Chapter 35: The Injured Young Man
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The boy was a difficult student in school.
He did not study hard and always caused trouble. However, because his parents were powerful, even the principal did not dare to interfere too much. The teachers also turned a blind eye to it.
Ever since he was frightened by the snake, he could be seen in the seventh grade classroom the moment class ended.
The boy leaned against the window and grinned at Xie Chaochao. “Teach me how to tame snakes!”
Xie Chaochao had been pestered by him for several days.
When she saw him again today, she stuffed Xiao Hua into his arms without a word.
The little boy froze.
“If you spend more time with it, it will become good friends with you. Little Fatty was like this back then!”
Little Fatty nodded his head heavily at the side. He did not mention that he had peed his pants because of the little flower snake.
His eyes were filled with gloat.
“Really?”
The boy held the snake with his sleeves, and his body stiff. “If I spend time with it every day, it will become my friend. If I touch it again, it won’t bother me anymore?”
With Xie Chaochao’s promise, the little boy brought the little flower snake back to his classroom to bond with it.
Xie Chaochao’s snake did not bite. With the boy’s confirmation, the students finally believed it.
Some students would even feed Xiao Hua at the window from time to time. Xiao Hua stayed in the bottle obediently and the students slowly accepted this “new friend”.
Xie Chaochao stayed in school for a week. On Friday, as soon as school ended, she rushed to the school gate.
Xie Zhou was already waiting there.
“Daddy!”
Xie Chaochao smiled and jumped into Xie Zhou’s arms.
Xie Zhou also had a smile on his face. He was obviously happy to see his daughter.
“Let’s go home, your grandpa has prepared a big table of food for you. He said he wanted to reward you!”
“Wow, Grandpa really dotes on me. I miss Grandpa’s cooking!”
As Xie Chaochao spoke, her mouth watered.
Although Xie Zhou was a little jealous, he knew that his culinary skills were indeed inferior to the old man’s. He couldn’t refute this.
In the car, Xie Zhou was not surprised to see Xie Chaochao take out the little flower snake.
After he visited Xie Chaochao at school, the little flower snake had disappeared when he returned. He guessed that Xie Chaochao must have hidden it secretly.
“Didn’t your teachers and classmates notice that you brought Xiao Hua to school?”
“They know Xiao Hua and treat it very well. Look, Xiao Hua has been fed fat by them!”
Xie Zhou took a look. It was indeed a little fatter than before.
Since the students were not frightened, Xie Zhou did not say anything else.
However, he had no idea what happened on the first day of school.
When Xie Chaochao returned, she was well fed by her grandpa.
The family of three sat on the lounge chairs in the courtyard for a while, and Xie Chaochao fell asleep contentedly.
The next day, Xie Chaochao brought Xiao Hu up the mountain.
Previously, the place where Xie Chaochao played was at the back of the mountain. It was the same this time.
Xie Chaochao first brought Xiao Hu to meet its mother. Xiao Hu’s mother was already very old. She practically only stayed in the cave and rarely went out.
After leaving the cave, the little girl brought Xiao Hu, Xiao Hua and the rest to wander about the mountains.
At a dense bush, Xiao Hua suddenly rushed inside.
Xie Chaochao noticed Xiao Hua’s strange behavior and quickly followed it.
Xie Chaochao pushed the bush aside and saw Xiao Hua crawling on the chest of a young man.
This young man’s eyes were tightly shut. There were still traces of blood on his face, already dried up.
Xie Chaochao jumped in shock. Did she run into a dead person?
Seeing the young man’s chest heaving slightly, Xie Chaochao went closer to understand the situation.
This young man looked to be about 17 or 18 years old. He was wearing a camouflage uniform and had a wound on his face.
Xie Chaochao struggled to help him up. She got him to lean against the tree trunk.
The young man was very vigilant. The moment Xie Chaochao touched him, he frowned and woke up. He grabbed Xie Chaochao’s hand.
Xie Chaochao cried out in pain.
“Why are you like this? I helped you out of kindness, yet you still hurt me!”
Xie Chaochao grumbled unhappily.
The young man frowned and looked at Xie Chaochao. When he saw her face clearly, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
“Who are you?” His voice was hoarse, like he was severely dehydrated.
When Xie Chaochao heard this, she hesitated for a moment before handing her small water bottle to the young man.
“My name is Xie Chaochao. Who are you?”
The young man still took the small water bottle from Xie Chaochao. After looking at it for a few seconds, he eventually drank a few sips.
He was injured and had been running for such a long time. He had not drunk water for a long time and could not even speak.
The young man sized up the girl before him. There was a snake and a tiger beside her. She looked very odd.
However, why was she so similar to a woman he knew?
“Where are we? Are you from here?”
“This is the back of the mountain of our village. Our village is called Shanbai Village!”
Xie Chaochao looked at his clothes and asked curiously, “Are you a soldier? I know your clothes!”
This was also the reason Xie Chaochao didn’t disregard him.