Is this... her face?
Su Yanke's hand caressed her own cheek, and the person in the reflection did the same.
Su Yanke looked at the face in the reflection, feeling a sense of familiarity yet strangeness. This face was hers and yet not hers.
Only the face shape and eyes were similar; the rest was different. Although this face seemed very strange to Su Yanke, it always gave her a feeling of familiarity, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
Just as Su Yanke was lost in wild thoughts, someone gently tugged at the edge of her skirt.
Su Yanke's train of thought was interrupted. She turned her head and saw a head of black - brown hair caused by malnutrition. Perhaps due to the physical exercise from martial arts training in the past few days, the new - grown hair was jet - black.
Seeing that Su Yanke's expression was a bit off when she went out, Xiaobao was worried and followed her out. He saw Su Yanke bending slightly, staring blankly at the puddle on the ground.
Xiaobao went up and tried to call Su Yanke, but she didn't respond at all. That's why he reached out to tug at her skirt.
Su Yanke looked at Xiaobao, who tilted his head with a worried expression. A warm feeling welled up in her heart.
Xiaobao wanted to understand Su Yanke's emotions more quickly, so he tilted his head first. His two pairs of dark, grape - like eyes stared intently at Su Yanke without blinking.
As usual, Su Yanke gently ruffled Xiaobao's little head. Because of the long - term contact, Xiaobao was no longer as nervous as he was at the beginning. Now his face wouldn't turn red when touched by Su Yanke, but his ears hidden by his hair would still flush slightly.
However, Su Yanke didn't notice this little detail at the moment.
"Come on, let's go get the things and make some money!"
Su Yanke wasn't one to dwell on things. If she couldn't remember something, it would naturally become clear when the time was right.
Uncle Dali and the others were gathered around the stove, constantly studying its structure. They kept asking Uncle Laoji how he had made it. Uncle Laoji had discussed with Su Yanke before that he would be responsible for teaching the others and then they would make them together.
But Uncle Laoji's ability to explain was really unflattering. After talking for a long time, Uncle Dali and the others only had a vague understanding. Just then, Su Yanke came back.
"Miss Ayan, you're finally back!"
As soon as Uncle Dali saw Su Yanke, his eyes lit up. He wanted to get closer to Su Yanke, but Xiaobao was obviously faster and blocked the way between them.
"What's going on?" Su Yanke didn't know why Uncle Dali had such a big reaction when he saw her again after just going out for a while.
"Miss Ayan, we really can't understand what Uncle Laoji is saying. After talking for so long, we still don't get it. How are we going to do this?" Uncle Dali said with a bitter face.
Su Yanke had already made arrangements for this situation. The drawing she gave to Uncle Laoji before was relatively simple. Since Uncle Laoji's craftsmanship was indeed better than the others, it was relatively easy for him to understand and operate. But for the others, it was a bit more difficult and they would have problems understanding it.
So the things Su Yanke went out to get just now were the detailed structural drawings of the stove. She divided the stove into three structures, and three people would make the corresponding parts, while the remaining person would do the assembly. This would be more efficient.
With this division of labor, and with Su Yanke and Aunt Li translating beside them, Uncle Dali and Uncle Daishu quickly understood. Everyone simply started to divide the tasks. Uncle Dali lived closest to the Chen and Yonggui families, so he would be responsible for relaying the remaining assembly tasks.
Since the tasks were dispersed, each person's task became simple and single, so the efficiency naturally increased a lot.
The final assembly task was still given to Uncle Laoji because he had successfully assembled it before. This final assembly was very important. If there was a problem with the assembly, there would be smoke leakage and the effect would be greatly reduced.
After arranging everything, it was still early. But for the next task, Su Yanke didn't plan to come back for lunch. Before going out, she was stopped by Aunt Li. Aunt Li took out a large purple bun from the pot.
Su Yanke felt it with her hand. It was warm, neither too soft nor too hard. "Aunt Li, what's this?"
"You've just recovered. How can you not eat anything at noon? This is a bun made of coarse rice. It's very filling. Take it with you. Don't go to work on an empty stomach."
Su Yanke looked at Aunt Li, who was not even thirty years old, but already had white hair due to long - term hard work. Her eyes couldn't help but moisten.
Su Yanke wanted to say something else, but Aunt Li didn't give her the chance and turned away.
Su Yanke held the warm bun in her hand and stepped out into the cold, windy outside.
But before Su Yanke had walked a few steps, she heard a rush of footsteps.
"Sister! Sister! Wait for me. I want to go too!" Because Xiaobao had grown a bit too fast, Aunt Li hadn't prepared the corresponding clothes for him. He was now wearing Uncle Laoji's old clothes from when he was young.
Since he wasn't very tall yet, the cuffs of his pants and sleeves were rolled up five or six times, looking a bit funny. Xiaobao obviously knew that his appearance was a bit strange. He was worried that going out with Su Yanke would make her be laughed at, so he had struggled for a long time in the house. Finally, he was still worried and followed her.
Su Yanke's first reaction when she saw Xiaobao's clothes was different from what Xiaobao had thought before. There was no sense of strangeness, no ridicule, and no embarrassment in Su Yanke's mind. All she thought was that Xiaobao was too thin and needed to be well - nourished.
Xiaobao felt Su Yanke's gaze on him. He was a bit nervous and embarrassed. His two legs couldn't help but close together, and his toes began to curl. His face turned a bit pale.
"Sister, do I look very strange? Maybe I should go back..."
As Xiaobao said this, he almost cried. But he didn't want to show his weakness in front of Su Yanke, so he could only endure it. But his heart was really too sour, and for a moment he couldn't even speak. Feeling that he couldn't hold back anymore, Xiaobao quickly turned around and wanted to leave.
Just then, Su Yanke squatted down and hugged him from behind. She asked softly, "It is a bit strange..."
Xiaobao was a bit dazed when he was first hugged. As soon as he heard Su Yanke's words, his tears immediately flowed uncontrollably and dripped into a puddle at his feet, causing a small ripple.
Su Yanke then continued, "You're too thin. If you were a bit fatter, it would be perfect!"
As she said this, Su Yanke turned Xiaobao around. Looking at Xiaobao with his head down, Su Yanke tidied up his clothes.
Xiaobao looked up at Su Yanke in disbelief after hearing what Su Yanke said later. Su Yanke was also a bit stunned by Xiaobao's action.
"Xiaobao? You... are you crying?" Su Yanke looked at Xiaobao with slightly red eyes and still - wet eyelashes and asked tentatively.
"No, I would never cry!" Xiaobao's reaction was very quick, with a hint of trying to cover up.
Su Yanke obediently nodded and said, "Yeah, a strong person like Xiaobao would never cry over a piece of clothing. I must have been seeing things!"
When Xiaobao heard what Su Yanke said, he also thought it made sense. Right, he was going to be a man who would protect everyone in the future. How could he cry over such a small thing?
Xiaobao's sensitive and inferiority complex was alleviated by Su Yanke's guidance. Su Yanke also got to know Xiaobao better through this incident.
Xiaobao was very sensible. But precisely because of this sensibility, Xiaobao developed self - awareness at a young age. Coupled with the bad environmental influence, Xiaobao's heart was filled with emotions such as uneasiness, sensitivity, and inferiority.
Su Yanke hugged Xiaobao with a bit of heartache and silently made a determination in her heart. She must repair Xiaobao's prematurely lost childhood!
The place Su Yanke was going to was Dr. Liu's house. Since Dr. Liu came from outside, his house was also a newly - built one in the village.
There weren't many people in the village. Although there were a lot of fields, the population was small, so the land area per household was quite considerable. For example, Uncle Laoji's family, although they didn't have much money, the house was very big. There was an independent courtyard, a kitchen, a main room, three guest rooms, and a wood - storage room. Not to mention, there was also a whole mountain behind their house.
That's why Su Yanke was relieved to distribute the materials for making the stoves to them, because there was no need to worry about not having enough space in their houses. Even if someone found the parts of the stove, they wouldn't know what they were for.
Although the village wasn't very big, there were many mountains! It took Su Yanke about 15 minutes to see a house made of bamboo. There were a lot of dried medicinal herbs placed in the yard. It seemed that this was Dr. Liu's house.
Seeing the destination, Su Yanke couldn't help but quicken her pace. Thanks to his previous training, Xiaobao could barely keep up with Su Yanke's steps.
"Dr. Liu, are you at home?"
Dr. Liu was pounding medicine inside. He paused when he heard the voice, tidied up his hair and clothes, and then opened the door and walked out.
When Su Yanke saw Dr. Liu for the first time, she was a bit unaccustomed, because the Dr. Liu she had seen before was always neatly dressed. She wasn't quite used to his disheveled appearance now.
"Dr. Liu, thank you for saving me many times before. I came this time..."
Just as Su Yanke was talking, a gust of wind suddenly blew. Dr. Liu's hair was messed up. He tidied his hair, but Su Yanke's attention was attracted by Dr. Liu's face.
Su Yanke had seen Dr. Liu's appearance before, but that time because of the poor lighting, she could only distinguish him by his clothes. But this time, she saw Dr. Liu's appearance very clearly.
It wasn't that Dr. Liu was particularly good - looking. Could he be more good - looking than Yuan Hexiao?
What concerned Su Yanke were Dr. Liu's eyebrows and eyes. They were extremely similar to someone Su Yanke knew - her agent, Agent Liu!
What on earth was going on?
Could it really be a coincidence?
Was it also a coincidence that she came to this place?