"Mom, why haven't Brother Lin Xi come back yet?" Squatting beside the bed, Su Xiu's little head resting on his arm, and asked worriedly to the woman half lying on the bed.
"Don't worry, with your brother Lin Xi's strength, there will be no problem." The woman touched the girl's head and comforted her softly, but a trace of worry still flashed across her face. The boy had just been in the world. If she had suffered any harm from their mother and daughter, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.
At this moment, the sound of gentle footsteps came in from outside the house. Su Xiu, who was lying on the bed, heard the ears and his face was immediately delighted, and he hurriedly stood up.
"Mom, Brother Lin Xi is back." While speaking happily, the girl ran outward. Seeing the girl's movements, the woman on the bed also smiled knowingly.
"Su Xiu, is that old doctor leaving?" Lin Xi smiled slightly and asked when she saw Su Xiu running out of the room.
"Yeah, the old man left some medicine for his mother and left, saying that this was an old disease that needed to be properly conditioned." Su Xiu also smiled happily at this time. Her mother's illness had always been a pain in her heart. Now an old doctor she thought was very powerful had treated her mother, and she had also restored her cheerful nature.
"That's good." Lin Xi smiled and touched the girl's hair, and his heart tightened. In fact, the innocent little girl in front of her really didn't have many requirements. She didn't need a life of luxury or a noble status. As long as her mother is healthy and the two live together in an ordinary way, that's enough.
"Young Master Lin." The woman's yelling in the room interrupted Lin Xi's contemplation. When she heard the sound, Lin Xi hurriedly walked in.
"Mr. Lin, did you encounter anything?" The woman asked when she saw the young man walk in.
"Madam, don't worry, I just went over to do Ma Hong for a small favor, nothing special." Fearing that the other party was worried, Lin Xi also concealed the previous incident.
"That's good, have you eaten?" the woman asked immediately.
"I have already taken it. My wife's condition should be nothing serious, right?" He could also guess that Su Xiu's mother's disease should be a chronic disease that has been suffered for many years. I think only she knows the specific situation best.
"Mr. Lin is intent. I have been like this for many years. I have been used to it. I think the medicine left by that old man should be relieved. As for the recovery, I no longer expect it." The woman smiled freely and understood in her heart that her body could no longer be cured by taking one or two medicines. With Su Xiu by her side, she was already very satisfied with her ordinary life.
Lin Xi nodded slightly, after hesitating for a moment, he still asked: "Madam, there is something I don't know if I should ask or not..."
"Young Master Lin, but it's okay." The woman smiled.
"I wonder if my son, whom the wife sent away more than ten years ago, is there any news now?" He had always wanted to ask the other party about this question, but he was afraid that if things went against their wishes and touched the other party's sad things, it would only add to the other party's worries.
Hearing the boy's words, the woman's face flashed a little sad, which made Lin Xi's heart skip. It seemed that the result of this matter was not optimistic.
"After I asked a friend to send him away, my instructions to my friend were not to let him come back no matter what happened, and not to tell him what happened here when I grew up. So over the years, although I missed him very much, I didn't take the initiative to look for it. First, I was so inconvenient in my current physical condition, and there was also Su Xiu, a child by my side. Second, I was afraid that even if I found him and let him know the truth of the matter, he would probably do something that would make me regret for life. Now, how can I protect him?" After a moment of silence, the woman slowly told the cause and effect of the matter.
After listening to the woman's story quietly, Lin Xi nodded in agreement, and unconsciously remembered his father and mother. Isn't they the same for themselves? Sometimes, hiding is the greatest protection.
"I don't know the name of Mr. Ling..." Despite this, Lin Xi still asked the other party's name. Maybe he would encounter it by chance on the road in the future.
"It's okay to tell Mr. Lin. My eldest son is named Su Peng. Oh, I don't know if I can see him again in this life..." The woman sighed deeply, with deep nostalgia for her son in her voice.
"Su Peng?" Lin Xi frowned. Why are these two words so familiar? It seems that they have heard them somewhere.
After lowering his head and recalling it, Lin Xi couldn't help but shake his head helplessly. He didn't know anyone after he came out. It seemed that he was too sensitive.
"Madam, just rest first, I won't disturb you." After feeling that there was nothing wrong with me, Lin Xi also said goodbye.
"Please take your time, I have asked A Xiu to clean the room." After saying that, the lady ordered the girl standing behind Lin Xi, "A Xiu, take Mr. Lin to the guest room."
"I know, mom." After listening to the conversation between the two in the clouds and mist, the woman's voice came, and the girl happily stepped forward and grabbed Lin Xi's hand, and said with a smile: "Brother Lin Xi, let's go, I'll take you there."
"Then madam, you have some rest. By the way, I have something to do tomorrow morning. I may have to leave for a while. You guys don't mind me for now. Maybe I will come back soon." Lin Xi smiled and looked at the girl beside her, turned around and continued to say to the woman.
"Young Master Lin has something to do, just go and deal with it." The woman also nodded with a smile.
After following the girl in front of her for a while, the girl pushed a room away, turned around and smiled sweetly at Lin Xi behind her, saying, "Brother Lin Xi, it's here. Although no one has lived in it for a long time, I have cleaned it up."
After entering the door, Lin Xi looked around. The decorations in the room were very simple, with only a bed and a table and chairs. Although the decorations were simple, the environment inside the house was spotless and cleaned very clean. It seemed that the girl Su Xiu had indeed cleaned the place very carefully.
I turned my eyes to a potted plant on the table. The green leaves like jade are shining with each other. There are a few small snow-white flowers blooming on it. The golden stamens are embedded in the middle, emitting a faint fragrance, and a sense of elegance is revealed, which is very eye-catching in this remote and humble room.
"Brother Lin Xi, I have taken good care of this snow silver flower for a long time. Let's put it in your room. Look, is the whole room fragrant?" Su Xiu walked in first, pointed to the potted plant on the table and said proudly to Lin Xi at the door.
Looking at the innocent little girl in front of her who had worn clothes but smiled, Lin Xi couldn't help but feel ache. Although life was difficult and her mother was sick, as long as everyone around her was well, this kind girl could always smile from the bottom of her heart in front of others.
Looking at the potted plant the girl was referring to, Lin Xi suddenly felt that in front of this optimistic and cute little girl, the gorgeous blooming petals also seemed to be overshadowed.
"Su Xiu, come here." With a hint of haze in his eyes, Lin Xi waved to the girl. Seeing his movements, the girl ran over.
Touching the back of her head, Lin Xi asked with a smile: "Su Xiu, do you have any wishes to fulfill?"
When the girl heard the other person's words, she suddenly became shy and lowered her head gently, feeling a little embarrassed.
Seeing the girl's appearance, Lin Xi smiled and said, "It's okay, let's talk, Brother Lin Xi is very awesome."
The girl pursed her lips and said hesitantly: "I...I want a beautiful dress..."
Hearing the girl's words, Lin Xi clenched her fists, her eyes blurred again, she gritted her teeth and held back tears, and said gently to the girl rubbing the corner of her clothes in front of her: "Brother Lin Xi knows. I will come back tomorrow. You will definitely get a beautiful dress."