nucmednet Chapter 236 Storm 9
Chapter 236 Storm 9
Lan Jiu had reminded them earlier that they should not hold their hands, but was scolded by Lin Jiaojiao for being heartless. The people in front of him became more and more excited, so he had to remain silent to avoid more people watching them on the street.
Fortunately, the girls that Lin Jiaojiao was holding on both sides were malnourished and not very tall. In addition, they had injuries on their faces, so it was hard to tell whether they were girls or boys.
So people passing by just took a look and didn't say much.
Now that I have two younger ones, I know it's useless to say anything. It's better to send them back early and get rid of this trouble as soon as possible.
Because the children's props had been smashed by the people in the gambling house, Lin Jiaojiao asked Lan Jiu to buy some for them. Finally, they turned left and right in the alley and finally arrived at Tang Xiaotang and her friends' home.
Tang Xiaotang knocked on the door, and soon a little boy opened the door and stuck his head out. He saw the older sister with a bandage on her face, and other companions who were also bandaged to varying degrees.
He wasn't very surprised because this kind of thing happened to them all the time.
But this time it was bandaged, and the thing in his hand looked like a medicine bag.
"It's my eldest sister and her friends who are back. There are two tall strangers behind them."
Immediately, everyone in the house put down their work and came to the yard out of curiosity. They all thought that there were new companions.
Tang Xiaotang didn't really want Lin Jiaojiao to come in to visit their shabby and crowded house, but she didn't know how to start the conversation.
But then she thought how could the nobleman enter the house of common people like them, and she completely forgot that the nobleman had followed them all the way in the dirty alley without any disdain.
After she figured it out, she suddenly felt enlightened. Just as she was about to clasp her hands to thank him again for saving her life and taking care of her along the way, she found that the man had already walked in.
"Lan Jiu, move all the things in quickly."
After Lin Jiaojiao entered the yard, she found that the small yard was full of children, all looking at her in surprise.
She turned her head again and looked at Tang Xiaotang who was already frozen at the door and asked, "Xiaotang, are these all your brothers and sisters?"
Tang Xiaotang then came to her senses. Because she was wearing a veil, she couldn't see her expression and could only judge from her tone.
Fortunately, she did not dislike her home.
"Yes, sir."
Lin Jiaojiao turned back again and glanced at the children who were already standing awkwardly, and she spoke in amazement again.
"Oh my god, your parents gave birth to so many babies..."
Lan Jiu came in with stools of different lengths and quickly checked all the people and objects in the yard. When he saw that there was no danger, he put down the stool props in his hand.
After spending the past two days with her, he gradually understood the meaning of some of the words she had never heard of before, and explained them patiently.
"Sir, they are not born to the same mother. If I am not mistaken, they must have been abandoned by their mother or have no mother anymore."
Tang Xiaotang saw Lan Jiu, who had a wooden face, directly pointing out their scars. Apart from a hint of bitterness in her heart, she didn't feel any other emotions. After all, what he said was the truth.
And when Lan Jiu was talking about them, he was actually talking about himself.
He has forgotten what his biological mother and father look like. From the moment Sha Lou picked him up, he could only live and die for Sha Lou in this life.
Seeing the atmosphere suddenly become dark, Lin Jiaojiao realized that she had said the wrong thing and became flustered.
"Yeah, sorry, I don't know."
Tang Xiaotang didn't expect that she would hear her apologize to them, and Lan Jiu didn't expect it either. He looked at the person who was standing there uncomfortably, twirling his fingers with his hands.
He hurried to her side and said, "Sir, you don't have to apologize. It's getting late now. Let's go home."
Tang Xiaotang also wanted to tell her that it was okay and that there was no need to apologize, but she clearly felt that Lan Jiu wanted his son to leave here as soon as possible.
She also spoke up to smooth things over: "I really want to thank you for today, sir. I'll take you there. This alley is winding and winding."
Lin Jiaojiao did not move. Anyway, she was not going home for dinner. Last year, she went to the orphanage with her parents to visit the children and gave them lots of food.
"Lan Jiu, I want to eat here with them. Could you please pack some more food for me? Please, please, Lan Jiu is the best..."
Lan Jiu only saw her clasping her hands together and shaking them up and down in front of her chest while her voice was full of coquettishness.
He just felt his chest starting to itch again, and he really wanted to see what a seductive expression she had under her veil.
He bent his fingers slightly, unable to refuse at all.
When the other children heard that the young master wanted to stay and have dinner with them, they felt both excited and scared.
However, it was Tang Xiaotang who first refused.
"No, there are too many people here and it's dirty and smelly. How can we let you eat in such an environment? No, no, no."
However, Lin Jiaojiao glanced around again and found that the environment was indeed not good, especially the faint sour smell, but she could understand and tolerate it.
"It's okay. It's good to have more people. It's lively."
After she finished speaking, she walked directly to the dining table in the yard and sat down. The children at other tables all stood aside spontaneously, for fear of crowding the young master.
Seeing that the man refused to leave, Lan Jiu knew that he had made up his mind.
"Okay, sir, wait a moment, I will go and give the order."
He thought he would just go out for a while and it wouldn't be a big problem. After he took two or three steps out of the door, a woman came out from the dark without anyone in the yard seeing.
He gave the task to the woman, who immediately left the alley, and he continued back to the yard.
"Sir, I'll be there in a minute..."
He quickly stepped forward and came behind Lin Jiaojiao, picked up the veil on the table and put it on again.
Lin Jiaojiao finally took off the veil. Her vision became clearer and her head was no longer stuffy. She didn't want to keep wearing it anymore.
"What? I don't want to wear it anymore! I've been wearing it for so long, it's not comfortable at all!"
From the moment Lin Jiaojiao took off the veil, all the children in the yard immediately lowered their heads, fearing that they would get into trouble after witnessing the young master's stunning appearance.
Lan Jiu heard that she was being willful again and trying to make him give in by throwing a tantrum, so he had no choice but to lean over and whisper in her ear.
"Sir, look at the children around you."
She realized that the children around her had their heads buried as low as possible. The younger and more ignorant children were held in the arms of the older ones, and some of them were even trembling.
She slowly gave up her resistance, and Lan Jiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He put the veil on her and straightened the veil that had been wrinkled during the argument.
After Lan Jiu did all this, he became depressed when he saw people around him. He kept his head down and played with his fingers without saying a word.
He stood up straight and looked around. "You can raise your head now. Go and do your work. We can have dinner in about 5 minutes."
Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief. The braver ones slowly raised their heads, and when they saw that everything was really fine, they quickly pulled the people next to them into the house.
Tang Xiaotang had been standing at the door, so when Lin Jiaojiao took off her veil, she only saw the back of her head. Her hair was not tied up, and her beautiful black hair was draped behind her.
But she also discovered that half of her hair at the back of her head was greasy, and a hint of scarlet could be vaguely seen through the hairline that was sticking together.
Her heart trembled and before she could see clearly, she heard footsteps behind her and immediately lowered her head.
Hearing her unhappy resistance, she felt sad. It turned out that she became like this because of a head injury.
The second sister saw that her eldest sister was still standing motionless in the yard, so she carefully walked past Lan Jiu and the others and came to the door, and whispered.
"Sister, I'll help you back to the house."
When Lan Jiu saw that all the children had gone back to the house, there were only the two of them left in the yard. He sighed, leaned over again, put his arms around her neck, and gently reached into her veil to touch the ribbon tied at her chin.
Lin Jiaojiao was delighted to see that her vision was clear again. She turned around, smiled, and looked up at Lan Jiu who was standing beside her.
Lan Jiu was looked at with such a smile by her. In order to hide his embarrassment of giving in to her, he clenched his fist to his mouth and coughed lightly.
"Just for a while. You'll have to wear it again when someone comes later."
"Got it, thank you Lan Jiu."
After she finished speaking, she hugged his waist, leaned her face against his waist, and continued to speak coquettishly.
"Lan Jiu, you are so good. Jiaojiao likes you. Why don't you be Jiaojiao's brother?"
Lan Jiu's brain made a loud bang, as if something had exploded, and his heart was beating like a drum. He tried his best to resist the urge to hug her back. He just felt his throat was dry and he couldn't speak.
However, just as he stretched out his hand to push it away, the person had already let him go, stood up and looked around the small courtyard curiously.
But when the person really left, he only felt a sense of loss and endless emptiness.