C203 (1/2)

The door creaked open. In the dim light, a middle-aged man with wrinkles all over his face suddenly appeared in her line of sight. It was Jiang Ying's father, Jiang Ping.

She opened her mouth and wanted to call out 'Dad', but her throat was dry and astringent, making it impossible for her to make a sound.

Just as he was about to work even harder, the man shouted excitedly, ”Little Ying! You're back! Little Wei! Little Wei! Your sister is back! ”

At the end of his shout, his voice actually choked with emotion.

”That's right!” I'm back. ” She smiled, but her heart was filled with an indescribable sadness from the man's choked voice.

”Come in, come in! ”You disappeared for almost a year, and I thought …” The man sidled her in, quietly wiping his eyes with his sleeve.

He disappeared for nearly a year?

Jiang Ying was actually so ruthless to the point that he didn't even want them anymore?

There was actually so much magic to money, and she was willing to give it up?

Once again experiencing how money turned human nature into evil, Xia Xinxin's heart was filled with sorrow.

Following the man in, she saw a thin, handsome, six-seven year old boy with large, clear eyes leaning against the mottled wooden door and staring at her. His pitch-black hands that seemed to have never been properly washed were tightly digging at the door.

There was uncertainty and panic in her clear eyes, just like a deer that was surrounded by hunters. Even though it had escaped to a safe environment, it was still unable to enjoy peace and security.

”Little Wei …” She tried to reach out to shake Jiang Xiaowei's hand.

Jiang Xiaowei suddenly moved his hand away as if he was avoiding a plague. He turned around and ran into the house, slamming the door behind him.

She retracted her hand in embarrassment and turned to look at Jiang Ping, who was still wiping his tears.

”Don't blame him. He thought you didn't want him anymore, so for the past few days, he wasn't even willing to speak.” Jiang Ping forced a smile on his face and his voice changed from a smile to one of excitement.

”I just went to another place …” Xia Xinxin felt extremely sour inside.

Before coming here, the private detective hadn't told her about the Jiang father and son, so she had always thought they were very rich. She hadn't expected such a miserable scene.

Of course, what shocked her was not how shabby the house was, but rather, the tears that the old man always tried to hide but could not. The helplessness and panic in the little boy's eyes made her heart ache and ache.

Jiang Ying, you've given up so much. What's the use of asking for money?

”Sit down!” Sit down! ” Jiang Ping calmed down a bit and hurriedly took out a stool for her to sit on. However, when he saw her expensive clothes, he hesitated for a moment, then used his sleeve to ruthlessly wipe the two stools, blew on them a few times, and then used his hand to touch them. After he confirmed that there was no dust on them, he placed it behind her and said, ”Hurry and sit down. I'll go boil some water for you and cook two sugar eggs! ”

”No need. I'm not hungry! And I brought food. ” She quickly stopped him, took out a plastic bag from her bag, and handed it over, ”Inside is a roasted duck, one catty of stewed sausage, one catty of duck claws, and six soy eggs. I also brought KFC with me. ”

Jiang Ping's eyes became watery again. He took the plastic bag and grinned. ”Why are you spending money to buy these things?” ”After I brought Little Wei back from City L, I often went to help the people in the village with their work and earned some money. I used this money to buy a dozen or twenty chickens to raise and two female goats, so my life was pretty good.”

Xia Xinxin sighed with emotion. ”You don't want to bet anymore?”

In the two years that Jiang Ying had taken him to the city, although earning money was hard, Jiang Ping still couldn't change her gambling habits. She would often go to the market to gamble a few times and bet all the money that Jiang Ying had given him.

Perhaps it was because of this that Jiang Ying hardened her heart to shake them off.

”I don't want to bet anymore!” I'm not betting anymore! Little Ying, this time dad is really not betting! You see, I've already cut off a finger! I know I was wrong! I'm sorry your mom, I'm sorry you, I'm sorry Wei! In this lifetime, I have destroyed your mother, so I can't ruin you and Little Wei again! ” Jiang Ping held up a hand with a broken little finger and shook it in front of her. His face was already wet.

”I know.” Xia Xinxin couldn't bear to keep watching.

Jiang Ping thought that she didn't believe him, so he retracted his hand in embarrassment and said weakly, ”I'll go heat it up.”

As he spoke, he carried the bag with him and walked into the kitchen.

Xia Xinyan sighed and took out the KFC family bucket from the town and carried it to Jiang Xiaowei's room.