The boy swallowed hard, put his dirty fingers into his mouth, and licked them, but he didn't dare to take the snack.
There was a clean and pretty little girl who gave him a piece of biscuit to eat. He took it, but was beaten by the girl’s mother who rushed over and called him a thief. The matter was only settled after his grandmother kowtowed to him and apologized.
"Stop licking, your hands are dirty and will be infested with bugs."
Baby Ruan felt a little disgusted by what she saw and kindly reminded the boy.
The boy took out his hand embarrassedly and lowered his head in inferiority. The girl in front of him was cleaner and prettier than the last time, and he felt ashamed of himself.
"Hurry up and answer it, my hands are sore."
Ruan Baobao urged him, but the boy was hesitant. He was really hungry and wanted to eat this delicious-looking snack, but he didn't dare.
An old lady who was rummaging through the garbage noticed it and came over to reprimand him in the local dialect. The boy said aggrievedly, "I didn't want it."
"That's right, I'll go back and cook noodles for you."
The old lady's eyes became approving. She said that although people may be poor, they should still be ambitious, and they should not develop the habit of asking for things.
"Little girl, take it back, we don't want it!"
The old lady spoke the local dialect, which Ruan Baobao couldn't understand. She thought they thought the amount was too little, so she handed over the whole bag of snacks, including the red envelope she had just received in her pocket.
"All for you!"
Seeing that they refused to take them, Baobao Ruan put the snacks and red envelopes on the ground, then stepped back a few steps and motioned for the grandparents and grandchildren to take them.
Ruan Qiqi didn't want to get involved in the child's affairs, but when she saw that the old lady seemed to be leaving, she walked over and said, "My daughter has no ill intentions. She just wants to share delicious snacks with your grandson."
The old lady's expression changed, but her attitude was still firm. "You don't need to share. We are poor but we have aspirations."
"Being poor is only temporary. As the old saying goes, things change over time. Who knows, maybe your grandson will be very successful in the future. We just came to Guangzhou to have fun. There is no other purpose."
Ruan Qiqi didn't say much, nor did she pick up the snacks and red envelopes on the ground. She smiled at the grandparents and grandchildren, then turned around and left with the two children.
"You don't want your stuff anymore?"
The old lady shouted.
"Leave it to those who need it!"
Ruan Qiqi replied, and Ruan Baobao turned his head, waved vigorously at the grandparents and grandchildren, and said loudly: "The snacks are delicious!"
The old lady's face was moved. No matter how sensitive she was, she could feel that Ruan Qiqi and her daughter were different from the people who had bullied them before. They really wanted to help them.
She picked up the red envelope and snacks on the ground. The red envelope was a bit thick. She opened it and found fifty yuan inside. She was so scared that she looked around quickly and was relieved when she saw that no one was there.
"go home!"
The old lady didn't even pick up the trash and ran home quickly dragging her grandson. After returning home, she slammed the door shut. Only then did she feel relieved. She counted the money three times, and it was indeed fifty yuan.
"As a mother, you are so careless. How can you give your child so much money?"
The old lady thought that Ruan Qiqi didn't know that there was so much money in the red envelope, so she decided to go find someone and return the red envelope to the owner later.
"Grandma, can I have some snacks?"
The boy asked hesitantly, he was so hungry.
“Eat it!”
The old lady finally gave in, and the boy happily took a piece of dessert and stuffed it into her hands first, "Grandma, eat it!"
"I don't like it, you eat it."
The old lady didn't eat it, and the boy didn't believe her, so she had to take a bite, and then the boy ate it.
Seeing the boy eating snacks with gusto, the old lady couldn't help but sigh. Poor child, he never had a good day with her. She didn't know if the child's mother had found his father.
well!
Ruan Qiqi bought another bag of snacks for her daughter to prevent the little girl from going hungry.
After receiving the snacks, Ruan Baobao suddenly asked, "Mom, am I being hypocritical?"
"Of course not, you are so honest!"
Ruan Qiqi was a little surprised. She didn't expect her daughter to ask such a question. How could she know about hypocrisy at such a young age?
This naughty girl of hers has absolutely nothing to do with hypocrisy.
"Are you confusing puffiness with hypocrisy? Besides, you're not puffy, you're solid!"
As an older brother, Potato is always teasing his younger sister.
If it were in the past, Ruan Baobao would definitely have fought with her brother. She hated being told that she was fat and she would not allow anyone to say that, except her mother, whom she revered.
But today, Baobao Ruan was not in the mood to make a fuss. She was still thinking deeply about the problem.
"But I feel like I'm a bit hypocritical. Just now I was disgusted by my grandma and brother because they were dirty and I didn't want to run into them, but I also wanted to help them."
Baby Ruan is not able to speak long sentences yet, and he speaks haltingly.
She should have actually stuffed the snacks and red envelopes into her grandmother's hands, but she thought they were dirty and just put them on the ground. Thinking about it afterwards, she felt that she was a bit hypocritical.
"This is not hypocrisy, this is human nature. My mother also finds it dirty."
Ruan Qiqi counselled her daughter that she could not have physical contact with the grandparents and grandchildren. Those who could do so were either doing it for a show or were truly kind people.
"Mom too?"
Baby Ruan's eyes lit up.
"right!"
Ruan Qiqi nodded.
"I know. I will help them again when I see them next time."
Baby Ruan untied the knot in his heart and turned back into a happy little yellow oriole, skipping and jumping in front.
After having breakfast at the guesthouse the next day, the family of three reunited with Shangguan Qing's mother and daughter. The daughter was named Shangguan Xuan. Because Shangguan Qing's parents had both passed away and she had no brothers, Ding Yi took the initiative to let his daughter take her mother's surname and inherit the Shangguan family's bloodline.
Anyway, his two younger brothers have grandchildren, and his parents agree.
Shangguan Xuan is a smaller version of Shangguan Qing. She is very steady despite her young age. She also inherited her father's speed ability and can run faster than a stream of smoke. Even her parents combined cannot catch up with her.
Every time they arrived at a scenic spot, Shangguan Qing would tell her daughter: "Don't go too far!"
The little girl would guarantee very seriously that she had already run more than ten laps in Yangcheng and had no interest.
Ruan Baobao and Shangguan Xuan hit it off right away and soon became good friends without saying a word. Of course, Ruan Baobao was the one who talked and Shangguan Xuan listened throughout the whole process.
Although Shangguan Xuan is one year younger, she looks more like an older sister with her steady appearance, while Ruan Baobao is chattering, like a younger sister.
After a day of sightseeing, they had visited most of the attractions in Yangcheng city. After having dinner outside, Ruan Qiqi took the two children back to the guesthouse. Lu Ye and Manzai would come a few days later.
"Mom, I want to play with the baby."
Little Shangguan Xuan didn't want to go home, she wanted to go to the other side to play with her baby.
It’s a pity that her speed ability is only useful on land and not in the sea, otherwise she would have run over to play by herself long ago.
"Aunt Qing, I want to play with sister Xuanxuan, too."
Baobao Ruan grabbed Shangguan Qing's hand and begged for mercy.
Ruan Qiqi also promised to take good care of the little girl, so Shangguan Qing had no choice but to agree, and warned his daughter: "Don't run around. If you get lost, your father and I won't look for you."
"knew!"
Shangguan Xuan repeatedly assured that she would never run around.
Shangguan Qing sent them back to the guesthouse and went home by himself.
Baobao Ruan was clamoring for snacks, so Ruan Qiqi had to take the three children to a nearby store to buy some. As soon as they reached the alley, an old lady rushed over and stopped them.
"Finally found it. I'll return this red envelope to you. There's fifty dollars in it."
The old lady looked much cleaner than yesterday, obviously she had cleaned up specially, but there were a few footprints on her patched shirt, which looked like someone had kicked her.
"I know how much money there is. My daughter gave it to you. Take it!"
Ruan Qiqi was not surprised. The red envelope given by Shangguan Qing would definitely not be small, and the red envelope handed over by Tu Dou also contained fifty yuan.