"Wait a moment, I'll go buy the ticket."
He strode over to buy the ticket. In this day and age, there weren't many movies to choose from, so he usually just watched whatever was showing.
While Su Qianqian was waiting, she saw several couples coming out, looking very intimate. Then she saw Cheng Yue coming back with a lot of things in his hands.
"Buy some sugar-roasted chestnuts and soda." He also saw those couples, with a shy look on his face.
She was very surprised, thinking that this person was quite considerate. She somehow felt like she was watching a modern movie, with popcorn and Coke.
Suddenly I miss the fat guy’s happy water with ice.
"Let's go." She took the soda and sugar-roasted chestnuts and walked into the cinema with Cheng Yue.
The theme of the movie is anti-war film.
The sugar-roasted chestnuts were delicious but not easy to peel. In addition, the light in the screening room was dim, so she had to bite them with her teeth.
"for you."
"Hmm?" She looked over and found that Cheng Yue had three peeled chestnuts in his hand. They were peeled very well. She took them and stuffed them into her mouth with satisfaction. "Thank you."
Cheng Yue couldn't help but smile as he watched her stuff her mouth like a little squirrel.
After that, he basically peeled the chestnuts while she ate them. By the end of the movie, they had finished a bottle of soda and a bag of chestnuts. She even burped and immediately covered her mouth, leaving only her round almond eyes as she looked shyly at Cheng Yue.
It is said that movie theaters are suitable for doing ambiguous things.
He used to sneer at her, but at this moment, he looked at her and really wanted to do something, but he had to hold back.
"Let's go. Should we go back now or..."
"Let's go find Gangdan? We have time today." Su Qianqian thought of the little boy from the day before yesterday.
Cheng Yue agreed.
It’s not far to ride there.
After arriving at Fengnan Brigade, Cheng Yue asked around and found out where Lin Hongmei lived.
The house was not shabby, and they immediately saw Gangdan washing vegetables outside with quick movements.
"Steel Egg." Su Qianqian called out.
The boy turned around and saw them. He was startled at first, then became alert. "You, you are here."
Su Qianqian smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, it's just the two of us."
"Well, come in." In fact, the boy was still a little nervous and had not completely let down his guard, but he was just a child after all.
As soon as I entered, I heard coughing, and the coughing lasted for a long time.
The boy immediately poured a glass of water, and Su Qianqian reached out to take it, "Let me do it, it's your grandma who's coughing, right?"
"Um."
She took the cup and dropped some spiritual spring water into it. Then she walked into the room and saw an old man lying on the bed. He looked a little old, but it was not difficult to estimate his age.
"Grandma, drink some water." Su Qianqian helped the old woman up and fed her water.
After drinking the water, the old woman coughed twice and then stopped. She felt much better. Only then did she notice the two strangers, Su Qianqian and Cheng Yue.
“You, you are…”
"Grandma, I told you, all the money and food were given to me by the kind people I met," Gangdan explained.
"You really gave it to me. Thank you. Thank you. I thought Gangdan had tricked me." The old woman was very excited and tried to get out of bed. Su Qianqian quickly supported her and said, "Don't get out of bed. Have a good rest and drink some water."
She noticed that the old man was in poor physical condition. He was very thin, his skin was dry and dehydrated, his eye sockets were sunken, his hair was gray, and his eyes were cloudy. He probably looked much older than his actual age.
After drinking a glass of water, the old man felt better and no longer had the chest tightness and shortness of breath.
"Sister, come here and call uncle and aunt." The old man waved his hand.
It was only at this time that Su Qianqian and Cheng Yue noticed that there was a little girl curled up timidly next to them.
The little girl was not very thin and was rather fair, forming a sharp contrast with the steel egg.
"Uncle, Auntie." She called softly, and her grandmother's voice reminded her of Daya and Sanya.
"Do you have any more cornmeal I gave you? I'll make you something to eat." She knew that grandma and Gangdan must have saved their food for the girl, which is why the girl was raised so well.
"How can I do that? I'm already very grateful to you." The old man refused again and again.
"It's okay. I just want to ask you for help with something." Su Qianqian said directly.
Gangdan and Lin Hongmei were stunned. How could they, a family of three, help anyone? The old were old, the young were young.
Cheng Yue didn't know what she was going to do, but he found that she seemed to be giving him surprises every day.
"Make food first, and we'll talk later."
Su Qianqian came to the stove, took out cornmeal, and planned to steam some steamed buns for them to eat, mainly to find a reason to get them to take more spiritual spring water.
"Cheng Yue, go outside and see if there are any wild vegetables and bring some back."
"good."
She found that Gangdan was more alert than before, with his mouth tightly drawn. He obviously had something to ask, but he was holding back and would glance at her from time to time.
"Just say whatever you want to say." She spoke softly, giving the child a chance to speak.
"Do you want my sister?" Gangdan's eyes didn't belong to a child. He stared at Su Qianqian like a wolf protecting its cubs.
Even though Su Qianqian had seen the world, she was still shocked by this look. For a child to have such a look, it was obvious that he had really experienced too many bad things and could only use cruelty to protect himself.
"Why do you think I want your sister?"
"Someone wanted to come before. Even if I starve to death, I will never give my sister away."
"What if there is a kind person who wants to adopt your sister? She can live a good life."
"Bullshit! There are not so many kind-hearted people, they are all scum!" Gangdan said angrily.
I see.
She quickly comforted him:
"I have three children of my own, not your sister."
Gangdan was stunned. All he could think about was why Su Qianqian wanted to take his sister away. Otherwise, why would she be so nice to them? From childhood to adulthood, he was used to the fickleness of the world.
"Don't worry, it's not a big deal. It's like this. I see that you live in a remote area, there are not many people around, and there are mountains behind. I want you to help me raise ducks, raise more ducks, at least 20 to start, and then I will give you money. When the ducks are raised, hand them over to me."
Gangdan showed a puzzled expression, "Why do you raise so many ducks?"
"I am useful. Anyway, you just need to help me raise me. I will give you money regularly so that you have food to eat and won't go hungry or cold. This way, when winter comes, you can have a good year."
"Is it that simple?" He couldn't believe it.
"It's not easy. It's not easy to raise ducks well. It's a very important thing."
Sudden!
Gangdan knelt down in front of her and kowtowed to her heavily. She was so scared that she tried to stop him, "What are you doing? Get up." But the child was very stubborn and refused to get up until he kowtowed three times.