MMB Chapter 4: Let's put her up for sale on Xianyu .
Chapter 4: Let's put her up for sale on Xianyu .
Seeing Jiang Ning's guilty look and evasive eyes...
Jiang Yu instantly realized what was happening.
The busy KFC employees... are they "believers"?
As for the arms, legs, and black water…
Fried chicken legs and cola?
Holy crap...
"So... you went through all that trouble to make up this ghost story just to trick me into taking you to KFC?" Jiang Yu asked, frowning.
Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment.
Those big, bright eyes stared at Jiang Yu's expressionless face.
"Brother, so you weren't having a relapse. I thought you didn't know anything..."
Her voice grew softer and softer.
The last few words were almost muffled as they were spoken.
Jiang Yu remained silent.
He had only one thought right now—this girl definitely wasn't his sister!
What kind of sister, after discovering that her brother is ill, would make up a ridiculous story full of loopholes to trick her brother into taking her to KFC?
Could a normal person come up with such an operation?
What bothered him the most was...
He actually believed it!
He was very unhappy that he had been completely outmaneuvered by a girl with a childlike face but a wicked personality.
Seeing Jiang Yu's face growing increasingly dark, Jiang Ning immediately switched tactics.
She grabbed Jiang Yu's arm and clung to him like a koala.
Then she tilted her little face up, her mouth pursed, and her eyes filled with tears.
"Brother, I was wrong..."
"I lied to you because I was afraid you wouldn't take me to KFC..."
"Everyone in my class has eaten it except me. I can never join in when they talk about Crazy Thursday..."
"Everyone laughed at me, saying I was a wild child from the orphanage and had never eaten anything good..."
"I just want to try what fried chicken tastes like, boohoo..."
Jiang Yu was speechless at Jiang Ning's pitiful appearance.
He couldn't get angry at a little kid.
And she described it so tragically…
It's like they've never eaten KFC before...
At this moment, passersby began to cast strange glances at them.
They all felt pity and heartache for this little angel who was like a pendant.
Jiang Yu sighed.
Forget it, come here.
He was indeed a little hungry.
Although he didn't know the guy, the other person was, after all, just a 12-year-old child.
Let's fill our stomachs first.
Jiang Yu brought this "little sister" into KFC.
……
There weren't many people in the store, and the air conditioning was on full blast.
Jiang Yu found a seat by the window, took out his phone, and scanned the QR code to order food.
A head that had just showered and smelled of shampoo came closer.
"Brother, I want this!" Jiang Ning pointed at the phone screen.
"A family bucket?" Jiang Yu asked.
"Um!"
"There's so much, we can't possibly eat it all, can we?"
"Huh? You want to eat Yao Ge too?"
"..."
Jiang Yu finally ordered a super family bucket.
香辣鸡腿堡x2、新奥鸡腿堡x1、脆皮鸡x3、辣翅x2、新奥烤翅x4、土豆泥x2、红豆派x2…
There are also two cups of "black water".
After placing the order, Jiang Yu waited for his number to be called.
Jiang Ning placed her hands on the table obediently, her back ramrod straight, like a primary school student waiting for the teacher to hand out snacks.
soon…
Jiang Yu brought out the super family bucket.
"Eat."
"Um!"
Jiang Ning smiled and reached out to grab a piece of crispy chicken.
She didn't rush to put it in her mouth.
Instead, he first held it to his nose and smelled it, his expression one of pure delight as if he were savoring some top-tier delicacy.
Then she took a small bite.
The chicken nuggets made a crisp "crunch" sound between your teeth, and golden, crispy crumbs of batter fell off in a flurry.
But something stopped it from falling to the ground.
She chewed twice, then her eyes widened suddenly, as if tiny stars were twinkling in her pupils.
"Wow...it smells so good!"
Her voice was filled with unbelievable surprise.
I don't think I've ever eaten anything this delicious in my life.
Jiang Yu leaned back in his chair, nibbling on a chicken wing in a half-hearted manner.
He would glance at Jiang Ning, who looked like a little hamster, every now and then.
She ate with complete focus.
It was as if the whole world consisted only of her and this crispy chicken.
His cheeks puffed out, a little sauce clung to the corner of his mouth, and his little eyebrows twitched slightly as he chewed.
Jiang Yu looked away, his mind a jumble of thoughts.
What to do next?
This "younger sister's" situation is exactly the same as Liang Zhichao's back then.
Everyone assumed that she had lived with him for many years.
He was the only one who didn't think so.
It's like suddenly losing your memory.
Embarrassingly, the neighborhood committee found out about it.
Jiang Yu actually regretted calling Zhang Guiqin.
But what could he do at that time?
It's normal for him to instinctively call for help when he wakes up to find a strange little girl taking a bath in his house, especially since the neighborhood committee had just warned him to be on the lookout for suspicious individuals.
The problem now is that if he doesn't accept his sister, he'll definitely be sent to a mental hospital again.
Accepting it will only create new problems.
Liang Zhichao was just a classmate.
After graduating from high school, I had no further contact with him.
At most, it's just a relationship where you occasionally like someone's post on social media.
But my sister is different.
My sister is family; she's someone I'll be living with.
But he's not even sure if this person even exists, yet he's going to share the rest of his life with her?
And then he has to play the role of the older brother?
This is absurd…
Jiang Yu took out his phone and opened the photo album.
Even more absurd things happened...
His phone's photo album is almost entirely filled with pictures of Jiang Ning.
From their time in the orphanage to various age groups recently…
But he had very few photos in his phone's album to begin with.
He lives alone and doesn't have the habit of taking photos.
The album only contains a few scanned copies of ID cards and some random screenshots.
But now, the number of photos has increased from three digits to five digits.
There are over ten thousand photos; you can't possibly look them all up.
But he didn't know how to explain these traceable photos.
He has no memory of taking these photos.
Judging from the photos, he and his sister do indeed have a very good relationship.
He takes photos to document everything he does.
He would even take a couple of photos of his younger sister walking with her schoolbag on.
He's a total siscon...
Jiang Yu even had the illusion that he had found the phone.
This illusion made him very uncomfortable.
Besides the photos on the phone being "refreshed"...
His WeChat account was also "refreshed".
First, there's his chat history with the landlord.
He clearly remembers that the rent was 800 yuan a month.
The result, however, became 1500.
The rental agreement was changed from a one-bedroom apartment to a two-bedroom apartment.
He looked through his past bank transfer records to the landlord…
really…
From the day I rented the apartment, I received a monthly transfer of 1500 yuan to "Liu**".
Stroke by stroke, without ever stopping.
If a younger sister can appear out of thin air, it wouldn't be surprising if an entire building were to be transformed into a two-bedroom apartment.
Jiang Yu was just heartbroken that he would have to pay an extra 700 yuan in rent every month.
Because the rent changed, his savings didn't "increase".
So unreasonable!
Besides the usual contact persons...
He also saw a stranger in his message list with the nickname "Teacher Wang".
Jiang Yu had absolutely no recollection of this person.
Did he add this person on his WeChat?
Judging from her WeChat profile picture, she looks quite good, probably in her early 30s.
Through the chat history, he learned that this "Teacher Wang" was actually Jiang Ning's homeroom teacher.
The two became friends after Jiang Ning enrolled in school.
He even sends "Teacher Wang" blessing messages during holidays.
His tone was incredibly humble.
Anyone who didn't know better would think he was Teacher Wang's sycophant.
Do parents always talk to teachers in such a weak and submissive way?
Besides having a lot more teachers, his WeChat also had many more group chats.
For example, the "Class 7-3 Parent Communication Group".
Jiang Yu opened the group chat and looked through the messages his homeroom teacher had previously tagged him in.
Teacher Wang: @Brother Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning fell asleep in math class again today...
Teacher Wang: @Brother Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning forged the principal's name to fire teachers...
[Teacher Wang: @Brother Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning replaced Teacher's Xiaoyao Pills with Maltesers...]
……
Jiang Yu became increasingly speechless as he looked at it.
He glanced at Jiang Ning, whose little face was wriggling as she sucked on a red bean pie beside him…
This girl looks quiet and gentle, like a little fairy.
It's actually a demon pill.
He opened the memo...
I found many reminders inside.
"Remember to buy Xiaoning a new math workbook before Wednesday."
"Xiao Ning said she wants a pink backpack, remember to check online for discounts."
"Xiao Ning is on duty on Monday, so take her to school early."
……
Every single reminder was about Jiang Ning.
Densely packed, covering every detail…
From daily routines and study arrangements to eating, drinking, and social activities…
Jiang Yu looked at these memos and suddenly felt a little dazed.
This doesn't seem like taking care of a younger sister.
This is clearly raising a daughter.
Raising children must be very expensive...
He exited the memo app and opened the calculator.
"1500 yuan for rent + Jiang Ning's tuition + textbook fees + school uniform fees + food expenses + pocket money + going out to play + the occasional KFC..."
"Plus the compensation she paid after causing trouble..."
Jiang Yu's hands trembled more and more as he calculated.
Spread out, it would cost at least five thousand yuan a month!
He hasn't found a job since graduation.
The savings in his bank account were money he had saved from working part-time during his university years.
Serving dishes, handing out flyers, game boosting...
There is less than 20,000 yuan left in the card.
If I still can't find a job...
Based on this level of consumption, the savings will only last for four months at most.
He won't even be able to support himself then, let alone a little demon girl.
Jiang Yu silently turned off the calculator…
He decided to get rid of this "sister".
It's not that he's heartless.
He simply can't afford to support them!
Moreover, from a rational perspective, this "younger sister" had absolutely no connection to him.
The other person only exists in other people's memories.
It was as if she had been forcibly inserted into his life by some force.
I have no real feelings for her.
There are no memories of growing up together, no heartwarming moments captured in those photos, no mundane daily routines recorded in the notes…
From his perspective, he had only known this "younger sister" for less than an hour.
Even if we take a step back and say...
This doesn't even count as abandoning him.
At most, it could be considered... releasing animals back into the wild?
Yes, release them back into the wild.
Let her go to a better place to live, merit +1.
But how do you do it?
Should they be sent back to the orphanage?
After the director hanged himself, the orphanage went out of business.
Moreover, it's uncertain whether orphanages will accept children as young as 12.
When he was in the orphanage, children over 6 years old were a problem.
What should we do then?
Should I list her on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app)?
Is there anyone willing to adopt a child this big?
He couldn't make this too blatant.
Today, Zhang Guiqin suspected that she was having a relapse, and then she started clamoring to send her younger sister away.
In that case, the neighborhood committee would definitely be the first to notify the mental hospital.
Then he went back to that white room.
White ceiling, white lights, white tiles, the hum of electricity…
There are also all sorts of strange treatments.
Therefore, this matter needs to be handled indirectly.
It shouldn't be too outrageous, nor too deliberate.
We need to find a reasonable reason that everyone can accept to get her out of this house.
"Brother, what are you thinking about?"
Jiang Ning's soft, sweet voice came from beside her.
It sounds like a lazy feeling of being full and dizzy from a heavy meal.
Jiang Yu snapped out of his reverie and casually replied, "I wasn't thinking about anything..."
Before he could finish speaking, he subconsciously glanced at the table.
then…
He sat bolt upright as if he had been electrocuted.
"Holy crap?"
The family bucket in front of me is empty!
Not even a scum is left!
Even the inside of the mashed potato cup was scraped clean.
There was only half a glass of cola left, standing there all alone, with a faint tooth mark around the straw.
Jiang Yu slowly turned his head...
He looked at the "younger sister" beside him, who was still licking her lips with lingering satisfaction.
She patted her flat stomach while staring longingly at the food counter, as if she hadn't eaten her fill yet.
"Do you know why it's called a family bucket?" Jiang Yu's voice sounded unreal.
"I know, if one person is full, the whole family isn't hungry!" Jiang Ning replied instantly.
Jiang Yu: "..."
I'm not human?
Seeing Jiang Yu's loud expression, Jiang Ning looked away and muttered something under her breath.
"Brother, why are you looking at me like that..."
"Didn't you say it yourself? As long as my sister is full, the whole family won't be hungry..."
Jiang Yu was speechless.
Digging your toes into the ground like that is totally not your style!
But he couldn't refute it.
He re-examined this sister who had suddenly "refreshed" out of existence.
This guy looks to be no more than 1.4 meters tall.
She has thin arms and legs, and her waist is even thinner than her own thighs.
This huge bucket of fried chicken and burgers is a mess; even an adult couldn't finish it all in one go.
He only ate a chicken wing for less than two minutes…
As a result, this guy showed off the entire bucket?
What a devilish appetite...
Muscle-building phase?
The key point is how fast she eats.
It's completely disproportionate to her small stature!
He's already so good at showing off at the age of 12...
Will he not grow up to be a good son?
The problem is that with her eating habits...
My savings probably won't even last two months.
No.
We need to find a way to get her away quickly!