“Then I will come to prove that it was those two beasts who killed Youyou.
Others are afraid of offending them, but I am not. At worst, I will just give them my worthless life."
As he was speaking, the man had already rushed in front of the kang.
"Sister Wen, you're here!" Seeing the person coming, Bai Changpu's chilled heart finally warmed up a little.
"Doctor Bai, how is Youyou?
Ah...so much blood was shed!
Youyou... Youyou... Can you hear me?
Doctor Bai, Youyou really…"
"Grandma Wen!" Leng You suddenly opened his eyes and looked straight at the weathered face leaning in front of him, full of worry and heartache. In his watery eyes, there was an unresolvable longing and deep guilt.
In her previous life, it was this unfortunate woman who had been a widow for most of her life who saved a portion of her own pitiful food rations and saved her from starvation and death countless times.
It was this woman who saved her from Ma Dahua's beatings time and time again. Otherwise, she would have been crippled even if not killed.
It was also this woman who kindly mended the clothes for her when she was naked, and made her first pair of cotton shoes in her life (although those shoes were taken off by Ma Dahua and given to her daughter as soon as she got home).
This woman felt sorry for her and begged Ma Dahua and her nominal father several times to adopt her and raise her under her own name...
However, she did not give back a single cent to a woman who was truly kind to her and loved her to the core.
On the contrary, when this woman repeatedly warned her to stay away from Wang Zicheng, a man of questionable character, she felt resentful and secretly ran away to Pingdu with Wang Zicheng without telling the woman.
All the events of his past life replayed clearly in his mind, and Leng You was already in tears.
"Youyou, you...you're awake!
"Oh! Why are you crying? Tell Grandma Wen quickly, is it hurting somewhere?"
Wen Jiuyue excitedly reached out to touch Leng You's face, but when she saw the shocking bloodstains on her face, she was frightened and stopped immediately. She wanted to hold her hand again, but was also frightened by the black bloodstains.
"What's wrong?" Xiang Wentian's eyes turned pale and he strode forward.
This child had never shed a tear before he met "Fantasy".
"It's okay!" Leng You was not a person who was good at expressing his emotions. He just shook his head gently, closed his eyes, and tried hard to stop the tears.
“It’s a miracle actually. Xiao Youyou fell into such a deep valley, but apart from some minor bruises, she only had a nosebleed. Although it was a bit heavy, it didn’t affect her overall health at all.
It seems that even God is blessing this poor child!"
Knowing that Wen Jiuyue was the only one in this village who truly loved Leng You, Bai Changpu did not hide anything.
"But I heard from people in the village..." Wen Jiuyue swallowed the rest of the words.
"We did this on purpose so that Youya can at least return to her home a few days later."
Xiang Huaixin believed that he was invincible on the battlefield, but he was unable to cope with a woman like Ma Dahua who was as tough as a rolling pin.
"Alas! It's understandable that Ma Dahua is so cruel as a stepmother, but Leng Shugen is Youyou's biological father! How could he be so cruel? Even wolves know to protect their cubs, let alone he is a human being!
No, I have to find Ma Dahua. I must get Youyou here. Otherwise, even if I escape this time, there will be a next time.
You can save her this time, but what about next time?"
Wen Shiyue wiped the tears from her face and stood up with a determined expression.
"Sister Wen, this isn't possible now!" Bai Changpu hurriedly stopped her.
"Calm down!" Xiang Huaixin also advised.
"Grandma Wen!" Leng You grabbed Wen Jiuyue's fingers.
"Youyou, don't be afraid. Grandma Wen will never let those two beasts hurt you again." Based on her understanding of Leng You, Wen Jiuyue thought that she was afraid.
"Grandma Wen, I want to be with you."
But not now.
Leng You couldn't express much at this time. After all, she was just an eight-year-old kid.
Now that I have the chance to start over again, I must rewrite my past life.
Leaving that home is certain, but before that, some accounts must be settled.
"Okay, okay, okay, my dear Youyou, Grandma Wen will take you back even if she has to lose everything she has." Wen Jiuyue's defense was instantly broken.
This was the most clear-cut expression of Leng You's attitude in a long time. Every time she asked her before, she only got a timid nod, although Wen Jiuyue knew that it was because Leng You was afraid of her beastly parents.
"We have to let them give up voluntarily, otherwise there will be big trouble in the future." Xiang Wentian was as calm as an adult.
After learning about Leng You's life experience from everyone's words, the feeling of heartache once again tore at his nerves.
Leng You looked at Xiang Wentian quietly, her eyes full of admiration. Xiang Wentian's words were exactly what she wanted to say but couldn't.
Xiang Huaixin and Bai Changpu both nodded.
Next, the few of them discussed it carefully and came up with a preliminary plan.
"I'll go home and cook, and bring it to you when it's ready. Wen Tian must be very hungry after traveling such a long way."
Wen Jiuyue looked out through the window which was about a foot square and covered with old newspapers. Although the dim light made it impossible to determine the time, she still stood up.
"Don't do that! Sister Wen, we all know that your situation is difficult. The food you have is not enough for you and Xiao Youyou.
We have food here, we can just make it ourselves... just make it ourselves."
Bai Acorus quickly waved his hands.
They are grown men and cannot bring themselves to do this.
"When the snow stops, I'll take Wen Tian to the city and try to get some food back."
Xiang Huaixin glanced at the rag bag at the foot of the wall. The coarse corn flour in it was estimated to be less than five pounds. Then he looked at his son who had come from afar to visit him, and sighed deeply in his heart.
"There's food here." Suddenly Xiang Wentian took out four big sweet potatoes as big as small pillows from his schoolbag.
"Xiaotian, you... carried it here from Pingdu?" Bai Changpu was surprised.
“No, from the valley.
Also, I'll bring back more tomorrow."
Xiang Wentian spoke in a calm tone as if he was talking about the weather.
"There is such a thing in the valley? In this season?" Xiang Huaixin was incredulous.
"That valley..." Wen Jiuyue felt uneasy.
"That valley is very strange." Xiang Wentian's eyes wandered over Leng You.
Leng You heard the multiple meanings of this "strange".
"Let's go and take a look later." Having spent half his life in military service, Xiang Huaixin didn't believe in anything strange.
"I want to go too, I want to go too, I want to go too!" Bai Changlu was almost raising his hand.
"You..." Xiang Wentian looked at the two men who were both over fifty years old and omitted even shaking his head.
"You little brat, you look down on me, your father, don't you? You've forgotten how many of your skills I taught you, huh?
I am not even sixty yet, and my skills are not weak at all. If you don’t believe me, let’s go out and practice.”
Just one look from his son was enough to make Xiang Huaixin, who was feared by the enemies on the battlefield, jump up and down.
"I'll carry Youyou." Xiang Wentian didn't even bother to pay attention to his father. He put a few sweet potatoes into the schoolbag and stuffed it into Wen Jiuyue's arms. Then he wrapped Lengyou in a scarf and carried him on his back, and walked out of the house first.
"This kid... this kid...
Lao Bai, you saw it! This brat..."
Xiang Huaixin pointed at his son's receding back, his fierce tiger eyes filled with satisfaction against the backdrop of his thin cheeks.
"Hmph! Every thing has its own conqueror." Bai Acorus curled his lips.
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