"Yu Leyao..."

Qin Yun suddenly froze, looking at the little girl in front of him, about four or five years old, with two braids, looking up at him. Is this his girlfriend?

He paused for a moment, then Qin Yun suddenly realized: "It’s 15 years ago now; Leyao must be this big."

"Uncle, what’s wrong?" Little Yu Leyao asked Qin Yun with some confusion.

"Nothing." Qin Yun came back to his senses.

He had to admit it was quite a coincidence that the first person he met after traveling 15 years back was his girlfriend.

"By the way, Leyao, I’m not that old. You can call me brother," Qin Yun said seriously.

Even in different times, family hierarchy shouldn’t be ignored.

Little Yu Leyao stared at Qin Yun, examining him again and again. He didn’t seem like a brother at all to her, but she didn’t argue and softly called him brother.

"Where are your family members? I’ll take you home." After thinking for a while, Qin Yun decided to take Yu Leyao home.

His main purpose here was to search for that Exotic Fragment; he couldn’t bring little Yu Leyao along.

Upon hearing Qin Yun’s words, little Yu Leyao shook her head and said, "I don’t want to go home."

On hearing this, Qin Yun asked, "Why not?"

"Because Daddy and Mommy don’t want me anymore." Little Yu Leyao’s face was filled with a sense of loss, her small mouth quivering, and tears began to roll down.

Hearing this response, Qin Yun paused for a moment.

But it reminded him that Leyao didn’t have a good relationship with her parents, Yu Jiancheng and Feng Min. Apparently, something must have happened during childhood.

Seeing little Yu Leyao cry, Qin Yun hurriedly comforted, "Alright, we won’t go home."

He glanced at the time; it was almost noon, so Qin Yun asked, "Leyao, are you hungry? How about I take you to the store nearby to eat something?"

Little Yu Leyao looked at Qin Yun, nodded, and said, "Okay."

Earlier, Qin Yun had saved her, so she regarded him as a good person.

Qin Yun stood up and prepared to take little Yu Leyao to eat, but as he took a step, he suddenly froze.

"I forgot I don’t have any money," Qin Yun suddenly said with a wry smile.

Fifteen years later, his assets were worth billions!

But now, fifteen years back, he’s penniless, with nothing, not even an ID, unable to afford a meal.

"Brother, what’s wrong?" seeing Qin Yun, little Yu Leyao curiously asked.

Hearing her, Qin Yun felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Leyao, I forgot to bring money."

"I have money."

Upon hearing Qin Yun’s words, little Yu Leyao thought for a moment, reached into her pocket, dug around, and finally pulled out a two-yuan note.

"Two yuan..." Looking at the money, Qin Yun chuckled, about to say something.

Suddenly, his eyes looked towards a nearby lottery shop where people were scratching lottery tickets.

In front of the lottery shop, there was a banner for scratch-offs, with a maximum prize of five thousand yuan.

His heart stirred, and Qin Yun suddenly had an idea. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

"Leyao, how about I take you to scratch a lottery ticket?" he pointed to the lottery shop and asked.

Upon hearing this, little Yu Leyao nodded her little head and said, "Okay."

So, Qin Yun took the two yuan and held little Yu Leyao’s hand, heading to the front of the lottery shop.

"Oh, we didn’t win anything again."

"Sis, our ten yuan is gone. Dad and Mom are definitely going to scold us."

At this moment, a pair of sisters were scratching, the older one looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, and the younger about thirteen or fourteen. The younger sister said.

The older sister also wore a troubled expression.

Their parents gave them ten yuan for lunch, but they spent it on scratch-offs.

And now their money was gone.

"Brother, I only have two yuan." Seeing the place, little Yu Leyao heard the sisters’ words and tugged at Qin Yun’s coat corner, whispering.

She knew what it was; her grandma told her it was a scam, and the chances of winning were very slim.

"It’s okay, I have good luck; I’ll definitely win something!"

Qin Yun laughed at little Yu Leyao, "Once I win, I’ll take Leyao to eat something delicious."

With his current luck, he could draw even tens of thousands in prizes in one go.

And the maximum prize here is five thousand; how could Qin Yun not win it?

Of course, if they didn’t stock the five thousand yuan prize, Qin Yun certainly wouldn’t get it.

"Boss, I’ll take one." As he spoke, Qin Yun handed over the two yuan.

At this moment, the sisters were also looking at Qin Yun and Yu Leyao.

"Sis, that guy is cheating the little girl’s pocket money. He’s such a bad person," whispered the younger sister.

Her eyes revealed a hint of disdain.

Qin Yun said he’d definitely win a prize; who could guarantee that? Isn’t it just scamming the kid?

"Yue."

Hearing her sister’s words, the older one, Wang Xiaoya, scolded her softly.

They were right beside Qin Yun, so he could definitely hear their conversation.

"Hmmph." Seeing her sister scold her, Wang Xiaoyue grumbled a few times discontentedly.

Ignoring her sister, Wang Xiaoya was also watching Qin Yun, secretly thinking, "This guy is rather handsome."

She was about the same age as Qin Yun, right at the age when spring brings tender feelings, and Qin Yun was exactly her type.

"Just the character is a bit lacking."

Wang Xiaoya secretly murmured again.

Qin Yun was clearly scamming the little girl’s money to buy scratch-offs.

While they were pondering, Qin Yun also started scratching the ticket.

After scratching, his face instantly revealed a hint of a smile.

"Boss, let’s redeem this."

Unsurprisingly, Qin Yun won a prize, the biggest prize of five thousand yuan.

At this moment, the sisters Wang Xiaoya and Wang Xiaoyue, who had been watching Qin Yun, saw his scratch-off, and their eyes instantly showed a hint of shock.

"This guy really won a prize!"

"And it’s five thousand yuan!"

Wang Xiaoya managed to stay composed, while Wang Xiaoyue’s mouth was agape with surprise, enough to fit a pomegranate.

She was just accusing Qin Yun of cheating the little girl’s money, but now she’s been proven wrong.

In shock, their faces showed immense envy.

"Sis, he won five thousand yuan!"

Wang Xiaoyue was beyond envious; though young, she knew the perks of money.

Wang Xiaoya nodded silently.

"Oh, if we had two more yuan, that scratch-off would be ours," Wang Xiaoyue muttered again, feeling a bit jealous.

Qin Yun happened to buy the next one. If they’d had twelve yuan, they would have scratched it themselves.

At this moment, little Yu Leyao also looked surprised at Qin Yun, asking, "Brother, did you win?"

Her little face was full of wonder, but then it brimmed with sheer joy.