After a lot of trouble, Su Mu successfully returned to the homestay where Zhao Ji and Mr. Quan were staying.

In front of the gate, Su Mu carried his luggage, walked forward and clapped his hands three times.

"coming!"

With a squeak, Su Mu called out sweetly with a smile on his face, "Hello, auntie, I'm back!"

"It's Xiao Su! Come in quickly, come in, you must be cold!" She reached out and pulled Su Mu in, and patted the snow off her body.

"I'm not cold. I didn't feel cold all the way here!" Su Mu replied with a smile.

"Mom! Who is it?" a childish voice sounded.

Su Mu turned around and saw a little girl who was about ten years old. She had two pigtails and a round face. She was so cute!

"Come here, little girl, you have to call me Sister Su, okay?" The woman waved to the little girl.

"Hello, Sister Su!" The little girl ran over and hugged the woman's thighs, not at all nervous.

"Hello, little sister!" Su Mu squatted down to look her in the eye, took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to her.

The little girl looked at her mother first, and then took it after seeing her mother agreed!

"Aunt, where are my grandpa and uncle?" Su Mu stood up and looked around, but did not see Zhao Ji and Old Man Quan.

"They went to the market at the foot of the mountain!" The aunt answered cheerfully and asked Su Mu enthusiastically, "Sister, do you want to go? I'm almost done with my work here, and Xiaoya wants to go too, so let's go!"

She said as she untied her apron.

Seeing this, Su Mu took it naturally, put down his backpack, and replied with a smile: "Okay!"

So the three of them went out again.

In the market.

"Here they are. Freshly baked sticky rice cakes. Would you like some?"

"Not bad, give me some!"

The bustling sound of conversation and the smiling faces of people in the market added a touch of brightness to this lonely winter.

Mr. Quan was strolling leisurely with Zhao Ji. "Uncle Quan, what should we buy?"

"Just buy a little bit of everything. We'll be sitting in the car for such a long time anyway, so it's better to have something than nothing!" Grandpa Quan touched the large flowered handkerchief with Northeastern characteristics on the roadside.

"Old man, do you want to buy one? This handkerchief of mine is purely handmade. I guarantee you will be satisfied!" The boss stood up from the brazier, his tone cheerful but polite.

"Great, great, so festive!" Grandpa Quan's wrinkles deepened a little as he smiled. As he gets older, he just likes these festive things.

Seeing this, Zhao Ji also came over and took out three handkerchiefs, just one for each person, and he paid the bill readily.

Su Mu happened to see this scene when she came. She was a little confused for a moment. Uncle Zhao actually likes this kind of thing...

"Uncle Zhao, Grandpa, I'm back!" Su Mu was distracted for only a moment, then quickly ran over to greet them.

"Okay, okay, you're back. You're much stronger now!" Old Man Quan patted Su Mu's shoulder with a look of relief.

But Zhao Ji couldn't help but twitch his lips. He was the only one who would praise a girl by saying that she had become stronger!

Su Mu didn't mind and just smiled.

The group strolled around for a while and left with a full load, carrying several large bags of food, toys, souvenirs and other things. Su Mu even doubted whether they could carry all the things back.

It turns out that it is possible!

……

At the Wusu Town Station, Sumu and Zhao Ji got off the long-distance bus, each carrying three large bags. Old Man Quan, with a tired look on his face, followed behind them.

"Grandpa, are you tired? We can go back and rest soon!" Su Mu turned his head and carefully observed the condition of Grandpa Quan.

"It's okay, I can still hold on!" Old Man Quan waved his hands to indicate that he was fine.

Su Mu looked at his face carefully, and turned his head away only after he was sure that nothing serious was wrong. By the time he got home, twenty minutes had passed.

I haven't lived here for a month or two, and the yard and the room were covered with dust. Su Mu and the others cleaned for several hours before the room looked brand new.

"Grandpa, Uncle Zhao, should I go to school tomorrow or today?" Su Mu asked while drinking water while sitting at the wooden table.

Because of the time Su Mu had been delayed before, she had already attended classes for a week when she came back. If Grandpa Quan and the others had not asked for leave for Su Mu in advance, she would have been scolded to death by the head teacher.

"Let's go tomorrow morning!" Mr. Quan made the final decision.

Su Mu is basically busy every day, so he needs to have a good rest tonight, so he said it directly.

Zhao Ji also nodded in agreement. A string that has been kept taut can easily break.

The next morning, Su Mu carried his schoolbag and walked to school. Along the way, Su Mu felt more relaxed than ever before.

Suddenly, Su Mu vaguely saw a familiar figure, a girl, who was walking into an alley sandwiched between several houses.

Isn't this Wang Qingqing? Su Mu looked carefully and thought that if he went to such a place, something bad would probably happen. Su Mu thought so.

But she was a classmate after all, and he couldn’t just watch her get into trouble like this. Su Mu turned around and quietly followed behind Wang Qingqing.

The further she went in, the more gloomy the atmosphere became. Su Mu had a bad feeling in her heart, so she paid more attention to hiding herself.

Suddenly, several gangsters appeared in Su Mu's sight. She turned around quickly and hid herself behind a pile of garbage.

Su Mu quietly stuck her head out to look at the situation in front of her. Her brows became more and more furrowed as she looked. She saw that those gangsters did not do anything excessive.

Instead, Wang Qingqing took out an envelope from her schoolbag. The envelope was bulging and no one knew what was inside it. Then she handed it to those people.

Because Wang Qingqing had her back to Su Mu and they were far away, Su Mu couldn't tell what she said. He could only vaguely tell from the hooligans' mouth shapes, "Don't worry!"

After a while, Wang Qingqing turned around and came back to Sumu. She quickly averted her gaze and quickly retreated. Naturally, she did not notice the respect shown by the gangsters after Wang Qingqing left!

After Su Mu retreated to the outside of the alley, she couldn't figure out why, so she walked towards the school with a lot of doubts in her mind.

In this way, Su Mu and Wang Qingqing walked into the school almost at the same time.

"Xiaomu Xiaomu, you're finally back..." Li Lingyi saw Su Mu coming in, and finally couldn't bear the grievances he had been feeling for some time.

But she was stubborn and did not cry in front of so many people in the class. Her eyes were just slightly red. Wu Jiadi beside her patted her back gently to comfort her.

Seeing this, Su Mu quickly strode over, worry in his eyes.

"What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"

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