Chapter 768: Chapter 768: Rely on Yourself

Gu Peng walked into the room, saying, “I saw it.”

Hui Zi quickly followed him, “The mother and son you mentioned have been found, but that woman has remarried and has a child with her new husband. As for the child you mentioned, ever since his mother remarried, he’s turned into a neglected wild child, having a tough time surviving. When we found him, he was being beaten by a man who claimed the child had stolen something…”

Gu Peng found a chair and sat down. The room was quite messy, with dishes and bowls left on the table with remnants of food.

Hui Zi noticed his gaze and awkwardly began to explain, but Gu Peng wasn’t interested in listening. He said directly, “I haven’t eaten yet. Get me something to eat.”

Hui Zi readily agreed, “Alright, I’ll get Yanzi up to cook you some side dishes and make a bowl of noodles, how about that?”

At the mention of Yanzi, Gu Peng thought of the woman who had clung to him and frowned slightly, “No need for her, just go buy it from outside.”

“Alright, how about Qin’s meat buns and a couple of side dishes? Qin’s meat buns are famous in Ancheng County.”

Gu Peng nodded. Hui Zi didn’t go himself but ran out to get someone to buy food for Gu Peng. After giving instructions, he returned to the room to chat with Gu Peng.

Qin’s Buns Shop wasn’t far away, and the food was bought and brought back in less than a quarter of an hour.

Gu Peng was really hungry, and not having eaten well on the train, he grabbed a bun and started eating.

By the time he reached the third bun, someone outside called for Hui Zi.

Earlier, while Hui Zi was instructing someone to get the food, he also asked them to bring the child over.

Now the child was here, just outside.

Hui Zi brought the child directly in front of Gu Peng.

A boy of about 10 years old, dark and skinny, with fairly long hair.

It seemed he had been cleaned up after being found, his clothes relatively tidy and clean.

But those black and white eyes were filled with wariness as he looked around and at Gu Peng in front of him.

Gu Peng bit into a bun nonchalantly, looking at the boy.

Especially at his gaze, he couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh from within.

The evil in people is innate, ingrained in their bones.

No matter the different living environments, some people will never develop a kind heart.

They will only selfishly calculate for themselves, doing what benefits them the most, always putting themselves first, even when dealing with family, thinking about the benefits they can get.

Gu Peng noticed his gaze lingering on the buns before him, unable to hide it.

“Want a bun?”

The boy swallowed, looking at Gu Peng without uttering a word.

Gu Peng picked up a bun and tossed it over.

The boy quickly reached out to catch it and then stuffed it into his mouth, eating ravenously, as if afraid Gu Peng might change his mind.

Hui Zi, standing by, angrily knocked him on the head, “You little brat, it’s as if you haven’t eaten in eight lifetimes. I’m the one who brought you here, lacking neither food nor drink. Are you trying to make me look bad in front of the boss?”

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Hui Zi glanced nervously at Gu Peng, who paid no attention, just watching the boy eat, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

After the boy finished stuffing a bun into his mouth, Gu Peng asked him, “What’s your name, how old are you?”

The boy’s mouth was still full of bun as he replied unclearly, “Sun Gou Dan, 10 years old.”

After speaking, he looked again at the buns in front of Gu Peng.

This time, Gu Peng didn’t give him another but asked, “Would you like to have meat buns every day and wear new clothes in the future?”

The boy looked at Gu Peng again, without speaking, but his eyes said it all.

This was a complete egoist.

Gu Peng stood up, walking over to him.

This ten-year-old child was only up to his waist.

Dark and skinny, with a scar on his face that was obviously from being beaten.

Completely different from how he looked in his past life.

“When did your mother stop wanting you? Do you remember how your father died?”

Facing those eyes that were no longer clear at just ten years old, Gu Peng said, “Good days are earned. Your mother doesn’t want you anymore. If you want to live a good life, you can only rely on yourself…”

………

Several days of continuous rain turned the weather even more humid and hot.

Early in the morning, the sun seemed to hide behind thick clouds. Even without the harsh sunlight, it still felt unbearably hot.

The air was thick with moisture, making people feel like they were in a sauna all the time.

Despite the weather, people still got up early to work in the fields.

After all, the morning temperature was somewhat lower. By midday, when it got hotter, they’d be close to heatstroke.

At the Qin Family Village Vegetable Market, a lot of people gathered early in the morning.

Earlier this spring, Wang Cheng had brought people to plant a batch of poplar trees around and inside the market.

But these young poplar saplings weren’t grown yet, with leaves just the size of a basket handle, unable to provide much shade.

Qin Wen, lazily guarding his basket of eggplants, watched the bustling market.

Suddenly he saw a familiar figure, instantly perking up.

“Brother, bringing more vegetables again?”

Li Guangyuan had already noticed Qin Wen. Hearing this, he glanced at the basket of eggplants in front of him with disdain, though he didn’t show it outwardly.

“Yeah, you selling vegetables again?”

“The family only has these eggplants. If I don’t hurry and sell them now, they’ll all rot in the field with this rain. How about you take them? If you can sell them, it saves me from sweating it out here.”

As he spoke, he took a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Li Guangyuan.

“They say the hardest is us old farmers. No matter the weather, we have to tend to the fields, or we have nothing to eat or drink. It’s not like those doing business, sitting in an office, with fans blowing and tea to drink, making loads of money. They even drive cars, I heard, with air conditioning better than fans…”

Li Guangyuan lit the cigarette, squatting next to Qin Wen, listening to his rambling.

The two of them tacitly didn’t mention names, but it was clear who they were talking about.

Li Guangyuan didn’t know his own thoughts now. Ever since repeatedly dreaming that dream, especially after Lin Jiayi admitted she had lived another life, he was more convinced Lin Chuxia should be his wife.

His once happy life was destroyed, and he didn’t know how to change this situation.

He came to the Qin Family Village Vegetable Market, disdaining Qin Wen, yet hoping to see him.

Only Qin Wen would tell him more about Lin Chuxia.

As if by hearing more, Lin Chuxia would feel closer to him.

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