Chen Yuan almost turned to stone where he was. He was here to treat his illness, so why was he being relied upon?
Moreover, the Jiang Xue behind this was several years older than him, and she kept calling him daddy, which made him feel extremely embarrassed!
Chen Yuan turned around mechanically and looked at Jiang Xue, whose eyes were slightly red and looked pitiful. He couldn't bear to hold back the words that were on his lips.
Chen Yuan turned to Zhao Ruotong and cast a look for help, while Zhao Ruotong spread his hands and smiled at the excitement:
"Don't look at me, there's nothing I can do!"
Chen Yuan looked helpless and could only sit down again and comfort Jiang Xue with words.
Zhao Ruotong touched Jiang Xue's head lovingly, and then asked softly:
"Xiaoxue, where is the nanny? Why don't you see her?"
Jiang Xue shook her head blankly and said:
"I don't know either. I haven't seen my aunt since I woke up in the morning!"
After Jiang Xue finished speaking, she turned to look at Chen Yuan and giggled, then she grabbed Chen Yuan's arm tightly, as if she was afraid that Chen Yuan would run away.
"Dad! Let's never separate from now on, okay?"
Jiang Xue stared at Chen Yuan expectantly with her big watery eyes, waiting for Chen Yuan's response.
Chen Yuan sighed and said seriously:
"Jiang Xue, I'm not your father. Your surname is Jiang and my surname is Chen. How could I be your father?"
"No! You are my father! Do you not want me anymore and want to leave me again?"
Jiang Xue said excitedly, and two lines of hot tears dripped down her face. The look was extremely distressing!
Upon seeing this, Zhao Ruotong looked at Chen Yuan and chuckled:
"Brother Chen Yuan, since Xiaoxue regards you as her father, you can be her father for a while! She is also quite pitiful!"
"Then...she can't always follow me every day..." Chen Yuan said in a panic.
"There's nothing we can do about it. Do you have the heart to hurt her again?" Zhao Ruotong gloated.
"Okay! I'll think of a way to cure her as soon as possible and get her back to normal!"
Chen Yuan wiped Jiang Xue's tears and said:
"I'll be leaving here in a moment, do you want to follow me?"
"I will go wherever dad goes. I don't want to be separated from you!" Jiang Xue said firmly.
Half an hour later, Chen Yuan and Zhao Ruotong packed Jiang Xue's luggage, and the three of them slowly left Jiang Xue's house in Zhao Ruotong's car.
In the car, Jiang Xue insisted on sitting with Chen Yuan no matter what. The two sat in the back row together, Jiang Xue leaned against Chen Yuan with a happy face.
Zhao Ruotong looked at the two people in the rearview mirror and joked to Chen Yuan:
"Brother Chen Yuan, I will entrust Xiaoxue to you for the time being. You must take good care of her for me and don't bully her or take advantage of her!"
"Don't worry, Sister Zhao, I will also find a way to cure her as soon as possible!"
Zhao Ruotong smiled meaningfully when he heard this and said nothing more. After driving for an hour, the three of them returned to Taojiacun. It was already half dark.
After entering the house, Zhao Ruotong glanced at the environment in the house, frowned slightly and said:
"Brother Chen Yuan, is this your home?"
"Well, the environment can't be compared to that in your city. You sit down first and I'll wash you some fruits we grew ourselves!"
After Chen Yuan finished speaking, he went to pick fruits from the trees in the yard, while Zhao Ruotong took Jiang Xue around the house.
A few minutes later, Chen Yuan picked a pot of fresh fruits. As soon as he came in, he saw Zhao Ruotong's face tense and staring at him with a frown.
"What's wrong, Sister Zhao?"
"Brother Chen Yuan, tell me the truth. Is there a woman in your family?"
Chen Yuan was speechless and could only tell Zhao Ruotong about Wang Xiufang.
Zhao Ruotong was half convinced and half doubtful:
"Okay, let me believe you! It's getting late and I don't want to bother anymore. I'll stay at your house tonight and I'll go back tomorrow morning!"
After a few words of greeting, the three of them prepared to rest. On the way back, the three of them had something to eat at a roadside stall. They were not hungry now.
Chen Yuan walked out of the house and called Zhou Lan again, but this time the other party heard a shutdown tone. Chen Yuan didn't think much about it, maybe Zhou Lan's phone was out of battery.
Then he sent a text message to Zhou Lan and asked her to call him back after turning on her phone and seeing it.
After entering the house, Zhao Ruotong and Jiang Xue had already changed into their pajamas. Chen Yuan looked at Zhao Ruotong and said:
"You and Jiang Xue can sleep in my sister-in-law's room, her bed is bigger!"
Jiang Xue heard this and said hurriedly:
"No! I want to sleep with daddy!"
Chen Yuan looked awkward and said softly:
"Xiaoxue, be good, can you and Sister Ruotong sleep together?"
"No! I will sleep with daddy, and sister Ruotong will also come with us! There are so many people and it's so lively!"
Jiang Xue pouted her little mouth with a begging look on her face. Zhao Ruotong chuckled and said:
"Brother Chen Yuan, I saw your sister-in-law's bed. If it can sleep three people, please agree to Xiaoxue!"
"Fine!"
Since Zhao Ruotong said so, Chen Yuan had no choice but to agree, since he would not suffer any loss anyway.
The three of them lay down on the bed, with Jiang Xue lying between them. At this time, Chen Yuan was closing his eyes and thinking about how to treat Jiang Xue.
He had to get Jiang Xue back to normal before Wang Xiufang came back. Otherwise, how could he explain to Wang Xiufang? Let alone Wang Xiufang, if a random passerby came over and said that Chen Yuan was Jiang Xue's father, who would believe it!
Chen Yuan searched in his mind and finally found a medicine that could cure Jiang Xue, but a difficult problem appeared again.
This medicine is called Shen Nao Dan, and it is made from ten kinds of Chinese medicine. Refining Shen Nao Dan is a piece of cake for Chen Yuan.
The problem lies in the raw materials of this traditional Chinese medicine. He knows nine of the ten types of traditional Chinese medicine, and they are relatively common. They are found in the back mountains of Taojia Village.
But he had never heard of the last medicine called Lover's Mi, and there was no relevant record in the inheritance!
This couldn't help but put him in trouble. He had no clues about this lover. He planned to ask Wang Lung tomorrow, maybe Wang Lung would know.
While Chen Yuan was thinking, Jiang Xue's voice came faintly:
"Sister Ruotong, dad, are you asleep? Xiaoxue can't sleep!"
"No!" Chen Yuan and Zhao Ruotong replied at the same time.
"Then you play games with me. Let's play house. Sister Ruotong, you will be the mother and I will be the child!"
Jiang Xue's words made the two of them embarrassed for a while. Zhao Ruotong patted Jiang Xue and smiled:
"Xiaoxue, be good. Let's play some other time. How about going to bed first?"
"No! I want to play now!" Jiang Xue hummed.
Chen Yuan sighed secretly. He now wanted to kill Zhao Ruotong. If it weren't for her, how could he have gotten into this trouble!
"Okay, okay! I'll play with you for a while, then you can go to bed early!"
Zhao Ruotong reluctantly agreed and said to Chen Yuan:
"Brother Chen Yuan, just play with her for a while and put her to sleep quickly!"
"Fine!"
Hearing Chen Yuan's agreement, Jiang Xue said excitedly: