He stepped forward, a hearty smile on his face, and introduced himself, "Hello, young comrade, I am He Qi's uncle, Guan Hongqi, and this is Comrade Lin Wei."
Li Xiaohui wasn't shy at all and responded gracefully, "Hello, Uncle! Hello, Aunt Lin! My name is Li Xiaohui, and I'm He Qi's deskmate!"
Guan Hongqi found the girl quite interesting and deliberately teased her, lowering his voice to ask, "Oh? Your deskmate? Then I'll have to ask. My He Qi is quiet and doesn't like to talk much. Is he easy to get along with? Has he bullied you?"
Li Xiaohui immediately shook her head vigorously, quickly defending He Qi, "No, no! He Qi is great! He's excellent at studying, and he always teaches me the questions I don't understand! It's just... it's just that he gets a little angry sometimes..."
As she spoke, she secretly stuck out her tongue.
He Qi, who was listening nearby, blushed even more and couldn't help but glare at her. "Who's angry! Let's go, we're going to be late!"
He then tried to pull He Yi and He Sheng away.
At this moment, Lin Wei, who had been quietly observing, noticed the military water bottle in Li Xiaohui's arms. She casually bent down and smiled as she asked He Sheng, who was usually the most talkative:
"Shengsheng, does your mom often give things to her classmates like this? She's so kind-hearted."
He Sheng was idly kicking pebbles when he heard this, and nodded without thinking, his tone casual:
"Yes! My mom can buy milk. Sometimes when she sees someone who hasn't eaten breakfast or seems malnourished, she'll have us bring a bottle to share with our classmates. For example, Li Xiaohui's mom seems to be unwell and doesn't make her breakfast much. Sometimes she comes to school without eating breakfast, so my mom has my brother bring her milk every day."
Lin Wei's smile faltered.
Bring milk every day!
In those days, food was rationed, and milk was an even rarer commodity, more precious than fine grains. It required special ration coupons or special channels to buy, and the price was quite high.
Guan Wenru simply put it in a military water bottle and had her son take it to his classmates to drink?
Every single day!
She couldn't help but purse her lips, secretly thinking to herself, "Guan Hongqi's sister is really bad at managing money!"
No matter how rich you are, food is so precious these days!
Milk is so hard to get!
Are you just going to give it away for free? Aren't you worried about wasting money?
No wonder Guan Hongqi spends money so lavishly; it seems these two siblings are truly alike…
She thought this to herself, but maintained a polite smile, though it was a little faint. "Oh...Is that so? Your mother is really...so kind."
Guan Hongqi didn't think much of it; on the contrary, he thought his sister did the right thing. He patted He Qi on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, not bad. Helping others is a pleasure. You're truly a member of the Guan family!"
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