Chapter 114: Help Me Out (Seeking Monthly Recommendations)_l

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Chuchu lowered her head, saying softly, “I can’t go back.”

Dani curiously asked, “Why? Did they force you?”

Chuchu shook her head, “If I go back, my younger brother won’t be able to attend school.”

In fact, it was not just because of this. The old woman also said that if she stayed at home and didn’t marry, her two younger brothers would not be able to find wives, so she had to stay.

“Dani! Come in!”

Uncle Jiang shouted from the courtyard, “Close the door!”

Dani shrunk her neck and hurriedly entered her courtyard, closing the gate.

The girl left outside, her head hanging even lower.

After a while, Chuchu looked up at the tightly closed gate of the Jiang Family, sighed, and began to look around.

It was a spacious place with only three households.

But these three households were very affluent; their big houses were all built with green bricks and tiles, and even the courtyard walls were quite high, keeping whatever inside out of sight.

Chuchu slowly turned and walked away, occasionally touching her new clothes and dress.

Hitherto, it was her first time wearing such an exquisite new dress, and she felt quite happy within.

If she wasn’t being looked down upon, she would be happier.

Seeing the hem of her dress almost dragging on the ground, Chuchu quickly gathered it up.

She picked up her bundle from the corner, and sat behind a pile of straw, hugging her knees and lost in thought.

She absolutely couldn’t return home, not only for her brother’s education but also for herself.

The Clan Leader had told her, even if she couldn’t become a daughter-in-law to the Jiang Family, she mustn’t disgrace the Chu Family.

He also mentioned that the Jiang Family was full of kind people, and asked her to stay for a while. Maybe the Jiang Family would accept her if they noticed her kindness.

Chuchu sighed.

The words of the Clan Leader were somewhat contradictory, putting her at a loss.

In short, he wanted her to stay with the Jiang Family to find an opportunity to restore the relationship between the two families.

Chuchu lifted her head and suddenly noticed a four or five-year-old child standing nearby, looking at her curiously.

The baby girl was very pretty. She was dressed in a pink hue, with two little buns on her head, and a silver necklace around her neck.

Her brows and eyes were peculiar, her skin was radiant and delicate; she was more beautiful than the children painted on the New Year pictures.

Chuchu had never seen such a good-looking child before, and seemed to be taken aback.

“Why aren’t you going home?” Yingbao asked the older sister hiding behind the straw, who appeared rather dazed and foolish.

Chuchu shook her head, “I don’t want to go back.”

Yingbao took a step forward and asked, “What is your name?”

In her previous life, Dacheng, her brother, had never canceled a marriage, and the Clan Leader of the Chu Family had never cast her aside. So, she was a little curious about who this unfamiliar girl was.

“My name is Chuchu. What’s your name, little sister? Are you also a child of the Jiang Family?”

Yingbao nodded, kicking the mud that lay beneath her and asked, “If you don’t go home, where are you planning to sleep tonight?”

Chuchu thought for a moment and pointed to the straw pile behind her, “Can I sleep here?”

Children in the village often played hide and seek in the haystacks. She could dig a hole in the hay and squeeze inside the hole to sleep at night.

Yingbao shook her head, “No, you can’t sleep here. There are wolves at night.” South Slope was isolated, without any other families nearby. Wild animals often roamed around at night, of which wolves were the most common.

She often heard the howling of wolves at night.

Chuchu was taken aback upon hearing this. She was somewhat at a loss, showing bewilderment in her eyes.

Seeing the ingenuous look on the older girl, Yingbao spun an idea in her mind and asked, “Are you sure you aren’t planning on going home?”

She had been busy lately and was looking for some help. She wasn’t sure if the girl in front of her could handle the tasks.

Chuchu nodded, “I can’t go home.” At least, not now.

“So, you want to marry my big brother, Dacheng?” Yingbao asked.

“1…1 don’t know.” Chuchu said, a bit embarrassed to be discussing such a thing with a child.

Yingbao didn’t mince words: “My big brother Dacheng might not like you, I advise you to give up that idea.”

Chuchu lowered her head, her pretty face turning bright red.

Before she consented to come, she expected that she would be discriminated against and despised, but it was still a bit awkward to be called out by a small child.

But the fact was true. The Jiang family did not like her, and they did not even consider letting her stay.

But even so, she couldn’t go home now.

Because the Clan Leader Grandfather said, if it really can’t work out, she needs to stay at the Jiangs’ place for at least ten days before she could go home, or else in the future the clan wouldn’t provide the fees required for her little brother to go to school.

“I, I didn’t think about making…making your brother like me, I just… just can’t go back.”

As Chuchu spoke, tears trickled down her cheeks.

Seeing her cry, Yingbao felt a little mercy.

She stepped forward to comfort Chuchu: “Don’t cry, I was just telling the truth, I didn’t mean to ridicule you.”

Chuchu nodded and wiped her tears with the back of her hand, “Hmm, I know.”

The two were silent for a moment, then Yingbao asked, “Aren’t your parents worried about you staying here?”

Chuchu shook her head: “I don’t have a mother, and my father… he…” He should be worried, right?

But when she was lifted onto the bridal sedan, her father did not show any expression. It was her little brother Chu Qing who cried, his face covered in snot bubbles.

Her big brother, as usual, had the same expression as his father, showing no sadness or joy.

Yingbao understood that Chuchu was a poor child without a mother.

“Well then, if you don’t mind, you can help me work, and I’ll find a place for you to stay temporarily, and I will pay you. But you can’t use this as an excuse to linger in my house, and you must not have any plans for my big brother Dacheng, are you willing?” Yingbao asked.

Chuchu blinked and nodded earnestly: “Okay, I’ll help you work.” Yingbao nodded in satisfaction, “Then follow me.”

Chuchu stood up, picked up her bundle, and followed the little girl. Yingbao led her to a straw house next to their vegetable garden.

The house was built for future use, in case someone had to guard the vegetable garden.

Because their vegetable garden often suffered from wild creatures, her father had someone build this straw house to facilitate its protection.

“You’ll live here from now on.” Yingbao gestured toward the straw house.

The house was not big, but it was fit to accommodate one person. The house had solid doors and windows and was very safe once locked from the inside.

Chuchu was clearly pleased and immediately thanked Yingbao, “Thank you, little sister.”

Yingbao pushed open the wooden door and asked her to look inside.

The room was about five square meters, with a small bamboo bed and a table. As no one lived there, the bed and the table were covered in dust.

“Later, I’ll bring you a quilt. At night, don’t open the door for just anyone who calls, understand?” Yingbao instructed like a mature little adult.

“Yes, I understand.” Chuchu was so happy that she walked around the room, touching here, touching there.

Seeing that the girl had no objections, Yingbao felt relieved and went home to tell her mother about her decision to keep Chuchu.

Mother Chun didn’t object much. She found an old quilt to give to Chuchu.

She then gave Chuchu two unused ceramic jars and half a jar of rice for her to cook her own meals.

Chuchu thanked Chun: “Thank you, auntie. From now on, if you have any chores, just let me know, I can do anything.”

Chun sighed: “I don’t have any work for you here, just listen to Bao, do whatever she tells you to do.”

She herself wasn’t sure what her daughter was planning. Was it a good idea to keep this girl from the Chu family?

Hopefully, she won’t stick around the Jiang family, impacting Dacheng’s future match.

But her daughter assured her that she would make Chuchu abandon this idea, work hard, ensure that she doesn’t harbor other thoughts..