Song Yanzhi looked very unwell, as if he were terminally ill.
Pei Yuchen remembered the medicine kept in the kitchen and felt a growing sense of unease.
Song Yanzhi wasn't actually as weak as she looked; she just suffered from severe anemia, which made her always appear pale and frail.
Actually, my health is much better now than it was in my previous life.
She shook her head and said she was fine.
I need to take Xiaobao to the early childhood education class later, so I naturally have to get up early.
Pei Yuchen's cooking wasn't as good as Song Yanzhi's. Xiao Bao frowned in disgust at the unappetizing dishes.
But he ate all the food that Pei Yuchen put on his plate.
Pei Jichuan and Pei Tiantian sat quietly to the side, drinking their porridge. Pei Tiantian's eyes were a little swollen.
He would occasionally steal glances at the group, his actions somewhat petty.
Pei Jichuan remained very quiet.
After finishing her meal, Song Yanzhi made a bottle of formula for her son and put it in his schoolbag for him to take to school.
I gave him two more cookies as a snack before we left.
Pei Yuchen originally wanted to send the child there, but there wasn't enough time now; he had to go to the military base.
So he escorted the mother and son to the entrance of the residential compound and said, "I'll pick up Xiaobao this afternoon, so you won't have to make a trip."
He paused, then looked at Song Yanzhi, "You're not feeling well, you should get some rest."
Song Yanzhi didn't take his words to heart and just nodded perfunctorily.
Pei Yuchen stood there for a while, watching the two figures, one big and one small, walk away before turning and leaving.
He didn't have many holidays, but his boss took it into consideration that he hadn't been home for five years, so he didn't assign him too much work.
After finishing his work, Pei Yuchen asked someone to inquire about the situation at the military hospital, hoping to see if the current equipment could detect Xiaobao's problem.
Because Song Yanzhi had mentioned that going to outside hospitals wouldn't be of much use to Xiaobao.
When he rarely mentioned his family, his superiors naturally took it to heart. When his leader, Zhou Chang, heard about this, he immediately said to the guard next to him, "Xiao Wang, go to the military hospital immediately to inquire whether this condition can be treated."
"It's the commander!"
Zhou Chang withdrew his gaze. "Xiao Pei, don't worry. If there's any problem, it's best to get treatment while you're still young. We'll reimburse your treatment costs."
Pei Yuchen was transferred back mainly to help train new people.
Otherwise, his abilities would have had more room to develop in the Western Theater Command.
Therefore, the military attached great importance to him. When they heard that his son had this problem, they naturally tried to find a solution for him immediately.
However, there was also some regret, as Pei Yuchen, at eighteen years old, had almost perfectly surpassed all the other candidates in terms of physical standards.
He became the first person to be specially recruited.
In the Western Theater Command, he was hailed as a genius who had won every battle.
But he never expected his son to do this.
It's truly a pity.
If there are no problems, his son might be trained to become an excellent air force pilot in the future.
Pei Yuchen nodded slightly: "Thank you for your help."
Zhou Chang laughed and said, "You're still being polite with me. You have no idea how much face I have when you're assigned to work under me. This little thing is nothing."
"By the way, you've been back for several days now. How about I treat everyone to a get-together later?"
Pei Yuchen frowned slightly and glanced at his watch.
It's almost five o'clock.
He declined in a low voice, saying, "I'm sorry, my son is about to get out of school, and I need to pick him up."
Zhou Chang paused for a moment, then smiled.
It was definitely the right decision to have him participate in the social event back then.
Hasn't that steely man who was cold and ruthless to everyone back then become tender and gentle because of his wife and children?
They're so family-oriented.
Zhou Chang was pleased: "Go ahead."
Pei Yuchen returned to the family compound.
They are heading towards the Yuhong Class.
But then I saw several children circling around one of the children by the roadside.
“You’re not from our residential compound, so why are you moving in?”
"You poor wretch, get out!"
"Look how poorly he's dressed. He must be very poor, a penniless pauper."
"A penniless wretch, poor and rotten, never getting enough to eat, and still having to chop pig feed~"
"I'm not penniless!" came the child's angry voice from inside.
Pei Yuchen frowned slightly and took a few steps forward.
What are you doing?
His gaze fell on Pei Jichuan, who was sitting on the ground in the middle with a pale face.
His brows were cold.
When the children around saw that adults were coming, they were so frightened that they ran away and disappeared.
"Can you stand up?" Pei Yuchen asked Pei Jichuan.
Pei Jichuan was also very thin, wearing coarse linen clothes with holes in them.
His body was covered in dust.
Compared to the children in the family compound, he really did look like he came from a slum.
Pei Yuchen thought of Xiaobao again. The two children were about the same age, but Xiaobao seemed to be a little younger than Pei Jichuan.
Pei Jichuan glanced at him timidly, pursed his lips, and nodded.
But as soon as he stood up, a piercing pain shot through his ankle. Sweat beaded on his forehead from the pain, but he bit his lip and didn't make a sound.
Pei Yuchen glanced at it and saw that Pei Jichuan's ankle was covered in bruises.
I guess he twisted his ankle because of the pushing and shoving by the kids.
He frowned, bent down and carried him on his back: "I'll take you to the hospital."
Pei Jichuan had never been carried before, and his face flushed red as he said in a panic, "Uncle Pei, I'm fine, I don't need to go to the hospital."
Going to the hospital costs money.
He had never been to the hospital when he was sick or injured before.
It's all for my own good.
Pei Jichuan could clearly sense that Song Yanzhi disliked them.
Although she no longer scrutinizes his food and clothing, he can still sense it.
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