The little girl looked so skinny, and her face was only the size of a palm, but her eyes were full of life. When she looked at someone, her expression was like two pools of limpid autumn water that wanted nothing more than to drown them. What a pair of passionate, bright eyes.
Unfortunately, its owner clearly didn't know her own charm and looked at him unconsciously, which made her even more alluring.
The man looked away and grunted again. "I have an iPhone, and I happened to bring a charger back today." He then said something loudly in German towards the wooden house.
Gu Nianzhi heard him say "Mother Hannah," and her heart skipped a beat. She looked over.
The back window of the wooden house opened, and an old woman who looked to be in her 60s smiled kindly at them. She said in German, "Reinitz, bring this cute little girl in. I think she's very hungry, and her eyes are shining from hunger."
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
Was it that obvious?
Reinitz chuckled. His voice was like the middle string of a cello. Just a casual pluck was enough to leave a lasting impression.
Gu Nianzhi, who was attracted to voices, felt her ears burn when she heard his voice. She thought to herself that this man was amazing. He could seduce people with just his voice …
"Go in, there's only Mother Hannah's house within 10 miles." Reinitz leaned to the side and whispered gently. He walked over to open the gate and stood to the side to invite Gu Nianzhi in with a smile.
Gu Nianzhi was instantly relieved to see the kind mistress of the house.
The man also looked very cultured, so he shouldn't be a despicable person like Seth.
"Thank you," Gu Nianzhi said and followed him inside.
The old woman named Hannah had already opened the back door and stood at the door with her arms outstretched. "My little girl, you've worked hard. Come to Mother Hannah."
Gu Nianzhi had been wandering the Alps for eight or nine days, and this was the first time she had heard such heartwarming words. She almost couldn't hold back her tears.
However, she managed to hold it in and took a deep breath to hug Hannah. She said in German, "Thank you."
Gu Nianzhi didn't know much German, but she could say simple things like, "Hello, thank you, goodbye." However, her pronunciation was very accurate. It was an authentic Hannover accent that she had learned from He Zhichu.
Hannah was very surprised and also said a series of words in German. She spoke quickly with a Hannover accent.
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
She couldn't understand a word and looked at Reinitz for help.
Reinitz stood next to her, and his eyes flashed when he saw her big, expressive eyes. He chuckled and said something to Hannah in German.
Hannah immediately switched to English. "You don't speak German? But what you said just now was very accurate. It was an authentic Hanoverian accent. I'm a Hanoverian myself, and hearing it made me feel very close. "
As she spoke, she pulled Gu Nianzhi's hand into the house.
Gu Nianzhi smiled sheepishly. "I only know a few simple German phrases. I don't know anything more complicated."
"That's OK, we all speak English." Hanna winked at her, very cheerful and childlike.
Gu Nianzhi smiled and saw Reinitz walk in from the corner of her eye. He walked past her and turned into the room on the other side.
Hannah pulled her to sit in the kitchen and brought out freshly baked bread, mayonnaise, and two white sausages. She placed them on the table in front of her and asked, "What's your name?"
"My name is Cereus." Gu Nianzhi was very hungry. She looked at the food and gulped, but didn't dare to eat it.
“Cereus？ Nice name, very pretty, just like you. "Hannah greeted her warmly." Are you eating? Aren't you hungry? "
Gu Nianzhi still didn't dare to move. Her bright eyes scanned the food as she nervously tried to come up with an excuse to reject him.
After all, it was food from a stranger. It was best not to eat before she knew if it was good or bad.
Hannah saw that her gaze kept drifting to the white sausages and thought she was still embarrassed. She quickly picked up the knife and carefully cut the white sausages for her. She said kindly, "Here, look, this is the white sausages I made myself. I used the best black pork in Bavaria. It was raised in the wild and didn't use any animal feed. Try it?"
Gu Nianzhi gulped again. Her eyes were glued to the white sausages. They looked so delicious. She really wanted to eat them …
But after the incident with the Reverend Mother at the convent, she was very careful about eating other people's food.
While she was hesitating, Reinitz walked out of the room and sat on the high stool next to her. He picked up the knife and fork and ate a piece of white sausage, then a piece of bread, and a sip of milk before saying to Mother Hannah, "Mother Hannah, go check the bathroom. I think she wants to take a shower."
Gu Nianzhi blushed immediately and mumbled, not knowing what to say.
Reinitz seemed to understand what she was thinking …
She only dared to pick up the knife and fork to eat when she saw other people eat it. Now that he said that, she was too embarrassed to eat again.
Hannah quickly said with a smile, "Cereus, Reinitz doesn't know how to talk. Ignore him. You've been out for a few days. I'll go prepare some clothes for you. I hope you'll like them. "She stood up and went to the room Reinitz had come out from.
Only Reinitz and Gu Nianzhi were left in the kitchen.
Gu Nianzhi finally noticed that Reinitz had changed his clothes.
The thin plaid flannel shirt and jeans were gone. Instead, he wore a slim white shirt, khaki slacks, and a pair of tennis shoes. He stretched his long legs and lazily sat next to her. He pointed at the white sausage on the plate and said gently, "Eat it. It's delicious. I tasted it just now, and it's not bad."
Gu Nianzhi looked at Reinitz's eyes that were as blue as a lake and faintly felt that he seemed to understand her concerns, so he ate quietly to let her know that the food was fine.
Gu Nianzhi was a bit embarrassed by his understanding. She felt like she was a frightened bird and gauging the heart of a gentleman with her own yardstick.
Even in a terrible case like Li Haiqing's, there were prosecutors who insisted on justice, and there were police officers who silently hid direct evidence from their corrupt superiors. How could she treat everyone she met as harboring evil intentions?
If she didn't eat it now, she would really be overreacting.
Gu Nianzhi picked up the knife and fork in front of her and slowly forked a piece of white sausage into her mouth to chew.
Perhaps it was because she hadn't eaten proper food in eight or nine days, but the white sausage tasted so good in her mouth that it made her cry!
And she really did cry.
"Why are you crying? Does it not taste to your liking? " Reinitz said gently as he picked up a tissue from the dining table to wipe her tears. His movements were very gentle, but although he tried his best to restrain himself, it still left a few red marks on Gu Nianzhi's delicate skin.
He froze and didn't know what to do with the tissue. He said quietly, "Your face is too soft."
It was originally a statement, but when it came out, it had a hint of ambiguity.
Gu Nianzhi wiped her face and smiled. She didn't reply and took big bites of the white sausage. After swallowing, she said, "It really is delicious. It's even better than the white sausage from four-star Michelin restaurants that I've eaten before."
Reinitz only realized his words were a bit presumptuous after he said them, but Gu Nianzhi didn't mind and easily resolved it. He finally breathed a sigh of relief and changed the topic. "Of course, there's only one secret to making good white sausages, and that's pork. If the pork isn't good, even the best chef can't make good white sausages. "
Gu Nianzhi drank a mouthful of milk and nodded. "Yes, it's just like our Huaxia Empire saying, 'Even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice.' It's the same principle."
"Even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice? Well said. "Reinitz chuckled quietly. His blue eyes sparkled like stars, and he was extremely charming.
Gu Nianzhi looked away and picked up a piece of bread. She looked down and smeared mayonnaise on it before taking small bites.
Reinitz sat next to her and watched her eat. Seeing that she finished the two white sausages in no time, he got up to fish out another white sausage from the steamer. He cut it up and placed it in front of Gu Nianzhi.
"Thank you." Gu Nianzhi's head was almost down to her chest. She was very embarrassed.
Reinitz looked at her bewildered expression and sighed inwardly.
What a child …
Just a moment ago, she was stubbornly refusing to eat food from a stranger, and now she felt bad for a little kindness from someone else.
"No need to thank me. You're too thin and need to nourish yourself. But you shouldn't eat too much at once. Don't eat any more after finishing this white sausage. There's still a lot in the steamer, so you can eat later. " Reinitz gently advised her, "Go shower in that room after eating, then rest for a while before coming back for dinner."
He could see that the young girl's physical strength was almost at its limit, but she was still very energetic. When she looked at people, her dark eyes were so bright it seemed like they could suck people in.
Reinitz never knew that black hair and eyes looked so good.
His sense of beauty was clearly towards blonde girls of the same race.
"Eat slowly. I'm going out for a smoke." Sensing Gu Nianzhi's awkwardness, Reinitz got up and left the kitchen to smoke outside.
After a while, Gu Nianzhi saw Reinitz's back through the kitchen window.
He was sitting on a white fence in the front yard with his long legs propped up and a cigarette in his hand.
The way he smoked really resembled Huo Shao …
Gu Nianzhi quickly looked down and continued eating.
She hadn't seen Huo Shao for so many days, and everyone looked like Huo Shao. Actually, who could compare to him?
She lowered her head and slowly finished everything. Gu Nianzhi stood up and stacked the plates and cutlery to take to the sink to wash them.
"Leave them here, I'll wash them." Reinitz's voice came from behind.
Gu Nianzhi turned around to see that he had come in at some point and was leaning against the kitchen door frame with his arms crossed.
"It's fine, I used them. I'll wash them." Gu Nianzhi insisted and turned back to put the dishes in the sink.
Just as she was about to turn on the faucet, a large hand came from behind to turn on the faucet, and it happened to cover her hand.
Gu Nianzhi quickly retracted her hand and rubbed it against her back as if she had accidentally touched something dirty and needed to clean it.
Reinitz smiled and turned on the faucet. "Go shower. I'll wash the things here."
Gu Nianzhi also knew that her messy hair and dirty face were probably an eyesore.
She didn't insist and took a step back before saying quietly, "Thank you." Then she turned to leave and went to the room Reinitz pointed out to her.
She was tenacious at such a young age and didn't drag her feet.
This personality surprised Reinitz because he didn't dislike it at all.
He added detergent to the sink and smiled slightly.
…
Gu Nianzhi walked out of the kitchen and turned a corner in the small hallway.
The door to the room was open, and the plump Hannah was bending over to make the bed.
The walls were white, the floor was made of wood, and there was a Victorian-style dresser on the left side of the window. A four-poster bed was in the middle of the room, and the white bedding with flowers was clean and had the smell of sunshine.
It looked like it had just been showered.
Gu Nianzhi coughed lightly and said, "Mother Hannah, thank you."
Hannah turned around and looked at her with a bright smile. "You're welcome. Are you done eating? Go shower. " As she spoke, she put a pile of clean clothes on the bed. "This dress is what I wore when I was young, and the underwear is from before. It's brand new and I haven't worn it yet."
The underwear was still in the bag, and it was also a tank top and panties style.
Gu Nianzhi nodded. "Thank you, I'm going to shower."
She walked over to hug Hannah and kiss her on the cheek.
When German juniors showed affection to their elders, they would kiss them on the cheek.
As expected, Hannah was overjoyed and hugged Gu Nianzhi and kissed her on the cheek as well. She said happily, "You're so cute! I've been telling Reinitz to get married and have children so I can have a beautiful granddaughter to take care of! But he wouldn't listen! Otherwise, my little granddaughter would be as old as you already! "
Gu Nianzhi's eyes widened in shock. "No way?! How old is Reinitz?! How could he have a daughter my age?! "
Hannah froze. She looked at Gu Nianzhi carefully and said, "Are you 11 or 12?"
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
Of course, women liked to be called young, but for a girl who was about to turn 19 to be 11 or 12 wasn't a compliment. It was an indication that she was underdeveloped.
Gu Nianzhi puffed out her chest and said, "How could I be 11 or 12? Mother Hannah's eyes aren't working. "
Pfft …
A man's light laughter came from the door.
Gu Nianzhi froze.
Reinitz actually followed her and stood at the door.
Hannah glared at Reinitz and said, "What are you laughing at?! Did I say something wrong? Hurry up and get married and have children! You're almost 30! "
"28. I'll be 29 next month, and I'm still not 30 yet." Reinitz's voice came from behind. "Mother Hannah, Cereus should be 15. She's right, how could I have a daughter that old?"
Gu Nianzhi blushed again. This mother and son pair were really good at arguing.
She mustered up her courage and whispered, "I'm already 18. I'll be 19 next month …"
Hannah and Reinitz looked at each other, speechless.
Hannah patted Gu Nianzhi's shoulder awkwardly. "Hurry up and shower. I'll go see what we're making for dinner. Cereus, what do you want to eat tonight? "
"Anything is fine. Thank you, Mother Hannah." Gu Nianzhi quickly thanked her and watched Hannah stumble to the door.
Reinitz stepped aside at the door. Hannah glared at him again and walked past him to the kitchen.
Gu Nianzhi walked over to close the door, but Reinitz leaned against it and looked down at her.
Gu Nianzhi held the door and didn't know if she should let Reinitz leave so she could close it.
After a while, Reinitz said nonchalantly, "Looks like you Huaxia girls are really young. You look about the same as an 11 or 12 year old girl here."
Gu Nianzhi was annoyed and puffed out her chest again. "Do you 11 or 12 year old girls here have D-cups?"
Gu Nianzhi was instantly filled with regret when she saw Reinitz's stunned expression. She wanted to bite her tongue off right now.
Who told you to talk nonsense!
What was wrong with her to argue with a man she didn't know?!
She blushed and tried to close the door.
Reinitz straightened and quickly glanced at her chest. He raised his eyebrows and said, "I can't tell." Then he turned to leave.
Gu Nianzhi gritted her teeth and thought to herself, "It's fine if you can't tell. Do you want me to show you just to prove I have D-cups?
What a fool … "
Gu Nianzhi slammed the door shut and carried the dress Hannah had left on the bed into the bathroom.
The bathroom was mainly decorated in blue with light blue walls and dark blue frosted tiles. Only the bathtub was pure white. It looked like a navy-style decoration and was unexpectedly pleasing to her eyes.
Gu Nianzhi didn't take a bath. She only opened the shower curtain to block the bathtub and stood inside to take a shower.
There were many different types of shampoo and Veizi's facial cleanser. It was much better than the one at the convent, although it wasn't the brand Gu Nianzhi was used to.
Of course, she wasn't picky.
They were kind enough to take her in, but she was picky about the brand. Wasn't that unreasonable?
Closing the shower curtain, Gu Nianzhi washed herself from head to toe.
Especially her hair, which had only been properly washed once in the past few days. Her long hair was tangled and knotted.
Gu Nianzhi spent a lot of effort to wash her hair. Then she quickly rinsed her body and used the shower gel.
Wrapping herself in a towel, she looked in the mirror in the bathroom and realized why Hannah and Reinitz said she looked like a 11 or 12-year-old girl.
She was really too thin.
Her face wasn't big to begin with, but it used to have a bit of baby fat, but now it had completely faded. On her palm-sized face, only a pair of large, soul-stirringly dark eyes remained.
She had a sharp chin, a slender neck, and a high protruding collarbone. Her image described what it meant to be as skinny as a stick.
As for her chest, Gu Nianzhi looked down. Fortunately, it was only a little thinner. It probably wasn't as spectacular as a D-cup, but it was still a C-cup.
Needless to say, her waist was big enough to hold with her hand.
Being so thin was actually very unattractive.
If it weren't for her height, even people from the Huaxia Empire would think she was only 13 or 14 years old …
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