"Okay? What do you mean by nodding and shaking your head? Do you disagree with what your mother said?"
"No, Mom is right, but I still want to grow up quickly, big enough to shelter you from the wind and rain."
Zhenzhu looked at her daughter, whose face was covered in tears, with heartache in her eyes. She reached out to wipe away her tears and tidied the stray hairs by her ears, her voice extremely gentle.
"But our dear friend is already sheltering us from the wind and rain."
At this moment, the others in the room also chimed in to agree with Zhen Zhu's words, each sentence affirming Zhu Qinghao, and soon they had coaxed her back to her senses.
Once they saw that the person had finally recovered, the people inside called their family members who were waiting outside in, so that they could all have a chat.
After confirming her family's safety and receiving reassurance, Zhu Qinghao prepared to leave.
After all, it would be broad daylight soon, and she might run into people then. She couldn't stay cooped up in the cowshed all day, so it was safer to go back sooner.
She had just said goodbye to her family when she opened the door and saw a somewhat familiar-looking person just a few meters away from the door.
Because the door opening was quite loud, the other party saw her immediately.
The two looked at each other, and finally the person on the other side spoke first.
"Well, the temperature dropped sharply last night, so my grandpa asked me to bring some medicine and also to check on Grandpa Zhu and the others."
Zhu Qinghao had already recognized the other party as Dr. Jiang from the team, so it was normal for him to come and deliver medicine.
Besides, they had already bumped into each other, and the other person immediately mentioned their family's surnames, so Zhu Qinghao didn't intend to lie. She simply nodded and followed him back into the house.
The moment the two entered the house, the whole family was both surprised and frightened.
Didn't Hao leave? Why is he back, and with someone? Did he run into this person? Doesn't that mean he's been discovered?
Sensing their nervousness, the newcomer immediately explained his identity.
"Hello, Grandpa, Grandma, and all the elders of the Zhu family. I am Sheng Yi."
Grandpa Zhu had already felt that the young man looked somewhat familiar, and when the name was mentioned, he immediately looked as if he had just realized who it was.
"Oh! You're that young man from the Sheng family? You've grown so much! What are you doing here? It's been a long time since I've seen your old man. How's he doing lately? Is he alright?"
"Oh, it's true, it's been so many years, Xiao Yi has grown so much..."
"That's right, when she was with us, she was just a tiny little thing, and she always followed Hao Hao around, determined to look after the little girl!"
"..."
Zhu Qinghao was still wondering why people called him Dr. Jiang, and why he had the surname Sheng, and even knew someone from her family.
After listening for a while, she finally managed to connect the person in front of her with some of her childhood memories.
Sheng Yi was pleased to see that the Zhu family members still remembered him, so he smiled and nodded.
“Yes, Grandpa Zhu, my grandfather came here a year ago. He saw you on the day you came to the countryside, but there were too many people around, so he couldn’t recognize you.”
Only then did Zhu Yanzhi realize something, and asked in surprise:
"Then, the package that appeared outside the door the night we arrived at the cowshed, was that one you put there? And the one after that, was that also one of you?"
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