Chapter 14 Talking to Each Other
What's going on?
Tu Yao quickly looked up and saw that the progress bar, which had been stuck at 30, was now jumping back and forth.
The value fluctuates between +1 and -1!
A few seconds later, everything returned to calm.
It remains at 30.
Tu Yao scratched her head in confusion, patted her forehead, and asked, "Dad, is your progress bar malfunctioning?"
But 110, which usually makes a sound no matter how annoyed Tu Yao is, is completely silent this time.
Tu Yao pondered for a moment, then sighed inwardly.
I understand now. It's most likely another battle between her brother's fans and haters, which dragged her into it.
Tu Yao couldn't hold back any longer and glanced at her cheap older brother with a mournful look.
This is so annoying.
Tu Chaoxi kicked a chair over and quickly helped the person over safely.
He turned around and saw that the little fool was glaring at him.
He immediately smacked her on the head in an annoyed tone: "What are you glaring at me for! Apologize to her!"
"ah?"
Tu Yao snapped back to her senses, gasped, and immediately bowed respectfully at a ninety-degree angle to the person!
"I'm so sorry! I lost my grip!"
Xu Chi's expression was slightly cold; from the moment he fell to the ground, he was prepared to suffer serious injuries.
His body has always been unusual; for more than 20 years, even the slightest bump or bruise would keep him in bed for several days.
But unexpectedly, not only did I not experience any pain, but the cough that had just recurred also subsided.
A hint of doubt flashed in his clear eyes, but then he regained his composure.
He said calmly, "It's alright."
Tu Yao breathed a sigh of relief, then, as if remembering something, she triumphantly bumped into Tu Chaoxi: "See! I got them all right!"
Her techniques were all taught to her by the grandmothers at the orphanage. Although they were only half-baked, they were still somewhat effective!
Tu Chaoxi paused for a moment, then said dismissively, "Okay, okay, you're amazing!"
Yet, I felt inexplicably melancholy.
She can cook, recognize herbs, and even take pulses. He couldn't possibly believe that the Cheng family, who took her away back then, would be so kind as to teach her all these things.
I can only have learned this by struggling and learning on my own over the past two years after I drifted here.
...That brat, she's driving him crazy!
Tu Yao had no time to pay attention to him. In her moment of triumph, she suddenly felt as if she had grasped something, as if she understood something.
After hesitating for a moment, she looked at the sitting man again.
Although he looked extremely tired, his back remained straight, as if he had endured the hardships of life but still managed to stay upright.
It fits her perfectly, just like the template she had just imagined.
She asked tentatively in a low voice, "What's your name?"
As Xu Chi felt his strength gradually returning, a scrutinizing glint flashed in his eyes as he stared at her for several seconds without making a sound.
"Xuchi".
"Xu Chi!"
Tu Yao closed her eyes. It really was him!
Xu Chi: ?
After a second of silence, he repeated: "Xu Chi".
Tu Yao clenched her fist excitedly and nodded repeatedly: "It's Xu Chi!"
She was momentarily at a loss for words. "You... why are you back? Didn't Third Aunt say you weren't going to move back?"
Xu Chi: ...
Xu Chi glanced at it indifferently, neither refuting this misunderstanding nor bothering to correct it.
Or, given the current situation, changing one's identity might be more convenient.
Tu Chaoxi frowned when she heard the name.
Isn't this his sister's landlord?
Tu Yao has lived a lively and energetic life for eighteen years. Apart from occasionally feeling guilty about stealing Da Pang's candy, she has always acted uprightly and honestly.
Now there's one more thing.
What kind of situation would a patient be in that they would rather return to their impoverished and powerless hometown than stay in a big city where there is more hope and a chance to prolong their life?
—A desperate situation.
To make matters worse, when they got home, they found that the house had been occupied by a stranger.
A deep sense of guilt welled up in Tu Yao's chest, making her feel like she couldn't breathe, and she unconsciously lowered her voice.
Are you moving back in?
Xu Chi leaned back in his chair, lowering his eyes slightly to gather his energy. Surprisingly, this time, his body recovered exceptionally quickly.
He lifted his eyelids. "I live in the mountains."
"Up in the mountains? You...you're not moving back?"
Tu Yao's tone immediately became anxious: "Isn't it very cold up in the mountains? Can you handle it with your physical condition?"
"or……"
She sniffed: "You should move back. I'm moving out today."
Fearing he wouldn't believe her, she earnestly emphasized, "I'm very fast. With Big Fatty helping me, I can finish moving everything this afternoon!"
"By the way, did you bring any food? Would you like some cured chicken? I have some left, I can share some with you."
Upon hearing this, the man finally looked up, his gaze fixed quietly on her.
She is a very pretty and cute girl.
Dejected yet resolute, like a little groundhog who, after being discovered hiding grain in someone's burrow, is both reluctant to move the grain and unable to suppress the deep sense of guilt emanating from his inherently kind nature.
They even tried to generously distribute the stored grain.
Xu Chi couldn't help but chuckle. "No need, I'll leave as soon as I'm done."
Tu Yao looked up: "What is it?"
The young man paused for a second, then pointed behind Tu Yao.
"Catch it."
Tu Yao was taken aback. Following the gaze, she saw the black and brown wolfhound lying on the ground in shame, its eyes blinking as it looked at her cautiously yet sincerely.
Until the young man spoke up: "Wolf Fang".
The wolfhound immediately felt greatly comforted and leaped up!
This time, it knew to restrain itself and trotted over at a moderate pace, then obediently sat at the young man's feet, wagging its tail.
Tu Yao was momentarily breathless, "...Is this your dog?"
Oh no, I stayed in someone's house and then took their dog away.
She couldn't help but argue, "It was...it stole my meat first."
Xu Chi was silent for a moment: "I'm sorry, I hung a brocade pouch around its neck, and inside is my compensation to you."
The wolfhound obediently raised its head, revealing the brocade pouch it had desperately tried to give to Tu Yao yesterday, only to be politely refused by her.
Tu Yao: ...
Tu Yao felt even more ashamed and lowered her head: "I'm sorry... I wasn't paying attention."
"fine."
Xu Chi watched as she obediently began to show her remorse again, and he gave a barely perceptible smile.
"Wolf Fang is greedy. It must have been the one who started the bad idea yesterday, so it's only right that you detain it."
He took out a card from the brocade pouch and handed it over.
Tu Yao looked at his pale fingertips and shook her head sullenly: "I don't want them, you can keep them for your medical treatment."
She was completely overwhelmed with guilt.
How can someone who lives in another person's house and keeps another person's dog receive compensation from a patient?
She blurted out, "Why don't you stay here? I'll clean the room next door."
Before the young man could even respond, Tu Chaoxi, who had overheard this, changed her expression and almost jumped up!
He grabbed the person and pulled them over!
"Tu Xiaomao! How old are you and how old is he? What kind of business is it for you to live together?!"
Tu Yao sighed in disappointment: "Then what should we do?"
Tu Chaoxi frowned: "We'll clean up the house and return it to him later. As for you, you'll stay with me for the next month. Once the variety show is finished filming, you can come with me!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Chi glanced at him indifferently. Tu Chaoxi, the internet celebrity who had recently caused quite a stir.
He then looked at the girl's eyebrows and eyes, which were just like his but even clearer and more delicate. He paused for a moment and then said, "It's getting late. I'll take Wolf Fang back first."
He stood up, and as he took a step, his body stiffened slightly, but he felt a long-lost strength welling up inside him.
Just as Tu Yao was about to speak, Tu Chaoxi immediately covered her mouth.
Tu Chaoxi felt she needed to scold her silly younger sister to wake her up.
"Are you an idiot, taking in just anyone!"
Tu Yao glanced at him and whispered, "Weren't you planning to take me in too? Besides, this is someone else's house..."
Tu Chaoxi: ? ? ?
Tu Chaoxi's face nearly split open; ignoring the following sentence, she angrily retorted:
"Who am I? Who is he? You're comparing me to a stranger? Don't you understand the difference between close and distant relationships?!"
Tu Yao pursed her lips and muttered, "...But you only arrived four days earlier than him."
Tu Chaoxi: ...
"Get your brain working already!"
After saying that, he got angry and left.
Tu Yao scanned the area, but the person had already disappeared.
She turned around, squatted down, and tapped her forehead. This time, the police finally responded.
Little Daddy, was there a problem with the progress bar just now?
110 was silent for a few seconds: ...No
Tu Yao: !
It really was her brother's fault!
Tu Yao then looked up and asked: "Can you give me a basket of cow dung?"
110:……
Tu Yao laboriously carried the large basket to the back of the house.
With the money her stepfather gave her, and what she had saved up before, she now has three baskets of cow dung.
That's enough.
Under the existing, rudimentary conditions, she is trying to do something that may not go very smoothly, but she feels will be useful.
She stood up and looked ahead.
If Tu Chaoxi hadn't left yet, she would be surprised to find a small greenhouse in front of her, which looked to be only two square meters in size.
It was Tu Yao who built it up little by little this month.
Because beneath her feet lay a barren, almost isolated land, and on that land lived her "family," who had nothing.
She took out the button mushroom seeds she had gotten from 110, thinking, "I have to plant them quickly, much faster."
...
At this moment, on the top floor of a hospital in the port city, in a pitch-black VIP ward, a girl who should have been sleeping soundly in bed suddenly woke up. Looking at the online sentiment that had been reversed in just a few days, her face gradually turned ugly.
After a while, I dialed a number.
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