At about 11:30, Su Yudie quietly reached out and scratched the back of Zhuang Ziang's hand.
"What's wrong?" Zhuang Ziang raised his head from the book.
"I'm hungry." Su Yudie pouted, looking pitiful.
Zhuang Ziang was speechless, he was really a starving ghost.
Didn't they just finish eating steamed buns not long ago?
The two returned the books and walked out of the library.
Su Yudie could finally speak loudly, and seemed very happy, like a bird released from a cage.
"Zhuang Ziang, what are we going to eat for lunch?"
Zhuang Ziang counted on his fingers: "Hot pot, skewers, milk tea, ice cream..."
Listening to him list a lot of delicious food, the little butterfly's saliva almost flowed out.
Unexpectedly, he changed the subject: "You can't eat these."
"Ah?" The light in the little butterfly's eyes disappeared instantly.
"I'm just a poor student with no source of income. If I eat and drink lavishly every day, I will starve to death on the street sooner or later." Zhuang Ziang reached out and poked her forehead.
Su Yudie quickly unzipped her backpack and took out two twenty-dollar bills.
"That's all I have today, but you have to leave the money for the bus for me."
Zhuang Ziang asked with a smile: "Is your bag a treasure pot? It makes money every day."
Su Yudie replied: "No, every morning, grandma will put money in it for me, because I bought you breakfast in the morning, and there is not much left."
After saying this, Zhuang Ziang couldn't bear to spend her money.
He thought for a while: "I know there is a casserole rice noodle shop, which is delicious and cheap. Do you want to go?"
"Of course, as long as there is food." Su Yudie smiled happily.
This girl is not picky about food at all.
The casserole rice noodle shop Zhuang Ziang mentioned is near his community.
The shop is run by a middle-aged couple, who are honest and have fair prices.
In the past, when he encountered no food at home, he would come here to make do with a meal.
When the two arrived at the store, it was almost twelve o'clock.
It was lunch time, there were many diners, and the noise was bustling, full of the atmosphere of the city.
As soon as Su Yudie appeared, she immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Zhuang Ziang quickly took her to find a seat and squeezed her into a corner.
They ordered two servings of chicken soup rice noodles, and the proprietress quickly brought them up.
The soup was clear and fragrant.
Su Yudie couldn't wait to drink a mouthful of soup, and it was so hot that she stuck out her tongue.
"Slow down, if people see it, they will think I starved you for three days." Zhuang Ziang joked.
"This soup is delicious." Su Yudie praised with a smile.
In her eyes, it seems that there is nothing that is not delicious.
A girl who is not picky about food is easy to feed.
The two chatted while eating rice noodles.
Of course, most of the time it was Su Yudie who was talking, and Zhuang Ziang listened quietly.
Listen to her share the jokes she had read all morning.
Even ordinary jokes can become hilarious after her polishing.
When Zhuang Ziang looked at her, his eyebrows and eyes were smiling.
As for the "Nanjing", they tacitly agreed not to mention it again.
Medicine is broad and profound, but the more you know, the more helpless you are.
In the face of all kinds of strange diseases, what medicine can do is actually very limited.
"Zhuang Ziang, didn't you run away from home? Why are you back?"
A discordant voice suddenly came from the side.
Zhuang Ziang turned his head and saw Zhuang Yuhang's provocative eyes.
He followed a few classmates from the same community to eat rice noodles.
Zhuang Ziang didn't want to pay attention to him, and retracted his gaze without saying a word.
"Who is this?" Su Yudie looked at Zhuang Yuhang curiously.
"My father's son." Zhuang Ziang said lightly.
"Then... isn't he your younger brother?" Su Yudie thought for a while before she figured out their relationship.
On the first day she met Zhuang Ziang, he said that he had a bad relationship with his family.
But she didn't expect it to be so bad.
Listening to the tone of Zhuang Yuhang's words just now, he didn't treat Zhuang Ziang as his brother at all.
Zhuang Yuhang was ignored and immediately became furious. He pointed at Zhuang Ziang's nose and said, "You touched me at home last time, and I haven't settled the score with you yet!"
Zhuang Ziang replied coldly, "I didn't hit you, I've already given you face."
"You coward, I don't know what medicine you took wrong that day, and you dare to hit me?" Zhuang Yuhang was arrogant.
At home, he had long been accustomed to Zhuang Ziang's submissiveness and submission.
He didn't take Zhuang Ziang's warning seriously at all.
Several children who sat at the same table with Zhuang Yuhang also smiled and added fuel to the fire.
"Yuhang, is this your motherless brother?"
"I heard that he is like a servant in your family."
"It is too boring for a bookworm who only knows how to read to live."
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Zhuang Yuhang laughed: "Yes, even his own mother has not visited him for more than ten years. How annoying he must be."
Hearing this, Zhuang Ziang suddenly clenched his fists, and his knuckles crackled.
Su Yudie stood up suddenly and stared at Zhuang Yuhang: "You are so young, why do you talk like this? He is your brother!"
Zhuang Yuhang rolled his eyes at Su Yudie: "Who are you? This coward's mistress?"
Su Yudie widened her eyes, her eyes were unbelievable, such a young child could actually say such vicious words.
What kind of parents would educate such a child?
But he and Zhuang Ziang have the same father.
Zhuang Ziang is obviously kind and gentle.
"Your brother is so good to you. Didn't he buy you a cake a few days ago?" Su Yudie still tried to communicate with Zhuang Yuhang.
"You mean that broken cake that even dogs wouldn't eat? I had already stepped on it and it was crushed to pieces. He was also slapped hard by my father and kicked out of the house like a dog." Zhuang Yuhang laughed wantonly.
It was particularly harsh to the people around him.
A ten-year-old child could have such a violent and perverse personality.
Human nature is so cold.
"Zhuang Ziang, you big fool." Su Yudie looked at Zhuang Ziang, tears filling her beautiful almond eyes.
Only now did she know Zhuang Ziang's tragic experience that night.
But the next day, this big fool actually smiled and told her that his brother liked the cake very much, ate it with cream all over his mouth, and called him brother.
Although she knew at the time that Zhuang Ziang lied, she didn't expect that the truth would be so cruel.
How tormented Zhuang Ziang's heart must have been that whole night.
How disappointed a person must be with his family to run away from home and live in that cramped rental house.
"You are hanging out with this loser, so you don't look like a decent girl, do you?" Zhuang Yuhang glanced at Su Yudie with contempt.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a strong wind blowing on his face.
Zhuang Ziang couldn't bear it anymore, raised his hand and slapped Zhuang Yuhang hard, knocking him to the ground.
The crisp slap startled the diners in the whole shop.
Everyone's eyes were cast at the same time.
"Dead waste, you dare to hit me?" Zhuang Yuhang lay on his back and looked at Zhuang Ziang with fear.
In his impression, Zhuang Ziang has always been gentle, or weak and bullied.
He actually dared to do it.
Zhuang Ziang looked down at Zhuang Yuhang with a cold look: "I'll hit you if I hit you, do I have to choose a day?"