Chapter 835 Tiger
"I know him. He lives on this street. There's not much else at home. He lives with his grandmother."
Looking at the little black figure, the boss was angry and annoyed: "Actually, I know he is greedy, but I am not having a good time either."
"It's just a small business, and I can't make much money. He steals from me every day. He never listens to my advice. I'm really mad at him."
Living with grandma?
Xu Zijin opened his mouth: "What about his parents?"
The boss sighed and said, "He's dead. He was killed by someone some years ago."
orphan……
When these two words appeared in his mind, Xu Zijin's heart instantly softened like a flower just blooming in spring.
A child without a mother is a weed.
She understands.
Especially when staring at the stubborn and unyielding look of the child in front of him, Xu Zijin couldn't help but recall his distant childhood.
At that time, she, like this child, was often tortured by hunger.
It's unbearable when your stomach is growling with hunger.
In desperation, she could only choose to sneak into other people's vegetable gardens to look for food.
It doesn't matter what it is, as long as it can fill my stomach.
Sometimes she was lucky enough to get some sweet potatoes or corn.
Most of the time, if she couldn't find good ones, she would buy them without hesitation, even if they were just a few ordinary vegetables.
Only those who have truly experienced that state of extreme hunger will understand that unless they have no other choice, who would be willing to do such a dishonorable thing?
It's just the instinct of survival.
Xu Zijin's nose felt sore. She asked Lu Hanzhou to let the person go, and then took out her wallet from her pocket.
"Boss, I don't know how much meat he stole from you, nor do I know how much your meat is worth." "Here is fifty dollars, take it, it's the money for the meat he took."
The boss took one look and waved his hands in embarrassment: "Forget it, forget it, he can't eat that much."
"Huzi, don't come and steal again. Uncle really can't make much money."
After saying this, the boss turned and left...
"Wait! Boss, take it. It's not easy for you either."
Xu Zijin took two steps forward and stuffed the money into the boss's hand...
Watching the boss walk away, Xu Zijin turned and looked at the little guy: "Your name is Huzi? How old are you this year?"
Hu Zi wanted to run, but when he saw Lu Hanzhou, he became obedient.
"Eight."
"Are you starving?"
"no."
Um?
Xu Zijin blinked: "Aren't you starving? Then why did you go steal?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Hu Zi pursed his lips, his eyes reddened: "There is no oil to eat, grandma... grandma can't poop... I... I..."
——This child, isn’t this for himself?
After hearing Hu Zi's reasons, Xu Zijin didn't know what to say, and his heart ached even more.
But she wouldn't believe one-sided words.
"Huzi, can you bring Auntie and Uncle to your house?"
Hu Zi looked up at the two of them, thought for a moment, and then nodded: "Yeah."
Xu Zijin said softly: "Then you lead the way."
"Um."
The couple followed Hu Zi and forgot about having a midnight snack.
But when the three of them passed by a street food shop, they saw Hu Zi staring at the food...
——I guess this child didn’t eat much at night?
Xu Zijin's heart softened again.
For the moment, I didn’t care whether the child was telling the truth or a lie, at least the child was really hungry.
That look can't deceive anyone.
"Oh, I'm a little hungry, husband, shall we eat something before going over?"
"Huzi, can you wait for us?"
Hu Zi stammered, swallowed hard, and nodded: "Yes."
Lu Hanzhou is a smart man.
He glanced at his wife, took her hand, and squeezed it gently: "Come on, I'll take you to eat dumplings."
There happened to be a stall selling dumplings not far away, so the couple walked over.
Looking at the busy boss, Xu Zijin asked, "Boss, do you have any fresh meat filling?"
"Give me three...four bowls, and one bowl to go."
The boss was a middle-aged woman who was making dumplings.
As soon as she saw the business coming, she immediately stood up with a big smile on her face: "Yes, yes, it will be ready soon, it will be ready soon."
There are ten dumplings in a bowl, and they are very big.
Xu Zijin only ate six and gave the rest to Lu Hanzhou.
By the time she put down her chopsticks and turned to look at Hu Zi, the little guy had already finished the whole bowl of dumplings, not even a drop of soup was left.
Suddenly, she twitched her lips: It’s so fast, aren’t you afraid of the burn?
It seems... this little guy is not full?
Since the little guy wasn’t full, Xu Zijin didn’t plan to give him more food.
After all, it was getting late and the child had to go to bed immediately.
"You can't eat too much at one time. If you want to eat, come back tomorrow."
"Here, take this ten dollars."
Perhaps because he had the hope of not going hungry, the little guy's eyes suddenly brightened. Looking at this big picture of unity, he didn't dare to reach out his hand...
This child is so pitiful.
Xu Zijin softly pulled Hu Zi's hand and stuffed the money into his hand: "Take it, don't drop it. If you want to eat it tomorrow, come and buy it yourself."
After that, she stood up and said, "Hubby, you and him wait here for a while, I'm going to buy something."
There are small shops on this street.
However, Lu Hanzhou understood that his wife must have gone into the space to get food.
"good."
Xu Zijin immediately headed towards the direction of the small shop, found a place that would not attract attention, and slipped into the space...
Rice, oil, meat, and a bag of candy and other food.
When Hu Zi saw this pile of things, his eyes instantly became stars in the sky.
However, he seemed unconvinced.
"This... is for me?"
Xu Zijin smiled and nodded: "Yes, it's for you. Lead the way and we'll take you home."
As soon as these words fell, Hu Zi really acted like a little tiger, and he immediately walked forward energetically...
Hu Zi’s surname is Mi, and the Mi family lives in a small alley on this street.
It’s just that this place is very deserted, which is in stark contrast to the bustling streets outside.
"Who is it?"
Coming to a dilapidated door, Hu Zi knocked on it, and an old voice came from inside the room.
"Grandma, it's me."
Hearing his grandson's voice, the old man immediately complained with doting: "You kid, you're still running out so late, really."
"I'm coming, I'm coming, wait a moment, grandma will open the door for you."
With a rustling sound, footsteps approached.
After a while, a thin old lady with gray hair opened the door...
"You...Hu Zi, are you disobedient again?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the child is a little naughty, if..."
When Xu Zijin heard this, he immediately interrupted the old lady and said, "Auntie, Hu Zi is not causing any trouble, don't worry."
"We were going to a place just now, but we didn't know the way, so Hu Zi took us there."
"We heard him say that his grandmother was the only one at home, so we came to see her."
When she heard that her grandson hadn't caused any trouble, Aunt Mi immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good, the house is too messy."
"If you don't mind, come in and sit down."
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