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As the train departed, He Tiantian felt reluctant to leave and tears welled up in her eyes.
Jiang Lifang felt guilty when she saw He Tiantian's tears, but she didn't know how to comfort her. She could only think to herself that she would treat He Tiantian better in the future.
Seeing that He Tiantian was crying, Huo Yingjie took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears.
"Don't cry, Sweetie, I'm here to comfort you!" Huo Yingjie said softly, coaxing He Tiantian, just like when He Tiantian was sad as a child, he would comfort her in the same way.
Jiang Lifang smiled and walked ahead, as if she hadn't heard them talking.
He Tiantian took the handkerchief from Huo Yingjie, looked into his eyes, and said, "Thank you, Brother Yingjie."
After exiting the train station, Jiang Lifang said, "Tiantian, here are the house keys. If you don't want to wander around outside, you can go home first. I need to go to the hospital."
He Tiantian took the keys and said, "I understand, Aunt Jiang. You're busy with work, and I'll take care of Yingjie at home, so don't worry."
"Then I'll trouble you, Tiantian." Jiang Lifang was touched and took out money and food coupons from her bag. "Buy whatever you like to eat, don't be stingy."
"Okay, I understand," He Tiantian said, not being polite to Jiang Lifang. She had money on her, but no tickets.
She needed to help Huo Yingjie familiarize himself with the past, and sometimes, money was necessary.
Jiang Lifang rode her bicycle to the hospital, while He Tiantian held Huo Yingjie's hand and walked along the roadside.
As they walked, He Tiantian explained things to Huo Yingjie, hoping that these familiar buildings could awaken his memories.
It was an hour and a half later when they finally got back to Dayushu Alley.
He Tiantian felt parched and sought refuge under a large elm tree to cool off.
Huo Yingjie also followed He Tiantian's example and rested against the big elm tree.
When Huo Yingjie turned around and looked at He Tiantian, he found that He Tiantian was gone.
"Sweetie, Sweetie, where are you?" Huo Yingjie asked anxiously.
He Tiantian peeked out from behind another big elm tree and said, "Brother Yingjie, I'm here!"
After saying that, he hid his head back behind the big elm tree.
This is a game they used to enjoy playing when they were little, but now that they're older, He Tiantian feels a bit hesitant to play it.
But I endured it for Huo Yingjie's sake!
But Huo Yingjie was completely oblivious to romance. He just didn't want He Tiantian to disappear from his sight, so he didn't play hide-and-seek at all. He chased her in one direction and caught up with her in just a few steps.
"Ah!" He Tiantian exclaimed in surprise, "Don't be so fast, okay?"
How can we enjoy the game if you're so direct and quick?
"Don't abandon me," Huo Yingjie said plaintively, his dark eyes seeming to accuse He Tiantian.
Under such gazes, even if He Tiantian had a hundred thousand desires to continue playing, it would be extinguished.
“Okay, I won’t abandon you,” He Tiantian said. “Come on, are you hungry? Let’s go home and cook.”
"Mmm, I'm hungry." Huo Yingjie nodded repeatedly and pulled He Tiantian's hand to walk back.
Fortunately, during the day, the neighbors were all at work and the children were at school, so there weren't many people in the alley.
He Tiantian took Huo Yingjie back to the Huo family home and let him play in the yard while she went to cook.
But Huo Yingjie wouldn't listen, so He Tiantian made him pick leeks and gave him some work to do.
Jiang Lifang was worried about her son at noon, so she went home to check on him, just in time for lunch.
“Aunt Jiang, the hospital is quite far from here, so you don’t need to travel back and forth. I’ll take care of things at home, so you don’t need to worry,” He Tiantian reassured her. Jiang Lifang had been living in fear and was physically exhausted.
Jiang Lifang nodded and said, "Yingjie just returned to Nanshi. I was worried that he wouldn't be able to adapt and wouldn't be able to sit still in the hospital, so I came back to check on him."
He Tiantian served Jiang Lifang some food and told her to eat quickly.
After finishing her meal, Jiang Lifang rushed to the hospital.
He Tiantian arranged for Huo Yingjie to take a nap, and she lay down by the bed to doze off for a while.
In the afternoon, He Tiantian took Huo Yingjie to play in the nearby small park. He Tiantian talked the whole way, and Huo Yingjie listened.
When I got home that evening, I happened to find someone at home.
It turns out that Huo Yingjie suffered such a serious injury due to a work-related injury. Because of his meritorious service, Huo Yingjie was given a very generous subsidy. Upon receiving orders from above, the officials in Nanshi personally delivered all the allowances and vouchers.
With these, the Huo family's life reached a new level.
At three o'clock the next morning, He Tiantian lay on the wall, put her hands to her mouth, and whispered, "Meow, meow..."
There was movement coming from Huo Yingjie's room: "Cuckoo... Cuckoo..."
This is He Tiantian's secret code with Huo Yingjie.
He Tiantian was sometimes unsure about what was really going on with Huo Yingjie.
Because she needed to get up early to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, she didn't tell Huo Yingjie in advance, wanting to test whether Huo Yingjie still remembered the code!
He Tiantian stood on the stone bench, leaning against the wall, and whispered, "Brother Yingjie... let's go buy groceries..."
"Okay!" Huo Yingjie said succinctly.
After He Tiantian took the receipts, bags, and baskets she had prepared the day before, she led Huo Yingjie to the supply and marketing cooperative.
Inside the house, Jiang Lifang and Huo Zhekun were overjoyed.
"Old Huo, did you hear that? Our son still remembers the secret code with Tian Tian," Jiang Lifang said with delight. "Could it be that our son can remember things from before?"
Although Huo Zhekun was excited, he was a man after all and very composed. He said, "Anyway, it's better to remember than not to remember. Don't get excited for now, and don't ask Huo Yingjie. Take it slow."
"Hmm, I won't ask, so as not to frighten Yingjie," Jiang Lifang said. It seems that returning to Nanshi was definitely the right decision.
"Alright, let's go to sleep," Huo Zhekun said. "The two of us have to be a pillar of support for Yingjie. If we fall, Yingjie's quality of life will decline. Not only will we not help Yingjie, we will also drag him down."
“You’re right, we need to pull ourselves together,” Jiang Lifang said. “I’ll take care of my own child.”
The couple each had their own thoughts, but their son's condition was much better than before, so it wasn't as worrying as it used to be.
He Tiantian led Huo Yingjie through the alley paved with bluestone slabs.
"Brother Yingjie, slow down and watch your step," He Tiantian whispered a reminder.
"Oh!" Huo Yingjie, or rather, the God of Changling, responded briefly.
"Brother Yingjie, what do you like to eat?" He Tiantian asked. In the past, when she and Huo Yingjie got up early to go shopping, they would chat non-stop along the way.
"I'm glad you're happy," said the God of Changling. These past few days, he had been watching He Tiantian take care of Huo Yingjie wholeheartedly, feeling envious and jealous, like an outsider.
“Brother Yingjie, you love spicy diced chicken the most. Shall I make it for you?” He Tiantian asked. She walked to a place not far from the supply and marketing cooperative and, under the dim light of the cooperative, turned to look at the face of the God of Changling.
"Good!" The God of Changling looked at He Tiantian's face with infatuation.
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