Thinking of Lin Shengqi's family situation, Shang Lin quickly realized that for someone who would soon go hungry if he didn't earn money, there was no time to rest!
Shang Lin couldn't help but sigh inwardly before saying to Lin Shengqi, "Wait for me at school tomorrow at noon, I'll bring you the medicine."
Lin Shengqi was taken aback, then hurriedly said, "No need, no need, just tell me what medicine you need, I'll go buy it..."
Shang Lin hurriedly interrupted, "This is traditional Chinese medicine, not Western medicine. Just wait for me."
"Alright then," Lin Shengqi said, feeling quite embarrassed. "It's such a rare holiday, I'm really troubling you."
Shang Lin smiled, "You also help me with my laundry, so we're helping each other out. See you tomorrow at noon."
After finishing speaking, Shang Lin didn't give Lin Shengqi any time to continue before quickly hanging up the phone. Firstly, he didn't want to hear the other party's apologetic and polite words, and secondly, he didn't want to insert coins again.
However, given Lin Shengqi's personality, he will definitely find a way to repay him. But since his father is hospitalized and temporarily unable to work, he probably doesn't have much money left.
This was a small favor for me, but it was a life-saving grace for the Lin family. They wanted to thank me, but they didn't have any valuable gifts to offer, so they could only apologize and be polite to me.
Sigh, life is really hard for the poor, especially when they get sick or suffer a disaster; it can be fatal in an instant. If it weren't for Old Man Chai using all his savings to keep me alive when I transmigrated, I probably wouldn't be alive now!
Seeing that Shang Lin looked unwell after putting down the phone, Li Hongjin quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Shang Lin snapped back to reality, but casually replied, "My classmate's father is sick, and his family isn't well-off. I can empathize with him."
Li Hongjin paused for a moment before advising, "It's not a matter of life and death, so maybe the situation isn't as bad as you think? In any case, things will get better."
Shang Lin suddenly smiled at Li Hongjin, "You're right, I'm going home first."
Li Hongjin hurriedly said, "I'll take you back..."
"No." Shang Lin refused instantly. "I'm neither a little girl nor a child, nor am I disabled. You still want to give me a ride? What's going on?"
Li Hongjin was taken aback by Shang Lin's words, but then laughed and said, "I just saw that you were in a bad mood, and besides, Grandpa Chai cherishes you so much, and the villagers are following suit."
Shang Lin looked at Li Hongjin with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "Stop it now, I'm leaving."
Even so, Li Hongjin didn't forget to add a reminder, "Then be careful, there are a lot of dogs in the village, they might bite you."
Shang Lin, who had already taken a few steps, reached out and waved, which was a response to Li Hongjin's words. However, a helpless smile immediately appeared on his lips. He was truly impressed. Old Man Chai's pampering of himself had a profound influence on the villagers.
The villagers let their dogs roam freely. The villagers, who are only a few dozen households, are basically familiar with each other, so there have been almost no cases of dogs biting people. Just as Shang Lin had thought, the village dogs were afraid to run away from him. What was there to worry about?
When he got home, Old Man Chai had already set the table and greeted Shang Lin as soon as he saw him, urging him to come and eat.
Shang Lin quickly washed up, and as soon as she sat down at the table, she heard Old Man Chai ask, "Does your classmate need to see you?"
"Yes, his father is sick, and he's feeling a bit panicked being all alone. He wants me to go and keep him company."
Where is his mother?
"Single-parent family".
"Oh, are you going?"
"I'll take the early bus tomorrow and come back with it in the afternoon."
Old Man Chai was a little worried, but couldn't think of a reason to stop him, so he just said, "Then be careful. You're not in good health, so you can't be careless."
"Yes, I know."
After dinner, Shang Lin started doing her homework, hoping to finish it quickly so she could rest for a few days during the holiday. She rushed to finish before going to bed that night, and also finished reviewing her lessons.
Shang Lin stretched, studying was quite a physical activity for him! After a short while of light exercise, he washed up and went to bed. He didn't know if it was because he had used his brain too much during the day, but he was still very active and was half asleep.
He didn't know how long he had slept. In his hazy state, he seemed to have found himself in some kind of place. Shang Lin was startled. Was it like when Qiu Niang had entangled him before? Had something entered his dream? But the next second, what he saw was…
It was probably a warehouse, not very big, only about forty square meters. Cardboard boxes were piled up on both sides, and only a small window let in the cold moonlight. Below the small window was a narrow single bed and a wooden puppet on the bed, and nothing else.
It wasn't a particularly special place to begin with, and there was nothing sinister about it. But when Shang Lin appeared, the puppet moved. Only when the puppet moved did he see a name in front of it, and that name was...
Shang Lin woke up with a start. The morning light was already streaming in through the window; it was probably five or six o'clock. But why was his name on the puppet? Who wanted to harm him?
Shang Lin thought this way because he was also proficient in puppetry. Back in the cultivation world, he had several puppets at his disposal, and they were all of a very high level.
However, Shang Lin never uses puppetry on people. Of course, in the cultivation world, there are many puppeteers who use puppetry to control other people's actions and thoughts, thus turning them into their puppets.
Puppets have no self-awareness and only obey the puppeteer. Those who can become puppets must have some extraordinary abilities. Otherwise, what would the puppeteer do with all the hard work and danger?
However, the puppet I saw in my dream was different from the puppetry I knew. The other person probably didn't want to turn me into their puppet. After all, puppetry is not easy to perform; it requires not only specific rituals, spells, or items, but also the presence of the target.
Even if all of these things are done, the other party will not succeed, because although I and the original owner have the same name, we are different inside and out. So the puppet will probably only have some negative effects on me and will not cause any real harm.
If it were the old me, I wouldn't be afraid, but now I have to be careful about everything. Although I have left the village and come into contact with the outside world, I only come into contact with ordinary people.
Anyone who can use puppetry to harm others is no ordinary person. Shang Lin thought carefully about the people he had met, and apart from Meng Zhe, who was somewhat unusual, there was no one else.
But at school, Meng Zhe's protectiveness towards her didn't seem fake at all. And why would he want to harm her? There was no conflict or clash of interests between them. It couldn't be...
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