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Chapter 406 - 300 Xiao Yi is Dead_2

Chapter 406: Chapter 300 Xiao Yi is Dead_2

"Oh..." Their daughter, meanwhile, watched the scene with great interest.

"..." Helpless, the boy had no choice but to step forward and tug at Duan Hongli’s sleeve.

"..." Duan Hongli knew this was a matter of the older generation’s grudges; the child was innocent, so she tried to contain her displeasure and calm down a bit when facing the boy.

This gave Xiao Yi a chance to catch his breath, and he finally explained the situation clearly.

"Ah, I see, he is looking for his mother," Duan Hongli nodded thoughtfully.

"Little brother..." Their daughter, Xiao Xiao, walked over to the boy and said, "Your mom got lost too? My mom got lost once, and I had to look for her for a long time. It felt really awful, so until you find your mom, you can stay at my place. If mom doesn’t agree, I’ll just give you my room. I call the shots in my room; she can’t interfere."

"This..." Duan Hongli couldn’t help but facepalm. "I don’t think it was me who got lost back then."

"So..." Xiao Yi asked timidly, "Would you agree?"

"Ah..." Duan Hongli sighed and said, "I don’t have a reason to disagree, but you need to consider reality. Both of us have to go to the office, and Xiao Xiao has to attend kindergarten. Are we supposed to leave him alone at home?"

"Ah..." Xiao Yi also realized this point. "You’ve got a point."

"Little guy..." Then, Duan Hongli squatted down, smiled at the boy, and said, "Do you... want to go to school with Xiao Xiao? It can be a hassle with the paperwork, but we will get it sorted as quickly as possible."

"..." But the boy shook his head.

"You don’t want to? How about we hire someone to take care of you at home, how does that sound?"

"..." The boy still shook his head and wrote down a message on paper with Eve’s help.

"Thank you, but I don’t need it. Right now, I just want to find my mom quickly. I’ll go out to look for my mom during the times you’re not at home so I won’t bother you."

"Oh my!"

Upon reading this message, Duan Hongli’s eyes lit up, and she immediately hugged the boy and fondly ruffled his hair.

"What a sensible and smart child, so endearing! If only you were my child..."

Xiao Xiao: "...Ah? What about me?"

"You..." Eve also stared wide-eyed, fists clenched tightly, and veins bulging on her forehead.

If it weren’t for the fact that she couldn’t intervene, she really would have wanted to...! Never mind.

"But..." Duan Hongli continued, "I’m still a bit worried about this."

"Then let’s do this," said Xiao Yi. "Let him stay with our mom. She likes to wander around anyway... and we hardly ever have time to be with her."

"Yes, that’s true," Duan Hongli agreed heartily. "Yes, let’s leave him with our mom. They can look out for each other, and since our mom is not far from here, we can check on them frequently."

They then asked the boy for his opinion.

The boy didn’t have any objections; he just needed a place to sleep while he continued to look for his mom.

To receive any help from others was indeed a great fortune for him.

Then, the boy shared a meal with the family, witnessing what a complete, happy family should look like.

He then went with Xiao Yi to his mother’s house.

"...Mom."

Xiao Yi pushed open the door and called gently toward the old lady sitting inside, knitting a sweater.

At his voice, the old lady stopped her knitting and looked up at Xiao Yi.

She showed no emotional fluctuations and, although aged, still possessed an imposing aura that suggested she had been somebody formidable in her younger days.

But that was all in her youth, a past already gone, irrelevant now.

"You’re here," she replied indifferently.

"Mom..." Xiao Yi said helplessly, "Why have you found something else to keep busy with? Take a break for a while."

"Hmph..." She snorted coldly. "If I’m not busy now, I won’t have anything to be busy with soon, so what’s it? Does it have something to do with that child?"

The old lady said, looking toward the boy.

"Mom, could you please look after this child for a while?"

Xiao Yi once again went over the circumstances from start to finish, and after the grandmother was silent for a long time, she slowly replied:

"I have no objections, let the child stay here with me, and also..."

She then looked towards Xiao Yi, her eyes flickering with complex emotions.

"You have really grown up, huh, grown up so much..."

"What are you talking about, mom..." Xiao Yi laughed. "Haven’t I already been grown up?"

"...Yes, I just never noticed."

After arranging things for the boy, Xiao Yi left, leaving only the boy and the grandmother in the house.

The grandmother then looked at the boy and slowly said:

"I don’t care why you came here, the rule in my house is very simple, just six words... no work, no food. If you want to eat, you need to work. Don’t think I’m as gentle as they are. Refuse to work and just get out."

"..."

The boy said nothing and silently picked up a broom nearby, starting to sweep the floor.

He had never intended to freeload; in fact, this was more in line with his own outlook.

Although the boy had never attended school, he had learned one principle: living in this world inevitably meant connecting with others, connections that couldn’t be severed, only judged by oneself on how to handle them.

And the boy’s method of dealing with connections was simple: be genuine to those who were genuinely good to him, reciprocate help to those who offered it, and there was no need to be pleasant to those who were not good to him.

So, the rule of no work, no food, also fit well with the boy’s understanding; he had no complaints, and rather felt relieved.

It wasn’t charity but an equal exchange, making him feel he was no longer treated as a child.

"...Very good," the grandmother commented upon seeing the boy’s actions. She nodded and then stood up and went somewhere.

After a while, when the boy had finished cleaning, he saw the grandmother bring in a bowl of syrup water.

"Eat," she said, "No work, no food; this is what you deserve. Remember to clean your mouth after eating. I’m going to prepare the bed; we should sleep early tonight. I’ll be heading out early tomorrow, and if you plan to come along, remember to wake up early."

"..."

This was...how the boy and the grandmother met.

The night passed, and the next day, just as it started to dawn, the grandmother had already gotten up.

She was used to rising at this time, but she thought the boy certainly wouldn’t be up yet, and decided to wait a bit longer.

However, when she saw the boy already waiting at the door, she was taken aback.

Nevertheless, she feigned displeasure and said to the boy:

"Why are you up so early? Kids need to sleep more to grow."

She silently decided it might be better not to rush to get up in the future.

So, the boy went out with the grandmother.

The grandmother’s routine outdoors was simple: walking around and then collecting some recyclables to sell.

The boy also collected some recyclables and exchanged them for money, his first time earning money, and he was very happy.

His first thought, of course, was of Eve, but since Eve couldn’t accept his gift, he suddenly had an idea and bought a bubble-making toy.

Since Eve couldn’t accept a physical gift, he thought he’d blow some bubbles for her to see. The concept of a gift wasn’t limited to physical items; like this, Eve could also accept the gift.

Although fleeting, it was also very beautiful.

Eve was naturally very happy to receive the gift she could accept.

With the remaining money, he planned to buy something for Xiao Yi’s family as a token of his gratitude.

However, just then, the boy received a piece of news he could never have expected.

Xiao Yi, who had laughed and promised yesterday to find his mother, had died today.

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