Chapter 16 - Chapter 16 Luo Luo (1/2)
Chapter 16 Luo Luo
Translator: 549690339
Lin Jing looked up, following the direction of the voice.
He saw a familiar figure.
“Isn’t that the little girl from the neighbor’s house? I remember her name is Luo Luo.”
“How come she is here?”
At this moment, Luo Luo stood helplessly by the street, her head lowered, and her little hands tightly pinching the corners of her clothes.
Meanwhile, a crowd of people had gathered around her.
Among them, a middle-aged woman stepped forward to ask, “Little girl, why are you here all by yourself? Where is your family?”
The middle-aged woman’s voice was very soft, for fear of scaring her.
But Luo Luo did not dare to look up, remaining rooted to the spot, and the little hands that pinched the corner of her clothes turned white, seeming even more nervous.
Seeing this, Lin Jing walked over.
“Luo Luo.”
Lin Jing called out.
The little girl, hearing her name being called, hurriedly looked up.
“Uncle Lin.”
The little girl said, then tears began to pour out immediately.
Lin Jing quickened his pace towards her, and the watching crowd made way.
Upon reaching the little girl, Lin Jing asked,
“Why are you here all by yourself? Where is your mother?”
“Uncle, I got lost and can’t find my home.”
“Can you take me home?”
Luo Luo said between sobs, tears flowing down profusely.
“Of course.”
Lin Jing said while gently patting the little girl’s head.
“Alright, don’t cry now, Uncle is going to take you home.”
“Mm-hmm…”
Luo Luo nodded, then gradually stopped sobbing.
At this point, the kind-hearted woman from earlier spoke.
“Are you a member of her family?”
“I’m her neighbor; this little girl lives next to my house.”
“Oh … well, hurry up and take her back to her family. It’s a good thing this is in Fang Market; it would be terrible if it were somewhere else.”
“Her family is too careless, letting a child wander about outside all alone. Such a lovely child—if she was lost, what would they do?”
Seeing that the middle-aged woman meant well, Lin Jing expressed his gratitude.
“Thank you, big sister. Rest assured, I’ll take her home now, back to her family.”
Then he took Luo Luo by the hand, ready to head back.
This time, probably because someone familiar was with her, she didn’t seem so nervous.
Luo Luo waved her little hand, thanking the middle-aged woman.
“Thank you, Auntie, Luo Luo won’t run off again.”
“Good girl, go home with Uncle, and make sure a family member is with you next time you come out.”
“Luo Luo remembers, goodbye Auntie.”
……
Walking on the road, Lin Jing asked again.
“Luo Luo, where is your mother?”
Luo Luo replied, “My mother has gone to help someone with Alchemy.”
“Why are you by yourself on the street?” Lin Jing was somewhat puzzled.
“Didn’t your mother take you with her?”
“No.”
The little girl sounded a bit dejected.
“It’s not convenient for my mother when she goes out, so she left me at the inn, saying someone would bring me food.”
“I was really bored staying at the inn, and when I saw lots of kids playing together in the street, I followed them.”
“Playing around, I somehow ended up here, and then they all disappeared, and I couldn’t find my way back.”
As she spoke, she seemed to remember the incident again, and tears started falling to the ground pitter-patter.
“Uncle, I won’t run around anymore.”
“Don’t cry, Luo Luo, Uncle will take you home.”
Lin Jing did not have experience in comforting children and felt somewhat at a loss for a moment, only able to offer verbal consolation.
And just then, a hawker’s cry on the street caught Lin Jing’s attention.
“Candied hawthorn sticks…”
“Deliciously sweet and sour candied hawthorn sticks…”
Lin Jing immediately got an idea.
“Luo Luo, would you like some candied hawthorn sticks? Uncle will treat you to some.”
The little girl’s gaze immediately shifted to the hawthorn stick seller, forgetting to cry.