A year older, the third master of Beijing circle kissed her to tears

Chapter 1514 Hardship, the obedient girl Tan Xiao

"Xiaoxiao, don't move here, wait for me to come out." These were the last words Zhuang Shijue said before losing consciousness. The next moment, he went inside, and he too was plunged into complete darkness.

Tan Xiao turned to look at the closed door. Wait for him to come out? She'd never listen to that.

She immediately ran out and rode her bike home. She didn't even know what time it was; her mother should have been worried long ago.

Tan Xiao rode her bicycle back to her place, which was in the old town of Kyoto. The old-style residential buildings, which had been rumored to be demolished but hadn't yet, were mostly occupied by migrant workers from the countryside. Few of the older residents, unable to afford new homes, remained; most had moved to newer buildings. The old houses here were simply sitting on rent, waiting for the demolition compensation.

Tan Xiao was studying in Kyoto, so her mother also left Qingjiang Town and rented a house in an old-style residential building here to stay with her. When Tan Xiao's mother was in good health, she could do three or four jobs a day.

Perhaps it was because I was too tired that I ruined my health.

The mother and daughter depended on each other for survival. Tan Xiao's mother had long said that she would accompany her daughter wherever she studied.

Tan Xiao's car was parked downstairs. She was a cautious person and was afraid that her bicycle would be stolen, so she bought two locks. Not only did she lock the bicycle itself, but she also locked it to a tree.

After locking the car, she went upstairs. The stairwell light had apparentlyn't been on for over a decade. When she first moved in, Tan Xiao was afraid to go downstairs at night, afraid of the dark. Over time, she could climb the stairs without seeing them, even in the dark. But she was still afraid; every night when she walked up the stairs, her heart would pound in her chest.

Tan Xiao went up to the fourth floor, knocked on the door, and sure enough, it was Tan Xiao's mother who opened the door: "Xiao Xiao is back."

Tan Xiao nodded, looking at the child in her mother's arms with undisguised envy in her eyes, and asked softly:

"Mom, can't we go home yet? I'm a little scared to be alone."

"I'll be right back, wait for your mother." Tan Xiao's mother looked at her daughter lovingly and said with a smile.

Mrs. Tan turned around and carried the two-year-old child into the house, gently placing him on the crib. She had already soothed the child to sleep. Mrs. Tan couldn't leave until the child was asleep every night; otherwise, the woman of the house would be very unhappy and might deduct her wages.

Seeing that her child wasn't sleeping soundly, Mrs. Tan got up and quickly sat down again, gently patting him and humming a soft tune to soothe him.

While comforting her child, Mrs. Tan kept glancing back to see if the family members had come in. Once the child was quiet, Mrs. Tan quickly got up and went to the counter behind the crib, where there were many baby food items, mostly formula. Mrs. Tan kept looking at the door, just in case the family members suddenly came in.

She quickly unscrewed the formula can, grabbed two handfuls of formula into her pocket, and then closed the lid. Throughout the entire process, she showed no sign of panic, still humming a lullaby. From the outside, it sounded as if Ms. Tan was simply soothing the child.

Looking at the overflowing table, Mrs. Tan really wanted to take some things, but the lady of the house was watching closely, so she didn't dare. After a moment's hesitation, she decided against it, thinking it might be better to lose more than she gained. If she were discovered, not only would she lose her job, but the whole building would probably know what kind of person she was, and then she and her daughter would have no place to stand here.

Mrs. Tan closed the door and went out, greeting the lady of the house:

"Sister Li, let's go, the baby's already asleep." Mother Tan pointed to the door, speaking and walking very carefully. It seemed she was afraid of disturbing the sleeping child, but actually she was afraid the formula in her pocket would show.

"Mmm," the woman replied without turning her head, watching a Korean drama.

Mrs. Tan went out, changed her shoes at the door, and closed the door behind her.

Tan Xiao snuggled close to her mother, wrapping her arms around her, and the two walked upstairs. Tan Xiao whispered, her face pressed against her mother's arm, "Mom, did you comfort me like that when I was little?"

She always felt that the little child was taking away her maternal love, and she was a little unhappy about it.

"Of course! Our Xiaoxiao was very obedient when she was little, she never caused any trouble." Mother Tan's eyes were full of love.

They lived on the seventh floor, the top floor, because the top floor apartments were the cheapest.

Mrs. Tan opened the door, turned around and said, "Xiaoxiao, go take a shower quickly, Mom will take a shower later."

"Okay." Tan Xiao replied obediently, quickly returned to her room, grabbed her clothes, and went into the bathroom.

As soon as her daughter went inside, Tan's mother quickly took out the milk powder from her pocket.

Tan's mother was very glad that she didn't sweat at night, otherwise the milk powder would have stuck to her clothes.

He scraped off a bit of powder and mixed it into Tan Xiao's water glass.

We don't have much money at home, so we can't afford to buy nutritional supplements for our daughter. But she's about to start high school, and the college entrance exam is a life-changing event. She can't just eat pickled vegetables and plain porridge every day; she needs to get some extra nutrition.

Tan Xiao never takes more than five minutes to shower; she knows she has to save water.

Tan Xiao came out of the restroom, and her mother turned around and called out:

"Xiaoxiao, drink the milk on the table, Mommy is going to take a shower."

"Okay," Tan Xiao replied, her hair still dripping wet. If she washed it every day, a quick rinse would suffice; it wouldn't use much hot water or shampoo.

Tan Xiao never knew where anything was in the house, so she had never even seen things like baby formula or protein powder. She would absolutely never do anything her mother forbade.

For example, if her mother bought two peaches, Tan's mother wouldn't let her eat them, and even if they went bad, she wouldn't eat them herself. Similarly, if her mother doesn't let her mix her own formula, she won't do it.

The reason is simple: she can't find her things at home.

*

Almost at dawn, a large number of people arrived outside the Kyoto Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. The cars parked outside the hospital filled the entire square, creating an imposing scene.

There were also many people standing outside the operating room, including Liang Yi and An Du. The people in Beijing already knew about what happened last night and were currently conducting a thorough investigation.

No one dared to cross the four- or five-meter-long corridor outside the operating room. As soon as the operating room lights came on, several people outside immediately stepped forward.

As the medical staff pushed the patient out, people in the corridor immediately stepped forward, blocked the nurses, and pushed the patient away after the surgery.

The doctor behind was taken aback and immediately stepped forward to stop them, but the people standing outside in the corridor quickly stopped the surgeon: "They are from the gambling company."

The bookmaker?

The surgeon obviously didn't know which expert was so amazing; he was just worried that the patient had just undergone surgery and it was better to be cautious.

The surgeon said helplessly, "Doctor, the patients just had surgery, and they're like this..."

"Forget it, that's not our business. Why don't you take the day off?" the director changed the subject.

The surgeon nodded, his gaze still following the departing person. The dealer?