35, sickly
35, sickly
Xu Mufeng walked up to Li Hetai, squatted down and examined him closely: "He is indeed good-looking."
"What if they have parents?"
Someone interrupted.
"He has parents? We're here to help us with chores, not to wander around with us." Erpi chewed on a lollipop he'd swiped from the convenience store: "If he doesn't do anything, he'll kowtow to me three times before he leaves! I saved him, after all."
"What are you so smug about? The person you picked up has delicate skin and looks weak. What can they do?"
"Exactly, a sickly weakling who'd collapse at the slightest touch!"
"Don't die before you get anything done."
The person on the ground was completely bloodless, their thin body slightly curled up, like an autumn leaf that would crumble at the slightest step.
Erpi blushed from the mockery and immediately grabbed a few people to start a fight, cursing and swearing.
There was a good show to watch, and instantly the crowd erupted in cries of monkeys, all jeering and rushing over.
Suddenly, only three people remained in the open space.
Si Mao glanced at the people on the ground, then looked at Xu Mufeng: "Feng'er, there aren't many people who can stay on my side."
He was a little envious, yet also a little reserved, and said in a low voice, "Why don't you want to be on TV? It's such a great opportunity."
"Why so many questions?" Xu Mufeng waved his hand: "If you can't stay there, I'll go sleep on the bridge."
"Can we win the fight?"
The people sleeping in the bridge are all adults.
When Simao didn't get a reply, he scratched his head sheepishly.
"Let me have some peace and quiet first." Xu Mufeng's voice was devoid of emotion.
"What about the people on the ground?"
"It was picked up from Erpi, it's an Erpi tube."
Even though the sun was shining and it wasn't winter yet, that chilling sense of loneliness returned.
……
System: [Host, you have been at the dessert shop for half an hour.]
"It's only right that I stay a little longer."
Gu Xinglan held a spoon in her left hand, scooping up the bright yellow papaya soup from the bowl, while her right hand, which held the bowl, had a ring of purplish teeth marks on the back of her hand.
"Boss, one bowl to go."
He needs to shift his focus now.
People who are willing to see a psychologist are showing that they still retain some rationality and know that they may have some mental issues and need professional help.
But some people, despite their strange behavior, firmly believe that they have no problems at all and refuse to even see a psychologist. These are the people who are truly incurable.
Gu Xinglan silently complained to herself.
He hasn't encountered any normal children since yesterday, not even one or two, and they've all caused him a lot of trouble.
When I finished what was in my bowl and came out of the dessert shop, it was almost noon.
The sun was high overhead, making my scalp feel hot.
Guided by her memory, Gu Xinglan slowly walked back to the original owner's rented room, carrying the plastic box.
"Didn't you go looking for the child?"
I had just gone upstairs when I heard this sentence.
An older woman flipping a wok in the communal kitchen spotted a handsome young man on the floor and exclaimed, "The kid you brought has come back on his own. He's been hanging out with the neighborhood rascals."
"If you ask me, children should be educated from a young age."
The man sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed picked his nose and said, "You're not even married yet and you already have a child. Where's the mother?"
"I haven't seen you bring any woman back. Where have you been these past few weeks? How come your child is already so big?"
"..."
A few people approached, each saying something in turn.
Gu Xinglan stared intently at the first sentence the old woman said.
Did Li Hetai come back on his own?
It seemed to confirm his words.
When I opened the door to the house, the small space showed signs of having been simply cleaned. The floor was spotless, and the tabletop was still illuminated by the light from the window. On the short sofa, two dark little feet peeked out from the armrest.
This child, he ran out without even wearing shoes.
To be honest, I felt a sense of relief.
They've just recovered from an illness and are young children; who knows what dangers they might encounter?
"You heartless little thing, you dare to come back? If you try to use such a stupid trick as leaving without saying goodbye again, I'll have Li Taihe punish you according to family law..." Gu Xinglan said sarcastically as she walked. When she got to the sofa and saw the person's face clearly, the mean expression on her face froze.
[Why didn't the duration increase?] The system was muttering in my head when the image projected from the outside world startled me: [How could it be this brat!]
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