After Tang Ning made this decision, the other players had to choose between two options: go to Jiang Mianmian's house or Zhou Kang's house.
They didn't dwell on it for long.
Jiang Mianmian's house is suitable for female players. Although male players can disguise themselves as females, Bai Wuliang and Zhou Kang look very different from ordinary females. Bai Wuliang is tall and Zhou Kang is huge, so they are easily discovered.
On the first day, the players went to Lu Yuhua's house. The difficulty of forming a team with multiple people was within everyone's tolerance. Now that Tang Ning and Bai Yingxue have left the main group, the remaining six players are more willing to go to Zhou Kang's house as a group to face the crisis.
"Be careful and ask if Su Anyun can come with you," Lin Yun whispered to Tang Ning.
Tangning sent a message to Su Anyun, "Brother, are you busy now?"
Su Anyun quickly replied: "Not busy, what's wrong?"
Tangning: "I want to go to a friend's house. I wonder if my brother can go with me."
Su Anyun: "You guys are playing together, I won't disturb you. If you want to go home, I can pick you up anytime."
This was clearly rejected.
Tang Ning knew that he would most likely be rejected, otherwise it would be much easier for him to get the job. He put away his phone and left the coffee shop with Bai Yingxue.
Bai Yingxue did not take Tangning to the orphanage right away. Instead, she walked to a cake shop on the street. Tangning followed Bai Yingxue and asked softly, "Are you going to buy some for the children in the orphanage?"
Bai Yingxue nodded, and they walked into the cake shop together. Bai Yingxue said to the clerk, "Please give me a 24-inch cake, thank you."
"What flavor do you want?" the waiter asked.
"The most expensive." Bai Yingxue didn't choose any more and just paid without hesitation.
Tangning stood in the cake shop and looked around. The air was filled with sweet aromas. The smell seemed to make a person feel as soft as a cake puffing in a baking oven. He looked at a soy milk and brown sugar glutinous rice cake, pointed at the small cake, and said to Bai Yingxue beside him, "Would you like to buy some more?"
When you go to a party, the more generous the gifts, the better, right
Bai Yingxue shook her head. She took the cake from the waiter with one hand and held the doll with the other. She said to Tangning calmly, "They will fight over this piece."
It sounds like Bai Yingxue doesn't like her family very much
Tangning continued looking at the cakes. Her mother also liked to eat this kind of dessert, but she thought they were too expensive and was reluctant to sell them herself.
When you come back from visiting Bai Yingxue's house, buy one for your mother and take it home.
Bai Yingxue stood by the road and tried to stop a car. After one was picked up, Tangning got in with her. She told Tangning where she was and explained, "I've returned to this family and found that I've grown up, but they're still the same as they were in my childhood memories."
"It's hard to describe my family in a few words. You don't need to feel bad for any of them." Bai Yingxue took out three candies from her pocket and handed them to Tangning. "If you encounter a mischievous child, give him some candy. This candy can reduce their aggressive intentions."
Is this candy the consumable item that Bai Yingxue mentioned
Tang Ning carefully accepted the candies. He sat in the car with some trepidation. Beside him, Bai Yingxue kept her head down and held a doll in her arms. The doll looked similar to her. The two Bai Yingxues, one big and one small, stared at each other. The scene was indescribably strange.
Tang Ning saw that the scenery outside the car window was gradually becoming desolate. The car drove into the suburbs. The trees here were tall and dense, blocking the bright sunshine. The temperature in the mountains was always low, and there was an inexplicable chill. The car passed through the winding mountain road and finally stopped in front of a tall iron gate.
Bai Yingxue and Tang Ning got out of the car. She said to the gatekeeper, "Gatekeeper, I'm Yingxue. Please open the door."
An old man with a white beard walked out of the small room. He stood in front of the gate and looked at Tang Ning. Tang Ning couldn't help but lower his head and avoid his sight.
The old man said stiffly: "Outsiders are not welcome here."
"He is my friend, he is young and still studying." Bai Yingxue raised the cake in her hand, "We are here to give him a cake, we will stay for ten hours and then leave."
The door slowly opened.
Tang Ning quickly sent a text message to Su Anyun, telling him where she was, and then Tang Ning followed Bai Yingxue into the orphanage.
He saw a tall tree in front of him. A paint-chipped red swing was tied to the treetop. A little girl was sitting on the swing, swinging with her hands on her skirt. She seemed to have heard the silence coming from Tang Ning's side and looked up in surprise.
Tangning was also looking at the little girl swinging on the swing. She was very cute, and even though she was wearing a worn-out plaid skirt, she was still able to make people feel affectionate.
Bai Yingxue walked forward without looking around. The little girl jumped down from the swing and walked towards Bai Yingxue, calling out crisply, "Sister Yingxue."
Bai Yingxue stopped and seemed to have just seen the little girl. "Xiaoyu."
The little girl looked at Bai Yingxue's hand-made cake with sparkling eyes. She licked her lips and looked at Bai Yingxue like a greedy little cat. She then secretly glanced at Tangning, "Can I have cake today?"
Bai Yingxue nodded.
The little girl said happily: "Too good! I haven't eaten cake for a long time!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Tangning again, then pulled on Bai Yingxue's sleeve and whispered, "Sister Yingxue, is this your boyfriend?"
Tangning was a little embarrassed and wanted to explain, but Bai Yingxue answered before he could, "No."
"Are they just ordinary friends?" the little girl guessed, tilting her head.
This time Bai Yingxue did not refute.
The little girl said to Tangning seriously, "Big brother, you have to take care of Sister Yingxue. The cake is so heavy, how can you let Sister Yingxue carry it alone?"
Tangning quickly tried to lift the cake bag from Bai Yingxue's hand, but Bai Yingxue didn't let go. She said calmly, "He's clumsy. I'm worried that he might ruin the cake."
The little girl said "oh" and stopped hanging around Bai Yingxue. Instead, she jumped and ran forward like a carefree lark, cheering and saying, "Sister Yingxue is back with the cake!"
The morning breeze blew through the orphanage, making Tang Ning feel a little chilly on his back. He turned around and saw the guard at the gate watching them as they left.
The swing on the big tree was still shaking again and again, as if there was an invisible person swinging on it.
A whimpering sound came from the front. Tang Ning turned around and saw a little boy curled up on the grass not far away. He was holding something in his arms. Tang Ning looked closely and found that it seemed to be a tabby cat.
The little boy was crying so hard that his tears and snot were all flowing out and his whole face was red. It was really pitiful to see this child.
Bai Yingxue turned a deaf ear and walked forward. Tangning also tried her best to imitate Bai Yingxue and not look away, but she didn't cry loudly. The little boy suddenly sobbed, "Ying, Sister Yingxue..."
Bai Yingxue stopped.
The little boy stumbled to his feet while holding the tabby cat in his arms. He walked to Bai Yingxue and Tang Ning, and showed the dead cat to the adults: "The kitten is dead."
"Ahhhh!!!" The little girl covered her eyes and screamed in fear. As she screamed, she looked at Tang Ning pitifully through her fingers, as if she wanted to get comfort from him.
The cat looked only two or three months old, extremely thin, with blood and worms all over its back. Tang Ning's scalp tingled, and he couldn't bear to look at the dead body of the kitten.
"How could this happen?" Bai Yingxue asked calmly.
The little boy cried so hard that his shoulders trembled. "I want to treat the kitten, but Teacher Lu Lu won't let me."
As soon as the name "Teacher Lu" appeared, the little girl who had been screaming suddenly covered her ears, as if she didn't want to hear any information about this person.
And a hint of disgust could not be suppressed in Bai Yingxue's eyes.
Who is Teacher Lu
Tangning observed the reactions of the three people. He saw Bai Yingxue holding up the cake in her hand and comforting the little boy, "Don't cry. I bought a cake."
The word "cake" naturally appealed to the child from the orphanage. The crying boy's eyes lit up slightly when he heard the words. He opened his swollen eyes and looked at the cake in Bai Yingxue's hand. His gaze shifted from the cake to Tangning, "I want to eat cake."
The other children, attracted by the silence just now, also saw the cake.
"Sister Yingxue is here with a cake!" "Where's the cake?!" "Eat cake!"
The children's cheers continued to ring out. Tang Ning saw children of all ages rushing out of a room. The youngest was only four or five years old, and the oldest looked to be thirteen or fourteen years old. There was a desire for something in their eyes.
And one cake is obviously not enough for so many children.
"You've eaten so much today, don't eat the cake!" "The cake is all mine." "Let me have the cake!" "Only bad kids get no cake"
The children pushed and shoved each other, fighting for things. The originally quiet orphanage was suddenly filled with the sounds of children quarreling. At this time, someone said, "Teacher Lu is here," and the noisy children instantly quieted down like little quails.
Tang Ning saw a resolute female teacher coming out. She had her hair tied up in a high bun, close to her scalp, and had high cheekbones. She was about 40 or 50 years old and looked like a stern dean of studies.
"What are you all making noise about here? Don't you want to do your handicrafts?!" Teacher Lu Lu said sternly.
Behind her was a chubby middle-aged man with a beer belly, small eyes, and a greasy nose. He smiled and said, "What are you all talking about? You look so happy, why don't you tell me and make me happy too."
The little girl named Xiaoyu hid behind Tang Ning, holding onto the corner of Tang Ning's clothes with both hands, trying to minimize her presence.
Another child hiding in the crowd whispered, "It's Sister Yingxue who brought the cake."
The woman's sharp eyes moved away from the children and stabbed at Bai Yingxue like a sharp blade. She then swept her eyes to Tang Ning, "Who are you? Why are you here?!"
This was not a good thing for Teacher Lu, so Bai Yingxue explained: "He is my friend, we came together to deliver the cake."
Teacher Lu held out her hand and said, "Thank you for the cake. Give me the cake and you can go."
Tang Ning didn't expect to be ordered to leave after only being in the orphanage for three hours. He didn't want to leave at this time. Bai Yingxue said, "My friend wants to visit the orphanage for a while and then leave."
Hiding behind Tangning, Xiaoyu said in a trembling voice, "I, I like this brother, let him stay."
Teacher Lu stared at Tangning coldly. Her face was covered with deep wrinkles and she looked extremely stern. "Sir, the orphanage is open until the end of the day. Please leave immediately!"
Then she shouted to the young male teacher, "Zheng Zeyang! I'll help you see him off!"
Upon hearing the sound, Teacher Zheng and Teacher Lu approached Tang Ning. Tang Ning took a step back in panic and almost stepped on the little girl hiding behind him.
The children who were originally surrounding Tang Ning and Bai Yingxue scattered like birds and beasts. In this chaotic situation where there was a high possibility of a stampede, a little boy suddenly cried out, "Cat! My cat!"
I saw the body of a kitten lying on the ground.
The little boy rushed out from the crowd, prostrated himself on the ground, crying and hugging the kitten's body.
Teacher Lulu stopped approaching Tangning. She stared at the dead cat on the ground. Her chest was heaving violently and her expression became particularly terrifying at that moment. "Yao Xuezhen!"
The little boy trembled with fear when his name was called, but he still held the cat and refused to let go.
"You are now locked up in the solitary confinement room! You are not allowed to eat for 24 hours!" Yao Xuezhen shook his head desperately. He looked at Tangning helplessly, "Brother! Save me! I don't want to go to the solitary confinement room!"
The obese teacher Zheng covered Yao Xuezhen's mouth and dragged the struggling Yao Xuezhen towards the solitary confinement room. The little boy kicked his legs and cried, but the teacher who was holding him showed no mercy.
Teacher Lu retracted her gaze coldly. This time she looked at Bai Yingxue: "You were out all day yesterday, and those handicrafts are not finished yet. You must finish them today."
Bai Yingxue lowered her head and said.
Teacher Lu turned to Tangning and said, "Sir, I will take you out of here now."
Tang Ning looked at Bai Yingxue helplessly. He had already been here for five hours, and he only needed five more hours to meet the minimum standard for being a guest.
Bai Yingxue nodded slightly to Tangning, apparently agreeing to Teacher Lu's arrangement.
Seeing this, Tangning said nothing more. He walked out under the guidance of Teacher Lulu. Teacher Lulu's dislike for Tangning was written all over her face. She didn't even want to look at Tangning for one more second. She walked at an alarming speed. Tangning wanted to walk slowly to buy time for the ten minutes, but he had just taken a step when he heard Teacher Lulu scold him, "Sir, didn't you eat? Why are you walking so slowly!"
Tang Ning shuddered all over and immediately quickened his pace.
Teacher Lu walked quickly while saying coldly: "From now on, I hope you will never show up here again. We don't welcome outsiders here!"
Tangning stopped.
Teacher Lu looked at Tang Ning unhappily, and then followed Tang Ning's gaze to the tree not far away. Xiaoyu had walked in front of them at some point and was now climbing onto the swing tied to the tree. She said sadly, "Brother, don't leave. Stay and play with me."
"Play? How about I let you play in the confinement room?" Teacher Lu Lu said gloomily.
Xiaoyu shook her head timidly, "Brother Xiaohua is in the confinement room, I don't dare to go."
Teacher Lu's expression changed slightly, "What did you say? When will he go in?!"
Xiaoyu shrank back and whispered, "Teacher Wu just locked him up."
Upon hearing this, Teacher Lu immediately ran towards the detention room, not caring about Tang Ning who was beside her.
Tang Ning, who had regained his freedom in a daze, stood still. He glanced at the time on his phone and saw that he only had three minutes left to make ten.
Why not stay here for another three hours
While Tang Ning was thinking this, the guard at the gate came out menacingly, pretending to drag Tang Ning away.
Tangning took a step back and tried to negotiate with the security guard, "Can you let me stay for another three hours? I'll leave when the three hours are up!"
The security guard said firmly: "Teacher Xiao Lu doesn't welcome you, you should leave now!"
Only three minutes left.
Tang Ning was reluctant to give up this success that was within his grasp, so he took another step back. Seeing this, the guard suddenly ran towards Tang Ning. Although the guard looked to be a year old, in terms of physical condition, Tang Ning might not be able to outrun him.
Especially the security guard was holding an iron cane that was very painful for beating people.
If it really doesn't work, just forget it.
Bai Yingxue also acquiesced to letting him go. If something unexpected happened in the last three minutes and he lost his life here, it would really be a loss.
Tangning stood still, and when the security guard rushed towards him, he admitted his fear and said, "I am now—"
A stone flew out from the side of the road and hit the security guard's knee hard. The security guard fell to the ground while running, and his crutches rolled to the ground.
what happened
Tang Ning looked in the direction the stone had flown and saw the girl named Xiaoyu jumping down from the swing. She held up her skirt and ran towards Tang Ning with a sweet smile on her face. Even as she passed the security guard wailing in pain, the smile on Xiaoyu's face did not change at all.
The girl ran to Tangning in the blink of an eye. She raised her innocent face and said, "I protected you~"
Tang Ning rolled his eyes stiffly and looked at the security guard lying on the ground. The old man's knee was bleeding and he was struggling to get up. Perhaps it was Tang Ning's illusion, he actually felt that the crutch that had rolled to the ground had turned into a leg.
Tangning blinked her eyes. The security guard picked up his walking stick. His old face was twisted. He screamed as if he had lost his mind, "Leave! Get out of here!!!"
Xiaoyu held onto Tangning's finger with her small hand. She couldn't hide her excitement and said, "It's born. Let's run!"
The security guard stood up with difficulty, using a cane. He limped towards Tang Ning, and could only move slowly for the first few steps. Then, as if he had adapted to the cane, his speed increased dramatically, as if he had grown a third leg.
It rushed towards Tang Ning quickly!
Tang Ning's mind buzzed for a moment, and he was not sure whether this was an illusion or something else, so he subconsciously turned around and ran away.
"Monster Grandpa is here! Everyone come and help!" The little fish shouted while running.
Amid the tender voices, children's heads suddenly popped up in every corner of the road, behind trees, behind bushes, behind stones, and on both sides of the road. Their eyes were surprisingly bright, as if they were appreciating some picture.
The two children pulled up a rope hanging on the ground and frantically chased Tang Ning's monster grandfather. They were accidentally tripped by the rope and fell to the ground with a bang, making a sound like a broken bone.
The two children who were holding the rope let go with a smile, "Oh ~ the eggshell is broken ~"
The children's laughter and the old man's wailing mixed together. Tang Ning looked back blankly and saw the thing lying on the ground with a hideous face in pain. Its eyes were red and it stared at Tang Ning. The next moment, the monster grandfather was unable to stand up and walk, so he used his hands and feet to quickly crawl towards them.
Goose bumps covered Tang Ning's back, and he continued to run forward in panic, following Xiaoyu.
"Leave! Get out of here!!!" The monster's voice became louder and louder, so loud that people could not hear what it was saying.
It should be almost ten o'clock now, right
Tang Ning also wanted to leave this strange orphanage as soon as possible.
"Let me take you to Sister Yingxue's craft room~" Xiaoyu said sweetly to Tangning.
Bai Yingxue was called by teacher Lu to do handicrafts. If we can find Bai Yingxue now, we will definitely never do it again.
The hand that Tang Ning was holding by Xiaoyu broke out in a thin layer of cold sweat. He was inexplicably a little afraid of this little girl, perhaps because the child's smile was too sweet.
"Thank you for helping me." Tangning took out a candy from her pocket and said, "This candy is for you."
The moment Tang Ning took out the candy, the eyes that were fixed on the Monster Grandpa changed their focus and the sound of saliva rose and fell.
The smile on Xiaoyu's face became even sweeter.
She took the candy without even peeling off the candy wrapper, put it in her mouth, and swallowed it with a crunch.
Seeing Xiaoyu eat the candy, Tang Ning felt a little more at ease. He still had two candies in his pocket. No matter what the little girl's attitude was, these two candies should be enough to calm her down before he found Bai Yingxue.
"Monster Grandpa is chasing us again! Come and help!" Xiaoyu continued to shout to the people around him.
This time, the children did not help, but said sourly: "We don't have any candy." "Yes." "I want candy too!"
Seeing the Monster Grandpa catching up with him, Tang Ning quickly reached into his pocket and tried to take out another candy.
"Who won't help me?" Xiaoyu's smile suddenly disappeared, and she said softly, "I want him to swing on the swing."
These words were not spoken to Tang Ning, but he felt a chill run down his spine.
Just as he finished speaking, a quilt was thrown out like a flying pancake and stuck tightly on the monster grandfather. The monster grandfather lost his direction in an instant and the quilt rolled into a ball.
Xiaoyu smiled again and looked at Tangning with those eyes. There was an unspeakable desire in them. Tangning immediately took out the second candy and wanted to give it to Xiaoyu, but Xiaoyu didn't look at the candy and continued to stare at Tangning.
"I helped you again." The little girl said word by word, "Don't be my brother anymore."
"Be my mother."
"Even if there is no candy, I will always protect my mother."