When Cui Ju saw that Bai An didn't say anything, she knew what she was thinking.

It's not that she was too direct, but she had experienced this kind of human nature before.

Although her family was a landlord in the past and had a bad background, she had seen many people gloating over their misfortune and taking advantage of their misfortune when they fell into poverty.

"Bai An, eat something." Cui Ju raised her chin towards Bai An, "We'll talk after you finish eating."

Da Zhuang also took another cake and said, "Right, let's talk after we finish eating."

There was such a huge pile of food that Bai An and the other two didn’t finish eating in the end, and there was still a lot of food left.

Cui Ju and Da Zhuang licked their lips and stared at the snacks, their eyes revealing an unconcealable desire.

"Bai An, do you want more?" Da Zhuang asked with a guilty conscience, "Can I take some away?"

Chrysanthemum wanted to ask the same question, but these were very precious things and she was embarrassed to say it out loud.

Bai An was about to say of course, but suddenly thought that if he gave it to Cui Ju and Da Zhuang, they would take it home, and eventually the matter might be exposed.

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Bai An thought for a while and said, "I'll take the rest home. If you want more, you can eat more now."

Cui Ju quickly shook her hands and said, "I can't eat anymore. My stomach is so full now."

"Me too." Da Zhuang held his stomach and stood up and walked a few steps. "I haven't eaten so much in a long time. Bai An, you are so kind."

Bai An blinked, rewrapped the remaining snacks on the table, and sealed the bag tightly.

Holding the bag, he stood up and looked around.

Well, the house was empty and there was nowhere to hide.

"Forget it, I won't take them home." Bai An put the bag back on the table and said, "I'll put them here. You can come and eat them if you want."

Cui Ju and Da Zhuang looked at Bai An's position, looked at each other, and were both stunned.

Aster said hesitantly, "It's too obvious. It's placed so blatantly on the table. I'm a little worried."

"Yes, Bai An, just take them home." Da Zhuang looked inside the house and said, "Even if no one stole the things, maybe bugs or wild dogs took them away."

After listening to what they said, Bai An took out the remaining snacks from the bag and walked in front of Cui Ju and Da Zhuang.

"Then I'll bring some back for you, but don't let anyone else know. This is our secret."

Aster felt the food in her pocket and felt a little nervous.

It feels like I'm eating alone without telling others.

Da Zhuang didn't think much about it. He just simply thought that this was something Bai An gave him, so he did whatever Bai An told him to do.

Until the bag was empty, Bai An held the last remaining chicken claw in his hand, looking at Cui Ju and Da Zhuang in front of him, thinking about where to put the chicken claw.

Cui Ju saw Bai An's hesitation, raised her hand and said, "Let me have it."

"But you don't seem to have anywhere to put it." Bai An handed her the chicken feet and asked, "Where do you want to put it?"

Cui Ju took the chicken feet, thought about it, and lifted up her clothes.

"Ah!" Da Zhuang seemed to be frightened, and took a few steps back with a red face, "What are you doing?"

Cui Ju saw Da Zhuang's big reaction and said speechlessly: "I didn't reveal anything."

I saw that after Aster lifted up her clothes, she stuffed the chicken feet between her belt and her belly.

Fortunately, the chicken feet are wrapped in something, otherwise it would not be a good idea to put them like this.

"Bai An, school is about to start. Do you want to go to school with us?" Cui Ju looked at Bai An and said, "You haven't been going to school with other children before. Some people have been gossiping behind your back."

"What gossip?" Da Zhuang frowned. "What gossip did they say?"

Cui Ju ignored him and just said to Bai An: "All the children in the village go to school, only your family doesn't go. I think it's better for you to go."

Bai An lowered his eyes, fiddling with the corner of his clothes with his fingers unconsciously, and whispered, "I'll tell my dad when I get home."

Cui Ju nodded, but Da Zhuang continued to ask, "What did they say about Bai An?"

Aster punched him on the arm and warned, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."

Da Zhuang stood beside Bai An with a wronged look on his face. He rubbed his arm that had just been hit and complained in a low voice: "It's getting more and more violent."

"What are you mumbling about next to Bai An?" Cui Ju showed her fist to Da Zhuang, "Don't say weird things, got it?"

"knew."

After they had all packed up, Bai An stood near the hut and saw a path not far away.

"Da Zhuang, we should have thought of it earlier. Since there is a thatched house, there should be a road next to it." Bai An pointed to the road nearby and said, "Isn't there a ready-made road next to it?"

Da Zhuang felt a little ashamed and didn't dare to look over there. "My cow took me there just now. I didn't notice there was a road next to it."

"It seems there's no hope." Cui Ju held Bai An's hand and said, "Da Zhuang might just be born a little stupid."

Bai An turned his head and mouthed silently to Da Zhuang: "Idiot."

Da Zhuang's face turned red with shame, and he chased after them and said, "I just didn't see the road, I'm not stupid."

Aster was still teasing him, "Got it, idiot."

"Aster! You're so annoying!"

It was almost dark, Bai An stood at the gate of his home, feeling a little hesitant.

Although I didn't do anything bad, I still felt a little uneasy.

"You're back."

Bai An turned his head and met Lu Jinan's gaze directly. His dark eyes seemed to glow slightly because of the reflection of the setting sun.

The hair in front of his forehead, which he had always carefully groomed, now became a little messy. His clear eyebrows, straight nose, and slightly pursed lips all showed that he was in a bad mood.

He was not wearing a coat, only a thin shirt with two buttons undone on the collar, revealing his well-defined collarbone. The sleeves of the shirt were rolled up, revealing his strong and slender arms, with the veins on his wrists slightly protruding.

"Brother." Bai An called softly.

"Don't call me brother yet." Lu Jinan rubbed his temple tiredly and said to Bai An helplessly: "Why are you so disobedient?"

Bai An didn’t know where he was disobedient, but in the current situation, Bai An felt it would be better for him to keep quiet.

"Bai An, you're back." Wanqing trotted from a distance to Bai An's side and looked at him carefully.

I realized that Bai An's clothes were just a little dirty and his hair was a little messy, and I felt relieved.

"It's good that you're okay, it's good that you're okay." Wanqing touched Bai An's little face and said, "You went out so early in the morning and didn't come back for lunch. I didn't see the three of you at Cui Ju's and Da Zhuang's houses."

"The three children were nowhere to be seen. I thought something had happened to you."

Lu Jinan said expressionlessly beside him: "I thought you were going to get lost again."