Black Lotus is reborn. Hush! Just lie down and be quiet.

Jiang Han agreed to pick up Chunmei later, but he would have to discuss it with his cousin. Chunmei was very capable and could be half a strong laborer, so his cousin might not be willing to let her go.

"If you don't want to, just give me the money. Your uncle will definitely agree."

Lang Yue sneered. He looked down on his cousin Jiang Han at all. He thought that a man who could only bully others at home was not worthy of being a husband, let alone a father.

His daughter was bullied by a bad guy, but as a father, instead of looking for the murderer to settle the score, he beat his bullied daughter to death to save his pitiful dignity. Bah!

"Okay, I'll go back home after my exhibition is over."

Jiang Han nodded. He had to concentrate on the exhibition now and put other things aside.

Xiaoyu and Dongmei came back, both holding fried rice cakes and fried dough sticks in their hands. Their mouths were covered with sweet bean sauce. However, Dongmei looked visibly more cheerful. Her skinny little face looked more radiant and her eyes became brighter.

"this is delicious."

Xiaoyu gave the two teachers some fried dumplings.

"Why is it that every time grandma fries you dumplings, there are always so many ingredients?"

Lang Yue took a bite, feeling a little indignant.

Every time Xiaoyu goes out to buy snacks, what he brings back is always delicious. When he buys them himself, the taste is always worse, even though it’s the same stall.

"Because I am very likable."

Xiaoyu smiled naively, and his sister said that because he was so cute, the old lady gave him especially delicious fried dumplings, and the same was true at other snack stalls.

"Yes, our little fish is the cutest in the world."

Lang Yue suppressed his laughter and praised Jiang Dongmei. He glanced at her and said, "Dongmei is also the cutest in the world."

Jiang Dongmei smiled shyly and her face turned red. It was the first time someone praised her.

She really likes her cousin's place, and also likes the beautiful teacher Lang and the pretty Xiaoyu. It would be great if she could live here forever.

After eating the fried rice cakes, Jiang Dongmei couldn't sit still anymore. She found a rag and a mop from somewhere, and started cleaning the house without leaving even the smallest corner untouched.

Jiang Han asked her to stop, but she didn't stop and continued to work hard.

Lang Yue stopped Jiang Han and whispered, "Let her do it. Only then will she feel at ease to live here. Otherwise, she won't feel at ease."

Once this girl becomes familiar with the family members, she will naturally feel at ease.

The next day, Jiang Han brought Dongmei to see Xia Qingqing and brought a lot of local specialties from his hometown. Xiaoyu and Langyue also came.

"Yesterday I was still talking about these delicious foods, and today you guys are here. Whose pretty girl is this?"

Xia Qingqing saw Jiang Dongmei, wrapped a red envelope and gave it to her.

"My cousin, her name is Jiang Dongmei, she is nine years old." Jiang Han introduced.

"Everyone in your family is good-looking. Xiaoyu, go play outside with your sister and buy her some delicious food."

Xia Qingqing gave Xiaoyu one dollar and let the two children go out to play.

When Jiang Han told Xia Qingqing about what happened to his cousin, her expression changed. She didn't expect the little girl to have such a tragic experience. What made her even angrier was the reaction of Jiang Han's uncle, who was simply unworthy of a man.

"You're just going to let the bastard who bullied your sister go just like that?"

Xia Qingqing's heart was burning with anger. What she hated most were rapists, especially perverts who bullied young girls. She would rather have them cut into pieces.

Jiang Han smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "I can't fight against the whole village. The villagers threatened me with my father's grave."

"Your village is a bandit village, full of bandits!"

Lang Yue was so angry that he kept grumbling.

Xia Qingqing understood Jiang Han's helplessness. One person could not fight against the entire village, not to mention that Jiang Han had a weak spot in the hands of the villagers. As a cousin, he had done his best to take his cousin out to take care of her.

She asked for Jiang Han's hometown address, and when she was free in the future, she would go and deal with this bastard.

Xiaoyu brought Jiang Dongmei back and bought a lot of delicious food.

Xia Qingqing took Dongmei's pulse and found that she was severely malnourished, worried too much, and depressed. This was what was fatal.

"Pay attention to nutrition for three meals a day and take the child out to play more often. She is too worried."

Xia Qingqing said it very directly. Jiang Dongmei already had serious psychological trauma, so she had to make this girl truly happy.

"I want to bring sister Dongmei here too. The two sisters depend on each other and have a very good relationship."

Jiang Han didn't expect his cousin's condition to be so serious. On the surface, she looked fine, quiet, able to eat and sleep. He thought his cousin was fine. Fortunately, he brought her to see a doctor.

"It will definitely be better with your sister's company. Has Dongmei gone to school?" Xia Qingqing asked.

"No, my two sisters didn't go to school. My hometown is very backward, and girls hardly go to school. They are married off when they are 16 or 17 years old, and then they get a dowry to marry their brothers."

Jiang Han sighed. He was always glad that he was a boy, otherwise he would definitely not have the chance to grow up.

In his hometown, boys and girls are treated very differently.

Because he was a boy, he inherited his father's fields and mountains. He couldn't cultivate them himself, so he rented them to others, who gave him some food every year. Although it was not enough to fill his stomach, he could get half full by mixing in some wild vegetables and voles.

If it is a girl, she is not eligible to inherit the land. The land will be taken back by the village and redistributed to other villagers. Whether she can grow up depends on the girl's luck.

"I will help contact the school. She will go to school after the Chinese New Year. Girls should receive education more."

Xia Qingqing felt very sympathetic towards Dongmei's situation and wanted to help.

"Thank you, I'm not familiar with this."

Jiang Han was very grateful. In terms of connections, he didn't even have one-tenth of Xia Qingqing's.

"Why are you being polite to me? Xiaoyu is well taken care of by you. Let Dongmei take one pill of this medicine every day. It replenishes her qi and blood. She doesn't need to take other medicines. She should have three meals a day with eggs, milk, fish, meat and vegetables. The most important thing is to make her feel cheerful."

Xia Qingqing gave her a month's worth of pills to replenish qi and blood. The little girl was severely deficient in qi and blood, and her foundation was too poor.

Jiang Han and Lang Yue listened carefully and planned to order milk when they returned.

They were speaking in Shanghai dialect, which Dongmei couldn't understand. She sat quietly beside them, even her breathing was very light, her hands on her knees, motionless, and her presence was very low.

"Sister, can you make new clothes for my sister? Her clothes don't fit."

Xiaoyu whispered in her sister's ear, afraid that Dongmei would be unhappy if she heard it.

"Okay, I'll talk to your sister Chunlan later."

Xia Qingqing had originally planned to make new clothes for the little girl, but she was very pleased that Xiaoyu took the initiative to bring up the matter.

Her younger brother has always been so kind and lovely, and she is willing to protect his kindness for the rest of her life.

There were children's clothes in the clothing factory. Xia Qingqing picked out a few sets and asked Xiaoyu to take them to Dongmei. The sizes fit perfectly and the styles were beautiful. Dongmei looked like a little princess in the new clothes, so beautiful that she couldn't believe it herself.

Time passed quickly and Jiang Han's art exhibition was held successfully. Xia Qingqing and Zhuang Hongye both went, as well as Song Chunlan and Xiao Yingyue who had to go to school and didn't have time to go.

There was a constant stream of people coming to see the exhibition, including media and staff from the Cultural Bureau, but most of them were colleagues, as well as students from the Academy of Fine Arts. Lang Yue and Jiang Han were responsible for receiving them.

Every time senior artists from the painting world come to visit, they will introduce Xiaoyu to them with great fanfare. After seeing Xiaoyu's paintings, the senior artists are full of praise for his great talent, and they hope that he will be able to hold an art exhibition in a few years.