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"A home should also have the appearance of a home!"

He smiled and didn't say anything more. Instead, he led Xiaoju directly home and let her water the plants, take a bath, and change her clothes by herself.

He remained seated in a recliner in the courtyard, leisurely sipping tea, gazing at the sky with a calm expression.

He had just used hypnosis and discovered that Xiaoju's family situation was indeed as she had described.

As for Xiaoju, her original name was Cai Xiaoju, and she was eighteen years old.

She looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, and her whole body was so thin that she was just a skeleton. There was no flesh on her face, and you could say that a gust of wind could blow her away.

This situation is quite common here, or even throughout China.

After all, this situation happens far too often.

In the past two days, we have rescued at least forty women, but none of them weighed more than 100 pounds. They were almost all skin and bones, so thin that they were almost unrecognizable.

To have even a bite to eat is already an incredible stroke of luck, let alone not being able to eat at all or not being able to get enough to eat.

Watching Xiaoju go to take a bath, he still took out two meals and placed them on the table in the main room. Seeing that they were still steaming, he shook his head and covered the meals with a large basin.

Then he sat back outside, enjoying the breeze and the comforting feeling of the cool air. He was satisfied.

An hour and a half later, Huang Xiaoju, who had changed her clothes, came out and her long hair was draped over her shoulders.

With a few water droplets clinging to it, the fragrance of the soapberry wafted over, giving it a pure and fresh scent, like a lotus emerging from clear water.

She has an oval face and delicate, small eyebrows. Unlike when she first arrived with her hair down, we can now see her true face.

"Hmm, it's really good!"

If she grows up, she'd probably get a 9 out of 10; she'd definitely be a beauty.

"Let's eat!"

"Thank you!"

She could also tell that Zhang Tianhao treated her quite well.

"Can I call you Brother Shan?"

"Okay, my name is Huang Shan, you can call me Brother Shan, understand?"

"Thank you, Brother Shan, for buying me back!"

"Row!"

He picked up the bowl and saw four dishes and a bowl of rice on the table, and it was rice, with a fragrant aroma that filled the air. Even she couldn't help but swallow.

"Brother Shan, let's eat this less often in the future, after all, you..."

"Alright, eat up. At least I'll have something to eat, and you'll have something to eat too!"

He didn't say much, but simply picked up his chopsticks and started eating slowly.

Xiaoju watched Zhang Tianhao eat slowly and deliberately. At first, she was a little reserved, but as he kept picking up food, she started eating heartily too.

"Eat well. Look at you, you're so thin, you're like a bamboo pole. You might fall apart if the wind blows."

"Take good care of yourself for a while, okay?"

"Ok!"

Xiaoju obediently continued eating, but tears kept streaming down her face, and they kept flowing more and more. After all, the feeling of being cared for is just different.

"You have a younger sister, right?"

"Yes, she's twelve years old today!"

"I have a younger brother and a younger sister, but my dad..."

"Don't think too much about it. Your dad is already dying. He'll probably be close to death this time."

"Could it be that someone is targeting him?"

"No, but his body is severely depleted. Your family will be able to break free from his control in a week at most."

He smiled, said nothing more, and sat there, slowly putting down his chopsticks.

Although he had eaten some, he wasn't hungry, since it was only a little past nine o'clock, not even ten yet. "Here's a hundred yuan. You can buy whatever you need, but you can't give it to your family, especially not to your dad and mom, understand? Even if you have the money, your dad will take it away."

"Ok!"

Xiaoju understood, so she naturally didn't think too much about it.

"By the way, Xiaoju, are your parents your biological parents? They don't seem like them to me."

"I don't know either!"

You don't know either!

Xiaoju was taken aback when she heard this, then gave a wry smile, her face showing a hint of doubt.

"Brother Shan, how did you figure that out?"

“When your mom and dad were fighting and arguing there today, I felt something was off. Your mom didn’t seem to hate your dad that much. If it were your biological father, the hatred in your mom’s eyes would be absolutely insane. But today it was obviously not that intense. When your sister was mentioned, your mom’s eyes clearly changed and became even more ferocious.”

"I really didn't notice!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoju lowered her head, never expecting Zhang Tianhao to bring up this question.

"By the way, your younger siblings don't look like you, do they?"

"No, I don't look like any of them. My younger sister is much better off than me, and my younger brother is doing the best. My parents are quite biased."

"Well, that's very likely true."

Are you going to school?

"Going to school? I'm so old now, how am I supposed to go to school?"

“If you want to go, then go ahead. The school is only 300 meters from my house, and it only takes a few minutes to walk there.”

"Can I really?"

“Study hard. I may not stay at home forever. I may go out and make my own way in the world. You will still need to study at home, so it’s better to study at school. I will leave you enough to live on.”

"You want to leave?"

"I've only been back for a few days, and I'll be leaving after the New Year. As for when I'll be back, that's uncertain. So don't feel guilty, just live well, and I'll take care of you."

"Thank you!"

Looking at the four large bowls of food, almost a third of which were left, he smiled and then sat down to slowly drink his tea.

Xiaoju also collected the food and sent it directly to the kitchen.

The pot was new, the firewood was new, the bowl was new, and even everything else was new.

The house is still the same old one.

"Tomorrow morning, we'll transfer your household registration, and this courtyard will also be registered in your name, understand?"

"This, this..."

"Alright, I'll register it under your name. It'll be more convenient for you that way."

"it is good!"

Xiaoju never expected that Zhang Tianhao had already arranged everything, even transferring her household registration here, making her a new head of household.

After finishing his meal, Zhang Tianhao lay down on the large chair in the courtyard, preparing to close his eyes and rest.

"Hey, Shan-ge, aren't you going inside to sleep?"

As Xiaoju spoke, her face turned red, almost red down to her ears.

"You go to sleep first. I'll rest here for a while. You get some rest. The blankets, sheets, and pillows are all new; I haven't used them."

"It'll be cold sleeping outside!"

"It's okay. I have to go to work in a bit. You can sleep here and get some rest. Also, I need to go buy some food later, as you can't carry it."

"Hmm!" (End of Chapter)