Chapter 7

The next day, Liu Tong got up early. He bore in mind what Xu Ran had told him and planned to chop some bamboo in the mountain, and at the same time he would get some wild animals to sell for money.

Since Ran was unwilling to take the medicine now, Liu Tong decided to save some money first and then buy medicine for him. When they moved out, no one could control them.

After he finished cooking breakfast, Liu Tong quickly had some food himself. Then he got breakfast ready for the two kids and Xu Ran and put them well in the room. Otherwise, when they got up, there would be nothing left in the pot.

Afterwards, he didn’t wake up the two kids. He only went to Xu Ran’s bed and informed that he would go out and be back at noon.

Xu Ran was sleeping like a log and took no notice of him.

By the time he woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. He was awakened by the hot sunshine.

When he got up, he saw that the two children were already well dressed and washing their faces in a small wooden basin.

Xu Ran stretched his arms out and walked over to the two kids, “Tangtang, Guoguo, how smart you are! You have already dressed yourselves well.”

“Dad!” the two children called out together.

Tangtang even kindly handed a wrung out towel to Xu Ran, “Dad, wash your face.”

They weren’t a wealthy family, and they weren’t so particular about their daily life. Thus Xu Ran took the towel, wiped his face, and then wiped the two kids’ again.

Both children were smiling and looked very happy.

Grumbling-

Hearing the rumbling sounds from his stomach, Xu Ran couldn’t help blushing. What a shame it was in front of the two kids! He was really…

“Dad, Daddy has kept some food for us in the room. Let’s go and eat!” Of course, the two kids heard Xu Ran’s rumbling sound, but they didn’t laugh at him. Instead, they pulled him into the room.

Their breakfast was whole grain porridge without even vegetables. Fortunately, Liu Tong had left a big bowl of it, so that they could be full by just drinking this water gruel.

Afterwards, Xu Ran got some water from the well. Tangtang and Guoguo washed the dishes and returned them to the kitchen.

And then, he had nothing to do.

The family members were all out, and even Zhang Yue was not in. Xu Ran thought this was quite good, because they were all the people he didn’t want to see. Anyway, out of sight, out of mind.

Two five-year-old children and a fool were the only people at home but they could do nothing.

Xu Ran decided to go around to have a look at the situation in the village. The memory in his brain was that of the fool before he got stupid, so he didn’t know what it was at present. Thus, he wanted to research so that he could find a suitable place to build their house.

He asked the two children’s opinions. Tangtang and Guoguo said it was up to their Dad.

When going out, Tangtang walked in front, while Guoguo walked beside Xu Ran, hand in hand.

It was also at this moment that Xu Ran understood why Tangtang’s injuries were so much worse than Guoguo’s. The difference between their birth time was less than a few minutes, but Tangtang habitually placed Guoguo in the weak position to protect him.

Xu Ran stretched out his hand and pulled Tangtang to his side, saying with a smile, “Let’s go together.”

Tangtang was a little confused, but he obeyed his Dad and held him tightly by the hand.

Both of the children looked pretty, and Liu Tong taught them well. They were very polite and greeted every person passing by them. Xu Village’s residents all liked these two kids. Seeing Xu Ran with them, the villagers didn’t take Xu Ran as a fool. All the way, Xu Ran kept silent and smiled. He was quite good-looking actually, and his smile could give others a favorable impression.

Xu Ran followed his memories and walked to several places. Those places which used to be deserted had houses now. There was only a barren land at the end of the village.

Xu Ran decided to build their future house there. The place was not only far away from the Xu Family but also there were few people around. It was naturally the best choice for no one would disturb them there.

The two children followed Xu Ran around in a muddle. Although they didn’t know what Xu Ran was doing, they remained silent. At last, Xu Ran realized that the two children looked pale, and they had no strength, so he was mostly dragging them all the way.

Xu Ran felt a little guilty in his heart, “I’m sorry, Tangtang and Guoguo. It’s all my fault. I didn’t notice that you are tired.”

The twins shook their heads together, “Dad, it’s fine. We’ll be fine after resting for a while.”

Guoguo also nodded, “I’ll be fine right after a rest.”

“Alright, let’s take a rest for a while.” Xu Ran took the two children and sat down on a clean rock by the roadside.