Rebirth: Return to 1991 to be the richest man

Chapter 2107 It’s hard to describe in a word
Just smiling, Chen Jianghai's face turned serious.

Everyone loves a sensible and cute little girl, but there is a lot of sadness hidden behind it.

If it was a child raised in a pampered, even slightly wealthy family, he would never behave like this.

This has nothing to do with quality.

A little girl of five or six years old, her code of conduct is still dictated by instinct, but Zhou Xiaolu has such strong self-control.

It can only be explained that like Xiaoxiao, she has been accustomed to being patient and refusing temptation since she was a child.

As the saying goes, the children of the poor are in charge early.

Even though Chen Jianghai now made it clear that he was willing to treat her to roast leg of lamb, she still habitually restrained her instinct and gave an answer that even she didn't believe.

What kind of circumstances caused the little girl to become what she is today?

Chen Jianghai couldn't help but squat down and stretched out a hand to hold the little girl's thin arm: "Xiaolu, can you tell me what you are doing here? Where are your parents?"

If you were in a city like Linghai or Pingshan, you would already be in kindergarten at this age.

However, in relatively remote and backward places such as the countryside, there are generally no kindergartens available, and children often go directly to primary school until they are old enough.

Especially in particularly poor and remote places like this, many children may not have the opportunity to study even when they reach the appropriate age.

It is really difficult for the family to even survive and they simply cannot afford it.

Moreover, if the children are slightly older, they can be regarded as laborers in the eyes of the family.

If he is sent to study, not only will he not be able to help his family with farm work, but he will also incur a lot of extra expenses.

But even so, a five or six-year-old girl usually plays under the supervision of adults at home.

Obviously, the little girl’s family is not enough to support them in spending money in this place, so why is she here?

Zhou Xiaolu probably sensed Chen Jianghai's kindness, so he didn't struggle or hide anything, and answered honestly:
"Uncle, I am here to work with my brother. The little deer has no parents, only his brother."

From the little girl's soft voice, you can hear her longing for her parents.

Chen Jianghai became more and more curious about the little girl's life experience, but he could not continue asking because he might hurt the little girl's young heart if he was not careful.

At this moment, the proprietress of the mutton restaurant hurried over, pulled Zhou Xiaolu back, and said to Chen Jianghai and Li Yuanchun apologetically:
"Bosses, I'm really sorry. This little girl has disturbed your dinner. I'll call her away right now."

After saying that, she pulled Zhou Xiaolu and planned to leave.

But Chen Jianghai quickly stopped him and said, "Boss, wait a moment."

The landlady suddenly stiffened when she heard this.

Just now, she originally wanted to take the little girl away quickly and simply fool her.

She was really afraid that Chen Jianghai and the others would dislike Zhou Xiaolu for disturbing their meal and then implicating her.

This meal is not cheap, so I can’t give it away!

The most important thing is that she can see that neither Chen Jianghai nor Li Yuanchun is a simple person, and they cannot afford to offend them at all.

If she is not careful, her mutton restaurant may not be able to continue working.

That would be a huge loss.

This is a result that the boss lady absolutely does not want to see.She felt uneasy in her heart, tried her best to smile, and asked cautiously: "Boss, is there anything else?"

How could Chen Jianghai not see what she was thinking? He smiled and said to her: "Don't be nervous, Xiaolu didn't get into any trouble, and we all like Xiaolu and want to know about her situation."

The landlady was relieved when she heard this.

She glanced at Chen Jianghai again, and then said: "I have met a good person. This kid Xiaolu is really..."

The landlady suddenly paused when she said this, but first gave instructions to Zhou Xiaolu:
"Xiaolu, go to the house where I sleep and get the phone for me. I want to make a call."

Zhou Xiaolu nodded obediently and said, "Okay."

But before leaving, she reluctantly glanced at the roasted leg of lamb on the table, her eyes filled with longing and pity.

Chen Jianghai knew that the landlady wanted to send Zhou Xiaolu away, but obviously she did not want to mention the specific situation of this little girl in person.

After Zhou Xiaolu left, the lady boss continued to say to Chen Jianghai: "Boss, this little girl's life is really hard."

"She is from Zhoujia Village, Nanshan Township. When she was three years old, her parents were buried underground due to a landslide. It took three days before they were dug out and they were hastily buried."

"Then his brother, who was in junior high school, took on the responsibility of taking care of him. In order to take care of Zhou Xiaolu, her brother had to give up going to school."

"Of course, there is actually a more important reason: their family is really poor!"

"Her parents are just ordinary farmers, and we in Nanshan Township are extremely poor. After a year of hard work, we can only make ends meet, but we can't save much at all."

"When Zhou Xiaolu's brother Zhou Jun went to school, the family still owed several thousand yuan. After their parents died, the villagers saw that it was too hard for the brother and sister to depend on each other, so they had already agreed not to take it."

"But that boy Zhou Jun is too stubborn and too strong to do anything."

The proprietress looked at everyone and then said: "To you bosses, you may think that a few thousand yuan is just the cost of a meal. But for Zhou Jun, that is a huge burden."

"In order to repay the money, support the family, and take care of his sister Zhou Xiaolu, he not only planted more than [-] acres of his family's land, but also found time to work."

"Because he is underage, has no education, and lacks experience, he cannot do many jobs. He can only help others, move bricks and unload goods."

"But the economy of our place is not very good, and we can't pay much wages. There are still many people bullying him for being young, and he doesn't have many acquaintances to take care of him. When settling the bill, he always pays less wages."

"Well, it's hard to put it into words. The two brothers and sisters are living a very hard life."

After saying that, the landlady wiped her eyes.

Hearing this, Chen Jianghai was also secretly sad.

This era is a very contradictory time for minors to work.

The law prohibits the use of minors, but privately, such situations occur one after another, and it cannot be prohibited at all.

After all, many underage children drop out of school early due to family reasons or financial reasons.

What should we do at this time?
It is impossible to keep them at home and let them idle around.

After all, most people's family economic conditions are not good.

Therefore, for various reasons, these children have no choice but to work to support themselves.

(End of this chapter)