Me at two years old, a queen!

Chapter 105 Help! My dad's going to boil me!

"Grandpa, that scoundrel! He stole my dried fish!"

An'an looked at the old man coming out of the door, grabbed his hand and complained, "...Just like that, he snatched all of other people's things away!"

Seeing the village chief arrive, Jiang Yun finally told Lu Junxing and Shen Shaocheng to release the people, along with a belt donated by some helpful staff member.

"This Jin Cai was actually one of the few college students in our village back then, but after a few years away, I don't know what happened, he has been unwilling to go out to work and spends all his time sleeping and playing games in the room left by his parents!"

"At first, they might have had some money and would cook for themselves, but later they stopped cooking for themselves and started living off neighbors!"

"To be honest, I'm ashamed that someone like this came from my village. To be honest, no elderly person in our village who is still able-bodied would ever lay a finger on a child!"

"I never imagined that after studying for so many years, he would turn out to be such a disgraceful scoundrel. We all share the same surname in this village, and every family is related in some way. Nobody wants to see him starve to death like this!"

The village chief, somewhat embarrassed, addressed the crowd, hoping they would spare Jin Cai. After all, they were all from the same village, and even if one's own family member was wrong, one should still protect them.

The old man added, "Sigh~, Jin Cai really messed things up. He was a good student when he was young, and he finally got into university, but his parents passed away a few years later."

"Jin Cai has been working away from home for a few years, and we, his distant relatives, don't really know how he's doing. We only heard from his father that he found a good job in Haicheng, a big city!"

"He can earn tens of thousands a month, that's enough for us to earn for a year! He's really promising! I heard he's even going to buy a house in Haicheng, that's the first time someone like him has done that in our village!"

"We don't know how he suddenly came back, or how he ended up like this. No matter how we ask, he won't say anything. It's such a pity about this kid. He used to be so good! He was a college student!"

"Sigh! I'm not going to talk about it anymore!"

They were going to stay there for several more days, and they didn't dare to escalate the conflict with the village. Besides, the villagers had been very polite, saying, "You can teach him a lesson if you want, but don't hurt him!"

Jiang Yun didn't dwell on it too much. After asking Lu Junxing and the others for their opinions, he finally told the village to keep a close eye on the gold and silver for the next few days, since Lu Junxing hadn't been too ruthless in his attacks.

In fact, they had more or less guessed that Jin Cai, who had a smooth life since childhood and was considered a talent in this small town, would be different in Haicheng, a place teeming with talent.

His ordinary undergraduate degree is nothing special; finding a good job would be even harder. It requires not only an excellent resume but also outstanding abilities.

It's inevitable to experience some social pressure. Many graduates from prestigious universities end up working for local bosses, while countless incompetent layabouts rely on their families' wealth and status as business owners.

This person has studied so hard for so many years, yet his mental fortitude is too weak. Everyone has their own thoughts; perhaps the village is the pure land in his heart.

Shen Shaocheng carried the things the children had brought, and taking advantage of the fact that the old man's house had a well, he helped wash all the vegetables, saving him and Lu Junxing the trouble of fetching water to wash them when they got back.

"I'll wash this dried fish and steam it with the rice for the little one!"

As they were leaving, the old man specifically pulled Lu Junxing, who was holding An'an, aside and said, "It's only natural for us men to raise children. We're not afraid of working hard ourselves, but we must make sure the child is well-fed!"

"If a man can't even support his own child, isn't he a coward? What's the point of having that thing? He might as well just cut it off!"

As Jiang Yun listened to the old man's increasingly outrageous talk, fearing Lu Junxing would be displeased, he quickly pulled the old man aside and offered to give him soybean oil and eggs as a token of his gratitude...

After all, Lu Junxing was unaware that An An had tarnished his image. In the old man's eyes, he was a man who couldn't even afford to raise a child, but Lu Junxing could see it all clearly on the monitor.

The man knew immediately that the troublemaker was spouting nonsense again. He glanced at the glistening dried fish she was licking; a few more licks and it would practically soak up the juices.

He snatched it away, pinching her chubby face: "If you lick it again, will others eat your saliva?"

Seeing that they were almost at Ji Jianshu's house, they found a spot where the dried fish was still clean and broke off a small piece of fish tail for Ji Jianshu. Seeing that it was so little, they then grabbed a large handful of dried squid and put it in a bag.

"When you get back, ask the villagers how they eat this dried squid before you eat it!"

"Xiao Shu! You're back. It's time for dinner. I was just about to go out and look for you."

Ni Hao took the things from Ji Jianshu's hands, glanced at them, and seeing that Lu Junxing and the others were there, asked, "Brother Cheng? President Lu! Want a bite?"

"Xiao Hao, you're really efficient! Lunch is ready so soon!"

"No need, we'll head back now!"

Shen Shaocheng then explained to Ni Hao the origin and preparation method of the dried fish, since Lu Junxing didn't talk much and wouldn't even know it was him who gave it to her.

After chatting for a bit, the two families headed back together. On the way, An'an kept insisting on sharing some dried fish with Duo Duo and Yang Yang, but Lu Junxing ignored her, thinking to himself, "Giving them such a small amount is embarrassing enough."

"I have two ears of corn and a few sweet potatoes. I'll boil them in a bit, then stir-fry some tomatoes and eggs, and cook a pot of noodles. We'll make do for tonight!"

Yes, the two families planned to eat together when they first set up their tents. Shen Shaocheng only had a stove and a pot, which could be used for cooking, but the pot was too small, making it inconvenient to boil water.

Lu Junxing's half-kitchen contained an earthen stove and a large pot, perfect for boiling water for bathing. So, seeing that it was past 6 o'clock and getting dark...

Their dilapidated house didn't have electricity, except for a fully charged light bulb in Shen Shaocheng's tent. So the two of them had to divide the work: one cooked and the other boiled water to bathe the child.

It took Lu Junxing two trips to fill the large pot with water using the buckets he brought, and it took quite a while to start the fire. In the end, Shen Shaocheng came over to help.

"Waaaaah~, help! My dad's going to boil me in a pot!"

Shen Yu was using a broken bowl to scoop water from a red bucket to wash tomatoes when he saw An'an running barefoot out of the house. He quickly went to catch her.

"Brother Shen Yu! Waaah~, my dad wants to eat me, he's going to cook me!"

Shen Shaocheng was cooking the corn and sweet potatoes when he heard this and teased, "Oh~, An'an~, can I have a bite after your dad cooks it?"

"Waaah~, Brother Shen Yu? You don't want to eat me up too, do you?"

An'an was terrified when she heard this, and looked suspiciously at her brother, the only one who hadn't said he wanted to eat her: "It's all because my meat smells too good~, what should I do?"

"Waaah~, can you just eat one of my arms? Don't eat me all of me?"

"I...I won't eat you, I won't let them cook you!"

"Hahaha~"

Seeing that Lu Junxing had come out, Shen Shaocheng knew that the water would get cold if they continued teasing him. They had no choice; all they had was a bucket that Lu Junxing had brought.

The children could only be washed in the pot; otherwise, Lu Junxing couldn't bear the thought of using those buckets of food and water for bathing. The two grown men would just end up splashing some water on themselves and rinsing themselves off.

As soon as Shen Shaocheng finished explaining, An'an ran excitedly to the pot without waiting for the man to pick her up, saying, "Daddy~, hurry up and put me in the pot~!"

"Taking a bath in a pot? Yangyang definitely didn't bathe in it, and neither did Zhuangzhuang?"

An'an played with the bubbles in her hand, then thought for a moment: "Daddy? Can Duoduo come to our house to take a bath tomorrow?"

"Now we're best friends who've all taken a bath in the same pot!"