It seems that the villain is targeting me.

Xiao Niao was even prepared for her to get to the bottom of the matter, and with the help of the system, he prepared a bunch of seemingly true and false proof documents.

She had been going out frequently these days just to get these things - Xiao Niao even found a way to forge a death certificate, and seriously considered writing a will pretending it was given to her by her mother.

She didn't need to deliberately disguise her handwriting. After all, Chen Xiaoya's mother died of a "serious illness", and it was normal for sick people to write crookedly. Xiao Niao only needed to write with her left hand to deceive Xiaoya.

But in the end, she gave up the idea, thinking it was unnecessary to lie to a child so cruelly...

After all, Chen Xiaoya is still a minor, and a minor with empty pockets. Even if he has doubts, there is no way to confirm the authenticity of this information.

Besides, that place is quite far from here, and it would probably take two days to get there by green train - maybe the woman was also afraid of being found by her ex-husband, so she tried her best to run to the farthest city she could go.

Xiao Niao had made all the necessary preparations, but Chen Xiaoya didn't ask any further questions.

After looking at the certificates, the child seemed to silently accept the fact that his mother had passed away.

Xiao Niao did not think that the child was heartless, because she herself had experienced the accidental death of her parents - during that time, she also behaved strangely, but her emotions remained strangely calm, and she did not even cry at her parents' funeral.

She is now worried that the child will have wild thoughts when alone...

But in fact, Xiaoniao was overthinking this matter.

In a sense, Cat No. 4's judgment is correct: this kid really just wants to earn some pocket money.

[…Why not find her something to do?] The system tried to suggest, [This might help distract her.]

"It's good to distract her," Xiao Niao sighed, "but I don't want her to have to work odd jobs outside... It's not like we can't support her, so why should I let the child suffer like that?"

The system thought: Bird, why are you so doting on me...

At this moment, Cat No. 4, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly twitched his ears and meowed in sudden realization: "Oh, I got it."

Xiao Niao looked down at Maomao.

Tongzi asked: [What did you think of?]

Cat Number Four puffed out his chest confidently: "That's a good idea!"

At the same time, Chen Xiaoya, who was slowly wiping the table in the living room, suddenly sneezed violently.

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Chen Xiaoya counted the money left in his pocket with his fingers.

She still had the two hundred yuan that Arjun had given her, as well as a few scattered coins - because she would have to return the two hundred yuan to her friend sooner or later, so the money she actually had was pitifully small.

Chen Xiaoya was still thinking about her previous part-time job as a milkman: she remembered that she had broken the recycled empty bottles and had not yet submitted the receipt for that day - this must have caused a lot of trouble for her boss.

The boss had always been very caring towards her, and Chen Xiaoya was grateful for the kindness. She decided to go back and apologize to the boss honestly and compensate him for his losses.

However, Chen Xiaoya had no intention of asking Xiaoniao for the money.

First, the child was shy, and second, she felt that since the other party provided food and accommodation and was planning to support her education, she should not make more demands.

Chen Xiaoya is very worldly-wise and understands that it is not Xiaoniao's responsibility to take care of him - even if it is partly due to his mother's instructions, it is still a great favor.

I messed up my part-time job, I shouldn't have bothered you any more.

The other party...and she are also used to relying on themselves for everything.

I should work part-time to pay back the money, Chen Xiaoya thought to himself. This way I can save a little bit, and by the time school starts, I will still have some savings.

Xiao Niao thought that the child was secretly thinking about Yu Yu, but she had completely misunderstood - although the girl was indeed very sad when she first heard the bad news, she did not delay for a moment after she got over her sadness, and immediately began to think about how to make money.

I'll go after the sprain is completely healed, she thought.

Then early the next morning, Xiao Niao rode out on her bike. Before leaving, she left a note on the table saying that there was mung bean soup cooked in the pot and pea flour dried in the bowl. She could help herself to whatever she wanted to eat and she would be back at noon.

When Chen Xiaoya got up and saw the note, he began to salivate in a Pavlovian manner.

She had eaten the pea jelly that Xiao Niao made himself. The white and tender vermicelli was sprinkled with red chili oil, mashed garlic and green peppercorns. Just thinking about it made her mouth water.

The mung bean paste is also homemade. The beans are boiled until they burst, and it is thick and sweet. I also ordered some osmanthus honey, which is both refreshing and satisfying.

Xiaoniao’s cooking is really delicious. After a few meals, even this ignorant poor child was fed silly.

Chen Xiaoya was not a person who cared much about food. She could chew dry steamed buns with relish and felt that as long as she was not hungry, she was very happy.

…Now she felt like she had been eating pig feed for fifteen years.

Obviously, there are no special ingredients used. Chen Xiaoya felt strange in his heart. I have cooked it myself, so how come it tastes so good?

As she thought this, she drank half a pot of mung bean soup in a meaningless manner.

Although this child is reserved, she is really greedy - if you really take out the money and put it in her hand, even if she is extremely poor, Chen Xiaoya may not accept it.

In addition to the consideration of not wanting to owe favors to others easily, the sensitive self-esteem of teenagers is also at work.

She won't take money easily, but if you cook a pot of fragrant mung bean soup and put it in front of her... then she may lose her will and swallow it all in one breath.

It would be nice if I could eat it every day, Chen Xiaoya thought happily.

She sat at the wooden dining table and ate breakfast, observing the living room with her mind divided.

Because the study had been cleaned up for her to live in, Xiao Niao moved the desk and books he usually used to the corner of the living room. Chen Xiaoya often saw Xiao Niao sitting at the desk and concentrating on writing.

After spending a few days together, she also learned that Xiaoniao was a college student who had just graduated. In Chen Xiaoya's limited knowledge, college students were already outstanding intellectuals.

She couldn't help but look at this person with longing.

In the small county town where she was born, there are very few people who can get into high school, and there hasn't been a college student in several years.

If Xiao Niao knew what the kid was thinking, he'd probably say, "Don't worry. Wait a few years until college enrollment expands, and you can hit nine college students crawling on the street with just one brick..."

But the brilliance of the intellectuals still made the young and ignorant Chen Xiaoya feel admiration for them - to put it simply, this mentality is that he feels that everything the other person does is particularly philosophical.

For example, when seeing Xiao Niao holding a cat and whispering seriously, or muttering to the air... Chen Xiaoya would think that she must have a reason for doing so.

It’s almost noon. Chen Xiaoya looked at the clock above the living room. When will he come back?

But he went out so early, he must be doing something very important, right?

As I was thinking this, the door of my house was pushed open.

Xiao Niao walked in with a thick stack of books in his hands. The books looked a little old and were tied up casually with straw ropes.

Seeing that her hands were red from carrying the things and beads of sweat were oozing out of her forehead, Chen Xiaoya naturally walked forward and wanted to take the things from her hands.

Xiao Niao smiled at her: "Ah, little one, you came at the right time."

Chen Xiaoya hummed in confusion.

A thick stack of books was moved from Xiaoniao's hands to Chen Xiaoya's arms. She lowered her head to take a look and saw that the cover of the top book was clearly written with "Selected Mathematics Exercises for the First Year of High School".

Chen Xiaoya: “…”

The cat came over at some point, looking very happy, with its tail raised proudly, and walked back and forth at Chen Xiaoya's feet.

I don’t know why, but I always feel that this cat looks a bit hideous.

Xiao Niao said to her happily, "I went to a used bookstore and found a lot of exercise books, as well as a lot of books that I think are very good. You can do some exercises or read some books during the summer vacation."

Chen Xiaoya... Chen Xiaoya's kindness is hard to refuse.

She had no choice but to nod to the bird while holding a pile of books in her arms, and stammered, "Okay, thank you, sister" - this felt like jumping into the river with a bag of stones and smiling.

That day, she finally remembered the fear of being dominated by summer homework.

Anyway, Xiao Niao was very satisfied. She thought: This way the kid won’t have wild thoughts and get stuck in a dead end.

Facts have proved that although the method of Cat No. 4 is insidious, it is indeed effective. In the following weeks, Chen Xiaoya was extremely sad and angry while doing homework and reading books at home.

After Xiao Niao learned that she had broken the milk bottle, he also found the boss to compensate her for the loss and gave her an extra

Zhou gave her pocket money.

Chen Xiaoya was depressed for a few days, and slowly accepted the bird's kindness - as if wanting to repay the other party, she began to work harder on the questions.

In this way, the two lived in peace for a while.

Then something happened.

Chapter 26 Chen Xiaoya: It’s obvious that I made money [Please refresh]

When Chen Xiaoya woke up early this morning, he felt that his right eyelid was twitching.

She didn't sleep well in the room and had several bad dreams in succession. When she woke up, she felt quite depressed and listless.

The kid doesn't choose his own bed when he sleeps, but his sleep quality is always poor. Although he can fall asleep quickly, he will be awakened by any movement in the outside world.

This was a shadow left over from her childhood, when Chen Zhengkang would often stay out drunk until midnight before coming back, then he would bang on the door like crazy and yell neurotically.

The young Chen Xiaoya was forced to adapt to his father's reversed day and night schedule. Even when he was asleep, he was always alert to the movements outside, and thus developed the habit of light sleep.

Even after coming to Xiaoniao's house, she couldn't correct this habit for a while.

Chen Xiaoya felt a little dizzy. She sat on the edge of the bed for a while and felt some sweat seeping out of her back. After the wind blew, she felt a little cold.

The alarm clock on the bedside table showed that it was a little after eight o'clock. According to her normal schedule, this was considered quite late.

The little bird in the middle actually came into the house to see her once, but when it saw that Chen Xiaoya was sleeping very soundly, it quietly retreated.

This is actually a big change. Not long after she came here, she didn't need an alarm clock and would wake up before 5:30 every morning.

And now she has begun to unconsciously learn to stay in bed...

To some extent, this is because she is gradually adapting to life with the bird - after all, people can only relax their vigilance and sleep in when they feel safe.

Chen Xiaoya sat by the bed for another two seconds, took his clothes and put them on, then got up to brush his teeth and wash his face.

When she finished washing up, Xiao Niao had already eaten breakfast and was sitting on the sofa reading a book.

Chen Xiaoya noticed that the man seemed to be particularly busy these days, and like himself, he spent a lot of time reading and doing exercises.

She vaguely heard Xiao Niao mention that the other party seemed to be preparing for some exam.

As usual, breakfast was left on the table. When the lid was lifted, there was still warm green bean porridge and meat buns.

Xiao Niao heard her walk out of the room, nodded calmly, then buried his head and continued reading the book in his hand.

They looked so familiar, as if they had lived together from the beginning.

Chen Xiaoya was sitting at the dining table eating, and suddenly he felt that his current life was like a dream, full of unreality and illusion.

It's like a beautiful soap bubble that can be popped at any time.

People who have been used to suffering since childhood may be like this. Even if someone stuffs a handful of candy into their mouth, they dare not eat it. They always feel that the candy is not real or will be snatched away by someone in the next moment.

Chen Xiaoya touched her cheek unconsciously: It's only been a few days and she has started to gain weight.

"Little girl," the person sitting on the sofa called her, without even looking up, "Come here after you finish eating. I have something to tell you."

Chen Xiaoya responded and unconsciously quickened his eating pace.

After finishing the meal in a few bites, he put the empty bowl in the kitchen sink. Chen Xiaoya wiped the water droplets on his hands, trotted over, and stood obediently in front of Xiaoniao.

She secretly looked at the little bird nestled in the sofa, and saw the childish bags under his eyes. His furry eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes, making his already delicate facial features even deeper and more three-dimensional.

Chen Xiaoya looked at him quietly for a while and thought to herself, this man is indeed very good-looking.

Xiao Niao waited for a long time but saw no movement. He looked up at her curiously and said, "Why are you standing there? Sit down and talk."

Only then did Chen Xiaoya respond and sit down obediently.

Xiao Niao closed the teaching materials filled with notes in his hand, bent his knuckles slightly, and tapped the cover twice: "I have something to do in a few days, so I have to go to Jiangcheng."

The pair of light brown eyes looked over, reminding Chen Xiaoya of the smooth amber he had seen in the encyclopedia before.

"I think I'll be staying there for a few days, and I won't be able to come back for a while," Xiao Niao said, "You're home alone, is that okay?"

Chen Xiaoya thought about it and felt that it should be okay: she was always alone at home before.

Besides, the security where I live now is much better... It is much safer than the tube-shaped building where thieves often visited every other day.

"I'm fine," she replied.

"Are you not afraid?" Xiao Niao was still a little worried.

This made Chen Xiaoya laugh: "Yeah, I'm not afraid."

Her daily words and actions are indeed reassuring. She is not like those heartless kids who would act like lawless monkey king just because the adults are not at home.

"Still be careful," Xiao Niao warned, "I'll leave you the key and some money for food for the next two days."

"Be careful when lighting a stove, and remember to check that the doors and windows are locked before going to bed at night."

Chen Xiaoya also agreed to all of them.