Chapter 90: Don’t Cook for Her
Knowing that she had said the wrong thing and caused the driver to misunderstand, Deng Xiuzhen did not explain but just nodded.
"Who are you to him?" The driver looked calm, but his eyes were gleaming with gossip.
"I'm taking a taxi. I don't need to answer your question. Just take me there!" Deng Xiuzhen said coldly with a sophisticated look.
"Okay!" The driver was not angry and agreed with a smile on his face.
When they arrived at the hospital, Deng Xiuzhen got out of the car and walked towards the hospital. She looked back and saw someone hailing a taxi and the driver left.
She came out immediately, not knowing where to look for him. She was afraid of missing Old Man Zhao after going in, so she chose to wait at the hospital entrance.
Seeing Zheng Ying coming out from a distance, she didn't dare to go forward, and was afraid that avoiding her would arouse suspicion, so she stood still. When Zheng Ying saw her, she didn't even glance at her, and just walked past her.
About half an hour later, Deng Xiuzhen finally waited for Old Man Zhao.
When he saw Deng Xiuzhen, Old Man Zhao was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.
"Uncle Zhao, I finally meet you!" Deng Xiuzhen said happily.
Old man Zhao came back to his senses and asked, "Why are you here? Are you here to see a doctor... Is there something wrong?"
"No, I just came to see you." Deng Xiuzhen was really happy to see Old Man Zhao. During the days when Qin Yanlin was missing, Old Man Zhao's help was real.
"Looking for me? How did you find me?" Old Man Zhao was very surprised.
"Come on, Uncle Zhao, let's talk while we walk." Deng Xiuzhen took the things from old man Zhao and said, "Some parts of your house in Pucheng are about to collapse, and I just wanted to come to Kyoto to take a look, so I thought of looking for you to talk to you. What a coincidence that I saw you on TV today, so I hurried over to wait for you at the hospital entrance."
Old man Zhao kept saying what a coincidence.
Zhao Xiuzhen smiled and said, "This is fate."
Old Man Zhao nodded and asked Deng Xiuzhen: "Where do you live?"
When Mr. Zhao heard Deng Xiuzhen say that they were staying in a hotel, he hesitated for a moment and said, "That's going to be a lot of money, right?"
Deng Xiuzhen sensed his uneasiness and quickly told him: Qin Yanlin had made money from his company and still had enough money to stay in a hotel.
Only then did Old Man Zhao smile with relief.
Following Old Man Zhao into an alley, Deng Xiuzhen discovered that Old Man Zhao actually lived in a courtyard house, which was similar to the one she had seen before, but just a little smaller.
"Uncle Zhao, is this what you rented?" Deng Xiuzhen asked as she looked around. She didn't think this yard belonged to Old Man Zhao. After all, although this yard was smaller than the previous one, it also had several rooms. With Old Man Zhao's personality, he probably wouldn't have a place to live, but when he heard her say she was staying in a hotel, he didn't invite her to stay.
"No, it's mine."
Deng Xiuzhen was stunned by Old Man Zhao’s answer.
Then he thought about it and asked again: "There are many people at home, right? Where is Xiaobao? Why don't I see him?"
Old man Zhao was visibly stunned. After a long while, he whispered, "Xiaobao is gone."
Deng Xiuzhen was shocked but also understood. How long could a child with cerebral palsy live? She didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Oh, Lao Zhao, you're finally back!" As the words were spoken, an aunt came in with a young woman.
"Where have you been?" the young woman yelled at Lao Zhao fiercely.
"Old Zhao, now that you're back, I'll be leaving first." The aunt said and left in a hurry.
"Sister Chun, thank you for your hard work..."
"Hurry up and cook! I'm starving!" the young woman interrupted Lao Zhao.
"Okay, okay, Rongrong, you take a rest first, I'll go cook." Lao Zhao agreed and went to the kitchen.
"Who is she? Is she here to eat for free? You are not allowed to cook her meal!" Rongrong put her hands on her hips and glared at Deng Xiuzhen.
"Okay, I won't cook for her," Old Man Zhao agreed, looking at Deng Xiuzhen with an apologetic smile.
"Why are you smiling at her?" Rongrong yelled at Old Man Zhao, then turned to Deng Xiuzhen and said, "No! You are a vixen! You are not allowed in my house! Get out of here!"
Seeing this, Deng Xiuzhen naturally knew that there was something wrong with this woman. In order not to embarrass Old Man Zhao, she hurried out.
Old Man Zhao made a secret gesture, and Deng Xiuzhen understood that he wanted her to wait outside.
Deng Xiuzhen was planning to buy something to eat at the entrance of the alley when she ran into the aunt who had just sent Rongrong home.
When the aunt saw her, she quickly called her over. Deng Xiuzhen hesitated for a moment. She felt that the aunt seemed to be waiting for her at the door on purpose.
Thinking that someone who lived next door to Old Man Zhao and looked very familiar to her would not harm her, Deng Xiuzhen smiled and walked over, calling her aunt obediently.
The auntie was so happy to hear this. She pulled Deng Xiuzhen into the main door. She turned around and looked. After closing the door, the auntie whispered to Deng Xiuzhen, "Were you kicked out?"
Deng Xiuzhen nodded in agreement.
"Don't blame Brother Zhao. He's a very good person, but his fate is not in his control..." The aunt told Deng Xiuzhen that Zhao Shuliang was originally a very outstanding person and came from a very well-off family.
It's just that he loves research too much, even to the point of obsession, and often forgets about his family, and doesn't care about household affairs at all.
Sometimes his wife worked overtime and asked him to pick up the child, but he often forgot. Until one time, he forgot to pick up the child and lost his daughter.
His wife suffered from depression and committed suicide.
Then he searched all over the world for his child. After many years, he finally found her, but his daughter had gone crazy. She gave birth to a child, but the child had cerebral palsy...
After hearing this, Deng Xiuzhen knew who Rongrong was: she should be the crazy woman in the alley of the ancient city, Xiaobao's mother, and the daughter of old man Zhao Shuliang.
"Is Rongrong Uncle Zhao's child?" Deng Xiuzhen asked. Although she knew her guess was almost right, she still wanted to confirm it.
"Yes, the kid was completely crazy when he came here, and Brother Zhao took a lot of effort to bring them back.
They were sent to the hospital for treatment. Rongrong got much better, but Xiaobao passed away.
Poor Brother Zhao hasn’t had a peaceful day since he sent Xiaobao away and took Rongrong back.
Rongrong needs to take medicine on time for her illness, and she has a weird temper and personality, so taking medicine every day is a hassle for her.
Every time he takes medicine, Brother Zhao is made to stand respectfully for an hour, otherwise he won’t take the medicine.
Once, Brother Zhao stood for too long in the middle of winter and became sick with the cold, but she still refused to let him go to the doctor.
Alas, sometimes I feel very sympathetic towards Brother Zhao, and sometimes I feel that he is also responsible for this, and it is just karma: if he had taken care of his family at the beginning, how good would life be for his family?
I really don't understand what Brother Zhao was thinking. Why was he so obsessed with research? In the end, he didn't come up with anything, and ended up with his family ruined..."
Deng Xiuzhen listened silently and sighed. She never thought that Old Man Zhao had experienced so much.
She did not make any judgment. She thought that Uncle Zhao probably regretted more than anyone else and understood things more clearly than anyone else.
Hearing the sound of the door next door, Deng Xiuzhen went out and saw Old Man Zhao standing at the door looking around.
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