Chapter 454: I Am the Little Witch

"Jade Emperor, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Tathagata Buddha……Please don't let me see ghosts again, it would scare me to death, thank you!"

Chen Yingqiu burned paper money in the living room.

After that, she inserted three incense sticks into a bowl filled with rice.

Suddenly——

Thump thump!

The door was knocked.

Chen Yingqiu startled, ran to the door and looked outside through the peephole.

No one outside!

Chen Yingqiu carefully opened the door.

The hallway was completely silent.

Chen Yingqiu frowned, then went to the elevator to check.

The elevator didn't move.

Could someone be hiding in the elevator?

Chen Yingqiu pressed the elevator button.

The door opened, but there was no one inside.

She then went to the nearby freight elevator, opened it, and still found no one.

Phew~

She let out a breath of relief, returned home and closed the door.

After sitting on the sofa, Chen Yingqiu's eyes reddened and tears flowed uncontrollably.

After finally landing a big order, with delivery due in two days, the clothes turned out missing.

She'd have to pay the penalty!

That was her two months' salary!

Chen Yingqiu's life was already frugal; this loss would upset her for a long time.

Suddenly a tissue was handed over.

After taking it, Chen Yingqiu wiped her eyes and said, "Thank you!"

Just as she finished saying thank you, her eyes widened.

She looked up and saw a woman in red standing nearby.

Yah~

Chen Yingqiu shouted, tilted her head, and fainted.

9:00 a. m.

Chen Yingqiu pinched the red-clothed woman's arm.

Then she pinched her leg.

Then she raised both hands and performed a Dragon Claw Hand.

It felt so real!

So it wasn't a ghost after all.

The woman in red glanced at Chen Yingqiu, then continued gnawing on the biscuit in her hand.

Chen Yingqiu watched the woman in red eat, shook her head and said, "How long have you gone without food?"

The ten scallion-oil pancakes bought yesterday and stored in the fridge, after being steamed hot, the woman in red had already finished them.

She also drank milk.

This was Chen Ying's breakfast.

Goodness, shallow, thought……

The woman in red said in a strange accent.

Chen Yingqiu laughed hahaha, "Only three thousand years, I thought you hadn't eaten for eight lifetimes!"

After saying that, she felt something was off.

Eight lifetimes, that's not as long as three thousand years.

"What's your name?"

Chen Yingqiu asked.

The woman in red shook her head.

"Do you have your ID?"

Chen Yingqiu asked again.

The woman in red shook her head again.

Chen Yingqiu furrowed her brows and carefully examined the woman in red.

The embroidered clothes she had stolen from Chen Yingqiu were now dry and looked beautiful.

No name, no ID, speaking with such a strange accent, and being so tall, she was probably a foreigner.

Chen Yingqiu had heard that many foreigners were kidnapped by traffickers and sold to those mountain valleys.

This woman was likely one of them.

Chen Yingqiu immediately felt compassion.

After thinking, she said, "How about this? I'll go find the zf and send you back."

The woman in red only understood the part about sending her back.

She immediately shook her head.

Chen Yingqiu nodded, "Your hometown is probably very poor; otherwise you wouldn't have been lured to our side. You must often go hungry, right? It's really pitiful."

The red‑clothed woman said nothing.

Chen Yingqiu continued, "Look at the clothes on you, they're too tight, not suitable. Let me make a set for you!"

After speaking, she entered her "studio".

Chen Yingqiu's current business, besides making Embroidery pieces, has also expanded to making clothes.

Various fabrics are stored in the room.

There's also an electric sewing machine.

The clothing business now mainly comes from the aunties in the residential complex.

Getting clothes made here by Chen Yingqiu means good fabric, beautiful designs, and durability.

Crucially, the same style sells for several hundred in malls, but here Chen Yingqiu charges just over a hundred.

She took a soft measuring tape, measured the red‑clothed woman's height, waist, etc., and noted them down.

Then she went back to the floor and began cutting.

After a little over an hour, she emerged with a red dress.

The red‑clothed woman cooperated and changed into the freshly made outfit.

Indeed, it looked much better than the clothes she had been wearing.

Mainly because it's red; she likes red.

"Beautiful! So beautiful!"

Chen Yingqiu sighed.

But she soon noticed a problem.

"Stay at home, don't go out!"

After saying that, Chen Yingqiu opened the door and left.

Half an hour later she returned, carrying a bag of underwear.

All of them were red.

Chen Yingqiu began teaching her how to wear them.

"You foreigners have no names; let me give you one!"

Chen Yingqiu pinched her chin, thought for a long time, and said, "You like red clothes; from now on I'll call you Hong Hong!"

Hong Hong!

As soon as the words fell, the red‑clothed woman widened her eyes, shook her head in refusal, and said, "Mei Wu!"

This time her pronunciation was clear.

Chen Yingqiu scratched her head and laughed, "Mei Wu!? Your foreign names are really weird! I've even heard of Sun River Steel Plate."

And so, Chen Yingqiu kept Mei Wu at her home.

She taught Mei Wu to recognize characters, speak, and basic life skills every day.

When she had time, she also took Mei Wu out for walks.

Mei Wu, wearing the floral cotton jacket Chen Yingqiu made for her, and Chen Yingqiu with both hands in their pockets while strolling, often became a strange sight on the street.

When someone asked about Chen Yingqiu, she said Mei Wu was her cousin, named Chen Hong Hong.

Mei Wu learns quickly, especially in Embroidery.

Basically, after Chen Yingqiu taught her once, she mastered it.

Then, the amount of work Chen Yingqiu received gradually increased.

One month can …

Over time, Chen Yingqiu's suspicion toward Mei Wu faded.

She began looking for ways to register Mei Wu for a household account.

But this matter is troublesome.

They need Boss Lin to return; only Boss Lin can figure it out.

Even though he's an official now, he still can't use his authority for personal gain!

It started in mid‑March.

Mei Wu suddenly became a bit unwell mentally.

She often nods off, and vomits after eating overly greasy food.

Chen Yingqiu gradually realized something seemed wrong.

Because Mei Wu hadn't been using sanitary pads.

She immediately bought a test stick and gave Mei Wu a test.

Sure enough, there were two lines!

On March 20, she took Mei Wu to the hospital for an examination.

But after seeing the equipment in the hospital, Mei Wu was very resistant.

The energy emitted by those devices is bad for the baby.

There was nothing she could do, Chen Yingqiu had to give up.

But she could be sure that Mei Wu was indeed pregnant.

What should we do?

To have the baby, all procedures must be complete.

Could we give birth at home? What if something goes wrong?

There's no choice; then we can only spend more money to find help…

When Chen Yingqiu didn't know what to do, Lin Feng called.

They made plans to go out shopping in the evening.

Chen Yingqiu agreed, feeling both happy and a little apprehensive.

After Lin Feng, who had just returned to Yanjing, hung up the phone, he furrowed his brows.

Chen Yingqiu's tone of voice was somewhat off.

She obviously looked somewhat nervous.

This woman must be hiding something from me.