"I don't mind."

If she didn't accept it, Grandma Wang would definitely not be willing to accept her subsequent treatment. Shi Wan nodded with a smile.

"Jinxiu! Jinxiu?"

Grandma Wang struggled to get out of bed, pulling Shi Wan along as she walked outside, muttering, "This girl has probably run off somewhere again. Come with me to look for her."

Shi Wan smiled and said, "Okay."

Grandma Wang has it tough too. Her whole family has gone out to work, and no one can take care of her. She's so old, yet she still has to help look after her five- or six-year-old child.

These past few evenings, I've been checking blood pressure all over the village and found that most of the young people have gone out to work, leaving mostly elderly people and left-behind children in the village.

Shi Wan remembered when she was in college, the village was doing quite well. The roads were built, and the sales of fruits, vegetables, and grains were good. Back then, everyone was growing crops, and life was pretty good. How come things are like this now...?

“In the past few years, due to the pandemic, fruits, vegetables and grains have not been able to be sold. This year is particularly severe. The economy is in a deep recession. Everything has gone up in price except for grains. Those who can go out to work have already gone out to work. We elderly people and children can't go out and have been left behind. There's nothing we can do. We are forced to make a living. This year is difficult for everyone. Sigh... I hope things will get better next year, otherwise how are we supposed to survive?” Grandma Wang shook her head more and more as she spoke.

Shi Wan pursed her lips, a look of helplessness on her face.

When Shi Wan and Grandma Wang arrived at the yard, they couldn't find the child. Just as they were about to go outside to look for him, they suddenly heard the child coughing and wheezing under the jujube tree.

"Jinxiu!" Grandma Wang exclaimed in alarm, hurrying towards the jujube tree with her cane.

Shi Wan quickly stepped forward.

Jinxiu's eyes were filled with tears, her lips and face were bluish-purple, and she was struggling to breathe, unable to make a sound, her hands clutching her neck.