Seeing her daughter happily nestled in Arlo's arms, a trace of relief and loneliness flashed across Wu Nan's eyes. When she was young, she had been a flower admired by everyone, but an unfortunate incident had left her pregnant with a child out of wedlock. Driven by maternal love, Wu Nan severed ties with her family and came to the slums, where she gave birth to Wu Yuyan. Her once happy life was turned into one of misfortune. Her daughter was born unable to speak, and with no source of income, Wu Nan was forced to become a cleaner, relying on her meager monthly salary to support herself and her daughter.As the saying goes, a widow's door is often a place of gossip. Because Wu Nan was a single woman with a child, and also beautiful, she naturally attracted the attention of many lecherous men. But at this time, Niu Xin stepped forward, using a shovel to break the legs of five or six hooligans, shocking everyone. From then on, Wu Nan felt a sense of closeness and reliance on Arlo's family. Later, the closeness between Arlo and Wu Yuyan made Wu Nan feel even more relieved. But at this moment, seeing Wu Yuyan's happiness, she inexplicably felt a sense of envy and jealousy, which ultimately turned into deep loneliness, grieving for her own life.Wu Nan chopped up the roast goose and, together with Wu Yuyan, ate it with steamed buns, pickled vegetables, and millet porridge. It tasted especially delicious.Wu Nan's salary as a cleaner was just over 1000 a month, which was pitifully low. Nowadays, a small steamed bun cost 0.5, and an egg was around 2. Meat was even more expensive, unaffordable. They could only eat steamed buns, pickled vegetables, and millet porridge every day. Over time, this caused both mother and daughter to suffer from malnutrition and poor health. If it hadn't been for Arlo's family's occasional help, they wouldn't have been able to survive.They hadn't eaten roast goose, which cost several dozen, for a long time. Fortunately, after Arlo worked as a stevedore for two years and earned some money, he would occasionally bring some meat over. Compared to two years ago, the mother and daughter's situation was much better.Arlo sat on the double bed made of broken bricks and wooden planks. With a slight shift of his weight, it creaked. He frowned. "Aunt Wu, the planks aren't very sturdy anymore. They need to be replaced."Wu Nan took a sip of millet porridge and gave a wry smile. "It's alright. I put two more rows of bricks underneath. It's good enough to sleep on.""Oh." Arlo put his hands on the edge of the door and stood up. "Aunt Wu, Yuyan, you keep eating. I'll go back."Wu Nan and Wu Yuyan quickly stood up. "Arlo, why are you in such a hurry? Sit for a while longer!"Wu Yuyan also pulled on Arlo's arm, gesturing repeatedly with her hands, a pleading look on her face.Arlo touched Wu Yuyan's face and smiled. "I'm not not coming back. Be good. I'll go back for a bit and come back later."Wu Yuyan blinked her innocent big eyes and made a hand gesture. "Really?""Really." Arlo nodded. "I'll be back in an hour at most."Having received his assurance, Wu Yuyan smiled and let go of his hand. Arlo touched her face again and turned to Wu Nan. "Aunt Wu, you eat slowly. I'll come back later.""Then be careful. I won't see you out." Knowing that Arlo would be back later, Wu Nan didn't try to persuade him to stay."No need! Just eat. I'm going." Arlo said with a smile and left.At the secondhand market, Arlo pointed to an old double wooden bed and said to a middle-aged boss in his forties, "100. If you agree, I'll take it. If not, forget it.""Young man, that's too low! This bed can't be sold for less than 200," the middle-aged boss said with a bitter face."Are you selling it or not? If not, I'm leaving." Arlo turned to leave.Watching Arlo walk five or six meters away, the middle-aged boss finally couldn't help but call out, "Alright, I give in! 100 it is!"Arlo stopped, turned around, and chuckled. "Deal! Help me deliver it home!""What? You think this broken bed is worth me delivering it?" the middle-aged boss said anxiously."Are you delivering it or not?" Arlo took out a 100 bill and waved it back and forth, making the middle-aged boss's heart itch."Fine, I give in. But let me make it clear, it can't be more than three kilometers, or I'll charge you for gas," the middle-aged boss said.Arlo handed the 100 to the middle-aged boss and chuckled. "Don't worry, it's less than two kilometers. Let's load it up!""This money is too hard to earn," the middle-aged boss sighed and called a helper to carry the bed onto the truck, following Arlo to deliver the wooden bed to Wu Yuyan's doorstep.When Wu Nan saw the bed being carried down, a trace of emotion flashed in her eyes. "Arlo, what are you doing?"Arlo smiled and carried the bed frame into the house. "Aunt Wu, this bed is secondhand, but it's quite sturdy. You and Yuyan can sleep on it for now. When I make a lot of money in the future, I'll buy you a new bed.""Arlo, what… what can I say…" Wu Nan was deeply moved."Don't say anything! We're all family." Arlo smiled, looked at Wu Yuyan whose eyes were shining, and touched her face. "Yuyan, Brother Arlo can't buy you a new bed right now, but in the future, Brother Arlo will not only buy you a big house to live in, but also a brand new big bed to sleep on, okay?"