Chapter 413: Chapter 413

The siblings walked along the roadside for a long time, and after some back and forth, they still entered a food stall.

"Big sis, this place is too expensive," Mao Xiaozhu whispered to persuade his sister.

Mao Xiaoyu said through gritted teeth, "It’s okay, the money I earn can afford this place."

Her little brother was really too thin, she thought about how she ate meat and drank soup every day at Wan Chu’er’s house, probably her brother ate only greens daily.

It was their first time sitting in this kind of food stall, both felt somewhat restrained and didn’t know how to order at first; after waiting a while, the busy owner finally noticed them and casually tossed a menu over.

When Mao Xiaozhu saw the prices on the menu, he hurriedly said, "Sis, let’s leave." The price of one dish here was enough to cover his meals for a week at the school cafeteria.

Seeing her brother act this way made Mao Xiaoyu feel a pang of heartache; she glared at him and said in a low voice:

"Just sit down properly, we must eat here today." She didn’t know who she was trying to fight, but she was determined to give her brother a good meal today, and not only that, she would also buy him new clothes.

Mao Xiaozhu knew that when his sister was stubborn, not even ten oxen could stop her, so he followed her lead; but when ordering, he chose the cheapest dishes.

Mao Xiaoyu crossed off a tofu dish and ordered a plate of beef.

While waiting for the dishes, Mao Xiaozhu asked with concern: "Sis, how are you doing? Is Brother Jiang’s wife easy to get along with, do you have to do a lot of work every day?"

Talking about her job, Mao Xiaoyu smiled, "Not hard at all, sister-in-law is very nice. She hired two nannies, so I don’t have much to do, mainly just looking after the kids. Sister-in-law also encourages me to study when I have time, says I can even apply for an adult college.

She said if I can learn a skill and get a professional certificate, she will help me find a job, and let me work in the company."

Mao Xiaozhu was both surprised and delighted; surprised that Brother Jiang’s wife was so nice to his sister and genuinely happy for her.

"Sis, since sister-in-law is so good to you, you must cherish this."

"Mhm." Mao Xiaoyu nodded vigorously. She suddenly remembered the snacks she brought, picked up the bag from the ground,

"Sister-in-law knew I was coming to see you, she specifically asked me to bring these, lots of food, including apples." She took an apple from the bag and handed it to her brother to curb his hunger first.

Mao Xiaozhu was already very hungry, seeing the apple, his saliva started to wildly secrete, unable to hold back, he took a big bite.

Seeing her brother enjoy the apple, Mao Xiaoyu felt very happy too, "There are many more goodies in the bag, all for you."

Half an hour later, the three dishes they ordered were all finished. Mao Xiaozhu burped and said with a silly smile, "Sis, I’m really full."

"Silly." Mao Xiaoyu paid the bill and then pulled her brother along as they walked forward.

There were still some clothes shops open, she firmly dragged her brother and bought him a set of clothes.

Mao Xiaozhu couldn’t resist his sister, so he bought the clothes. Thinking of the worn-out clothes of his younger brother and sister back home, he said, "Sis, let’s also buy two pieces of clothes for little brother and little sister, and send them back." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Novᴇl_Fire(.)net

So, the siblings bought a piece of clothing for each — their parents, little brother, little sister, and grandparents at home.

Mao Xiaoyu also carefully bought a bunch of daily necessities for her big brother, items such as towels, toothbrushes, shampoo, soap, and so on.

When they finished shopping, it was already past ten o’clock, most of the shops on the streets were closed. Out of necessity, they found a small hotel.

Mao Xiaoyu made her younger brother take a good bath.

They each lay in their own beds at night, sharing happy stories, feeling waves of warmth flowing through their chests.

"As long as we work hard, our lives will gradually get better," Mao Xiaoyu mumbled sleepily, and then she fell asleep. Mao Xiaozhu, excited for a while longer, eventually fell asleep too.

The next day, the siblings woke up early and had a simple breakfast of soy milk and fried dough sticks with the things they bought yesterday.

Then, they went to the post office, sent home the items they bought for their family, and mailed back the three thousand yuan.

In the end, Mao Xiaoyu insisted on giving her brother the remaining over a thousand yuan, "Little brother, don’t pick up trash anymore. Your big sister will earn money."

Mao Xiaozhu replied, "Sister, I’ll listen to you. I won’t pick up trash anymore. I’ll pay fifty yuan to the agency and find a tutoring job."

He knew that because of his trash-picking, his dorm mates had a lot of opinions about him, and he previously hesitated to pay the agency fifty yuan.

"Yes, tutoring is good, not tiring and it helps reinforce what you learn," Mao Xiaoyu agreed.

Mao Xiaoyu was worried about Chuanqi and Hunter not being looked after and was concerned that Sister Xiao Liu couldn’t handle everything alone, so she hurriedly said goodbye to her brother and rushed back.

But when she arrived at Jinse Garden, the door of the house was closed.

Chen Jiahua, next door, saw her standing outside with a frowning face. His eyes flashed, and he quickly said, "Young girl, can’t get inside? Come and wait in my place."

Mao Xiaoyu, who wouldn’t heed his words, knew that Wan Chu’er really disliked these neighbors. Ignoring him, she turned and walked away, deciding to go to the old house. Surely, Wan Chu’er and the others had gone there.

Arriving at the bus stop, Mao Xiaoyu was stunned—she had given all her money to her brother and had nothing left for the bus. She decided to walk to the old house on foot.

That morning, Wan Chu’er had received a call from Mai Qiqi. Mai Qiqi was crying sadly. Upon asking, Wan Chu’er learned that Mai Qiqi had just disembarked from the plane and was still at the airport.

Thus, Wan Chu’er hurriedly sent Xiao Liu and the twins to the old house and rushed to the airport.

She had momentarily forgotten about Mao Xiaoyu.

Upon reaching the airport, she found Mai Qiqi in a corner of the hall, wearing sunglasses and a mask. Pulling off Mai Qiqi’s sunglasses, she saw Mai Qiqi’s eyes, swollen and red as peaches.

Mai Qiqi embraced Wan Chu’er tightly, and tears streamed down her face.

Wan Chu’er quickly hugged her tightly, soothingly patting her on the back.

"There, there, I’m here, I’m here."

After crying for a while in Wan Chu’er’s arms, Mai Qiqi said embarrassingly, "My tears and snot are all on your clothes; you better change your clothes."

Wan Chu’er: "...It’s okay." She quickly took off her jacket, thinking resentfully that once she knows who embarrassed Mai Qiqi , she would make that person compensate her for the jacket!

"Let’s leave here first," Wan Chu’er looked around and only found a small bag.

"Big sister, you didn’t just bring this tiny bag back, did you?"

Mai Qiqi glared at her: "I’m so heartbroken, how can I care about anything else? It’s good enough that I remembered to take this bag."

Wan Chu’er held her forehead, alright, that’s just Mai Qiqi.