Chapter 2 (2/2)

Naturally there would be obstacles in any tasks one tries to achieve. If one backed off when encountering any obstacles, then one might as well just stay home and do nothing; that would be the only obstacle-free path.

The two of them quickly put their worries aside.

The three of them chatted for a while longer - with Uncle w.a.n.g doing most of the talking and Su Tian and He Qingwan doing most of the listening. Mainly, he talked about the neighbors in the surrounding areas as well as the facilities available nearby.

Figured that he had covered enough of the introductions, Uncle w.a.n.g stood up and took off.

When the mother and daughter saw him to the door, He Qingwan presented to him a box of homemade tiramisu to take home to his daughter.

Tiramisu was quite a hot commodity in a small town like Luo Cheng. Uncle w.a.n.g wanted to decline, but remembering how much his daughter liked these little snacks, he finally accepted the gift with a little uneasiness.

Right when he was about to be on his way, they heard a loud thud from upstairs followed by a vicious shout, ”You little brat! I feed you and cloth you and you dare ask me for money when I ask you to go get me a pack of cigarettes? What happened to the money you have been hiding from me?”

They then heard a hoa.r.s.e voice belonging to a little boy, ”I spent them on my books.”

The man shouted some more before he went back inside the house and came back out. Following the clinking sounds of loose change, Su Tian saw a coin falling down the stairs and bounced over to a corner by the staircase.

”You better come back with my cigarettes if you know what's good for you!” After more threatening words, there was the sound of the door being slammed shut.

The three of them looked at each other and saw a skinny little boy coming down the stairs. He didn't even look at them. He just bent over looking for that coin.

The coin fell into the muddy area by the staircase and it was not easy to find. The little boy had been at it for a while and still wasn't able to find it.

He Qingwan's heart ached from watching him. She opened up her own purse and was about to give him her own money before Su Tian stopped her.

The kid was young, but he looked to be the prideful type. She didn't think he would just take their money.

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