She already understood all of this. She thought to herself, if I join Yonglin Pavilion, there will be one less mouth to feed at home, which will ease my elder sister and mother's worries a bit, and save some money for my brother's medical treatment. Once I've saved enough, I'll send my little brother to school, so he can study at the academy too.
By then, she could make lots and lots of delicious dishes for them to eat. Fortunately, there were many people here, and no one recognized Tang Xiaorou, so she peacefully sat there enjoying the food. No matter what happened next, she would first fill her little belly.
"Where did this little child come from, eating here?"
"What's your name? Who let you come here?"
Seeing a little girl eating the snacks they were about to use, Liu Hongying became furious and unceremoniously pulled Tang Xiaorou, who was sitting on the bench eating, to her feet.
