(This is Chapter 73)
"Sister, is Xing'er calling me?"
After a while, the little Xinghe in his arms asked in a low voice.
Si Jiu was stunned for a moment, and after looking through the memory of this host, she realized that from the time she picked up Shen Xinghe until now, she had never asked his name and had always called him brother.
"I finally have a name." Xiao Xinghe raised his head from her shoulder and looked at her happily. "It's the name my sister gave me. It sounds so nice."
Si Jiu felt a pang of pain in his heart, "Well, from now on you will be called Shen Xinghe, okay?"
"Shen Xinghe." He repeated it several times, then thought hard, but his limited vocabulary still meant he could only say those few words, "It sounds really nice."
Sijiu touched his little head.
Xiao Xinghe hurriedly handed the steamed bun in his hand to her, "Eat quickly, sister."
"Where did you get the steamed buns?"
Shen Xinghe's eyes flashed, "I...I didn't go begging."
Sijiu: "..."
Oh, the host had told him that they were not beggars. They had hands and feet and could not go begging. Usually, the host would find some odd jobs to exchange for a few coins or a meal, and that was how he supported himself and Xiao Xinghe day by day.
"Tell me, where did you get this steamed bun?"
Xiao Xinghe lowered his head and said after a long while, "I earned it."
But when asked how he earned it, he refused to tell us.
Si Jiu was helpless, but she was unwilling to blame him for such a small matter. Thinking of his later experiences, Si Jiu only felt sorry for him.
"Come, eat the steamed buns. Aren't they getting cold?"
Xiao Xinghe immediately raised his head and happily fed the steamed bun to Sijiu's mouth.
Sijiu raised his hand to take it, divided the bun into two halves, and handed the larger half to Xiao Xinghe.
Xiao Xinghe licked his lips subconsciously, then said, "I've eaten, sister, have some."
As soon as he finished speaking, his stomach growled several times.
Xiao Xinghe's face flushed instantly. Facing his superior's teasing gaze, he stuttered, then turned his head away and said stubbornly, "That's because I drank too much water. I was playing with Young Master Wang today, and he treated me to a lot of delicious food. I was thirsty, so I drank so much water."
Sijiu narrowed his eyes.
I remembered who this Young Master Wang was from the host's memory.
He is the youngest son of a family living in the city. He is spoiled and a bit domineering. He likes to bully children younger than him, especially Xiao Xinghe.
Because among all the children he bullied, Xiao Xinghe was the one who never cried no matter how much he beat, scolded or teased him.
The more stubborn Xiao Xinghe was, the more he refused to admit defeat and wanted to bully him to death.
Children have many ways to play pranks on others.
If it was this Young Master Wang...
Si Jiu suddenly reached out and pulled up Xiao Xinghe's trouser leg. Xiao Xinghe didn't expect her to do this and was completely unprepared. The redness, swelling and broken skin on his knees were exposed to Si Jiu.
"He asked you to kneel down and ride him like a horse again? And you actually did it this time?"
Xiao Xinghe bit her lip and said nothing.
"I can't eat this steamed bun." Si Jiu wrapped the steamed bun in oil paper and stuffed it into his arms.
Shen Xinghe froze, and in a moment, tears began to fall one by one.
His crying was not like some other children, screaming and crying with snot and tears.
But there was no sound at all, even the occasional sniffle was a very small sound, and she just kept crying.
After a while, he wiped away his tears again and handed the steamed bun to Sijiu again, this time half a bun.
"Sister, eat something. Haven't you eaten for two days? Xing'er's knees hurt so much. If Sister doesn't eat, Xing'er's knees will hurt in vain.
If you eat this, you won’t get sick, okay?”
He pinched a little bit of the bun off with his fingers and put it to Sijiu's mouth, "Sister, have some."
Si Jiu had witnessed Shen Xinghe's stubbornness in the illusion before.
She sighed, opened her mouth and ate the bun.
Xiao Xinghe smiled with tears in her eyes, and happily picked some more and fed it to her.
"Eat it yourself, don't think I don't know you're actually hungry."
Shen Xinghe was exposed and lowered his eyes in shame.
"Sister, I will never lie to you again.
I just want you to eat more so that you can get better soon."
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