Chapter 58 New Year

  At this moment, Hu Lao San was secretly cursing Su You Cai's mother. What the hell is this nonsense about being righteous or not? Just because of Su You Cai's trouble-making old lady, his life was almost gone. How could he say that this girl was easy to get along with? Damn it, based on what he saw, this girl was simply a demon king, not like an ordinary person at all. These tricks for dealing with people, and just looking at how she could easily suspend him in mid-air outside the fourth floor, were enough to prove that she was a formidable ancestor, not someone to be trifled with.

  In his heart, he had decided that as long as he still had a reputation to uphold, it would be best for Su to have the upper hand. After all, he was usually called "Talented Brother" with such respect, but unexpectedly, he was the one who dug his own grave. If he wasn't careful, he would end up losing his life here.

  Looking at Hu Lao San who didn't give himself an answer, Su Mo furrowed his brow, somewhat displeased. "Have you thought it through or not? Am I throwing you away or am I throwing you away?"

  The old man's face suddenly changed, and he looked like he was about to cry. He begged loudly: "Miss, please spare me! It was all Su Youcai who forced me to come here, it has nothing to do with me! That bastard told me you didn't respect your elders, and that he would take care of his mother and couldn't come to deal with you himself... I thought you were just a little girl, no need for him to make a move, so I volunteered to teach you a lesson..." But the words behind this became softer and softer, because he also realized that the more he said, the more unfavorable it would be for himself. He wasn't stupid, how could he still add fuel to the fire in such a dangerous situation? If this girl got angry, she might throw him off the fourth floor! By then, there wouldn't be time for regret, and his brains would be splattered all over the place.

  "So you're here to teach me a lesson too?" Su Mo heard these words, coldly smiling in her heart. Su Youcai, ah Su Youcai, it seems like you won't have a peaceful day outside from now on.

  "Yes, but I really am not..." Before the words were even out, Su Mo's hand relaxed, causing Hu Lao San to let out a terrified voice that boomed and exploded again, making all the onlookers extremely tense once more.

  After calculating the time, I knew the police would arrive soon. With a burst of strength in my arm, I pulled Old Hu from the railing and brought him back inside.

  Hu Lao San sat on the ground with a look of relief, as if he had just returned from a trip to the underworld and back. His whole body was trembling, and his eyes were filled with excitement as he looked at Su Mo Ruo.

  At this moment, there were some footsteps coming up the stairs. Looking down at Hu Lao San on the ground, it just so happened that Hu Lao San also lifted his head and met Su Mo Ruo's icy gaze that made people shiver with fear. He was so scared that he quickly withdrew his eyes, lowered his head and didn't dare to speak again.

  "Just now we received a report, may I ask if you threatened someone and directly lifted him to the handrail outside the 4th floor?" Two middle-aged policemen came over, seeing the situation in front of them, they were somewhat surprised. After all, he didn't see with his own eyes that a girl could lift an adult man to the handrail outside the 4th floor and still threaten him for about ten minutes. They both knew Su Mo Ruo and also knew that this girl was not easy to deal with, but in so many years, it had never happened that she could bully an adult man, so at this time, they thought more that something must have gone wrong here, and since she was also present, some people might have reported the case just to frame her.

  Su Mo looked puzzled and innocent, glanced around, found many eyes staring at her, then turned back to the two police officers in front of her, shook her head, "You guys are mistaken, who's messing with you? I'm threatening this person by hanging him out? Do I look like that kind of material?"

  Next to Sumo, the doctors and nurses on the fourth floor, as well as several patients, were all within earshot. As they listened to her words, almost simultaneously, they twitched at the corners of their mouths, opened their eyes wide in incredulity, and thought to themselves that she was utterly shameless, speaking with such conviction and natural expression, without a hint of panic. It seemed obvious to them that this wasn't Sumo's first time being questioned by the police - who would believe otherwise? Many people recognized her, and their suspicions were further confirmed.

  "Don't believe her nonsense, we all saw it, he lifted Hu Lao San like a little chicken and hung him outside the handrail, scaring Hu Lao San half to death. Look, Hu Lao San is probably too weak to stand now." The people downstairs who couldn't stand Su Mo Ruo started firing their mouths off wildly.

  "Yes, yes, we all saw it." Others also started to boo one after another.

  Two police officers listened to the uniform testimony of the onlookers, and their initial skepticism was now uncertain. They turned their gaze back to Sumojo, one of them furrowed his brow and asked: "You'd better be honest and tell us what happened clearly, otherwise, we'll take you back to the police station for a few days and see if you're honest or not."

  This threat didn't work on the old Su Mo, let alone the current one. He glanced at Hu Lao San who was leaning against the wall and not speaking, stretched out his foot and kicked him without any politeness. His voice was very cold, "Hey, you tell me clearly, did I threaten you or not? And why did you hang me outside on the 4th floor?"

  Old Hu let out a kick like that, but didn't get angry, his eyes were somewhat terrified as he stared at Su Mo Ruo, shaking his head repeatedly, "No no, you don't."

  The two town police officers standing next to them looked at each other in disbelief, but they had no choice but to believe it. It seemed that Su Mo Ruo was indeed incredibly brave, but it was also hard to believe that she had the strength to lift a man who weighed around 150 pounds and suspend him in mid-air on the fourth floor. Even they didn't have that kind of ability, so what could they do?

  At this time, Su Youcai suddenly appeared from nowhere and rushed to Hu Lao San's side, saying repeatedly: "Lao San, what's wrong with you? Is it this stinky girl who bullied you?"

  He's now on the verge of exploding, and Su Mo's words have caused a huge shock to his heart. At this moment, Su Youcai's appearance is just in time for him to vent his grievances, and his physical strength seems to have returned at this moment. With one flip, he pressed Su Youcai down without any defense, and then unexpectedly punched and kicked Su Youcai, shouting: "You think you're smart, you framed my brother, you did this to me, what did I do wrong to you, Su Youcai? You actually treated me like this, your mother was bullied, tell me, my brother wanted to help you out, but you didn't even tell me clearly that your niece is not someone to be trifled with... it's all because of you, everything is because of you."

  I was originally planning to ask Su Mo Ruo some questions, but I didn't expect someone to suddenly pop out and talk to Hu Lao San, and Hu Lao San actually didn't care about anything, directly pouncing on him and punching and kicking him, his mouth still cursing non-stop. The two town police officers didn't react until after a while, then hurriedly stepped forward to separate the two of them.

  "Are you two still not taking us seriously? Do you want to go to jail?" One of the police officers looked at the two people with some severity, his voice raised.

  "Even the cage is his, Officer, I'm telling you, Su Youcai almost killed his second aunt last night and she's still in the hospital...” Hu Lao San was also blinded by rage and spilled out all the things Su Youcai had bragged about to him yesterday.

  Sumo listened to the side, happy, she was very happy that things were developing in this direction, so there was no need to send the police station to ask for further questioning, with so many pairs of eyes and ears here, and such a big witness here.

  The two town police didn't expect that coming over would expose these things, turned their heads to take a look at Su Mo Ruo, and then looked at the tightly closed hospital room door beside Su Mo Ruo, wanting to step forward, but was blocked by Yao Jing who suddenly darted out. "Not allowed in." Yao Jing had a tender face, but the words that came out of her mouth were absolutely serious without any hint of joking.

  The two town police officers were stunned and looked at Su Youcai and Hu Lao San, who were about to fight again. Helpless, they could only take the two back to the police station first.

  Two people were taken away, and the surrounding crowd also dispersed. Su Mo returned to the ward, looking at her foster mother's worried gaze, and nodded slightly towards her, indicating that she should rest assured. The ward was still quiet.

  "How did I end up living in this place?" She often doted on her daughter, but as for this high-end ward, she had heard of it before, yet never stayed here. When her husband was seriously ill, he went to the hospital and stayed in a large ward on the first or second floor. If not for Old Hu mentioning it just now, she would still be delighted about her daughter's return and wouldn't have noticed.

  Listening to this question, Su Mo felt a bit of a headache, rubbed his brow, and glanced at Yao Jing beside him. Seeing that he was lowering his head and didn't seem to want to interrupt, he couldn't help but feel helpless. This dead kid is too sensible, too precocious.

  Just as Su Mo was at a loss for words and didn't know how to respond to his foster mother, there was a knock on the hospital room door.

  "Come in!" Yao Jing raised his head and called out towards the doorway.

  It's really his turn to speak, Su Mo didn't say a word less, and as he listened to Yao Jing's answer, he turned his head towards the door.

  Outside the door was a young stranger, looking like twenty or thirty years old, with a calm and steady demeanor, exuding an aura similar to Kong Qiaojin's positive energy. When he saw Su Moruo, he smiled politely and nodded his head, "You must be Su Moruo."

  Su Mo listened, nodded, but seemed somewhat unimpressed. This was just a formality, after all. The man had been in town for over a year and should have at least heard of her name, even if he didn't know her personally. Moreover, as one of the representatives from Kong Ga's side to handle her requests, he must already be aware of her identity.

  "It's like this, I came over today because of Secretary Kong's intention." The stranger walked to the bedside and took a look at the person lying on the bed, "You are Ms. Liu Qin, aren't you?"

  Liu Qin looked at the person in front of her, she was unfamiliar with him, so when others recognized her and asked for her name, she just nodded blankly.

  "It's like this, Secretary Kong has already learned about your situation. Su Youcai was guilty of fabricating a story to harm others, and his handling of the matter was even more terrible. As a result, both the police station and the town government have intervened in this matter. There are many such disputes in the township, and Secretary Kong is also planning to use your case as an example for the villagers. This hospital room was arranged by Secretary Kong's call to the hospital, so you don't need to have any psychological burden. This is all the intention of the town government, just focus on recovering from your illness." The man said this without batting an eyelid, and after finishing, he could still smile naturally at Liu Qin, looking her straight in the eye.

  He nodded in his heart and also understood why Kong had sent this man over. A natural-born actor, these words would not raise any suspicion when spoken.

  Although she didn't quite understand the latter part of his words, she still grasped the former part. She looked up at the man in front of her, her voice somewhat hesitant, "......that is to say...your meaning is that Su Youcai...he will go to jail?"

  Upon hearing this, the man was taken aback for a moment, but then burst out laughing. "This matter has not been confirmed yet, and no one can be certain about it. However, rest assured that the town government will definitely give you an explanation, and let all the villagers know that such incidents constitute emotional harassment crimes, which are against the law. Even if it's a family matter, it cannot involve such vicious means..."

  The man spoke again with a serious tone, and after a long time, he slowly stopped, looked at Liu Qin with a smile, and then turned his attention to Su Mo. He was Kong Jiajin's confidant, so he also knew that this girl had actually donated 5 million yuan to repair the town's roads. Such great merit made his heart excited too. Although his family was not poor, it was absolutely impossible for him to take out such a large sum of money casually. A young girl with such talent and stock investment skills, becoming a terrifying multimillionaire or even billionaire in just one year, really left people amazed.

  "Are you saying that this ward was arranged by the government for me?" Liu Qin didn't understand much, but since others were saying so about Su Youcai's affairs, and she herself had no good feelings towards him, she might as well not ask. Anyway, it was still unclear how things would be judged, so she started asking about the ward instead. Earlier, she had been worried that her daughter might have done something wrong, but now, with people from the town government coming to help, it was impossible for her daughter to have connections with these people. Having raised her daughter all these years, Liu Qin knew what kind of person she was.

  Listening to Liu Qin, he didn't ask about Su Youcai's affairs again. The man in his heart let out a sigh of relief. Originally, when this matter came up, Secretary Kong had already told him that there was no final conclusion yet. If Su Mo wanted to ask, he must have given a good answer, but he couldn't be sure how Su Youcai would end up after all. After all, in this small town, the law is not as strict as the public security bureau in other regular cities. Moreover, Su Mo's behavior has always been deeply rooted in this small town. When things are not thoroughly cleared up, it is not possible to speak casually. "Yes, the town will bear your hospitalization expenses, so you can rest assured."

  "How can this be? This is clearly our family's matter..." Liu Qin was somewhat surprised and flattered, but also felt a little uneasy. She was just an uneducated rural woman, but she knew that one shouldn't receive benefits without doing anything, and this matter was originally their family's affair. The government had already taken care of Su Youcai, yet they still arranged such a good hospital room for her, which made her feel a bit uneasy.

  I knew my adoptive mother would be like this. Su Mo Ruo watched from the side, shook her head in distress, glanced at the man who was also somewhat embarrassed, then quickly moved to support her back to the hospital bed, looked at the IV tube beside her and said, "Mom, don't move anymore, your body isn't well yet, and this medicine is expensive, you can't waste it."

  This remark was indeed effective. Liu Qin had always been frugal, and upon hearing her daughter say "expensive", she hastily looked up at the IV bottle above and then at her own hands, only to discover that blood had started flowing backwards. She quickly exclaimed: "What's happening? The blood is flowing back!

  Looking at the adoptive mother who was quite lovely at this moment, Su Mo couldn't help but curve up the corners of her lips and smile, "It's nothing, just a relapse of blood, you're fine now, lie down on the bed, put your hands flat, and it'll be okay soon."

  Listening to her daughter's words, Liu Qin seemed to understand and not understand, but until her daughter read more books than her and was cultured, she listened very carefully and nodded seriously. She lay back on the bed obediently, put her hands flat, looked at her daughter with both eyes, and asked: "Is that so?"

  I've never lied to anyone, whether it was Mu Qing in my past life or Su Mo Rou in this one, whether it was the me of the past or the present me. But now I have to lie to my adoptive mother. Although it felt awkward, I nodded quickly, "Mm-hmm, that's right, it'll be fine soon, don't worry."

  "Now that I've said what I wanted to say, I have other things to attend to, so I'll leave you all alone. Ms. Liuqin, take good care of yourself and wait until you're fully recovered before leaving the hospital." With that, the man turned around and walked away.

  "Quickly, help Mom go to Uncle Song Song." Liu Qin looked at the man who was about to leave and hurriedly moved her body. Suddenly thinking she couldn't get up, she said to her quiet daughter by the bedside.

  He nodded and quietly walked out of the ward, closing the door behind him.

  Outside, the man didn't leave either. He must have heard Liu Qin's words and knew she was coming out. The body standing at the stairway entrance turned around, "The things you wanted Secretary Kong to do have all been taken care of. Secretary Kong said that road construction cannot be delayed, and as soon as this year is over, we will take immediate action. Secretary Kong asked me to ask you when you plan to return to school. If you can spare the time, it would be best if you could participate in our initial discussion and preliminary implementation of the project."

  "I've made it very clear to Secretary Kong that since I can give him 5 million, I absolutely trust his character and ability. And as for you, I think you're not bad either." With that said, he turned around and left without waiting for the man's reaction.

  The man stared blankly at the figure that had already opened the door and walked into the ward, turned his head and walked step by step downstairs. As he walked, his mind kept thinking about what Su Mo Ruo had said earlier, as well as her expression. He couldn't believe that such an aura would appear on a girl's body, especially this girl who was notorious in the town for over ten years.

  Could it be that all these years, her notorious reputation was just an act?

  But the more I think about it, the more I feel that something is off. Who would like to be scolded by others every day, with not a single sentence that doesn't hurt? How could she endure eighteen years of this, and how could her every move, word, and action change in just one short year?

  What exactly made her change so much?

  With countless doubts in his heart, the man stepped out of the hospital.

  In the hospital, Liu Qin was also a restless person. As the Lunar New Year's Eve approached, despite everyone's opposition, she insisted on leaving the hospital on New Year's Eve.

  Almost every household in the town has land, but Liu Qin followed her husband here and is not a native of this town. The land was also bought when they came over before, not much, just two pieces, one for growing vegetables and one for growing wheat, generally rice needs to be purchased.

  To prevent something from happening to Liu Qin halfway, after all, her body has not recovered yet. Fortunately, her heart was only slightly injured and she recovered a little after resting for a while. The injury on her back needs to be taken care of for some time, so when they arrived at the vegetable field in their backyard, Su Mo Ruo hurriedly asked Liu Qin to wait outside, and Yao Feng asked Yao Jing to follow them together. So only she and Yao Jing went down to pick vegetables, while Yao Feng stayed home to cook dinner.

  It's always New Year's Eve, although both families don't have other relatives to gather together, they can still spend it together, and there is some atmosphere after all.

  Liu Qin also caught several chickens at home, half stewed in soup and half braised in soy sauce. Stewing was normal for them because chicken was nutritious when eaten this way and could be eaten for a long time, absolutely nourishing food. However, braising was different, not only did it waste seasonings but also wasted time to cook, the yield was small, and if they were not careful, there would not be enough to eat. Therefore, generally, many families only had braised chicken once during Chinese New Year.

  Although Yao Jing was very sensible and didn't like to talk much, he knew his mother worked hard and would endure anything when it came to food. His mother said whatever she ate was fine with him, never making any demands, but when he heard there was braised pork, he couldn't help swallowing saliva, this action made Su Mo Ruo look at him with a tinge of heartache.

  Thinking that with the 100,000 yuan to help Kong, after the New Year, he will think of a way to support his foster mother's side. At that time, everyone's life can be improved, and my heart feels a little relieved.

  "Come, eat some more." During dinner, Liu Qin's face was filled with a thick smile, and the corners of her eyes were clearly visible. She didn't eat much herself, but kept putting braised chicken into Su Mo Ruo and Yao Jing's bowls, occasionally adding other dishes, smiling as she watched them eat. Occasionally, she would take a bite of something else, but not touching the braised chicken or chicken soup at all.

  Looking up at her foster mother's unfulfilled and not-so-beautiful face, the years had left a deep mark on it. Heaven was never kind, although Liu Qin was good, but time still took away her youth, took away all the beauty of her young age, and let her enter middle age.

  Although she has grown old and is less excellent and beautiful than many women, in her heart, she will always be the most beautiful.

  Yao Feng also noticed Liu Qin's actions and directly added a large piece of chicken leg to her bowl, "What are you doing? You just got out of the hospital and don't eat well. It really makes me worry about you like I do with the kids."

  She's just friends with Yao Feng and the others, they've been together for over a year now. Liu Qin knew Yao Feng was concerned about her, but looking at the huge chicken leg in her bowl, she couldn't help but quickly pick up her chopsticks to put it back, saying: "We're all grown-ups now, the kids are still growing, take a look at Yao Jing, he hasn't grown much in the past year and his complexion doesn't look good either. You don't even know how to take care of him properly, hurry up and give him a bowl of chicken soup to drink."

  Listening to Liu Qin's words, Yao Feng directly gave her a white eye, "There is still so much chicken meat and soup, do you really think that eating just one chicken leg can eliminate all the chicken meat? You'd better shut up, hurry up and drink some soup, and give me the chicken leg."

  Yao Jing next to her chimed in, "Yes, Aunt Liu, there's still a lot here. I've been eating all along, and even if you give me more, I won't be able to finish it."

  Liu Qin listened, but still didn't want to, at this time, Su Mo's voice rang out, "Mom, every time you're on the phone, you tell me you're doing well, but why is it that when I come back, you can't even bear to eat a chicken leg? This is New Year's, let me see you eat a whole chicken leg, so I can go back to school with peace of mind, okay?"

  This remark was very persuasive to Liu Qin, although she hesitated for a moment, but eventually silently stopped the action of putting the chicken leg back into the pot, slowly lowered her head and started eating the chicken leg.

  Yao Feng looked at him and couldn't help but laugh: "Still, your daughter is capable and can persuade you with your stubborn temper."

  "Eat your food." Hearing Yao Feng's words, Liu Qin lifted her head and smiled helplessly.

  The meal was full of New Year's flavor, with everyone chatting and laughing. Su Mo was the quietest, only occasionally interjecting a few concise sentences. The whole room was filled with joyful voices and laughter.

  After finishing dinner and cleaning up, Yao Feng and Yao Jing didn't rush to leave. When Liu Qin turned around and went into the kitchen, Yao Feng glanced at Su Mo Ruo and beckoned her over. Although puzzled, she still walked over, only to see Yao Feng quickly stretch out her hand and grasp hers, then smile and say: "The money isn't much, but it's Aunt Yao's heartfelt intention. I hope you'll make something of yourself in the future and let your mother live a good life."

  Feeling the hardness in her palm, she knew that what Yao Feng said was not less than 100 yuan. For Yao Feng, 100 yuan was definitely not a small amount of money, but she gave it to her anyway. She glanced at Yao Jing beside her and saw that he was looking at her calmly, without any jealousy or displeasure. So she didn't refuse either, nodded and sincerely said: "Thank you, Auntie Yao." This address also made her feel much closer.

  Since the money had already been given to Su Mo Ruo, Yao Feng was not planning to stay here any longer. She took her son and was about to leave when Liu Qin suddenly walked out of the kitchen, went over and directly pulled Yao Jing's hand, "Come on, let's go with Aunt Liu to sit in the room for a while." As she said that, she pulled Yao Jing towards her own room.

  Just now, Su Mo gave money to Ruo, and at this time, Liu Qin's actions were self-evident. Yao Feng was unwilling, pulling her son tightly and not letting him follow Liu Qin. She said, "Liu sister, it's already so late today, let's come over again tomorrow. You're not feeling well either, so you should rest early. Our Jing Er still wants to get up early tomorrow morning to celebrate the New Year, so let's not stay tonight."

  Liu Qin listened and replied, "How can it be? Can't even delay for a moment?"

  "Aunt Yao, my mom is just going to stay with Xiao Jing for a bit, don't worry." With what seemed like a gentle motion, but actually using force, Yao Feng's hand, which had been gripping Yao Jing's wrist tightly enough to make it red, was pulled open by Liu Qin. Others didn't notice, but Yao Feng vaguely sensed something, though she couldn't be sure. In the brief moment of distraction, Liu Qin had already pulled Yao Jing into her room.

  "This is terrible." He said and was about to chase after him.

  Su Mo Ruo directly stretched out his hand and stopped Yao Feng, "Auntie Yao, let's sit for a while."

  In the end, Liu Qin gave Yao Jing a 200 yuan red envelope for the New Year, which was twice as much as Su Mo's.

  When she got home and saw the money in her son's hand, Yao Feng let out a deep sigh. Although Liu Qin didn't have much education, she had a strong sense of self-respect and pride. She had always been setting an example for her daughter, even when it was difficult, but she persisted. Just like when she gave Su Mo Ru 100 yuan, it wasn't to show off, but because Su Mo Ru was going to college and needed money, and as a elder, it was customary to give some during the new year. However, Liu Qin had given her son 200 yuan, and at that moment, Yao Feng understood that giving money directly to Su Mo Ru would not be accepted by Liu Qin.

  In her heart, she knew that later on, the money should be exchanged for gifts, such as learning tools, which would also come in handy for reading. Liu Qin couldn't find anything to say either.

  "Mom, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Su Mo Ruo couldn't sleep either. Many families outside were setting off firecrackers and many households had the custom of staying up late on New Year's Eve, but their family didn't care about these customs. The noise outside made her unable to sleep, so she got out of bed and saw that her foster mother's door was not closed, with a faint light shining through.

  This was her first time entering her foster mother's room at night after returning home for a year. The light was very dim, and the air inside smelled fresh. The bed sheets and quilt cover looked like they had been washed until they were pale white, but they were clean and tidy, without any wrinkles, looking very comfortable. Next to it was a brown wooden chest, and then a dark red wardrobe. Apart from that, there were no other decorations. Her foster mother sat on the bedhead, with a thick sweater on her lap, and she was trying to thread a needle but couldn't get it through for a long time. She walked over and said: "Let me help you."

  Liu Qin raised her head and smiled, then handed the needle and thread in her hand directly to Su Mo Ruo. This daughter was really much more sensible than before, she used to love causing trouble everywhere, but now she wouldn't do that anymore, and what's more, she even knew how to be considerate of others, knowing to come to her room to help her with the needlework.

  Thinking of this, she picked up the flower step pants on her legs and compared them in front of her eyes. Her eyes were not very bright. She spent a whole year making this piece of clothing, but it was still not done well. This piece of clothing was originally intended to be made for her daughter's new clothes for the New Year.

  It was also because Mu Qing had practiced seeing things in the dark before, otherwise, under such dim lighting, even people with normal vision would not be able to thread the needle. She shook her head and looked at her foster mother who had already taken over the needle and thread and started working busily, and couldn't help but remind her: "Mom, the lighting in this room is too dim, your eyes are not good to begin with, change to a higher wattage light bulb."

  Liu Qin listened, moving the needle up and down a few times before continuing to work busily with her head down, responding without looking up: "You don't understand, this electric light of mine hardly uses any electricity every month, what's the point of changing it? A higher wattage one would cost how much money? I don't use this thing often anyway..."

  "How can you not understand? Your eyes are not good, and it's not good for your eyes to be under such dim lighting all the time." But in her heart, she had already made up her mind. Since her foster mother wouldn't go buy one herself, she would just have to go buy one tomorrow. Although Liu Qin was frugal, she cared about herself. If she went and bought a new lamp, it would probably be just right for the wattage anyway, and in the end, her foster mother would just have to agree.

  Thinking so, she didn't plan on staying any longer either, after bidding goodnight to Liu Qin, she turned around and left.

  On the second day, she finally welcomed her first Spring Festival as Sumo Ruò.

  In a year without relatives, Mu Qing and Su Mo Ruo were different only in that Su Mo Ruo could still spend time with friends.

  Yesterday afternoon, Kong Yihui came to find her. All the little friends at home have been busy these days, so they didn't have time to come and play with him. As for Qiao Man'er, she heard that there were guests at her home during this period, and she didn't know what to do at home all day, anyway, she couldn't get out, and finally a group of people agreed to meet at the old place on Spring Festival.

  Kong Yihui arrived early, and when he came over, Sumo Rou, her adoptive mother Liu Qin, and Yao Feng Yao Jing had just finished eating breakfast together. They were having tangyuan, with an egg in each person's bowl. Kong Yihui arrived right after they finished eating, as if he had timed it that way.

  Kong Yihui was not very far from Sumo, and since he had to pass by this side to go to their usual gathering place, Kong Yihui came over to meet up with Sumo.

  Put down your chopsticks and took a glance at Yao Jing, "Do you have plans with friends to play together?"

  Listening to Su Mo's words, Yao Jing's eyes flashed a hint of loss. He had no friends and was not good at socializing with others. Coming to this town was also because his mother was busy, he was always at home helping his mother with household chores, where did he have time to go out and make friends? Today is New Year's Day, he only planned to spend it with his mother and Liu Qin.

  The loss in Yao Jing's eyes did not escape Su Mo Ruo's notice. Thinking that Yao Jing was quite all right, she could introduce him to a few friends, so she said: "Yao Jing, do you want us to go out and have some fun together?"

  Obviously somewhat surprised that Su Mo Ruo would invite himself, he stared blankly at Su Mo Ruo.

  "You kid, if you want to go, just speak up quickly." Yao Feng was also very happy. Her son didn't have any friends in this town and she was worried about it. But every day was so busy, and there wasn't enough time to remind her son to go out and make some friends, so he could have a playmate during his free time. Today Su Mo Ruo took the initiative to ask him to go, and naturally, Yao Feng hoped that her son would follow him, so she could relax a bit and improve her mood.

  “……Alright.” After glancing at his mother, Yao Jing also put down his bowl and chopsticks. When the group arrived at their usual gathering spot, everyone looked at the unfamiliar Yao Jing, but before Su Mo could introduce him, Kong Yihui, who had already met Yao Jing on the way, directly helped with the introductions, adding a sentence each time: “The eldest’s younger brother, be nice to him, he’s lovable.”

  These words made Yao Jing's face turn red.

  Su Mo smiled at everyone, scanned the surroundings and found that among more than a dozen people, there was no sign of Qian Meng'er. This little girl usually appeared as soon as she did, but today she didn't expect her to not have arrived yet, could something be holding her back?

  "What are you looking at?" Kong Yihui asked, seeing Su Moruo's gaze still scanning around the crowd.

  "Where's Meng'er? Why hasn't she come over?" He glanced at Kong Yihui and the people on site, hoping someone would come out to explain.

  But everyone else just shook their heads, looking very puzzled.

  "Why don't we go and take a look?" Wu Liying also had a boyish temperament, thinking that Quan Ming'er hadn't come over for sure there was a reason, so she wanted to get to the bottom of it.

  Everyone nodded in agreement, and then Wu Liying and Kong Yihui led the way, with a group of people heading to Que Mianer's home.

  Just as I walked to Qian Meng Er's house, I saw a black business off-road vehicle parked at her door, and Qian Meng Er was standing at the door with her grandmother.

  The old man's face showed a hint of panic, while Qian Meng'er stared blankly in another direction, seemingly carefree and without any expectation. Although she was standing there waiting, although they were far apart, Su Mo Ruo could still sense it, and she was certain that her heart had long since flown away.

  Qian Meng'er had once told her about her family background, the young lady of a wealthy and influential family, no, to put it correctly, she should be called an abandoned daughter of a wealthy family. This New Year's Day, someone actually came over, but it was unclear whether they were her parents or not.

  "Wow, look, another big shot has arrived at Qian Meng's house again, and they were sent over by car." The people around them started to sigh and lament.

  "What's wrong with these big shots, every time they come over, Meng'er is never happy to see them. Look at her today, isn't she unhappy again?" Kong Yihui listened, frowning as he looked on, his heart feeling a bit restless, always feeling that Meng'er was being wronged and it pained him deeply. Although usually the two of them were always arguing, this argument felt like it had stirred up emotions, without this crazy girl by his side to argue with, he feared that many joys would be lost.

  A seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl got out of the black sedan first, wearing a white down jacket that was absolutely eye-catching in the countryside, blue jeans, and a brand new pair of Adidas casual shoes. She had a lively and youthful aura about her, and as soon as she got out of the car, she ran towards Qian Meng'er, shouting "Sister!"

  Then, a old lady who looked about the same age as Qian Meng's grandmother also walked out of the car. She seemed to have more momentum than Qian Meng's grandmother, and at first glance, it was clear that the old lady's identity was not simple. "Xiao Wei, how far is it from here to Er Gu Village?"