After Xiao He used the family's sink to treat the wound on his finger, the sound of a fire truck gradually approaching came from downstairs.
"Woo-wah, woo-wah—"
With the firefighters' efforts, the fire, which had tugged at many people's heartstrings, finally came to an end.
Soon, an ambulance also arrived, and the little girl's parents rushed to the scene with it.
"Xiao Xuan! My Xiao Xuan!"
Yu Minzhen squeezed through the crowd, and when she saw her daughter standing there unharmed, her voice was choked with emotion. She quickly strode forward and hugged the little girl tightly.
And the usually strong little girl, after seeing her family, finally changed from her previous calmness. She huddled in her mother's arms, sobbing silently, her body trembling slightly.
"It's okay, it's okay, Mama's here, don't be scared, don't be scared—"
Yu Minzhen gently stroked her daughter's back, but even as she comforted her daughter, her own tears flowed uncontrollably, her voice hoarse and trembling.
Originally, Yu Minzhen had returned to the complex after work as usual, but then she heard that her house was on fire. She was so scared that her legs went soft. She immediately dropped what was in her hands and ran wildly, just worried about seeing something irreversible.
Thankfully, thankfully, her precious child was still alive, and everything had been a false alarm... That was truly wonderful...
"Hello, are you the owner of this apartment?"
A firefighter who had just finished the fire extinguishing operation walked over and asked.
Yu Minzhen quickly wiped the tears from her face, then looked up at the firefighter and sincerely thanked him: "Thank you for saving my daughter, thank you very much—"
The firefighter's face flushed, and he said somewhat awkwardly, "Madam, it wasn't us who saved her this time. It was a young man from your building. He climbed up the outside of the building with his bare hands, four or five stories high in one go! He's really amazing."
"Ah?"
Yu Minzhen was momentarily bewildered.
For a moment, she even doubted her own hearing.
A young man, from the outside, climbed four or five stories to save someone?
If it weren't for the firefighter's upright expression, Yu Minzhen would have suspected he was joking.
"The person is over there—"
The firefighter pointed to two young men standing not far away.
At this moment, He Junhao was still immersed in the shock of what he had just witnessed. He walked around Xiao He, his expression complex and filled with disbelief.
"Damn, Xiao Ge, where did you go for this advanced training?"
Xiao He shrugged and said seriously, "Me? Actually, I got a golden finger, and I learn everything as soon as I try."
"Hahaha—" He Junhao didn't believe him at all, thinking Xiao He was just joking. He punched Xiao He and said, "As expected of my Xiao Ge! You deserve to show off!"
Xiao He: "..."
The world is going downhill; nowadays, no one believes the truth.
At this moment, Yu Minzhen walked over from that side and bowed to Xiao He to thank him: "Thank you so much just now! If, if it weren't for you—"
As she spoke, her eyes filled with tears again.
Xiao Xuan was her life, her everything. She couldn't imagine what her life would become if Xiao Xuan had died because of this...
"Ah, it's nothing, just a small effort."
Xiao He waved his ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) hand, about to say a few humble words, when another person came rushing in, crying and wailing.
An auntie, around fifty or sixty years old, ran over. First, she glanced at her charred home, then screamed and rushed forward, trying to hit the child in Yu Minzhen's arms: "Ah ah! You good-for-nothing, you little hussy, you can't even stay put at home, you actually set the house on fire! I'll beat you to death, beat you to death!"
"Hey! What's going on!"
A firefighter nearby reprimanded her, stopping the auntie's actions. But the auntie actually sat down on the spot and began to wail: "How can my life be so bitter! This wretched woman gave birth to a mute little hussy, and now she's burned my son's hard-earned house like this! Oh my heavens! Please open your eyes and see! Life is truly unbearable!"
Yu Minzhen held the little girl tightly in her arms, her expression very unsightly: "Mom! Is this about the house right now? Xiao Xuan almost died!"
"She should have died! She should have died! Why didn't this good-for-nothing die? Which bastard saved her? They must be full and bored, their brains are sick!"
Xiao He: ?
At this moment, Xiao He was like a dog watching a show by the roadside, suddenly kicked by this person.
"Hey, what do you mean by that? Are we wrong for saving someone?"
He Junhao immediately questioned her.
The auntie thought He Junhao was the one who saved the person. Seeing He Junhao's appearance, she knew he was a college student, easy to bully, so she immediately put her hands on her hips and started spewing: "That's right! How did you save her? Did you just rush into our house? Did you take advantage of the chaos to steal our things? And that door, you kicked it, didn't you? That's not okay, you have to pay for that door!"
He Junhao laughed in anger: "Huh? Auntie, are you here to be funny? Is it wrong to save someone from a fire? Then we should have just burned your house down completely!"
Several firefighters nearby also became displeased: "We kicked the door, so what? You, an adult, left a child at home, and we've repeatedly warned you not to bring electric scooter batteries into the house to charge. But you, not only did you bring it back to charge, you even locked the door when you went out? The child couldn't even get out and almost died. Now you're still finding fault with others?"
And with the firefighter's words, Yu Minzhen's face suddenly became very ugly: "Mom! Didn't I tell you not to bring the battery back? It's a huge safety hazard! And usually, aren't you home at this time? Where did you go today? Xiao Xuan already needs care, and in this situation, she can't even call for help. You almost killed Xiao Xuan!"
The auntie was questioned by Yu Minzhen, her eyes darted away for a moment, then she became self-righteous again: "What? Do I, an old woman, have to be your and your daughter's slave in the house every day? Can't I have my own rest time? It's none of your business whether I'm home or not! The little hussy herself is stupid, she doesn't even know how to put out a fire in this kind of situation, she's useless! No wonder she's born of you, with no ability at all—"
Then the auntie began to enumerate Yu Minzhen's various sins endlessly, her choice of words and demeanor making the people around her uncomfortable.
He Junhao listened for a while, then rolled his eyes: "So you just favor boys over girls, huh? You want a grandson so badly that you'll torment your granddaughter to death. I don't think you're even human."
The auntie instantly became enraged, pointing at He Junhao's nose and starting to unleash: "What are you, a bastard, saying? You, you thing with a mother who raised you but no mother who gave birth to you..."
The direct greetings and purest attacks made one's blood pressure surge uncontrollably, gradually turning red with anger.
How could this person's mouth be so foul?
He Junhao was so angry he almost vomited blood, but he prided himself on being a cultured college student. If he were to curse back in such blunt language, he truly couldn't bring himself to do it. But if he tried to be sarcastic, the other party probably wouldn't understand. It was like punching a pile of shit and getting splattered with it.
And just as He Junhao was about to say something, his shoulder was suddenly pressed by Xiao He.
He Junhao turned his head: "Xiao Ge?"
Xiao He stared at the auntie with an expressionless face, his tone cold: "Originally, I wanted to confirm something just now, but now it seems I don't need to."
Then he directly pulled out his phone and dialed the police: "Hello, Uncle Police, I suspect there's child abuse here, please come quickly!"
