"Zhao Chen?" The boy was startled when he heard the name.
Looking closely at the face of the man in front of him, wasn't he Zhao Chen, the hero who saved the teachers and students of the Two Academies and was very famous a while ago!
Most importantly, he was also the grandson-in-law acknowledged by Governor-General Chu He.
"Get out." Zhao Chen couldn't be bothered to waste words with the two of them.
The boy and girl immediately left. As the girl walked away, she kept looking back at Zhao Chen's profile every three steps.
So handsome!
"Thank you, Big Brother." little girl kept bowing to Zhao Chen to express her gratitude.
"It's nothing." Zhao Chen smiled as he looked at the little girl in front of him. After getting closer, he found that this girl really felt familiar.
"You... what is your relationship with Shen Bing?" Zhao Chen asked.
"Sister? You know Sister... Oh, right, I remember they just called you Zhao Chen, you're that Academy Hero, Brother Zhao Chen!
I often hear Sister mention you!" little girl's eyes sparkled with excitement as she looked at Zhao Chen.
So she was Shen Bing's sister, no wonder Zhao Chen felt this little girl looked a bit familiar earlier.
Then the old grandma in front of him should be the seriously ill Grandma Shen whom Shen Bing was going to treat before.
Looking at the old lady's current condition, Zhao Chen frowned slightly.
Because the old lady's current state did not seem like a healed state; her mental condition was not very good.
"Are you taking Grandma Shen out for a walk? Where is your sister?" Zhao Chen asked.
"My sister should be tutoring new students now; that way she can earn some tutoring fees," little girl replied.
"What's your name?" Zhao Chen asked.
"Shen Yan, the 'Yan' from little swallow," Shen Yan said with a smile.
Zhao Chen and Shen Yan accompanied the old lady on a stroll in the park, and before they knew it, it was noon.
"Brother Zhao Chen, you just helped us out, let me treat you to lunch." Shen Yan blinked her eyes as she looked at Zhao Chen.
"Sure, what are you planning to treat me to?" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
Shen Yan pulled out a small clip from her pocket. Zhao Chen could see that inside the clip were nutrition meal vouchers, with dates written on them.
For example, today was Monday, so there were two vouchers for Monday morning, two for noon, and two for evening.
Shen Yan took out a voucher from tomorrow's lunch, which had 'Lunch · Yanzi' written on it.
It seemed she was planning to use her own lunch for tomorrow to treat Zhao Chen.
"I can treat Big Brother to a nutrition meal."
Looking at Shen Yan's innocent smile, Zhao Chen did not refuse.
"Then, Brother Zhao Chen, please help me watch Grandma Shen here. I'll go get the nutrition meals." Shen Yan happily trotted towards the nutrition meal exchange point in the distance.
Zhao Chen sat beside Grandma Shen. He watched the old grandma constantly touching the medal on her chest.
He asked, "Grandma Shen, is this medal very important to you?"
Grandma Shen looked at Zhao Chen and whispered, "It... it... it was exchanged for my beloved's life."
During the casual chat with Shen Yan earlier, Zhao Chen already knew that Grandma Shen's mind was a bit unclear, fluctuating between good and bad.
He had only asked the question casually, not expecting Grandma Shen to actually answer.
Afterward, Grandma Shen mumbled to herself, "At that time, I was working at the Star System Command Center. The Star Gate was destroyed... and we needed to hold out for seven days.
The Commander ordered me to relay the command to hold the line to the fleet at the front.
The first fleet I contacted... was... was the fleet my beloved was in.
The command I relayed... cost my beloved his life.
I originally thought I would die too, but I didn't expect to survive... In fact, I was already dead at that time... If it weren't for the child in my womb... I wouldn't have survived until now."
As Grandma Shen spoke, she clutched the medal tightly.
Zhao Chen opened his mouth, but it felt as if something was stuck in his throat.
"Brother Zhao Chen, look, which nutrition meal do you want to eat? If... if it's not enough, Yanzi can share hers with Brother Zhao Chen." Shen Yan came running to Zhao Chen, holding three nutrition meals.
"It's okay, one box is enough for Big Brother." Zhao Chen took a box of nutrition meal.
Shen Yan happily opened the nutrition meal, but she didn't eat first. Instead, she fed Grandma Shen.
Zhao Chen ate his nutrition meal beside them. The taste was no different from before, but for some reason, this time Zhao Chen finished it all, not a single grain left.
"I remember your sister Shen Bing previously saved up 100,000 star coins for surgery, saying she wanted to treat Grandma Shen's illness. Why is Grandma Shen still in this condition?" Zhao Chen asked.
Shen Yan said somewhat dejectedly, "According to the doctor, my grandma's condition is because she served in the Imperial Army Fleet when she was young, and her body was exposed to some kind of radiation for a long time, which even infiltrated her brain.
The 100,000 star coins my sister saved up only alleviated Grandma Shen's condition, but the lesions in her brain still couldn't be treated, unless the most advanced medical equipment was used for several years of rehabilitation therapy.
But the cost of that treatment wouldn't be as simple as 100,000 star coins; it would require nearly millions or even more star coins! It's a bottomless pit.
The doctor also advised us to give up, but my sister has always been unwilling to give up."
Hearing this, Zhao Chen did not press further.
"Yanzi, Big Brother might have a way to treat your grandma's illness, but it will take a few days.
During this time, can you please not tell your sister Shen Bing that you've met Big Brother?
We can give your sister a surprise then, how about that?" Zhao Chen smiled as he looked at Shen Yan.
Shen Yan hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded heavily: "Okay, I believe Brother Zhao Chen."
Shen Yan thought very simply: Grandma Shen was already in this condition, so Big Brother ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) had no reason to deceive her.
Zhao Chen patted Shen Yan's head and stood up: "Big Brother is full. Oh, right, Big Brother has a bag of compressed biscuits here. Big Brother doesn't like to eat them, so you can help Big Brother finish them.
Big Brother has some things to do now. We'll see each other in a few days, bye-bye."
Zhao Chen took a small bag of compressed biscuits from his pocket, placed it on the wheelchair, and then, without waiting for Shen Yan to refuse, he said goodbye and left.
Shen Yan looked at the unopened bag of compressed biscuits, then at Zhao Chen, who was already out of sight.
"I haven't told Brother Zhao Chen where I live yet? Will Big Brother not be able to find me then?" Shen Yan mumbled.
After bidding farewell to Shen Yan, Zhao Chen continued to stroll around the academy.
Regarding Grandma Shen's situation, Zhao Chen planned to arrange for Grandma Shen to receive treatment once the T3 Andromeda-class Interstellar Medical Ship was in service.
Zhao Chen knew that there were many unfortunate people like Grandma Shen in this world. Zhao Chen was not a great philanthropist and couldn't save everyone.
But he just wanted to do a small part.
For that meaningful medal.
For a former veteran.
