Chapter 181: Chapter 181

Were You Picked Up from the Trash Can? (1)

The two looked at each other for a while, their faces turning red.

Jiang Xiaoman had more courage and took the initiative to say, “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” Yu Qingshi’s voice was so soft that you wouldn’t be able to hear him at all if you weren’t listening carefully.

H-h-he actually slept with Jiang Xiaoman, waah waah waah!!!

When he hugged her, she felt more comfortable than Miaomiao; softer and warmer. Miaomiao was fluffy, but the cat snored when it slept, although it felt nice to the touch. Jiang Xiaoman was different. She slept peacefully, with only light and shallow breathing. Yu Qingshi was looking at her and fell asleep.

He did not do it on purpose!

Fortunately, Jiang Xiaoman didn’t feel wronged at all.

Yu Qingshi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if he got away after doing a crime and escaped disaster.

After sleeping for one class, they had a lot of dried grass on their bodies. The two of them cleaned themselves up and helped each other pick off the grass from their heads. Then they went to the teacher to report their attendance when the break ended.

Another class would be starting soon, so the two returned together to the classroom, one following behind the other.

As they walked through the second-floor corridor, a little girl passed them while sobbing and crying loudly, wiping her tears as she walked.

The more she looked at the figure’s back, the more familiar it became.

Jiang Xiaoman didn’t hate crying children and instead liked to coax them very much. She followed her and asked, “Little friend Ye Jiajia, what’s wrong?”

Ye Jiajia and Jiang Xiaoman had a good relationship back in kindergarten and got along really well with each other.

Ye Jiajia was pretty delicate and looked very sweet whenever she laughed. She usually followed behind Jiang Xiaoman, calling out “Xiaoman, Xiaoman.” She was adorable, and Xiaoman liked her very much.

However, they did not get into the same class in elementary school, which made Xiaoman feel a little sad.

“Xiaoman…” Ye Jiajia turned her head and looked at her. Her eyes and nose were red from crying, and she cried even louder when she saw Xiaoman.

Jiang Xiaoman asked, “Why are you crying? Did a boy bully you? Don’t be afraid. Tell me, and I’ll help beat them back for you.”

Boys nowadays were very naughty and often bullied their female classmates.

What they loved doing the most was pulling on the girls’ hair. Ye Jiajia’s hair was braided so beautifully, so she must have suffered from a lot of evil hands, right?

…Eh, wait a minute.

Where was her little braid? Xiaoman glanced at her head and found that she was wearing a plain-looking hat that covered her head today.

She could not see what’s underneath at all.

Ye Jiajia’s mother was very dexterous and usually braided her hair beautifully in various hairstyles. Xiaoman used to envy her.

“No one bullied me.” Ye Jiajia wiped away her tears and cried, “I just looked in the mirror for a while when I was in the bathroom. I thought I looked very ugly and couldn’t help crying.”

“…?” Jiang Xiaoman was startled, “You are not ugly. You are very cute. I used to want to learn how to braid my hair like yours.”

“Waah waah waah!!” Hearing her say that, Ye Jiajia cried again, especially loudly. She sobbed as she said, “I’ll show you.”

After saying that, she silently took off her hat, then put it back on.

“…”

After seeing that, Jiang Xiaoman understood.

Because her braids were gone!! They’ve been cut!!

Her hair looked like it had been bitten off by dogs!!

It was really… ugly!!

Ah, she mustn’t say that part.

Jiang Xiaoman held her hand as her heart ached, saying angrily, “Which rascal dared to cut your hair? I’ll help you beat him up, and I’ll even tell the teacher to come with me!”

Ye Jiajia wiped her tears, “It’s my Dad…”

“…”

The clever and eloquent Jiang Xiaoman, the one who could talk about anything and specialized in coaxing all kinds of crying children, suddenly got stuck not knowing what to say.

She could only win when fighting against children, but not adults.

But Ye Jiajia was crying so miserably. It was really pitiful.

Jiang Xiaoman comforted her and said, “It’s okay. It will grow back soon.”

Ye Jiajia pressed down on her hat as if afraid that she wasn’t wearing it tight enough and someone could see underneath. Fortunately, the weather was still cold right now, so she wouldn’t feel too hot wearing the hat.

Ye Jiajia said, “It would take too long, and I’ll feel sad whenever I think about it. I’ve decided that I’m not going to talk to Dad ever again.”

What a coincidence. Jiang Xiaoman thought the same way when her uncle cut her hair, but she still talked to him again eventually.

“Why did your Dad cut your hair?”

While talking about this matter, Ye Jiajia’s mouth flattened, and her tears started falling again.

“My Mother has my little brother now, so she couldn’t braid my hair anymore. My father braided my hair for me today, but he couldn’t do it and ended up cutting my hair…”

“So did my uncle!” Jiang Xiaoman immediately said with similar hatred. “Dads are all like this! Zhang Xinhua’s father is the same too!”

Oh, Zhang Xinhua’s bright little bald head.

Ye Jiajia still remembered it.

Was it because Zhang Xinhua was so round and chubby? His bald head was whiter and shinier than others.

When she was reminded of him, Ye Jiajia felt that she was not that miserable, so she finally stopped crying.

When her little friend was finally almost coaxed, Jiang Xiaoman curiously asked, “Do you have a little brother? Why didn’t you have one before? Can you bring him to the school for me to see? I really like little babies, but my family can’t afford to pick one up.”

As soon as she said that, Ye Jiajia, who had just stopped crying, let out another earth-shattering cry.

“I don’t want to, I don’t want to! I don’t want my little brother! I hate my little brother!!”

After crying, Ye Jiajia finally remembered why she was depressed today.

Seeing her ugly look in the mirror was just a trigger.