It was raining heavily.

Liu Chunhua was suddenly awakened by the thunder. She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Jiang Ruyi beside her also turned over. [What happened? ]

"You had a nightmare. It's okay, just continue sleeping." Liu Chunhua covered her with a quilt. She was still frightened when she thought about everything in the dream. She couldn't sleep so she simply got up from the bed.

It was just dawn at this time. Liu Chunhua came out, drank some water and went back to Jiang Xiaoluo's room. After all, the little girl was young and didn't hide things. She was crying so sadly just now, but now she was sleeping soundly.

"What a little girl." Liu Chunhua smiled. In fact, she was not much older than Jiang Xiaoluo, but perhaps because she was married, in Liu Chunhua's heart, Jiang Xiaoluo was still a child like Jiang Ruyi.

After thinking for a while, Liu Chunhua turned around and went back to the house. After a while, she came back and gently placed a few banknotes and a note on the table.

The next morning, Jiang Xiaoluo woke up and saw dozens of dollars beside the bed.

She was stunned for a moment, then picked up the note, which read: For you.

"Sister Chunhua..." Jiang Xiaoluo was moved again. Liu Chunhua's gentleness and thoughtfulness were something she had never experienced from her own mother. However, she could not take the money. She got dressed and went out, but the room was quiet.

"Sister Chunhua, Ruyi, are you home?"

Jiang Xiaoluo tried to shout, but no one responded.

"I think he went to the store."

Realizing this, Jiang Xiaoluo was at a loss. Everyone seemed to have their own things to do, so what about her? What should she do next?

Just as she was distracted, the sound of a door opening came from the courtyard outside. Jiang Xiaoluo suddenly came back to her senses and quickly opened the door, "Sister Chunhua, is it you...?"

The last word got stuck in her throat. Jiang Xiaoluo looked at the strange man who appeared in front of her and suddenly felt a little nervous.

Zhao Tiezhu didn't expect that she would take the initiative to open the door, especially the bright smile on the little girl's face, which made him freeze in mid-air.

It was not until he saw Jiang Xiaoluo's alert and uncomfortable look that he reacted and quickly explained, "Hello, I'm an employee of Jin Yu Man Tang. My name is Zhao Tiezhu. Your sister Chunhua asked me to come and bring you food."

Jiang Xiaoluo then remembered that Liu Chunhua had mentioned this matter last night, and hurriedly invited the person in, "Oh, hello, hello, I'm sorry to bother you."

"It's not a problem. The food is hot. There are porridge and steamed buns. Eat them first. If it's not enough, I'll bring you more at noon."

".....I feel so embarrassed." Jiang Xiaoluo was not good at speaking. When she heard that he would send her off at noon, she felt embarrassed and awkward.

"Brother Zhao? I have enough to eat, and maybe I'll be leaving soon, so you don't have to make a special trip." Jiang Xiaoluo explained stutteringly, and Zhao Tiezhu didn't take it seriously.

"Don't be nervous. This is all done easily. The store has employee meals so it's not a hassle at all. Come on, eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

After Zhao Tiezhu finished his instructions, he was about to go back to the store. However, before he reached the door, Jiang Xiaoluo behind him suddenly cried out "Ouch!"

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Tiezhu quickly turned back and saw Jiang Xiaoluo covering her hand. Her small face, which was as big as a palm, turned red due to embarrassment. In response to his question, she timidly replied, "It's hot, it's burned."

"I was careless. The porridge was freshly cooked and it is indeed a little hot. It's okay, I'll serve it to you." Zhao Tiezhu pulled her aside, opened all the food boxes, scooped a bowl of porridge into a small bowl and stirred it with a spoon.

Jiang Xiaoluo watched quietly. She had never been so close to a man alone. As she watched Zhao Tiezhu serving her porridge, her heart beat faster unconsciously.

"Okay, you can eat it after it cools down a bit. I have something else to do in the store so I'll leave first."

"Wait." Jiang Xiaoluo spoke quickly, meeting Zhao Tiezhu's puzzled look, and took out the several dozen yuan from her pocket, "Brother Zhao, this is the money Sister Chunhua gave me, I can't take it, can you please take it back and return it to her for me?"

Zhao Tiezhu lowered his head and took a look. There were several bills rolled up together. He estimated that there were dozens of dollars. It was rare for this little girl not to be tempted.

"I can't help you with this. Since Chunhua gave it to you, she must have her reasons."

"But..."

"No buts, your sister Chunhua is not a stingy person. Since she has given it to you, she will definitely not take it back." Zhao Tiezhu smiled and waved his hand, "Let's go, have your meal."

Jiang Xiaoluo looked at his leaving back and sighed for a long time. She turned around and saw the bowl of steaming porridge again.

No, she is already causing enough trouble. If she continues to stay here, Sister Chunhua will have to distract herself and take care of her.

In the evening, when Liu Chunhua came back, there was no one in the house. There were only clean food boxes, bowls and chopsticks, and a few dozen yuan on the dining table in the main room.

[Eh, Jiang Xiaoluo didn't take the money?] Jiang Ruyi was a little surprised, but at the same time, she felt it was expected.

Jiang Xiaoluo is different from the other people in the Jiang family. She is not the type of person who likes to take advantage of others. She probably feels unworthy and doesn't want to trouble them.

Liu Chunhua thought the same, but with a hint of worry in her eyes, "But she doesn't have any money, so she may have a hard time going back."

Jiang Zhize, who was standing by, curled his lips after hearing this and said, "Mom, why do you care so much about her? Her last name is Jiang anyway, so can the Jiang family eat her?"

"What are you talking about?" Liu Chunhua looked at him disapprovingly, "Don't you, the second and third brothers all have the surname Jiang? Does that mean everyone with the surname Jiang deserves to die?"

"That's not what I meant..." Jiang Zhize regretted that he shouldn't have said too much, but Liu Chunhua knew that Jiang Zhize was too deeply affected by the previous events and hated the Jiang family so much that he condemned them all.

She reminded, "Boss, there are many kinds of people. Although Xiaoluo is also a member of the Jiang family, she has never done anything to let us down. On the contrary, she helped us when mom was in trouble before. Don't confuse the good with the bad."

"I know. I just said it casually." Jiang Zhize touched his head awkwardly. He didn't think too much about it. Now that he was warned, the worst that could happen was that he wouldn't say it again in the future.

"Well, you've been tired all day, go and rest early."

"Okay, you guys should go to bed early too."

Jiang Zhize ran away immediately. Liu Chunhua looked at him and shook her head slightly.

Although the eldest child is not as rebellious as before, his thoughts often go astray, so it is better for her to keep an eye on him from time to time.

After a few more days, the store was peaceful and business was on track, so Liu Chunhua put the matter of looking for Jiang Zhishun on the agenda.

"Into the city, into the city!"

Jiang Ruyi clapped her hands non-stop. She had been here for such a long time, but had never seen what the county town looked like. She also didn't know if it was exactly the same as what was shown on TV.