TTPAC [QT] Chapter 56.3

At the other end of the alley was a garbage dump, with a low wall and an awning; basically, no one came here.

The sewage on the ground reflected the golden light of the streetlights, resembling spreading black flowers.

There were faint traces of life under the awning, but at this moment, there was nothing but a bed made of hard wooden planks.

Wang Ling’er sighed, realizing that her decision to call the police was too impulsive, but it was too late to regret it now.

That boy would definitely have to stay far away.

Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly saw Cong Jun, who also had a tense expression, not far behind her, which startled her.

“How could you do this? You’ve been following me!”

Cong Jun glanced at her and only asked, “So they live here?”

Wang Ling’er remained silent, but Cong Jun had already gotten the answer.

Inside the culvert of the bridge, with drafts at both ends, in a small bamboo shed, Wen Shuying carefully placed Shutong on the small bed that Wang Bu had laid out.

Wang Bu watched from the side and took out a fist-sized sweet potato from his pocket. It was raw and felt heavy in his hand.

Wang Bu glanced at Wen Shuying, then at the little girl sleeping soundly, his face still expressionless. 

He didn’t know why he had gotten close to these two burdens, but… he had been alone for too long and was always on guard against everyone. He was very tired. He also wanted to have a companion.

Fortunately, Shutong’s fever did not continue during the night.

The wind outside was howling, and the humid air blew in through the gaps. The teenagers in the room didn’t communicate much and just found a place to huddle up and close their eyes.

Perhaps due to some psychological effect, the teenagers slept soundly through the night, without a single dream until dawn.

When Wen Shuying woke up, it was already broad daylight. He turned to look at the bamboo shoots—

“Tongtong!”

He shouted in alarm, startling Wang Bu awake.

“What’s wrong?” 

Wang Bu stood up in an instant, and the pink tattered coat on his body slipped off, revealing his bare arms.

“Go out and look for her. Maybe she is playing nearby.”

At this time, the unstable door of the bamboo shed was pushed open, and a little head crooked in.

The little girl looked at the two boys with her big, watery eyes. She looked very energetic, and she spoke in a babyish voice.

“Brother, Brother Wang Bu, I’m here.”

Wen Shuying hurriedly stood up, walked out, and picked her up, only to find that she was still carrying two large bags in her hands, and there were water stains on the plastic bags that had soaked both of them.

Wang Bu came over, took the bag, opened it, and found some fresh vegetable leaves and a few potatoes inside.

There’s a market nearby, and every morning around five or six o’clock, vegetable farmers from various villages come in trucks and cars. Many restaurant staff come to purchase there.

Shutong got up early and ran around for a while. When she saw the vegetables that had been swept away on the ground, she took them back. At least she could have a pot of food.

“Tongtong is great.” Wen Shuying said, patting Shutong’s head.

Wang Bu didn’t expect this little girl to be so bold as to run outside, but seeing that she was alright, he moved aside and prepared to take a bath in the river.

Wen Shuying seemed to realize something, and seeing the pink tattered coat he was holding, he took it and put it back on Shutong.

Wang Bu noticed his sour expression: “What’s with that expression?”

Wen Shuying: “It’s nothing.”

When he woke up in the morning, this coat was covering him. Wen Shuying couldn’t be jealous, right?

As Wang Bu walked out, he said to Shutong, “Thank you for covering me with this coat, little sister.”

Wen Shuying: “…”

He looked down at his sister’s bewildered eyes, put her down, and squatted in front of her. 

“Does your wound hurt?”

Shutong shook her head.

Wen Shuying continued to instruct, “Don’t run out by yourself next time.”

Tongtong used to be very talkative and noisy in front of him, but after this injury, she seemed to have become more dull, probably the aftereffect the doctor mentioned.

Wen Shuying was preoccupied with his thoughts. Only when he heard the sound of someone falling into the water outside did he take Shutong’s hand and walk outside.

Wang Bu was already frolicking in the river, swimming happily.

Shutong reached out and nudged Wen Shuying. Perhaps due to her physical condition, she seemed to be speaking a little incoherently, “Brother, go take a shower. You’re smelly.”

Wen Shuying: “…”

He silently sniffed his own clothes, recalling how his sister had been carried on Wang Bu’s back yesterday. Was it because Wang Bu didn’t smell bad that she liked him more, and even draped a coat over him…?

 

 

 

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