Chapter 381 Mature Child
Chapter 381 Mature Child
"Xin Ran, open the door!"
The door was bolted inside, Chen Qingzi shouted while leaning on the wall.
When Zhou Xinran heard that it was the teacher, she quickly put down the basin, and just as she was about to open the door, she saw Jiang Yufeng beside Chen Qingzi.
Seeing the unfamiliar face, Zhou Xinran immediately became alert and stopped in her tracks.
"Xinran, what's the matter? Come and open the door!"
Zhou Xinran didn't speak, but looked at Jiang Yufeng defensively.
Judging by her cautious appearance, it should be that her father often confessed such things.
After all, her father is an old crow, so he has to be cautious.
Seeing Zhou Xinran's eyes, Chen Qingzi also turned to look at Jiang Yufeng.
Jiang Yufeng was a little embarrassed. It seemed that the matter of pretending to be an old acquaintance was about to be revealed.
"Xin Ran, this is the teacher's friend. I also know your father. It doesn't matter if you open the door."
Hearing Chen Qingzi's assurance, Zhou Xinran opened the door half-believingly.
The two followed Zhou Xinran into the house.
Just like what Jiang Yufeng thought, Zhou Xinran's family was very poor, and the house was bare. In addition to the bed for sleeping and the pot for eating, there was a broken cabinet full of medicine bottles and an old color TV above the cabinet.
Chen Qingzi glanced at the cold pot and stove in the kitchen, and asked Zhou Xinran, "Xinran, you haven't eaten yet, have you?"
Zhou Xinran nodded and said in a low voice, "Dad went out this morning and hasn't come back yet."
"How can you be hungry? I'll take you out for dinner first."
Zhou Xinran shook his head, "If I go out, Dad will be worried if he won't see me when he comes back."
"Your father is on a business trip, and it may take a long time to come back." Jiang Yufeng said.
"How do you know?" Zhou Xinran looked at Jiang Yufeng warily.
"I just met your father before I came, and he asked me to take care of you."
"Are you really Teacher Chen's friend?"
"Of course it is, Xinran, this uncle is here to help you, don't you believe what the teacher said?" Chen Qingzi testified from the side.
Jiang Yufeng was so embarrassed that he was already looking for a place to sew. Obviously, his identity as Zhou Xinran's father's good friend had been exposed, but to his surprise, Chen Jingzi had been protecting him.
Doesn't she suspect something?
"If Dad is on a business trip, he will tell me in advance. He didn't tell me, and he didn't leave me any money. How could he suddenly go on a business trip? Something must have happened to him? Uncle, can you tell me Is it true?"
The little girl is quite smart, it seems that she is not easy to deceive.
But Chen Qingzi was here, and some things were hard to say, after all, Jiang Yufeng didn't know how much Zhou Xinran knew about her father.
"If you have any questions, just ask this uncle. The teacher will buy you some food first, and he will be back in a while."
Jiang Yufeng was a little happy when Chen Qingzi actually asked to quit the group chat.
Zhou Xinran obediently agreed, and Chen Qingzi went out.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Zhou Xinran suddenly turned to Jiang Yufeng.
"Uncle Jiang."
Jiang Yufeng raised his eyebrows, showing a surprised expression.
Since entering the door, neither she nor Chen Qingzi have mentioned her surname Jiang, how did Zhou Xinran know?
"Has my father been arrested?" Zhou Xinran asked again with a calm expression.
Jiang Yufeng was even more surprised, and asked tentatively, "Do you know what your father did?"
Zhou Xinran nodded, "So, has he been arrested?"
Jiang Yufeng shook his head, and then asked, "How do you know my surname is Jiang?"
"I saw your photo on Dad's phone. It was a long time ago. I didn't expect that I could see you alive."
Such a thing came out of Zhou Xinran's mouth without any emotion, as if it was a very common thing.
"I also saw a picture of a man named Huang Huang, who I saw dead on the street a few days ago."
When it comes to the dead, Zhou Xinran is not afraid at all, with a look of loneliness and helplessness in his eyes.
She had already told Jiang Yufeng directly that she knew the fact that her father was a murderer.
"It would be nice if I died, Dad wouldn't do such a thing, but I can't help it, Uncle Jiang, it's great that you're still alive."
Zhou Xinran said happy words, but there was no smile on his face.
Jiang Yufeng didn't know what to say anymore, he didn't expect Zhou Xinran to live such a heavy life at such a young age, and suddenly felt a little pitiful for her.
"So, has Dad been arrested?" Zhou Xinran turned around and asked again.
"Do you want Dad to be arrested?" Jiang Yufeng asked back.
Zhou Xinran shook his head subconsciously, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded emphatically.
"I hope Dad can stop and stop doing wrong things for me."
Zhou Xinran blamed himself.
"Compared to being arrested, I hope he can turn himself in." Zhou Xinran added.
"If I can let your father surrender, but you will live in an orphanage in the future, would you like it?" Jiang Yufeng asked.
"Is Dad going to die? I'm going to die too. I think it's not bad."
Zhou Xinran finally smiled, but it was a wry smile.
Seeing an eight-year-old child smile wryly, Jiang Yufeng had mixed feelings in his heart.
"Your father's greatest wish is to let you survive. I will find a way to cure your illness. If your father is gone in the future, you must live strong."
Zhou Xinran lowered her head, tears began to fall.
"Can I see Dad again?"
"I will arrange an operation for you in two days, and your father will come to accompany you to complete the operation."
Zhou Xinran couldn't hold back and began to cry, "My father wants to kill you, why do you still help him?"
"For you."
"For me? Why?"
"Because I'm also an orphan," Jiang Yufeng said.
Zhou Xinran nodded, "I see, Uncle Jiang, I will listen to you from now on."
"Okay, don't cry. Teacher Chen will be back in a while. Let her see that she thinks I'm bullying a child."
"Ah."
Zhou Xinran obediently wiped away her tears, and sat beside her with her head bowed, silent.
The sound of the door opening and closing came, and Chen Qingzi came back with some buns.
"Xin Ran, eat buns!"
Before anyone came in, the smell of steamed buns came in first.
Chen Qingzi took out the buns for Zhou Xinran to eat, then turned her head and mouthed Jiang Yufeng, "Are you done?"
Jiang Yufeng nodded.
It turned out that Chen Qingzi knew that she wanted to talk to Zhou Xinran, and she hid on purpose.
Jiang Yufeng really couldn't understand Chen Qingzi more and more. He had just met him, so why did he seem to know him so well?
After Zhou Xinran finished eating the steamed stuffed bun, she began to pack her things.
"Xinran, what are you doing?" Chen Qingzi asked.
"My father won't come back, let my uncle send me to the orphanage."
Zhou Xinran has a maturity beyond his age. If he were an ordinary eight-year-old child, he would have been crying and rolling.
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