Chapter 321 Self-Reliance

The man silently looked into Betty’s sincere big eyes for a moment. He coughed awkwardly and explained, “No, there’s no need. Betty. Me and your Grandma Grey are old friends, but don’t tell her.”

“Why not?”

Betty’s big eyes flashed with suspicion. She looked at the man as if she was looking at the big bad wolf who had deceived Little Red Riding Hood.

“The big bad wolf… Oh no.” the man carried Betty into the house and said, “Because I’m embarrassed!” Betty tilted her head and sized up this man.

The man felt uncomfortable under her gaze. “Betty, Grandpa will cook noodles for you.”

The group entered the house. Steam was rising from the stove in the kitchen. Water was boiling in a pot. Cut cabbage lay on a chopping board beside it.

The bedding in the room was old, but it was very clean. There was also the smell of sunlight.

The walls had been brushed by someone. Although it was simple, it was white and clean. The ground was black and gray cement, and it had been mopped clean.

Betty looked around curiously for a moment. Her little face became serious. “Uncle, is this your home?” The man nodded with a smile and said, “Yes, this is my home, Betty. Don’t call me uncle. You see I’m too old to be called uncle. My surname is Wright. You can call me Mr. Wright.”

Betty nodded obediently and said, “Mr. Wright, Betty and Grandma Grey won’t think that you’re poor. Don’t be shy.”

“Grandpa Jaye and the others won’t think that you’re poor. Don’t be embarrassed to be with them just because you’re poor!” she added.

She reached out her fair and tender hand and patted the man’s shoulder, Her big eyes were especially sincere.

Her mother had said that one should not judge a book by its cover, let alone look down on others just because they were poor. When making friends, one had to first take their characters into consideration.

Landon was speechless.

“Hahaha, Betty, do you have some misunderstanding about the word ‘friend”?”

Lance and the others laughed loudly from behind. They all looked at the man mockingly.

Landon glared at them with a dark expression. This group of people who were watching the show did not mind making a big deal out of it. They actually dared to watch him make a fool of himself.

Betty looked at them in confusion, not understanding why they were laughing.

Her confused eyes were extremely cute. Landon’s expression softened and he could not help but reveal a loving expression.

He placed Betty on the sofa beside the bed, got up, and went to the kitchen to cook noodles.

a large handful of noodles

a while, he walked out with two bowls in his

to Lance and the others, “If you want to eat, scoop it yourself. If it’s not enough, cook it again. Do you still need me

and the others rushed

the few of them walked out with noodles in

widened his eyes and looked at the noodles in the small bowl

were only a

she was not a picky child, so she silently took the fork and

this moment, Hector said, “Father, other than vegetables, you don’t

“Don’t eat if you don’t want

didn’t I give you 50 bucks last time?”

talk? How long was the last time? It

Hector was speechless.

face. Her fork poked

a poached egg hidden in the bottom of the

several pairs of eyes looked at

only one egg at home. Do you still want to

others lowered their heads silently and slurped their noodles.

saw how poor this place

said obediently, “Mr. Wright, I won’t eat the egg. You

raised their head in

and said,

glared threateningly at Lance and the others.

and the others lowered their

out her

call did not go

again, but

sat on the bed, her big eyes

well, I was muddle-headed!” Lance

independent signal source on Mystical Island. You can’t communicate with the outside world.”

Betty was speechless.

let me call my parents when we arrived?” she thought.

out it

that she

thought about how she would never be able to see her parents and brother in the future, as well as great-grandpa, great-grandma, and the other family members, she could not help but pout and

Hector was dumbfounded.

work, we’ll think of

frowned. “Hector, figure out a way to contact the outside world and inform the Lockwood family’s

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