Xu Lanyin then said to Xiao Zhuzi, "From now on, you can call me aunt," pointing to Xu Lanting and Min Jia and introducing them, "Call him uncle and call her sister Jia."

Having lived in the beggars' den for more than half a year, Xiao Zhuzi was very perceptive and knew what to do in his best interest. He immediately called out in a sweet voice, "Auntie, Uncle, Sister Jia."

Xu Lanting happily went over to hug him and said with a smile, "Good nephew."

Zhuzi was hugged so hard that she screamed and twisted her body, crying, "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts so much." She then said, "Uncle, be gentle, don't touch my belly."

Xu Lanting was so scared that he let go.

Gui Fu quickly said, "The child has two burns on his chest and legs. The beggar burned him deliberately in order to beg. I have asked the doctor to apply medicine to him."

Xu Lanyin's heart tightened upon hearing this. She said goodbye to Gui Fu and led the three children back to the inner courtyard. She didn't dare hold the children in her arms, but simply held their claw-like hands.

After returning to the room where Xu Lanyin lived, she did not let Xu Lanting and Min Jia in. She checked the child's injuries with Mother Liu.

As soon as the child's clothes were taken off, not only did Xu Lanyin shed tears, but even Mother Liu's eyes turned red.

Mother Liu gritted her teeth and cursed, "God damn it! Those evil people should be beheaded. No, beheading them is too easy! They should be torn into pieces by five horses."

The child was skinny, with wounds both new and old all over his body, some caused by beatings with bamboo sticks, some by cuts with sharp objects. Especially the two large new wounds on his chest and right leg. Even after applying medicine, large blisters could be seen, still oozing water.

This child is so lucky to be alive today.

Xu Lanyin then sent someone to the outer courtyard to tell Butler Hao to send someone to Huichun Hall to invite a doctor who was good at pediatrics and surgery.

While waiting for the doctor, Xiao Zhuzi was afraid of losing her aunt's life-saving straw, so she kept holding Xu Lanyin's clothes tightly with her little hands.

Xu Lanyin had the maid make some sugar water and fed it to him herself. She thought to herself, "If only I had the Ruyu Regenerating Skin Cream with me, I could apply some on him." She wasn't doing it to remove the scars, but simply to spare him some pain.

Half an hour later, two doctors came and reapplied medicine to the child and prescribed medicine.

When the medicine was applied, Xiao Zhuzi's eyes were filled with tears from the pain, but she did not cry or struggle, but just shed tears silently. She kept saying, "Grandpa, be gentler, Grandpa, be gentler." When she could no longer bear it, she screamed and quickly covered her mouth with her hands.

Xu Lanyin said distressedly, "If it hurts, just cry it out, don't hold it in."

After hearing this, Little Bamboo sniffed and sobbed softly.

After the burns were treated, Xu Lanyin took one of Xu Lanzhou's clothes and put it on him. It was a bit too long for him, reaching below the knees. To allow the wound to breathe, he didn't wear pants or a belt.

After sending the doctor away, Xu Lanting and Min Jia, who had been guarding outside the door, walked in, each holding one of Xiao Zhuzi's hands.

Xu Lanting said to Xu Lanyin with red eyes, "Sister, seeing Xiao Zhuzi, I realized how happy I am."

Min Jia's eyes were swollen from crying. After hearing Xu Lanting's words, she nodded her head vigorously. It turned out that being a child without a father or a mother was so pitiful and terrible. She felt that she should be nicer to her father.

Xu Lanyin didn't expect that Xiao Zhuzi would become a living teaching material, teaching the two children how to be grateful.

She looked at Xiao Zhuzi's bright eyes and said, "Your adoptive father has gone out to do some work. You can go and kowtow to him tomorrow when he comes back. His last name is Zhao, so you can be called Zhao Xingchen, and your nickname is Little Star."

Xu Lanting said hurriedly, "Zhao Xingchen, the stars in the night sky guide me forward. Sister is really good at naming. It's so beautiful."

Xu Lanyin smiled. What he said was so poetic. This child might become a great scholar in the future.

Zhao Xingchen thought about lying in the leaky roof and looking at the little stars in the night sky. They were really beautiful and bright. He grinned and didn't feel the pain anymore.

Nuonuo said, "Yeah, it sounds nice. I like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."

As the elder, Xu Lanting also gave Zhao Xingchen a bamboo pen holder he'd bought at the shop a few days earlier as a greeting gift. His sister, Min Jia, also gave him two handkerchiefs and a box of snacks. Seeing how formal their meeting was, Xu Lanyin also gave Zhao Xingchen a small purse and promised to make him four suits of clothes, four pairs of shoes, and a gold necklace.

Zhao Xingchen was so happy that he cried. He didn't expect that he would have such a good life.

At noon, Zhao Xingchen faced a table full of delicious food and ate it voraciously. He ate more than Xu Lanting and Min Jia combined.

At first Xu Lanyin couldn't bear to stop him, but later she was afraid that he would get sick from eating so she quickly advised him, "We have something better for dinner, save some space."

Zhao Xingchen was arranged to sleep in the same bed with Xu Lanyin.

Xu Lanting was disgusted and said, "I haven't even slept with my sister."

Min Jia didn't say anything, but his eyes showed the same meaning.

Xu Lanyin smiled and said, "You are still an old man, but you are jealous of your nephew. Xiao Xingxing is injured, so it would be convenient for me to take care of him."

After hearing this, the two children were no longer jealous.

The medicine contained a sleeping aid, and Zhao Xingchen slept soundly.

Xu Lanyin watched him from the side. He might have had a sweet dream, for a smile flickered across his lips. After being in such bitter water for half a year, he could still smile so sweetly.

Xu Lanyin held his little hand and listened to him say in his heart, "Mother, hehe, mother, I found you..."

This child doesn't seem to come from a poor family, nor is he an orphan, so his best destination is to return to his own home. After his injuries heal, hypnotize him and see if I can help him remember his past. If he remembers, send him home. If not, let Zhao Wudang be his nominal son again, and I will treat him as my real son...

Xu Lanyin touched Zhao Xingchen's little face with heartache. If his family knew that he had suffered so much, they would be so sad.

In the evening, Min Hu returned home to see Min Jia. He had heard from Gui Fu that Zhao Wu had adopted a son, and he laughed inwardly. Wen Si was still the same Wen Si, adopting a son before getting married. Only he could do that.

Before reaching the gate, they could hear the cheerful laughter of Xu Lanting and another child, and Minhu's mood brightened. If there were a girl among those laughters, if this kind of laughter could always be heard in this family, it would be even better.

The gate to the courtyard was half open, and the Fujian residents could see the scene in the courtyard when they approached.

Xu Lanting and Min Jia were playing "We Are All Wooden Men" in the yard. Xu Lanyin sat on the porch, watching them with a smile. Next to her stood a thin boy. He tugged at Xu Lanyin's sleeve and laughed his ass off. He was one of the beggars. It was said that this child had suffered so much, yet he was still so cheerful.

Xu Lanting saw Minhu and quickly brought Minjia to greet him. He said, "Brother Min, seeing how much Xiao Xingxing has suffered, Jiajia and I realized how wonderful it is to have a father, a mother, a sister, a brother, and a home."

Minjia also looked at Minhu and nodded.