Lin Yan tightly clasped his brother's hand , he too was anxious and angry . He felt that kt was too good to be true , of course if the person turned out to be their father - Lin Yan of course would be really happy but what scared him was how and what conditions will he find his father in , has his father moved on and had his own family ? Did his father forgot about him and his other sons ? Let go of the love he had for their mother ?
As they got closer to the shed , Lin Yan 's hands started to tremble and even Lin Yu was startled .
" Here , Xiao Shuyan drink some porridge? . The porridge here in Dong Tong town is really tasty and thick ! Its not watery at all , there is also a lot of rice and I even fought for a piece of tofu for you , e on eat it "? Father Lin raised the small boy who was lying inside the shed on a straw mattress? with a gentle smile , as he blew on the porridge and brought the spoon to the boy's mouth .
The boy coughed violently as he was moved , his little body was so thin that he hardly resembled? a human anymore. His face was pletely shrivelled up like a mummy and his ribs were poking out of the torn shirts , he barely had any fat and looked really haggard . His breathing was laboured and it was clear that he was having a hard time . The refugees were all afraid that the child was affected by something unmentionable seeing his scary appearance and didn't dare to e any closer.
Even though they were salivating over the piece of tofu it was better not to risk it .
After coughing for a while , the boy shook his head and then in a low and hoarse? manner he pushed away the spoon " leave it for my siblings and you should eat too , you have been worrying about us siblings and hardly ate anything "
Father Lin 's heart ache as he saw Xiao Shuyan acting like a little adult and softly coaxed the child " Father doesn't need to eat , father is a grown up man . I can go on without eating for days but Shuyan you are a kid , you need to eat your fill ,only after eating this porridge will you have enough energy to go on with this journey . We are almost there , an hour of another walking trip and we will reach Dong Tong village "
The boy licked his lips that were cracked so badly that they were bleeding . He too wanted to eat the porridge but he felt his body weaken with each passing minute , if he ate this porridge and tofu it would just be a waste " father , you don't need to trouble with me anymore. I - I can feel that I can no longer on , just leave me here and bring my siblings to the village , I - as the eldest son its my responsibility to take care of my siblings instead of being a burden to them -"
" what nonsense ! You are just a child who caught a cold , why do you have to overthink it like that ? Its so severe because you couldn't recover because of the road conditions . As long as we return to the Dong Tong village , I will borrow some money from my fellow villagers and will bring you to the medicine hall of the town - I'm sure the doctors here will be able to treat you "though tears were brimming in his eyes father Lin fiercely scolded Xiao Shuyan. " even if you don't want to think about yourself think about your siblings , haven't they already lost the people closest to them ? If the lose you to what will happen to the two of them ? Won't the be broken-hearted if they lose their big brother Shuyan ?"
When father Lin mentioned his little siblings , Xiao Shuyan felt as if his heart was being pierced. Immediately , the images of his cute siblings and their smiles flashed in front of his eyes . Father was right , his siblings have already lost the people they were close to because of this disaster if he went on as well - Xiao Shuyan didn't dare to think anymore and decisively said " alright I will eat , I have already preserved this long . I'm sure I can preserve a little more *cough * "
" Don't talk anymore and eat " said Father Lin as he wiped the yellow cough that was trickling down the child's mouth and fed him another spoon of rice .
Lin Yan and Lin Yu who were watching the scene had a really difficult mood . Though they sympathised with the child , but when they heard the child call their father , his father - their eyes flashed with scorn and their faces turned dark . What was this ? You were alive but instead of ing back home you went frolicking with your new lover , had kids and now that you are faced with adversities you bring your kids back to your first wife? Was their father out of his mind ? You cheated on your wife and kids ? Now you bring your kids from other woman in front of your wife ? Are you okay in the head ?f𝗿e𝗲𝘄𝚎𝐛𝚗𝐨𝙫ℯl. c𝗼𝚖
Just as Lin Yan and Lin Yu were contemplating over this , two kids came running . Just like father Lin they were also holding a bowl of porridge each . When the girl who was around eight saw that her brother was eating his porridge , she smiled " brother , the people here are nice though the porridge is not as thick as we used to eat , its not watery, with no rice ! They are even giving a single tofu piece to each person! "
" Yeah , yeah ! " chimed the youngest boy " even though we are kids they filled my bowl to brim , elder brother lets share !"
Xiao Shuyan looked at his little siblings who were not even ten yet and felt his heart shudder with pain . He really wanted to talk to them and say that it was fine but then his throat suddenly clogged and he started choking on the food - he gagged and vomited everything that he ate before his plexion worsened and he fainted .
" Xiao Shuyan !" Hollered Father Lin and the two little children but before they could think of what to do , a tall figure rushed in and carried Xiao Shuyan away .
Father Lin was stunned but when he looked up , his eyes fell on a chilly face that resembled his wife so much " Y..Yu ?"
Lin Yu scoffed , he wanted to? say something like ' you still remembered me ? I thought you pletely forgot about your previous family' but seeing the scared and stiff expressions of the children next to his father . He controlled his temper , whatever - this was his father's fault not these children there was no need for him to act fiercely in front of these kids " second brother brought the boy to the Tongshen medicine hall . You can e with me if you want "
After that Lin Yu turned around and limped after his second brother who ran away with the sick boy . In reality they didn't want to help but they couldn't sit back and see a child dying in front of them , so even if he was born after their father cheated on their mother . Lin Yan and Lin Yu still decided to save the boy .
The refugees saw the family of four being taken away by the rich looking stewards and enviously gritted their teeth . How they wished that someone from their family brought them away too !
Lin Yan brought the child to the Tongshen medicine hall and let doctor Gu , take his pulse . Doctor Gu pondered for a moment after taking the pulse then said " the child developed a lung infection and the mucus have thickened , its normal after not getting a proper treatment much similar to your mother's case but his symptoms are not so severe as long as he eats well and rests , he will be fine . Of course his medicine-"
" I'm willing to pay the money " said Lin Yan though he didn't want to jump to conclusions in his heart he have already considered this brat as his brother , half brother or not . Thus, he couldn't let him die , so he took out five taels and let Doctor Gu send a nurse to brew medicine for the child .
Doctor Gu originally wanted to say there was no need as they all were from one village but before he could , a man with dirty face and matted hair rushed inside . At first he was surprised and frowned but when he took a closer look , Doctor Gu was stunned and when he saw Father Lin rushing in and checking the frail boy lying on the bed , he was even more shocked .
Naturally , he caught Lin Yan 's and Lin Yu 's ugly expressions before coughing and leaving the room with an excuse .
This case he better not get involved ah !
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