Chapter 8
Jiang Mingyan bent down and lifted up the small bed, went to search in another room, took out a surviving clean quilt, and made the small bed.
Then he put down the basket.
The little fat boy had been nestling in the basket on his brother's back. His bright black eyes reflected the courtyard that had changed completely after just a trip out. He looked confused and frightened.
At this moment, seeing his brother finally put down the basket and lean over to hug him, the little fat boy immediately stretched out his little arms and hugged his brother's neck dependently: "Hehe..."
Jiang Mingyan squatted down distressedly, kissed the little chubby boy's soft cheek, and comforted the little guy: "It's okay. Sui Sui is not afraid. Sui Sui will sit on the crib for a while, brother will go and clean up these, okay?"
"It will be fine soon. I'm here with you, brother."
The little fat boy responded with an "hmm", pressing himself against his brother's chest, which was still a little thin but strong enough, and the slight panic in his eyes completely faded away.
My brother is here.
Just a few words, but they have always been the truth that the little cub firmly believes in.
He obediently let his brother pick him up.
Jiang Mingyan had just pulled the little guy into his arms when he noticed something.
He held the little guy's soft body steady with one hand, and with the other hand he rummaged through the basket on his back, picked up a spiritual fruit, and said with a smile: "Look, what is this?"
There were several rows of small tooth marks on the yellow spiritual fruit. The tooth marks were arranged neatly, and one could tell at a glance that they were definitely left by a mouthful of small teeth as white and plump as pearls.
The little guy just poked his head out to take a look, then immediately buried his face in his brother's neck, like a little turtle retreating into its shell.
"Who promised brother that you wouldn't steal food?" The chubby little baby looked so adorable when he tried to avoid the truth. Jiang Mingyan rubbed the soft furry ears on the side of his neck, and the remaining anger in his heart dissipated.
These things are recorded because he is not yet able to seek justice, but there is still a long way to go.
It is not worth it to get angry over some bad people and bad things now. His little Suisui is so cute, and he has to accompany the little one for a long time.
Once the attention is diverted, the mood becomes more relaxed.
Jiang Mingyan patted the little fat boy's chubby butt and uttered a slightly threatening syllable: "Hmm?"
"So Sui Sui has nothing to say?"
"Hehe... Hehe..." the little guy called softly as if begging for mercy.
"It's the Shihuang fruit." Jiang Mingyan looked at it for a few seconds, then put down the spiritual fruit in his hand and bent down to put the little guy into the newly made crib. "The Shihuang fruit is so hard, and we can still see a few lines of teeth marks on it every year. It seems that these little baby teeth have not grown in vain."
The little guy clung to his brother's collar and whined, unwilling to pull his little face away from Jiang Mingyan's neck.
Jiang Mingyan laughed and stroked the limp little cub's back a few times: "Brother won't eat Sui Sui, so why are you so nervous?"
"But you can't do this every year. You have to do what you promised."
He shook the little fat boy and said in a gentle voice, "Sui Sui, can you go back to your little bed? Brother has to go pack up."
Hearing the little fat boy's slow response, Jiang Mingyan smiled and put him into the crib, then leaned over and picked out a ripe Ningling fruit from the basket on his back and handed it to the little guy who was looking at him obediently with his head tilted back.
"Sui Sui was very good today and didn't cry the whole way. This is a reward."
The little fat boy took the fruit with a smile on his face, but he didn't eat it. Instead, he held the Ningling fruit with his two fat paws and handed it forward: "Ah~"
"For brother to eat?" Jiang Mingyan's phoenix eyes showed a gentle smile.
"Yeah!" The little fat boy nodded repeatedly: "Hehehe~"
Jiang Mingyan's sharp eyebrows were all stained with a smile: "Okay."
He took a small bite of the Ningling Fruit with his paw and praised it with satisfaction: "It's very sweet, but brother has to go pack up, so Suisui can eat it by herself."
Jiang Mingyan's taste is similar to Jiang Qizhuo's. He has no particular preference for sweets, but he likes spicy and stimulating things.
The little fat boy looked at the Ningling Fruit which had only a tiny crack on it, stared at his brother with his head tilted, and made sure that his brother really didn't want to eat it anymore before he took a bite with an "ah-wu" sound, his round eyes curved in satisfaction.
Jiang Mingyan was healed by Sui Sui's cute appearance, and his mood was not affected much when he cleaned up the mess in the yard.
"Hehe...good times~"
The little cub in the room was babbling, and Jiang Mingyan couldn't help but remind him, "Sui Sui, swallow your food before you talk."
"Uh-huh!"
“…”
"Chuck! Chuck!"
Jiang Mingyan was helpless: "What happened again?"
"Guoguo...times..."
"Done? Then you can't eat anymore. Sui Sui's little tummy needs to be saved for food."
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Early the next morning, Jiang Mingyan fed the sleepy little guy some rice porridge, and then put him into the prepared soft backpack.
Before going out, although he knew that locking the door would be of little use, Jiang Mingyan still closed and locked the gate.
He had already put all the valuable and commemorative items in the house into the Lan Qiuying bracelet, so he was not afraid that the Jiang family members would come and smash it again.
The purpose of his going out this time was to ask around to see if there was any work he could do.
I was busy asking about spirit beast milk yesterday, and I still haven't found a job to earn money to support my family.
Jiang Mingyan carried the little guy on his back and walked out of the Jiang Mansion through the small door and went straight to the shops.
He did not hide anything and told the girl frankly that he had to bring the little one with him when he worked.
But he emphasized that the little guy is very well-behaved and will not cry loudly and disturb the guests.
Moreover, although his spiritual roots were damaged and he was still young, he had been practicing sword skills since he was a child, regardless of the seasons, and his strength was no less than that of an adult man.
Unfortunately, Jiang Mingyan listed his advantages one by one and asked shops big and small, but still no one was willing to hire him.
In desperation, he had to carry the little fat boy back to the Jiang Mansion.
Perhaps because of the vandalism yesterday, the gate of the courtyard was not opened today.
After a night's rest, Jiang Mingyan went out the next day with the little fat boy on his back.
He did not give up. Since the shops with doors and windows were unwilling to hire him, he went to ask those nomadic vendors. Even after being rejected, he did not get discouraged and continued to ask the next one.
For several days, I went out early and came back late, but unfortunately I got nothing.
Finally, the old woman who set up a stall to sell wontons at the entrance of the alley not far from the small gate of Jiang Mansion couldn't bear it. Seeing Jiang Mingyan busy every day with a little baby on his back but always coming back empty-handed, she couldn't help but think of her little grandson, so she called Jiang Mingyan when he passed by in the evening.
"Young Master, stop running around. No one in Wu'an City dares to hire you." The old woman looked around and lowered her voice: "The Jiang family has warned us not to hire you."
When Jiang Mingyan heard this, he suddenly realized that this was indeed the case.
He had sensed something was wrong a long time ago.
Although he brought Sui Sui with him, Sui Sui was a well-behaved child. Her cute appearance made people's hearts soften.
Moreover, he is a cultivator. Although he is only at the third level of Qi training, he is stronger and more responsive than those who have never practiced.
It's understandable if one store doesn't want him, but if every store does this, how can one not suspect that someone is interfering?
Jiang Mingyan thanked the old woman, took the bowl of wontons that the old woman forced on him, and returned to the courtyard.
Rejecting the little guy's request to take a bite of the wonton, Jiang Mingyan scooped a little bit of wonton soup and fed it to the little guy, watching his pair of black round eyes light up.
Jiang Mingyan drank a mouthful of soup suspiciously, and reluctantly admitted that this did taste better than the food he prepared for the little guy.
"Then Sui Sui can't eat wontons either." Jiang Mingyan insisted.
He didn't quite know how to raise a child of Sui Sui's age, so he decided to keep the way his parents did when they were still alive.
The little guy whined and wiggled in his arms.
Jiang Mingyan was amused by his rogue appearance, and hugged the soft little ball and fell into deep thought.
I used up thirty low-grade spirit stones to buy spiritual fruits, and these days I bought some tools that were smashed by the Jiang family’s children, which cost me another thirty-three low-grade spirit stones.
Now he still has 538 low-grade spirit stones in his hand.
How long can I keep going out without coming in?
He looked towards the main courtyard of the Jiang Mansion, his eyes slightly gloomy.
The Jiang family did not stop the shops from selling things to him. Perhaps they thought he did not have many spirit stones, or perhaps it was because they could break into the courtyard at any time when he and Sui Sui were not around, so it would be useless for him to buy things. If the things were destroyed, then whatever he bought would be a waste of spirit stones.
The Jiang family didn't allow him to work outside. Jiang Mingyan could even imagine the fake faces they put on when talking to the shop owners.
It was just some sentimental talk, saying that they would support him and Sui Sui. How could they let an orphan do any hard labor?
That would be the Jiang family’s dereliction of duty.
Pretending.
Who in the entire Wu'an City doesn't know the true face of the Jiang family?
It’s just that the Jiang family insisted on wearing that skin and forcing everyone to perform with them.
Jiang Mingyan knew the purpose behind the Jiang family's series of actions.
They were forcing him to compromise.
Like a dog, he wagged his tail and begged for mercy in front of them, watching his pride break and bow down to the dust for a spiritual stone.
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