If she rashly mentioned the matters of her past life to Xiu Min, anyone would likely disbelieve her, and might even think she was mentally ill or cursing them.
After all, the Xu family was currently one of happiness and contentment.
Forget it, those events were still a few years away. Worrying about them now was purely seeking trouble for herself.
"What are you thinking about? You’re so engrossed."
Lu Siyuan walked up to Shen Mianmian, lifted his hand, and tapped her on the back of the head. The girl looked deep in thought. He had called her several times, but she hadn’t responded, almost walking onto the road.
Snapping back to reality, Shen Mianmian glared at him, "Try tapping me again next time, and see what happens. No respect for elders and youngers."
"Hey, who are you saying has no respect?" Lu Siyuan’s eyes were even wider than hers, insisting on getting a clear answer from Shen Mianmian.
"I’m hungry, let’s go back!"
With just that sentence, Shen Mianmian diverted his attention.
She hadn’t mentioned hunger, but as soon as she did, he felt hungry too. Read full story at 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽
"We’ll buy some rice and vegetables later and eat rice for lunch." They were both tired of eating noodles every noon. Both of them were growing, and Grandpa Lu needed nourishment too, so Shen Mianmian didn’t want to eat poorly.
Lu Siyuan agreed without a second thought.
They had earned a good sum of money today and needed to improve their standard of living; otherwise, their bodies couldn’t bear the strain.
Shen Mianmian shared half of the candies Xiu Min had given her with him.
"Where did you get these?" Lu Siyuan looked puzzled.
"Auntie Xu gave them to me." Shen Mianmian replied without thinking, having called Xiu Min "Auntie Xu" in her previous life, it had become a habit.
"Which Auntie Xu?" Lu Siyuan grew even more puzzled. Did they have a relative in Imperial View Garden?
Shen Mianmian popped a candy into her mouth, her cheeks bulging, and blurted out an excuse, "The mother of the sister we bought dried bamboo shoots from just now. She said I looked intelligent and cute and told me to call her that. She gave me a bunch of candies too."
Lu Siyuan made a disdainful ’tch’ sound, "Can you have a little shame? What girl has thicker skin than you?"
But the candy was genuinely sweet.
After eating one, the mouth was filled with sweetness, and hunger no longer felt so pressing.
"Nan, does that girl on the ox cart look like Shen Mianmian to you?"
As Li Yue was driving towards Imperial View Garden, he hit the brakes while turning a corner.
That military coat and black ponytail were too conspicuous. Today’s young girls prefer wearing twin braids or a bob cut. The one with a ponytail could only be Shen Mianmian.
He Nan glanced in the direction Li Yue was looking, a slight frown creasing his brow. What was she doing here?
Seeing He Nan’s expression made him even more certain that the girl on the ox cart was indeed Shen Mianmian.
"The one sitting beside her seems to be that male classmate named Lu Siyuan. They seem to be quite close, always together. They couldn’t possibly be in a puppy love, could they?"
Li Yue wasn’t being lecherous; it was just that fifteen or sixteen was the age when romantic feelings begin. If two kids spend all their days together as if they’re childhood sweethearts, it was possible they might really fall for each other early.
Of course, puppy love can be of several kinds, some of them quite innocent.
That girl Shen Mianmian seemed sensible; she probably wouldn’t do anything outrageous, at best holding hands.
He Nan’s expression turned cold, "Have you been quite idle lately?"
Was that his way of saying he was meddling too much?
He touched his nose and changed the subject, "Should we catch up to them now and give her the clothing?"
Glancing at the ox cart disappearing at the corner, He Nan said indifferently, "No need."
Hearing that, Li Yue stepped on the gas and drove into Imperial View Garden.