"Huh? Maybe... I should just walk by myself." Wang Man hesitated.
After all, Hu Yuan had never cared about her since they got married, let alone carried her on his back.
For a moment, I was at a loss.
"We need to hurry. I just used the back of the knife to cut them. They'll wake up soon, and if they catch up, I won't be able to handle it," Hu Yuan suddenly said with a wry smile.
Yes, he didn't expect to intimidate this group so easily that they didn't even bother to check if there was any blood on the neck of the fallen person.
"ah?"
Now it was Wang Man's turn to be surprised. She couldn't help but ask, "You didn't really kill them?"
Hu Yuan said with a wry smile, "This is a society governed by the rule of law. If I really kill someone, I'll be in big trouble."
Then, he looked at Wang Man and said, "I'll carry you for now, and I'll put you down when we get to the city."
Wronged?
She was being carried, so how could she feel wronged?
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Man still went over.
Feeling a pair of soap-scented hands wrap around his neck, Hu Yuan lifted Wang Man up with both hands, and then together...
"ah!"
With a soft gasp, Wang Man's face involuntarily rested against Hu Yuan's back due to the momentum of being lifted up.
"He...carried me on his back."
Wang Man's heart, which had calmed down, suddenly started racing again, and her body stiffened slightly. She remained leaning against Hu Yuan's back, afraid to move.
To be honest, although Wang Man is tall, she is not heavy at all.
Hu Yuan could feel those slender legs through the pants with his hands, or rather, they were so slender that one hand could almost encircle most of them.
Taking a deep breath, Hu Yuan remained silent the entire way, unsure of what to say.
Although Hu Yuan had not personally experienced how the owner of this body had treated Wang Man and her daughter over the past three years, he could still glean some information from his fragmented memories.
Damn it!
Hu Yuan's family rented a room on the second floor of a building in a residential complex.
In the 1990s, there were many such residential buildings, with shared corridors, one building next to another.
It took two or three hours to walk.
Hu Yuan felt much more at ease when he saw the dimly lit second floor.
"You...you can put me down, I can walk the rest of the way," Wang Man said at the right moment.
For three years, she had never asked Hu Yuan to do anything for her. Hu Yuan suddenly took the initiative to carry her on his back. Along the way, she went from being shy at the beginning to feeling uncomfortable later.
Hu Yuan could tell the distance in Wang Man's voice, so without saying a word, he squatted down.
After getting off Hu Yuan's back, the two walked one in front of the other, with two people between them.
It was a little past seven o'clock in the evening.
The residents in the apartment building had just finished eating, and some had just come back from get off work.
As the two hurried upstairs, several nosy older women pointed and whispered behind their backs.
"Tsk tsk tsk, following that gambling addict Hu Yuan is really bad luck. If I were Wang Man, I would have divorced him long ago."
"I saw her being dragged away by a group of people at noon today. Could something have happened?"
"Judging from her red eyes, it's probably true."
"How pitiful!"
Ignoring the gossip of the neighbors behind them, Hu Yuan followed closely behind Wang Man.
Wang Man had no interest in listening to the group's discussion; she was worried about her child.
She left home for half a day and didn't know how her child was doing.
He took out the key and hurriedly inserted it.
The moment she opened the door, Wang Man's eyes reddened again.
"Mother!"
A small figure suddenly rushed into Wang Man's arms. Wang Man immediately hugged the child and choked out, "Tuantuan, I'm sorry, Mom made Tuantuan worry."
Seeing this scene, Hu Yuan felt an indescribable mix of emotions.
The mother and daughter cried for a long time in front of Hu Yuan.
After stopping, Wang Man suddenly realized that Hu Yuan was still next to her. She quickly wiped her eyes and said, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? I'll go to the kitchen to get some."
After saying that, he was about to get up.
But a pair of small hands held him tightly and refused to let go.
Wang Man said helplessly, "Tuantuan, Mom still has to cook."
Seeing this, Hu Yuan suddenly said, "You stay here with the child, I'll cook today."
After saying that, he went to the kitchen under Wang Man's strange gaze.
Watching Hu Yuan's figure disappear into the kitchen, Wang Man thought she was seeing things.
Is this really Hu Yuan?
He seems a little different.
The moment the thought arose, Wang Man quickly extinguished it.
She could never forget how Hu Yuan had treated her and her mother over the past three years, nor could she forget how Hu Yuan had pawned her for a hundred yuan just today.
Hu Yuan's actions were mostly due to guilt.
As Wang Man thought about it, her only remaining goodwill towards Hu Yuan quickly dissipated.
Inside the kitchen.
Hu Yuan looked at the neatly arranged pots and pans and nodded to himself. Although the kitchen was not big, it was very clean, which showed that Wang Man was a very clean woman.
"Why think about these things? She's not your wife."
Hu Yuan cursed himself inwardly, then rolled up his sleeves, ready to get to work.
Although he had countless assets in his previous life, no one knew that he was actually quite skilled in cooking, after all, he had also come from a life of hardship.
But when Hu Yuan opened the burlap sack containing the rice, he discovered that their rice supply was almost empty.
In other words, the original Hu Yuan would go out to gamble even when he couldn't afford to cook at home.
Damn it, is he even human?
He muttered another curse under his breath.
Looking at the scattered bits of rice, Hu Yuan smiled bitterly. He finally understood what it meant to be a skilled cook without rice.
Hu Yuan made a simple bowl of rice porridge and carried it out.
"We're out of rice at home, so this is all I could manage. Please make do with this," Hu Yuan said, looking embarrassed.
This family fell into a situation where even food and clothing were a problem because of him.
"Um."
Without saying a word, Wang Man ladled a bowl for Tuantuan, then habitually ladled a bowl for Hu Yuan, and finally poured the remaining rice water, which contained only a few grains of rice, into the bowl.
Hu Yuan frowned and said, "How can this be enough for you?"
He then handed over his own bowl, saying, "You're the only one in the family who does any work, so you need to eat your fill. I'm just an idle person, so it doesn't matter if I eat less."
After saying that, without waiting for Wang Man to refute, he picked up Wang Man's bowl and walked to the side.
This move surprised Wang Man again.
What's wrong with this man today?
After looking at her bowl again and hesitating for a long time, Wang Man finally picked it up and drank it.
Hu Yuan is right. She's the only one earning money in the family, and she has to go to work at the factory tomorrow. Even if it weren't for Hu Yuan, she has to eat for Tuantuan's sake.
"call--"
Hu Yuan, who was standing to the side, also quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
He was worried that Wang Man might be stubborn and refuse to drink, but Hu Yuan was relieved to see her take the first sip.
Just then, a soft, sweet voice rang out.
"Mom, Tuantuan wants to eat more, Tuantuan is hungry."
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