"Which of my children is not good?"
Li Jumei rolled her eyes and said, "Listen carefully, I said earlier that Lanlan is the lucky star of the family. Do you agree with that?"
"Um."
Song Sanhe did whatever his wife said, without any objection.
...
Several days passed in the blink of an eye. During this time, Song Lan did not receive a call from Song Qingbin, so she naturally did not know the details of Song Qingbin and Han Bailan's annulment of their engagement. Therefore, taking advantage of the weekend, she rode her bicycle back to Shisong Village early in the morning.
Upon learning that Song Qingbin was feeling unwell and had not yet gotten out of bed, he greeted Song Sanhe and Li Jumei, and then took a shortcut to the forest farm to visit Fu Wenhan, carrying large and small bags.
They were supposed to go last weekend, but both kids had stomach problems, so Song Lan didn't even go back to Shisong Village, and naturally couldn't go to the forest farm.
Coincidentally, the forest farm was closed for the day, and when Song Lan arrived, she saw Fu Wenhan chopping firewood at the dormitory entrance.
Song Lan put the things she brought on Fu Wenhan's desk in the dormitory, and chatted with him while helping him organize the firewood.
Around 11 a.m., she said goodbye and left.
They took a shortcut back, but when they were about a mile away from the Xiao family, Song Lan took out a lot of things from her spatial storage.
It includes rice, flour, oil, vegetables, eggs, meat, and nutritional supplements.
She not only brought things to the Xiao family, but also to the elderly people living in the thatched hut near the Xiao family. It wasn't that Song Lan was putting on a show or trying to be a saint; it was that Song Lan respected those educated elderly people and hoped that they could get through these next few years and return to their original jobs in a few years.
"you……"
In front of the thatched hut, Xiao Yu sat on a chair basking in the sun with his son in his arms. When he saw Song Lan carrying a basket on her back and several bags, he quickly put his son down, stood up to greet her, but when he was two steps away from Song Lan, he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
“I couldn’t come last weekend because of family matters. I brought a lot of things today because I was thinking that Grandpa Shen and Grandpa Li are not having an easy time either, so I wanted to help them out.”
Song Lan could tell from Xiao Yu's eyes that he was surprised by the basket on her back and the large bags she was carrying. She found it amusing and casually offered an explanation.
"You...you don't have to do this. We can manage to get by on our own."
A flicker of unreadable emotion crossed Xiao Yu's eyes. He reached out and took the bags from Song Lan's hands, then used his free hand to carry the basket on Song Lan's back.
"I know."
Song Lan smiled and said, "You can make do and get by, but you have children and elderly people here. If you don't supplement your nutrition, your health will definitely be severely depleted in a few years, and in serious cases, it may even affect your lifespan."
Since I can lend a hand, I certainly won't stand idly by.
After a pause, Song Lan continued, "Don't take this too seriously. As long as you, Xiao Chenchen, Grandpa Xiao, Grandma Luo, and Uncle Xiao are all well, then everything I did today was worth it."
"With the nourishing pills you gave me, my grandparents, my father, and Chenchen and I have all been healthy lately without any problems. Grandpa Shen and the others living in the thatched house next door have also been healthy without any issues."
Hearing Xiao Yu say this, Song Lan smiled and said, "That's good. But now that I'm here, I'll have to take everyone's pulse." With that, Song Lan picked up the child who was clinging to her leg and followed Xiao Yu into the Xiao family's thatched hut.
She took out the items meant for the Xiao family and placed them on the table. Then she took the pulses of the old man and his wife, as well as Xiao's father. Finding no problems, she smiled and told them the truth. After that, she took the pulses of Xiao Yu and the baby Xiao Chen.
"Chenchen's health is fine, but yours is not so good."
After taking his pulse, Song Lan withdrew her hand and turned to Xiao Yu, saying, "Have you not taken much of the tonic pills I gave you?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time.
His words were tantamount to tacit agreement, and for a moment Song Lan didn't know what to say.
"Xiaoyu, you..."
Grandpa Xiao opened his mouth, but hesitated to say anything more. He understood why Xiao Yu didn't take the tonic pills; he simply wanted to save them for the rest of the family.
His initial intention was good, but did he know that his actions made his family feel guilty and heartbroken at the same time?
Grandma Luo and Grandpa Xiao were thinking the same thing. She said, "Xiao Yu, our family can't do without you. You must never do that again, understand?"
"I see."
Xiao Yu responded.
"You have to keep your word. You can't just talk the talk. You need to know that this family is counting on you. What will we do if something happens to you?"
Seeing the tears welling up in her eyes, Grandma Luo said solemnly, "A family must be together. Without you, your grandfather, your father, Chenchen, and I will definitely not be able to make a living in the future."
"Grandma Luo, don't be nervous. Brother Xiao's condition isn't too bad. He's just a little weak and he's been overexerting himself. He'll recover after a period of rest."
Song Lan comforted Grandma Luo and then took out several bottles of commonly used medicines from her military green canvas bag. Two of the bottles contained tonic pills. She said, "The names and effects of the medicines are labeled on the bottles. They are all made by me using herbs I picked from the mountains. They didn't cost much."
Pointing to two of the bottles, she said to Xiao Yu, "Those two bottles contain nourishing pills. Adults only need to take one a day. As for Chenchen, since he is still young, he does not need to take these nourishing pills, just as I told him before. He only needs to supplement his diet with more nutrients."
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