Ye Weiwei was the first person who didn't look down on them and even showed them kindness.
It's easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow.
If it were before anything happened to them, Ye Weiwei's actions wouldn't have bothered them.
But now that they've fallen on hard times, even their family and friends are scrambling to distance themselves from them, and some are even kicking them while they're down.
When people are plunged into despair, even the smallest act of kindness becomes exceptionally precious, capable of warming them for a long time.
Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao quickly stopped them from bowing.
After treating Old Master Qin's injuries and finishing the acupuncture, it was already late at night. Ye Weiwei instructed Zheng Weiguo to make sure Old Master Qin drank plenty of hot water when he woke up, gave him some instructions, and then left.
Zheng Weiguo and the others offered to take them home, but Ye Weiwei and Huo Xiao declined.
They were dressed far too thinly.
Ye Weiwei noticed that all of them only had two thick coats: one was worn by Zheng Weiguo, and the other was worn by Du Zhenguo, who was on guard at the door.
On the way home after leaving the cowshed, Huo Xiao held Ye Weiwei's hand and remained silent.
Seeing this, Ye Weiwei couldn't help but tease him: "Handsome Huo, what's wrong? Are you still angry about being mistaken for a beautiful woman?"
Huo Xiao, somewhat annoyed, grabbed Ye Weiwei's hand and pulled her into his arms.
"Naughty!"
Ye Weiwei chuckled twice.
"Weiwei, I want to help them, do you agree?"
"I'll help if I want to. These people don't seem like really evil people to me, so I'll just consider it an act of kindness."
Huo Xiao hugged Ye Weiwei tightly, "Wife, you're so good! I must have burned incense for eight lifetimes to be able to marry such a wonderful wife as you!"
He only realized that their backgrounds were not simple when he received the assignment a few days ago.
Zheng Weiguo, who went to their home for medical treatment today, was a mathematics professor at Haicheng University before the incident. The old man Qin, who had the incident today, was a high-ranking official in the Beijing Military Region, holding a position one level higher than his former boss.
Du Zhen, who works as a gatekeeper outside, also comes from a scholarly family, studied abroad, and speaks six foreign languages.
The remaining individuals were all highly educated and had worked in universities or government departments in various regions.
For some reason, seeing their current state made him feel as if a stone was pressing down on his heart, making him very uncomfortable.
A voice deep inside him seemed to be constantly shouting that they shouldn't be treated like this, that they shouldn't be treated this way.
They should be able to contribute to the country in positions that suit them, instead of being trapped in this small mountain valley doing things that are not their responsibility, gradually becoming depressed in hardship, exhausting their energy in suffering, and ending their lives in misery.
Ye Weiwei poked Huo Xiao's chest, "Stop with the sweet talk. Tomorrow is the New Year, and I see they're lacking everything. Let's pack up some of our food and clothes and send them over. We can get the rest later."
She quickly rummaged through the things in the house in her mind, and discussed with Huo Xiao how to send some food over first. As for clothes and other necessities, she would have to get some more of the clothes and bedding she had prepared for her family.
If we simply give them these things from their home, it would be too conspicuous.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but recall how Ye Wanwan would often send food and drinks to Old Master Qin, but she wasn't so kind to anyone other than Old Master Qin.
Thinking back to the time when Ye Wanwan saved Old Master Qin, Ye Weiwei couldn't help but speculate about a conspiracy.
Given Ye Wanwan's calculating nature, she must have known about Old Master Qin's identity long ago and was just looking for an opportunity to curry favor with him.
After returning to Beijing, didn't he repeatedly use the name of Old Master Qin, who saved his life, to befriend powerful and influential people, gradually expanding his network and becoming a rising star in the upper circles?
She supported Huo Xiao in helping these people, not because she was calculating how they would repay her in the future, but simply because seeing their situation inevitably reminded her of her trip to the Northwest, and of their parents and relatives; she felt a sense of kinship with them.
As for the rest, she really didn't care.
She believed that with her and Huo Xiao's abilities, they could achieve whatever they wanted entirely on their own. Even if they received external help, it would only be icing on the cake.
Huo Xiao walked up to Ye Weiwei and squatted down. "Wife, get on! I'll carry you back!"
Ye Weiwei didn't stand on ceremony, climbing onto Huo Xiao's back and patting his back like Little Star: "Giddy up!"
Huo Xiao pretended to be angry and patted Ye Weiwei's bottom, "Behave yourself!"
Ye Weiwei protested sourly, "Where did I misbehave? Little Star did it this way, why can't I?"
Huo Xiao chuckled: "He's only three years old! And you're three too?"
Ye Weiwei gave a proud snort: "Who isn't a baby at heart!"
Huo Xiao chuckled: "Alright! Baby's mom, let's go home!"
The two bickered as they hurried home, and by the time they got home, the gloomy atmosphere from their time in the cowshed had dissipated.
Ye Huaijin hadn't slept, and only when she saw Huo Xiao carrying her younger sister back from outside, chatting and laughing, did she feel relieved.
"You're such a grown-up, why are you still letting Huo Xiao carry you?"
Although it was a complaint, it sounded rather sour.
In the past, my younger sister loved having him carry her on his back because he exercised every day and was stronger than her older and younger brothers.
It hasn't been long, and my little sister is already being carried by someone else!
well!
A daughter is like a tree that grows up and leaves home!
Ye Weiwei yawned, showing no intention of getting off Huo Xiao's back. "Second Brother, why aren't you asleep yet? Go and rest! I can't take it anymore, I'm so sleepy. Please don't wake me up tomorrow, I want to sleep until I naturally wake up!"
Ye Huaijin looked at him with doting eyes, "Alright, go to sleep now. You can sleep as late as you want, I promise no one will bother you!"
Huo Xiao nodded to Ye Huaijin, carried Ye Weiwei back to the house, put her on the kang (a heated brick bed), took off her shoes, and told her to go to sleep first.
Then, Huo Xiao took out some rice, flour, and coarse grains from his home, and chopped off a piece of frozen venison weighing four or five pounds from the snow pile in the backyard. He packed it into a basket and delivered it to them before it got dark.
When Ye Huaijin heard Huo Xiao say he was going to deliver something to the cowshed, he went along with him.
The next day, Ye Weiwei slept until she naturally woke up.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she found Little Star lying on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), looking up at her with his little head. After realizing that she was awake, he sighed heavily: "Auntie, could you talk to the little brother in your belly and tell him not to sleep in late, but to get up early, go to bed early, and eat early, otherwise he won't grow tall."
Ye Weiwei couldn't help but laugh out loud, pinching his little cheek: "Didn't I say that if I get up late, you don't need to wait for me, and you can have breakfast first?"
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