However, such small houses would fit a single family in the slum.Of course, it would be crowded for a family of three or even four to use such a small house.Even so, it was already much better than the houses they used to live in!Once the houses were built, they would be rented to the poor on a monthly basis. After five years of rental, they could buy the house they were renting at a below-market price.Such a policy was a blessing to the slum residents.Besides that, the poor had already found out about Sean's fundraising for them, so Sean's reputation in the slum was at an all-time high.Sean and Zander had just arrived at the slum and were immediately surrounded by a large crowd of poor people."Thank you, Commander Lennon. You saved us all!" An old lady nearly 60 years old said with tears of gratitude."Commander Lennon, you're a saint. You're a kind man!""How wonderful is it that the slum has met a savior like you!"Words of gratitude came from all directions and str
Life was so hard for them.However, Yvonne said in surprise, "Commander Lennon, what I meant is that you come with me to my house, and I'll make Sashakee dumplings for you. You can't eat this vegetable unless it's cooked. You can't eat it raw!"Sean's expression became a little weird.Zander looked like he wanted to laugh but was afraid to."Isn't it inappropriate for me to go to your house? Does your family have enough food to eat?" Sean asked.Yvonne said cheerfully, "Enough! We have enough to eat! We have a lot of food at home. We can't finish them so soon.""How come you have a lot of food at home?"Sean asked in confusion.Most of the poor had no source of income after the closure of factories and companies. There should not be enough food.Yvonne was a little embarrassed as she said, "My father was sick earlier. He worried about us going hungry when our family ran out of money, so he asked my mother to buy some food in advance and store it at home. Dehydrated wheat will
Upon hearing Sean's question, Bob immediately moved his arm to show Sean and said with a chuckle, "Commander Lennon, my arm has pretty much recovered. It doesn't affect my life. I can still do labor work! It's just that I have only one arm left, and the factories and mines don't want me..."Bob's expression darkened again at the end of his speech.Sean performed the amputation, and the surgery was successful with no after-effects.However, he lost an arm after all. He could not work like regular people anymore. He had also approached the coal mine he used to work at to find a job, but they rejected him.As a man, he had no job and depended on his wife and daughter—It was something no man could accept unless this man had no shame."Don't worry. I will help you find a job. You need more rest."Sean said to Bob.To reassure Bob and prevent him from thinking he was only comforting him, Sean added, "We lack someone to manage the canteen warehouse at the city defense army's main camp.
He would not share information about Willow with anyone."That's wonderful... No, what I meant is what a coincidence. Yvonne doesn't have a boyfriend yet either. What do you think of Yvonne? She's beautiful. She's definitely one of the most beautiful women in the slum. Countless men want to pursue her..."Yvonne's mother eagerly recommended her precious daughter to Sean.Bob looked at Sean with anticipation.Sean was the city defense army's commander-in-chief. If he took a fancy to his daughter, their family would have gotten themselves a powerful connection even if he did not marry her and only takes her as a lover.They did not expect to rely on Sean to do whatever they wanted in Dorodo. They were content with living a harmonious, stable, carefree life.Yvonne was already blushing. She did not expect her parents to be so direct.Besides, she was still here. Bob and Yvonne's mother acted like she did not exist.Zander almost laughed out loud.Sean looked slightly awkward. He
"There are no women in the city defense army's main camp. And no women will be allowed to stay. Forget about it."Sean rejected them directly.He would not tolerate or compromise anything that might negatively impact the city defense army, even if it involved him.Seeing Sean so determined, Yvonne's mother sighed repeatedly.Yvonne could not take it anymore and said, "Dad, Mom, stop it. How could an important man like Commander Lennon have any interest in me?"With that said, Yvonne put down her cutlery and went out.Yvonne's mother shouted twice, but Yvonne did not come back. Instead, she sped out of the house."That child..."Yvonne's mother said helplessly.Bob was a little embarrassed, but he still smoothed things over by saying, "She's just stubborn. Commander Lennon, don't mind her.""Of course, I won't. It's not that I think you're not good enough for me, but the military rules are like that. As the city defense army's commander-in-chief, I can't take the lead in viola
She knew Sean would not want her, let alone have much to do with her life. Perhaps after the slum's issues were dealt with, Sean would never come to this place again, and they would never see each other again.She and Sean were from the same city but seemed to live in two different worlds. They were so far away that they could not meet.However, she still felt upset.She felt an urge to cry but did not cry out loud. However, beads of tears kept falling from her face.Just then, faint sparks lit up ahead.Someone was smoking.Yvonne took a closer look and found three thug-like young men smoking next to a pile of rubble.It was already late, and the slum was not filled with entertainment centers like downtown. With three young men suddenly gathering and smoking here, they must not be nice people.Therefore, Yvonne pretended she had not noticed them and prepared to retrace her steps.However, she had turned around and taken two steps when the three young men came after her."Hey
Two flashlights provided some light in the abandoned building.On the floor covered in rubble, the three young men got some straw from somewhere and spread it on the floor. Then they pressed Yvonne on the straw to harass her.Yvonne kept struggling. Coupled with the conservative clothes she was wearing, the three young men could not pull her clothes off."Don't move! Don't move! F*ck. Do you not understand English?"The blonde-haired leader slapped Yvonne, and half of Yvonne's face immediately reddened and swollen. There was also a cut at the corner of her mouth, where bright red blood bled.The slap was so hard that Yvonne was dumbfounded. Then she stopped moving and only wept.The three young men seized the opportunity to pull off Yvonne's clothes. Her top was almost torn."Stop it... I do know the city defense army's commander-in-chief... If you hurt me... You'll be dead meat..."Yvonne said as she cried.The three young men laughed so hard that they doubled up."The city
They wanted to give up, but Zander would not go easy on them. He ran after them and kicked them down one at a time.The two young men, who had been kicked in the stomach by Zander, fell to the floor and vomited. Bright red blood mixed with their vomit—Their intestines were probably bleeding from Zander's kick.Sean had now lifted Yvonne off the floor."You're not hurt, are you?" Sean asked.Sean felt like he was talking nonsense once he finished asking because he could see that Yvonne was hurt—though not badly.The worst wound on Yvonne's body was the one at the corner of her mouth that was still bleeding.There were many scars on her arms and legs. They were scratches she got from the ground when the three young men dragged her.None of these injuries were serious, but they must have hurt.Yvonne was not incapacitated by the injury, but she was terrified, and her legs were shaking.Sean helped her up, and she fell on Sean's chest. Her whole body collapsed into Sean's arms.S