An Wan stood there obediently, her head down, not daring to look at Lu Yanshu.
Even without looking at him, she could sense his hostility towards her.
The incident just now was caused by her. If she hadn't come to this house, Yunping wouldn't have been beaten and scolded by Old Madam Lu.
Those hurtful words made her feel bad, let alone the person involved.
Yunping was beaten up for no reason, leaving her in a sorry state and losing face in front of the whole village.
Outside, there was a loud banging sound as the wooden door was smashed, accompanied by insults that were piercing to the ear.
"I'm sorry, Mom... It's all my fault. Mom, are you in a lot of pain? I'm sorry... It's all Wanwan's fault."
An Wan walked over and stroked Yun Ping's dusty face.
"Wanwan, this has nothing to do with you," Yunping said, hugging Anwan to comfort her.
She knew in her heart that the trouble caused by Old Lady Lu today had nothing to do with An Wan. Even without her, Old Lady Lu would have found another excuse to come to the house and cause trouble, with the aim of getting money and food.
"Waaaaah..." Yunping and Anwan hugged each other and cried.
"Mom, don't cry, Zhili is so sad, sob sob sob...Mom..."
Lu Zhili jumped up and down anxiously, at a loss for what to do, her eyes filled with tears.
Yunping hugged Lu Zhili, and the three of them cried together.
Lu Yanshu looked at the scene before him, listened to their cries, and then turned to look at the dilapidated wooden door that had been smashed and repaired countless times by Old Lady Lu.
One day, I will pay it all back.
I want to become stronger, stronger!
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"Mom...Mom..."
Suddenly a weak voice came.
"There's a sound, Mom, it sounds like someone is calling you." An Wan, whose hearing had become more sensitive, peeked her little face out from Yun Ping's arms.
She turned and looked back at the small room at the very back, as if the voice was coming from there.
Yunping wiped away her tears and looked at the small room at the back. "That's your fourth brother's room. He's probably frightened. I'll go check on him."
She had been busy all morning and hadn't even visited her fourth son, Lu Jiayan. Whenever her sixth son was home, he was the one who took care of her fourth son.
"Mom, I want to go too." The voice sounded familiar, and a strange sense of familiarity drew An Wan toward the small room.
"Jiayan, don't be afraid, there's nothing outside. I'll close the window so you can read your book."
As soon as Yunping entered, she closed the small window of the room. Even though Old Lady Lu had left, there were still villagers watching the play outside.
The sunlight was blocked out, and the room instantly became dark.
The boy lying on the bed, originally bathed in the golden sunlight, seemed to have golden wings, just like an angel from heaven.
Now he was shrouded in darkness, instantly imbued with a gloomy and eerie aura.
An Wan came in just in time to see this scene.
The boy's face, in particular, was 90% similar to the boy in her memory, except that one was him in his youth and the other was him in his adulthood.
They are almost identical.
Her calm heart was suddenly jolted violently, and an endless stream of sorrow welled up from the depths of her heart, taking over her body.
"Brother Jiayan... Brother Jiayan..."
They look so alike.
They look so alike, even their names are similar.
But could it be him?
Jia Yan, the kind neighbor who had always been good to her, died a month after the apocalypse while trying to save her.
An Wan walked over step by step, her feet feeling as if they were filled with molten iron, heavy and hard.
"Brother Jiayan, Brother Jiayan..."
Tears of sorrow welled up in her eyes, sliding down her cheeks and landing on the ground.
When she looked at Lu Jiayan's sickbed, his body emaciated.
His face was so pale, and his eyes were empty and lifeless.
Grief pierced An Wan's heart like a knife.
Where did that sunny boy who loved playing basketball and sports go?
He should have stood up, grabbed a basketball, and been sweating it out in the sunshine.
Why did the disease take away his legs and his health?
Why was fate so cruel to him?
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