Chapter 004 Sister
The group of uninvited guests finally left.
Chen Xiao'er breathed a sigh of relief. She wiped the sweat from her nose and walked to the bedside, pulling the smooth quilt cover over her adoptive mother. In seconds, she straightened all four corners and tucked them in neatly for warmth.
Her mother's hands were so cold... She pretended not to notice and put the back of her mother's hand against her face with a smile.
"Mom, I've been accepted into Taoli University! Don't hide anything from me if there's anything I need help with at home. I can just take a leave from school and come back."
"Xiao Ai." Chen Yunshu turned his face to the side, his long black hair covering half of his face.
She shook her adopted daughter's hand in return, smiled weakly, and said, "Study hard, and Mom will try to live until next year."
"Next year won't be enough, you still have to watch Xiaotong go to school."
Chen Xiao'er's voice trembled, and she could hardly contain the surging sadness.
In her eyes, her mother was as gentle and beautiful as when she first met her, and the disease could not destroy the elegance in her bones.
Foster mothers never use their age or favors to suppress or demand things from their children. Compared to elders and juniors, or foster mothers and daughters, they are sometimes more like good friends or even besties.
Being adopted by such a nice person is like a fairy tale.
But why can't perfect things exist? Why must illness destroy her happy life? !
"Xiaotong..."
Chen Yunshu blinked sadly, unable to shed tears. Her chest heaved deeply, and she tightened her grip on the hand she was holding.
Chen Xiao'er did not let go and allowed her mother to hold on tightly.
Chen Yunshu quickly reacted. She patted Xiao'er gently and pulled her hand back. "Don't worry about Xiaotong. The Chen family will take good care of her."
The Chen family? Sure enough, my mother still had unrealistic hopes for her relatives!
Chen Xiao'er was a little anxious, but there was no point in being anxious. Compared to her daughter who was in college, anyone would think that wealthy relatives were more suitable to take care of the child.
She pursed her lips and said anxiously, "Even if it's not, we have to choose a reliable relative. That uncle just now definitely won't do!"
"...Yeah." Chen Yunshu closed his eyes and nodded slowly. "He won't be chosen. The patriarch will choose someone more suitable."
Seeing her daughter still eager to object, she gently advised, "Don't worry about Xiaotong. Even if the Chen family treats me badly, they will never dare to bully Xiaotong. I can guarantee that."
Chen Xiao'er felt a bitter taste in her mouth.
The mother's insistence was probably due to Xiaotong's father's unique side. It was probably one of those "three years of crooked mouth, then the god of war returns" plots you see in novels about wealthy families.
But no matter how much of a warrior that man is, the dead cannot return. If the family behind him is more powerful than the Chen family, why has he never even glanced at Xiaotong?
If the Chen family chooses a supernatural being to harm Xiaotong, it will be too late even if twelve generals appear later to avenge their brothers and children!
Her eyes flickered, and she was about to find a reason to refute when she was patted on the forehead.
Chen Yunshu touched her hair and moved his eyes towards the door: "Go, say goodbye to Xiaotong."
"bid farewell?"
Xiao'er asked in surprise: "We can take the high-speed rail to the school, so it's not urgent, right?" Besides, Sister Lan also has to deal with friends and work matters, so it will take at least two or three days.
Chen Yunshu leaned back against the pillow and shook his head. "The rules at Taoli University are very strict, and there's a lot to do. You should go there early to avoid delays."
"Okay, then I'll leave tomorrow." Chen Xiao'er didn't think much about it. After all, the school also said that military training would be carried out in advance, so it would be good to get familiar with the campus early.
It's said that Taoli University's teaching area alone covers over 10,000 acres, so it would take a long time to walk around such a large area. I might buy a bicycle and explore the area.
As soon as she stood up, she heard Chen Yunshu's low voice.
"Not tomorrow, but today. I knew you'd be accepted, so I asked Uncle Liang to buy you a ticket for 3 p.m. and put it in your suitcase."
"ah,"
Chen Xiao'er felt a little strange. Taking the train to school early wasn't a bad idea, but it was also too... rushed.
However, she had always been well-behaved and was even more reluctant to oppose her sick mother, so she just nodded happily: "I know, I'll leave soon."
Click.
Chen Xiao'er opened the side door of the bedroom and walked to the end of the corridor.
My younger sister had always needed someone to take care of her, so her room was at the back of the master bedroom. Anyone who wanted to see her had to go through my mother's room first, which was the safest place.
Knock knock.
She knocked on the door symbolically, pushed it open gently, and called out in a very gentle tone: "Xiaotong Xiaotong~Sister is back."
Ta-da, ta-da-da!
There were scattered footsteps, and a little girl with a flowery hairstyle ran over holding a doll, bumped into Xiao'er's arms, and rubbed against her hard.
"How's it going? Are you happy today?"
“Ah, ahhh!”
The little girl opened her mouth and nodded vigorously.
Her face was cute, vaguely reminiscent of Chen Yunshu, but her gait was extremely strange, and it was obvious that something was wrong with her health.
Xiaotong is 7 years old, cannot speak, and has congenital deformities of the spine and leg bones.
Before traveling through time, Chen Xiao'e couldn't imagine accepting and accompanying a severely disabled child for a long time. Disabled people in the world seemed to disappear into the shadows, invisible to healthy people.
But Xiaotong is different, she is her lovely sister.
Chen Xiao'er picked up her sister with all her strength. Even though the body was a little heavy, she still insisted on shaking it several times before walking to the crib and slowly putting her down.
She lowered herself carefully, as her sister's bed was deep, had special metal rails, and even a steel structure that covered the lock.
Although these metal objects are polished and decorated with ornate decorations of unclear meaning, people always worry about accidentally piercing their skin.
She once discussed with her mother whether to replace her sister's bed with a cute and warm soft bed, but was told that "this is the doctor's order", so she could only accept it calmly.
After all, family members are easily swayed by emotions, and the attending physician is the most professional.
“Ah~Ahh.”
Xiaotong swayed on the railing, waving her hands and pointing at the door. Her big round eyes blinked, trying to make her sister understand what she meant.
"Want to play ball?"
“Ah…” shook his head.
"Walk in the garden?"
“Ah…” Still shaking his head.
Chen Xiao'er looked at the door again. Her sister had been staying by her mother's side. She probably wasn't referring to her mother, and she didn't want to go out either. That meant...
"Do you want to go to your sister's room?"
"Yeah!" He nodded vigorously.
She picked up her sister again, put Xiaotong into the stroller next to her, and pushed the stroller out.
Chen Yunshu did not stop him nor did he say anything. He lay in the quilt without saying a word, and seemed to have fallen asleep.
Chen Xiao'er walked lightly, pushed the car out of the door, and turned to her room from the left.
Originally, the entire first floor only had one bedroom, the master bedroom, and her room was converted from a warehouse. Fortunately, after opening the windows, the light is very good and the area is large enough.
Not to mention two sisters, even sextuplets can fit in.
When you open the door with a cat head printed on it, a warm feeling comes over you.
The boudoir was painted powder blue and had slightly textured wallpaper.
A watercolor landscape painting hangs on the upper left corner of the wall, and next to it is a full bookshelf filled with novels, comics and literary classics that Xiao'er likes to read.
Plush-style floor mats and a cat sofa are placed on the renovated floor-to-ceiling window platform. Next to the cat sofa is a slightly smaller rabbit sofa.
Xiaotong couldn't wait to get out of the stroller, and crawled into the bunny sofa and curled up, showing a super comfortable expression.
Chen Xiao'er walked to the desk and opened the suitcase next to it.
There were neatly placed clothes and some daily necessities inside, but not many.
According to Taoli University's invitation letter, the school will provide all the supplies students need, even underwear, running shoes and glasses - they will place orders based on physical examination information.
So students only need to bring some special personal items. If they are not picky, they can go to campus empty-handed. Even a brand new mobile phone will be given to them.
The suitcase was very light. The only heavy items inside were a few snacks unique to Changhe City and a very delicate dagger.
This dagger was obviously more valuable than the birthday present she received when she was 12 years old.
The dagger is larger in size and more like a short sword in shape.
The scabbard is inlaid with gems, and the blade is made of some special metal. Under the light and sunlight, it reflects a bright and brilliant color, and you can vaguely see a diffuse halo.
The Red Star has always been extremely martial, and knife control has never been heard of. It's just that due to the extremely high rate of firearms exploding, ordinary people are not allowed to carry guns around.
"Ah?"
The younger sister reached out to touch the dagger, and Xiao'e quickly put the dagger back into the leather sheath, closed the suitcase, and sat next to her younger sister.
"What's the matter? Oh, by the way, my sister has to go to a school far away tomorrow, and she won't be back until the holidays."
Xiaotong stopped talking. She looked at her sister with lively eyes, expressing her willingness to listen.
Seeing her well-behaved appearance, Xiao Ai's heart softened. She stroked her sister's soft hair and said, "Because I want to be a useful adult in the future, I have to go to school and study hard, so that I can become a more reliable sister."
Maybe one day, when I make enough money, I can travel around the world with my sister.
She looked into her sister's innocent eyes, slightly lost in thought.
In fact, in addition to these thoughts, she also wants to see a more real world through the window of university.
School and society are different.
She had been sheltered by an orphanage, school and foster mother for the first half of her life, and her understanding of Red Star was only a rough concept, mostly based on her imagination of Blue Star common sense.
To exaggerate a little, because of the lack of Internet information here, she doesn't even know how many countries there are on Red Star.
Geography classes in school only teach about China's mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas. When asked, they're told, "University will teach that," and "It's not a test topic." Imagine a foreign reporter asking, "Where is Macabaka? Please point it on a world map."
She could only randomly poke a place that was not an ocean, and she didn't know if there really was a country called Makkabaka.
"ah!"
Her sister patted her knee, interrupting her reverie.
She understood Xiaotong's persistent look and shook her head gently: "No, you still have to stay here with your mother."
"Ah..." A long sound of disappointment.
Chen Xiao'er glanced at the time and pressed her warm forehead against her sister's. "Don't worry, winter vacation will be over soon. I'll bring you a gift next time I come back."
“Ouch!”
…
Chen Yunshu looked at the clock on the side of the wall, waiting for the hands to move by one tick at a time.
Click.
The door opened.
She turned her head to look at the door, and the first one to come in was her youngest daughter.
A winding snake-like substance couldn't wait to squeeze into the crack of the door, leaving traces of residue on the ground.
This is a mass of matter that has no aesthetic appeal from any angle, except for the two colorful beads that constantly sink and float inside it that remind people of the most precious gems.
Chen Yunshu stretched out his left hand towards it, and the door was completely opened by his eldest daughter.
She held the sealed box that the cult had spent a huge amount of money to forge, touched the snake-like monster surging and overflowing inside, and gently shook her arms.
"Mom, I'm leaving now."
"Okay, be safe on the road."
Chen Yunshu smiled happily.
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