Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang stood under the soapberry tree. They were still wearing their "new" clothes, which looked puffy and overstuffed with cotton padding.
When they heard Gu Jiaojiao's voice, they immediately turned around. A flash of delight appeared on Sweet Girl's face, but then, as if she'd remembered something, she dropped the soapberries and ran off, pulling her brother along.
Seeing this, Chen JianShe's face flushed with anger.
"Jiaojiao, and to think you were so good to them! They run away the moment they see you. They're nothing but heartless ingrates."
Chen JianShe knew that Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang had been adopted.
He had helped Gu Jiaojiao pick soapberries with them for several days, so Chen JianShe knew just how well Gu Jiaojiao had treated the siblings.
White flour, wild boar meat—she had let the two of them eat all these fine things that most people couldn't get their hands on.
