Su Xiao walked out of the room and saw Jin Ling sitting pitifully on the steps, like an abandoned puppy, her head drooping and listless.
"Lingling, come with me to get the medicine."
Upon hearing her words, Jin Ling immediately looked up and stood up, "Okay, okay, sister."
Jin Ling followed Su Xiao, hesitating to speak several times.
Seeing this, Su Xiao pretended not to see it. Even if she asked, what answer could she give her? Forget it.
Su Xiao brought Jin Ling home and asked her to wait in the living room while she went to her bedroom to prepare the medicine in her spatial storage.
Jin Ling stayed in the living room for a while, feeling restless. Hearing a noise from the kitchen, she mustered up her courage and went over.
Huang Feiyan was chopping meat filling when she saw Lingling come in and asked with a smile, "Lingling, is your mother feeling better?"
She knew that Su Xiao had gone to give Jin's mother a follow-up visit. She admired Su Xiao's medical skills; her friend was truly capable.
“My mother is much better, and my sister and I came to get medicine.” Jinling twisted the hem of her clothes with her small hands. Suddenly, she had an idea, so she boldly said, “Sister, do you need someone to do chores? I’m very capable, I can do anything.”
She thought of her missing brother, the empty rice jar, and her mother lying in bed, and felt that she should do something.
But what appears to be a way out is right before our eyes.
She knew that her request might put others in a difficult position, but she had no other choice.
"Well," Huang Feiyan didn't know how to answer for a moment, "you should ask your little sister."
“Okay.” Su Xiao had appeared at the kitchen doorway at some point and looked at the two people inside, saying, “Yanzi, it’ll be easier for you to work with Lingling, every day…”
Su Xiao hesitated when she thought about the reward. Even if she had money, it would be difficult for her to buy food. So she said, "Give her a bowl of flour."
Huang Feiyan, thinking of the woman paralyzed in bed, understood Su Xiao's meaning and nodded, "Okay. Lingling, come over after you've settled things at home."
"Thank you, thank you, sister." Jin Ling was so excited that she could hardly speak, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears. Both of her sisters were good people, and she would definitely work hard.
"Here, brew it the same way as before, go back now." Su Xiao handed her the medicine.
"Okay, thank you, sister." Jin Ling hugged the medicine, ran a few steps quickly, then stopped and said, "I'll be right there, sister, leave the work to me."
With that, he dashed off.
Huang Feiyan watched her retreating figure and laughed, "Wouldn't this count as employing child labor?"
Su Xiao was slightly taken aback. In these special times, "hiring" was not a good word, so she said, "Don't talk nonsense. It's just that the child was bored at home and came over to play. She helped with some chores, and we returned the favor with some gifts."
Huang Feiyan realized she had gone too far with her joke and quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, I understand."
Seeing that she knew her mistake and corrected it, Su Xiao didn't say anything more, only saying, "I have to go out to take care of some things, and I might be back late at noon. You don't need to wait for me to eat; eat by yourself first."
"Okay." Huang Feiyan didn't ask her where she was going or what she was doing. After spending so much time together, although she was a bit oblivious, she gradually noticed the subtle differences.
Xiao Xiao is very capable; all she needs to do is trust her and follow her.
"Then you go ahead and do your thing." Su Xiao glanced at the bicycles in the yard and finally decided to walk and take the bus. Although it would take a little time, she had plenty of time anyway.
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