novelhk Chapter 175 There is hope for the future
Chapter 175 There is hope for the future
"It's not a grievance. I'm already very grateful that my sister can give me a place to live." Aya said hurriedly.
"But we must buy bedding." Hu Xiuyun asked the shopkeeper, "How much?"
"Two cotton quilts, two hundred coins!" said the shopkeeper.
"Okay!" Hu Xiuyun took out the money from her purse, counted it and handed it to the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper took the money and handed the bedding to them.
Aya quickly took the quilt: "Let me do it!"
Hu Xiuyun then took Aya to buy some toiletries, and then took Ayun back to the store. She found a place for Ayun, spread out the bedding, and said, "You can sleep here at night. Put it away during the day and put it on a high shelf. Is that okay?"
"Sure, sure." Aya nodded quickly.
Hu Xiuyun then asked Aya: "Do you need anything else? Please tell me!"
Aya shook her head: "No, no, my sister has arranged it very well."
After hearing her calling her sister for so long, Hu Xiuyun introduced herself: "My last name is Hu, and my name is Hu Xiuyun. You can call me Sister Xiuyun."
Aya nodded: "Yes! Sister Xiuyun!"
Seeing that everything that needed to be explained had been explained, Hu Xiuyun said, "I'll leave first. Remember to lock the door from inside."
"Okay!" Aya nodded.
Hu Xiuyun looked at her, still a little worried about the little girl being here alone, so she sighed and said to her, "Forget it, pack up your things and come back with me to squeeze in, okay?"
Aya didn't expect Hu Xiuyun to be like this, so she was naturally happy. Living with someone is better than living here alone, so she nodded: "Okay, okay, thank you Sister Xiuyun."
Hu Xiuyun said, "But the place I live in is not very good either. You will have to share a bed with me, or many people will live in one room. Is that okay with you?"
"I can, I can. If my sister's bed is not big enough, I can sleep on the floor." Aya said.
After hearing what she said, Hu Xiuyun nodded and went to pack up with her.
After they packed their things, they locked the door and went to Cheng's Dessert's residence.
The residence of Cheng's Dessert Shop is a small house near the dessert shop. There are two rooms in total.
Five people lived in one room and they were quite harmonious. There were never any conflicts.
Hu Xiuyun first took her to see Sister Gao. After hearing about the girl's miserable condition, Sister Gao nodded and agreed that she could stay.
So Hu Xiuyun took her back to her residence and explained the situation to the sisters who shared the room with her.
The sisters were all easy to talk to, and seeing how pitiful the little girl looked, they immediately agreed and gave her some delicious food.
Aya quickly thanked him and felt a little flattered.
"I'll make your bed. Our bed is big. If everyone moves around and squeezes in, there will still be some space. Just stay here and feel at ease, little girl!"
"Thank you, sisters. You are so kind."
Aya didn't expect that the sisters here were so nice. It turns out that the world outside is quite good.
Aya decided that she must work hard in the future.
Hu Xiuyun also boiled some water for her, pointed to a wooden barrel behind a curtain in the room, and said, "You can wash over there. Just remember to clean up after you're done."
"Okay, I will. Sister Xiuyun, I will do it myself."
Aya hurriedly took the bucket from Hu Xiuyun's hand and poured it into the wooden barrel.
Hu Xiuyun then went to find two more clothes for Aya and gave them to her: "Try them on first. My clothes may be a little big, but let's make do with them for now. You can buy new clothes after I pay you, okay?"
"Okay, okay, as long as you have clothes to wear, it's good enough, Sister Xiuyun."
Aya was not picky to begin with, and everything now was much better than she had originally imagined.
She thought she would have to live on the streets and become a beggar, but she didn't expect that she still had clothes to wear, a place to live, and enough food to eat, which was already very good.
Aya filled the wooden barrel with water, closed the curtain, washed herself briefly, and then changed into the clothes Hu Xiuyun had given her.
Although the clothes were a little big, Aya didn't think it was a big deal. She tied the waist tighter and it felt much better.
After taking a shower, Aya cleaned the wooden barrel, then washed and hung her dirty clothes at the door, and then went into the house to see if there was anything she needed to do.
Since she was living under someone else's roof, she had to work harder and be more diligent so as not to be despised.
But before Aya started working, an older sister came in with food and said, "Come and eat, come and eat, Aya, come too!"
At this point, it’s time to eat at Cheng’s Dessert Shop.
Hu Xiuyun had originally gone out to work on her own and was not supposed to be eating, but she knew how good her boss and Sister Gao were, and she also knew that her sisters would not look down on her, so she pulled Aya to sit down and eat.
The food is very simple, just two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes and a bowl of soup. Although it is simple, the portion is large enough for everyone to eat their fill. Moreover, the food is much better than that in other places!
"Eat quickly, eat quickly, Aya, don't be polite!"
Aya nodded, prepared the meal for the sisters, and then sat down to eat.
The food was really delicious. She seldom sat at the table to eat at home. She only ate the leftovers of her parents and brother, which were basically just scraps and leftovers. She could never feel full.
Now, she can actually sit at the table and eat white rice and such clean and rich dishes. Aya is really touched and satisfied.
Although she wanted to eat her meal quickly, she knew that she was living under someone else's roof, so she restrained herself and picked up the dishes carefully, not daring to pick up the meat dishes at all.
An older sister saw Aya like this, so she picked up a plate of meat and poured it into Aya's bowl.
"Why are you being polite? Are you eating? Eat more. You are so thin."
Aya was a little shocked when she saw so much braised pork in the bowl. The braised pork was shiny and tempting. She couldn't help but put a piece in her mouth and said vaguely, "Thank you, sisters. Thank you so much."
The older sister smiled and said to Hu Xiuyun, "Where did you find this girl? She looks exactly like you before, could she be your biological sister?"
"No, no, he is an employee I hired," Hu Xiuyun explained.
"Aya? How old are you? Since you look young, your family is comfortable with you working out there?"
Aya is thin. If she weren't tall, she would look like she is only eleven or twelve years old. In fact, she is fourteen years old.
Aya didn't tell anyone about her family's affairs, she just said, "I'm fourteen years old, I'm very strong and can work very hard."
Aya's serious look made everyone laugh: "Okay, okay, we all know that you are strong and can work hard, so just work hard in the future, and your life will get better and better in the future."
Aya agreed with this statement. It made her feel that as long as she worked hard, there was hope for the future.