Ch111 - Homicide Flower Shop (8) ― Pity

The children were noisy and refused to go to school, and the sparrows were chirping and jumping from one tree to another.

The smell of rice and shouts came one after another. In such an ordinary morning, there was no murder or the aftermath of the earthquake, but Zong Nan’s heart suddenly opened a small hole, without him even noticing it. He was silent, almost falling into Tao Su’an’s smile.

Tao Su’an turned around happily and ran to the dining table, he hugged the younger brother on the chair, then pulled out another chair, “Sit down”

Some children are naturally sensitive to good and evil, and Kang XiaoRan is such a child. He didn’t feel any danger from Tao Su’an. In fact, Kang XiaoRan was caught off guard by this big brother’s overly straightforward kindness. He lowered his head and sat on the chair solemnly, “Thank you.”

Tao Su’an frowned, he placed the breakfast he bought in front of the two brothers, and warmed them a glass of milk.

The brothers hadn’t had a hot meal in a long time, and they tried their best to keep the table clean. Occasionally, some bun fillings would fall on the table, so they would pick them up and eat them in their mouth.

While eating, Kang XiaoGuo suddenly said with tears in his eyes: “Big brother, I miss my mother.”

Every morning at breakfast, Kang XiaoGuo squatted downstairs and watched. Those uncles and aunts took pity on him and would occasionally bring him some steamed buns, but Kang XiaoGuo did not dare to take the stuff home because their father would snatch the steamed buns away. If he was in a bad mood, he would even kick Kang XiaoGuo with his foot.

When the brothers had something to eat, they would often find a secluded corner to stuff it into their stomachs before returning to their home, which was full of alcohol.

The days of sitting down at the table and eating a meal in a dignified and comfortable manner, as they do now, were already a year ago when their mother was still alive.

The little child cried so hard that he couldn’t breathe. He couldn’t bear to spit out the things in his mouth. He swallowed them and sobbed and took another bite of the bun, leaving a small tooth mark.

The rim of Kang XiaoRan’s eyes quietly turned red, but this kind of life had become the norm. He wiped his eyes and touched his younger brother’s head.

The younger brother obediently stopped sobbing and smiled sheepishly at Su An, feeling ashamed of himself for crying.

Su An smiled back.

Because Su An said “I can’t finish it”, the two children let go of their stomachs to eat. It wasn’t until they burped several times that Tao Su’an stopped them and said: “Don’t eat again when you’re full. It’s not good for your health.”

The two brothers stopped obediently. Kang Xiaoran took the lead to put away the dishes and wash the plates. Kang XiaoGou stopped in front of Su An and said seriously: “Thank you, brother. We will help brother wash the dishes and clean the house. We will do a good job.”

Tao Su’an thought seriously for a moment, “Did you really do a good job?”

Kang XiaoGuo said anxiously: “It’s really good!”

He took Tao Su’an’s hand and walked towards his big brother, patting his chest to confirm, “My big brother washes the dishes very cleanly and moves very fast!”

Kang XiaoRan almost turned red when he saw his younger brother walking over with the brown-curly big brother and saying such words, but his hands did what his younger brother said, placing the dishes and chopsticks quickly and well.

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Kang XiaoRan then took a step back, and said sadly: “No need.”

Su An looked at him doubtfully, as if asking “Why?”

Kang XiaoRan opened his mouth, but didn’t know what to say.

He just looked around, and there was only one big brother with brown curly hair in this family. Big brother doesn’t look very old, and there was no adult in his family who could protect him. If his unreasonable father comes again, they will only hurt the big brother.

Kang XiaoRan said calmly: “I’m sorry.”

Tao Su’an tilted his head. He bent down and looked at Kang XiaoRan seriously. His brown pupils were like streams of light in the sun, shining brightly, “You will do a lot of great things.”

He said softly and softly: “You know how to pack things, clean, and protect your younger brother..such a great child.”

Kang XiaoRan’s mouth gradually opened wide, and he stuttered: “No, no.”

Tao Su’an smiled and said, “It’s really amazing. Like me, I can’t do anything. If the room is messy, I need to tidy it up for a long time. Last time, I put smelly socks and unworn socks together.”

Kang XiaoRan slowly blushed and said slowly: “I can do it for you.”

“No,” Tao Su’an shook his head, troubled, “How can I want your help when you don’t even want mine?”

Kang XiaoGuo was holding milk and slurring at the side, looking at them doubtfully.

Kang XiaoRan was anxious to explain, then Tao Su’an said: “Actually, I also want you to help me, but I can’t just take advantage of you and your younger brother.”

He frowned, and his serious expression made Kang Xiaoran feel uneasy. The boy with curly brown hair seemed to have suddenly thought of a good idea. He curled his red lips, raised a finger and said: “I can ask you to help me!”

Kang XiaoGuo tilted his head, showing the same confused expression as his big brother.

Tao Su’an said to himself: “But it is illegal to employ child labor. Let’s do this, little brother, I won’t give you any money, but this house is so big, I will spare a room for you to live in, and it will be regarded as wages. Okay? Three meals can be included.”

Kang XiaoRan looked at him in surprise.

Tao Su’an touched his hair again, lowered his eyes, and whispered: “My parents passed away, and I am the only one living here. If you agree, please live here until the day your mother comes back.”

Kang Xiaoran suddenly lost his voice and said after a long time, “…good.”

After leaving the protagonist and his younger brother at home, Su An felt relieved. He made the brothers take a bath, gave them medicines, and urged them to go back to their rooms to rest.

It’s been a long time since the two brothers had a good night’s sleep. Even though it was morning, within a few minutes of getting into bed, they were sleeping soundly.

Su An looked at the faces of the two children buried in the quilt, he walked out of the door quietly, and sat on the sofa in the living room in a daze.

When he was in a daze, his mind was free, jumping about as if he were thinking of everything, and a kind of languid pleasure made him stretch himself with ease; but such peace was soon broken by a knocking at the door. Kang Qicheng, who had left and returned, kicked the door hard several times, and his curse words were even worse than the ruffians in the market.

There were knocks on the door, and Tao Su’an seemed to be extremely frightened, and huddled on the sofa without making a sound.

Once, twice.

Half a minute later, the arrogant middle-aged man outside suddenly let out a scream, but the scream also stopped midway. Tao Su’an jumped to the ground as lightly as a deer, quickly walked to the window and looked out.

A man wearing a hat heavily pressed Kang Qicheng against the wall.

Tao Su’an looked at Zong Nan seriously for the first time.

He is very tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The brim of his hat covers the upper half of his face. The lower half of his face is thin and handsome, with tight thin lips and a tall nose.

His every move conformed to the cadence of a police officer. The vigorous and righteous actions of the law enforcement officers eliminated the ferocious aura on his body, giving Zong Nan more sense of proportion and restraint.

Tao Su’an thought,so he is like this.

Zong Nan noticed his gaze and cast a sharp gaze immediately. Tao Su’an lowered his eyes with trembling eyes, his face turned slightly pale, and his brown curly hair swept across his fair neck and fell to the center of his thin white collarbone.

Zong Nan restrained Kang Qicheng. He notified someone to come and take him away, and walked up to the glass window.

Tao Su’an opened the window unfamiliarly and gave him a misty, watery look through the screen.

Zong Nan whispered, “Don’t be afraid.”

Tao Su’an gently shook his head, nervousness flashed across his pure and white side face, “Brother, where is brother Yu Ping.”

It’s Yu Ping again.

Zong Nan’s mood became inexplicably agitated, but he hid it well and smiled calmly: “He’s away for something.”

Tao Su’an clasped his fingers and said dryly: “Oh.”

The atmosphere between them was as obscure as dried mud and sand. Zong Nan thought to himself, could it be that Tao Su’an’s conversation with him was only Yu Ping?

This thought made him stop laughing. Zong Nan’s face slowly hardened, and his humor disappeared without a trace.

The small hole in the door lock was broken by Kang Qicheng, Zong Nan said calmly: “Give me a knife.”

He was in a bad mood.

Tao Su’an knew instinctively that it was because he mentioned Yu Ping.

And also because of his deliberately unfamiliar demeanor when it came to treating him.

But even so, he was only suppressing his anger and restraining the idea of showing his need for Tao Su’an.

Why not reveal it?

Tao Su’an suddenly felt slightly unhappy.

The source of these emotions comes from him, but this person does not want to be controlled by these emotions. He seemed inviolable and always adhered to the standards of a good person.

Does it mean that he is no longer a good person after having a need for him?

Tao Su’an found a palm-sized knife, then opened the screen, and passed it through the window crack.

His uneasiness was palpable, and even the gap was only as thin as two fingers. Zong Nan took the knife, but accidentally touched Tao Su’an’s finger.

The cool touch passed by in an instant, and Tao Su’an curled his fingers and quickly retracted them. Seeing his dodge, Zong Nan also inexplicably felt that the place where his fingers touched became hot and subtle, and strange feelings swirled around him.

He raised his eyes, and Tau Su’an stole a watery glance toward him from behind the screen.

Panic hides in it, as well as unease, and the bright and beautiful sunlight casts a shadow as the flower bud shivers.

Zong Nan suddenly felt pity for him.