bayedsolid Chapter 504 Asking for Leftovers
Chapter 504 Asking for Leftovers
In the courtyard, Qin Huairu's family lived a tight life. She was a woman with three children and a paralyzed mother-in-law in bed. The mainstay of the family passed away early, and the burden of life fell on her shoulders alone. There was almost no oil in the usual meals. The children were growing up and always didn't have enough food. Their faces were yellow from hunger. Qin Huairu noticed that Chu Tian often went out to eat. Every time she saw Chu Tian coming back from outside in neat clothes, she would unconsciously reveal a hint of expectation in her eyes. She thought that if Chu Tian could leave some food for their family, the children would have a good meal. Even if it was just leftovers, it would be a rare delicacy for them. On this day, Chu Tian, as usual, had a hearty dinner in a restaurant outside, and slowly returned to the courtyard with a packed lunch box. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he noticed a pair of eyes staring at him closely. He looked up and saw Qin Huairu standing at the door of his house, her eyes full of desire. "Chu Tian, are you going to a restaurant again?" Qin Huairu walked up with a smile and seemed to talk casually. Chu Tian nodded slightly. He knew the purpose of Qin Huairu's visit, but he didn't say much. Although he sympathized with the experience of Qin Huairu's family, he also knew the complexity of this courtyard and didn't want to get involved easily. "Chu Tian, look at the situation in our family. The children haven't had a decent meal for a long time. If you can't finish it, can you leave some for the children?" Qin Huairu gritted her teeth and said what was in her heart. Her voice was full of helplessness and pleading, and her eyes were full of expectation. Chu Tian looked at Qin Huairu's haggard face and the skinny children behind her, and his heart couldn't help but ripples. He was silent for a moment and said, "Okay, there is still some left in this lunch box today, you can take it." As he said that, he handed the lunch box in his hand to Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu was overjoyed and quickly took the lunch box, with a grateful smile on her face: "Thank you so much, Chu Tian, you are such a good person. You have helped our family a lot." Seeing Qin Huairu leave with many thanks, Chu Tian shook his head and turned back to his room. He knew that this help might be just a drop in the bucket, and the plight of Qin Huairu's family could not be solved by his occasional charity. However, things were not as simple as Chu Tian imagined. Since this time, Qin Huairu seemed to regard Chu Tian as a life-saving straw. Whenever she saw Chu Tian going to a restaurant, she would wait eagerly at the gate of the courtyard, and every time she could find various reasons to ask Chu Tian for leftovers. "Chu Tian, my little Dang is crying from hunger again today, please be kind and leave some for us." "Chu Tian, we have been having a hard time these days, don't waste the food you can't finish." At first, Chu Tian thought of the difficulties of Qin Huairu's family and always tried his best to meet her requests. But as time went on, he gradually became impatient. He felt that his kindness was being over-consumed by Qin Huairu, and this endless request made his situation in the courtyard more and more embarrassing. Not only that, other residents of the courtyard also began to talk about this matter. "Humph, this Qin Huairu, really knows how to take advantage, staring at Chu Tian for food every day." "That's right, Chu Tian is really, why do you always spoil her, what will happen if this goes on." These rumors soon reached Chu Tian's ears. He knew in his heart that if he continued like this, he would sooner or later become the target of public criticism. But he didn't know how to refuse Qin Huairu, after all, her family's experience was really pitiful. That night, Chu Tian lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. He thought about it and felt that he had to find a way to solve this problem. He couldn't let Qin Huairu's family continue to starve, nor could he let himself fall into such a predicament. The next day, Chu Tian did not go to the restaurant as usual, but went to the vegetable market early and bought some rice, flour, grain, oil, some meat and vegetables. After he returned to the courtyard, he went straight to Qin Huairu's house. "Qin Huairu, open the door." Chu Tian knocked on the door. Qin Huairu opened the door and saw Chu Tian carrying large and small bags of things in his hands. A look of surprise appeared on her face: "Chu Tian, what are you doing..." "I thought about it, it's not a good thing to always give you leftovers. Take these things and cook them yourself in the future." Chu Tian said, handing the things in his hand to Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu was a little at a loss. She didn't expect Chu Tian to do this. Her eyes suddenly turned red, and she said in a tearful voice: "Chu Tian, how can I thank you for this? I don't know how to repay you for your kindness to our family." "There is no need to repay. We are all neighbors in the same courtyard. We can help each other as much as we can. But I can't help like this all the time. You have to find a way to make life better at home." Chu Tian said earnestly. Since then, Chu Tian still occasionally went to restaurants, but Qin Huairu never stared at him for leftovers like before. She began to use the ingredients given by Chu Tian to cook nutritious meals for the children in various ways. At the same time, Chu Tian also began to help Qin Huairu with ideas to see if there was any way to improve her family's financial situation. Under Chu Tian's suggestion, Qin Huairu used her spare time to do some handicrafts and sell them at the market, which could make some money to supplement the family income. Days passed, and although the life of Qin Huairu's family was still hard, it had improved greatly compared to before. The children's faces gradually became red, and they were no longer hungry and listless like before. And because of this incident, Chu Tian's status in the courtyard has undergone some subtle changes. Those who initially pointed fingers at him and Qin Huairu's affairs, seeing that he sincerely helped Qin Huairu's family, could not help but admire him a little more. In this small courtyard, the relationship between people is like an intricate web. Chu Tian went from staying out of it at first to actively helping later. He experienced a lot of entanglement and thinking in the process. But he always sticks to his principles and treats people and things around him in his own way. He knows that in the days to come, all kinds of things will continue to happen in the courtyard, there will be contradictions, disputes, warmth and touching. And he will continue to write his own story in this place full of fireworks, guard the kindness and justice in his heart in this complex environment, and spend one ordinary and extraordinary day after another with his neighbors.