Chapter 178 Are you going to wipe out the entire school?
After finishing her call, Zhizhi prepared to go outside and sit down to wait.
The proprietress took pity on the little girl and quickly invited her to warm herself by the fire in her shop.
Feeling bad, Zhizhi spent money to buy a lot of snacks from the store, and also bought herself a bottle of cocoa soy milk. The shop owner specially put the green bottle of soy milk into a pot of hot water to heat it up, and only opened it and handed it to her with a straw after it was completely heated.
"Drink it while it's hot, sweetie, Auntie has to recycle this bottle."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
Zhizhi nodded obediently. She had bought this kind of soda before. It cost three cents with the bottle and two cents without it. She munched on a bear-shaped biscuit with soy milk, gazing sadly at the university gate as she drank.
We don't know when reinforcements will arrive. It's only noon now, and there's still some sun, but it gets dark quickly in winter. If it freezes again tonight, the seedlings might really be beyond saving.
That wicked old man is absolutely despicable; I never imagined someone like him could be a teacher.
"Cough, cough..."
Hearing the shop owner cough, Zhizhi looked at her curiously, "Auntie, are you feeling unwell?"
The proprietress waved her hand, "It's an old ailment, don't worry, dear, my illness isn't contagious."
She was afraid the little dumpling would mind, so she immediately put on a mask.
Zhizhi blinked, looking confused. "Is it a cold?"
The proprietress paused for a moment, then shook her head. She sat in the chair with her back pressed tightly against the wall.
Even breathing felt heavy for her.
"It's a very bad disease; there's no way to cure it, you can only manage it."
Zhizhi pursed her lips, "That must be very tiring, right? Doesn't your uncle help you watch the shop?"
She could tell that the boss was very thin, and the large cloth mask almost covered her entire face. Even her eye sockets were very sunken, and there were dark circles under her eyes.
"Uncle?" The proprietress shook her head, her eyes filled with sorrow. "My husband is practically dead. Every now and then, I have to go to the doctor and take medicine, which costs a lot of money. He can't bear to pay for it and wants me to give up treatment, but I don't want to. My child is still young, and I haven't seen her get married yet, so I run a small business to make a living. But he thinks that I'm embarrassing him by running a grocery store at the school, and he never even comes to visit me."
As she spoke, the proprietress gave a sarcastic laugh. "He's a professor at this school, about to retire honorably. He doesn't care about the lives of those around him at all, and he values his reputation more than anything else. It's really unfair that such a selfish person could get to this position."
Zhizhi listened blankly, and before she knew it, she had finished her soy milk. She then put the bottle into the empty bottle basket herself.
Looking at the big pot, there were still steaming hot tea eggs cooking.
"Auntie, do you sell tea eggs here?"
The proprietress glanced at the pot, propped herself up and walked over. "Yes, this is what I cooked myself. I used a secret seasoning and it smells really good. Here, have one and try it."
Zhizhi didn't stand on ceremony and took it directly. She peeled the eggshell, took a bite, and the aroma filled her mouth.
"It's really great!"
Her eyes lit up, and an idea instantly came to her mind.
"Auntie, wait a minute!"
As it spoke, the little cub quickened its jaw movements and swallowed the entire egg.
She ran out and came back in less than fifteen minutes, but when she returned, she was carrying a large vegetable basket with three neatly arranged layers of eggs inside.
Under the warm winter sun, the little dumpling's smile shines even brighter.
She raised her fluffy little head, and her soft, sweet voice rang out cheerfully, "Auntie, we have so many eggs at home! These are for you. I hope you can sell lots of tea eggs and earn lots of money to get your illness treated!"
The proprietress was stunned for a long time before her eyes suddenly narrowed.
"Xiao Bao, these... eggs are too expensive. Take them back quickly. Auntie just gave you the tea eggs for free. Xiao Bao, don't be so polite with Auntie."
"No!" The cub's eyes brightened, and it flashed a sweet smile. "Auntie, if you trust me, then hurry up and boil all these eggs! We'll definitely make money today!"
The proprietress was filled with doubt, "But you... ..."
This little one just got bullied, and they can't even get enough help from home.
How could you be so sure that you would cook a big pot of tea eggs?
Could it be...?
Just as she was filled with endless speculation, the school gates suddenly opened, and the sound of car horns rumbled from outside.
Following the sound, one could see a fleet of military green off-road vehicles speeding towards them, followed by a large group of well-trained soldiers who ran in and formed a square formation to enter the university.
'Clang!' The iron ladle in the proprietress's hand fell into the large pot.
"...This is the person you summoned?"
The proprietress could hardly believe her eyes.
Zhizhi nodded honestly, then sighed with some worry, "I can only call on the uncles and elders from the military reserve to help. I don't know if these people are enough to deal with that wicked old man. Didn't you say those old professors are all high and mighty at the university? I'm worried they won't be able to handle him..."
The proprietress looked at the hundreds of people in front of her, all of whom were soldiers who had been fighting for many years.
Even the military vehicles had red flags on the front, making them appear to be vehicles belonging to high-ranking officials who were only qualified to drive them.
Her gaze slowly shifted to the cub, and after a long while, she asked blankly:
"...Even if the professor is arrogant, he can't outdo the military, right? Xiao Bao, you've brought so many people here, are you planning to raze the entire school to the ground?"
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