As soon as she thought that Lin Yu might get hurt or something happen because of her willfulness and the trouble she caused, Chu Ying cried even louder.
Lin Yu sighed and gave Ikoma a look, signaling him to come over and take the parcel from his hand.
Ikoma immediately understood and ran over, but unexpectedly, as soon as he took the parcel, not realizing how heavy it would be, Ikoma stumbled and almost fell to the ground.
The parcel dropped heavily to the ground, the knot came undone, and its contents scattered everywhere.
Lin Yu, who had finally freed his hands, gently patted Chu Ying's back, comforting her softly, but before he could say much, he heard Ikoma's trembling voice.
"Lin... Lin Yu... where did you get all these things?"
When Lin Yu and Chu Ying returned earlier, they had already brought back a pile of items and money that the two Gang members had extorted on the street.
At that time, Ikoma's heart was already filled with surprise.
After all, all those stalls combined were a considerable fortune, and for their family, it was clearly a huge sum.
But now, the contents of the parcel left Ikoma dumbfounded, even feeling a slight dizziness.
Hearing Ikoma's shocked voice, Chu Ying, who was still crying in Lin Yu's arms, couldn't suppress her curiosity and secretly glanced over.
It was this one glance that made Chu Ying freeze, even forgetting to cry, just staring with reddened eyes and an open mouth, too shocked to speak.
Seeing the two of them looking stunned, Lin Yu smiled.
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and tidy up. It wasn't easy to carry all this back."
There wasn't much inside the parcel, just some food and money.
However, for the siblings Ikoma, who grew up in the Slums, the quantity of this food and money was truly unheard of.
Most of the food for dozens of people for two or three days had been packed and brought back by Lin Yu.
It was piled up like a small mountain inside the parcel, and the gold coins scattered around emitted a charming glow, making one's heart flutter.
"Lin Yu... I... I'm not mistaken, am I?"
Ikoma rubbed his eyes, still unable to believe it.
For Ikoma, for whom eating a piece of bread was like a New Year celebration, so much food in front of him was as unbelievable as an ordinary person suddenly winning a lottery worth hundreds of millions.
"You're not mistaken. Didn't I say before that I would make sure you eat your fill every day from now on?"
Compared to Scarface Leader kneeling before him, the expressions of shock mixed with admiration on Ikoma's and Chu Ying's faces gave Lin Yu a greater sense of accomplishment.
"Lin Yu... where did you get this from?"
Chu Ying stared blankly at the parcel in front of her, her voice like a sleepwalker's.
"It's nothing, I got it from that Gang. Consider it their apology."
Lin Yu shrugged, took out a golden-baked, wheat-scented bread from the parcel, broke it in half, and put it into Chu Ying's and Ikoma's hands.
"You didn't eat much for lunch, so have some now to tide you over. We'll talk about the rest when Huizi and Kami return tonight."
Looking at the soft bread in their hands and the rich aroma in the air,
The siblings' mouths immediately salivated like a burst dam, surging powerfully.
Their daily life of drinking porridge left them constantly hungry, so how could they not be tempted by such appealing bread at this moment?
"Gulp...."
The bread Kami and the others used to bring back after working outside was always dark and hard.
It was made mostly of wheat husks mixed with a very small amount of flour, not only rough in texture but also extremely unpalatable.
The samurai class, or those who lived affluent lives, often jokingly called this stuff 'pig slop'.
But even so, it was a rare delicacy for Ikoma and the others.
What he held in his hand now was food prepared for him by Scarface Leader, bread bought from the central area of the city-fort.
The fragrant smell and soft texture were completely incomparable to the bread Kami used to bring back.
Looking at the bread in his hand again, Ikoma swallowed hard once more, then offered the bread to Lin Yu.
"Lin Yu, you eat first."
Chu Ying, standing nearby, also didn't hesitate, directly offering the bread in her hand.
Seeing the earnest looks in their eyes, Lin Yu felt a faint warmth in his heart, even as he was amused.
"There's no need for this; I told you that from now on, you won't have to go hungry. Hurry up and eat, there's a lot more. This kind of bread doesn't last long; it'll go bad if you don't eat it soon."
He pushed the bread back into their hands, and with a mix of coaxing and bluffing, he got the two children, who had never eaten such food before, to wolf down the bread until they were choking and rolling their eyes.
"Whew... this bread is truly too delicious. I've never eaten anything so good."
Ikoma, having recovered after a drink of water, looked utterly blissful, still immersed in the joy the bread brought.
Watching the two of them happily, Lin Yu's face broke into a relieved smile.