Fu Xiaoyu clung to Cui Yulu's leg angrily, refusing to let her leave. Helpless, Cui Yulu could only squat down and gently coax him, "Xiaoyu, don't be silly. Look, he's hungry. Let's help him, okay?"
Fu Xiaoyu glanced at the little mute boy, only to see him sticking out his tongue at her with a smug look on his face, which made Fu Xiaoyu furious.
"No, he's not a good person, my wife, don't worry about him."
Upon hearing this, Cui Yulu felt that Fu Xiaoyu was being unreasonable, so she helped him up and then ignored him, going straight to serve rice to the little mute boy.
Seeing that his wife was ignoring him and seeing the little mute boy provoking him, Fu Xiaoyu walked directly up to him and kicked the stone bench he was sitting on away.
The little mute boy lost his balance and sat down hard on the ground, spilling the spicy rabbit soup all over him, which made him wince in pain.
This scene was witnessed by Cui Yulu, who had just returned with the rice. Seeing his antics, she frowned and sternly reprimanded him, "Xiaoyu, if you continue to act like this, I won't want you anymore."
When Fu Xiaoyu heard that she would abandon him for a little liar, she also got angry.
"Hmph, my wife is an idiot. I don't want you as my wife anymore. I want a vixen as my wife."
Fu Xiaoyu angrily walked towards Xia Lan'er, only to be blocked halfway by Lai Guitou.
"Lan'er doesn't like you anymore, you should go find your own wife."
Fu Xiaoyu was once again rebuffed, looking at Cui Yulu with a pitiful expression, but Cui Yulu, in her anger, didn't even look at him.
Finally, he could only look at the old man, but the old man was busy eating and didn't have time to pay attention to him.
"Hmph, none of you love me anymore. I'm leaving now, and I'll get as far away from you as possible."
Fu Xiaoyu angrily wiped away her tears and walked straight into the woods.
While everyone was looking at Fu Xiaoyu, no one noticed the victorious expression on the little mute boy's face after he succeeded.
"Yulu, I think you should go and coax him. He listens to you the most. As long as you coax him, he will definitely come back."
"Ignore him and let him be angry. He's getting more and more unreasonable. If we don't discipline him, he'll be a mess in the future."
Hearing Cui Yulu say such things about him, Fu Xiaoyu became even more upset. He quickened his pace after stopping and walked into the woods.
Until his figure was completely swallowed by darkness, and no one could see him anymore.
"Do you think he might get into trouble? He's a bit simple-minded, what if he gets lost?"
"That's right, this forest is really eerie. I've heard there are many wild animals in there."
Xia Lan'er and Lai Guitou started talking to Yu Lu in a back-and-forth, but Cui Yu Lu was still angry and had no time to pay attention to what the two of them were saying.
The little mute boy standing to the side also wore an innocent expression, looking at Cui Yulu with fear, as if afraid that she would drive him away.
"Eat without worry, don't listen to their nonsense. Go home after you've eaten your fill."
The little mute boy gestured with his hands: "Can I come here to eat every day from now on?"
Cui Yulu nodded: "Of course, as long as you're willing to come, I have food here, and you can eat."
The little mute boy laughed after hearing this, revealing two cute little tiger teeth, and his eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter.
Old Guitou looked towards the woods and felt a vague unease, sensing that something might happen to Fu Xiaoyu.
"Lai Guitou, hurry up and go find Xiaoyu. I feel that the forest is not safe."
Upon hearing that they were going into the woods, the little mute quickly stood up and blocked their way, gesturing, "You should go find him quickly. There are large wild animals in the woods that eat people. It's very dangerous for him to go alone."
Seeing his sincere expression, everyone believed him to some extent.
I felt even more that he was a trustworthy person.
"Then you can continue eating here, we'll go look for Xiaoyu."
After hearing what the old ghost said, Cui Yulu realized that she had gone too far. Why was she getting angry with a child with such low intelligence?
Ultimately, it was my fault. I thought I should hurry over and coax him, make him happy, and maybe he would calm down.
“I’ll go with you. I know that forest well, and I can protect you.”
The little mute boy looked at Cui Yulu with sincere eyes.
"Are you full?"
Cui Yulu looked at him with gratitude, worried that he hadn't eaten enough. For some reason, Cui Yulu always felt sorry for him.
I couldn't help but want to help him.
"I'm full, my stomach is bulging, don't you believe me?"
The little mute boy stuck out his belly to show Cui Yulu. The two were about the same age and laughed when they looked at each other.
"Now that you're full, let's go."
Cui Yulu didn't stand on ceremony any longer and let him go with her to the woods.
Lai Guitou was fast; he used earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a type of magic that allows one to disappear from their sight) and vanished right in front of them.
Cui Yulu and her friends each lit a torch and walked towards the woods.
Cui Yulu was unfamiliar with the terrain and followed the little mute boy, stumbling along. Xia Lan'er, who was also unsteady on her feet, was beside her.
At this moment, Cui Yulu felt even more that she had gone too far. The mountain path was so difficult that even with torches, they were still struggling to walk. Fu Xiaoyu was all alone and didn't have a torch. If she were to fall or get hurt, she would feel guilty to death.
"Do you think I was too harsh on him? I should have known better than to lose my temper with him. I hope he won't fall on this difficult mountain path?"
Hearing Cui Yulu blame herself, Xia Lan'er quickly comforted her softly, "No, Xiao Yu will definitely be alright. Maybe Lai Guitou will find him soon. Don't worry too much."
The little mute girl walking ahead felt a pang of jealousy upon hearing her words. Why was it that Fu Xiaoyu had someone who cared about him, while she didn't?
He was determined to get his revenge and make him taste what it felt like to be despised.
Thinking this to himself, he didn't show it on his face, but instead turned around to comfort Cui Yulu.
“I’m familiar with this place. This part of the road is difficult to travel, but soon it will be a smooth main road. We should be able to see him soon.”
Seeing him comfort her like this, Cui Yulu felt very gratified. It seemed that he was a grateful person and probably not a bad person.
Touched, she took a piece of candy out of her backpack and handed it to him.
"It's sweet, thank you for comforting me."
The little mute boy looked at the candy in his hand with curiosity, his heart filled with gratitude. It had been a long time since anyone had been so kind to him. Apart from his mother, it seemed like no one had ever given him candy before.
The woman before him was the first woman besides his mother to treat him so well.
The little mute boy put the candy in his mouth, and the sweet sensation spread throughout his mouth, moving him to tears.
It was his mother's taste; he tasted it again after six years, given to him by the woman before him.
He was grateful, but he hated Fu Xiaoyu even more. Fu Xiaoyu had taken away the happy life that was rightfully his and his loving mother.
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