It was still dark and Bai An, who was still asleep, drowsily picked up the ringing cell phone beside him, pulled himself together, answered the call, and then lay down on the bed.
A familiar voice came from the phone, "Little girl, your goods have arrived."
Bai An quickly got up from the bed and said excitedly, "Okay, I'll be there right away."
Yesterday, Bai An was trying to figure out how to put things in space, and later he accidentally discovered that the objects he put into the space seemed to have stopped the passage of time.
For example, if you cook a pot of porridge and move it into a space, no matter how much time has passed, the temperature and shape of the porridge will not change with the passage of time.
This also means that things placed in space will not deteriorate.
Bai An has already arrived at the warehouse. She looked around to make sure that no one else was there except her. Then she quickly transferred all the things in the warehouse into the space.
Bai An felt particularly at ease when he saw the space filled with things.
"Everything is ready. Next, we will face the end of the world." Bai An clenched his fists and said confidently, "I am indeed the legendary chosen one."
Just as Bai An was happily walking home, touching the bracelet on his hand.
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"Bang."
A second before he fainted, Bai An looked angrily at the broken flowerpot in front of him.
I can't stand with people who throw objects from high places!
The dead Bai An was floating translucently in the air, her pretty face distorted with anger.
"I'm so angry! I'm so angry! I'm so ready, why did you choose this time to die!" Bai An pointed to the sky and shouted: "Since you've given me space, you have to let me revive, otherwise what's the point!"
The next second after Bai An finished speaking, a white light suddenly burst out in the sky. Just before Bai An was sucked away by the white light, he saw the man, Ren Dong, holding his dead body and saying something.
"That's good, at least someone collected the body."
"Why is there a child?"
In the fields covered with heavy snow and white frost, Lu Deming, who had just finished working, walked on the muddy road. He was wearing a thin cotton-padded jacket full of patches. He rubbed his arms that were almost frozen, and the hot air he exhaled formed a white mist on his glasses.
Even in the white fog, Lu Demin could see Bai An lying in the middle of the road at a glance.
"It's so cold, why are you wearing so little?"
Lu Demin quickly took off his cotton jacket, wrapped Bai An, who looked only five or six years old, in it and held him in his arms.
He reached out and wiped the fog off his glasses, looked around to make sure that there was no one else nearby, and then hurriedly ran home in the heavy snow.
"Wanqing, open the door quickly."
Even though the woman who opened the door was wearing a worn-out cotton coat, she couldn't hide her gentle aura. "You came back a little late today. Did something happen?"
"Oh, why did you bring a child back?" Wanqing opened the door and saw her husband holding a child in his arms. She was a little surprised and said, "You brought a child back. What if her parents can't find her?"
"There's nothing I can do. This child is lying in the middle of the road wearing just this piece of clothing. If I don't bring her back, I'm afraid she'll freeze to death there."
Lu Demin tucked Bai An next to his sleeping son.
Lu Jinan was woken up, he opened his eyes dazedly and watched his father stuff a child into his bed.
Wanqing said softly to Lu Jinan: "Let this little sister sleep here today, it's okay, go to sleep."
Lu Jinan nodded slowly, pulled Bai An closer to him, and used his body temperature to warm her.
Lu Demin looked at the two of them quietly, and said to Wanqing in a lowered voice: "Then let her sleep here tonight, and I'll take her to find the police tomorrow."
Wanqing responded, looked at her husband in front of her with a distressed look on his pale face, and said softly, "I've boiled some hot water for you, go and wipe it off."
Lu Deming lowered his head and wiped his fogged glasses with the corner of his clothes. "We are all here now, so there is no need to be so particular as before."
"What are you talking about? Go and wipe it off, otherwise you will catch a cold." Wanqing gently pushed her husband.
They now have only one room, and their daily life is carried out in this room. Even when taking a bath, they only use a piece of cloth to separate them.
Listening to the sound of water beside her, Wanqing looked at Bai An who had fallen asleep, her ink-like eyebrows, her upturned nose and her small mouth, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a beautiful child."
"It's time to go to bed." After Lu Demin finished washing up, he lay down next to Wanqing. "Go to bed. You have to get up early tomorrow to help in the cowshed."
Wanqing looked at the cold wind blowing outside, not knowing what she was thinking about, and answered in a low voice.
The next morning, Wanqing and Lu Demin got up and packed their things. Just when Lu Demin wanted to light the oil lamp, Wanqing held his hand, looked at the two sleeping children, and shook her head.
"Just clean it up simply by the moonlight outside."
"good."
Wanqing placed the iron rice bowl with rice in the stove, wrote a note and put it under the lunch box, packed up everything, turned around and said to Lu Demin, "Okay, let's go."
As soon as the door opened, a biting cold air hit her in the face. Wanqing looked at the still dark sky outside and the shabby and deserted environment around her.
Just when she was feeling a little depressed, a pair of warm hands reached out to her and whispered, "Let's go."
Bai An opened his eyes drowsily, looked at the dilapidated roof in front of him, and blinked in confusion.
"Where is this?"
"You're awake." Lu Jinan looked at the girl who suddenly appeared in his house last night and said coldly, "Come and have dinner when you wake up."
Bai An looked at the little boy in front of him. His delicate appearance and decent sitting posture formed a contrast with his shabby clothes.
Bai An shifted his gaze away from the boy and slowly looked around.
Is it that bad?
There were beams above that might collapse, leaky doors and windows beside, a crude stove in front, and a faded strip of cloth hanging in the middle of the room.
Just when Bai An's brain had finally accepted this information, she was about to lift the quilt and get up.
“Ahhhh!”
Hearing Bai An's scream, Lu Jinan immediately ran over, thinking that Bai An was injured somewhere, and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong!"
Bai An pointed at his shrunken hands and said tremblingly, "Hand, hand, hand!"
Lu Jinan took Bai An's hand and looked at it carefully. He only saw a piece of white and tender skin, and there was no injury. "What's wrong with your hand?"
"My hands are getting smaller!"
Lu Jinan: “…”
Bai An calmed himself down with fear. It was okay. It was okay to become smaller and it was okay to come to a poor family. It was good enough to be alive.
Bai An carefully checked his body. There was no defect and his body age was about four or five years old, which means he was at the same age as when he first arrived at the orphanage.
"Oh, I have nothing to wear." Bai An looked down at his short-sleeved shirt. "Do you have any thicker clothes? If so, can I look in the mirror?"
Lu Jinan looked at Bai An silently for a long time. Just when Bai An was hesitating whether to get out of bed wearing this outfit and find a mirror, Lu Jinan walked over.
He whispered, "There are clothes."
Lu Jinan climbed onto the bed, rummaged through the sandalwood box at the end of the bed, and took out the clothes that were at the bottom.
A light blue cotton jacket with a few buttons on the chest.
So retro.
Bai An couldn't help but admire the dress.
Lu Jinan put the clothes directly on Bai An, took her hand and walked off the bed, "Let's eat, I'll give you the mirror later."
The two yellow steamed buns on the table are today's breakfast.
"Where are you from? Hasn't the country achieved complete poverty alleviation? Why are you still eating this?" Bai An looked at the child opposite him eating with relish and couldn't help but take a bite. However, the taste was so good that he didn't want to try a second bite.
Lu Jinan glanced at Bai An, not understanding what she was saying, and just urged her, "Eat quickly, or you won't be able to chew it when it gets cold."
Bai An looked at the steamed bun in his hand.
I don’t know if the space was brought here. I’ll try it when I have time. She doesn’t want to eat this steamed bun.
Lu Jinan, who had already finished a steamed bun, saw Bai An staring at the front with empty eyes. Knowing that she was not used to eating this, he didn't say anything, but just touched her head.
"I'm going to go out and see if there's anything to eat out there."
Lu Jinan straightened his collar and looked at the particularly petite girl sitting on the chair in the room. After thinking for a while, he slammed the door shut.
I heard the sound of the door being locked.
"Okay, let's try it now. Space is my only comfort now." Bai An said quietly, pointing to his head.
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