Chen Shuxu didn't expect her to ask this question. He was a little frozen at the time and didn't know how to answer.
Qiaomei's tears were like boiling water, burning his hands so much that they trembled subconsciously.
In fact, Chen Shuxu didn’t know what they should do next.
In fact, he hadn't seen his second uncle for many years, and his impression of him was still stuck in four or five years ago.
His parents died early, and later his second uncle took care of the family.
At that time, his second uncle was really good to his only nephew, and he would give him anything delicious first.
One time, his second uncle even said to him, "Xiao Xu, don't be afraid. From now on, your second uncle will be your father. He will definitely take good care of you for your parents!"
He was really happy at that time and worked with his second uncle every day, just like father and son.
But everything changed since my second uncle got married.
My second aunt's family runs a cloth shop and their business is quite big, so my second uncle was asked by my second aunt to help.
Because the two places are far apart and I am usually busy, I can only go back twice a year.
Even if he came back occasionally, he would just buy some things and then leave in a hurry without saying a few words to the two of them.
And because the Lin family was too poor, Second Aunt had always looked down on him and Grandma. Even after all these years of marriage, she had never called Grandma "Mom".
He still remembers the year when he was eight years old, which was the last time his second uncle and aunt came back to visit.
At that time, my grandmother wanted to support his studies, so she asked my second uncle to borrow money, but my second uncle frowned.
Although his second uncle didn't say anything in the end, the look in his eyes at that time clearly condemned him for being ignorant.
Second Aunt even pointed at his nose and called him a burden. At that time, Second Uncle didn't say a word. He just looked at him and left. He never came back.
He knew then and there that he would only have his grandmother.
So he knew very well that this visit to his relatives would probably not produce any satisfactory results.
But apart from following his grandmother's advice and looking for his second uncle, he couldn't see any other way out. If he was alone, he would have no problem doing hard labor, or even begging, and he didn't care.
But he is not alone, he has a younger sister.
After all, he didn't want his sister to suffer with him, so he wanted to give it a try even though the hope was slim.
What if? What if Second Uncle took them in?
Even if it's just a place to shelter from the wind and rain and a job to do, it would be nice.
His thoughts drifted away for a long time before he sighed and suppressed the bitterness in his heart.
Seeing Qiaomei crying so hard, he imitated his grandmother and held the little sister in his arms, and gently soothed her back with his right hand from time to time.
"Qiao Mei, of course we have a home. Grandma was our home before, and now I am your home. No matter where I go in the future, I will take you with me."
Qiaomei looked at him with tears in her eyes, her small hands tightly hugging his neck, "No, you're just like grandma, you don't want me anymore. Do you also want to not eat like grandma, and then leave Qiaomei, don't you?"
Chen Shuxu patiently wiped her tears and explained, "Of course not. Grandma didn't leave because she didn't want us anymore. She left because she loved us too much."
He turned around and glanced at the resting Lin family, his brows slightly curved. "Actually, I'm really grateful to have met the Lin family. They are all kind-hearted people, so even in such an extreme situation, they are willing to take us for a ride.
But we should also know our limits and not cause too much trouble to the Lin family.
Look, the Lin family has quite a few children, and the youngest, Little Bell, is two years younger than you. No one has much food these days. If we eat more, won't they have less to eat?
We can't be so selfish, so we must save as much as possible.
Moreover, we now travel by carriage, which is much more comfortable than before, and we can still hold on even if we eat less.
Besides, my brother knows what he is doing and won't really starve himself. After all, we still have to go find Second Uncle, right? So don't worry about me, okay? "
Qiaomei cried hard. In fact, she still had many questions to ask. She wanted to ask if she was really not his biological sister. She wanted to ask if her brother would really not abandon her...
But these questions were right on her lips, but she couldn't ask any of them, so she could only vent by crying.
Chen Shuxu didn't know that she heard this. He just thought that she was worried about him, so he patiently coaxed her for a long time before she calmed down.
Qiaomei looked at her brother who was always gentle to her with red eyes, divided the half of the pancake in her hand into two halves, stuffed the smaller half into her mouth, and handed the other half to Chen Shuxu's mouth.
"Brother, you eat too, unless you despise me..."
Looking at Qiaomei's eyes that were a little red from crying, Chen Shuxu sighed, curled his lips, and put the pancake into his mouth in one bite.
"Brother eats it, brother will never dislike Qiaomei!"
Only then did Qiaomei smile.
Forget it, what’s the point of asking?
As long as her brother won't abandon her, as long as he will always be with her, that's enough. Isn't that what she wants, a brother like this?
That's fine, but the truth is not important.
In the afternoon, I jogged all the way as usual, and didn't relax until it got dark.
Lin Changshu didn't know the various terrains ahead, so he had to sleep outdoors most of the time. But because of this, he had to choose a place with a better environment and a safer place.
"Old lady, this place looks a little more spacious. Why don't we just rest here tonight? We can just build a simple shelter. It won't rain anyway."
Zhao leaned her head out of the car window and nodded when she saw that the space was quite spacious.
"Okay, let's go this way. It's not safe to travel at night, and I'm almost feeling the pain from sitting in the carriage all day."
Lin Changshu smiled jokingly and walked towards the open space on the side of the road with the carriage.
"Okay, we'll camp out here tonight. While there's still daylight, hurry up and build a tent, gather firewood, and find water. Everyone, divide the work!"
The division of labor was actually quite simple: the men did the heavy work, and the women did the lighter tasks. Their injuries had almost healed, so setting up a shed was no problem.
Little Lingling followed her brothers down from the carriage swiftly. The first thing she did was to run to the donkey cart behind and bring Jinbei down.
"Grandma, I'm taking Jinbei for a walk around to see if there's any danger. I won't go far and will be back soon."
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