at most. We have to give away some of the food. Eat as much as you can, but don't overeat, understand?"

“Can I eat whatever I want?”

"Yes, you can even give it to others. Tell me who on the street is nicer to you, and we'll get bowls and give the meat to others."

Nowadays, there are few families in China who dislike leftovers.

Especially the meat dishes!

Chen Qing is willing to give away the meat, which will definitely win him a lot of favor.

He Yuting thought for a moment and said, "I want to give a bowl to my sister who committed suicide before."

The two of them are not familiar with each other.

But before, whenever Sister Juan saw her working or getting injured, she would help her.

Not much help.

To the best of my ability.

But this is already very good.

Recently, she was locked up by her family and starved with nothing to eat. He Yuting knew what it felt like to be hungry, and now she was really happy to be able to help Sister Juan.

"What about you, who do you want to give it to?" Chen Qing asked.

He Yuxiang seriously talked about several people from the street office.

One of them is the manager next door.

As the uncle in charge of their courtyard, he single-handedly arranged my mother's funeral while my aunt was ignorant and utterly clueless, allowing her to be buried in a dignified manner.

After hearing their numbers, Chen Qing asked them to take four bowls.

I filled a bowl for each of them and asked them to deliver it.

As soon as He Yuting got the bowl, she hurried to Sister Juan.

It was now half past seven in the evening. There were lights on outside the yard, but it was pitch black inside. He Yuting had originally run to a large courtyard, but now retreated in fear.

When she turned around, her brother came with a flashlight.

He Yuxiang used the flashlight to illuminate the road ahead of her: "It's okay, let's go."

"Um."

As soon as he arrived, He Yuting walked in bravely and knocked on Su Juanjuan's door: "Sister Juanjuan, Sister Juanjuan, are you asleep? I am He Yuting from the courtyard next door, Xiaoyu, do you remember me?"

She called out softly.

As someone who has experienced hunger, she knows very well that she cannot be broken by her parents’ rules!

Su Juanjuan, who had been locked up in the house by her parents for two days, felt so hungry that her stomach ached and her head felt dizzy. She suspected that her parents wanted to torture her to death so that her younger brother would not go to the countryside.

The old clock coughed out the rusty sound of its pendulum on the chest of drawers.

Su Juanjuan didn't know what day it was.

She curled up in the corner of the room which was covered with old newspapers, her hair disheveled and her eyes unfocused.

She had clearly promised her parents that after she got married, she would find a way to send three dollars to her younger brother every month, so why are they still not satisfied!

Su Juanjuan wanted to cry, but her tears dried up and she only felt pain in her eyes.

The light that filtered in through the faded blue cloth door curtain shone onto the muddy ground, and Su Juanjuan was dazed.

Could it be that she was really hallucinating?

Is it daytime?

Or went to another world.

In a trance, Su Juanjuan heard someone calling her. The voice sounded familiar. It was the poor little girl from the next yard, Xiaoyu.

"Can you open the door?" He Yuting pressed her face against the door and shouted inside.

Su Juanjuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she tried to stand up: "I can't open the door."

"It's okay, my brother can!"

He Yuting greeted her brother.

Comrade He Yuxiang, the master locksmith, took out his precious iron wire and opened the door lock in no time.

He Yuting immediately went in with the bowl. After seeing the state of her face, the little girl's mouth sank and she felt wronged and wanted to cry: "Sister Juan, they are too much. I will take you to see Director Lin!"

He Yuxiang: "Wait a minute, I'll go get her some water."

"good!"

He Yuting nodded while crying.

He Yuxiang ran back home. Chen Qing saw him in a panic and asked curiously while chewing on the mutton: "What's wrong?"

"Sister Juan has been locked up and has been hungry for two days. She is now short of water. I will pour her a glass of water."

"After locking her up for two days, do they want to starve the little girl to death?!"

The mutton in Chen Qing's mouth suddenly lost its fragrance.

Follow He Yuxiang to find Su Juanjuan.

When Su Juanjuan saw her coming, her pupils trembled.

The previous incident when she went to find the short winter melon with a kitchen knife gave her a new understanding of Chen Qing's fighting ability. She felt that this was someone she couldn't afford to mess with. When she saw her appear in front of her, she subconsciously hid behind He Yuting.

It’s obvious that she and Chen Qing are of the same age!

Chen Qing scratched his face in confusion.

She has such a normal face.

Why are many little girls afraid when they see her?

Just like the young girls of modern times, they all cling to her, call her "wife", and try every possible way to take advantage of her!

Now...

Oh!

It’s hard to put it into words.

Chen Qing handed the water to her mouth: "You drink it mouthful by mouthful according to my strength. Don't worry. The food my niece brought you is a little greasy, but it's also good. I'll make you some porridge later, which is more suitable for you."

For people who are short of water, seeing water is like seeing a life-saving straw.

Su Juanjuan drank it up in big gulps, without even needing Chen Qing to hold it, she grabbed the bowl and gulped it down!

He Yuxiang: "I'll go pour it again."

(End of this chapter)