Her mind was filled with his chatter, and Xu Xian’en felt for the first time how far the distance was from home to the foot of the mountain. She regretted once again why she had to save that big cockroach.
“Hey, high school boy, I’m starting to doubt whether you’re a boy or a girl.” She said, facing the wind.
“I’m a boy.” “Doesn’t look like it at all.” She said with a cheerful look at the screen, silently relieved that they had finally reached their destination.
Xu Xianen quickly found a spot in the vast empty space, and maneuvered the motorcycle into it.
“Alright, get off,” she said.
Su Ben, following suit, got off the bike, but his mind was still pondering… why did she say he didn’t look like a boy? Watching her stride away without hesitation, Su Ben’s question remained unanswered.
Where on earth… did he not look like a boy?
Covering her slightly tense lips, Xu Xianqi stuttered, “At home… don’t we even have half a silver coin left?”
Looking at the two who had just entered—one holding a large bag of dried biscuits and cans, the other dragging a whole sack of instant noodles—both were panting heavily.
“Huh?” Xu Xianen, who was earnestly dragging a sack of instant noodles, was taken aback by his sister’s question, momentarily stunned.
“If we don’t even have half a silver coin at home, then let’s sell the chickens I’ve been raising to get some change,” she said with a determined look on her small face, gripping her brother’s hand firmly.
“No… no, who said we’re out of money?” Xu Xianen looked at his sister, puzzled.
“Then why did you buy so many groceries?” Xu Xianqi pointed at the bags in her hands.
“Because Manager Bo said there might be earthquakes recently, just like the big one a few years ago, so we should stock up on food,” Xu Xianen explained seriously, nodding. “Besides, you can eat these when you’re hungry at home.”
“Who is Manager Bo?” Su Ben interjected.
“I’m the manager of the orphanage,” Xu Xianen replied, noticing Su Ben was still holding a large bag of food. “High school boy, you can let go now. How long do you plan to carry that?”
