Then Han Wanying thought of something and asked Luo Xing, "By the way, are you studying?"
Hearing that Han Wanying was asking about you, Luo Yue, who had been packing her things, excitedly raised her little head from her pocket and said to Han Wanying, "Brother taught me. I know a lot of words now."
Han Wanying also understood. It seemed that there was no hope. However, she changed her mind and thought that it was great that the two children could survive. How could she expect a 6-year-old child and a 10-year-old child to survive and study at the same time? Not to mention them, even many adults could not afford to send their own children to school.
Luo Xing added, "I went to school before my parents got into trouble, and I knew a lot of words. Later, something happened at home, and I had no money to continue my studies. I relied on picking up waste to support myself and my sister. There were a lot of unwanted old books in the waste station, and when I had nothing to do, I would squat there and read these books."
"The old man who collected scrap was very nice. He would watch me read and explain to me the words I didn't know and the parts I didn't understand. He would also look for books that were suitable for me and leave them for me to read slowly. He also knew my family's affairs and didn't charge me. He would even give me a little extra money every time I brought in scrap."
Han Wanying nodded and asked Luo Xing, "Have you ever thought about finding a new family?"
"I thought about it when my sister was little. I felt that she was still young and didn't know anything, and I would definitely not be able to live with her alone. But at that time, no one was willing to take us in. No one even wanted to have anything to do with us. Even our relatives cut off ties with us, so there was no one willing to take us in."
"So later on, I didn't have that thought anymore. It's okay if they don't want to. I can take good care of my sister by myself. That's what I thought at the time, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't take good care of my sister in the end."
Luo Xing replied with frustration in his voice.
Han Wanying placed the book in her hand on her lap and comforted her, "You've done very well. You've taught your sister very well."
At this time, the two of them were looking at Luo Yue who was busy in front.
Han Wanying said to Luo Yue, "Zizi, go put these toiletries in the bathroom. Didn't you say you were going to wash the dishes? Go quickly, or it will be hard to wash the dishes later. When you finish these chores, I'll give you a reward."
Luo Yue immediately stood up and said to Han Wanying, "Okay, I'll go clean up now."
Han Wanying watched Luo Yue take the things into the bathroom, then turned back to look at Luo Xing.
Luo Xing lowered his voice and asked, "Sister, did you call Zai Zai away because you have something to ask me?"
Han Wanying nodded and asked in a low voice: "Well, the injuries on your body are not ordinary minor injuries. Did someone bully you? Your sister is here, and I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to tell me. If you were bullied, just tell me directly. Even if I can't solve it, we will report it to the police directly."
When Luo Xing heard Han Wanying mention this matter, he said, "I don't want to report this to the police either."
Han Wanying nodded. "I support your decision, but you still have to tell me the reason."
Luo Xing nodded, still lowering his voice, and said, "Doesn't that scrap collector always give me a little extra money when he buys my scrap? Before, I thought he was trying to lower the price of other people's scraps, and then gave me the normal price. But I only found out a few days ago that the extra money was actually given to us by the scrap collector with his own money."
"But for some reason, word got out that the scrap collector was charging a higher price for our scrap. A group of troublemakers went to that guy and started to make trouble, demanding that he charge us the same price for the scrap they had sold before."
"Grandpa told them I'd give them the normal price, but they didn't believe me, or rather, they refused to acknowledge it. Grandpa couldn't beat them, so he had to pay them back. When I found out about this, I was furious and went to argue with them, but they were still arrogant and unreasonable, so I joined them in the fight. However, I didn't lose, and I successfully got the money back that they had asked Grandpa for."
"But, unexpectedly, one of the people in the group took advantage of me when I was going home with a knife, and I was scratched. But I have been injured before, and I applied medicine on myself, and the wound healed on its own. I thought it was okay, but I didn't expect the injury to be so serious."
Looking at Luo Xing's expression, he said, "Because the injuries you had before were only minor, but this time they're too serious. Can you tell me, are you worried that this incident will affect the grandfather who collects scrap?"
Luo Xing nodded. "The scrap collector was already old. He helped my sister and me out of kindness. It was my own idea to help him get his money back. It wasn't something the other guy asked me to do. He never even told me about this. I didn't want this to become a big deal."
"If everyone knew that the old man offered us a higher price, many people would definitely bother him, or even make him lose his job. That's called repaying a favor with a vengeance. I don't want that. I helped him because I wanted to repay them. I don't want this to cause him any trouble. We've already caused him a lot of trouble."
Han Wanying nodded, indicating that she understood, but then she turned to Luo Xing and asked, "But do you think these people won't bother that grandfather again?"
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