Looking at Miao Cuihua's actions, I knew what she was doing.
When she came to her senses, she found a small figure in front of the table in the yard. It was Xiaoduo. She was trying to grab some vegetables with her pitch-black hands.
He went over and grabbed her hand. Xiaoduo looked at her strangely, as if saying, why are you stopping me?
She pulled Xiaoduo to the faucet nearby and said, "You should wash your hands before eating. Otherwise, it's unhygienic. Look at how black your hands are."
Her hands are very white, while Xiaoduo's hands are very dark, with a lot of black dirt in the nails, which forms a sharp contrast with her hands.
When Xiaoduo saw this, her little hand couldn't help but shrink and she wanted to break free. However, the woman's hand holding her hand was like an iron clamp. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free. It was as if she was firmly grasped by this hand.
She forcefully grabbed the little hand in front of her and washed it for a long time before washing it clean. After washing it clean, she pressed her on the table and said to her, "You can eat now."
The little girl then picked up the bowl and started eating voraciously. She was always in a hurry when eating, as if she was afraid that someone would snatch her food away.
"Eat slowly, slowly, slowly. No one will snatch the food from you here. Be careful not to choke if you eat too fast." Lu Xiangxiang patted his shoulder and said.
Because of her words, Xiaoduo was not in a hurry and continued to work very quickly.
When Lu Xiangxiang saw this, he knew that she had tried her best and said nothing more.
She was also hungry, so she sat down and ate with Xiaoduo.
The food in their house is pretty good, with stir-fried bok choy, a pot of fried fish, and a tomato and egg soup.
The other two dishes are from the space. The dishes from the space are naturally delicious, and they are delicious even if they are stir-fried.
As for the fried fish made by grandma, it is also very delicious, crispy inside and tender inside, salty on the outside and flavorful on the inside. Even the fish spine and tail are salty, crispy and crunchy when you bite into them.
She narrowed her eyes in delight: "Ah, this is it, this is it, it's so delicious."
When she was full, Miao Cuihua was cooking, so she went over to ask if there was anything she could help with.
Miao Cuihua waved her hand: "I'm almost well, don't make things worse."
She didn't ask for help anymore. Instead, she took a clean lunch box from home, put a few fried fish in it, and added the leeks, eggs and vegetables that her grandmother had just made, filling the box.
After finishing all this, she rode her bike to take Xiaoduo back. When they got back, Zhou Ziheng was the only one in the office. The others probably hadn't finished their meal yet.
"Captain Zhou." she called out.
Zhou Ziheng raised his head and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to bring you food."
"Ah? Thank you, I'll give you the ticket." Then he started rummaging through the drawers to look for the food coupons.
"No need, I'm treating you. I'll be unhappy if you give me food coupons. I've clearly eaten so many of your meals before." She said angrily.
After hearing her words, he stopped searching the cabinet for tickets.
"By the way, Captain Zhou, I'm going to take her back later, and I want to continue using the bike."
Zhou Ziheng looked at her, frowned, and said disapprovingly, "It's very late now."
"It's okay. We can make it back before dark."
"It's not good for a girl to go out so late. Wait a minute and I'll go together." He said and ate his rice in a few bites.
Although his movements were quick, they were also very graceful and he did not look awkward at all.
It took ten minutes to finish the meal. After eating and drinking, Zhou Ziheng picked up the key from the cabinet.
"I'll drive you there."
"Oh, is that possible?"
"We invited Xiaoduo here, so we must send her back. It's okay."
He spoke concisely and waited for Lu to think about it.
She opened the back door and let Xiaoduo get in first. It was Xiaoduo's first time riding in a car, and she looked around curiously.
Lu Xiangxiang also sat on it, and then she asked, "Xiaoduo, where is your home?"
"I have no home." A childish voice came.
"You don't have a home, do you?" she exclaimed.
"My father died, my mother remarried, and I live with my uncle and aunt." She said expressionlessly that she was an orphan.
"Where is your uncle and aunt's house?"
Xiao Duo looked at her with her dark eyes: "I don't want to go back. Can I live with you, sister?"
Lu Xiangxiang: ...
"You have your own home, you can't."
She has elders around her, so how can she be with an outsider like her?
Xiaoduo didn't say anything. Zhou Ziheng drove to the place where he met her today.
Xiaoduo pointed in a direction, but the car couldn't get in after driving for a while.
The two got out of the car, Zhou Ziheng locked the door and left with them.
Xiaoduo led them through many twists and turns until they reached an alley. She pointed to a courtyard and said, "We're here."
Lu Xiangxiang asked her to go back, but she kept looking back.
Lu Xiangxiang smiled and waved to her, and Xiaoduo lowered her head and went back.
Soon, cursing voices were heard from the yard: "Where have you been all day, you little bitch? You didn't do anything. We don't keep idle people in our family. You won't eat tonight, damn it."
That was the voice of a woman cursing, and they all frowned when they heard it.
When Lu Xiangxiang pushed open the door to the yard, she saw a woman holding a stick and trying to hit Xiaoduo.
She hurried over and asked, "What are you doing?"
The woman was shocked when she saw the police coming into the yard.
Not understanding why the police came to her house, she said subconsciously, "I haven't done anything illegal."
Lu Xiangxiang looked at the stick in her hand calmly. The woman immediately put away the stick and said with a wry smile, "Isn't this just educating the child? Is educating a child against the law?"
"It's against the law. Beating children is also against the law." She said righteously, asking women not to do it again.
She touched her nose embarrassedly: "How can we not punish a child when he does something wrong? He's been out playing all day, and I was so worried about him. I was afraid he'd get lost."
There was a hint of sarcasm in Xiaoduo's eyes. There might be someone in this world who cared about her, but it was definitely not her.
Lu Xiangxiang obviously thought so too. She looked expressionless, and it had to be said that the clothes she wore and her cold face made people feel a little scared.
"Xiao Duo helped our Public Security Bureau a lot today. She did a great thing and deserves praise, not a beating from you when she returns."
"Haha, yes, yes." The woman laughed awkwardly.
Lu Xiangxiang patted Xiaoduo's head and said, "Go take a shower and go to bed first."
It was almost dark now and it was getting late, so she wanted to go back with Zhou Ziheng.
Xiaoduo didn't say anything, but just looked at her with her dark eyes, as if wanting to remember her appearance in his mind.
Looking at her thin face, she knew that she was not having a good life under her aunt's care. She silently took out a dollar from her pocket and stuffed it into her hand.
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