Hearing her father's suppressed cough and seeing his face so thin it was practically skin and bones, Han Luoxue felt a tightness in her chest. She stepped forward to the bedside, grabbed the man's hand tightly, and said urgently:
"Father, today Grandma is taking me to the market to exchange for a treat, and then in a few days I'll exchange for a little sister."
Han Luoxue's words startled the man, and he didn't react for a moment.
The mother, who had been listlessly feeding her child, cried out in terror:
"No, impossible! You are all children of the Han family, how could they..."
"Mom, I'm telling the truth. Touch the back of my head..."
Han Luoxue ran to the woman's side, took her hand, and placed it behind her head. The woman felt something sticky on her hand, and her hand trembled violently. She squinted at the glaring bloodstains on it, and the child in her arms seemed to sense the unease and began to cry softly.
Perhaps due to congenital deficiencies, his cries were very soft, like the weak whimpers of a kitten less than a month old.
Han Luoxue recalled the scene she saw when she woke up: her father was beaten to death by her uncles, her mother fainted from anger, and both of them were eaten by that group of beasts. Her younger brother, who was only a few months old, was roasted and eaten by her fourth uncle, that beast, wrapped in yellow mud like a beggar's chicken.
Whether it was the original owner's emotions or her own empathy, she felt a sharp stinging in her nose and a tightness in her chest.
In the past, the Han family never had to worry about food and clothing, all thanks to Father's excellent cooking skills.
No, the tragedy hasn't happened yet; she can't just wait to die.
"Mother...how could they..."
The mother's voice trembled even more. She could no longer comfort the child in her arms; she staggered to the father, her voice urgent and helpless:
"Brother Yuan, Xue'er is our flesh and blood. We can't just watch her die."
She was frantic, but as a frail woman, she didn't know how to protect her daughter.
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