Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 639: The Poor Little Girl

Chapter 639: Chapter 639: The Poor Little Girl

"Smelly girl, you think you can run away!"

The middle-aged man behind her caught up, his broom raised high, ready to strike the little girl again.

"Stop it!"

Dragon Maiden couldn’t stand by, her form flashed, and she was already in front of the middle-aged man, saying coldly, "A grown man, bullying a little girl, aren’t you ashamed?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Dragon Maiden, then pointed at the little girl crying loudly on the ground and said angrily, "I’m bullying her? This stinking girl has been stealing my steamed buns again and again. I spared her before because I felt sorry for her, but she came to steal again... I make these buns to sell. When customers see her dirty hands touching my buns, they feel disgusted and won’t buy any of the others... Who’s going to compensate me for my losses?"

The middle-aged man pointed at the little girl who had fallen to the ground and was crying incessantly, his face full of anger and grievances.

Dragon Maiden frowned and said irritably, "Alright, it’s just a few steamed buns. Why argue over such trivial things with a little girl? Tell me how much you lost, and I’ll reimburse you!"

Seeing that Dragon Maiden had an extraordinary air about her, the middle-aged man didn’t dare to be too aggressive and said sheepishly, "The buns aren’t that expensive, it’s just that the girl is too infuriating... Never mind, it’s just my bad luck today, I won’t hold it against her! If she dares to come again next time... hmph, I’ll see if I don’t break her legs!"

With that, he gave the little girl a fierce look and turned to leave.

By this time, Fang Bai had already helped the fallen little girl up. Seeing that her clothes were dirty but thick, and she was not injured, he smiled and asked, "Little sister, did the fall hurt?"

Fang Bai’s smile naturally held a kind of warmth, and the little girl, as if infected by his smile, immediately stopped crying. She wiped her tears, nodded at first, then shook her head and said timidly, "It doesn’t hurt..."

She blinked her big eyes and added, "Big brother, thank you for helping me. When I grow up and become capable, I’ll definitely repay you!"

After saying this, she suddenly went around Fang Bai, ran to pick up two buns that had rolled on the ground, cautiously peeled off the dirty outer layer, and only then did a shy smile appear on her little face.

Dragon Maiden walked back to Fang Bai’s side and together they watched the little girl’s face light up with a smile. She thought to herself that if the girl had her face washed clean and was dressed up carefully, she would definitely be a very cute and lovable pretty girl.

The little girl was very polite, not like a wild child who had grown up without parents. It was just unclear how she had ended up in such a plight.

Dragon Maiden, seeing the little girl holding the two steamed buns as if they were treasures, felt a twinge of pity and walked over to her. She crouched down with a smile and asked, "Little sister, where are your parents?"

Beautiful women are always likable, and the little girl, seeing that Dragon Maiden was beautiful, had no wariness toward her. However, the mention of her parents made her eyes turn red, and she began crying again, saying, "Mommy went to heaven last year, she won’t come back, doesn’t want daddy and Xiao Yu anymore... Daddy got into a fight, he got disabled, and now he lies in bed and can’t move..."

Going to heaven, of course, meant death, so how could she possibly return?

Seeing the little girl crying so sadly, Dragon Maiden gently consoled her for a while until she stopped crying, and then asked, "Your name is Xiao Yu, right?"

"Mm."

Xiao Yu nodded vigorously.

"Xiao Yu looks like a good child. Why did you steal someone else’s steamed buns?"

Dragon Maiden continued to ask.

Dragon Maiden and Instructor Fang had come out just to stroll, and since they had encountered this situation, she wanted to understand it fully. Besides, the little girl seemed cute and pitiful, and Dragon Maiden, filled with compassion, wanted to give the girl a helping hand.

Xiao Yu seemed very ashamed of stealing the buns, hanging her little head low and saying, "Dad owed money to some bad people, and the bad people broke into our home and took all the money. Xiao Yu and Dad haven’t eaten anything for a whole day... Xiao Yu is hungry... Dad must be hungry too... so... so..."

Dragon Maiden, thinking of Xiao Yu’s mother’s death and her father’s disability, felt increasingly sorry for her and sighed, "Doesn’t Xiao Yu have any other family members?"

Xiao Yu shook her head and said, "No."

Having lost her mother and having a bedridden disabled father, all their money taken by others, and without even a relative in this foreign land... Dragon Maiden couldn’t imagine how Xiao Yu and her father were surviving. Were they really relying on Xiao Yu stealing buns from others to get by?

Xiao Yu had stolen buns yet didn’t eat them herself, so she must have been planning to take them home to share with her father, right?

"What a poor girl!"

Dragon Maiden glanced at Fang Bai, hesitated for a moment, then said firmly, "Instructor Fang, I want to go visit Xiao Yu’s home... It’s one thing not to come across such matters, but now that we have, I can’t just ignore it and feel at peace with myself..."

Fang Bai nodded, smiled at Xiao Yu, and, touching her little head, asked, "Would Xiao Yu welcome us to visit your home?"

Xiao Yu tilted her head, obviously pondering whether it was a good idea to bring two strangers home and whether her father would be angry.

"We will buy lots of delicious food for Xiao Yu and Xiao Yu’s dad to eat!"

Fang Bai immediately added.

The temptation of his words was quite strong, and Xiao Yu was quickly won over, nodding and saying, "Okay! Is big brother really going to buy lots of delicious food for Xiao Yu... and Xiao Yu’s dad?"

"Of course, big brother keeps his word! Let’s go, we’ll head to the supermarket now! Xiao Yu, tell big brother and big sister what you like to eat!"

As he spoke, Fang Bai, flanked by Dragon Maiden on his left and right, held Xiao Yu’s little hand and started walking towards a nearby Chinese supermarket.

Half an hour later, the three of them walked out of the supermarket, with Fang Bai carrying two big bags of food and drinks as well as a few toys that little girls would like.

Xiao Yu was content, having chosen only a bag of candy, a box of cookies, and a carton of instant noodles in the supermarket.

Xiao Yu said she could eat the candy and cookies with her dad, but the instant noodles were intended for her dad alone because she often saw him happily eating instant noodles hydrated with boiling water, so she thought it must be his favorite food.

What she didn’t know was that her dad was eating the cheapest instant noodles, just to save some money so that she and her mom could eat and dress warmly.

Xiao Yu only chose these three things and refused to pick any more, saying that her dad had instructed her not to waste other people’s money, so everything else was bought on Dragon Maiden’s and Fang Bai’s initiative.

When visiting someone’s home, one should not appear too shabby.

Seeing her new big brother and big sister bringing so many things to her home made Xiao Yu very happy. She regained the innate cheerfulness of childhood and hopped and skipped the whole way home, humming a joyful nursery rhyme, forgetting all her troubles.

In every large city, there exists a "slum," a place usually inhabited by those who earn very little and barely get by each day.

(PS: Updated with three more Chapters, today’s thirteenth Chapter!!! Dear readers, seeing how diligent I’ve been, could you please gift a few recommendation tickets?)