Li Zhiyuan found that Zhao Hequan’s head was actually emitting white smoke.
At this moment, Zhao Hequan’s mother came in wiping her tears and said, "Hequan, the Shanghai specialist that the school pulled strings to invite for you will arrive soon. Mom and Dad will go to the entrance to welcome them. Don’t worry, your illness will be alright."
"Okay..." Zhao Hequan kept a straight face and nodded his head.
After his mother left, Zhao Hequan sneered, "See, this is how it is in our country; whatever you do, you have to pull strings, you have to engage in social niceties, unlike in the United States, where there’s none of that."
Xue Liangliang asked puzzledly, "How do you think that a country that still has a recommendation letter system doesn’t involve social interactions?"
"You... get out, get out of here, out!"
"Get well soon, and make sure to rest well."
Xue Liangliang was escorted out of the ward by Li Zhiyuan. After closing the door, Xue Liangliang said,
"Let’s not go back to the ward yet. I’ll go to the hospital entrance to buy you some snacks and toys."
"You need it. Although I don’t know exactly what happened, I know that your coming here means you helped me greatly. Besides, I promised you I’d do it.
Let’s go, it’s only right for a brother to buy his younger brother something to eat and to play with unless you don’t want to recognize me as your brother?"
The two slowly descended the stairs and at the corner of the first floor, they heard Zhao Hequan’s parents talking as Xue Liangliang descended slowly.
"Can our son’s condition really be cured?"
"Even if it’s cured, that’s gone too. We should hurry and try to have another child. We can’t let our family line end here."
"I do feel like I can still give birth, but if we have a second child, our jobs..."
"Just submit an application and explain the situation. After all, our eldest is already disabled."
"Right, that makes sense."
Xue Liangliang and Li Zhiyuan did not stop or greet them, directly exiting the inpatient building and going to the hospital’s outside store.
"Go pick whatever you like, take whatever you want to eat, and get some toys, too. Don’t be shy with your brother."
Li Zhiyuan grabbed some snacks and stationery to get by.
"That’s enough for me."
"Well, alright." Xue Liangliang paid for the items, then stuffed all the remaining money into Li Zhiyuan’s pocket, patting it, and said, "This is some pocket money from your brother."
"Thank you, brother."
When they returned Xue Liangliang to the ward, they saw Uncle Qin waiting on a long bench in the hallway. After bidding goodbye to Xue Liangliang, Li Zhiyuan left the hospital with Uncle Qin.
"You should sleep, I’ll carry you."
Li Zhiyuan was carried by Uncle Qin. He was indeed tired and sleepy and soon fell asleep on his back.
He didn’t know how much time had passed, but he felt slight jostling and heard car horns nearby.
Li Zhiyuan’s first thought was, could Uncle Qin also be using the paper car trick?
He opened his eyes excitedly, then was disappointed.
The bus was full of people; this was the city bus to Shigang Town.
This wasn’t Uncle Qin’s move; this was a bus ticket bought with money.
Li Zhiyuan really wanted to ask Uncle Qin more about last night’s paper car, but he held back, knowing that some things couldn’t be discussed the closer they got to home.
However, he remembered Uncle Qin saying last night that "she" carried them back.
So, was the paper car like some sort of dream or hypnosis and actually, was it one of Bai Family’s Lady who carried him and Uncle Qin from Si Yuan Village into the city area?
In this view, there seemed to be nothing special; it was just another version of Brother Runsheng.
"Not sleeping a bit more?"
"No need, Uncle, it’s strange, I don’t know why, but this little sleep was enough."
"Because of the roadworks, we hit a traffic jam; it’s four in the afternoon now."
The bus stopped, and Li Zhiyuan and Uncle Qin alighted, walking along the village path.
"Xiao Yuan, I want to ask you something."
"What do you think about your adult friend’s choice?"
"He doesn’t know what’s going on outside, so it’s understandable that he made such a choice under normal circumstances."
"I didn’t ask you about that. I wanted to know if it were you, would you accept entering into a marriage relationship like that?"
Li Zhiyuan stopped walking, looked towards the direction of Grandmaster’s House not far away, then turned to look at Uncle Qin standing next to him.
He didn’t answer Uncle Qin’s question, instead asked, "Uncle, are you leaving?"
Uncle Qin, seeming not to expect such a question from the boy, showed a moment of shock, "Why do you ask?"
Uncle Qin smiled, did not dwell on the answer to the previous question, nor did he speak any further, quietly walked home with the boy beside him.
Qin Li retracted her feet from the doorstep, stood up, and holding the small chess box, approached Li Zhiyuan.
Li Zhiyuan looked at Liu Yumei, sitting on the dam, sipping tea, while Uncle Qin was standing behind her, speaking in a low voice.
Only after Liu Yumei nodded did Uncle Qin follow Aunt Liu back to the west room.
"Xiao Yuan, your Grandmaster and Runsheng have gone out," Liu Yumei said.
"Grandma Liu, did they have work to do?"
"Not really; they just settled some payments for paper crafts today. Your Grandmaster has money in his pocket now, and he had Runsheng take him to buy a TV in Shigang Town."
Li Zhiyuan could only lament in his heart; Grandmaster really doesn’t save money, spends whatever’s in his pocket.
However, he really didn’t expect much from the TV.
He had already finished reading "Yin Yang Face Reading" and "Life Chart Calculation Theory." Although he hadn’t fully digested them or didn’t dare to attempt to now, at least those two books could be put aside for the time being.