fictionpage Chapter 3181 Warm Spring
Chapter 3181 Warm Spring
Chapter 3181 Warm Spring
Around 10 p.m., An'an's mother finally came to pick him up.
Although there wasn't the "sweet strawberry cupcake" he had expected, An An didn't care at all. He hadn't even remembered the cupcake. Compared to his mother's arrival, whether there was a cupcake or not was unimportant.
His mother's arrival had already made him very happy; the sweetness in his heart surpassed even the strawberry cupcakes.
When her mother picked her up, An'an was still clutching the note with a smiley face on it, and she kept turning back to wave to Xi'er.
Standing beside Xi'er, Xiaobai watched An'an leave, perched on his mother's shoulder. He said to Xi'er resentfully, "I coaxed him too, but he only waved goodbye to you and didn't even glance at me."
“Too much!!!”
Robin was also very angry, not only because she had tried to comfort An'an, albeit with little effect, but also because her aunt had been ignored, which made her resentful towards An'an.
Xi'er laughed and said to Xiaobai, "Xiaobai, let's go to Yueyue's house the day after tomorrow, Saturday."
Before Xiaobai could speak, Robin blurted out, "Sister Xi'er, do you want to steal Yueyue's talking blanket?"
Xi'er and Xiaobai were both speechless.
Xi'er asked, "Where did this talking blanket come from?"
Robin changed his tune: "A talking scarf?"
Xiao Bai suppressed her, telling her not to speak first, as he needed to discuss important matters with Xiwawa.
"Sure, let's bring Xiaomi too."
"Okay~ I already told Xiaoyueyue that I would go and check if she has enough pencils."
"But do you know where she lives?" Xiaobai asked.
“I remember, I wrote it down.”
Xi'er pulled a blue note from her pocket. "I remember! I specifically asked for Yueyue's address. It's in the old alley behind Little Red Horse. It's a ten-minute walk away."
She then took a piece of fruit candy out of her pocket: "I'll bring another candy for Yueyue. She told me last time that she had never eaten this kind of orange flavor before."
Seeing this, Robin said, "I'll bring her some fruit candies too. I have a box full of them, and I'll give them all to her."
Sacrificing a box of fruit candies in exchange for her aunt taking her on a home visit—that's a very worthwhile deal.
Early on the third day, the four little girls gathered at the entrance of Little Red Horse Academy.
Zhang Tan couldn't go because of company business, but Qin Jianguo and Wang Shuyi accompanied him the whole time, so you can rest assured.
Xiaobai was carrying a cloth bag containing the new stationery she had bought with her pocket money saved up all day: three exercise books with cartoon covers, five sharpened pencils, and an eraser with a rabbit printed on it.
Xiaomi was carrying a notebook and a colored pen, while Xier was hugging a small teddy bear, which she had specially bought yesterday.
The old alleyway was full of potholes, and the walls were covered with moss. Yueyue's home was on the third floor of an old residential building. There was no elevator, and the stair railings were worn shiny. Just as Xiaobai raised her hand to knock, the door opened first. Yueyue peeked out, her eyes lit up when she saw them, and she quickly turned back and whispered, "Mommy, Sister Xiaobai and the others are here!"
Wearing a faded apron and holding unwashed dishes, Yueyue's mother wiped her hands on the apron and somewhat awkwardly ushered them in: "Come in and sit down. The room is small, please don't mind."
Qin Jianguo and Wang Shuyi quickly looked around the room. The room was indeed small. The living room could only fit a small square table and two chairs. There were several cardboard boxes piled up in the corner, containing clothes for Yueyue and her younger brother.
Qin Jianguo then made an excuse to go outside for a smoke, leaving Wang Shuyi to keep Xiaobai and the others company inside.
A soft cough came from the inner room. Yueyue whispered, "My little brother has a cold and is still sleeping."
Xi'er handed over the teddy bear: "Here you go, it'll keep you warm if you hug it to sleep."
Yueyue took it with both hands and hugged it tightly in her arms. The tips of her ears were red. She said to Xier in a consultative tone, "I want to let my little brother hold it. He's sick, and he'll feel more comfortable holding the teddy bear."
Xi'er nodded, thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you another teddy bear tonight, so you and your brother can each have one."
"Thank you, but I don't want it. This is fine for my little brother," Yueyue said softly.
"Yes, yes." Xi'er felt even more sorry for Xiao Yueyue.
Taking the opportunity, Robin took out a box of fruit candies he had brought and handed it to Yueyue: "Here, have some, fruit candies are sweet."
Yueyue glanced at Robin, who was even younger than her, and felt embarrassed to accept the gift.
Xiao Bai shoved the fruit candy into her hand: "Take it, don't be shy with us."
Taking the opportunity, Xiao Mi went to Yueyue's little desk—which was actually an old wooden box with a notebook with a torn cover on it, a pencil with only half left, and an eraser that was too hard to leave a mark. She quickly took out the notebook, wrote all of this down, and even drew a small crying face.
Xiao Bai saw several medicine bottles on the corner of the table, labeled as children's cold medicine, and next to them was a bill with several creases on it, though the amount was small.
Yueyue's mother brought over four glasses of warm water and said apologetically, "We don't have anything good to drink at home, so please bear with us."
“Auntie, Yueyue is very well-behaved at Little Red Horse,” Xier said. “She draws very well. The little sun she drew yesterday is still on the classroom wall.”
Xiao Bai chimed in, "Auntie, we came today to ask if you have any difficulties at home. Our Little Red Horse charity fund is specifically for helping children like Yueyue. It can buy new stationery and clothes for Yueyue, support her studies, and even help her brother buy cold medicine."
Yueyue's mother paused for a moment, her eyes reddening slightly: "Her father and I are incompetent, and we've let our child suffer."
The thought of needing several children to help her filled her with shame.
“It’s okay, Auntie!” Xiaobai said. “Sister Jin’er manages the fund. As long as we explain the situation to her, she will help! I can also donate my piggy bank; there’s some money in it!”
Xi'er chimed in, "I can donate my piggy bank too, it has lots of money in it."
As they were talking, Yueyue's younger brother woke up and started crying softly.
Yueyue's mother quickly went in to comfort her, and Xiaobai took the opportunity to say to Xier and Xiaomi, "Let's go find Sister Jin'er now and explain the situation here to her. The sooner we apply, the sooner Yueyue's family's life will improve."
When the four little girls said goodbye to Yueyue's mother, Yueyue walked them to the stairwell and whispered, "Thank you, I will study hard."
Xiao Bai patted her head: "Wait for our good news!"
Tan Jin'er has two studios, one in the Xiaohongma Building and the other on the third floor of Building 2 in Xiaohongma Academy, which was originally a music room.
Seeing the four girls running in breathlessly, Tan Jin'er put down the documents in her hand and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Xiaobai placed the cloth bag on the table, Xiaomi opened her notebook, and Xier recounted the situation of Yueyue's family in detail, even noting the detail that Yueyue's mother's eyes turned red.
“You’ve observed very carefully,” Tan Jin’er said with a smile, putting down her pen. “The charity fund can indeed help Yueyue’s family, but we need to verify the situation first. This afternoon, I’ll go to Yueyue’s house with you again to talk to her mother about what they specifically need, and then we can start the fund process, okay?”
"Yay!" the four little girls cheered.
Suddenly remembering something, Xiao Mi took out ten yuan from her pocket: "Sister Jin'er, this is my pocket money for today. I also want to donate it to Yueyue!"
Ding Jiamin stuffed it into her clothes when she left in the morning.
Xi'er also said, "I can tutor Yueyue on weekends. She said last time that the math problems were a bit difficult."
Tan Jin'er felt a warmth in her heart as she looked at their earnest expressions. She put the ten yuan back into Xiao Mi's hand: "Yueyue will appreciate your kindness, but the fund can already help them. Your willingness to spend time with Yueyue and help her is more important than money."