Ginger Flower

There are still a week or two before the Chinese New Year, and the fiery red lanterns are hung on the trees early, and the whole street is full of laughter.Cong Shen was no exception. Even though he was sitting alone on the seat, he was still happily counting the lanterns.

I won't be going home this year.

Salary will be doubled.

City N is extremely cold in winter, even more humid and colder than City S.Cong Shen was wearing a thick croissant button coat.The striped scarf around the neck was bought together with Jiang Hua.

Cong sighed deeply, he must have made a mistake this time.

No matter what, I should mention to Jiang Hua that I was fired... But...

Cong Shen hugged his head in annoyance, how could he have the nerve to mention it? Hey...

"Brother, can you sit down a little bit?"

Cong Shen raised his head, and what he saw was a little loli who was wearing a down jacket and was tightly wrapped, with two small braids hanging down her neck docilely.

He moved to the side of the seat and stared at his toes.

Luo Li's eyes were crooked when she smiled, and she divided half of the pot stickers in her hand to Cong Shen.

"Brother, why are you sitting here alone?"

Cong Shen took a bite of the hot pot stickers and said, "Because my brother can't go home."

Luoli lowered her head, tears streaming down her cheeks, which shocked Cong Shen.

"I...I don't have a home to go back to..."

The corner of Cong Shen's mouth twitched, and he said, "Why?"

Loli cut it and said, "My parents quarreled and blamed me for disobedience and poor grades. Anyway, I don't want to go home today... I'm going to rent a house to live by myself."

Cong Shen raised his eyebrows and said, "I want to rent a house, are you full?"

"I'm eighteen!"

"A deceitful child will not grow taller."

"Four or five months away..."

"A deceitful child will have poor breasts."

"Four or five years away..."

"..."

"Let's go, I'll take you home." Cong Shen clapped his hands after eating the potstickers.

Loli pursed her mouth and stepped on the wrapping paper on the ground.

Cong Shen rolled up his sleeves and picked up Loli directly from the seat.

"Eh!"

"Be obedient to me."

Cong Shen's voice became a bit tough, and Luo Li finally stopped moving, and lay on Cong Shen's shoulders weakly.

Cong Shen walked on the road led by Luoli, patting Luoli's back like comforting a child while walking.

After sending Loli to the gate of the community, Cong Shen pulled her braid and said, "Next time, don't go so far alone. You know those who kidnap and traffic girls, do you know why they make the most money?"

Loli shook her head, playing with Cong Shen's messy hair.

Cong Shen pressed Luo Li's shoulders, made him look into his eyes, and said: "They lock up the girls first, and the boys will break their legs and feet to beg for money, and the younger ones will be sold to those who have no children." The girl’s home. Girls are sold deep in the mountains...there are many old bachelors there...they like this kind of little girl who looks like a juicy girl...sometimes several families can only buy one girl They buy one for their daughter's money, and then several families share a girl as a wife... Do you understand what I mean?"

Luo Li was stunned for a moment, tears welling in her eyes.

Cong Shen suddenly changed his heavy tone, rubbed Luo Li's shoulders and said, "As long as you are obedient, don't talk to strangers, and don't go with strangers. That's fine."

Luoli suddenly broke away from Cong Shen's hand and said, "...Brother, you are also a stranger."

Cong Shen was taken aback for a moment, watched Loli run away, and smiled helplessly.

"Goodbye brother!"

Cong Shen smiled and waved, hiding his merit and fame and leaving.

"Manager Jiang?" Sister Qiu came in with coffee.

Jiang Hua looked up, saw Sister Qiu smiled and said, "Isn't it the annual vacation, why are you back?"

Sister Qiu waved her hand and said, "Walking with my son, I saw that the lights were not turned off in the company, so I came up to have a look. I'll pour you a cup of coffee by the way."

Jiang Hua rubbed her hair like a child in front of Sister Qiu, and said, "It's almost Chinese New Year, you can go on vacation with peace of mind after finishing this work."

"Mom? Are you still leaving?" A fifteen or sixteen-year-old teenager muttered at the door.

Sister Qiu shook her head helplessly, Jiang Hua got up, took a few hundred dollars from her bag and handed it to the young man behind Sister Qiu, saying: "Your mother works very hard in the company, so you have to study hard, you know? Uncle doesn't know you're here , I haven’t prepared any special New Year’s gifts, so let’s go and buy something you like.”

Sister Qiu immediately rejected it, but the young man picked it up quickly and said, "What kind of uncle...it's obviously my brother."

Jiang Hua was taken aback, rubbed the young man's hair and said, "Brother, let's just be brother, what's your name?"

"My name is Zhanxi, hello Brother Jiang."

Sister Qiu pulled the hand of the exhibition booth and said, "What are you talking about... You are so inferior..."

Jiang Hua said: "It's nothing, I'm still young. It's okay to call me brother, then sister Qiu, you can go first, I will go home soon. Happy New Year."

Zhanxi took Qiu sister out, and kept waving to Jiang Hua, saying, "Happy New Year, Brother Jiang!"