Chapter 1021 - 1023: The Enthronement of the Prince (8)
"Ah, okay!"
The old man happily served a bowl of porridge, placing it in front of the little girl.
The elderly couple both looked at the girl who was wolfing down her food with affection, their gaze moving across the scars on the girl’s face, and they couldn’t help but show a pained expression. However, neither of them mentioned the child’s injuries, only advising, "Eat slowly, careful not to choke..."
The little girl wolfed down her food, speaking indistinctly as she ate, "I have to... eat quickly, if I return late... Aunt Qiu Hong will beat me..."
A pang of distress flitted through the old couple’s eyes. After a moment of thought, the old grandma hurried on her small feet to the steamer, wrapped two big meat buns in oil paper, and placed them beside the girl’s table.
Girl, when you go back, give these two buns to Aunt Qiu Hong, so she won’t always beat you.
The girl swallowed a mouthful of porridge and said, "Grandma, please put them away, Aunt Qiu Hong doesn’t care for our house’s buns, the ones I took her last time, she fed to the dogs..."
The old grandma sadly bowed her head, while the old man let out a long sigh, remaining silent. The little girl quickly finished her meal, said, "Grandpa, Grandma, I’m leaving," and then took off running.
The elderly couple’s eyes followed the direction in which the little girl disappeared until she was out of sight, slowly retracting their gaze with dejected expressions.
The girl who had just left was clearly the granddaughter of these two elderly folk, but why would their granddaughter be in a brothel? They seemed like kindly old folks, certainly not the type who would sell their granddaughter!
Now, as there weren’t many people at the stall, Cai Wei started chatting with the elderly couple.
Through their conversation, she learned the truth of the matter.