Chapter 76 The thing I regret most in my life is helping that child find his mother
He specifically tested Hu Zi with some Olympiad mathematics that students here in primary school would not learn, and found that Hu Zi's logical thinking ability, memory, and ability to draw inferences from one example to another were very strong. There was no doubt that he was a little genius.
If you can grow up, your future achievements will be limitless.
That day, when choosing which student's home to live in, Ke Yifei chose Hu Zi's home without hesitation.
He also accompanied Hu Zi and walked back to his home along the mountain road which took two hours to get there.
That night, he met Hu Zi's enthusiastic grandparents, father, and uncle's family.
Although Hu Zi's family was not well off and could not afford anything good to treat Ke Yifei, they gave Ke Yifei the best things they could.
He also learned that Hu Zi's uncle, who looked to be about the same age as Ke Yifei, was a fool with intellectual disabilities since childhood.
But Hu Zi's grandparents and his father's family did not despise him. They always supported his uncle and treated him very well.
"Teacher Ke, look, these are the awards Huzi has received over the years of schooling. Huzi is truly gifted in study and works very hard."
On the old wall, in the dim light, Ke Yifei saw a wall almost covered with certificates of achievement, all of which were won by Hu Zi.
"This is the desk Hu Zi uses for studying."
It is called a desk, but it is actually just a small square table about one meter in size.
"This is what Hu Zi's father gave him. He's been using it for three years."
Ke Yifei touched the corner of the small square table, which was covered with patina. He seemed to see how a child was doing homework and studying in front of the small square table.
"Teacher Ke, Hu Zi really loves to study and read, but we are poor here. What we hope most in this life is that Hu Zi can get out of the mountains." Hu Zi's grandfather said with tears.
At that moment, the old man's tears seemed to burn Ke Yifei's heart.
After that, the longer he lived there and the more he interacted with Hu Zi, the more determined Ke Yifei became to sponsor Hu Zi.
After that, accompanying Hu Zi to and from home and elementary school every day, he, an adult in his thirties, sometimes felt tired and didn't want to continue.
But Hu Zi never complained about the hardship or tiredness and persisted all the time.
Moreover, it's not just the past few years since he came here, but it has been like this for several years before that.
Especially on the sixth day, it was raining heavily, but Hu Zi was still wearing a tattered raincoat and going to school even though he was shivering with cold. At that moment, Ke Yifei was really touched.
Hu Zi still went to elementary school that day.
But after returning home that day, Hu Zi fell ill with a fever.
Hu Zi's family has no medicine, and there is no doctor in the village.
It was Ke Yifei who got the medicine from the program crew and fed it to Hu Zi. He also watched Hu Zi's father and grandparents take care of Hu Zi who had a fever all night.
But even by the next day, although Hu Zi's temperature was not as high, he was still drowsy.
This day was originally Ke Yifei's last day as a substitute teacher.
Because Hu Zi was sick, he felt bad and finally had to let other people take his place in the class. He stayed at Hu Zi's house and could only feel at ease when he saw Hu Zi.
“Mom, Mom…”
When Hu Zi was delirious due to fever, Ke Yifei heard him mumbling "Mom" with tears in his eyes.
"Mom, don't abandon Hu Zi."
"Mom, Huzi will be good."
"Mother……"
Hu Zi’s mother?
In fact, when Ke Yifei came to Hu Zi's house, he did not see Hu Zi's mother, nor did he hear Hu Zi or anyone else mention Hu Zi's mother.
Ke Yifei didn't ask because he was afraid that there was something inside, afraid of revealing the child's scars or bringing up his sad memories.
But this will...
Ke Yifei's gaze fell on Hu Zi's father, and he saw the man in his forties sigh and then burst into tears.
After hearing what Hu Zi's father said, Ke Yifei finally knew what happened to Hu Zi's mother.
It turned out that Hu Zi's mother Ayun disappeared when Hu Zi was 5 years old.
Once when they went to the market together, Ayun left and never came back.
"Some people say Ayun fell off a cliff and died."
"Some people also said that Ayun was abducted by someone from another village."
"Some people also said that Ayun ran away because she didn't want Huzi and me anymore, and that she wanted to live a better life."
"Actually, I don't know what happened, but Ayun disappeared from that day on."
"I know Jiupan Village is poor. Even if Ayun despises me for being poor and wants to leave, I won't say anything. I just feel sorry for Huzi."
"That day, Ayun disappeared. Huzi cried and searched for his mother for a long time. He also fell seriously ill and almost died."
"Actually, today is Hu Zi's birthday. Since he was five years old, his birthday wish every year has been to find his mother."
"But we have no channels, no methods, and no idea how to find Ayun."
"Although my Hu Zi seems sensible, he suffers a lot in his heart."
As he spoke, the grown man began to sob.
Ke Yifei looked at the crying middle-aged man, and then at Hu Zi, who had a fever but was still muttering about his mother in a daze, and his heart was deeply touched.
That evening, Hu Zi's fever finally subsided and he woke up.
However, the sensible Hu Zi didn't mention anything about his mother, whether he had forgotten what he was mumbling when he had a fever or for other reasons.
Today is his last day in Jiupan Village, and he also learned that today is Hu Zi’s birthday.
After trying a lot of tricks, he finally got a birthday cake for Hu Zi and told her that the person he chose to sponsor was Hu Zi.
He will continue to support Hu Zi until he graduates from university.
Hu Zi looked at the cake and listened to Ke Yifei's words. This sensible child couldn't help crying in the end.
After learning that one could make a wish on the cake, Hu Zi also made a wish silently.
Ke Yifei asked him what wish he made.
Hu Zi shook his head and refused to speak. At the end of the questioning, he finally said, "I hope to grow up quickly, study hard, and have a promising future. In the future, I want to leave the mountains and find my mother."
"Do you want to find it now? Otherwise, I'll help you find it." Ke Yifei said.
"I'm a big star. I know a lot of people and have a wide network of contacts. As long as I get going, I will definitely be faster than you."
Finally, after Hu Zi confirmed again and again, and learned that Ke Yifei really wanted to help him find his mother, Hu Zi could no longer hold back and threw himself into Ke Yifei's arms and burst into tears.
Hu Zi's family was also very grateful to Ke Yifei.
In order to contact Hu Zi, Ke Yifei even bought a phone watch for Hu Zi.
Later, after the show ended, Ke Yifei returned to the city but did not forget the agreement he made with Hu Zi.
He started to support him and also began to mobilize his connections and fans online to find Hu Zi's mother Ayun.
Ke Yifei, who is in his sixties and has a vicissitudes of life in his eyes, kneels in front of three tombstones like a repentant sinner.
"The thing I regret most in my life is helping that child find his mother."
"I'm sorry, I hurt you."
Ke Yifei bent down and kowtowed, his head hitting the muddy ground heavily. Tears flowed down and seeped into the soil.
(End of this chapter)
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