Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Wang Chunhua received the message and quickly wolfed down two bites of rice. Carrying little Yan'er with her, she came over soon. Although the big gate of the Liu family was not closed, she still knocked on the door.

"Anyone home? Sister!"

When Li Mingwei heard the sound, she quickly got up to welcome Wang Chunhua. Wang Chunhua put down little Yan'er to let her play in the yard by herself. She then followed Li Mingwei to the door to take a look at Old Lady Wang.

"What's wrong with her?"

"She has a fever. She already took medicine. The doctor said to give her another dose tonight to see the effect. I still have to go to class later. Sister, please stay and help keep an eye on her. I'll come back after class."

"Or is there any relative of their family that can be called over to help?"

Wang Chunhua curled her lips and pulled Li Mingwei further away, "What relatives are you talking about? We stopped contacting each other long ago."

In the early years, there were a few relatives. At that time, Old Lady Wang wanted to send Liu Yizhu to school, but money was tight. She wanted to borrow some money from them and intended to pay them back eventually.

But after Liu's Father passed away, they didn't have a backbone in the family anymore. Those relatives felt that as a woman with a child, if Old Lady Wang borrowed money from them, she probably couldn't pay it back. So they all refused to lend money.

Old Lady Wang also had a stubborn temper. Since they were unwilling to lend money, she worked hard to earn it herself. It just delayed Liu Yizhu's schooling for a few more years.

"Master Liu started reading at the age of nine."

The other children were usually sent to school around the ages of five or six. Among that group of students, he was the tallest and most conspicuous. So Mr. Jin paid more attention to him.

"There is a saying, what was that again?" Something about rich and poor."

"When rich, distant kin make visits; when poor, even your neighbors avoid you."

"Right, that's the one!" Wang Chunhua clapped her hands, "It's that line. Earlier when his mother was having such a hard time, no one paid attention. After Master Liu passed the county examination, those relatives came around again, saying they were willing to sponsor his studies. Old Lady Wang kicked them right out."

"They already made it through the hardest days on their own. Who needs those relatives' pretentious help? Anyway, it caused a scene, and since then no one dared to come to their door again."

Li Mingwei tugged the corners of her mouth, "How realistic."

"That's just people." Wang Chunhua sighed. She didn't keep talking to Li Mingwei about this. "Have you eaten?"

"Not much appetite."

"Still no appetite?" Wang Chunhua frowned with some concern. "You can't keep doing this. We're going out tomorrow too. Did you ask Mr. Jin for days off?"

"I did. And we might not necessarily leave tomorrow either. Going a couple days later is also fine."

His gaze fell upon the small backpack on her, "Going somewhere?"

"Mm-hm." Li Mingwei nodded. "I just got here when it started drizzling. Brother-in-law went back to get umbrellas for me and told me to take shelter here."

Liu Yizhu took out his keys and opened the door, gesturing for her to wait inside. But Li Mingwei declined since the rain wasn't heavy. Dong Shan would be back soon anyway so there was no need to trouble him.

Seeing Liu Yizhu also not going in, Li Mingwei gave him a little push, "You go inside! Weren't you here so early for something? Go on, don't mind me."

Liu Yizhu leaned against the door without moving. "I just came to unlock the door. I'm free."

The academy had exams coming up recently. When Liu Yizhu rushed back, he didn't bring any books with him. After his mother fell asleep last night, he came over to borrow books from Mr. Jin. On his way out, Mr. Jin had already gone to bed so Liu Yizhu didn't want to disturb him. But he also didn't want to leave the doors unlocked, so he locked it from the outside with the key.

That basically locked Mr. Jin inside. Mr. Jin usually ate breakfast outside, so Liu Yizhu came extra early to open the door for him.

"I see. Then hurry back. Isn't your mother sick at home? Leave her alone for too long."

"She's still sleeping."

The sky wasn't fully bright yet at this hour and most people were still asleep.

Li Mingwei glanced at Liu Yizhu. She finally uncovered the secret to his being able to rank first - he really did rise earlier than the roosters and sleep later than the dogs!

"Where are you and Brother Dong headed?"

They were clearly prepared to stay a few nights with their luggage. Xinghua Village?

Li Mingwei stuck out her tongue mischievously, "Not telling you."

Liu Yizhu pinched her cheek, applying a bit of force, "So disobedient."

"Mm~"

The pain caused Li Mingwei to open her mouth, wanting to bite him. Liu Yizhu swiftly dodged, "Still biting people huh, little puppy? Go on, where?"

"Going home!" Li Mingwei said defiantly, "I told you I was leaving."

Liu Yizhu's heart tightened for a moment. He nearly forgot about this. He increased force, "Don't talk nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense!" She shoved Liu Yizhu aside and ran towards Dong Shan, peering back at him indignantly, "Never gonna see you again!"

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