C3 (1/2)

The next afternoon, Cheng Hanlong and Wu Zhen left together. Wu Zhen arrived at home first. Cheng Hanlong waved goodbye to him and turned to the east. As they walked, he looked around in boredom. Suddenly, Cheng Hanlong stopped. He walked straight to a place where Cheng Hanlong's mother had bandaged him the day before. It was the same place where the gauze was the same color as the dirt. Cheng Hanlong's mother was kneeling on the ground and talking to an old woman. The woman dug around, found two steel buns, and threw them directly to the beggar. The beggar bowed and thanked her.

”Didn't my mom send you to the orphanage?” Why did you come here again? ” Cheng Hanlong questioned the child. The child did not reply. He did not look at Cheng Hanlong and just continued to snatch the money from his hands.

”I'm asking you something, say it!” Cheng Hanlong pushed the kid a little bit, but the kid still took a few steps back without saying anything and didn't raise his head to look at Cheng Hanlong either.

”Damn it!” I don't care what you do! ” Cheng Hanlong left that place in anger. As he walked, he could not help but curse: ”He was born to want his life!” The beggar watched him walk away before raising his head to look in Cheng Hanlong's direction and limped forward.

When they got home, Cheng Hanlong said to Aunt Cheng, ”You were kind enough to send that stinky beggar to the orphanage yesterday. Today, he came back by himself, so you don't have to worry about him. Poor people must have something to hate.”

Aunt Cheng's expression changed as she asked Cheng Hanlong: ”What's really wrong? Where did you see him? Did you see it right? ”

Cheng Hanlong said, ”The gauze is still wrapped around her legs!”

When Aunt Cheng heard this was true, she felt unwell in her heart. The scene of the child applying the medicine at home flashed before her eyes again. She originally thought it was very painful, but she didn't dare to make a sound. Aunt Cheng sighed. She remembered that when she was young, her little brother had called her ”little sister, little sister” from behind. Later on, he said that it was gone, so her heart felt as heavy as lead.

The knock on the door sounded out again. Cheng Hanlong's heart tightened as if he had a bad omen. Most adults can touch the doorbell, only children knock on it. He walked slowly to the door. Sure enough, the matter that made him angry happened again. That beggar was squatting in front of his house again, still in the same posture as yesterday, pretending to be pitiful. Cheng Hanlong did not say anything else and slammed the door shut. He actually still dared to come!

When Aunt Cheng came out from the kitchen, she noticed Cheng Hanlong's bad complexion, ”Who was it just now?” Aunt Cheng asked.

”Wrong door!” Cheng Hanlong was a bit impatient. Aunt Cheng looked at Cheng Hanlong with a weird expression, but she didn't ask anything since the food was still in the pot. He returned to the kitchen to continue cooking.

After a while, the knock came again. The sound of Aunt Cheng's cooking was loud, so she didn't hear anything else. Cheng Hanlong put on his headphones and ignored him. When he finished listening to a song and took off his headphones, the knock on the door was still there. Annoyed, he ran to the door, opened it and grabbed the child by the collar, lifted him up, carried him directly to the elevator, and dragged him down the stairs. When he reached the bottom of the stairs, he threw himself on the floor, swore, ”Scram!” and went straight upstairs without looking back.

At night, Cheng Hanlong ate while watching TV, and on the television, the basketball game was being broadcasted, Cheng Hanlong wanted to watch it directly, so he didn't hear anyone knocking on the door. This time, it was Aunt Cheng who opened the door, she just saw that the child from yesterday came again, it seemed to be even more miserable than yesterday, the injury on his leg was no longer noticeable, it was completely covered in black mud.

Aunt Cheng's heart tightened, but she still led the child into the house. She was afraid that Cheng Hanlong would be angry again, so she led the child to the bathroom to help him wash his legs first. Aunt Cheng sighed and walked to the table to scoop up a bowl of rice. She picked up some dishes and carried them over to the child, who immediately began to gobble them down as soon as she got the bowl. The chopsticks were still useless, so Aunt Cheng gave him another spoon and sat beside him to watch him eat.

When it was time for the advertisement, Cheng Hanlong wiped his mouth and realized that his mom was not beside him, so he walked straight towards his bedroom. As he passed the bathroom, he noticed that the door was open, so he could clearly see what was going on inside. Cheng Hanlong pushed open the door, scaring Aunt Cheng and the kids. The kid immediately put the bowl back into Aunt Cheng's hands and looked at Cheng Hanlong in fear.

”Didn't I throw you down? Why are you here again? ” Cheng Hanlong roared. He was about to go up and pull the child, but the child desperately dodged.