Chapter 1574: Any help is a plus

Shi Xinxin then realized that her words were heard by the old lady. Her face turned slightly red, and she walked forward awkwardly and said softly:

"Auntie, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to say that..."

The old lady waved her hand and forced out a weak smile:

"It's okay, girl, you're telling the truth, these things don't look that good..."

When Lu Jingcheng heard this conversation, he suddenly felt a strong sense of sympathy in his heart.

Without thinking, he quickly walked to the old lady's side, gently held her hand holding the moldy bread, and said with concern:

"Auntie, you can't eat this. It will upset your stomach."

As he said this, he quickly took out a piece of normal bread that was well packaged from his backpack, handed it to the old lady, and said in a gentle voice:

"Eat this."

The old lady slowly raised her head, her eyes following Lu Jingcheng's hand and falling on the piece of bread.

In an instant, tears welled up in her eyes, and surprise and emotion surged like a tide.

Her lips trembled violently, and after a while she managed to squeeze out a voice: "Young man, this... I don't have money to pay."

Lu Jingcheng gently held the old lady's hand, stuffed the bread into her hand, and said:

"Auntie, this is free, you can eat it."

Tears streamed down the old lady's wrinkled face. She clenched the bread tightly in her hands and said in a choked voice:

"Young man, you are a good man, God bless you..."

Lu Jingcheng smiled and shook his head gently, his eyes full of gentleness:

"You're welcome. We are all trying to make a living in this difficult world, and any help we can provide is appreciated."

Li Luo, who was watching this scene, thought to herself that her boyfriend was too soft-hearted. He couldn't bear to see others suffer, and couldn't help but lend a helping hand whenever he saw a poor person.

She knew very well that in this cruel world, being so soft-hearted was not necessarily a good thing, and if she was not careful, it might bring herself into trouble.

But there is no way, because my boyfriend used to be a soldier of the people. His nature of helping others has been deeply ingrained in his bones and is difficult to change.

Li Luo shook his head gently, but a helpless smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Well, since I can't change him, I'll just help supervise him and never let this kindness be exploited by people with ulterior motives.

After Lu Jingcheng handed the bread to the old lady, her eyes were instantly filled with tears, her lips trembled, and she almost couldn't wait to hold the bread tightly.

She was so hungry that she began to eat voraciously. Her cracked lips were bleeding slightly due to her eager movements, but she was unaware of it and just kept stuffing bread into her mouth.

Seeing this, Li Luo was afraid that the old lady would choke again, so he quickly took out a bottle of water from his backpack, gently touched Lu Jingcheng, and signaled with his eyes.

Lu Jingcheng understood what he meant and turned to look at Li Luo, his eyes full of satisfaction and tacit understanding.

He took the water from Li Luo, quickly handed it to the old lady, and said softly:

"Auntie, eat slowly and don't choke."

The old lady was slightly startled, then she stopped swallowing, raised her head, her eyes full of emotion and gratitude. She took the water tremblingly and took a sip carefully, as if this water was the most precious thing in the world.

After taking a break, she continued to eat the bread slowly, but at a much slower speed than before.

Seeing that the old lady's mood had calmed down a little, Lu Jingcheng squatted down and started chatting with her in a gentle and caring tone:

"Auntie, how long have you lived in this base?"

His voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard by the old lady in this slightly noisy trading area.

The old lady raised her head slightly, wiped the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes with her dry hands, her eyes full of vicissitudes, and said slowly:

"I have been staying in this base since the end of the world. Life is getting harder and harder, worse day by day."

Her voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against her, revealing endless fatigue and helplessness.