Early the next morning.
When Xiao Mo stepped out of his room, he saw Jiang Xin coming out with a basin of water.
"Xiao Mo, come wash up and eat."
Seeing Xiao Mo, Jiang Xin spoke.
She was still as filthy as she had been the night before.
Xiao Mo had asked her to take a bath and offered her some of his reasonably clean clothes to wear, but she had refused.
Seeing how nervous she was, Xiao Mo didn't press her.
After washing up, Jiang Xin brought breakfast out of the kitchen.
The two of them sat in the courtyard and ate together.
Breakfast was nothing more than a simple porridge, with plenty of grains and beans mixed in and a little pickled vegetable on the side. But for two homeless children, having anything to eat was already pretty good.
After breakfast, Jiang Xin cleared away the bowls and chopsticks, looking quite practiced at it.
Watching Jiang Xin bustle about, Xiao Mo couldn't help thinking of the girl in the white dress.
He wondered what had become of Ruxue at the end of that story.
Although it had only been a story that wasn't real, Xiao Mo felt he couldn't quite let it go...
When Xiao Mo came back to himself, he found Jiang Xin sitting across from him, her clear eyes watching him curiously.
"Why are you staring at me?" Xiao Mo asked with a smile.
"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Xin blinked.
"I was thinking about a girl."
Xiao Mo put his thoughts away without explaining further.
"By the way, you said you used to live with your big sister A Zi. What about your parents?"
Xiao Mo asked Jiang Xin, wanting to know what her life had been like before.
At his question, Jiang Xin