Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 205 (Second update~) Vote for monthly tickets!

Chapter 205: Chapter 205 (Second update~) Vote for monthly tickets!

Huanhuan’s home was considered the poorest in Xinqiao Village, located in a dilapidated adobe house at the end of the village.

As Xiao Jie’s Grandpa walked ahead, he introduced Ye Zhenzhen to Huanhuan’s family situation;

"Huanhuan is a boy, 6 years old this year. He has two younger sisters. The second-youngest is called Lingling, 4 years old this year, and the youngest is 2 years old.

Huanhuan’s father passed away one month before the youngest sister was born. He fell off his motorcycle while returning from another place on a rainy day when he slipped on a turn in the mountain road.

And his mother ran away half a year after giving birth to the youngest sister and never returned.

Fortunately, Huanhuan still has a grandma who has been taking care of the household for them. But the grandmother is also old, and she has to do farm work and take care of three children; their days are very tough."

Everyone listening on the side showed faces full of sympathy and pity.

[How pitiful Huanhuan is!]

[In the mountains, there are many children like Huanhuan. The situation of Huanhuan is not the worst; there are also kids who don’t even have a grandma, completely alone or with several siblings.]

[Ah, even though my salary is only 3000 yuan and I’m struggling too, I really can’t stand hearing about such things. It’s so heartbreaking.]

When everyone arrived at Huanhuan’s home, Huanhuan’s Grandma was sitting inside making cotton shoes for the children.

The old woman had just passed her sixtieth year and looked quite sturdy. Her skin was darkened from years of working in the fields, and her hair was turning white, but her face carried a kind smile.

Huanhuan was playing in the sun at the doorstep with his two sisters, wearing clothes that were obviously old but looked very clean.

Seeing this scene, Ye Zhenzhen’s heart loosened a bit, as it was better than what she had imagined.

In her previous life, she had sponsored and adopted many children in the mountains through charity work. Some children without parents didn’t even have shoes to wear.

In the winter, they would wear only two thin layers of clothing. Because they had no change of clothes, they would wear the same outfit for a long time, and such a sight was instantly heart-wrenching...

The situation was much worse compared to what she saw now in Huanhuan’s home.

But thinking back, she realized that the locations chosen by the filming crew would naturally not be as extremely poor as the ones she visited during her charity work in her previous life.

Xiao Jie’s Grandpa introduced Ye Zhenzhen to Huanhuan’s Grandma and after explaining their purpose, Huanhuan’s Grandma was full of gratitude. She quickly put down her needlework, insisting on inviting everyone inside.

Huanhuan asked his second-youngest sister to continue playing with the youngest, as he hurried inside to help his grandma entertain the guests.

What he called entertaining, however, meant that their home didn’t even have a single cup for guests to use.

The little ones normally drank water from their eating bowls or from the ladles used for cooking.

And now, even if she brought out a dozen small bowls, that would not be enough.

For a moment, this made Huanhuan’s Grandma feel a bit embarrassed. She hurriedly apologized to everyone, "Having honorable guests here and not even a cup to offer you, sigh~"

During the conversation, the old woman’s face was filled with regret.

Ye Zhenzhen quickly helped Huanhuan’s Grandma to sit down, smiling as she said, "Grandma, you don’t need to fuss. We are going to leave soon. I have some child-sized clothes here; take them for Huanhuan and his sisters to wear."

After Ye Zhenzhen finished speaking, she took out all the clothes from her suitcase. There were clothes for both boys and girls, all of them winter cotton garments.

Aside from the two sets for Xiao Jie, there were eight sets of cotton-padded jackets of varying sizes left in the suitcase.

The suitcase, which had been packed flat and neat, seemed particularly abundant with items as Ye Zhenzhen took them out one by one.

"Oh my~ How can I accept this, this..." Looking at the pile of brand new clothes and the people in the room, Huanhuan’s Grandma was already very excited.

At this moment, she really didn’t know what to say.

In this village, the villagers also took good care of their family.

Although everyone wasn’t that wealthy, if there were old clothes from their children or some tasty homemade treats, they would share some with them.

Life had been tough for the past two years, but they had managed to get by.

When Xiao Jie’s Grandpa mentioned that these people had come to give clothes to the children, she thought they were donating pre-worn clothes from their own kids. Never had she expected that all the clothing they brought out was new.

[It seems that Huanhuan’s Grandma is really nice, you can tell by looking at Huanhuan and his siblings that they are all clean and, except for being a little dark, they look very healthy.]

[You can tell at a glance that this grandma is very capable. Actually, there are quite a few elderly people in the countryside raising their grandchildren alone.]

[If Huanhuan’s parents were still around, they would be very happy...]

[Ah... Seeing Huanhuan’s Grandma, I’m reminded of my own grandmother. If she were still alive, she would also make cotton shoes for me to wear this winter...]

At the door, the second sister and the youngest sister looked at Fang Xiaoyu and Xiao Yiyi, who were dressed like little princesses, with eyes full of curiosity.

Fang Xiaoyu saw the second sister staring at the little bear on her scarf and asked her with a smile, "Sister, do you like this little bear?"

The second sister blinked but didn’t speak, the little girl was still somewhat shy around strangers.

Without a second thought, Fang Xiaoyu took off the bear scarf from around her neck and put it on the second sister, "Sister, this is for you!"

Xiao Yiyi, looking at the youngest sister who was even smaller than herself, blinked. She wasn’t wearing a scarf, so she had nothing to give to the youngest sister.

Suddenly, as if she thought of something, she walked over to Xu Wanjia and whispered, "Mommy, can I give the triangle pouch that Aunt Zhenzhen just gave me to this little sister?"

Xu Wanjia squatted down and touched her daughter’s head, "Of course you can."

Xu Wanjia handed over the bag containing two triangle candy wraps to Xiao Yiyi. Earlier, when Ye Zhenzhen was offering buns to the two little girls, Fang Xiaoyu didn’t want to eat, so all were given to Xiao Yiyi.

Xiao Yiyi, seeing that Fang Xiaoyu wasn’t eating, decided not to eat either, saying she would wait until she got home.

The youngest sister was only 2 years old and had just begun to babble. When she took the pouch Xiao Yiyi handed her, she smiled and with a baby voice responded, "Pouch~ Pouch, sissy, sissy~!"

Seeing this, the second sister quickly thanked Xiao Yiyi, "Thank you!"

Xiao Yiyi smiled innocently and adorably, "No need to thank me! Next time I come, I’ll bring a scarf for both you and your sister."

The second sister blinked, paused for two seconds, and then said to Xiao Yiyi and Fang Xiaoyu, "Wait for me a moment."

The second sister ran quickly, turning into the room and then quickly coming back out.

This time, she was holding a pack of white malt candies in her hand and said to Xiao Yiyi and Fang Xiaoyu with a smile, "This is for you to enjoy, it’s malt candy, very tasty!"

It was made by their grandmother.

Fang Xiaoyu and Xiao Yiyi each took a piece and thanked the second sister in unison, "Thank you!"

[Seeing the interaction between these four little girls really melts my heart!]

[You can tell, although Huanhuan’s family is poor, the grandmother has raised them all well.]

[This grandma seems very nice too, I suddenly feel somewhat relieved that Huanhuan and his siblings have a good grandma!]