The black driver who drove them was also a very capable man. He was absolutely fearless.
He looked so tough that the people in the carriage became very quiet. Those who were originally making loud noises did not dare to speak anymore.
In the end, the only sounds left were the sound of rain outside the window and the voice of Cheng Hao reading a picture book.
The words in the picture books are very simple, and the contents are healthy and full of love.
Cheng Hao's voice is also very nice.
Lin Yuxun suddenly hoped that the car could go slower and slower on its way home.
However, the car arrived at the station very quickly.
Not only that, it was raining heavily outside.
Cheng Hao held Danny and the picture book in his arms, and Lin Yuxun put the ten books on his chest. They looked at each other and rushed out together... They went to buy two raincoats and then went home together.
The next day, it was still raining heavily, and the sound of rain could be heard in the attic. That would have been fine, but Lin Yuxun was also sick.
That day, Cheng Hao got up as usual, and after exercising for a while, he still didn't see Lin Yuxun get up. When he went over to see him, he found that Lin Yuxun's face looked abnormal, and he had a fever.
He was a little confused due to the fever, and was mumbling something. When Cheng Hao reached out to touch his forehead, he rubbed it.
"Lin Yuxun?" Cheng Hao called a few times, and then saw Lin Yuxun open his eyes and look at him.
"Cheng Hao...what time is it? Is it time to make breakfast?" He said as he was about to get up, but after getting up suddenly, he fell down again.
"Don't get up, you are sick." Cheng Hao said.
"No, I never get sick." Lin Yuxun shook his head, but his voice changed.
Cheng Hao said, "You have a good rest. I'll go get something to eat."
"Actually, it's just a minor illness, nothing serious..." Lin Yuxun wanted to get up.
"Your fever is very serious, it's not a minor illness! And you'd better be obedient. If you don't obey and your condition gets worse, I will definitely be angry." Cheng Hao said.
"Don't be angry, I will be obedient." Lin Yuxun reached out and held one of Cheng Hao's hands. His eyes were wet, probably because of his illness.
This child must be very ill. He would never have said such coquettish words before.
Cheng Hao touched Lin Yuxun's head and said, "Be good, have a good rest."
He said, and carried Danny to his bed.
Lin Yuxun is sick, and we don’t know if it’s contagious... It’s better not to let Danny be with him.
Lin Yuxun has been cooking these days, but Cheng Hao has at least learned how to use the gas stove.
He boiled water on the gas stove, then made a paste with flour and made a bowl of dumplings.
Although he had never made food like noodles in his previous life, he had eaten it and could guess roughly how it was made. The final result was not much different.
He added an egg, a little broccoli and seasoning to the soup.
This kind of dumpling soup may not look appetizing, but at least it is edible and nutritious.
At least Danny liked it.
As for Cheng Hao, he tasted a strong broccoli flavor when he ate it...
However, after Lin Yuxun was woken up by Cheng Hao, he couldn't eat anything and only drank a little soup in the end.
His illness was more serious than Cheng Hao thought and he needed treatment.
If they were in China, Cheng Hao would definitely carry him to the hospital. Although domestic hospitals sometimes prescribe various tests and treating a cold might cost two or three hundred yuan, it is actually okay to refuse the tests and just prescribe some antipyretics, which really doesn't cost much.
It’s different here. Medical treatment is very expensive. Many doctors require appointments several days in advance. If you have a cold, by the time it’s your turn, the disease may be cured!
In this slum community, it is even more troublesome to see a doctor. Cheng Hao has never seen a hospital.
After thinking about it, Cheng Hao went downstairs and knocked on Mr. Danpier's door.
It was Mr. Dampier who opened the door. Seeing Cheng Hao, Mr. Dampier was a little dissatisfied: "What do you want from me? I'm telling you, there's something broken in the room. I can't fix it. You have to find someone to fix it for me!"
"Mr. Dampier, do you know where I can buy medicine nearby?"
"What medicine do you want to buy?" Mr. Danpier looked at Cheng Hao warily.
"Fever reducer, Tony has a fever."
"Fever? What a troublesome illness! I should stay away from him these days!" Mr. Danpier said and began to point out the location of the clinic to Cheng Hao.
Cheng Hao nodded, went upstairs to change into a raincoat and was about to go out.
When he ran downstairs, he met Mr. Dampier's roommate, Beverly. The woman gave Cheng Hao a mercury thermometer and said, "I can lend you Mr. Dampier's thermometer. Remember to return it to me separately."
"Thank you." Cheng Hao took the thermometer.
The woman continued, "You should know how to use it, right? You can put it under your armpit."
"Okay!" Cheng Hao responded, put away the thermometer and rushed out.
He found a small clinic according to Mr. Dampier's instructions.
The small clinic wasn't open yet, but he knocked on the door, and a man yawning profusely emerged. "What's wrong with you? Or perhaps you want some medicine to make you extra powerful at night?"
"I want some antipyretic medicine," Cheng Hao said. Lin Yuxun's illness was either a bacterial or viral infection, so it shouldn't be a serious problem, but he couldn't be allowed to have a fever.
The doctor gave Cheng Hao a box of medicine: "Two dollars."
Antipyretics are quite expensive... Cheng Hao took it and looked at it, and found that this antipyretic was actually the same painkiller that the doctor gave him when he went to compete with Old George.
Unfortunately, he didn't think he would need it at the time and didn't take the fever-reducing and analgesic medicine home... Well, there were only two pills and they weren't of much use.
When Cheng Hao came out, he took twenty dollars from where Lin Yuxun kept his money. He paid the money, took the medicine and left.
On the way home, Cheng Hao heard someone on the roadside say that a murder had occurred last night.
A woman and her two children were murdered in their home.
Cheng Hao's heart sank and he quickened his pace to go home.
As soon as Cheng Hao got home, he took Lin Yuxun's temperature.
He measured the temperature under his armpits, which should be slightly lower than normal body temperature, but Lin Yuxun's temperature turned out to be 39 degrees.
His fever this time is really serious!
Cheng Hao fed Lin Yuxun the medicine.
Lin Yuxun curled up in the quilt and shivered, but Cheng Hao didn't dare to cover him with too many quilts for fear of affecting heat dissipation. Fortunately, after taking the medicine, he stopped shivering.
It rained heavily outside today, so Cheng Hao did not go to the balcony to exercise. Instead, he exercised at home and watched Lin Yuxun at the same time.
In the middle, Beverly came up, checked on Lin Yuxun's condition, and then left quietly.
Lin Yuxun was a little malnourished before, but he has been much better recently. His sudden illness this time was related to being caught in the rain last night. It was probably also related to the fact that he suddenly didn't have to work and became relaxed.
In the afternoon, he woke up and was able to eat, but his limbs were still sore and his throat was sore.
Cheng Hao let him have a good rest and he started running up the stairs to exercise.
Then he heard Mr. Dampier talking to the residents on the second floor about the murder last night.
People here always like to use other people's misfortunes as topics of conversation after dinner.
"I heard that the dead woman had nine children."
"There are no nine now. Two died with her."
"It's so pitiful... I don't know where those children will be sent."
"If those children could find a better foster home, they might have a better life than staying with her."
"But they will bring disaster to those foster families. That woman's children are not good people!"
…
Mr. Danpier's voice was very loud, and Cheng Hao could hear their conversation as he ran up and down.
Meanwhile, Mr. Dampier was fed up with him: "Why are you running up my stairs? You're even jumping! Oh! Are you trying to break my stairs? If you do that again, I'll raise your rent!"
Cheng Hao: “…”
Mr. Dampier added, "You're always jumping around in the room! Don't you know how loud that is? Damn it! I shouldn't have rented the attic to you."
Mr. Danpier was very angry. Cheng Hao didn't dare to offend him and went upstairs silently.
He should do push-ups...
Cheng Hao asked Danny to sit on his back and tried to do push-ups.
Lin Yuxun took the book and lay on the bed reading.
Although it was stormy outside, it was very quiet in their little attic.
It’s just… Lin Yuxun looked at Danny sitting on Cheng Hao’s back and felt a little jealous.
I don’t know if Cheng Hao will let me sit on his back when he needs more weight in the future.