Chapter 213
"There has to be a limit to bullshit. Xiaohua, Xiaodong and Xiaoping are three siblings. They have no parents and make a living by selling flowers. When you say that, it's as if Xiaodong is the leader of a human trafficker. Isn't this ruining his reputation?" Before Lin Shuyue could say anything, the man selling sugar-roasted chestnuts next to her couldn't stand it anymore and said.
Lin Shuyue cried out, and the face of the lady boss selling iron plate tofu darkened. She didn't expect that the lady who bought the sugar-roasted chestnuts would directly expose him, saying: "How did I say something wrong? Xiaohua will be beaten if she doesn't sell all the flowers, and she will be beaten if she sells all the flowers, and she won't be able to eat. Did I say that correctly?"
"Come on, why did Xiaohua get beaten after selling flowers? Wasn't it because Xiaohua was ignorant and was touched by a man, and Xiaodong said she wouldn't resist, but Xiaodong was so angry that he wanted to beat her? Besides, did Xiaodong really beat her? Why don't you say that Xiaodong had a fight with the man who touched Xiaohua before beating her?" After refuting her, the big sister who bought sugar-roasted chestnuts turned to Lin Shuyue and said.
"The pretty girl can tell you seldom come here. Don't listen to her nonsense. She wanted Xiaohua to be a child bride for her son, but Xiaodong didn't want to. So she would say bad things about Xiaohua from time to time to anyone who bought her."
"Xiaohua didn't get beaten until she sold all her flowers, but it's true that she didn't have enough to eat. During that time, Xiaoping didn't get anything to beg for, and the boss didn't pay for his handicrafts. Xiaodong got into a fight with someone and couldn't get out of bed. What did he eat?"
After hearing this, Lin Shuyue turned on the good and evil identification system. Wow, it was really good. The sin value of the proprietress selling grilled tofu was 13%, and the sin value of the proprietress selling sugar-roasted chestnuts was 5%. Both the good value and the gray area were much better than that of the proprietress selling grilled tofu.
When she said this, the young man selling blended milk tea nearby also agreed with her.
"That's right, Sister Hu, it's really meaningless for you to slander a few little kids like this. People who don't know, after listening to what you said, would think they are some kind of serious human traffickers. Aren't you a bad person?" The young man was more outspoken and looked down on the proprietress of the Teppanyaki Tofu restaurant.
Lin Shuyue felt like she was being played for a fool: "Big sister, why are you still treating me like a fool? We just met by chance, and there will be very few opportunities for us to see each other in the future. It's not good for you to belittle a young girl like this, right?"
Lin Shuyue's words made the boss lady of the Teppanyaki Tofu restaurant turn pale and blue. It was very embarrassing to be exposed for talking nonsense.
Hang Jiabai came over after paying the bill at this time. He looked deeply at the proprietress of the Teppanyaki Tofu Restaurant, who felt very uncomfortable after seeing the look from Hang Jiabai.
"Let's go." Hang Jiabai said to Lin Shuyue.
Lin Shuyue nodded and thanked the big sister and the young man: "Thank you, big sister."
The young man touched his hair, feeling very embarrassed.
The proprietress of the Sugar Roasted Chestnuts said you’re welcome: “It’s okay, I just happened to hear it and I don’t like it.” After saying that, she rolled her eyes at the proprietress of the Teppanyaki Tofu.
The two walked towards the mall, and Hang Jiabai said to Lin Shuyue: "We know about the three siblings in Wuxin Mall."
Lin Shuyue was very surprised: "Do you know them?"
"I know her. The flower Xiaohua that they just sold to us was picked up by Xiaodong and Xiaoping from the trash can."
That was six years ago. At that time, Xing Jiabai had just graduated from the police academy, and he was also involved in the investigation of the Xiaohua abandoned case.
"When we found Xiaohua, Xiaodong was only fourteen and Xiaoping was twelve. They had run away from an orphanage. They were caught in a tunnel under an overpass and usually made money by picking up trash."
"The official department has been trying to persuade them to go back to the orphanage, but both of them are unwilling to do so. Xiaoping is disabled and is often bullied, while Xiaodong is very close to Xiaoping. Moreover, these two kids are very slippery and will disappear in no time if you force them to do something."
"There's nothing we can do. We just have to follow them. We'll arrange for people to visit them from time to time."
"After they picked up Xiaohua, they loved her very much. No matter what time it was, they would take turns holding Xiaohua in their arms. If anyone wanted to have sex with her, the two of them would fight to the death."
"They had no choice but to compromise. The street office registered the three siblings and provided them with a place to live. Xiaohua's milk powder, diapers and other supplies were also guaranteed."
"However, Xiaodong and Xiaoping rescinded the living allowance when Xiaohua was three years old. They said they had grown up and would soon become adults, and it would be bad for Xiaohua to keep taking advantage of others. This would be bad for her growth."
"Xiaodong must have seen me coming just now, so he mentioned Xiaohua."
Lin Shuyue didn't expect Xiaohua's background to be like this. You know, the moment she saw Xiaohua, she even thought Xiaohua was abducted.
"Many adults don't think as well as Xiaodong and Xiaoping do." Lin Shuyue has seen many people who get something for nothing. It is rare to find someone with such background as Xiaodong and Xiaoping and such awareness.
"Yes." Hang Jiabai was very emotional: "It is precisely because of this that everyone loves them more. Just like the person selling iron plate tofu who wanted Xiaohua to give Xiaohua to her stupid nephew from her mother's family, many leaders talked to her."
"I didn't expect that she would slander Xiaohua and the others in private. I'll report this to the neighborhood office later."△
"This person is so evil." Those who don't know the truth will be misled by her, right?
"Yes. There are always some people who are bad by nature." Hang Jiabai was angry in his heart.
"Don't be angry. I just checked and there are still people protecting them."
"Yes, there are still many good people in the world."
"Do you know where they live?"
"I know. The house that the Women's Federation arranged for them is not far from here."
Speaking of the Women's Federation, Hang Jiabai had more to say: "Xiaohua's flowers were also given to them by the Women's Federation. They are not particularly good flowers, but they are cheap, so we don't feel bad if they go bad and are thrown away."
"Xiaodong is polishing shoes for people over there. Xiaoping was not doing nothing when he was begging. He was also doing handicrafts." The case of Xiaohua and her two siblings was handled by Hang Jiabai, who had just graduated from the police academy and followed his master. He has always paid attention to these three siblings.
Xiaohua also knew him, otherwise she wouldn't dare to take the fifty yuan.
After listening to what Hang Jiabai said, Lin Shuyue's favorability towards the three siblings soared to the extreme.
"Wait a minute and we'll go see where they go?"
"Okay, I just saw that Xiaohua's clothes are too short and torn, let's buy them two sets later. Xiaodong has a stubborn temper, and they probably won't accept clothes bought by anyone other than me and my master."
"It's already five o'clock, and it's almost dark outside. How about we do it next time?" Lin Shuyue looked at Hang Jiabai with a smile.
On a winter night, it is already completely dark at six o'clock, and things are already getting busy outside. But at the same time, it started to get cold.
"Okay." Although Hang Jiabai regretted not going to the movies with Lin Shuyue, compared to the movie, Hang Jiabai felt that it was more important to buy winter clothes for Xiaohua and his two siblings as soon as possible.
The two walked out of the mall. Xiaodong and Xiaohua were helping Xiaoping pack his things. The three of them supported each other and walked quickly.
Xiaodong and the other two stopped when they saw Hang Jiabai and said, "Brother Hang."
Hang Jiabai nodded: "Didn't I tell you to stay at home in the winter and not go out? What if you get sick from the cold?"
Xiaohua smiled and said, "I wanted to come out. My second brother wanted to set up a small stall selling toys."
Xiaohua and her two siblings are arranged according to their age. Xiaodong and Xiaoping love Xiaohua, who they raised, very much. Whenever Xiaohua wants to do something, Xiaodong and Xiaoping will do their best to satisfy her.
Lin Shuyue touched her head. Xiaohua tilted her face up and smiled happily at her.
"My name is Lin Shuyue. You can call me Sister Yue. Can I call you Xiaohua?" Lin Shuyue's voice softened unconsciously.
"Sure, Sister Yue, my name is Hong Xiaohua, my eldest brother is Hong Xiaodong, and my second brother is Hong Xiaoping. Aren't our names great? People will know we are brother and sister as soon as they hear them."
"Yes, your names are really nice." Lin Shuyue held Xiaohua's hand.
Xiaohua smiled particularly brightly. She glanced at her eldest brother, second brother and Hang Jiabai who were lagging behind, and walked forward with Lin Shuyue: "I have the same last name as my eldest brother."
Xiaohua is a very outgoing person and is not embarrassed by her shabby and short clothes. In her
In her heart, she felt extremely satisfied with the wholehearted love of her elder and second brothers.
She followed Lin Shuyue and walked in front, and the words of Hang Jiabai and the other two floated into their ears.
Hang Jiabai started to ask them about all aspects of life. Xiaodong and Xiaoping answered very seriously. Lin Shuyue looked at them several times. They were very respectful to Hang Jiabai.
There is a night market on the side of the mall. Although it is not yet night, the stalls have already been set up, mostly selling clothes and toys.
Lin Shuyue took Xiaohua to a stall selling children's clothing and picked out two sets of children's clothing for Xiaohua, covering everything from innerwear to outerwear.
Clothes sold at street stalls these days are not expensive; two sets of clothes cost less than two hundred yuan in total.
Lin Shuyue asked Xiaohua to change into new clothes. Xiaohua did not refuse and walked into the fitting area openly. When she came out, she looked completely different.
Lin Shuyue looked at her dry yellow hair and her face that was blown away by the wind, pulled her to the nearby pharmacy, and bought her a bottle of Vaseline.
"Xiaohua, this medicine, before you go to bed at night and when you get up in the morning, scoop a little bit into your hands and rub it evenly, then apply it on your face and lips, and your face will stop hurting."
It’s true that Xiaohua’s two brothers love Xiaohua very much, but they are just half-grown children themselves and don’t even understand how to live. They can’t even think of buying skin care products for Xiaohua.
Xiaohua held Vaseline and smiled brightly: "Okay, thank you sister."
Lin Shuyue touched her head and said, "Let's go. I'll buy you another pair of shoes. We girls must wear good shoes, otherwise it's not good for our health."
"Okay. Thank you, Sister Yue." There was a stall selling shoes at the night market. Lin Shuyue picked out several pairs of shoes of different styles for her. Xiaohua looked for a long time and chose the cheapest one.
Lin Shuyue didn't try to persuade her. She just paid for whatever she liked.
Hang Jiabai brought brothers Xiaodong and Xiaoping here, and they changed their clothes. Only then did Lin Shuyue see Xiaodong's appearance clearly, and he was very handsome.
Compared with him, Xiaoping was more ordinary. His right foot was amputated and he walked with a cane.
Both of them had smiles on their faces and were obviously very happy to have new clothes to wear.
It was already dark, and Lin Shuyue and her partner followed the three siblings to where they lived.
It was a bungalow with a total area of less than 67 square meters including the yard. The two main rooms together are very small.
There are many vegetables planted in the yard, which is kept very clean. Cooking is done in a shed built near the gate.
Lin Shuyue was invited by Xiaohua to their house. There are two rooms in total. Xiaohua lives in the inner room alone. It is not big, only about ten square meters. But it was cleaned very well and there were books on the table.
At the innermost part of the outer room is a bed made of bricks and wooden boards. There were a lot of unfinished handicrafts on the table beside the bed. Near the door was a tattered sofa. The table in front of the sofa had a leg missing and was propped up with something.
This house is shabby and small, but clean. There are two award certificates on the wall, which were given to Xiaohua by the public kindergarten next door.
After sending the three people home, Lin Shuyue and the other two planned to leave. Xiaodong and the other two insisted that they stay for dinner, but the two did not stay.
Lin Shuyue just checked and found that there was not much rice left in their rice jar.
Before leaving, Lin Shuyue wrote her phone number to Xiaohua, and Xiaohua carefully put the note in the book.
On the way back, Lin Shuyue asked Hang Jiabai: "Why do the three of them like you so much?"
"Xiaohua was five or six months old and had a fever at night. Xiaodong was still young at the time and didn't have much money. He took Xiaohua to the hospital, but there was really nothing he could do, so he called me."
"I was already asleep at that time. After answering the phone call, I got up from the bed and took them to run around the hospital all night."
"After Xiaohua recovered from her illness, they were very grateful to me. They generally wouldn't refuse anything I asked of them. They would also accept anything I bought for them."
"During the Chinese New Year and other festivals, I can still receive gifts from them. Sometimes they are handmade by themselves, sometimes they are vegetables they grow themselves or fruits they buy. Every time I receive something from them, I feel very warm."
"They are all good kids. If my mother knew them, she would definitely like them." Lou Fengqin likes children, and she likes children with good character even more.
Hang Jiabai thought of Lou Fengqin and smiled: "My mother likes mushrooms too. She sends them mushrooms every autumn."
The two of them walked hand in hand on the road, and the street lights made their shadows very long.
"Ayue, do you still remember my senior brother Zuo Xiangfeng?"
Zuo Xiangfeng, Hang Jiabai's senior, is also the boyfriend of Shi Muyuan, the victim in the sculpture case. He is a man who graduated from the police academy but did not become a policeman but became a writer instead.
"Look at what you said. I'm not suffering from Alzheimer's, so how could I not remember him? What happened to him? Is he feeling better recently?"
"He recovered very quickly. My teacher said that after he finished the book he was working on, he applied to return to the police force, and then he became a drug enforcement officer."
"When I came back and wanted to have dinner with him, I couldn't contact him." Hang Jiabai's melancholy towards his senior brother was blown away by the wind.
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