Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

79. Seeking help (3)

An Xin: "So, it's important not to lie to Mom, but is it more important that Dad won't starve to death?"

"Yes! When faced with a choice, the only option is to keep Dad alive. As for Mom, don't lie to her about anything else except this."

The two children were whispering in the older brother's room when their mother, who was standing at the door, overheard their conversation.

Su Jinru remained calm and pretended not to know anything.

The two children didn't want their father to starve to death. From a child's perspective, this is only natural. What reason did she have to expose them, stop them, and let them watch their father starve to death?

If she stands by and does nothing to save them, leaving the two children without their father, they might resent her for the rest of their lives.

Therefore, she can turn a blind eye to one thing.

Although Qi Zhengyang is despicable, his crimes do not warrant death.

Then spare his life and let him see how miserable his life will be after he gets his wish to be with his white moonlight so early in life.

Let him see how wonderful she is without him.

Moreover, her mother-in-law gave her this bracelet, and she saved her beloved son's life when he was in danger, which could be considered a way of repaying her mother-in-law.

The two children felt guilty for lying to their mother, so they behaved very well and obediently, doing whatever their mother asked them to do immediately, and even trying to please her.

Two days later, Qi Zhengyang did the same thing again, taking advantage of Su Jinru going to fetch water to find the two children.

When Su Jinru returned with water, he made an excuse to see the child and had the child stuff a few sweet potatoes into his arms.

When Qi Zhengyang came for the third time, Su Jinru directly refused to let him see the child again.

Seeing that no one was around, she stuffed a small bag of rice that she had prepared beforehand into his arms.

"Qi Zhengyang, don't think I don't know what you're up to. You're using your son to secretly take food from me. This is the last time. Don't come again. If others see you, it will cause trouble and be bad for the child."

Qi Zhengyang's face turned pale and then red.

Su Jinru urged him on.

"Go away! If you really care about the child, don't come and bother us anymore, causing us trouble."

Su Jinru didn't even glance at him, turned around and went back home, slamming the door shut from the inside.

Qi Zhengyang clutched the small bag of rice, feeling both ashamed and at ease. With this bag of rice, he could live a peaceful and secure life for a while.

Yes, at this very moment, Su Jinru stuffed a bag of rice into his mouth, and those were the only words on his mind: to eke out a living.

The person he once looked down upon, the person he once humiliated, gave him a bite to eat when he was about to starve to death.

This is a blatant slap in his face.

If he had any self-respect, he would rather starve to death than accept her charity. What's infuriating is that he didn't have that self-respect; he didn't want to die.

Therefore, what else could this be but a cowardly act of surviving?

However, what is this humiliation? Throughout history, countless heroes and great men have endured humiliation, persevered through hardship, and ultimately turned the tables.

If others can endure it, so can he. Once he gets through it, he'll have plenty of opportunities.

Qi Zhengyang returned home and handed the rice to Du Mei, asking her to quickly cook some porridge.

They hadn't eaten for two days. They had eaten the five sweet potatoes they got from Anran for three days, and then went hungry for two more days. He was so hungry that he couldn't stand it anymore, so he went to find his son again.

Unexpectedly, Su Jinru was direct this time and even generously gave him a small bag of rice.

Du Mei had no idea where the rice, as well as the sweet potatoes and potatoes she had been getting from outside, came from.

Qi Zhengyang refused to say anything, and although she was initially curious, she gradually lost interest in asking.

As long as she has food, she doesn't care where it comes from.

Du Mei recalled that before her divorce, every time she brought rice home from Qi Zhengyang's place, Cheng Xiao went from being curious at first to eventually ignoring her.

He must have been very curious, but since she wasn't willing to say, he didn't bother to ask.

She later recalled that he might have secretly followed her, so he knew about her relationship with Qi Zhengyang long ago, but he had kept quiet about it. It was only after the child drowned that he went crazy and barged into the place, making her and Qi Zhengyang look bad in public.

At this moment, Du Mei also suspected that Qi Zhengyang might have someone else outside, and that it was that person who gave him the food.

Aside from this relationship, Du Mei couldn't think of anyone else who would be so generous as to give him such precious food during such a critical time.

Du Mei planned to secretly follow him next time he went out to get food to see who was giving him the food.

However, deep down, Du Mei felt that Qi Zhengyang could never have anyone else. He looked down on people who were beautiful but uneducated, and he didn't care about people who were educated and good-looking. In Daben Township, there was no one like her except for Du Mei.

But where did he get this precious food? She couldn't imagine.

Rice porridge is the best for nourishing the stomach and the body. No matter how hungry you are, a bowl of porridge will warm your stomach and soothe your whole body instantly.

They had just finished cooking the porridge and served two bowls when they sat down to eat. Then they heard someone knocking on the door.

It was his nephew Anfu. He cried and said, "Second Uncle, do you have any food at home? My fourth brother and sixth sister are dying. Even a sip of rice porridge, just a sip of rice porridge, can save them."

Qi Zhengyang said to Du Mei, "Add some more water and make the porridge a little thinner."

Du Mei, in a fit of pique, finished the porridge in her bowl in one go.

"They're not your son or daughter, why are you bothering with them? You can barely take care of yourself, why are you still bothering with them?"

Qi Zhengyang took a sip of the porridge in his hand, then picked up the rest and walked out.

Qi Zhengyang's older brother's house is right next door, just a few steps away.

Qi Zhengyang took the rice porridge directly to his elder brother's house.

I saw my sister-in-law kneeling in the house crying, and my two children lying on the bed, thin and frail, on the verge of death.

At this time in their previous life, both children starved to death.

After his rebirth, he vowed to change their fate.

If he couldn't keep his elder brother, and he can't keep these two children either, then there's no point in him being reborn.

Qi Zhengyang carried the rice porridge upstairs and scooped up a little rice water with a spoon, then handed it to Lao Si's mouth.

Hungry, the fourth brother instinctively opened his mouth slightly, and the rice soup entered his mouth, went down his throat, and went down his stomach. He was fed another spoonful, and An Gui swallowed it greedily. Then he opened his eyes.

Qi Zhengyang fed An Gui another bite.

Then he fed the rice porridge to the sixth son.

After being fed two spoonfuls of rice porridge, the sixth child opened his eyes.

Qi Zhengyang breathed a sigh of relief and noticed that the other children were all staring intently at the rice porridge in his hand.