"Hey...you little girl, you just said you saw him steal the money with your own eyes, how come you're saying you didn't see it now? Are you kidding me?" Huang Ju rushed up to Fan Hongying, her finger almost poking her nose.
"I saw a hand reaching into someone's pocket, and I immediately spoke up to stop him. I also saw that person carefully check his own pocket; he didn't succeed." Zhan Chunlan knew that Fan Hongying must have seen the pickpocket make a second attempt. Given Fan Hongying's fearless nature, if she had seen a pickpocket stealing chrysanthemums, she would definitely have spoken up to stop him immediately as well.
"As for you, whether you were stolen before or after I was born, I didn't see it." Fan Hongying had been pampered since childhood. Not only did her family never say a harsh word to her, but she was also very lucky when she went out and never encountered any setbacks. Therefore, she was not afraid of this arrogant "crazy woman" in front of her.
"Hey! You! You! You... What do you say goes? You say you saw it, so you saw it; you say you didn't see it, so you didn't see it?" Huang Ju had gone through several twists and turns today. She originally thought she would find her money and tickets soon, but after going around in circles, she still couldn't find them. She was not willing to be dismissed with such a simple sentence.
"Do you know how much money this is? I took 500 yuan to deposit, and so much money is gone. Now you're saying you didn't see it? I don't care. I was robbed today, and the pickpocket was caught. I don't care what method you use, you have to get my things back, or you'll be sorry tomorrow!"
When the people around heard 500 yuan, they were in an uproar. At that time, 500 yuan could buy a job, and she actually took so much money to a department store to buy defective fabric? No way, is she out of her mind?
The surrounding area suddenly became lively. Many newcomers who didn't know what was going on, and those who had watched the whole thing, started explaining to everyone. For a while, there was a lot of chattering and pointing, and it sounded like hundreds of ducks were quacking around.
Hearing that it was such a large sum of money, the police realized it was no small matter if it were true: "Alright, let's take this person to the police station for a thorough search and questioning. If he really stole your money, we'll do our best to help you recover it." The police captain didn't want to argue any further in public and signaled to his officers to escort the pickpocket to the police station.
Huang Ju followed her away, and as she left, she looked at Fan Hongying carefully several times, as if she wanted to remember her.
When Zhan Chunlan saw this, she quickly reminded Fan Hongying, "I think this person is mentally unstable. You should be careful in the future!"
Fan Hongying also saw Huang Ju's last move and nodded vigorously: "Yeah, but I'm not afraid! Anyway, anyone who's ever tried to mess with me since I was little has ended up getting hurt, just like the pickpocket today."
Zhan Chunlan raised an eyebrow at the question, thinking to herself: Sure enough, as the daughter of the Heavenly Dao, she would never suffer any injustice.
Looking at Zhan Chunlan's expressive face, Fan Hongying's inner voice screamed: Ah~~~ Little Chunlan is so cute, how come I never noticed before?
The next day, as soon as Zhan Chunlan went downstairs, she met Fan Hongying, who was waiting for her at the entrance of the building.
"Chunlan, hurry up, we're going to be late." Fan Hongying, carrying a small military green schoolbag, had a bright smile on her face.
"Fan Hongying? What are you doing here?"
"I'm waiting for you to go to school, right? Here, take this. My mom cooked it this morning, but she cooked too much, and I can't eat it all." As she spoke, she stuffed the egg she had been holding into Zhan Chunlan's hand, and Zhan Chunlan's hand felt as warm as if she had a heat pack on it.
Zhan Chunlan refused, saying that in this era, every household didn't have enough eggs, so how could they possibly eat too many?
"Really, look, I have another one here. Please help me. I eat three eggs every morning, I really can't eat that many." Fan Hongying took out another egg from her purse and played with it in her hand. Actually, her mother would boil an egg for her every day, and she was really tired of it. Today, she was worried that Chunlan wouldn't want it, so she begged her mother to boil two for her so that Chunlan wouldn't refuse.
Zhan Chunlan assumed that she really ate three eggs every day, so she accepted it and thought she would buy milk candy for her after school.
She hadn't gone far when she saw Li Xiuxiu waving at her from afar, and she quickly called Fan Hongying to run over.
"Chunlan, will you be going to school with Fan Hongying from now on?" Li Xiuxiu looked at the two running towards her hand in hand and felt a little uncomfortable for some reason, as if something that was originally hers had been taken away by someone else.
“Yes, Xiuxiu, can I go to school with you from now on?” Fan Hongying answered before Zhan Chunlan could speak.
When Li Xiuxiu heard her say "you all," it meant that she knew that she and Chunlan were on the same side, while Fan Hongying was a newcomer. So, she took Zhan Chunlan's right hand, tilted her head, and replied arrogantly, "Whatever!"
"Your mom finally agreed to let you eat eggs today?" Li Xiuxiu looked at the eggs in Zhan Chunlan's hand with great surprise.
"No, Fan Hongying gave it to me." The original owner had told Li Xiuxiu about her family situation, and Zhan Chunlan wouldn't hide it from her so-called family.
"Xiuxiu, I brought you one too." Fan Hongying took the opportunity to give the remaining egg to Li Xiuxiu. She had been eating a boiled egg every day for more than ten years and was indeed tired of it.
"Then I'll bring you something to eat tomorrow too. My sister-in-law makes really delicious breakfasts."
After that day, Fan Hongying became attached to Zhan Chunlan, waiting for her to go to school and come home together every day, and even bringing her food.
Li Xiuxiu was jealous. Chunlan was no longer just her Chunlan. She disagreed and she couldn't lose!
Fan Hongying gave Zhan Chunlan eggs, and Li Xiuxiu gave Zhan Chunlan steamed brown sugar wheat cakes from her home; Fan Hongying gave Zhan Chunlan hair clips, and Li Xiuxiu gave her hair ties; Fan Hongying shared pears with her, and Li Xiuxiu said that sharing pears had a bad meaning, so she shared apples with Zhan Chunlan instead.
Zhan Chunlan: She really doesn't want to get too close to Fan Hongying. If she refuses, will Heaven make things difficult for her? If she accepts, will Heaven think that I'm taking advantage of His own daughter?
She frantically begged for forgiveness in her heart: I really didn't mean it, I will definitely make it up to her in the future, please don't target me, I'm her friend, she will be sad if something bad happens to me, please~
If it were the old her, she would have felt burdened, since friendships should be reciprocal, not just one-sided giving. Fortunately, after that incident at the department store, she received 500 yuan directly, and she can now often reciprocate with small gifts within her means: buying chicken cakes, milk candies, and cookies for everyone to share.
Every day at school she would study, and after class she would keep an eye on a few classmates who had more connections. If anyone asked for leave, she would ask for leave as well, just to try her luck.
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