"I won’t suffer that punishnt, that’s just unnecessary hardship! I’m not fat, I don’t need it."
As Jiang Bing spoke, she walked to the fridge, opened it, grabbed a can of cola, and popped it open with a fizz, taking several gulps.
Jiang Tao looked disgusted and said, "You’re five-foot-three, over 120 pounds, how can you say you’re not fat?"
"Hey, hey, hey, who is five-foot-three? I’m five-foot-five, okay!"
"And, which eye did you see at 120? I just weighed myself last night, it was only 119, okay!"
Jiang Bing was holding the cola in one hand and vigorously refuting.
"I don’t believe it, co over and weigh yourself, I’ll find a asuring tape and asure you."
"I just ate, I just finished a cola, the weight isn’t accurate, also, don’t you know people get shorter at night? The asurent won’t be accurate!"
"Alright Xiao Bing, your second brother is just teasing you, you’re not fat at all, your figure is just right."
Seeing the siblings about to start a fight again, Xu Li hurriedly played the diator, constantly giving Jiang Tao looks.
Jiang Tao was accustod to teasing the third sibling, though he also genuinely wanted the whole family to start running and enjoy the benefits of a stronger constitution.
But looking at the third sibling’s appearance, she wasn’t going to fancy running anyti soon.
While they were talking, the door opened again, and dad and mom ca upstairs from downstairs.
"Hey, what’s wrong, mom and dad? Why do you look like you’re a bit unhappy?"
Xu Li saw the in-laws entering with a worried look on their faces and asked with concern.
Hearing Xu Li’s words, Jiang Tao also looked at his parents and noticed their expressions were different from usual.
"Could it be Old Sun..."
Jiang Tao had a sinking feeling, recalling the information he brushed through during the Spring Festival about Old Sun.
The report indicated that Old Sun had late-stage liver cancer and had only 38 days left to live.
Almost a month had passed since that report.
Looks like King Yama is coming for Old Sun.
"Your Uncle Sun... has been diagnosed with liver cancer."
Jiang Wen finished his sentence with a heavy sigh, his expression sowhat sorrowful.
"What! Liver cancer!"
"How could it be..."
Upon hearing Dad’s words, Xu Li and Jiang Bing exclaid in shock, their faces full of disbelief.
"How could this happen, Uncle Sun is such a good person..."
Xu Li, being kind-hearted and emotional, burst into tears after finishing her sentence.
"Sigh, who wouldn’t say so."
Mom’s eyes also beca moist, feeling very sympathetic towards Old Sun.
Jiang Wen looked at Jiang Tao and said:
"Xiao Tao, you and your ntor go a long way, when you have ti these days, visit him often."
"It’s indeed my negligence. Mom and Dad, you watch Xiao Xue. She’s making calls in the room now. I’ll go to my ntor with Lili."
"Hmm, I’ll go with you."
After Jiang Tao finished speaking, he didn’t bother changing out of his sweat-soaked clothes, went directly to the door to change shoes, and put on a down jacket to leave with Xu Li downstairs.
Old Sun lives in building 79, a bit of a distance from Jiang Tao’s place in building 28, it takes over ten minutes to walk.
Feeling urgent, Jiang Tao and Xu Li drove directly over, taking less than three minutes to arrive downstairs at building 79.
The two got out of the car, opened the unit door, and turned right to reach the door of 101.
Knock knock knock——
"Master, it’s , Jiang Tao, Lili and I have co to see you."
Jiang Tao knocked as he called out into the house.
After waiting for about three minutes, the door opened with a click.
Wearing a set of light gray thermal underwear, Sun Xiaobao appeared at the door.
"Big disciple, Lili, why are you two here so late? I just got into bed and now you’ve got out."
"Co in and sit, co in and sit."
Though his rest was disturbed, Sun Xiaobao showed no signs of displeasure. His dark face bead with enthusiasm as he hastily invited them inside.
The last ti Jiang Tao invited Sun Xiaobao to their New Year celebration, he gave him the title "Master."
The pair’s "nominal and unrecognized" ntor-disciple relationship has persisted till now.
Jiang Tao and Xu Li entered the room and sat on a couch found by Sun Xiaobao sowhere in the living room.
"I’ll get you so fruit, your parents keep bringing it over. I can’t eat it at all."
After inviting them to sit, Sun Xiaobao turned to get so fruit but was stopped by Jiang Tao.
"Master, don’t bother, Lili and I don’t want fruit."
"If you don’t eat, and I don’t eat, this fruit will go to waste!"
Ignoring Jiang Tao’s advice, Sun Xiaobao turned to a nearby shelf and placed several bags of fruit in front of Jiang Tao and Xu Li.
The fruit bags contained bananas, sugar tangerines, grapefruit, apples, cantaloupe, offering plenty of variety.
"Pick whatever you want to eat."
Sun Xiaobao cheerfully invited them again, seating himself on a computer chair with a backrest opposite them.
"Master, I just heard from my parents that you... I think it’s best we go for a thorough check-up at the hospital again, in case it’s a misdiagnosis."
Jiang Tao looked at Sun Xiaobao with complicated eyes.
With the information from Brother Tongzi, he knew the chance of misdiagnosis was very, very slim, he just didn’t want to accept the reality.
"Oh, I knew your father, the big-mouth wouldn’t keep anything to himself, he’d definitely tell you and Lili."
"It’s not that I ant to hide it from you, but I think you all are so busy, there’s no need to waste ti on a dying person like ."
Sun Xiaobao smiled, his face showing unparalleled composure.
He had already known his situation for over a month, having gone through more than a month of ntal preparation.
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