A Young Woman's Heart

"I don't need it anymore," Li Wanyan shook her head.

"Well, beer is enough for me," the father said, taking a few more bites of food.

So the mother scooped the remaining rice into a disposable plastic bowl, and then poured some leftover vegetables into it. The father had eaten all the fatty meat, and all that was left on the table were vegetables.

After thinking for a moment, the mother poured in the fatty meat that Mo Xueyao had spat out from the table.

"Oh no, Mom, I ate that."

"It's okay, they won't mind."

"How do you know if they mind or not..." she pouted, feeling that it was a bit disrespectful.

"Are you hungry? We have some leftovers." The mother had already brought over a disposable bowl. "Would you like some?"

"Ah... thank you," the ragged old beggar said in a hoarse voice.

"You're welcome. By the way, that piece of fatty meat on top was chewed by my daughter. She doesn't like fatty meat, so she spat it out. If you mind, you can throw it away."

"It's alright, it's alright. I'm glad I have meat to eat, haha! Thank you." The old beggar's dirty white beard trembled, and his eyes shone with surprise. He nodded vigorously without any hesitation.

"Eat slowly, don't rush."

"Okay, okay... thank you..." The old beggar couldn't help but wipe his eyes. "There are still more good people in the world..."

"Why be a beggar? What about your children?"

"I don't have... I don't even have a wife, so where would I get children? Sigh." The old man chuckled. "When I was young, I could support myself, but now that I'm old, I don't have any savings, so I can only barely make ends meet like this..."

"Oh……"

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Chapter 131 The Little Kids

Everyone has their own difficulties in life, and no one's life and inner world can always be entered by others.

Everyone is the protagonist of their own life, but to others, they are often just a fleeting passerby.

After the old beggar finished the leftovers given to him, he thanked him profusely and then picked up his bag wrapped in rags and left.

As for whether we'll meet again next time, nobody knows.

They don't even know if he'll survive this winter.

It may be cruel, but it is the truth.

Mo Xueyao's life was actually quite good; she didn't even like to eat fatty meat, yet others were willing to eat the fatty meat she had chewed.

That piece of fatty meat was perhaps the only meat he could eat in a month.

There are all kinds of people in this world, and Mo Xueyao is lucky—she has always been well protected, and even when her family was at its poorest, she did not experience much hardship in life.

The afternoon sun was blazing. Mo Xueyao sat lazily in a recliner, rocking back and forth. The breeze from the electric fan wasn't exactly cool, but thankfully, as long as she wasn't directly exposed to the sun, she wouldn't feel too hot once she fell asleep.

"Ah, isn't that my sister!" a little boy's voice rang out, and then she felt him suddenly appear beside her ear, "Sister!"

"Who is it..." Mo Xueyao opened her eyes in annoyance and saw a rather handsome little boy with a very sunny smile standing next to her.

"Sister, your family owns a fruit shop!"

"Huh?" Mo Xueyao rubbed her eyes, took a closer look, and stared blankly for a full three seconds before realizing who this guy was. "What are you doing here, kid?"

"Wow, that sister talks so cool! Like a big sister!" exclaimed another little boy with a beauty mark under his eye.

These two sixth-graders still look quite childish.

That's true. They'll only be in junior high after summer vacation. How mature can you expect them to be...?

"What are you doing here? What are you two doing here?"

"Our home is nearby! Do you remember our names, sister?"

"I don't remember you." Mo Xueyao deliberately gave him a cold look, then looked at the little boy with a beauty mark next to her in a friendly manner, "I only remember that his name is Bai Hao."

"Ah, my name is Jiang Ting!"

"Oh." She glanced at the other person sideways, looking completely uninterested.

"Hey, it's that aloof older sister!" Bai Hao shouted, pointing at Li Wanyan, who was sitting in the back scratching Su Tang's belly.

"Oh, you two know each other?" The father lit a cigarette and teased with a smile.

"Hello, Uncle! I'd like to marry this lady someday, is that alright?" Jiang Ting asked confidently, without feeling embarrassed at all.

"Pfft!" Mo Xueyao, who had just picked up the barley tea next to her and taken a sip, spat it all out onto the ground.

This precocious little brat is truly speechless.

"Hahaha—" the father couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Then you can just ask your sister if she likes you or not."

"Sister, sister—"

"Sorry, I hate kids like you the most," Mo Xueyao said, her eyelids drooping.

Why do I like this older sister?

"Because she's pretty!" Jiang Ting's honesty left everyone speechless.

"That won't do. You only like pretty girls. Next time there's someone prettier, you'll like someone else."

"Uncle, I don't think there's anyone prettier than her."

"You've got a sweet tongue," the mother chuckled. "So, what will you give my sister when she marries you?"

"I have a house! A big villa in the countryside!"

"Those from the countryside aren't worth much," the mother said deliberately, trying to put it down.

"Who said that? My house is very close to the city! And I'm handsome too! You're not at a disadvantage, are you?"

"Well, young man, you have potential and a lot of confidence." Even Mo Xueyao's father, who liked to joke, didn't know what to say. Facing this bold little guy, he coughed a few times, "But you're not particularly handsome, so I don't think it's a good fit."

"Who said I'd be handsome when I grow up? My dad is handsome too!"

Bai Hao, standing to the side, smiled awkwardly, clearly aware that his friend always liked to talk to himself.

The key is that this guy really has the ability in this area, which sometimes leaves people helpless.

"I like quiet places, and that little kid next to me is nice," the mother said, glancing at Bai Hao.

"Huh? Hmm... I don't really like older sisters..."

"Oh, you don't think it's pretty enough?" The father became interested. "You've got pretty high standards, haven't you?"

"No, no, it's just that I... um... like big breasts."

It's incredibly impactful to hear such words come out of the mouth of a primary school student who hasn't even started junior high yet. The key point is that Bai Hao looks quite well-behaved, yet he can say such mature things.

"Not bad, young man, you have great taste!" The father gave a thumbs up, with an expression of 'great minds think alike'.

Mo Xueyao helplessly covered her forehead: "Hey, Dad, you're not going to be friends with elementary school kids, are you?"

"Did you just get out of school or are you on your way to school?" Li Wanyan changed the subject, clearly speaking a question meant for elementary school students.

"It's time to go to class. Sigh, school has already started, and I'm going to an advanced class to learn the first-year junior high material in advance."

Bai Hao, who was standing next to him, added, "School doesn't let out until 8:30 at night, and sometimes it goes on until 9:00. It's so tiring."

Which school?

"Xuejun," Jiang Ting replied smugly.

"Oh, that's a pretty good junior high school."

"Of course! I get excellent grades!"

"Tch, little brat." Mo Xueyao gave him a disdainful look. "Let me tell you, I'm in the top ten of the whole grade, and the lady next to me is in the top three."

"That depends on which school it is."

"A regular high school isn't bad."

"Hmph, I'll study even better than my sister in the future!"

"Then you have to get first place."

"Was my sister willing to marry me back then?"

"Little brat..." Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes at him, deliberately threatening, "Have you seen the news lately? Let me tell you, be careful on your way home from school at night. There are people who frequently abduct children. Several children have already gone missing this summer!"

"Hey, wasn't that missing person case solved?" The mother gently kicked aside the candy that was rubbing against her ankle, picked up a box, and placed it next to the shelf.

"Huh? When was it solved?"

"To be precise, there has been further development." The father picked up the newspaper from the table. "It was published in yesterday's paper."

"So, have you found the children?"

"Found her. According to the children, the perpetrator is a woman, and it is inferred that she has a mental illness."

"why?"

"Because although those little boys were released, they were all disabled."

"No way? They chopped off people's hands and feet?" Mo Xueyao got goosebumps. "That's too horrible!"

“It’s not that serious…” The father’s expression was a little strange. “They just removed all the little boys’ eggs.”

"..." Mo Xueyao almost choked on her own saliva, but she didn't forget to continue threatening the two little ones, "Did you hear that? If you get caught, you'll lose your quail eggs!"

"Why quail eggs?" Bai Hao was curious about this.

“Because it’s small!” Mo Xueyao, who knew a little about this, snorted.

"No... there are lights on the road we're on..." Jiang Tingze was a little frightened, and his face turned slightly pale.

"Having streetlights doesn't mean there are surveillance cameras. Those kids were released and they still don't know what that person looks like or where they live, right? It shows that her counter-tracking measures are very effective!"

“That’s right, if you get caught, you might only be able to come back as eunuchs,” the father joked. “Be careful.”

"Ah, no, that's impossible!" Jiang Ting nervously gripped the hem of her clothes, then turned to look at Bai Hao beside her. "Bai Hao, let's call Mom and Dad to pick us up, okay? This is too dangerous."

"It's okay, I'm not afraid of her."