Wealthy Beauty in the 60s-Chapter 633 - 635 Little girl Xiao Shan Yue

The bodyguard couldn’t help but chuckle. He only occasionally ate a bag of spicy strips as a snack, and now, the small shop sold them for fifty cents a pack. This had become the bodyguard’s favorite snack, aside from sunflower seeds.

Upon hearing that the snack stand was closing, Shitou didn’t insist on staying any longer. However, the little girl made her way over to him. "Brother Shitou."

"Don’t call me Brother Shitou. My name is Gao Peize," Shitou glared, although his nickname was Shitou, not just anyone was allowed to use it.

The little girl had also started calling him that after hearing Xia Xiao do so.

This little girl’s father was a workaholic and research fanatic. Her birth mother couldn’t take it and divorced to remarry. Her father then married his assistant, and together with his new wife, they immersed themselves in their research, leaving the little girl neglected.

Shitou often saw her sitting alone, waiting, sometimes even dining alone in the cafeteria. The little girl had an IQ of 140 and was placed in the elementary level of the Genius Youth Class by her father.

At six years old, she had big eyes and a round face, but she was very thin, skin and bones, looking malnourished. The perfect descriptor for her was a ’scrawny little girl’.

Feeling pity for her, Shitou once gave her something to eat, and since then, the little girl had stuck to Shitou, believing him to be a good person.

"Grandma Xia said you are Brother Shitou," the little girl insisted stubbornly.

Shitou rolled his eyes and then looking at the pack of spicy strips in the little girl’s hand, he asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

The little girl shook her head, and Shitou asked, "If you haven’t eaten, why did you buy spicy strips?"

"These are from Brother Shitou. You gave them to me on the tenth of last month," she said, holding the spicy strips up to Shitou. "Brother Shitou, do you want to eat some?"

They were from last month; Shitou remembered he had secretly bought two packs and upon seeing the little girl gazing at him with eager eyes, he gave her one.

Shitou took them, checked the date, and seeing they weren’t expired, he took out one strip from the pack and asked the bodyguard, "Uncle Jin, do you want to eat a spicy strip?"

The bodyguard shook his head, so Shitou handed the pack back to the little girl, asking, "How many have you eaten?"

"One."

As soon as the little girl spoke, Shitou said, "One a day is enough. You can’t eat too many spicy strips."

"I understand, Brother Shitou," the little girl complied.

"Let’s go have a meal," Shitou immediately decided to take the little girl to eat, finding her situation truly pitiable.

Her father hardly looked after her, and her stepmother cared even less. Having been placed in Tian Shaocai’s class, her father and stepmother had lost all interest in her affairs.

"I’ll wait for Dad and Auntie," the little girl said.

"No need to wait. Your dad and auntie are busy," Shitou said, and he promptly took the little girl to the dining hall for a meal.

Having finished her tasks, Xia Xiao came out and didn’t see Shitou; she only found out he was in the cafeteria after calling.

Arriving at the cafeteria, Xia Xiao saw Shitou sitting with the little girl and the bodyguard Li Jin having a meal. She was aware of the little girl’s situation, but with her father and stepmother engrossed in their research and neglecting the child, Xia Xiao felt it wasn’t her place to say much.

And now, with Xia Xiao out and about, the little girl’s father and stepmother were still busy elsewhere. Xia Xiao could tell that both were workaholics, with seemingly little interest in love; they probably came together over a common passion and interest.

"Shanyue, have you eaten enough?" Xia Xiao walked over and asked.

"Grandma Xia, I haven’t eaten enough yet," the little girl replied crisply.

Xia Xiao smiled slightly, a good girl, it’s a pity she was born to such parents.

When Xia Xiao came over, Shitou hurriedly sent the bodyguard to get a meal for Xia Xiao, but she shook her head, "You guys eat, I’ll get it myself."

So, Xia Xiao put down her bag and went to the serving window to get food. This small cafeteria was set up especially for research staff, and the food was quite decent. Usually, Xia Xiao and Shitou would eat here before heading back, and sometimes Xia Xiao would even take food to go from here for convenience.

Soon after, Xia Xiao got her meal, and the little girl’s father and stepmother came. They both greeted her, "Academician Xia." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Xia Xiao smiled slightly and nodded her head.

"Daddy, Auntie," the little girl called out.

Dr. Xi and Assistant Qian nodded to the little girl. Assistant Qian got two meals and took care of eating together with Dr. Xi.

The two had a very good understanding of each other, and Xia Xiao could see that Assistant Qian had always been taking care of Dr. Xi in that way.

Except for research work, Dr. Xi’s entire life was managed by Assistant Qian, but they did not give even a bit more care to the little girl.

Furthermore, Xia Xiao noticed that Dr. Xi seemed unable to take care of himself, let alone his daughter, as he would only eat what Assistant Qian put in his plate.

Assistant Qian wasn’t incapable of taking care of others, but she wasn’t interested in Shanyue. She wouldn’t show much concern for her either.

Seeing such a couple, Xia Xiao felt somewhat speechless, unsure of what to say, and finally chose to look away.

Gradually, more research staff came to eat, and everyone greeted each other. Shitou and Shanyue, the two children, were very popular, so some adults would pat their heads to show their affection.

However, the treatment that Dr. Xi and his wife showed towards Shanyue wasn’t even as good as they showed to the researchers; they were preoccupied with themselves and did not ask Shanyue anything until after they had finished eating. Only then did they turn to Shanyue and ask, "Have you eaten enough?"

"I’m full," Shanyue answered.

The couple then greeted Xia Xiao and left, with Shanyue running after them.

There were quite a few research staff in the cafeteria, and seeing such an idiosyncratic couple made them whisper among themselves.

But the couple didn’t care about others’ opinions, otherwise, they wouldn’t even refuse to put on appearances. Perhaps for them, providing Shanyue with a good educational environment was already quite good.

"Shanyue is really pitiful," Shitou said.

Xia Xiao glanced at Shitou and replied, "It depends on what you compare it to, but without her mother, an inattentive father, and an indifferent stepmother, it’s indeed not easy for such a small girl."

"They leave Shanyue in the Genius Youth Class and never ask about her after that. It’s always Shanyue who has to go and find them, and she often doesn’t succeed. Moreover, when the school is on holiday, Shanyue often goes hungry. Several times, it’s been Professor Yang and I who have given her something to eat," Shitou thought that Dr. Xi, as a father, was just too cold.

And looking at Shanyue, a six-year-old girl who appeared malnourished and as thin as an alien, it was no wonder everyone thought Dr. Xi and his wife were cold and heartless.

"Next time you find Shanyue hungry, tell me, and I’ll talk to Dr. Xi and his wife," Xia Xiao was usually not one to meddle, but Shanyue was too young.

If Dr. Xi and his wife had left food in the dormitory, Shanyue definitely wouldn’t be going hungry, but it was clear that this couple always ate in the cafeteria and probably didn’t have any food in the dormitory.