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

Xu Qing stared at the half-eaten sweet potato for a long time.

Then he put it in his mouth.

The sweetness melts on the tip of the tongue.

But this time he didn't feel his heart racing.

Because his attention was all outside the window.

The view from the window is towards the back mountain.

There was a dark shadow there.

That was an abandoned warehouse of the welfare home.

That's the place the director just mentioned where the supplies should be stored.

The direction Erlei just disappeared in is the road leading over there.

Although Xu Qing didn't speak, he wasn't stupid.

After that fire, he became remarkably perceptive of malice.

Er Lei's eyes didn't look like he wanted to fight.

That was the look in their eyes as they eyed a fat sheep.

Jiang Yue noticed that Xu Qing kept staring at the back window.

She went over and slammed the window shut.

"It's not clean over there."

Jiang Yue's voice sounded a little low in the empty room.

"That used to be a place for storing miscellaneous items."

"Later, an old worker hanged himself there."

"I heard it was because he lost something belonging to the government and was scared to death."

"That place is gloomy. Every night, that old man would walk around on the roof of the warehouse."

Jiang Yue fabricated these scary stories to scare Xu Qing away from running around.

She spoke very seriously.

His facial expressions were also very exaggerated.

Xu Qing shrank his neck.

But he wasn't worried about ghosts.

What he was worried about was Er Lei.

"Did you hear me?"

Jiang Yue tugged at Xu Qing's ear.

"You absolutely must not go to that place in the back mountain."

"Don't even mention at night, you have to avoid it during the day when it's light."

"If you get lost, I'm not going to look for you there."

Xu Qing nodded again.

He lay on the wooden bed.

My palms were covered in cold sweat.

Jiang Yue slept next to him.

The snoring soon began.

This girl is carefree; she falls asleep the moment her head hits the pillow.

Xu Qing opened her eyes.

He was listening to the sounds outside.

Besides the sound of the wind, there seemed to be some rustling noises.

That was the sound of leather shoes stepping on withered branches and fallen leaves.

There were also a few children arguing in a suppressed manner.

"Brother Erlei, are you really going?"

"That place is too eerie."

That's the voice of that tall, thin guy.

Xu Qing pressed her ear against the wall.

He heard it very clearly.

"What's there to be afraid of!"

"It's full of new cotton-padded coats and delicious food."

"If we can get two boxes, we won't have to eat pickled vegetables this winter."

Er Lei's voice carried a fierce edge.

"But what about Jiang Yue..."

"Why should I care about her?"

Er Lei snorted coldly.

"I just had a great idea."

"Isn't that mute guy usually quite afraid of the dark?"

"We'll figure out a way to lure him there tomorrow."

"Lock him in that warehouse."

"If anything goes missing, the dean will definitely investigate him first."

"Even if Jiang Yue goes crazy, she won't be able to protect a thief."

.......

Days passed by like flowing water.

Although the water was icy cold groundwater, it kept flowing forward.

A week has passed since that night filled with the sweet aroma of dried sweet potatoes.

Something interesting happened at the Sunshine Welfare Home this week.

Jiang Yue and Xu Qing, those notoriously crazy girls.

The two were almost inseparable.

They ate together, worked together, and even when going to the toilet, Jiang Yue would stand guard at the entrance of the men's restroom.

She was carrying in her hand the half of the steel bar that made her famous.

If anyone dares to look inside even once, she'll gouge out their eyes and stomp on them.

Those older kids who were originally looking for trouble all chickened out when they saw Jiang Yue's fierce determination.

Er Lei's gang has become much more obedient.

Although their eyes were still sinister, no one dared to make a move against them openly.

After all, nobody wants to have a head injury.

Xu Qing's condition has also changed.

When he first arrived, he was like a soulless puppet.

It moves when poked, but if you don't poke it, it just huddles in the corner and gets moldy.

It's different now.

As dawn broke, the snoring in the dormitory room hadn't stopped yet.

Xu Qing then woke up.

He got up quietly.

He didn't space out like he used to.

He began to make the bed.

Jiang Yue's bed was always a mess, like a dog's den.

The quilt was crumpled up, the pillow was at the foot of the bed, and the mattress was rolled up at the edges.

Xu Qing didn't mind.

He stretched out his thin little hands and smoothed out Jiang Yue's quilt little by little.

Tuck in every nook and cranny.

The folded pieces, though not perfectly square, were definitely considered standard for a welfare home.

Then he would straighten the shoes that Jiang Yue had carelessly thrown around.

The shoes were designed with the toes pointing outwards so she could put them on as soon as she got out of bed.

After doing all that, he sat quietly by the bed and waited.

Waiting for Jiang Yue to wake up.

Jiang Yue usually wakes up because she needs to urinate.

She would open her eyes groggily and pause for a moment when she saw the neatly made bed.

"Did you do this again?"

Jiang Yue scratched her messy hair and yawned.

Xu Qing nodded.

Jiang Yue pouted and jumped off the bed.

"Being fussy about money."

"Why fold it so neatly? It'll just get messy when you sleep at night anyway."

Although she complained, the ease in her eyes and brows was undeniable.

She used to live a simple, unrefined life, all by herself.

No one cared whether she was hot or cold, or whether she slept comfortably.

Now there's this little mute boy.

Although she can't speak, she is incredibly perceptive.

The feeling of being waited on softened the hard spot in Jiang Yue's heart a little.

Breakfast consisted of thin porridge and pickled vegetables.

The porridge was so thin you could see your reflection in it, and the pickled vegetables were so salty they tasted bitter.

The cafeteria was a mess.

Jiang Yue led Xu Qing and occupied a table by the window.

This is her territory.

The other children all held their bowls and hid far away.

Jiang Yue scooped half of the meager amount of rice from her bowl into Xu Qing's bowl.

"eat."

Eat more.

"Look at how skinny you are, anyone who didn't know better would think I was abusing prisoners."

Xu Qing did not refuse.

He picked up the bowl and drank it in big gulps.

The hot porridge flowed down my throat and into my stomach, dispelling the winter chill.

After a week, his face finally regained some color.

No longer that deathly pale face.

Although there's still no flesh on my cheeks, at least the skin isn't sticking to my bones anymore.

His eyes were now focused.

He stopped staring blankly into the void and instead kept his eyes fixed on Jiang Yue.

Wherever Jiang Yue went, his eyes followed.

It's like a watchdog that has recognized its master.

Although this dog doesn't have any teeth yet and can't bark.

But that loyalty was obvious to everyone.

After finishing her meal, Jiang Yue went to the backyard to chop firewood.

This is her mission.

Xu Qing naturally followed along.

He was responsible for neatly stacking the wood that Jiang Yue had chopped.

One by one, they were stacked into neat, square piles.

Jiang Yue got tired of chopping, threw the axe on the ground, and sat down on the pile of wood to catch her breath.

"You're exhausted, Sister Yue."