Chapter 184 Do you want a hug?

As Jiang Shengnan was lost in her memories, a soft, sweet voice suddenly reached her ears.

"Sister, do you want to hug me?"

"What?" Jiang Shengnan was stunned when she heard this unexpected question after she came back to her senses.

She stared blankly at the beautiful, almost unreal face in front of her.

She even wondered if she was hallucinating from the cold.

Otherwise, why would the other person suddenly ask her if she wanted a hug?

Jiang Shengnan was a little at a loss, looking at the pretty young girl in front of her with a bit of confusion.

But Qiao Qiao didn't give her a chance to think. After saying that, she buried her head, lifted her short legs, and huffed and puffed as she climbed onto the person's knees.

Halfway up the hill, because it was wearing too many clothes, it couldn't climb any further, so it stretched out its little arms and naturally asked to be picked up.

"hug."

Jiang Shengnan was still dazed, but her body betrayed her, bending down to pick up the little girl and sit her on her lap.

The little girl's body was unusually soft and unusually warm.

This warmth was like the first ray of sunshine in early spring, instantly warming her limbs, which had been almost numb from the cold.

She subconsciously followed her instincts and hugged the warm little body in her arms tighter.

turn out to be.

Is this little sister not only glowing, but also so warm to hold?

Jiang Shengnan hugged the little body in her arms even tighter.

Qiao Qiao felt that Jiang Shengnan, who was holding her, had stopped trembling. She mentally gave herself a thumbs up and praised her own cleverness.

Then she looked down and reached for the small rabbit fur bag hanging in front of her.

This little bag was sewn for her by Fang Zhengnan using rabbit fur that they used to skin rabbits when they ate them at home.

In addition to this small bag, Fang Zhengnan also sewed her two pairs of gloves and a rabbit fur hat.

The small bag doesn't have much space; it can barely fit five candies, each about the size of a finger.

Qiao Qiao lowered her head and took out two peanut brittle candies from her small bag.

This kind of crispy candy is an essential New Year's treat for every household in Baoyi City.

It has a sweet and crispy texture, and is fragrant and crunchy.

Most importantly, it's not expensive.

Qiao Qiao likes it very much and eats two almost every day.

Of course, she wanted to eat more, and would occasionally sneak a few. Sometimes she would even drag Qiao Changdong into the scheme with her, but Qiao Xiaoyun would always catch her in the act.

Because every time she thought she hadn't made a single mistake, the little bubble above her head would betray her completely.

That's how it was the day before yesterday.

She secretly hid two extra pieces of candy in the pillow stuffing.

When Qiao Xiaoyun caught her in the act, she pursed her lips and refused to admit it.

But Qiao Xiaoyun saw something inside the small bubble on the top of her head.

The little figure had its hands behind its back, and its dark eyes moved nimbly from side to side, wandering around in the little bubbles, trying to hide a pillow behind it.

That truly demonstrated to the fullest extent what it means to be guilty and short of breath, and to have something to hide.

Qiao Qiao was furious when she found out from Qiao Changdong.

She once wanted to fight the mini version of herself inside the bubble!

However, Qiao Qiao also knew that her aunt didn't let her eat too much candy because she was thinking about her teeth.

My aunt said she's still young.

Eating too much sugar can easily lead to tooth decay.

For example, her younger cousin Meng Zihuan has cavities now because he often sneaks into bed to eat candy.

My aunt also said that if you have a cavity and it hurts, you have to go to the hospital to have it pried off with pliers.

Qiao Qiao didn't want the doctor to pull her teeth with pliers, so she'd been very well-behaved these past two days, not secretly hiding any candy, but only taking her daily allowance.

Qiao Qiao hasn't started eating the two peanut brittle candies she ate today.

She generously decided to eat one herself and give the other one to her newly acquainted older sister.

"Sister, eat this." She peeled off one side of the peanut brittle wrapper and tilted her head back to stuff it into Jiang Shengnan's mouth.

Jiang Shengnan, who instinctively wanted to refuse, had no choice but to put the candy that had already touched her lips into her mouth.

The crunchy peanuts and the sweet candy melted instantly in my mouth.

I don't know if it was because the candy was too sweet, or because the way the little girl in my arms was taking tiny bites of the candy was just too heartwarming and adorable.

Jiang Shengnan's brows and eyes still held a hint of gloom.

They were quickly driven away completely.

Just like the dark clouds blown away by the spring breeze, revealing her true, clear blue sky.

Watching Jiang Shengnan hold her granddaughter, her expression changed from dark clouds to bright sunshine in an instant. But in a flash, Yan Liti's hands started itching again. She picked up her camera and snapped a picture.

The image remains frozen in time.

Many, many years later.

No one knew that this photo was forever treasured in the pocket of Academician Jiang, the first academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and became the only treasure she was unwilling to share with anyone in her life!

The elderly man was taken to the hospital, where his high fever subsided quickly after medication and physical cooling methods were used.

By noon, he had regained consciousness.

Seeing Qiao Changdong standing by the hospital bed, he choked up and didn't know what to say.

Qiao Changdong sighed and patted the old man on the shoulder.

He comforted him, saying, "Uncle Jiang, you should stay here and rest well. Don't worry about the children at home. We'll be staying here for a while longer, and I'll take care of them for you."

“Your house is no longer habitable. I’ll take the two siblings to a hotel first, is that alright?”

The old man wiped away his tears and nodded repeatedly.

The intense emotional turmoil rendered him speechless.

Before the siblings were taken to the hotel, Qiao Changdong and his men went to the supply and marketing cooperative first.

The two siblings simply couldn't afford a decent winter coat to keep warm.

He bought them both complete outfits from head to toe before taking them to the hotel.

The siblings, dressed in new cotton-padded clothes, were both uneasy and at a loss. Jiang Shengnan, in particular, seemed to have suffered too much, and despite being only twelve years old, she was very wary of strangers.

When Qiao Changdong was buying clothes for her and Jiang Min, she tentatively asked him why he was being so nice to them.

Qiao Changdong glanced at her, then at the anxious little boy clinging to her, and said directly without hiding anything.

"To bring good fortune to my daughter."

"She has suffered a great deal of pain, pain that you cannot imagine."

"I hope that if I treat the world kindly, the world will be kinder to my daughter."

Just like Yan Liti.

Qiao Changdong never considered himself to be a particularly kind-hearted person.

He would not intentionally harm anyone.

But he wouldn't act like a saint to save all living beings.

There are so many people suffering in life, how can one person possibly help them all?

He did all this not only out of a pitiful amount of compassion, but also primarily to accumulate good fortune for his daughter.