Chapter 18 Medicine and the Bear
Lin Qingxu said goodbye to Kan Zhao at the door of her house, but found that the other party had no intention of returning the schoolbag to her.
"Kan Zhao, my schoolbag." Lin Qingxu said.
Kan Zhao used his key to open the door, turned around and saw Lin Qingxu standing opposite him, looking at him with a dazed look.
"I forgot to tell you, Aunt Jin has a dinner tonight and will be back late. My mom asked you to come to my place for dinner today."
Lin Qingxu went home with him.
The air smelled of cola, chicken wings, and pineapple. Lin Qingxu sniffed and suddenly felt a little hungry.
Fang Yun has always been a good cook.
Kan Zhao and Lin Qingxu lived in a school district housing complex. It was funny to say that they had originally planned to move to a villa complex west of here, but because their two children didn't want to, they stayed, and stayed there for over ten years.
When Lin Qingxu and Kan Zhao were young, their families were considered middle class. Later, as they started businesses, their wealth grew. While their current location was nice, it still felt insufficient, so they considered moving to a more spacious and comfortable place.
I don’t know how Kan Zhao found out about this.
One day, Kan Zhao and Lin Qingxu disappeared from home inexplicably, and no matter how they called them, there was no response.
The two families were so anxious that they searched through all the drawers and cabinets, contacted neighbors, and even checked all the nearby dog kennels. They almost called the police.
Finally, they found the person in Lin Qingxu's closet. Lin Qingxu hugged Kan Zhao and sobbed, unwilling to separate no matter what.
When asked the reason, Fang Yun coaxed her, "We moved, and now we have a big house to live in Qingxu."
"don't want!"
"After moving, Kan Zhao can play with you more often, and we won't live too far away from each other."
Xiaolin Qingxu sniffed and asked, "How far is it?"
"Uh... maybe tens to hundreds of meters..." If calculated based on the direct distance, the two families might be unlucky and not be able to buy adjacent locations, but the two families in the same community are usually not too far apart.
The number of hundreds was undoubtedly huge for a child. Xiao Lin Qingxu cried even harder, "No!"
Fang Yun touched her nose guiltily.
The two children were so resistant, and their parents were not materialistic people. They had developed feelings for the house, and it was also close to Fang Yun's commute, so they didn't mention buying a house or moving.
Lin Qingxu had always been a model for "other people's children," always self-disciplined and respectful since childhood. He had no dark past, but this incident was often used as a source of ridicule by the adults of both families.
Sometimes she really wanted to lose her memory.
Kan Zhao changed his shoes at the entrance and took out a pair of pink slippers from the shoe cabinet.
The pink slippers were the same blue ones Kan Zhao was wearing, and they had a brand name on them. Fang Yun was buying a pair of luxury goods. Initially, there was only the blue one, but then Kan Zhao asked Fang Yun to buy a bag for Gao Luo, and she also chose the pink slippers.
Lin Qingxu approached the entrance table and placed the box on it. As she was about to bend down to change her shoes, she felt someone grab her ankle.
Fang Yun heard the noise at the door and looked outside while holding the freshly made pork ribs and yam soup.
Kan Zhao half-knelt on the ground, holding Lin Qingxu's ankle with one hand to prevent her from falling, untied her shoelaces, lifted the back of her heels to take off her white shoes, and then put on slippers.
Although she had seen this scene countless times and was no longer surprised by it, Fang Yun felt something was wrong.
She smiled at them and said, "You're all back."
Lin Qingxu stepped on the slippers Kan Zhao had brought out for her and, as before, called out, "Auntie Yun."
"Yeah." Fang Yun answered and went back to her work.
Lin Qingxu went to the kitchen to help her, but was kicked out as expected. "Why are you in the kitchen, kid? Help me check if that brat Kan Zhao has done his homework. I don't want Old Wang to nag me again on Monday."
After so many years, Lin Qingxu has long understood that Kan Zhao just doesn't like studying.
But Kan Zhao also has a way out.
Therefore, Lin Qingxu always felt that it was enough for him to live happily during his student days and there was no need to worry about homework.
But since it was Fang Yun's task, she answered and went to Kan Zhao's bedroom to look for someone.
Sure enough, Kan Zhao didn't touch a single word.
"Write quickly." Lin Qingxu supervised him.
Kan Zhao disagreed, "It's only Saturday today, let's talk about it tomorrow." His thoughts turned back, "You haven't written anything either, so why should I write one?"
"I've finished writing." Lin Qingxu flipped through his comic book.
"You've been in the studio all day today, how do you have time to write?"
"I finished it last night."
Kan Zhao whispered "devil" and then reached out to ask her for the answer.
Lin Qingxu naturally refused.
Having been rejected so many times since childhood, Kan Zhao had never had any hope.
I said "Oh" and searched for the question.
Then the phone was taken away.
Lin Qingxu said firmly, "I promised Aunt Fang that I would watch you do your homework. You can't rely on other shortcuts."
Lin Qingxu always had his own strange way of thinking - you can not study, but you must be serious when doing homework next to me and you can not cheat. Kan Zhao was no longer surprised.
He was furious about this as a kid and wished the guy was a guy so he could beat him up and show him who was boss.
But sometimes I feel that it’s a good thing that Lin Qingxu is a girl, and this feeling becomes stronger as I grow older, but I don’t know the root cause.
Kan Zhao did the test paper honestly.
Until Fang Yun called them outside to eat.
Kan Zhao went to the dining table and found that it was filled with Lin Qingxu's favorite dishes.
He sat on the chair, eating with chopsticks: "Mom, if you like Lin Xiaoxiao so much, why don't you just let her be your daughter? There's not a single dish I like. You really are my real mother."
Fang Yun rolled her eyes at him. "You don't like chicken wings and spare ribs? You keep talking nonsense."
She picked up some chicken wings for Kan Zhao, and then she picked up some chicken wings, spare ribs, and a series of dishes for Lin Qingxu, until her bowl was piled high and full.
"I do. I can't even imagine how happy I would be if I had a daughter as sensible, beautiful, and smart as Qingxu."
"I want to think about it, but I don't dare to think about it. So do you want to think about it or not?"
"Eat your meal." Fang Yun tapped Kan Zhao's bowl with her chopsticks.
Kan Zhao sighed and asked Fang Yun, "Mom, do you have any needlework or anything at home?"
"Yes, it's in the bedside table in my room." She asked, "What do you want this for?"
Kan Zhao stopped talking again.
Fang Yun didn't ask either. This was probably the legendary young people's thoughts.
She picked up a few more pieces of meat and gave them to Lin Qingxu, "Eat more, I feel like you've lost weight."
"Thank you, Aunt Fang."
"Yeah." My daughter is so considerate.
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The herbs given by Qiao Yang had been processed into powder and stuffed into non-woven fabric.
Kan Zhao was afraid that something would leak out, so he found a more breathable T-shirt in the closet. He had bought it not long ago and had never worn it. Without hesitation, Kan Zhao cut along the seam line with scissors.
He was troubled by the task of wrapping the item and sewing it up. He had never done this before and was not very familiar with the technique.
I randomly picked a thread and threaded it through the eye of the needle and tied it up. At first, I was quite careless and not concentrating enough. The consequence was that soon my finger was pierced by the silver needle from behind and bled.
Kan Zhao moved his hand away and took a napkin from the desk to wipe it, afraid of dirtying the medicine wrapped in white cloth.
According to the guide, Kan Zhao fitted the things tightly to ensure that no medicine would leak out.
Although I was careful enough during the process, I still couldn't avoid being pricked by the needle a few times, after all, I was still a beginner.
He returned to the bedside and took the brown stuffed bear sitting on the bed.
This is one of the little bears I exchanged for points when I went to the e-sports city with Lin Qingxu to play the claw machine last time. I actually exchanged for two in total, one is with him, and the other light yellow one is in Lin Qingxu's room.
He cut a slit in the middle of the back, took out the cotton inside, and stuffed the sewn medicine bag in.
The whole bear looked plump and angular. Kan Zhao stuffed some cotton into it and molded it into a nice shape.
The message notification sound on the mobile phone kept ringing.
21.26
Call me handsome: [Hey. I'm home, wanna play some games?]
Sent a team invitation.
21.30
Call me handsome: [Hey. What are you doing? Why are you ignoring me?]
21.56
Calling me a handsome guy: [Holy crap? Did he fall asleep? Are you taking care of your health? You're wasting your youth like this.]
22.13
Call me handsome: [I really fell asleep? Holy crap, this medicine is so effective?]
00.24
HZ: [Busy]
Call me handsome: [??? Why didn’t you reply my message just now.]
Qiao Yang posted an emoticon package that said, "If you mess with me, you're like kicking cotton."
There was a knock on the door, and Kan Zhenzhong's voice came from outside, "What time is it? Why haven't you slept yet?"
Kan Zhao was not surprised that his father returned home early from a business trip and replied, "I understand."
Kan Zhenzhong ignored her. He took a shower, returned to the master bedroom, and gave Fang Yun the necklace he had bought abroad.
Fang Yun looked worried as she put on a facial mask and looked at the lesson plan in her hand. Her joy was somewhat dampened after receiving the gift.
"What's wrong?"
Fang Yun hesitated to speak, but couldn't help herself and turned to look at him, "Don't you think Kan Zhao and Qing Xu are a little too..."
"Hey. Today, tonight, I was cooking when I heard them come back. I went to the entrance and saw that brat Kan Zhao actually kneeling on one knee to change Qing Xu's shoes. I didn't think much of it before, but the more I saw it today, the more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong."
"It's okay if they were like this when they were little, but they're adults now. Their relationship is better than siblings, but they're not blood relatives after all. You said Kan Zhao is usually arrogant and looks down on everyone, and he doesn't know how to act. Girls are sensitive, and if something really happens, Kan Zhao doesn't have that intention. What should we do? How can we face Gao Luo?"
Kan Zhenzhong laughed, but didn't dare to say that she was having wild ideas, for fear of getting beaten.
"It's like this when you get older, don't think too much about it."
Kan Zhenzhong continued indifferently, "What's there to worry about? Worrying about that brat's grades dropping? Oh, even if they don't drop, his rank in the class is still much higher. It's better to worry about Qingxu, but Qingxu has always had good grades since he was young."
He couldn't help but asked politely, "Do you think Qingxu would be interested in this brat from our family?"
"It's strange that she would like him. Do you remember when Kan Zhao was a kid and insisted on playing with Qing Xu? In the end, the kid was so scared that he didn't dare to go out and hid in the closet crying."
Fang Yun was a little unhappy when she heard him talking about her son. After all, Kan Zhao was a piece of flesh and blood that fell from her body and had some of her genes integrated into it. If he said that Kan Zhao was bad, wouldn't he also be talking about her?
She retorted: "That's not the case. I remember Qingxu was quite attached to Kan Zhao at the beginning."
Kan Zhenzhong snorted coldly, "Who can I blame? He has such a carefree personality now, except for his slightly attractive face. I'm thankful that I don't have to receive calls from teachers now! And Qingxu is not such a superficial person. His little advantage is useless."
"Don't worry. Qingxu is more accurate than us in predicting things. Even if the brat cries and makes a fuss, no one will agree."
"Kan Zhao is not three years old, why is he just crying?"
"Just tell me if the shitty things that brat has done these years are just nonsense."
Fang Yun snorted.
Although she thought what he said made sense and agreed with it in her heart, Kan Zhao felt a little angry when she heard him say that.
What does it mean to be useless? After all, he is Kan Zhenzhong’s biological son.
Fang Yun pulled the quilt off Kan Zhenzhong and threw a pillow at him, "Sleep on the sofa tonight."
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Plot review——
Finally, they found the person in Lin Qingxu's closet. Lin Qingxu hugged Kan Zhao and sobbed, unwilling to separate no matter what.
When asked the reason, Fang Yun coaxed her, "We moved, and now we have a big house to live in Qingxu."
"don't want!"
"After moving, Kan Zhao can play with you more often, and we won't live too far away from each other."
Kobayashi Qingxu was gradually persuaded.
But Kan Zhao said in a voice only the two of them could hear: "My mother lied to you."
Whenever Fang Yun talks about the benefits of living in a big house.
Kan Zhao would whisper to Lin Qingxu, she is lying to you (with a confident face)
As for why Kan Zhao did not express his opinion to the parents.
Because he was young and already knew that his opinions would never be adopted.
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