Wouldn't it have been enough to just help you up? Why did we have to take you in for a while?
As Xu Yuehuai thought this to herself, her brows furrowed slightly. She took a step forward but did not make any movement with her hands.
Seemingly noticing the wariness in Xu Yuehuai's eyes, the old woman prepared to sit up on her own.
Once, twice, three times...
After three attempts to sit up without success, Xu Yuehuai felt a pang of pity and stepped forward to help the person up.
"Auntie, where are your children? Let me take you to find them. You can't be without someone to take care of you right now." After helping the old woman up, Xu Yuehuai looked around. There was still no one coming along the way, only the whistling wind blowing from one end of the street to the other.
The old woman's eyes dimmed suddenly after hearing Xu Yuehuai talk about her children, and she shook her head silently.
He spoke in a hoarse voice: "Heaven is unfair. It made me, an old man, bury my young son. Not only did I lose my daughter, but my son also went with me. Today, I fell here and thought I would end it all, but I never expected to meet you, young lady, which gave me a glimmer of hope to live."
Although Xu Yuehuai didn't know where her hope came from, she was sure she wouldn't blurt out something like, "You look just like my deceased daughter, don't you?"
Thinking of this, Xu Yuehuai felt a chill run down her spine, and goosebumps rolled all over her body.
Seeing that the old lady seemed to really mean it, Xu Yuehuai quickly said, "Auntie, why don't you stay here for the night? I'll find a doctor to take a look at you later."
The old woman burst into tears, patted Yun Jijin's hand, and said, "Today I have truly met a living Bodhisattva."
Xu Yuehuai smiled guiltily, and then could only choose to take the person back first.
"Ah Yue, what's wrong?" Zhou Wan asked Xu Yuehuai, puzzled.
Xu Yuehuai shook her head, her face full of helplessness.
The group of people looked at the old woman with a worried expression, since they were neither able to take care of her nor had the time to do so.
"Manager Xu, I think you should send her back," Tie Xiong said after thinking for a long time.
Xu Yuehuai didn't speak, but she was also thinking about what Tie Xiong had said.
Seeing everyone's helpless expressions, the old woman's pitiful look became even more pronounced.
Zhang Ting had no particular feelings about this; she felt that whether or not she stayed or not was none of her business.
However, the old woman kept glancing at Zhang Ting intentionally or unintentionally, which made Zhang Ting start to pay attention to her.
The two women made eye contact several times, and finally Zhang Ting understood that this must be someone sent by Maimaiti.
She immediately spoke up for the old woman, trying to persuade her to stay.
"Manager Xu, how can you bear to send this pitiful old woman back?"
After Zhang Ting finished speaking, everyone fell silent, and Xu Yuehuai was even more conflicted.
Xu Yuehuai wasn't stupid after all. As soon as she heard Zhang Ting say that, she became suspicious of her and quickly asked, "Zhang Ting, you've been in the Mingyue Kingdom for so many years, haven't you seen this old lady before?"
Zhang Ting blushed instantly.
"Manager Xu, you really know how to joke. So many people come and go in the Dark Moon Kingdom every day, how could I possibly have seen everyone?" she argued.
She was terrified that Xu Yuehuai had already noticed their unusual behavior, so she dared not say anything more, nor did she dare to look at him again.
Xu Yuehuai chuckled and said, "I was just asking a question for nothing. But in a few days, we'll all be going to Tianxiang Tower. We can't let this old lady stay. Tomorrow I'll go see Lord Zhao and see if he can come up with a solution."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present dispersed.
Watching them leave, Zhang Ting felt a pang of sadness. Her words carried little weight, so she couldn't sway Xu Yuehuai's wishes.
She glanced at the old woman beside her and asked, "Why did he call you over?"
"As expected, nothing can be hidden from Miss Zhang Ting." The voice of that person no longer sounded like that of an elderly man, but rather like that of a young woman. "General Maimaiti said that opening a restaurant is the best way to win people's hearts. Please do your best to destroy this Tianxiang Restaurant, or perhaps, steal the method so that the general can also open a restaurant."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ting couldn't help but gasp.
This was done right under Xu Yuehuai's nose; she wouldn't have that kind of ability.
"Impossible. They're already on guard against me. If I did something like that, who knows what they would do to me? I can't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture." She shook her head.
Right now, preserving her life is the most important thing for her.
The old woman completely ignored her words and straightened up: "If you have anything to say, go and talk to General Maimaiti. You can't say anything to me."
As soon as she finished speaking, she went into the room that Xu Yuehuai had temporarily arranged for her.
...
That said, after the event ended, Xu Yuehuai still went to Qi Guze's house.
Because of the limited space, he lived with Anan. Xu Yuehuai knew that Anan was intelligent, so he didn't hide it from him. Instead, he thought of asking Anan for advice.
She immediately spoke up: "No one went to Tianxiang Restaurant today."
"Hmm? What's going on?" Qi Guze put down his teacup, sensing that something was amiss.
Xu Yuehuai shook her head: "Not only that, there was no one on the street. I only saw this old lady. Considering Zhang Ting's reaction just now, I think it's inseparable from Maimaiti."
Qi Guze nodded upon hearing this.
"Manager Xu, have you noticed any other problems along the way?" Anan asked.
Xu Yuehuai thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it.
Moreover, Zhou Wan had arrived at Tianxiang Tower before this, so if there was anything going on, she should have noticed it by now.
Therefore, she shook her head.
Upon seeing this scene, the two faces, one large and one small, couldn't help but frown, even their dark expressions bearing a resemblance.
"I think there might be some connection between the two of you, since you're so alike," she teased.
Upon hearing this, Qi Guze suddenly remembered something, stopped what he was doing, looked at Anan beside him, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Anan, do you remember your parents?"
Anan shook his head.
"Do you want to find your parents?"
A light shone in Anan's eyes.
He naturally hoped to find his parents, but now he had no way to do so, so he no longer hoped to return to their side. He just hoped to stay at Tianxiang Tower.
After a long pause, he shook his head: "If my parents were still alive, why couldn't they come looking for me?"
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