Chapter 75 People are alive.
Cheng Sangsang immediately stood up, looking extremely flustered.
She felt around in her jacket pockets and rummaged through her handbag, but couldn't find it!
"What's wrong?"
Noticing her expression, Xu Bai frowned: "What are you looking for?"
Cheng Sangsang's eyes immediately reddened, and she stammered, "...The...ring! The ring is gone!"
What ring?
"I just put it here, and it's suddenly gone!"
Xu Bai: "Don't worry, I'll help you look!"
Amidst the commotion, several children glanced over at the commotion before continuing to organize the books.
On the other side, Tu Yao led Langya from the front yard to the back yard, where everything was deserted and quiet.
The welfare home is not large, with tall osmanthus trees planted in front and behind the three-story courtyard. It was autumn, and the air was filled with a rich fragrance.
Tu Yao stood there and smelled it for a while.
There were many osmanthus trees in the orphanage where she used to live. Unlike the desolate orphanage here, when autumn came, the director would take them to pick osmanthus flowers and make osmanthus cakes.
Mischievous children would bump into the tree while others were picking osmanthus blossoms, causing a shower of fragrant osmanthus petals to fall.
Half of the picked osmanthus flowers were dried in the sun for an afternoon, and the other half were boiled into a rich osmanthus honey.
In the small kitchen, a dozen children gathered around the headmistress, cooking and eating together.
It has a soft, sticky, and sweet taste.
In her memory, they would argue, fight, and go hungry. When she was most hungry, Tu Yao even secretly chewed herbs.
But the person is alive and well.
Tu Yao suddenly spoke up: "Wolf Fang, do you like osmanthus cake?"
Wolf Fang immediately barked.
--dislike.
Tu Yao patted the dog's head: "Okay, I like it too. Aunt Luo's house also has osmanthus flowers. If Xiao Chi goes to Aunt Luo's house to pick osmanthus flowers now, we can pick, dry, and cook them fresh, and we can eat them tonight, right?"
As she walked, she took out her phone and sent a message to Xu Chi.
Wolf Fang wants to eat osmanthus cake.
Wolf Fang: ?
The next second, the other side replied succinctly.
【good. 】
Wolf Fang quickly barked fiercely in rebuttal, and the next second, a scream suddenly came from an empty room nearby!
Tu Yao quickly covered the dog's mouth and went to the window to look.
The room that came into view was small, and a strong smell of dust immediately hit the nose!
There were about twenty tables and chairs inside, and a girl was curled up near the window.
It's Xiao He from just now.
She squatted by the wall, swallowing a dry piece of bread with difficulty, seemingly frightened by the dog's barking.
Tu Yao frowned, glanced at the bread, and said, "I'm sorry, it scared you."
Are you...eating?
As he spoke, he reached into his pocket, took out two packs of cookies, and handed them to her.
The girl finished her bread in a few bites, pushed away her cookies, immediately got up from the floor, rushed out of the room, and disappeared without a trace.
And he refused to eat her food.
If you don't want to eat, then don't eat.
Tu Yao tore open a packet and put it in her mouth; she ate it herself.
As she chewed, she glanced at the dark room and was about to go in when someone called out to her from afar.
"Little sister? What are you doing here?"
Tu Yao turned her head and saw Wen Yu, Jiang Ye, and Ma Zhiyuan, who should have been cooking in the kitchen, hurrying towards the front yard.
"Sister Wenyu."
She quickly stood up, patted her trouser leg, and said, "I came to find you guys to see what we're having for dinner."
Ma Zhiyuan scoffed, "Still eating? Stop eating, something terrible has happened!"
Tu Yao: ?
"What's wrong?"
Wen Yu explained, "Miss Cheng lost her ring."
Tu Yao was stunned.
Five minutes ago, Cheng Sangsang and Xu Bai had searched the entire library, but still found nothing.
Cheng Sangsang was almost in tears, her eyes red as she said urgently, "Those two rings were custom-made from the jade my sister gave me!"
"I can't lose it!"
This time, Xu Bai, unusually, didn't make any sarcastic remarks, but instead offered a few words of comfort.
He knew that Cheng Sangsang did not have a biological older sister; the older sister she mentioned was her uncle's daughter.
Cheng Sangsang's father was obsessed with collecting wives, marrying one after another, and rarely saw his only daughter even once a year. Cheng Sangsang was practically raised by her older sister, but her sister died in an accident when she was ten years old.
Cheng Sangsang was able to become friends with Bai Chumeng at first because Chumeng looked very much like her sister.
It's not about appearance, but rather that their interests and personalities are quite similar. They are both gentle, both love drawing, and their clothing styles are even more alike.
Therefore, these two rings are exceptionally precious both in terms of monetary value and emotional significance.
[Holy crap, are those the two jade rings from earlier?]
[The seed must have cost at least a million, and it's gone?!]
"...Could it have been stolen?"
Dean Qiu rushed over upon hearing the news, and upon seeing the situation, he immediately stomped his foot in frustration!
He cursed under his breath, "That girl! Why is she doing this kind of thing again!"
The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, and it was captured by the cameraman who was following them.
【Wait a minute! What did I just hear?!】
What does "again" mean? Does the dean know who stole it?
When Tu Yao and the others arrived, they heard Dean Qiu shouting towards the door, "Xiao He, come here!"
At his command, the girl who had just disappeared suddenly appeared out of nowhere and stood blankly next to Dean Qiu.
Before anyone could react, Dean Qiu's face darkened as he scolded, "Xiao He! Did you steal someone's things again?"
He looked both annoyed and heartbroken. "How many times have I told you? You can't steal anymore! You can't steal anymore!"
After a few words of cursing, several agreeing comments appeared in the live stream chat.
[So he's a repeat offender...]
[He looks so well-behaved, why is he stealing?]
The dean looks completely devastated.
Cheng Sangsang must be even more devastated.
Cheng Sangsang rushed to Xiao He and excitedly grabbed her hand: "Where's my ring!"
Her gaze swept back and forth over the girl, but today Xiaohe was wearing a large t-shirt, and there was nowhere on her body to hide anything!
At this moment, Dean Qiu quickly comforted her, "Miss Cheng, don't worry. It's like this: Xiao He has a habit of hiding things for two days after stealing them, and she will take them out herself after two days."
Everyone was stunned: ?
"Huh? What kind of strange habit is this?"
Dean Qiu gave a wry smile: "Sigh, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but this isn't the first time Xiao He has done something like this. She stole a volunteer's necklace before."
“A year ago, an old lady came here, and Xiaohe stole her bracelet.”
"But just two days later, Xiaohe took the initiative to return the things."
Cheng Sangsang asked doubtfully, "Really?"
Dean Qiu nodded.
He wiped his slightly red eyes. "So I would like to ask you to grant me two more days. Xiaohe did something wrong, but she is only eight years old and in such a physical condition. I... I really can't bear to send her to the police station."
At this point, everyone fell silent.
Although... I think I can understand the dean's feelings...
Alas, they are pitiful people too.
The viewers in the live stream were filled with emotion, but the final decision still rested with Cheng Sangsang.
Cheng Sangsang bit her lip: "...Fine! I'll give you two days. If she comes back, I'll pretend nothing happened!"
"But if it's not returned in two days, I'll call the police!"
Dean Qiu was immediately moved to tears: "Thank you, Miss Cheng, thank you, Miss Cheng!"
"Don't worry, I'll bring it to you in a couple of days!"
That seemed to be the end of it.
Tu Chaoxi looked down and saw Tu Yao frowning, staring blankly at the girl.
"What are you doing, Xiao Mao?"
Tu Yao suddenly spoke:
"...Shouldn't you ask her?"
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