The little girl sat at the doorway, holding a green fruit the size of a fist and taking huge bites out of it, utterly delighted. For her, this was the first time she had ever eaten such a delicious fruit.
Before long, she heard her mother's suppressed sounds from inside the room. They sounded very happy, and the little girl felt curious. Why was Mother so happy, yet trying so hard to hold back her voice?
With her doubts in mind, the little girl peered through the crack in the door. She saw her mother and the big brother who treated her best, neither of them wearing any clothes, doing something intense on the bed.
Though the little girl did not understand, her face instinctively turned red. Too embarrassed to keep looking, she thought that since her mother seemed so happy, it probably was not a bad thing. So she paid it no more mind and happily resumed eating her fruit.
An hour later, the woman's face was flushed as she panted in Zhao Fu's arms. Holding her soft body, he smiled and said, "Come away with me. I'll take good care of you and give you a life ten thousand times better than this one."
The woman gently shook her head. "My lord! I want to wait for my husband to return. He said he would definitely come back. But I do hope you can take my daughter away. She will only suffer by my side, and I have no ability to care for her properly."
Zhao Fu frowned. "He hasn't returned in three years. He may very well have died outside. Are you still going to keep waiting like this? If he never comes back, won't you wait until the day you die?"
The woman gave a soft