Meng Xiaozhi Sugar Core

“Both.” I said a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, they will come to find you. The mall is so small, and the security will come to help find you. Why don't you just wait here?" she said with a smile.

"Hmm..." I didn't have much choice but to resort to this last resort.

"Just chat with Auntie. There aren't many opportunities to chat with young Chinese girls." She seemed to be a little emotional. "You won't blame me for my poor Chinese, right?"

I shook my head. Even though her pronunciation was a little strange, I could still understand what she meant.

"I know you won't mind. I came out too early, forty years ago. My family was so poor, and I wanted to go out and try my luck. But I was sold to the U.S. Fortunately, I was smart and managed to escape."

"Auntie, what do you do?" After hearing her say that, I also became curious.

"Me? In the service industry." I couldn't see her expression clearly because of the sunglasses on.

Perhaps because I didn’t say anything else, she continued, “Didn’t I tell you that the more people you meet, the more you’ll understand.”

"My Chinese name is Wen Jing, you can call me by my English name, Catherine. What about you, little girl?"

"Li Xiaomeng..."

"Well, it suits your appearance." She smiled again, "Why did you come to America? It's not easy for a beautiful girl like you to get along without any special skills."

"Are you here to travel? You haven't thought about working." I answered a little embarrassedly.

"It's good. America is neither as good as you think nor as bad as you think. Especially for poor people like us."

"But you don't look poor at all." From the way she was dressed, there was no sign of poverty at all.

The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, "Look, your friend is here to see you."

She took off her glasses, her eyes were very beautiful, her eyelashes were very long, and her emerald eyes looked not far away. I followed her line of sight and saw three anxious people asking passers-by.

"Thank you." I stood up, thanked him, and ran back.

"Tang Xin!" I walked up to her and grabbed her hand.

Tang Xin, who had just reacted, rushed forward and hugged me, with a slightly crying tone: "Where have you been!"

"I saw the role-playing in the movie, followed it up to watch, and then I got lost without realizing it." I stuck out my tongue.

"I'm glad you're okay." Mother Tang's complexion gradually returned to normal, and she seemed also startled.

"Fortunately, it's safer here. If we were on the street, I'd be really worried that you would be kidnapped by some gang." Xia He joked.

“It’s not that exaggerated, right?” I scratched my head.

"It's not that exaggerated. But you're too pretty, and you're an exotic. If a few bad guys show up, you won't be able to resist or even shout, let alone resist. And you didn't bring your cell phone with you, so what do you think will happen?"

"What will happen?" I was a little scared.

"Guess!" Xia He gave me a look.

Chapter 79: A Chance of Encounter

It was already five o'clock in the evening when I came back from the commercial street. I was staring at the first women's handbag in my life in a daze.

This is a small brown-red bag with a magnetic opening and closing design, and a long gold metal chain. When carried on one shoulder, the bag just hangs on the side of the hip, and one must use one hand to hold the chain on one side, otherwise it will shake and hit people when walking, which will be uncomfortable.

In fact, there is not much space inside. It is almost full if you stuff a sanitary napkin, a mobile phone, a wallet, tissues, etc.

At first, I felt it was quite new, because I had only seen others have it before, and now I have it myself. But after a while, the novelty wore off.

"How is it? Do you like it?" Tang Xin asked me when she saw me holding the bag.

"Well, you bought it for me, how can I not like it? I just haven't gotten used to it, it will be fine after a few days." I nodded. How can I say I don't like something Tang Xin gave me? Besides, it is really necessary to bring a bag. I won't have no place to put my phone next time I wear clothes without pockets.

"Li Xiaomeng really doesn't have her own handbag?" Xia He walked over, still a little bit unbelieving.

"Yes, she used to go to school with a cute little schoolbag. Apart from that bag, I have never seen any other." Tang Xin nodded.

Just as we were chatting, we heard shrill sirens outside the house, and several police cars drove past our house with sirens blaring. Xia He's face suddenly became very bad, as if she had recalled something bad.

I quickly comforted her: "It's okay, it's not something that happened here."

Tang Xin also said: "Yes, your father is safe. He is recovering."

Xia He gave us a complicated look and looked out the window: "Thank you. I'm just worried about my dad's job. Police officers get hurt almost every month. Before my dad got hurt, I always thought his luck wouldn't be that bad."

"Are you worried about your father's future career?"

"Maybe, but he told me that being a policeman was his childhood dream, and I didn't have the heart to persuade him to change his job."

"I know, I understand." I patted her arm. "Don't think too much. Let's have dinner! Everyone sitting down and having dinner together will definitely help us forget our troubles."

"it is good."

……

Around nine o'clock in the evening, Tang Xin's father came back. As soon as he opened the door, Tang Xin jumped up from the sofa and went to greet him.

"dad!"

"Hey, my dear daughters." Father Tang hugged her and patted her on the back a few times, waved to us, and then asked, "Where is your mother?"

"You're back?" Tang's mother also came out from the kitchen. She was making snacks for us. "How's Xia He's father?"

"Keller is fine and is recovering well. But something happened in the Chinatown next door. I heard about it from his colleagues' conversation." Tang's father looked solemn.

"What's the matter?" Tang's mother became nervous.

"Do you still remember the shop where you often go for manicures?" said Tang's father.

"Remember, the boss lady who was very pretty and good at talking?"

"Well... the store was robbed. The boss lady was very brave and fought against the three robbers with a gun. Unfortunately, she died."

"Ah?!" Tang's mother cried out, "How could it be that such a good person..."

"Well, it happened before five in the afternoon. They just came back to the store and saw someone stealing, so they started fighting. The three robbers wanted to escape, but when they saw that the boss lady was so beautiful, they grabbed her and went back into the house..." Tang's father gritted his teeth and said, "They are really a bunch of beasts... She gave her money, but they still didn't intend to let her go. In the end, she took out a pistol and shot them in self-defense..."

"Why is this happening..." Mother Tang covered her chest and was speechless.

"Kids, go to bed first. Your mother and I will chat for a while." Dad Tang turned around and said to us.

"Okay!" The three of us all heard the conversation and were a little shocked. We walked upstairs hand in hand.

Feeling a little uneasy, I turned around and asked Tang's father: "Isn't the boss lady called Catherine?"

Mother Tang was stunned and asked me, "How did you know?"

The bag in my hand fell to the ground. My chest seemed to be blocked by something, and tears suddenly flowed from my eyes.

"Xiao Meng, what's wrong with you?!" Tang Xin was startled and quickly grabbed my shoulders and asked anxiously.

I wiped my tears and answered her intermittently: "I met her on the street this afternoon..."

"Ok?"

"We got separated, and she happened to be sitting in front of her store drinking coffee. She saw that I was lost and invited me over to chat for a while." I picked up my backpack from the ground with trembling hands. "She was a very nice auntie. She gave me advice, told me not to wander around, and chatted with me. How come she disappeared in such a short time?"

Tang Xin didn’t know how to comfort me, so she just hugged me and patted my back gently.

"Catherine has many Chinese friends and many American friends. She is a kind person, and the prices in her store are affordable and the products are good. It's such a pity." Mother Tang also said with her hands on her chest, trembling.

"Let the children go back first. Things have been a bit uneasy these days. Xia He, don't go out these days. I'll take you to school after school starts." Dad Tang thought for a while and said to us.

……

When I returned to the room, I still hadn't come to my senses.

Seeing that I was not in good condition, Tang Xin had no choice but to comfort me: "Everyone has their own destiny. Don't be too sad."

"I know, but he was too close to me. This feeling becomes too strong and unreal." I smiled bitterly and replied, "How desperate must Catherine be when facing the robbers. She is such a gentle and intelligent person, but she has to face such fear. God is so unfair to people."

"At least she was brave enough to fight till the very end."

"If she doesn't resist, will she die?"

"I don't know, but she will definitely suffer inhuman torture." Tang Xin said with a frown.

"Tang Xin, if I face them, what do you want me to do?" I held her hand with some fear. At this moment, I truly understood the injustice of this world towards women.

"I don't know, but I won't let this happen. I only know that I want my Xiaomeng to live a healthy and happy life, and that's the most important thing."

"Sorry, I lost my composure. I shouldn't have asked you that." I came back to my senses and sighed, "I'm just a little scared, and I remembered some bad things in the past. I wasn't afraid of death before, but with Tang Xin, I feel like I want to live more than ever. Live to see Tang Xin."

"Xiao Meng...you are so attractive..."

"..."

Chapter 80: Back home!

"elder sister!!"

Xiaoling rushed over and hugged me tightly.

"Xiaoling, I've only been out for a few days, but you act like you've been away from me for a year." I patted her on the back.

"We're back!"

After a long international flight, Tang Xin and I finally returned to our familiar home. At 8 o'clock in the evening, as soon as we walked in, Xiaoling was sitting on the sofa playing with her phone. When she saw us coming back, her eyes widened. She didn't even have time to put on her slippers, and rushed into my arms like a dear little dog.

"Let your sister see if you have eaten well, slept well and gained weight these days." The little girl's body is getting better and better day by day. She is plump and very soft when held in your arms.

"Hmm, I seem to have gained a little weight." She frowned and scratched the flesh on her arm.

"You were too thin before. I think you are just right now."

"Oh, you're back so soon?" Teacher Song heard the noise at the entrance and ran out from the kitchen. When he saw Tang Xin and me, a surprised smile appeared on his face.

"Yeah, I'm back." Tang Xin nodded.

"How was it? Did you have fun?" My aunt also came over wearing an apron.

"It's okay, it's mainly winter and there's nowhere to go." Tang Xin said helplessly, "It's snowing heavily over there."

"Snow?!" Xiaoling raised her head from my arms with an envious look on her face, "I've barely seen snow!"

"It was snowing really heavily! It was half a meter thick. Xiaomeng and I went to shovel the snow in front of our house together." Tang Xin explained exaggeratedly.

“I want to see snow, too!”

"Okay, okay, why are you standing at the door? Put down your luggage. I'll make dumplings for you!" Teacher Song interrupted us.