Chapter 30 Mealtime
Mo Lin happily shouldered a small cloth bag and followed, carrying Sweetie from the bed.
It wasn't until Ye Shengguo was halfway that she noticed Sweetie, who had been staring at her, hadn't spoken.
"Sweetie, do you like sister?"
Sweetie still just looked at Ye Shengguo. If she couldn't see that the little girl had a problem now, she would be truly stupid.
"What's wrong with Sweetie?"
Mo Lin hugged Sweetie tightly, tears flowing uncontrollably.
"Sweetie is so scared by what happened at home that she can't speak or smile. She only cried when that woman pushed her down today."
Ye Shengguo knew this was a psychological problem. Qishi was a fairly large city, and she wondered if there were any mental health counselors in the hospital. Otherwise, this child would be ruined. She sighed and patted Mo Lin's shoulder.
"We'll take Sweetie to the hospital after we get settled."
"Thank you, sister."
Ye Shengguo looked at the time; it was already noon. They needed to eat first.
"Let's go to the state-run restaurant first."
Mo Lin did whatever her sister said, just blindly obeying.
The threadbare clothes of the three made the state-run restaurant's waitress almost drive them away like beggars. It was only when Ye Shengguo produced money and ration coupons that she was able to order their meal under disdainful glances.
When a bowl of braised pork and three plates of dumplings were served, people around them were extremely envious.
Ye Shengguo paid no attention to others' gazes, nor did she cater to the children. She picked up her chopsticks and started eating. This was her first meal in this world since arriving.
Braised pork, one catty with a meat ration coupon, cost eighty cents, which was quite cheap, and the bowl was full. Each plate of dumplings had at least thirty, costing only two liang of grain rations and three mao with one liang of meat rations. Ye Shengguo was quite satisfied with the taste and thought she could buy some to store in her space and eat slowly later.
"Sister, I haven't eaten state-run restaurant braised pork for a whole year."
The waitress heard Mo Lin's words and rolled her eyes even more.
But Ye Shengguo knew that Mo Lin's life before must not have been bad.
"I'll buy it for you again if you want to eat it in the future. By the way, can you cook?"
Mo Lin nodded, her mouth full, and she didn't forget to feed Sweetie.
"Only Grandpa was home before. When Grandpa was busy, I had to cook for myself, so I know how to make some simple dishes."
"That's good. I won't be able to manage all your meals, so you'll have to cook yourself."
"Are you and us living together, sister?"
Ye Shengguo thought for a moment. As long as she knew Wan Qiong's address, she could deal with Ye Xingguo. Dealing with the Ye family would be easy; once Ye Xingguo fell, the Ye family would essentially be finished. Sudan Novel Network.
"We won't be living together for the time being, but it shouldn't be for too long."
Ye Shengguo couldn't eat anymore after twelve dumplings. The original body's appetite was too small. In this era, no one wasted food; even if they couldn't finish, they would pack it up in lunchboxes. As for lunchboxes, she was truly unprepared.
Ye Shengguo looked at the waitress and immediately shook her head in her mind.
"You eat first, I'll go buy two lunchboxes."
Ye Shengguo hurried to the department store. After walking for a short while, she felt tired. Her heart still ached faintly. The morning had been truly busy. She took a pill from her space and swallowed it without water.
Leaning against the wall to rest for a while, she saw several black cars driving past on the road, looking like vehicles for important people.
Ye Shengguo was a little envious. She had to walk everywhere now. In her previous life, she hadn't walked as much in more than ten years combined. Now living in the Ye family, she couldn't buy clothes even with money, let alone a bicycle. Thinking about it made her feel suffocated; she had money but nowhere to spend it.
However, Ye Shengguo didn't know that a young man wearing glasses in one of the cars had also noticed her, his gaze filled with surprise and confusion.