Chapter 10: The Thief in the House
Thinking that something might happen to Shen Caisheng, Yuan Lingling suddenly came to her senses and suddenly felt a little panicked.
She naturally attributed this emotion to her own fear of trouble. She was now Shen Caisheng's wife in public, and if anything happened to him, she, as his wife, would definitely be busy running around.
Yuan Lingling kept imagining him losing arms and legs, or having a bloody head, or even being injured, losing his memory and becoming a fool. After all, she had traveled through time and space in a book, so what outrageous things could not happen?
Turning over and sitting up from the bed, Yuan Lingling wrapped a military coat around herself shiveringly, and tiptoed out of the room. Sure enough, she saw a flashlight outside, and there was indeed someone there.
Yuan Lingling also held a flashlight and slowly walked to the gate of the courtyard. Just as she was about to listen, she heard Aunt Yang's voice.
"What's going on? What are you yelling about so early in the morning? Did someone kill someone or something?"
Her loud voice is so recognizable, but also so reassuring.
Yuan Lingling quickly opened the door and saw Yang Ying standing with someone, talking with her sleeves rolled up.
As soon as he saw her going out, he naturally came up to her.
"Did I wake you up?" There was a red mark on the right side of Yang Ying's face from sleeping, and it was obvious that he was also woken up.
Yuan Lingling smiled helplessly, "Did something happen?"
It doesn't look like a big deal, and it's even less likely to be Shen Caisheng's business, otherwise she wouldn't be so leisurely.
Sure enough, Yang Ying said, "It seems that the Xie family was robbed."
Someone nearby responded, "Why did this thief steal from his house and not others? He might be a thief or an enemy."
"Please speak a little more quietly." It was rare that Yang Ying, who had such a loud voice, asked someone to speak more quietly, but even though she said that, it was obvious that she was thinking so in her heart.
But whoever encounters this kind of thing will be unlucky. If the person is really a thief and doesn't do some good deeds, it would be bad if he really steals from your own home.
At this time, Ma Jie, who had gone to get information, ran back. When he saw the few people, he said without even saying hello, "It's Xie Guanglian. I heard that he took all the money in the family and ran away."
"Ah? This is impossible?" No one believed it.
Xie Guanglian doesn't look like a serious person, but he is actually quite nice to people, especially to his family members.
He used to listen to his mother in everything, which was one of the important reasons why the original body was bullied by her family.
"Yeah, I heard that all the things were packed up. If there was a thief, he couldn't just steal things in his room." Ma Jie glanced at Yuan Lingling when he said this. It was obvious that he had also heard the gossip. There was a hint of gloating in his tone.
"What's going on? Why is he running away?" Yang Ying didn't understand at all.
It can be said that the Xie family is living a pretty good life nowadays. Xie Guanglian stays at home all day with food and drink. Did he run away because he was kicked in the head by a donkey?
Could it be because he owed someone money outside?
She never finds it strange what these street urchins do.
She didn't know, but Yuan Lingling had already guessed that Xie Guanglian might have taken the money and ran to Guangzhou.
Apparently she wasn't the only one who thought so. Ma Jie said, "He went to Yangcheng, didn't he say he wanted to go but his mom wouldn't let him?"
Yang Ying curled her lips, "The kid wanted to go out and try his luck, but Jiang Liping refused. Now, all the money in the family has been taken away. She deserves it!"
"His leaving may not be a bad thing." Yuan Lingling said this sincerely. His family is a mess. If he is smart after leaving, he will definitely live a better life than many people in the future. It all depends on him.
Yang Ying sneered, "Who said it wasn't? Let's go, since he's a thief in the house, it has nothing to do with us. Let's go back and take a nap. It's been a long day." Although she complained, her tone was quite light, and she urged Yuan Lingling to go back to the house and rest.
Yuan Lingling naturally agreed, she was so sleepy.
When Yuan Lingling returned to the room, she saw that the child's quilt had been opened again. After all the commotion, there was no sign of the child waking up. He must have been sleeping so well.
After covering the child with the quilt and listening to his breathing, Yuan Lingling also fell asleep with her eyelids fluttering.
She slept until she woke up naturally, and when she woke up she suddenly realized that she had solved a huge problem.
To be more precise, the trouble disappeared on its own.
Xie Guanglian ran away and she did not follow him to Yangcheng. Does that mean that the story between her and him has changed?
Yuan Lingling yawned, her eyes fell on Yuanyuan, who was staring at her with her big round eyes. She was too lazy to think about those bad things. She poked the child's round face with her lips raised, and asked with a smile: "When did you wake up?"
Yuanyuan shook his head. He didn’t know either.
Yuan Lingling was just teasing him and didn't really want an answer. She got up and pulled the child out of the bed. When she was trying to put clothes on him, she found that the child's body was hot. Then she looked at his red little face and thought to herself that something was wrong.
She immediately lowered her head and touched the child's head. It felt a little hot, but she couldn't be sure for a moment. She heard that children's temperature would be higher than that of adults.
"Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Yuan Lingling asked worriedly.
The child shook his head obediently but still said nothing.
Yuan Lingling thought it was better not to be too careless about the child, so she immediately decided to take them to the hospital, and coaxed them, "Sister-in-law, can you take Yuanyuan out to play? We'll go to the restaurant and have a good meal later."
Yuanyuan looked struggling and confused, but she still nodded. The delicious food was still very tempting.
Seeing that he looked dizzy, Yuan Lingling had to send him to the hospital even if he disagreed.
Having never experienced anything like this before, Yuan Lingling was a little flustered.
She had never raised a child before, not even a cat or a dog. She had no idea what to do if a child got sick, so she could only put her hope on the doctor.
When Shen Caisheng returned home after a night of hard work, he saw that the sun was down but Lao Gao's house was still empty.
He couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, forgot that Yuan Lingling couldn't cook. He was about to go to the kitchen when Yuan Lingling brought Hou Yuan out, and the child looked unhappy.
"What's going on?"
He walked up to the two of them nervously, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"My forehead seems a little hot." When Yuan Lingling saw him come back, the tension in her heart relaxed a little. It was good to have someone around.
Shen Caisheng looked stern, and after feeling the other person's forehead, he picked him up and said, "He has a fever. I'll take him to see a doctor."
After saying that, he didn't even enter the house, but just left with the child in his arms.
He took very big steps, and Yuan Lingling had to jog to keep up with him.
Looking at Chen Caisheng's condition, Yuan Lingling guessed that the child was seriously ill. Her heart, which had just been relieved, rose to her throat again.
Maybe it was because the child was happy after eating egg custard last night and jumped around a lot. She thought she should have been more careful. She felt guilty and didn't dare to speak all the way.
The road was slippery after snowing, and in order to protect her belly, Yuan Lingling could only chase Shen Caisheng from a distance.
When she arrived at the clinic, Shen Caisheng had already handed the child to the doctor. Yuan Lingling only then noticed that his eyes were red and was immediately shocked.
“Is it…very serious?”
Before Shen Caisheng could speak, the doctor glanced at her and said in a not-so-good tone, "Take some antipyretics first. It's terrible if a child has a fever. The weather is cold, so parents must be careful at home."
He reached out his hand and touched Yuanyuan's back, frowning, "If you find it troublesome, use a towel to pad the back. Children like to play and get hot from jumping, and their backs get wet with sweat, and they get sick. The child is already this old, you shouldn't be unaware of this. Go back and change the child's clothes."
These words made Yuan Lingling unable to raise her head. She really did not expect this and was a little panicked. She did not even have time to explain that the child was not hers and Shen Caisheng's. She could only take the medicine and quickly pour water to feed Yuanyuan.
The boiling water was scalding hot and emitting white smoke. Holding it in her hands, Yuan Lingling's forehead began to sweat again. She had just chased after him, and her back was also a little wet with sweat.
"Let me do it, you take a break."
Yuan Lingling was thinking when her hands suddenly felt empty. "...Be careful, it's hot." She wanted to find a pair of chopsticks or something to cool it down, but seeing that Chen Caisheng didn't seem to be at a loss, she felt guilty and didn't say anything.
Sure enough, Shen Caisheng quickly took another cup and poured water into the two cups to quickly lower the temperature of the boiling water.
After taking the medicine, he handed it to Yuanyuan.
Yuan Lingling thought that she had to coax the child before she could take the medicine, but she didn't expect that Yuanyuan just looked at Chen Caisheng and swallowed the pill. Then her whole face wrinkled like a bitter gourd, with tears in her eyes, as if she wanted to cry but couldn't.
Yuan Lingling found it funny, this could even stop a baby from crying at night.
Chen Caisheng didn't care whether the child was suffering or not. He asked the child to take the medicine, said goodbye to the doctor and left the clinic. "Wait for me here. I'll go upstairs."
Guessing that he might be going to see the monkeys, Yuan Lingling glanced at Hou Yuan, and seeing that the child was standing there obediently and didn't react, she didn't say much, nodded, and pulled Xiao Yuanyuan to sit aside.
"Is it bitter?" The strong smell of disinfectant in the hospital made Yuan Lingling feel a little suffocated. She waited for a while and seeing that Yuanyuan was still crying, she took the initiative to talk to the child.
It would have been fine if he hadn't asked, but when he did, the child burst into tears.
Yuan Lingling collapsed. She really didn't know how to take care of a child.
Remembering that there was a small shop outside, she hurriedly said, "Don't cry, sister-in-law will take you to buy some sweets, okay?"
Hearing that there was candy, the child nodded, wishing he could stop crying and laugh immediately. But when she finished saying that she would wait until Chen Cai was born before buying some, the child's mouth immediately deflated, and his expression changed quite quickly.
"Okay, don't cry, sister-in-law will take you there right away."
Who is to blame for not taking good care of the child?
This incident really made Yuan Lingling feel frustrated. She used to think that she was quite good at raising children. She just needed to be empathetic and not take the children's thoughts too seriously. But in just one day, she realized that it was useless to understand the children's thoughts. Even if she understood them, what was the point? There was nothing she could do about it.
After telling the doctor in the clinic so that Shen Caisheng wouldn't get lost when he went downstairs, Yuan Lingling took the child out of the hospital.
As soon as they left, Shen Caisheng came down from the stairs.
"Are you looking for the mother and child just now?" Seeing him looking around, a nurse came up to him.
Shen Caisheng hurriedly curled his lips and asked, "Can you please ask the child who had a fever just now, where did they go?"
Although Shen Caisheng had a stern face, his temperament could be considered outstanding no matter what kind of crowd he was in, which made the nurse slightly stunned.
"She went out, saying she was buying candy for the child. Your wife really loves the child. Don't be so cold-faced when you go back." The couple are both so good-looking, they are destined to be a couple. It would be bad if he scared his wife away.
Upon hearing this, Shen Caisheng paused. Was his face cold?
He nodded slightly in response, and when he walked to the door, he pulled the corners of his stiff mouth.
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"You can't have this, the soda is too cold, you can only have candy." Yuan Lingling was not stingy. She knew that eating too many snacks was not good, especially now that the child was sick.
But Hou Yuan always looked at her with his big innocent eyes, making it difficult for her to refuse.
Yuan Lingling gritted her teeth and persisted.
"I'll make you a puppy-style egg custard when I get home, okay?"
“What is puppy-style egg custard?”
Suddenly, they heard the voice of a strange man, and Yuan Lingling and her boyfriend turned their heads at the same time.
Hou Yuan said in surprise: "Big brother Xie!"
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