Right now, Luoluo’s favorite friend in the whole world was the little turtle.
So when her good friend made a suggestion, she agreed without even thinking about it.
The little girl and turtle cleverly waited until the adults turned around to move more boxes. Then they huffed and puffed as they climbed onto a wooden crate on the ground, stepped onto the truck wheel, and slowly crawled into the cargo compartment.
The moment they entered the truck bed, they hid in the deepest corner.
The little girl and turtle tried their best to pry open the boxes to see what was inside, but the compartment was cramped and they were both too weak. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t open them.
Watching the He family father and sons still busily moving things outside, the little girl and turtle could only stay quiet and not dare make any noise.
While waiting, the little turtle’s tiny green-bean eyes rolled around thoughtfully again.
The things Grandpa and the uncles were secretly moving overnight had to be valuable treasures.
And judging from how they had treated Luoluo before, even if they became rich again later, they would never share any good things with her.
In fact, they didn’t even want to raise Luoluo at all.
Now Luoluo’s mother had abandoned her too.
Soon, the little crybaby would only have this turtle left.
The turtle had to think ahead for her. It couldn’t let her grow up with nothing to rely on.
Besides, it was definitely going to stay with Luoluo forever. If she lived well, then the turtle would live well too, right?
So the things in front of them now should somehow be moved into the space, saved for the future so they could eat and drink well forever.
But Luoluo was simple-hearted and loved her family deeply.
How could the turtle persuade her to take Grandpa and the uncles’ belongings?
Sigh.
This was worrying the turtle to death.
Whenever the little turtle became anxious, it couldn’t help spinning in circles.
After circling around Luoluo nearly twenty times, it finally came up with a way to trick her.
It immediately crawled over, preparing to begin its grand speech.
But the moment it looked up—
It saw the little girl nodding off, breathing softly as she leaned against the crates, already asleep.
Luoluo had experienced far too much today. She had cried and laughed until she was completely exhausted.
She’d only managed to stay awake in the space because she’d been too excited.
But now, sitting quietly inside the dark enclosed truck compartment, she had fallen asleep almost the moment she sat down.
The little turtle could only swallow all the words it wanted to say.
Watching the He family father and sons still busily carrying boxes outside, it had no choice but to keep waiting.
Finally, the sounds of moving things outside stopped.
The turtle’s alertness instantly rose to maximum.
It was terrified the three men might finish loading everything and then climb back up to inspect the truck one last time, discovering both it and Luoluo.
Thankfully, the He family never imagined anything could go wrong in their own courtyard.
And because they were eager to quickly transport the treasures to the hiding places they had already prepared, they never bothered checking the truck again.
They pulled down the canvas cover, shut the rear cargo door, and climbed into the driver’s cabin together.
To guarantee the valuables’ absolute safety, they didn’t even use a chauffeur.
He Guangyao personally drove the truck while Old Master He and He Guanghao sat beside him.
Only after seeing all three men seated in front and feeling the truck begin moving did the little turtle finally breathe a sigh of relief.
It raised one tiny forepaw and tried hard to shake Luoluo awake.
“Luoluo… Luoluo… wake up…”
Luoluo merely turned her face to the other side and continued sleeping.
The turtle grew frantic and ran around to her other side to keep calling her.
But Luoluo only smacked her lips softly before rolling over and falling asleep again.
The turtle saw the truck speeding along rapidly and feared they might suddenly stop and unload the cargo at any moment.
Panicked, it kept running back and forth around whichever direction Luoluo turned, desperately calling her name.
Even after a long while, Luoluo still didn’t wake up.
Exhausted, the little turtle collapsed beside her feet, panting softly.
After catching its breath for a moment, it became so annoyed that it opened its mouth and lightly bit Luoluo’s toe.
“Stinky Luoluo! If you don’t get up now, you won’t get any fragrant meat buns! Lots and lots of meat buns!”
Half-lost in dreams, Luoluo felt her toe tickling from the bite and suddenly heard the words “lots and lots of meat buns.”
Instantly, she jolted awake.
“Luoluo wants meat buns!”
Seeing her still in a half-asleep daze, the little turtle suddenly got an idea.
Instead of fully waking her, it leaned close and tempted her softly,
“Luoluo, hurry and put all the boxes in the truck into the space. Then we’ll have endless meat buns forever.”
Still groggy, Luoluo completely forgot what situation they were in.
All she heard was “endless meat buns.”
Following the turtle’s guidance instinctively, she waved her tiny hand—
And every box instantly disappeared into the space.
Watching the crates vanish one after another with continuous whoosh whoosh sounds, the little turtle finally relaxed completely and grinned with its turtle mouth.
Up front, He Guangyao suddenly felt the truck become dramatically lighter.
Frowning, he said to Old Master He beside him,
“Dad, I feel like the truck suddenly became empty. Could something have happened in the back?”
“Why are you so paranoid?”
Old Master He shot him an annoyed glance.
“A man who plans to accomplish great things can’t be this jittery. How am I supposed to hand the He family over to you in the future?”
After scolding him, he continued,
“It’s the middle of the night. We’re driving this fast. Who could possibly move all those boxes away without any of us noticing?”
“Exactly, Big Brother.”
He Guanghao immediately chimed in from the side.
“We struggled carrying those boxes earlier. They were ridiculously heavy. Who could silently move everything away like that?”
As the one pressing the accelerator, He Guangyao truly could feel the difference between driving a loaded truck and an empty one.
But thinking about Old Master He’s attitude, as well as He Guanghao’s obvious eagerness to replace him as heir—
Then considering their reasoning—
It really did seem impossible for anyone to steal everything so silently under these circumstances.
So he temporarily suppressed his doubts.
Still, uneasiness lingered in his heart.
He decided they should hurry to the destination and inspect everything carefully there.
So he pressed harder on the accelerator.
The truck sped rapidly through the night, passing one village after another.
Inside the cargo compartment, the little turtle spent a while foolishly grinning at the now-empty truck.
But soon it began worrying again.
Once the truck stopped, wouldn’t the He family father and sons catch them red-handed?
So it desperately tried to wake Luoluo again, hoping they could hide inside the space together.
But this time—
Whether because the night had grown deeper, or because storing the boxes had exhausted her energy—
No matter how much the turtle shouted, bit her, or even used its ultimate “meat buns” attack, Luoluo simply would not wake up.
The turtle panicked like a turtle on a hot pan, yet there was absolutely nothing it could do.
Its tiny green-bean eyes darted anxiously around as it ran helpless circles through the empty truck compartment.
Finally—
The truck stopped.
Hearing the brakes screech, the front doors open, footsteps climbing down, and then approaching the rear cargo compartment—
The little turtle became so nervous its heart nearly leapt into its throat.