"This... there's actually a place like this in City C..."
Aidan followed Hela slowly inside, her eyes filled with disbelief as she looked at the surroundings.
Fuluolan gave a soft snort, got up from the ground, and helped his three companions up as well.
"There are tons of places like this in this city. Our warehouse is considered one of the better ones; we used to sleep under bridges."
Hearing his words, Aidan was completely stunned.
'No way, how could things be this bad here?!'
Hela ignored them, feeling very uncomfortable with the surroundings.
He took out his phone, sent the location to Tuote, and told him to buy some daily necessities.
[Boss, I have no money.]
This line of text appeared on Tuote's chat interface.
Hela stared at the line of text, her brain starting to work.
He turned to look at Aidan, who was still in a daze, and patted his face.
Aidan snapped awake, and after a moment of confusion, she instantly realized what was happening.
"H-what's wrong, boss?"
"Go buy some furniture and household items; this place is too messy."
Hela glanced at the money pouch in Aidan's hand, then at the door. Her expressionless face seemed incredibly cute and endearing to Aidan.
"Okay, right away!"
Aidan touched her face where Hela had slapped her and hurried away.
After he left, only Hela and the four little kids remained at the scene.
The four children all moved closer together, their eyes fixed on Hela, their gazes filled with fear.
It's unclear whether it's Hela's expressionless face or because Hela had slapped him earlier.
They always thought Hela was terrifying.
Even Fuluolan was somewhat afraid, but he still protected the other three.
Seeing that Aidan had completely left, Hela found a worn-out stool and sat down by herself.
Then he took out his phone and started researching.
Seeing that Hela was just sitting there looking at her phone and wasn't doing anything to them, the four children gradually began to relax.
However, they remained vigilant and moved with extreme caution.
Fuluolan glanced at Hela, who was still engrossed in studying her phone, and then quietly moved with the other three to the cabinet.
He tiptoed to open the cabinet door and took out a rusty iron box.
The four of them glanced at Hela again and then surrounded the iron box.
They opened the tin box, which was filled with scattered coins.
Most of them are one or two yuan coins, with only a few slightly larger denomination banknotes.
But they all looked wrinkled, and it was hard to tell how long they had been stored.
They gently placed the two hundred dollars in their hands into the box.
Looking at the brand-new coins, they smiled at each other and then closed the lid again.
After putting the iron box back, they turned around and realized that Hela had been looking at them at some point.
The four children were startled and quickly stood in front of the cabinet.
Hela stood up and walked up to them.
Do you usually keep your money here?
Hela glanced at the cabinet, tilted her head slightly, and asked the group.
Fuluolan swallowed hard, mustered his courage, and said, "So what! Are you trying to steal it?"
"No." Hela shook her head honestly.
"Then why are you asking so many questions..." Fuluolan was a little confused by Hela.
Hela sat back down on the bench, her expression calm. "Curious."
"..."
Now the four of them dared not move. They stood still, glancing at Hela every now and then, afraid that Hela might do something to them.
Hela ignored them and just kept studying her phone.
About half an hour later, a renovation team's truck and a furniture moving truck stopped at the warehouse entrance.
Fuluolan and the other three cautiously went out to investigate.
When Shasha and Beibei saw two large trucks they had never seen before parked in front of their house, they panicked.
Fuluolan stared warily at the people in the car.
Only Xiaojie knew what the two cars were for, and he explained it to the others.
The car door opened, and a group of workers in work clothes got out.
Also coming down were Aidan, who had been summoned there, as well as Tuote and Weier.
Tuote glanced at the warehouse, then saw Hela inside, nodded slightly, and said to the staff,
"This is it. Just change the front door and move the furniture in."
The staff looked at it, and although they seemed a little surprised, they still began the installation as Tuote instructed.
The four children were kindly led aside by Aidan.
Tuote was directing, while Hela squatted there watching like a child.
The rusty iron gate was quickly removed and replaced with a new one, and the furniture inside was also completely renewed.
The old furniture was moved outside and will be dealt with later.
"Okay, sir, we're done."
The worker dusted off his hands, looked at Tuote, and then slowly extended his hand, while gesturing with his eyes.
Tuote turned to look at Aidan.
Aidan hurriedly ran over, lowered his head, and took out a tip to hand to the staff member.
After accepting the tip, the staff member smiled, said goodbye to the group, and drove away.
Aidan breathed a sigh of relief; having so many strangers working here had made him feel uneasy for a while.
"Alright, let's go inside and take a look at where we'll be staying from now on."
Tuote bowed slightly and gestured to Hela, and Weier, standing beside him, followed suit.
Hela puffed out her enormous chest and strode in ostentatiously, as if she were performing some kind of coronation ceremony.
He placed his hands on the brand-new door and pushed it hard with both hands.
The warehouse door was then opened.
Reaching out to turn on the light, the dimly lit warehouse was instantly illuminated and became bright.
The dilapidated warehouse has been completely renovated.
Not only were several comfortable spring beds installed and lamps hung overhead, but the originally spacious warehouse was even divided into several rooms by adding a partition.
Fuluolan, clutching the metal box in his arms, stared in shock at the drastically changed warehouse.
At the same time, I started to feel nervous.
He glanced at Tuote, who clearly didn't look like a good person, then looked at Hela and Aidan.
He unconsciously tightened his grip on the metal box.
The other three, unlike him, looked around the room with the joy of ordinary children.
The perceptive Aidan immediately noticed Fuluolan's unusual behavior and guessed what he was thinking.
He didn't say anything, but slowly walked into the house and began to introduce Hela.
"Boss, the layout of those rooms was planned in advance."
Aidan pointed to the largest room, "This is yours, boss."
After saying that, he gently pushed open the door to the room.
Hela went inside to take a look; the overall decor was very girly.
Cute anime posters adorn the pristine white walls, a Stitch doll sits on the pink bed, and a pink alarm clock sits on the bedside table.
Aidan blushed slightly, lowered her head, and dared not look at Hela.
"Was this room not a good choice for my eldest child? She doesn't really need to sleep, and I'm worried she'll complain about how wasteful it is to buy her such a nice bed."