Entertainment: A song that brought his deceased wife back to life.

Jiang Yue stood in the center of the room.

The rusty steel bars in her hand dangled on the concrete floor, their clanging echoing through the empty room.

Er Lei's gang ran faster than rabbits.

The gate was knocked so hard it shook, and several layers of dust fell down.

Jiang Yue turned her head and glanced at Xu Qing, who was huddled in the corner.

Xu Qing was still trembling.

He hugged his knees, his head bowed low, his shoulders trembling with fear.

Jiang Yue didn't rush over.

She first walked over to the plastic urine bucket.

The urinal smelled very strong.

The charred blue rag was floating inside, soaked through, and looked filthy.

Jiang Yue stared at the piece of cloth for two seconds.

She extended her right hand.

He pinched a corner of the cloth between two fingers and pulled it out.

She shook her hand, and water droplets splashed on the ground.

Jiang Yue walked back to Xu Qing and squatted down.

She held the still-dripping wet cloth to Xu Qing's nose.

"Feed".

Jiang Yue called out.

Xu Qing's body trembled violently.

He slowly raised his head, his eyes full of wariness.

They were beautiful eyes, but they lacked focus and looked empty.

His pupils suddenly contracted when he saw the piece of blue cloth.

Xu Qing reached out her hand, trembling.

He practically snatched the cloth away.

Although the cloth was now dirty and smelly, he still held it tightly to his chest as if it were his lifeblood.

Xu Qing stared at Jiang Yue, her lips moved, but no sound came out.

A hint of gratitude flashed in his eyes.

But more than anything, it reflects a wariness of strangers.

Jiang Yue had seen that kind of look many times before.

The stray dogs in the orphanage give this same look when they encounter people trying to steal their food.

Jiang Yue looked at the bloodstains on his face.

That was created by Erlei just now.

"Dumb?"

Jiang Yue asked a question.

Xu Qing neither nodded nor shook her head.

Jiang Yue stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Xu Qing.

Xu Qing instinctively shrank back, pressing his back firmly against the red brick wall.

The lime from the brick wall fell onto his hair, leaving it white and gleaming.

"Not only is he mute, but he's also a coward."

Jiang Yue commented.

She placed the steel bar across her knees.

At this time.

Several pairs of dark eyes peeked out from behind the cracks in the dilapidated wooden door.

Those were the other children who were originally staying in the observation room, and they were secretly peeking inside.

They wanted to see how Jiang Yue would deal with the new mute after Er Lei left.

Jiang Yue suddenly stood up.

She turned around and shouted angrily towards the door.

"What are you looking at?"

"Don't you want your eyeballs anymore?"

The little heads shrank back in fright.

Jiang Yue strode to the door.

She kicked the door hard.

A loud bang.

The entire row of bungalows seemed to sway slightly.

"Listen up, everyone!"

"I'll protect this little mute from now on!"

"Anyone who dares to harbor any ill intentions will have to ask this steel bar in my hand for permission first!"

Jiang Yue's voice was very loud.

It traveled with the north wind to every corner of the backyard.

The children, hiding in the shadows, looked at each other, none daring to utter a sound.

Jiang Yue's reputation at the welfare home was earned through hard work.

When she goes crazy, she'll even bite the caregiver.

Jiang Yue turned around and looked at Xu Qing again.

Xu Qing remained in the same position, staring blankly at her.

Jiang Yue sighed.

She noticed that the straps of Xu Qing's sandals were loose.

These kinds of sandals are rarely seen in welfare homes.

Jiang Yue squatted down and reached out to grab Xu Qing's ankle.

Xu Qing was terrified and desperately tried to pull her foot back.

"Don't move!"

Jiang Yue roared.

Xu Qing froze.

Jiang Yue's movements were very rough.

She quickly adjusted the worn-out shoelace and tied it into a tight knot.

"If you lose your shoes, you'll be walking barefoot in the snow."

As Jiang Yue spoke, she stood up.

She noticed that the north wind was blowing in through the cracks in the broken window.

The room was as cold as an icebox.

Jiang Yue walked around the room.

She rummaged through the garbage.

Finally, she picked up an old newspaper that had drifted down from who-knows-where.

The newspaper was yellowed and covered in oil stains.

Jiang Yue crumpled the newspaper and then stuffed it tightly into the crack of the broken wooden window.

She patted the air with the back of her hand to make sure the wind was blocked.

Xu Qing watched Jiang Yue's retreating figure.

He felt that this tomboy in tattered clothes had a more imposing aura than any adult he had ever met.

This sharp feeling became the only pillar in his dark days.

After Jiang Yue finished fixing the window, she turned around and walked up to Xu Qing.

She pointed to the tattered straw mat next to her.

The straw mat was covered in dust and had grown mold.

"The dirtier the place, the less good things there are."

"This lousy place is for the dead to sleep in."

Jiang Yue grabbed Xu Qing by the back of the neck.

Xu Qing is too thin.

Jiang Yue lifted him as if he were a newborn kitten.

"Come with me."

Xu Qing stumbled and almost fell.

But he dared not resist.

Jiang Yue pulled him to the door of the observation room.

"Hold your tattered blanket with you."

Jiang Yue pouted.

Xu Qing quickly bent down and picked up the tattered blanket that smelled musty.

He hugged the blanket and the blue scraps of cloth together, pressing them tightly against his chest.

Jiang Yue led him into a deeper part of the corridor.

The corridors of the welfare home are very long.

There was a dim light every few meters, flickering on and off.

The ground is uneven and full of potholes.

"Where are we going?"

Xu Qing asked in his heart.

But he couldn't bring himself to speak.

Jiang Yue seemed to have seen through his thoughts.

"Go to the dormitory-style dormitory."

"That's my territory."

"With me here, those brats won't dare steal your steamed buns."

Jiang Yue walked ahead, the steel bars scraping against the ground with a piercing sound.

Her words sounded lukewarm.

But for Xu Qing, this was more effective than any comfort.

The two walked through the dark backyard.

Jiang Yue pushed open a heavy wooden door.

There were more than twenty children crammed into the room.

The once noisy room became eerily quiet the moment Jiang Yue pushed open the door.

All eyes were on Xu Qing.

It was a mixture of scrutiny, jealousy, and malice.

Jiang Yue ignored these people.

She led Xu Qing to the innermost seat by the window.

There was a slightly cleaner wooden bed there.

Several old clothes covered in patches were piled on top.

"This is my seat."

Jiang Yue pointed to under the bed.

You can sleep in the bunk next to mine.

The skinny guy who was originally sleeping in that bunk was about to protest.

Jiang Yue glanced at them.

The skinny guy immediately grabbed his bedding and slunk away to the toilet.

Jiang Yue pushed Xu Qing onto the bed.

"sit down."

Xu Qing obediently sat down.

The wooden bed creaked and groaned, sounding like it was about to fall apart.

Jiang Yue pulled a dark object out from under her pillow.

She handed it to Xu Qing.

It was a steamed bun that had gone completely cold.

There was also a row of small teeth marks on it.

"eat."

Jiang Yue gave the order.

Xu Qing stared at the steamed bun, her throat bobbing slightly.

He hadn't eaten all day.

But he didn't dare to accept it.

He was observing Jiang Yue's expression.

Jiang Yue stuffed the steamed bun directly into his arms.

"What are you looking at?"

"You don't like the smell of my saliva on it?"

Xu Qing quickly shook her head.

He grabbed the cornbread and started munching on it.

The dry, hard grains stung my throat.

But he felt it was the best thing he had ever eaten in his life.

Jiang Yue snorted coldly as she watched him wolf down his food.

Eat slowly.

"Nobody's going to take it from you."

"There's only one rule in this courtyard."

Jiang Yue put her hands behind her head and lay down on the wooden bed.

"If anyone dares to steal from you, you can bite them to death."

"If you can't chew it, come back and tell me."

Xu Qing stopped what she was doing.

He looked at Jiang Yue, and for the first time, his eyes shone with a different light.

He wanted to say thank you.

But his mouth was stuffed full of cornbread.

Moreover, he had forgotten how to pronounce that syllable.

Jiang Yue closed her eyes.

"Go to sleep, we still need to go to the back mountain to collect firewood tomorrow."

"Those who can't work won't have food to eat."