Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle

Chapter 1310 628: ?? (Part 4)_3

When Qin Wan was pregnant with her third child, Jiang Chengde's father squandered the last of the family estate by smoking opium—the Jiang Family's old house. Qin Wan could only move with her children and husband to a small house, which was said to have been given to the Jiang Family by the new owner of Taifeng Building, Boss Lu.

The Jiang Family had fallen into decline.

The former servants had either left or were sold off. There was no place for servants in the small house, not even a back door—just a front door. Qin Wan began going out daily to buy groceries, manage household chores, and take care of the children, with no time, energy, or money to make steamed buns to help beggars.

But every winter, especially when it snowed, Qin Wan would make a basket of steamed buns, boil two pots of hot water, and place them at the door for the beggars in need to take themselves.

Qin Huai felt like he was still watching a documentary, but the protagonist was no longer the little beggar; it was Qin Wan. The little beggar was like a cameraman, or the camera perched on the cameraman's shoulder, constantly hovering around Qin Wan, recording and filming Qin Wan's life near the Jiang Family house, observing Qin Wan's changes, participating only as a recorder.

And the protagonist of this documentary, Qin Wan, had never seen the little beggar all these years.

When Chun He was around, it was Chun He who gave the beggars steamed buns. After Chun He got married, this task was taken over by other servants of the Jiang Family, and later, when the Jiang Family declined, the buns for the snowy days became self-serve. Qin Wan, the maker of the buns and the leader of this long-standing charitable endeavor, never showed her face from beginning to end.

Qin Huai began to understand a bit why the little beggar was so persistent in observing Qin Wan.

She was truly a good person, a rare gem in this era, regardless of wealth or poverty, she always tried her best to help those she wanted to help. Many of the city's wealthy families also engaged in charity for reputation or fleeting compassion, but more or less they sought something in return; only Qin Wan seemed to seek nothing.

What she gave was very limited, but she always gave.

Just like what Qin Wan once said to Chun He before Chun He married, two buns might not be worth much, but they could help a homeless little beggar survive a winter, even though she had never seen these little beggars.

Watching this documentary for a long time, sometimes Qin Huai would wonder during idle moments how long the little beggar planned to continue acting like a camera.

The little beggar had many choices; he didn't really need to beg for food.

After being a beggar for so many years, he understood the rules of the human world very well, and even because of his profession as a beggar, Qin Huai believed he somewhat understood complex human nature.

The little beggar had abilities beyond the norm, and unlike the Luan bird, he didn't blindly trust humans. As long as he wanted to and was a bit cautious, he could achieve wealth and success and enjoy the human world to the fullest.

But the little beggar did none of that; he simply begged for food day after day, staying by Qin Wan's side, as if just to eat the few steamed buns made by Qin Wan.

He didn't, like repaying Shi Tou, proactively seek out Qin Wan to grant her wishes, nor did he give her money for the buns, of course, he didn't have money to give her either.

He was like a fervent fan of Qin Wan, following the idol daily, recording every word and deed, every little detail.

At the same time, he didn't engage in any outrageous acts, not even talking to the idol.

Qin Huai could only say he still didn't understand these philosophers.

Qin Huai even suspected that this long memory would persist until the Jiang Family moved to Beiping, the little beggar would follow Qin Wan from outside the border all the way to Beiping. Qin Huai didn't know when the Jiang Family moved to Beiping, but he felt it should be soon; the Qin Wan he saw in Chen Huihong's memory seemed very similar to the one now, maybe a few years apart.

Sure enough, not long after Qin Wan gave birth to her third son, Jiang Weiming, Qin Huai heard from passersby while the little beggar begged for food that Taifeng Building was moving to Beiping, and the signboard was even taken down.

The little beggar's efficiency in receiving information was obviously lower than that of the passersby. By the time the little beggar discovered all this, the Jiang Family had already moved to Beiping.

The Jiang Family could afford tickets to Beiping, but the little beggar couldn't. His begging skills were far inferior to An Youyou's and couldn't get him enough for a ticket.

Then the little beggar did something quite remarkable.

He didn't know the way, but he was physically fit.

He followed the railway, walking and asking all the way, stubbornly making it to Beiping on foot.

Accompanying the little beggar in walking to Beiping was Qin Huai: ...

Help, buddy, you wouldn't happen to be a Plant Spirit, would you? I think your thought process is somewhat similar to Chen Huihong's.

Having seen so many spirits' memories, only you and Chen Huihong enjoy running marathons, and for months at a time.