novellhall Chapter 6 The child was wary of her
Chapter 6 The child was wary of her
Huo Chen clung to Qiao An's leg like a puppy, refusing to let go.
Joan had no choice but to drag him into the house, dragging his right leg with all her might.
"Let go!" Joanne growled softly.
Huo Chen made "mmm" sounds and remained motionless.
Held in his arms, Huo Ning slowly woke up, "Mommy~"
The soft, sweet, and gentle voice instantly melted Qiao An's heart.
"Sweetie, what's wrong?"
Qiao An clearly felt Huo Ning's body tremble in her arms.
"Mom, we...we've been standing here as punishment, but I couldn't stand it anymore. Please don't hit us."
"Tomorrow...can I continue standing tomorrow?"
Good heavens! The original owner was really... really a piece of trash!
Despite the pain in her leg, Qiao An gently patted Huo Ning's back.
"Mom said that you and your brother should go outside, not to make you stand as punishment, but because she's worried you'll inhale dust inside."
"It was Mom who didn't explain it clearly. It won't happen again, okay?"
Huo Ning had a pair of large, grape-like eyes, which blinked rapidly at that moment.
Am I dreaming?
Mom's voice is so gentle, and she's holding her?
If only Mom could always be like this.
"—Gurgle!"
Just then, an embarrassing sound broke out in the quiet room.
Huo Chen quickly covered his stomach, but still didn't let go of his mouth.
"If you want to eat, loosen your grip, otherwise I'll only give it to my sister." Joan raised an eyebrow.
Huo Chen frowned, a struggle raging within his little mind.
In the end, we chose to eat.
As soon as he let go, Joan quickly rolled up her pants.
Huo Chen thought she was going to hit him, so he sat down on the ground and scrambled back a meter.
Seeing his wary look, Qiao An couldn't help but sigh.
It seems that the image of this wicked mother won't change anytime soon.
She put Huo Ning on the bed. "You two wait here for me. I'll go get something to eat."
After saying that, she went out and closed the door.
"Brother~" Huo Ning sat on the bed and stretched out her little hand.
Huo Chen quickly went over to her, "A-Ning, does your leg hurt?"
"Ugh, it hurts."
Huo Chen held her leg tenderly and blew hard on it, saying, "Whoosh, it won't hurt anymore."
"Brother, Mom got angry today because she saw us being bullied." There was a hint of excitement in Huo Ning's voice. "Mom is different from before."
"Hmph, I don't believe she'll change her mind. She's probably still up to something."
Huo Chen held Huo Ning's hand and said, "If that bad woman makes a move later, I'll hold her off. You run quickly to Grandma's house. Although they're not nice to us, at least they won't kill anyone."
"Brother, maybe Mom really won't hit us anymore." Huo Ning thought of that warm embrace from just now, and she really wanted to feel it again.
Huo Ning curled his lip. Anyway, he didn't believe it. Ever since he could remember, Qiao An had never given them a kind look and always beat them to death.
His grandmother once said something that he thought made a lot of sense.
Dogs cannot change shit.
Joan stood in the empty kitchen, seemingly lost in thought.
There was nothing in the kitchen except for the stove and wooden cabinets.
Forget about getting food, we can't even get a sip of hot water.
Fortunately, she and Mo Yuxuan exchanged supplies on the train back.
The parallel world that Mo Yuxuan transmigrated to was similar to Qiao An's world before the apocalypse in many ways, with advanced technology and a prosperous life.
However, the original owner of the body that Mo Yuxuan transmigrated into was an orphan who was now doing odd jobs and struggling to make ends meet every day.
Qiao An sent her a gold bar on the condition that Mo Yuxuan would act as her purchasing agent.
In her previous life, she had been threatened by other members of the group, so Qiao An set the information in the group announcement that the group owner could delete members of the "Time Travel Trading Group" and retrieve the teleported supplies.
At this moment, there are many supplies in her 20-cubic-meter space, all of which Mo Yuxuan bought in the past two days.
Joanne made a list with only one requirement: it should conform to the era depicted in the novel as much as possible. If someone found out and labeled her as a hedonist, it would be troublesome.
Upon entering the space, Qiao An rummaged through the supplies for a long time before finally finding a can of malted milk powder and two enamel mugs in a corner.
In those days, even people in the city couldn't afford milk powder, so malted milk powder was considered a cheaper alternative.
It's sold at the town's supply and marketing cooperative, but it's too expensive, so not many people buy it.
Since there was nothing to boil water at home, Qiao An could only use the mineral water from her spatial storage to make two tubs of malted milk powder.
But drinking only thin liquid isn't enough to keep you full, so Qiao An took four more pieces of chicken cake.
That should be about right.
She returned to the main room, and as soon as she opened the door, Huo Ning stared at her with wide eyes, licking his lips incessantly.
The aroma of the sponge cake is so wonderful, it's impossible not to smell it!
Huo Chen looked at Qiao An in disbelief.
Where do bad women conjure up food from?
"Ah Ning, this is a sponge cake. You and your brother each get two pieces."
Huo Ning opened his little black hand and grabbed the sponge cake.
Instantly, several black marks appeared on the sponge cake.
Qiao An frowned. She was determined to boil some hot water tomorrow so that the two children could have a bath.
This is so dirty.
"Eat slowly, don't choke, eat with this." Qiao An handed over the enamel mug again.
Huo Ning's cheeks puffed up like a little hamster. "Mom is so nice...so delicious."
Huo Chen watched longingly from the side, but remained silent and refused to ask Qiao An for anything.
Qiao An stared at him, the two of them staring at each other.
After a short while, Qiao An gave in, "Eat quickly, or I'll eat it all and leave you nothing."
Huo Chen took a deep breath.
Fight!
Even if the bad woman really wanted to kill them today.
Even in death, I'd rather die with a full stomach, and then go to the King of Hell to file a complaint!
Huo Chen held the sponge cake, took a bite out of half of it, chewed a few times but couldn't swallow, and choked until his eyes rolled back.
Qiao An cursed and quickly forced him to drink two mouthfuls of malted milk powder.
"What's the rush? It's not like it's the last meal."
The two children wolfed down their dinner and looked at Joan nervously.
Huo Chen, in particular, was already prepared to cover his sister's escape.
"Why are you all staring at me? It's so late, go to sleep!"
Qiao An lifted Huo Chen onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and pushed him inside.
There was more than enough room for three people to lie on the kang (a heated brick bed), but it was too hard.
It hurt Joan's bones.
But the two children saw her arrive at the old house empty-handed; they didn't expect her to conjure up bedding out of thin air.
If the two children blurt it out in public, it will be difficult to cover up the lie.
Joan took out some clothes from her bundle and covered the child with them.
He then shrank back.
Tomorrow she has to go to town, pretending to buy things, to get all the pots, pans, and other household items she needs for the house.
This is why Qiao An insisted on getting the 240 yuan back from Liu Huying today.
With this money, no one would suspect anything valuable would appear in the house.
Huo Ning quickly fell asleep, his little body rolling towards Qiao An until he finally rolled into her arms.
Although Qiao An was a little disgusted by the dirt on her body, she couldn't bear to push her away, so she simply held her and slept.
As for Huo Chen, let him stay by himself.
The little brat's bite still hurts!