Chapter 68: The Flood
Su Zhen said straight to the point: "Lin Li, the organization previously asked Lao Ning to come over to take care of Ling Xiao, but you refused. Now I bring him here and want to ask you for a favor on his behalf. Can you keep him?"
Lin Li smirked: "Is that so..."
But in my heart I was thinking, look at your arrogant look, do you look like you are begging for mercy?
Su Zhen didn't notice Lin Li's abnormality. He continued, "Laoning will stay here and take care of Ling Xiao on a voluntary basis. He doesn't need any salary. Think about it, Lin Hua hasn't had a rest for two years. It's not easy..."
Lin Hua at the side immediately interrupted: "It is my duty to take care of my brother-in-law. It is not easy or difficult. My sister said before that she didn't know the origin of Comrade Lao Ning and was afraid that he would hurt Ling Xiao..."
Su Zhen looked at Lin Hua for a long time with an unpredictable expression.
His mind was also blank, so Lin Li couldn't understand why he was so silent.
Lin Li cleared his throat and said, "Since Dr. Su has spoken, I have to give Dr. Su some face. I can let Brother Lao Ning stay..."
Su Zhen then turned his gaze back.
He sneered: "Is my face so important? But I want to take Ling Xiao away, why are you unwilling?"
Lin Hua immediately became alert and asked Lin Li: "Li Li, who is this person?"
Just now when Su Zhen and Tan Weiwei came over to "make trouble", Lin Hua went out to buy food, so I don't know the details.
But he heard Lin Li tell Ling Xiao that someone wanted to take Ling Xiao away today, so Lin Li asked Ling Xiao's opinion whether he should go with that person.
Lin Li had no time to answer Lin Hua's words. He just continued to smile and said to Su Zhen, "So Dr. Su is so vindictive? Now it's easy. Ling Xiao has woken up. Go in and ask him if he wants to go with you."
Su Zhen opened his mouth in shock.
After he reacted, he chuckled: "Comrade Lin is really good at making jokes..."
Lin Li laughed brilliantly this time: "Oh, you thought I was joking. Then please do as you please. Anyway, I've already said it, it's you who didn't believe it, you can't blame me..."
Su Zhen naturally still didn't believe it.
But I was curious, so I pushed open the door of the ward and walked in quickly.
Lin Hua was worried, so he put Junrui on the ground and quickly followed him in.
Junrui tried to follow in by dragging his short legs, but was dragged back by Lin Li.
The child is so short, if he runs behind an adult, the adult might accidentally kick the child away.
"Ling Xiao? Ling Xiao!" Su Zhen's somewhat inappropriate voice came from the ward.
Lin Li folded his arms and shook his head.
You see, no matter how cool and arrogant a person is, he or she can also be unruly at times. For example, Su Zhen.
"Ling Xiao, you're awake? You're really awake!"
Su Zhen almost rushed over in a bear hug, but at the last moment, he restrained himself and stopped.
Ling Xiao was also staring at him.
Then, Ling Xiao sighed: "Su...Zhen...we...have all...changed..."
Su Zhen was still excited. He grabbed Ling Xiao's shoulders and looked him up and down several times.
Lin Hua stood at the door, staring and listening blankly.
Su Zhen has been chattering on and on about how hard he has been looking for Ling Xiao over the past decade or so.
He blamed Ling Xiao for not telling him when she left.
Even if I didn't make it in time, at least I should find someone to send a message to him after the countryside is stabilized.
Su Zhen knew that Ling Xiao had gone to the countryside with his mother Wu Dong'er, but he didn't know where they went.
In this era when information is not well developed, it is very difficult to find people.
As Su Zhen spoke, tears began to flow.
Ling Xiao didn't cry. He could only say a few words and just kept listening to Su Zhen's complaints.
When Ling Xiao left the county at the age of eleven, Su Zhen was already fourteen years old. At that time, fourteen-year-olds were already sensible and were treated as adults wherever they went.
Su Zhen talked about his and Ling Xiao’s childhood.
When he was four or five years old, he would carry Ling Xiao with him wherever he went.
At that time, I couldn't hold him at all, I just strangled him hard.
But adults never thought it was outrageous for a four or five-year-old child to take care of another one or two-year-old baby. They even thought it was normal.
Ling Xiao's parents were very careless. Whenever Su Zhen took Ling Xiao away, they never cared where they took him.
The child was too naughty. He went to dangerous places many times and broke his head, but Ling Xiao's parents still didn't care.
So Ling Xiao was lucky to grow up.
But if Su Zhen's parents knew about this, they would scold Su Zhen severely.
That being said, there are only two brothers in Ling Xiao's family, and they are even half-brothers. If anything happens, their Su family cannot take the responsibility.
Su Zhen had an early memory. From the age of six to ten, he often caused Ling Xiao to be injured or even in danger of his life. He remembered it all clearly.
While Lin Li was playing with Junrui outside the door, he was listening to Su Zhen telling stories about his childhood.
Su Zhen studies plants, but he is also a great storyteller.
Not only Lin Li listened with great interest, but even the naughty Junrui was attracted.
So Junrui held Lin Li's calves with his little hands and pushed Lin Li into the house.
Su Zhen's tears fell silently again.
As he continued to "tell the story", his pleasant voice was mixed with sadness, which made people even more tear-jerking.
He said that he remembered that his uncle had a lot of children, as many as seven or eight.
An accident happened when the eldest cousin was taking care of the younger cousin, and the younger cousin fell to his death.
Although my uncle and aunt were very sad, they did not blame my cousin.
My aunt cried and said that the little cousins were here to collect debts.
Later, the child could not be buried in the ancestral tomb and was hastily buried.
After that incident, Su Zhen, who was already eleven years old, became more steady in his work.
He was also afraid that Ling Xiao would fall to death, so he began to protect Ling Xiao with all his heart.
When he saw Ling Xiao rolling down the hillside, he would rush to the front, rolling and crawling, using his body as a stepping stone for Ling Xiao and blocking him back.
So, although he didn't help Ling Xiao financially, he put a lot of effort into his growth.
But even so, Ling Xiao's waist was scratched by the sharp stone and he had to get several stitches. He must still have a scar.
Lin Hua interrupted, "So that's how he got the scar on his waist. But compared to the other scars on his body, it's not worth mentioning."
After Lin Hua's interruption, Su Zhen fell silent.
Su Zhen knew that Lin Hua was just speaking casually on the surface, but in reality, he was telling Su Zhen that those childhood memories were too far away and there was no need to dwell on the past.
Ling Xiao's later experiences were all without Su Zhen's participation, so he should not dwell on the past.
Su Zhen was not convinced.
If Ling Xiao had been by his side in the past two years, he would have taken better care of him. Besides, his family was better off, so he would definitely have taken better care of him than Lin Hua.
But a real man should always do something before he can speak. Unfortunately, God did not give him the opportunity to do it. If he said so now, no one would believe him and would think he was hypocritical.
Ling Xiao also understood that Lin Hua was scolding Su Zhen. He raised his hand with great effort and grabbed Su Zhen's forearm.
Then he said with great effort: "Lin Li said... he wanted to... buy a house in the commune... in my name..."
He knew that Su Zhen disliked Lin Li.
Upon hearing this, Su Zhen turned around and looked at Lin Li who had come in holding the baby.
A look of disdain appeared on his face.
Although he always tried to speak in a gentle tone when talking to Lin Li for Ling Xiao's sake.
But his inner dislike for Lin Li was more turbulent than the surging river.
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