Book Synopsis
Book Tags
Donation Rankings
Comment
0 Comments
You May Also Like
墨書 Inktalez
The person has been saved. It was Zhi Sheng who spent half a year gathering herbs to pay for the treatment.
Xiao Feng has awakened, but he seems a bit dazed.
According to Doctor Zhuang, it was a blow to the back of his head that caused a bruise pressing on his nerves, which is why he can't remember certain things. Right now, he acts like a fledgling bird; the moment he sees Zhi Sheng, he clings to him as if he were his mother—or rather, his father.
Zhi Sheng rubbed his forehead and said, " Doctor Zhuang, can't you do anything to help him? He's a grown man, just a year or two younger than me. Is it appropriate for him to call me 'father'?"
Doctor Zhuang seemed quite pleased. Sipping his tea, he commented, "Isn't this great? You don't have the money to marry, and now you have someone to take care of you without having to get married. You’ve gained a son for free; what could be better? I think you should stop refusing. You spent your savings to save him; it's only right that he calls you 'father' while helping you out."
Glancing at Gou Wa, who was following him with a silly grin, Zhi Sheng felt speechless and quickly pulled him away, fearing that this guy might say something outrageous again.
"Listen, you can't call me 'father' in public, nor 'mother,' and definitely don’t stare at me with that goofy smile, understand?" Zhi Sheng said to the grinning Xiao Feng.
Xiao Feng nodded repeatedly. "Got it, mother."
Zhi Sheng corrected loudly, "Call me brother."
"Brother," Xiao Feng replied.
At this point, there was no longer any Xiao Feng; only a foolish boy named Gou Wa from an unnamed village remained.
The name Gou Wa was given by Zhi Sheng. He didn't have much talent for naming but thought that a simple name would be easy to remember. Since Gou Wa had been injured and Zhi Sheng feared he might not survive, he chose this name for him.
Having lost his parents early on, Zhi Sheng had started foraging for wild vegetables and herbs when he was about seven or eight years old just to survive. He thought he would spend his life alone until fate brought Gou Wa into his life. Although the boy was simple-minded and often smiled foolishly at him, there was something endearing about him. Whenever Zhi Sheng asked for help, Gou Wa would rush over eagerly, even though at first he didn’t know how to do anything and needed Zhi Sheng to guide him step by step.
That day, Zhi Sheng took Gou Wa back to Doctor Zhuang's home for a follow-up examination. Fortunately, all external injuries had healed; however, regarding the injury in his head, Doctor Zhuang couldn't say when the bruise would dissipate. After all, it was possible that it could remain there for life, leaving him as a fool.
Zhi Sheng had his own selfish desire to keep Gou Wa around to accompany him. Over the past few days, they had been living together, and their bond was closer than that of twin brothers. It had been a long time since he had experienced such familial affection.
However, Gou Wa was quite handsome, and even recognized the characters in Doctor Zhuang's medical books. Someone like him, before losing his memory, must have been a well-educated child from a respectable family. Zhi Sheng couldn't help but wonder if his family was worried about him after all this time.
Finding an opportunity, Zhi Sheng took Gou Wa to the market, intending to ask if anyone in the nearby towns had lost a son or a child from Tian Qian. Despite being busy for several days, no one came forward to claim him. It seemed likely that Gou Wa's injuries were the result of an encounter with bandits, and that his entire family was gone, leaving him all alone.
Of course, these were just Zhi Sheng's assumptions.
Days passed, and life with Gou Wa continued to improve. With two strong men working together, they naturally reaped greater rewards.
Recently, Gou Wa had indeed grown quickly. Zhi Sheng's clothes could barely fit both of them anymore; now Gou Wa was significantly taller than him, making the clothes seem short. There was no choice but for Zhi Sheng to buy fabric in town and send it to the neighbor's aunt to make a new outfit for Gou Wa. The ready-made clothes in town were too expensive, so he always relied on the crafty women in the neighborhood to help him sew.
Looking at Gou Wa’s appearance resembling a jade tree swaying in the wind, Zhi Sheng felt quite satisfied. If only the boy weren't so naive; surely the village girls would be eager to marry him.
In their remote village, there weren't many Tian Qian people—only one would appear every decade or so. Thus, when Zhi Sheng learned that Gou Wa was from Tian Qian, he decided to keep this information hidden from Doctor Zhuang. A simple-minded Tian Qian could easily become a target for the village women who would go crazy just to have a Tian Qian descendant.
After sighing several times, Zhi Sheng sat on the bed, feeling quite troubled. Gou Wa was becoming more and more impressive day by day; recently, even the village girls had started taking notice of him. With his innocent demeanor, he would smile foolishly when they pinched his cheeks.
Doctor Zhuang had suggested that they should let a Tian Qian marry into their family. With such a connection, no one would dare come looking for trouble.
However, the idea of a Tian Qian marrying into Zhong Yong’s family was unheard of, so Zhi Sheng immediately opposed it—this simply wouldn’t do.
Gou Wa thought his brother was just staring at him. Sitting beside Zhi Sheng with a silly grin, he suddenly pinched Zhi Sheng’s cheek and said, “Brother, your face is so soft!”
Zhi Sheng swatted his hand away; it seemed this guy had picked up some bad habits lately.
Gou Wa suddenly pouted and clung to Zhi Sheng's arm, whispering, "Brother, I feel unwell."
"You feel unwell? Is it a headache?" Zhi Sheng asked quickly, thinking it was an old ailment resurfacing.
Although Gou Wa was simple-minded, he knew some things were awkward to say. After a moment of hesitation, he bit his lip and said to Zhi Sheng, "It's not a headache; it's something else that hurts."
"Where does it hurt? Let me see if you bumped your leg," Zhi Sheng said as he bent down to lift Gou Wa's pant leg to check for any injuries.
But just as he crouched down, his face collided with something hot.
Zhi Sheng stared blankly for a long time before looking at Gou Wa with a strange and uncomfortable expression. After holding back for a while, he finally asked, "Have you entered your manic phase?"
Having never raised a Tian Qian before, Zhi Sheng was unsure if he had overlooked something. He had asked Doctor Zhuang many questions about Tian Qian and learned that they experienced manic episodes every few months. During these times, their temperament could be volatile, and they often refused contact with others unless comforted by Kun Ze.
"What?" Gou Wa didn’t understand what Zhi Sheng was saying. He simply looked at him with clear eyes and said earnestly, "I feel unwell, brother."
Zhi Sheng opened his mouth but wasn’t sure how to handle the situation. However, he remembered Doctor Zhuang saying that releasing pent-up feelings would help. He gestured to Gou Wa, saying, "See? Just like this... Yes... Do it like that, and you won’t feel unwell..."
Gou Wa tried to move a few times but quickly became more agitated. Suddenly, he reached out and pulled Zhi Sheng closer, grasping his hand tightly. Zhi Sheng was momentarily stunned; it took him a few seconds to react. When he felt the pressure in his hand, Gou Wa let out a pained groan. Zhi Sheng hurriedly released his grip and helped him up. "Are you okay?"
Gou Wa bit his lip and looked at him with teary eyes. "Brother, you’re bullying me."
Zhi Sheng was speechless.
"I'm not doing it on purpose, but I can only teach you this much about such matters. The rest is up to you. There are books from Doctor Zhuang here; see if you can figure something out. I have other things to attend to, so I’ll leave now."
Without waiting for the reproachful gaze of Gou Wa behind him, Zhi Sheng hurriedly left the house in a flurry.
When he returned that evening, he found that Gou Wa had already tidied everything up. Assuming that Gou Wa had vented all his frustrations, Zhi Sheng tentatively pushed the motionless figure lying on the bed. "Gou Wa, you..."
In the next moment, everything spun around as Zhi Sheng was suddenly grabbed by Gou Wa and pulled onto the bed, pinned beneath him.
Gou Wa, as if seeking praise, said, "Brother, I learned it! I’ve mastered everything from the little figures in the book you gave me."
Before Zhi Sheng could grasp the deeper meaning behind Gou Wa's words, he was silenced by a kiss from Gou Wa, leaving him unable to ask any more questions.
The next day at noon.
Rubbing his sore back, Zhi Sheng marched towards Doctor Zhuang's house with a hoe in hand. He was determined to get to the bottom of what kind of nonsense was in the booklet he had given to Gou Wa!
It nearly cost him his life.
Unfortunately, just as he was about to step out the door with his hoe in hand, a large hand from behind yanked him back.
From that moment on, he had a home.
A blissful home.
Comment 0 Comment Count