Especially Grandma Su, who felt that a woman's life was ruined if she never met a good man.
Hu Xiaolian had been out for a long time today and felt too embarrassed to ask the landlady to watch her children, so she brought her two daughters with her.
She hadn't expected that Grandma Su, whom she had only met once, would offer to watch her children.
But Hu Xiaolian was a strong-willed person at heart.
Even though she knew Grandpa Su and Grandma Su meant well, she firmly refused.
One could help in an emergency, but not with perpetual poverty. Others could help her for a while, but not for a lifetime.
She had to endure these hardships with her children herself.
Today, she asked Grandma Su to watch her two children, but what about in the future?
Ultimately, the children's problems could only be solved by herself.
"Thank you, Grandma Su. I'll take the children. Let's take them to see if they like it. They are all I have left, and I hope they can be involved in our lives as much as possible."
As Hu Xiaolian said this, her eyes, as she looked at her two daughters, were filled with tenderness and affection.
Hu Xiaolian decided to discuss everything with her two daughters from now on.
Although the two children were young, they were very sensible and never caused her any trouble.
In two more years, they would be her helpers, and in the future, her reliance.
It wasn't that Hu Xiaolian thought this way; she had already been sterilized and would never have any more children in this life.
Only these two daughters could depend on each other.
Grandma Su wanted to say something more, but she saw Su Xiaotian nod.
"Grandma, it's okay. I think the two children are very well-behaved and sensible. It won't be troublesome to bring them along."
"Such young children, running around with you, it's tiring enough!"
"My two little darlings, you'll be good and obedient, won't you? You can endure hardships with your mother, right?"
Su Xiaotian lowered her head and asked the two little children very seriously.
She understood Hu Xiaolian's meaning.
Since this was Hu Xiaolian's wish, they had to respect it.
In the future, their lives would depend on themselves. No matter how much help they received from others, it would be limited.
Her gentle tone instantly made the two little girls feel a strong liking for her.
Although the two children vaguely remembered that their mother had said this sister was a bad person a few months ago.
At that time, their mother had also forbidden them to talk to this sister.
But looking at her now, this sister seemed very kind.
Their mother also seemed to like this sister very much.
Perhaps this meant that sister was good?
Wen Yin hesitated. She hadn't figured out these things yet, and her mother wasn't explaining anything to her, which made her a little confused.
"Sister, we will be good and obedient!"
Wen Jun, the younger one, nodded obediently and promised.
Because she was younger, she didn't remember much about what happened before, so she was the first to speak.
The sensible Wen Yin glanced at Hu Xiaolian, and seeing that Hu Xiaolian did not object, she then said, "Sister, I can also help watch my sister! I definitely won't cause trouble!"
Grandma Su listened from the side, her heart aching.
Tears almost welled up in her eyes.
How could children so young be so sensible?
No wonder people say that children from poor families grow up early.
Alas!
It was no wonder these two children were so timid and sensible, having encountered such an irresponsible father.
Knowing that the two children were going with them, Grandma Su busied herself packing some snacks in the kitchen for them to take.
"Grandma Su, I can't accept this!" Hu Xiaolian quickly refused.
Grandma Su said, "These are homemade. They're for the children. The journey is long, and if the children get hungry, they can have something to eat."
Su Xiaotian quickly hugged Grandma Su's arm and said, "Grandma, you're so thoughtful! You even thought of this!"
Hu Xiaolian felt the care and affection from strangers, and her eyes also turned sore.
But she knew she had to be strong now; she had no right to cry.
The two adults and two children said goodbye to Grandpa Su and Grandma Su and took a bus to the university snack city.
The journey was not short. The two adults and two children swayed for nearly two hours before reaching their destination.
When they arrived, it was lunchtime, and the university snack city was bustling with customers.
Hu Xiaolian set up a stall on the pedestrian street. There were many people there, but no food stall could attract as many people as this place.
She looked in surprise for a long time, confirming that this was indeed a snack city.
"Little boss, is this the place you mentioned for setting up a stall? It looks different from what I imagined."
Hu Xiaolian hadn't expected it to be such a high-class place.
If she were to open her small business here, the rent alone would probably be too much.
Before Hu Xiaolian's business had even started, she was already feeling a bit timid.
"Sister Hu, let's go in and take a look. I believe you'll like it here."
Su Xiaotian, without further ado, pulled the two children towards the snack city. Su Dan Novel Network
She could tell that Hu Xiaolian was starting to hesitate.
This wouldn't do. If she backed out this time, her future life would be even harder.
Su Xiaotian had already decided where Hu Xiaolian would set up her stall: she would give up half of Lu Xiangxiang's space, which would be enough for Hu Xiaolian.
Lu Xiangxiang sold finished products, and even if there were occasional semi-finished products that required processing, it was extremely simple.
The kitchen could be used by Hu Xiaolian.
As for the counter, half for each family would be sufficient.
Although Hu Xiaolian was hesitant, Su Xiaotian, with the two children, had already pushed open the glass door and walked in. She had to follow Su Xiaotian in, despite her apprehension.
Outside, many people were entering and exiting, but the feeling inside was even more striking.
The vast snack city had many seats, all of which were occupied at the moment, making it impossible to find an empty seat.
There were even quite a few people who seemed to be queuing for seats.
The business here was really good.
Hu Xiaolian could hardly believe her eyes.
And the neatly arranged stalls in the snack city were all busy, almost to the point of being described as bustling.
In a place like this, she wouldn't have yielded her spot if she were the owner. Why did Xiaotian say she could set up a stall here?
Hu Xiaolian's gaze quickly swept across all the stalls, confirming that they were all occupied, with no vacant spots.
"Little boss, all the spots here are taken." Hu Xiaolian's hesitation returned.