From Baixing Gully village to the place where Xiaoxun lives is quite far, and the road in between is very rugged. Su Chen was somewhat puzzled; how could her family feel at ease letting her walk such a long distance alone to find him?
Supporting the little girl, Su Chen walked until the sun set before they finally reached the fenced yard outside the thatched cottage.
In the yard, there was a small vegetable garden and a few fruit trees; an elderly woman with graying hair was squinting her eyes while lying on a deck chair, covered with a blanket.
"Grandma, I’m back."
The little girl pushed open the fence gate and came in, then walked over and shook the elderly woman on the deck chair.
"Back already, huh."
The elderly woman opened her eyes and patted the little girl’s hair, then her gaze fell on Su Chen.
However, there was nothing like surprise or confusion in her eyes; it was more of observation and scrutiny!
"I suppose this young man must be the famed Ghost Doctor who has been making quite a name around here recently."
A moment later, the elderly woman gently uttered.
"I really don’t deserve such praise; it’s all just wild rumors," Su Chen replied.
Meeting the elderly for the first time, Su Chen was indeed very modest, especially since this grandma gave him an unfathomable impression.
"Well, since you’re here, stay for dinner," the elderly woman said, not caring whether Su Chen agreed or not and turned to go inside the house.
Su Chen smiled and followed her in.
The dinner was already prepared, only needing a little reheating, which surprised Su Chen because the food did not seem like the typical diet of the people from Tianshan.
He had already found the small vegetable patch odd because the locals here generally do not grow vegetables. They usually consume what’s common in the grasslands—fermented mare’s milk, brick tea, milk tea, various pastries, noodles, and the like.
Though he had his doubts, he did not voice them.
Actually, everything about this place struck Su Chen as strange—the little girl, the elderly woman, the thatched cottage, the vegetable garden, and the few fruit trees!
"Grandma, I would like to take Xiaoxun away for treatment. After all, I can only stay here a few more days, and I still need to figure out a way to cure Xiaoxun’s illness."
After a simple dinner, Su Chen spoke to the elderly woman.
"Okay, take her," the elderly woman nodded and said flatly.
This response surprised Su Chen even more. Do you know who I am? Do you know if I’m a good person or a bad person?
We haven’t even been acquainted for half an hour since we met, and when I said I want to take Xiaoxun away, you just agreed?
Su Chen had brought the little girl home in hopes of persuading her family to let him take Xiaoxun away for treatment.
He had thought that even if he exhausted himself talking, her family might not agree, because such a matter wouldn’t be easily entrusted to anyone.
Unexpectedly, before he could say much of what he had prepared, the elderly woman simply said, "Okay."
Is this girl her family member? Su Chen seriously doubted it. He suspected the little girl was picked up from the roadside. Even if that were the case, they should have built up affection over time!
How could they just let a stranger take her away so easily? Even a little cat or dog wouldn’t be treated this way!
"Grandma, I won’t go, I want to stay here with you!"
As soon as the little girl heard that Su Chen wanted to take her away, she immediately threw herself into the elderly woman’s arms and started to cry.
"Good child, don’t cry," the elderly woman extended her somewhat rough hands to wipe away the tears from the little girl’s eyes and said:
"Will you listen to grandma?"
"I will, Xiaoxun is obedient!"
The little girl nodded vigorously.
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"If you listen to grandma, go with this uncle. Once you are well, come back to visit grandma!"
The elderly woman looked into the eyes of the little girl and said:
"If you don’t listen, Grandma will get angry."
"Xiao Xun will behave!"
"What a good child!" The old woman showed a smiling face and then looked at Su Chen, "Xiao Xun is in your care now."
"Rest assured, I will definitely cure Xiao Xun’s illness."
Su Chen made a solemn promise, although he didn’t know why the old woman trusted him so much.
"All right, you should hurry on your way now!"
The grandmother waved her hand.
Then Su Chen took the little girl’s hand and walked out of the thatched cottage, pushed open the small gate of the fence, and started back on the path they had come from.
The little girl kept looking back at the thatched cottage step by step, but the old woman never came out.
It wasn’t until the two had gone a long way that the old woman came out of the house, watching the two distant specks of figures and sighed,
"Perhaps in this world, only this man with the Supreme Yang Body can save you!"
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By the time Su Chen and the little girl arrived back at Baixing Gully village, it was quite late, and Lin Ruoxue had already finished dinner and gone back to her room to rest.
When Su Chen walked into the room holding Xiao Xun’s small hand, Lin Ruoxue was startled at first, then her eyes lit up:
"Husband, where did this little girl come from? She’s so pretty!"
Being Jianghai’s foremost beauty herself, Lin Ruoxue was also completely dazzled by the little girl at first glance.
"Wife, this child has some health issues, quite troublesome; I’m thinking of taking her to Jianghai so I can treat her slowly."
Su Chen explained.
"What’s the problem with her?"
"Well, it’s hard to explain to you, but it won’t be a problem to take her back, right?"
Although Su Chen knew Lin Ruoxue would definitely agree, mentioning it was a matter of respect for his wife.
"Of course, it’s okay. Such a pretty little girl makes one like her just by looking at her!"
Lin Ruoxue said joyfully, thinking that if the little girl was already so beautiful, what would happen when she grew up?!
The little girl was somewhat shy around Lin Ruoxue, the stranger, and kept hiding behind Su Chen.
After all, she had spent some time with Su Chen, making him more familiar to her than Lin Ruoxue, and this uncle inexplicably made her feel close and safe!
When it came time to sleep at night, they had originally planned to let the little girl sleep between them, but the little girl was very scared and wanted to sleep on the inside, and moreover, she wanted Su Chen to sleep beside her.
So, Lin Ruoxue had no choice but to sleep on the outside...
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In the following days, Lin Ruoxue still left early and returned late to teach the children, while Su Chen spent each day playing around with the little girl!
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and the little girl had already become very familiar with Su Chen; she would incessantly call "Uncle, Uncle" if she didn’t see him for even a moment.
And Lin Ruoxue’s trip to Tianshan was coming to an end; in another day or two, they would have to return.
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"Husband, I’ve finished teaching the lessons I had arranged for these kids, let’s go out and have fun tomorrow," Lin Ruoxue said when she returned that night.
"Sure, why don’t we go hiking tomorrow? It would be a pity to come to Tianshan and not climb the mountains, right?"
Su Chen laughed and nodded in agreement.
"Great."
Lin Ruoxue also wanted to climb to the snowy summit of Tianshan and appreciate the true mountain scenery. There, the snow never melted year-round. Lin Ruoxue had always wanted to go every time she visited, but she never managed to do so.
In fact, it was because she was alone before; she didn’t really want to go. But this time, having come with her husband, she was very keen on seeing it...