When Wang Xiaoling was first jolted awake, she felt like her brain was turning to mush.
The thought of shaking her four-month-old son like that filled Wang Xiaoling with worry, and she looked at Xia Lan with concern.
"Will my dog Dan be alright? If something happens to him, I, as his mother, don't want to live anymore."
Wang Xiaoling was filled with regret. She saw that others were coaxing their children in this way, so she copied them, not realizing that it was wrong.
"The child looks fine and is quite healthy."
Xia Lan smiled at Wang Xiaoling, trying to comfort her.
"Phew, sister, thank you so much! We don't have any elderly relatives, I really don't know anything about these things!"
Looking at her son sleeping soundly, Wang Xiaoling realized why he cried more and more the more she shook him. She had thought he was upset that she wasn't shaking him hard enough!
"Girl, you've only been pregnant for a short time, how do you know so much?"
Wang Xiaoling looked at Xia Lan, who was younger than her, yet knew so much more.
I am ashamed of myself.
"I enjoy reading in my spare time!"
Xia Lan chuckled. "You can't exactly say it's from watching documentaries in your past life, can you?"
"Girl, are you a college student?"
"Um."
Wang Xiaoling's eyes lit up with admiration.
"I told you you look different from me, unlike me, who has no culture at all!"
Wang Xiaoling said enviously, she especially envied those who could read. She wanted to learn, but there was nowhere to learn.
Can you cook?
Xia Lan looked at Wang Xiaoling, who seemed somewhat self-conscious, and asked.
"Of course! I'm not exaggerating, I'm a great cook! My husband loves my cooking! He even likes me to make him some side dishes to take with him when he goes to the army."
When talking about her specialties, Wang Xiaoling immediately became confident.
Xia Lan looked at the confident Wang Xiaoling and chuckled.
"Sister-in-law, now it's my turn to envy you! Look, I can study, but I can't cook!"
Xia Lan looked at her hands. She could hold books, pens, and chopsticks, but she couldn't hold a knife or a spatula.
Wang Xiaoling looked at Xia Lan, not quite believing her words.
"Really? It's just adding some oil, dumping the vegetables in, stirring it around, and then adding some seasonings, right?"
Wang Xiaoling couldn't believe that someone wouldn't know how to do something so simple.
Moreover, Xia Lan is a college student.
In Wang Xiaoling's mind, college students should be exceptionally capable and omnipotent.
"...Sister-in-law, you can ask him if you don't believe me."
Xia Lan sighed and pointed at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu glanced at Xia Lan, then met Wang Xiaoling's gaze and nodded very seriously.
Really?
Wang Xiaoling found it amazing; she never knew that even college students couldn't do something.
"So sister-in-law, don't think you can't do it. There are many college students who can't do the skills you have, and I am one of them."
Xia Lan sighed softly; she was a true kitchen killer.
"Girl, are you trying to comfort me?"
Wang Xiaoling's heart warmed, and she grasped Xia Lan's hand, saying with emotion.
She realized that Xia Lan was trying to comfort her by pointing out her own shortcomings. She was someone Xia Lan could envy, but instead, she comforted her by pointing out her own inadequacies.
Xia Lan chuckled softly.
"What a nice girl!"
Wang Xiaoling said happily to Xia Lan.
"Let's exchange addresses! I just like you so much! Even though I can't read, you can write to me, and I'll have my man read it to me."
Wang Xiaoling sighed. She wished she could read.
Once you get off the train, it will be difficult to meet again.
"sure."
Xia Lan and Wang Xiaoling exchanged addresses.
Wang Xiaoling carefully put the address away and started chatting with Xia Lan.
The two chatted about everything under the sun until Wang Xiaoling learned that Xia Lan's trip was for a friend. Wang Xiaoling felt even more that Xia Lan was a friend worth having.
"Your girl must be feeling terrible right now!"
Wang Xiaoling has lived in the village for over twenty years, having grown up there, and knows the village very well.
To put it nicely, they are kind-hearted neighbors.
To put it bluntly, they are a group of people who like to eavesdrop.
If something happens to anyone, they don't even need to call out; the neighbors know first and like to interpret things based on their own understanding.
As it's passed down, the flavor changes.
It's someone else's business, none of my business. Spreading rumors and exaggerating is a minor matter.
Xia Lan frowned as she listened to Wang Xiaoling's analysis.
"Sister-in-law, what do you think is the best way for me to help her?"
Xia Lan asked Wang Xiaoling.
Wang Xiaoling thought for a moment.
“She’s already separated now, perfect, you can just take her away! Only by getting her away from that place can you truly help her.”
"As long as she stays, no matter what she does, she will be a thorn in everyone's side, and everyone will be watching her."
"Besides, she's a young woman, and there's no shortage of petty thugs and hooligans in the village. It's not safe for her to be alone!"
Wang Xiaoling's analysis was the same as Xia Lan's.
This is also why Xia Lan is worried.
Because if she hadn't had Qin Yu, her situation would have been very similar to Zhao Pandi's.
Helpless and vulnerable, they were bullied by everyone.
If it weren't for Qin Yu's help, she believed she would never have such a comfortable life now, and would likely have been targeted by the men in the village...
If I were really bullied by those hooligans and lose my innocence...
The consequences would be unimaginable.
Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu, who patted her head and comforted her.
We'll catch up!
Qin Yu and Xia Lan shared the same thought: it was never safe to live in the village at night.
Especially for girls of this age, if they are targeted by the village thugs, they are capable of anything.
"Um."
Xia Lan thought to herself, her heart heavy.
I hope Zhao Pandi will be alright!
Meanwhile, Zhao Pandi was holding a stick, cautiously watching the dilapidated temple where she was staying to see if there was any movement...
After Zhao Pandi was separated from her family, she became a registered resident on her own, but at the same time, she lost her home.
She recalled her father's helpless attempt to help her, her younger brother's jeers that she should leave, and his insistence on living in the large room she and her sister used to share, while her mother smiled at her brother.
Zhao Pandi's heart grew colder and colder.
She knew her mother loved her younger brother, but she didn't know that her mother would abandon her for her brother.
Even when she knelt down and begged her, she remained unmoved.
They insisted on kicking her out of the house.
The villagers laughed at her and no one was willing to help her, but she wasn't afraid.
She also has Xia Lan, Sudan, and Wu Shishi.
They showed her far more care than she received here.
Her time at school was the happiest and most joyful period of her life.
"Sizzle".
At the sound of a strange noise, Zhao Pandi immediately raised the wooden stick.
But it was just the sound of firewood burning; there was no one outside the dilapidated temple.
With a sigh of relief, Zhao Pandi thought about her current situation and realized that there was still more than a month left. As long as she could hold on until the start of the new semester, she could go back to school.
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