The rough man's gruff voice rang out: "Where did you pick up this stray child? Send him away right now! You can't even support yourself, yet you want to raise a child!"
The woman pleaded, "This is my sister's child. My sister-in-law can't stand her, and there's really no one else to take care of her. I'll bring her with me to work with us, okay?"
The man stared intently at Tang Qiqi for a moment, then walked away alone.
Suddenly, the scene changed. The woman was dragging Tang Qiqi and running for her life. They kept running and running until Tang Qiqi felt like her legs were about to break.
She pleaded, "Auntie, I can't run anymore!"
The woman dragged Tang Qiqi away, saying, "You have to run! He's got designs on you, and your aunt can't protect you anymore!"
Tang Qiqi ran and ran, only to find that the woman beside her was gone. She was alone in the darkness. In a panic, Tang Qiqi cried out, "Mommy, Mommy, Auntie, don't leave me! Don't leave Qiqi!"
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Tang Qiqi called out weakly, when suddenly she saw a glimmer of light. Following the light, she faintly heard a gentle voice calling, "Qiqi, Qiqi!"
Tang Qiqi ran and ran until she finally saw her mother's face. She rushed to her mother's side, crying, "Mommy, Mommy, don't leave me, don't leave me!"
This time, Tang Qiqi didn't miss her. She was surrounded by a warm embrace. When Tang Qiqi looked up, she saw that the person holding her was none other than Xu Lanzhi!
Xu Lanzhi looked haggard, her eyes bloodshot. Seeing Tang Qiqi wake up, she said with joy, "Little Qiqi, you're finally awake! Did you have a nightmare? Don't be afraid, Mom is here!"
“We’re here too!” The five older sisters also looked worried.
Tang Qiqi asked, "Mother, Third Sister, why are you all here!"
Yindi said, "You still ask? That day you said you were tired, and when you fell asleep you had a fever and remained unconscious. When your mother and the others heard about it, they rushed over without stopping. You slept for three days, and your mother stayed here to watch over you for three days without closing her eyes for a moment."
Upon hearing this, Tang Qiqi looked at Xu Lanzhi with emotion and softly called out, "Mother!" Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
Xu Lanzhi smiled gently: "Don't worry, Mother is fine. Tell Mother, did someone bully you? Why did you talk so much nonsense in your dream?"
Tang Qiqi didn't want to recall the scene that had just occurred to her; it was something she had tried so hard to forget over the years.
She shook her head and said, "Mother, Qiqi had a terrible nightmare. In the dream, Qiqi was all alone. I was so scared!"
Xu Lanzhi hugged Tang Qiqi and said, "Silly child, how could you be all alone? Your mother and sisters are all here!"
Yindi came over and said, "Mother, Qiqi has woken up now. We will take good care of her. You should go and get some rest."
Xu Lanzhi refused to go and insisted on feeding Qiqi a bowl of porridge. After seeing that she had taken her medicine, she comforted her for a while before being chased away to sleep by Tang Qiqi and her sisters.
As soon as Xu Lanzhi left, Jiedi and the others came over and said, "Qiqi, do you want to take a nap too? We'll stay with you."
Tang Qiqi did feel a little dizzy and lightheaded, but she dared not sleep, afraid of having another nightmare.
Tang Qiqi shook her head and said, "I've had enough sleep!"
The older girls chattered excitedly, "Then we'll play with you!"
Jiedi added, "Qiqi, your third sister brought you a gift. I'm sure you'll like it."
Tang Qiqi asked curiously, "What gift?"
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Pandi blurted out, "Third Sister brought over a sheep bigger than Snow White, saying you can ride it!"
Tang Qiqi looked at Jiedi with surprise. Jiedi explained, "I haven't seen Baixue with you often lately, so I brought you a big sheep."
"You're always out and about, how can your short legs handle that? Riding a horse is too dangerous. This sheep is gentle, it's perfect for you!"
Tang Qiqi was somewhat moved. When Bai Xue suddenly disappeared, she only said that it was old and needed to spend more time with its brothers and sisters. Her sisters then stopped asking about Bai Xue's whereabouts. They had reached a tacit understanding and chose to silently accept this unusual thing happening around Tang Qiqi.
What they cared about was that Snow White was gone, and what would happen to the little girl without her mount?
Tang Qiqi said gratefully, "Thank you, Third Sister!"
Jiedi smiled brightly, and Pandi chimed in, "Third Sister trains that sheep every day so it's as obedient as Snow White. She just let me try it out, and it's really well-behaved!"
Just then, Sisi came in carrying a bowl of noodles, and her sisters quickly made way for her.
Sisi said with a smile, "Qiqi, when you were unconscious, you kept talking in your sleep about how delicious this noodle was. Fourth Sister made you a bowl of noodles. Look, is it the taste you like?"
Tang Qiqi had just drunk a bowl of porridge and wasn't actually very hungry, but seeing how much her sisters cared about her, she forced herself to take a bite and found it delicious.
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Niandi and Pandi also gave Qiqi their favorite little trinkets, and everyone hoped that she would get better soon.
The cheerful smiles of her sisters made Tang Qiqi feel particularly at ease, and the gloom in her mind gradually dissipated. She preferred to believe that this was real life, and that the terrible scenes just now were just nightmares she had when she had a fever.
She said, touched, "Sisters, thank you so much, you're all so kind to me!"
Yindi walked over and said, "Silly girl, do you think this 'sister' title is just for show? In the future, if there's anything you need, tell your sisters to do it. Don't tire out our little Fubao!"
Tang Qiqi nodded. The reason she did everything herself was that she felt deep down that she was over twenty years old and couldn't let these children help her, especially Sidi, Niandi, and Pandi. They had been together since they were little, and in their minds, they were still children.
"Second sister, I understand!" Tang Qiqi was unusually obedient.
Yindi ruffled her hair and said to her younger sisters behind her, "Alright, Qiqi just woke up and talked for so long, she must be exhausted. You can all go downstairs, I'll stay here with Qiqi!"
The older sisters told Tang Qiqi to rest well and then obediently left, except for Yindi who stayed behind.
Tang Qiqi said, "Second Sister, there's a lot going on at the shop, you go ahead and get busy. I'll just take a nap!"
Yindi said indulgently, "There are people watching over the shop. They are the same old customers. It's alright."
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They all gave you gifts, so I can't just leave without giving anything in return!
Tang Qiqi said with a grin, "I received too many gifts today, Second Sister, you really don't need them!"
Yindi put away her smile and said, "So, Qiqi doesn't want Second Sister's gift? I had to argue with Liu Rufeng for ages before he finally agreed that you don't have to go to the private school every day, just once every ten days to check your homework."
It seems I've been meddling. I'll go tell Mr. Liu right now that our Qiqi loves to study and wants to go every day!
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