Qin Qing put away the mineral water bottles on the carriage, and seeing them all sleeping soundly, a smile appeared on her lips. She gently woke up the sleeping people in the carriage.
"Wake up, kids."
Mu Xing rubbed her eyes, looking confused. Little Mu Yue reached out to hug her before even opening her eyes, drool still in her mouth. She didn't know what she was dreaming about. A Gou quickly realized that the little boy was still very wary.
Finally, Qin Qing carried Xiao Muyue off the carriage, Shaoyao carried Xiao Muxing off the carriage, and Agou followed behind.
The group happened to see Liu Piaorou alighting from the carriage. Liu Qing stood beside her with a look of deep affection, but this time, Piaorou did not respond. She only glanced at him before walking into the post station.
Qin Qing's eyes flashed. What had happened while she was away?
Just then, my eyes caught sight of a group of refugees huddled together in the corner of the post station. They were dressed in rags and had dirty hair. Given that it was already late, one might easily mistake them for a pile of junk if they weren't looking closely...
Seeing that she was in a daze, Peony walked to her side and whispered.
“Mother, we were traveling with them before we came here. They were heading towards the capital, and they didn’t seem to be from the border town. No one responded when we talked to them. It’s really strange!”
If it weren't for the fact that it was on her way, and that it wasn't safe for her to travel with several children, she would never have traveled with this group of strange people.
Qin Qing nodded, not taking it too seriously.
In the room, Qin Qing was pondering whether or not to have dinner with them when she heard a "gurgling" sound behind her. Turning around, she saw Xiao Muyue blushing, her little hands awkwardly covering her stomach, her eyes darting around!
Noticing that everyone was staring at her, Xiao Muyue was embarrassed and annoyed, so she simply whispered arrogantly.
"Yueyue is hungry!"
This series of reactions made Qin Qing chuckle. She reached out and ruffled Xiao Muyue's hair, looking at her with loving eyes.
"Okay, okay, let's have hot pot today, alright..."
She didn't have much food readily available in her space, after all, she didn't know she would time travel. The chocolate was something she had bought at a dessert shop before but forgot to eat, and the self-heating hot pot was something she bought for a late-night snack!
Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, the two children and the adult in front of her looked at her excitedly and expectantly, but Ah Gou looked confused. What is hot pot?
Before long, a hissing sound came from one of the rooms in the inn. The room was steaming hot, and the little girl's face was flushed and she was covered in sweat. Her lips, which were originally a little pale, were now stained bright red with chili oil...
Ah Gou watched silently from the side, his eyes fixed on the hot pot. The tempting aroma wafted into his nose, and he subconsciously swallowed, feeling even hungrier!
Unfortunately, he was still recovering from a serious illness and had been traveling a long way, so he was a bit weak. His grandmother said he couldn't eat much, so she gave him a bowl of white rice with some pickled vegetables...
The poor child sat alone in the corner, looking utterly miserable. Qin Qing turned her head and saw this scene. She couldn't help but chuckle. Then she took out a few meatballs, rinsed them with water, and put them in the child's bowl.
Ah Gou was stunned for three seconds before he reacted. He looked at the fragrant round object in the bowl, then looked up at Qin Qing and said blankly.
"For...for me?"
Qin Qing smiled.
"Silly boy, who else would I give it to if not you? Don't worry, once your wounds are completely healed, Grandma will make you a spicy hot pot too!"
The word "Grandma" immediately froze Ah Gou in place, his eyes filled with complicated emotions as he looked at Qin Qing.
"Grandma...Grandma?"
Qin Qing smiled again upon seeing this, thinking that the silly boy was quite cute.
"What? You don't want to be my grandson?"
Upon hearing this, Ah Gou panicked and waved his hands repeatedly, both excited and at a loss for what to do!
"No, no, no..."
Qin Qing could easily see his joy. Suppressing her amusement, she deliberately sighed and said with a hint of disappointment.
"So you really don't want to? Fine then, you're a good kid, and I quite like you! But since we're not meant to be, I won't force it..."
As he was about to get up and leave, these words and actions made Ah Gou extremely anxious. His face turned red and white, and he suddenly knelt down on the ground!
"thump!"
The sound of kneeling suddenly rang out, startling Qin Qing. She realized in her heart that she had gone too far with her joke!
Tears welled up in the little boy's eyes, and he was trying to say something urgently, but he didn't know how to say it. Seeing that he was about to cry, Qin Qing helplessly reached out and picked him up.
The sudden warmth made Ah Gou stiffen, and tears streamed down his face. Qin Qing smiled and reached out to wipe his tears. This wipe removed some of the dirt from the little boy's face, revealing his clean, white skin.
She didn't seem to care much, and just joked about it.
"Silly boy, I was just kidding. Can't you see that? Don't cry. From now on, Ah Gou has a grandma. He's not an orphan anymore!"
She had also taken psychology courses, and even the most desperate thing for these homeless children was to have a family member.
Ah Gou just stared blankly at her, then started laughing foolishly, laughing and crying at the same time, just like a real fool.
"I have a grandma now, I have a home! Waaah, this is wonderful! Hiccup~ Grandma!"
He was laughing and crying at the same time, and he forced himself to burp! Then he coughed wildly, and Qin Qing couldn't help but laugh out loud. What a silly boy.
The people eating hotpot nearby turned around when they heard the noise. When Mu Xing saw Ah Gou's expression, she was immediately disgusted.
"Are you stupid? It's too embarrassing for you to be my older brother if you're like this!"
Her tone betrayed her disdain, but the smile on her lips revealed her inner joy.
Mu Yue was breathing heavily from the heat. After looking at the two of them, she bit into the beef ball in her mouth and cried out in surprise because it was so hot!
Qin Qing turned around immediately upon hearing the sound and saw Xiao Muyue with a red face and tears welling up in her eyes, looking pitiful. Her lips were burned red, but she couldn't bear to spit out half of the dumpling!
She laughed and quickly went over to make the little girl spit out half of the dumpling, feeling both sorry for her and laughing heartily.
"Didn't we eat this last time? How come you still burned yourself! Haha, you're so greedy!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Muyue raised her big, watery eyes, only then remembering that her grandmother had said to eat the meatballs slowly. Seeing Qin Qing laughing so happily, she suddenly felt extremely wronged, and tears streamed down her face...
Seeing this, Qin Qing quickly stopped laughing, took out water from her spatial storage and handed it over, apologizing without any remorse.
"My little darling, Grandma was wrong. Stop laughing. Here, have some water. A little water will make you feel better!"
Xiao Muyue pouted and drank the mineral water in big gulps. Fortunately, she didn't get any blisters in her mouth and felt much better. Then she snorted at Qin Qing, turned her head and continued to eat the meatball that had been bitten in half, but this time she didn't forget to blow on it to cool it down before eating.
Qin Qing couldn't help but chuckle again.
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