Qing'er stood there watching the carriage go away, until she could no longer see it, then she looked away.

"Are you worried about them?" Zhang Xiuyuan asked.

At the beginning, Qing'er was naturally most concerned about her younger brother Chen Ci. Later, she also loved his brother Chen Ci and the little beggars were very cute, so Qing'er also fell in love with them.

Now, seeing that they were going to return to live in the dilapidated temple, he felt uncomfortable.

The temple was very dilapidated and would not be able to withstand heavy rain. It could only block the wind but not the cold. So many people were crowded in a narrow place without beds, not to mention that his younger brother was also inside.

Qing'er has been hesitating about when to recognize Shen Ci. If he recognizes Shen Ci, he can take him to live with him, but what about others? He thinks that with Shen Ci's character, he probably won't choose to abandon others.

"Don't worry, my wife said that Boss Lu will come to Tangzhou Prefecture to open Huixiang Restaurant in a while, and we can ask them to help then." Blindly giving alms is not what Shen Chaomu and the others want, nor is it what Zhang Xiuyuan thinks is best for them. It would be better to give them a job and let them improve their lives through their own labor.

Qing'er's eyes lit up, and she was delighted: "Really?"

"Um."

Qing'er finally put her worries to rest. It would be great if they could work at Huixiang Restaurant.

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The carriage quickly sent Shen Chaomu and his group back to the ruined temple.

In the dilapidated temple, the candles were not lit, and moonlight shone in.

As soon as they came back, the other little beggars gathered around happily. Shen Chaomu hurriedly took out the cakes that Zhang Xiuyuan had packed before leaving and gave them to them.

"Little Grape, sister is back." Shen Chaomu hugged the sleepy Little Grape.

Little Grape didn't open her eyes. Perhaps she smelled a familiar scent, so she snuggled into Shen Chaomu's arms.

Shen Chaomu asked them about their situation over the past three days and breathed a sigh of relief when he learned that everything was normal for them.

It was late at night, so everyone packed up and went to rest.

Chen Chaomu was lying on the straw, with little Grape sleeping beside him. The little girl was sleeping soundly, her face rosy and very cute. Her little hands subconsciously clutched the sleeves of her sister. Shen Chaomu put his hands behind his head, looking at the moon outside the ruined temple, in a daze.

Just then, faint sobbing sounds were heard.

You can tell that the man was suppressing himself, but he still couldn't help it.

After a while, it seemed that someone else was crying quietly.

Chen Chaomu lit the candles and saw Orange, Grapefruit, and Pear lying on their sides on the straw, curled up, their eyes full of tears. They wiped their tears with their little hands, and their little noses twitched.

"What's wrong?" Shen Chaomu stood up and went over to touch their heads.

Seven-year-old Youzi hugged Shen Chaomu and said in a childish voice, "Sister Mu, I miss my big brother..."

"I miss big brother too..." Orange and others said in unison.

This time, Shen Chaomu saw clearly that the faces of the original people were all stained with sadness.

Chen Ci looked at them crying, his eyes lowered, his long eyelashes covering the corners of his slightly moist eyes.

In fact, it’s no wonder they are so reluctant.

During these three days, they really enjoyed a lot of life that they had never experienced since they were young.

The older brothers would talk to them gently, prepare delicious food and new clothes for them...

If possible, they would like to stay with their big brother for the rest of their lives.

But they knew they couldn't, they still had to go back to the dilapidated temple.