hooklinebooks Chapter 36 Xiaoyu's Family
Chapter 36 Xiaoyu's Family
Wu Lingyu is a stubborn person, but fortunately Xiao Jianbiao was home. After pouring tea and changing his address, the traditional apprenticeship ceremony ended quickly.
It was already late outside, and Xiao Jianbiao was worried that it wouldn't be safe for Wu Lingyu to go home alone, so he insisted on driving her home.
Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao were both curious about Wu Lingyu's family situation, so they got on the bus together.
After getting on the bus, Wu Lingyu became very reserved. The natural feeling she had when they first met was gone, and she reverted to being unfamiliar with him.
Xu Qingfan guessed that Wu Lingyu didn't want everyone to see the bad side of her family, after all, she was a child and her self-esteem was always very fragile.
But Xu Qingfan definitely wanted to see it for himself. If it could help her, he could also help her better after understanding it.
"I heard Xiao Fan was interviewed by the TV station today. He's going to be a big celebrity!" Xiao Jianbiao joked casually.
"Uncle, I don't want to be a Ming Dynasty person. I have no regrets about being born into China. I want to be a Chinese!" Xu Qingfan said in a serious tone, spouting nonsense.
Xiao Jianbiao laughed heartily. This was what he liked most about Xiao Fan: he could always use a witty way to defuse jokes or offer praise.
However, the speaker meant no harm, but the listener took it to heart. Wu Lingyu stole a glance at Xu Qingfan and remembered that he was going to be on TV.
"When will Xiao Fan's interview air? Uncle will record it with a camera."
"Aunt Chen said we have to wait two weeks until the CCTV interview airs before the provincial TV interview can air. If I receive a notification, I'll have Ruan Wen tell Uncle."
"Okay, Uncle will see whether Xiao Fan is more handsome on TV or in real life!"
After driving for a kilometer along the riverside path, the group soon arrived at the leisure park that Wu Lingyu had just described.
Xiao Jianbiao drove the car into the park, got out, and took out two large burlap sacks of empty bottles from the trunk.
"Thank you, Uncle..." Wu Lingyu reached out to take it, but Xiao Jianbiao took it in his hand.
"Xiaoyu, you're still calling me 'Uncle'? After I pour you tea, you'll have to call me 'Master,' you know?"
"master."
Xiao Jianbiao laughed and said, "Let's go, let's take Master to meet Xiaoyu's parents."
Wu Lingyu pursed her lips. Although she didn't want everyone to see her bad side, since her master had said so, she had no choice but to walk ahead and lead the way.
Wu Lingyu's family lives in a self-built house in the countryside, a two-story building, where a lot of Chinese medicine residue is drying on the cement ground in front of the house.
When Xu Qingfan and the others arrived, Wu Lingyu's grandmother was picking up the dregs of medicine on the ground.
"grandmother!"
"Yu'er, hey, who are you?"
Grandma looked up and saw Xiao Jianbiao, Xu Qingfan, and Xia Xiaoxiao following behind her. Although she didn't know who they were, she still warmly greeted them, "Everyone, come in and have some tea!"
"Hello, Grandma! We are Xiaoyu's friends. This is Uncle Xiao, Xiaoyu's master. Xiaoyu has amazing bones and is very suitable for martial arts!" Xu Qingfan thought of his own grandmother when he saw Xiaoyu's grandmother and took the initiative to help her up.
"Practicing martial arts? Yu'er is very hardworking. Practicing martial arts is good!" Grandma looked at Xiao Jianbiao a few more times. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes and didn't look like a bad person. She nodded and smiled kindly.
After entering the house, Wu Lingyu turned on the living room light. The house was very clean, but there was a strange smell in the air, mixed with the smell of Chinese medicine, which easily reminded people of the medicine room in a hospital.
It wasn't until a woman came out of the kitchen that everything that seemed illogical seemed to find its answer.
"Mom, this is my new friend. And this is my martial arts master!" Wu Lingyu ran up to her mother excitedly.
"Hello, welcome to my home. I'm cooking dinner, please stay and eat with me." Chen Meijuan's face was sallow, she looked frail and sickly, and even her smile gave off a sickly feeling.
"Thank you, Auntie, but no need. We've already eaten. It's just too late, so we're taking Xiaoyu home. Uncle Xiao said Xiaoyu has exceptional talent and is particularly suited for martial arts, so he took her on as his apprentice without consulting us first!"
Xiao Jianbiao understood Xiao Fan's implication and nodded with a smile: "That's right, Xiao Yu has a resolute character, which is very suitable for learning martial arts. She won't have to spend any money here; I will definitely teach her patiently!"
Chen Meijuan was overjoyed and kept repeating, "Martial arts are good! Martial arts are good for your health! Martial arts are great!"
Grandma brought out tea from the kitchen, along with a plate of sliced star fruit sprinkled with salt. In the countryside, seasonal fruits are never in short supply.
They sat down and chatted for a while, briefly discussing where the martial arts school was, where Xu Qingfan and his classmates went to elementary school, and other acquaintances they might know.
"It's getting late, let's talk another day. Xiaoyu is a good girl!" Xiao Jianbiao quickly got up to say goodbye, unable to refuse his grandmother's hospitality, and took a large bag of starfruit with him when he left.
Wu Lingyu still felt that everything that had just happened was like a dream. Suddenly she made friends, even became a disciple, and was going to learn martial arts.
After watching Xu Qingfan, Xia Xiaoxiao, and Xiao Jianbiao drive away, she couldn't help but pinch her arm. It hurt so much; she wasn't dreaming.
[Xiaoyu really made friends, Xiaoyu really found a master, and Xiaoyu is going to learn martial arts!]
The car had been gone for a long time, but she still felt she could see a red light.
Wu Lingyu stood at the intersection, her face cupped in her hands, lost in thought.
...
"Xiao Fan, is she the little girl who picked up the bottles the other day?" Xiao Jianbiao asked in the car.
It's normal that he still remembers what happened just last month.
"Uncle is right. I often saw her picking up bottles here, so I collected some bottles to give to her. Then Xiaoxiao asked her if she wanted to learn martial arts, so I brought her to find Ruan Wen."
"Oh, I see. You're all good kids. Get along well from now on."
Xiao Jianbiao realized that Xiaoyu's mother probably had some kind of chronic illness, but there was no need to tell the two of them. He could go back and ask his wife instead.
"Uncle, we will!"
Xiao Jianbiao drove the two directly to the apartment building. After getting out of the car, Xu Qingfan also chatted with Xia Xiaoxiao about Xiaoyu's mother.
"Little one, can you tell what's wrong with Auntie?"
"His skin is sallow and his body is swollen. He has been taking Chinese medicine for a long time. It's either a problem with his liver or kidneys. The most likely diagnosis is uremia. This disease is incurable and costs several thousand dollars every month."
Xia Xiaoxiao wanted to be a doctor for a while, so she read a lot of medical books.
"How long can someone with uremia live?"
"It depends on whether there is a suitable kidney donor. If not, as long as you continue treatment and have no other health problems, it is very common for young people to live for more than 10 years."
"But Xiaoyu's parents didn't..."
"The family suddenly couldn't afford medical treatment for other reasons. The monthly treatment cost for uremia is very high. Maybe Xiaoyu's father encountered some accident later."
"You've awakened the Childhood Sweetheart Rescue System, so you'll have to figure it out yourself when the time comes."
"First, I will definitely try to find out. Second, I'll say it again, I haven't awakened the Childhood Sweetheart Rescue System!"
"oh."
"I really don't have an awakening system!"
"Understood, you may leave."
Xu Qingfan: ......
Ugh, so annoying!
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