Neither of them tried to keep their voices down, so the conversation reached the fat man's ears.
Anger flashed in the fat man's eyes, and he was about to lash out when he remembered the purpose of his group.
He hesitated for a moment, and finally just gave an awkward smile.
But the slight trembling of his face indicated that he was clenching his back teeth.
“I must have hit the nail on the head,” Jiang Nian’an nudged Shen Nanxing lightly. “Look at him, his back teeth are practically grinding to powder.”
Upon hearing this, the fat man quickly loosened his jaw and resumed his honest and simple demeanor.
"Please don't misunderstand, we really mean no harm. It's just that it's almost mealtime, and we're running low on food..."
His gaze drifted to the car parked in the middle of the yard, its trunk open, a greedy glint in his eyes. "Seeing that you all have some food on hand, we thought we'd borrow some. Of course, we'll give you an IOU..."
"Borrow some money? Write an IOU?"
Jiang Nian'an took a few steps forward, her expression mocking.
"Hey, what are you dreaming about in broad daylight!"
The fat man rubbed his hands together, a hint of reluctance on his face. "It's alright for us adults to go hungry, but there are still some children to worry about..."
The fat man moved to the side, and the people behind him also moved aside.
The three children at the very back of the group appeared before Jiang Nian'an and her companions.
"Mommy, I'm hungry!"
Immediately, a child hugged his mother's leg and cried.
“Baby, let’s go and beg those four older brothers and sisters to have some compassion and lend us some food.”
"Once we have enough food, Mom will cook porridge for you."
A haggard-looking woman approached with a boy of about six years old.
With a 'thump,' he knelt down before Jiang Nian'an.
"Please, for the sake of the child, lend us some food."
"Yes, you have so many, please have pity on us orphans and widows!"
Another mother and child came up.
In the end, the mother and daughter didn't say anything; they just knelt down miserably to one side.
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