Chapter 19

Fan Fuying actually wanted to cause trouble for her in front of so many people, which ran into her trap. Of course she had to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.

She wanted to let everyone watching see that there was nothing wrong with the spicy noodles she was selling. If you dared to cause trouble, she would send you to the police station.

As for whether Fan Fuying’s entry into the Public Security Bureau would have any impact on her and Sun Gui, it had nothing to do with Yan Xi. Who had made Fan Fuying come to trouble her?

Anyway, after Yan Xi finished recording her confession, the public security comrades let her go, but Fan Fuying and Shuai Shuai were still in the public security bureau.

Yan Xi hurried back to the market so as not to delay Aunt Huang’s time.

Aunt Huang helped her sell all the remaining spicy strips, and she earned a total of twenty-eight yuan and eighty cents.

Aunt Huang gave all the money from selling spicy strips to Yan Xi, but Yan Xi only took 27 yuan and gave the remaining 1.80 yuan to Aunt Huang.

“Auntie Huang, thank you for helping me sell spicy noodles.”

Aunt Huang said she didn’t want any money at all: “Don’t give me money. I’m not helping you for you to pay me. I’m helping you sell spicy noodles, and my own vegetables are selling much faster than usual.”

Yan Xi had no choice but to put the one dollar and eighty cents back into her pocket.

“Aunt Huang, thank you for helping me just now…”

Before Yan Xi finished her words, Aunt Huang interrupted her: “I didn’t help you, I just told you what I saw truthfully.”

After saying that, Aunt Huang gave Yan Xi a meaningful look.

Yan Xi understood.

Some things are better for them to know and there is no need to mention them again.

Yan Xi smiled and nodded: “Yeah.”

After all Yan Xi’s busy schedule today, it was already past three in the afternoon when she returned home.

Fu Caihe and Nuannuan were a little surprised to see that she came back so late today, and thought that the spicy noodles were not selling well today.

Yan Xi returned home and asked the two children what they had eaten today as usual.

Hearing that both children had eaten eggs in the morning, Yan Xi nodded with satisfaction.

The dumplings made a few days ago were almost eaten up, so Yan Xi planned to make some more buns and keep them aside.

Although she would steam rice and cook vegetables every night, sometimes there would be enough leftovers for the two children to heat up for lunch the next day. But if there were no leftovers, the two children could heat up the buns themselves.

Yan Xi was just about to take a break and go make buns when she suddenly noticed Nuan Nuan’s lips, which were so dry and pale.

“Nuannuan, didn’t you drink any water?” Yan Xi asked.

Nuan Nuan licked her dry lips with her little tongue: “I drank it this morning.”

“What about the afternoon?”

Nuannuan shook her head.

“Your mouth is so dry, go drink some water.” Yan Xi ordered seriously.

Nuan Nuan twisted her little fingers, lowered her head, and refused to move: “I’m not thirsty.”

“If you’re not thirsty, why would your mouth be so dry?”

Nuannuan still refused to move.

Fu Caihe was afraid that Yan Xi would lose her patience and hit Nuan Nuan again. He stood in front of Nuan Nuan and protected her, saying, “She doesn’t want to drink water. She’s afraid that if she drinks water, she will wet the bed at night.”

Yan Xi was stunned. She never expected that this would be the reason why Nuan Nuan refused to drink water.

“It’s normal for children to wet the bed. If you don’t drink water, your body will be dehydrated, which is not good for your health!”

Yan Xi felt that since she had put it so clearly, the two children would surely understand.

However, Nuannuan still refused to drink water, and Fu Caihe still looked at her with caution and disbelief.

Yan Xi sighed and poured a cup of warm water into a warm enamel cup.

She squatted down and said to Nuan Nuan, “I was wrong before. I shouldn’t have hit or scolded you. I will never do that again. Even if you wet the bed every day, I won’t say anything to you. You may not believe it, but when I was as young as you, I often wet the bed, too.”

“Really?” Nuannuan’s big eyes like black grapes blinked, and she looked at Yan Xi with curiosity and confusion.

“Yeah.” Yan Xi nodded slightly.

In fact, Yan Xi no longer remembers much about her childhood with her biological parents. Most of her memories are of the unhappy days when she lived with her aunt after her parents died in a car accident.

However, Nuannuan’s fear of the original owner was too deep. Even though Nuannuan and Fu Caihe could feel that she was different from the original owner, they could not easily believe her, fearing that she would become like the original owner one day.

Yan Xi felt that it was necessary to tell some insignificant lies under special circumstances.

“Don’t be afraid of wetting the bed. If you wet the bed, just dry the cotton wool and wash the sheets. It’s no big deal. But if you don’t drink water when you are thirsty, your body will be too dehydrated and will develop various diseases. It will be very uncomfortable.”

When she heard that it would be “very uncomfortable”, Nuannuan thought of the discomfort she felt when she had a cold and became afraid.

She quickly took the enamel cup, tilted her little head back, and gulped down most of the water in the cup.

Seeing Nuannuan being so well-behaved and cute, Yan Xi smiled.

“Just drink water when you’re thirsty, okay?”

“Yeah.” Nuannuan nodded her little head.

Yan Xi subconsciously wanted to grab it.

However, thinking of Nuannuan and Fu Caihe’s reactions when she wanted to touch Nuannuan’s head last time, Yan Xi withdrew her hand.

She stood up with great effort and told Fu Caihe: “Next time you see your sister’s lips are dry, let her drink some water.”

Fu Caihe murmured “hmm” in a low voice.

Yan Xi went back to her room to rest.

“Brother, I think my aunt is different now. She is a nicer person now.” Nuannuan whispered in Fu Caihe’s ear.

Fu Caihe didn’t say anything, but there was still disbelief in his eyes.

Although Yan Xi is indeed much better now and speaks much more beautifully than before, we still need to observe her for a period of time and not take it lightly.

A person can pretend for a while, but she can’t pretend forever.

We will know later whether Yan Xi has really changed.

…

Yan Xi didn’t know what Fu Caihe thought of her. She took an hour’s sleep and then got up.

It was already past four in the afternoon, and Yan Xi started to cook dinner.

She planned to cook more dishes and leave some for the two children to eat at lunch tomorrow. She was afraid that she would not have enough time to make buns today, so she had to prioritize making the spicy strips to sell tomorrow.

While Yan Xi was busy in the kitchen, she heard a knock on the door – Fu Caihe and Nuannuan had gone to play in the nearby mountains, and she was alone at home.

Yan Xi went to open the door, and standing outside the courtyard was Feng Lingling.

Feng Lingling was holding a basket of eggs in her hands and had a flattering smile on her face.

Feng Lingling, Guo Xia and Yan Xi left the Public Security Bureau at the same time. Because they had to wait a long time for the shuttle bus, Feng Lingling and Guo Xia walked back to the compound.

Along the way, neither of them spoke, let alone mentioned Fan Fuying.

After returning home, Feng Lingling was still worried.

Although she knew very well that she didn’t add anything to the spicy strips, Yan Xi and the vegetable seller insisted that she did. Now that Fan Fuying was in the police station, Feng Lingling was afraid that Yan Xi would send her to the police station again.