Chapter Seventy You Are Sick

  Liuli Garden luxury residential area, located in the heart of Beijing's southern city center, has convenient transportation and is surrounded by financial and commercial districts. The housing prices here are astonishingly high, with some people working hard their whole lives but still unable to afford a single house.

  The scenic Liu Li Garden community, with its wide and flat cement roads, is lined with lush green trees, vibrant flowers, playful butterflies, and fragrant birdsong.

  A gentle breeze blows, and in the middle of a green lawn like a wave, a winding path leads to the depths. In an ancient fragrance pavilion, on the stone stools around the square stone table, two elderly people over 70 years old are playing Go.

  An old man wearing slippers, loose pants and a vest, fanning himself with a feather fan, gleefully glancing at the old man opposite him who is wearing glasses, furrowing his brow, constantly thinking about the chessboard.

  "Hey Old Mei! This is a dead end, no matter how you play next, your pieces will be eaten away by me one by one, and in the end, there's only one outcome - defeat. We agreed to abide by the rules of the game, winner takes all, and you've been saving that good wine for over a decade, tonight it must come out and we'll share it together! Hahaha..." The old man with the feather fan laughed triumphantly.

  Mei Jianhai raised his eyelids, and a few points of anger flashed in his eyes. He said discontentedly: "Mr. Fang, I will definitely break this deadlock today. As for those two bottles of wine, don't even think about it."

  Fang Tianfu rolled his eyes, with an expression of "go ahead and brag". His careless gaze shifted from Fang Tianfu's body to the small path in the distance, and suddenly his expression froze.

  "Oh dear, my little sweetheart, you've finally come back! Your grandfather hasn't seen you for months and has been feeling unwell, losing his appetite and sleep!"

  Fang Tianfu almost jumped up from the stone bench, and the feather fan in his hand was also thrown aside, rushing hastily towards the small path outside the pavilion.

  Mei Jianhai's expression froze for a moment, and when his gaze shifted to the winding path, he also jumped up with a "swoosh" sound, his face filled with surprise and delight, and he rushed over in swift strides.

  Yin Yin, holding Zhang Yi's hand, saw the two grandfathers from next door rushing over and suddenly showed a bright smile, as if she had seen her relatives. She let go of Zhang Yi's hand, opened her arms and welcomed them:

  "Grandpa Fang, Grandpa Mei, Yin-yin misses you too."

  Fang Tianfu reached out and picked up Yin Yin, not caring about the beard on his face, and kissed her delicate small face that was almost transparent, before excitedly saying: "Yin Yin little darling, where have you been running to for these few months? Even your Fang Nainai has been nagging every day, saying she misses you very much."

  Mei Jianhai rushed over and said with a pitiful expression: "Yes, yes! Your Grandma Mei also keeps saying that she doesn't know where you've gone, and all the delicious food we make at home can't be eaten by you. Little Yinyin, if your Grandma Mei knew you were back, she would definitely be extremely happy."

  "Uh-huh, I miss Grandma Fang and Grandma Mei too. I want to eat Grandma Fang's sweet and sour fish, and drink Grandma Mei's stewed eight-treasure lotus seed porridge." Yinyin said with a smile, her bright eyes shining with longing.

  "Hahaha... If your aunts heard you say that, they'd probably laugh so hard their mouths would be stuck open!" Fang Tianfu burst out laughing.

  Mei Jianhai also had a smile all over his face, his gaze reluctantly moved away from the delicate and lovely little face of Yin Yin, turned to look at Zhang Yi, and hesitated: "Yin Yin, where is your mother? Who is this..."

  Yinyin was stunned, her small face with a smile changed expression faster than flipping through a book. Tears welled up in her eyes, and a sad look appeared on her face as she sobbed: "Mom... Mom is dead."

  "What?"

  Fang Tianfu and Mei Jianhai's bodies trembled, the smiles on their faces froze in an instant.

  Zhang Yi let out a silent sigh, walked to Fang Tianfu's side, took over Yin Yin, gently stroked her soft black hair, and softly comforted: "Yin Yin don't cry, you're already a big girl. If Grandpa Fang and Grandma Mei see you crying, they'll laugh at you."

  Yingying nodded with tears in her eyes, but the miserable expression on that small face didn't decrease by a single bit.

  Fang Tianfu finally came out of his daze and asked urgently, "Yin Yin, tell Grandpa Fang what's going on? Your mom...?"

  Zhang Yi raised his hand, interrupting Fang Tianfu's inquiry, and said with a bitter smile: "Fang Lao, Mei Lao, Yin Yin's mother had a car accident at the Red Eagle Pond Bridge several months ago. Before she passed away, she entrusted me to take care of Yin Yin. This time I came back is to bring Yin Yin to sort out her old things."

  "Is he dead? Is he really dead?"

  Fang Tianfu and Mei Jianhai both had painful expressions on their faces, they were very clear about the situation of Yin Yin's mother and daughter. After all, as neighbors for so many years, Yin Yin's mother had been raising her alone, and they understood the hardships she faced. When Yin Yin's mother was busy, it was usually the two families who helped take care of Yin Yin.

  Who would have thought...

  She... She actually got into an accident?

  Then Yinyin won't have a single relative left, will she?

  The hearts of both were trembling, the taste of sorrow and heartache surging in their chests, with tears swirling in their eye sockets.

  "Give Yinyin to me, and the two of us will raise her into a grown woman." Fang Tianfu's tightly clenched fist relaxed as he spoke in a strong and powerful tone.

  "No, hand her over to me. All my grandchildren are abroad, and only the two of us old folks are left in the country. We've always treated Yin as our own granddaughter, and from now on, we'll raise her into a capable adult and take care of her in every possible way." Mei Jianhai said firmly.

  Zhang Yi looked at the two elderly people who were showing their true feelings, and his heart was filled with emotion. However, he still shook his head and said seriously: "Thank you both for your love for Yin Yin, but I will raise her to adulthood, this is her mother's last entrustment, so I cannot give her to you."

  Yin Yin finally lifted her tear-stained face and turned to look at Fang Tianfu and Mei Jianhai, sobbing:

  "Grandpa Fang, Grandpa Mei, Uncle is very good to me, he loves me dearly. Yinyin doesn't have a mom anymore and I don't want to lose my uncle again. Later on, Yinyin will be leaving this place, but I'll come back often to visit you all."

  Fang Tianfu and Mei Jianhai both turned their faces sideways, wiping away the tears that had welled up in their eyes. They exchanged a glance before turning back to Zhang Yi.

  "Little brother, who are you?"

  Zhang Yi said: "Fang Lao, Mei Lao, my name is Zhang Yi, from a small county town in Su Bei Peng Cheng. At that time, I encountered the car accident on the highway to Jing Nan City."

  "Didn't you know her mother before?" Fang Tianfu's tightly furrowed brow suddenly revealed a hint of painful expression, staring at Zhang Yi as he asked.

  Zhang Yi looked at Fang Tianfu's face and a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes. He nodded slowly and said, "Yes, I didn't know the mother and daughter before."

  "Absolutely not," Fang Tianfu said in a deep voice, "I won't hand Yinyin over to someone with an unknown background!"

  Mei Jianhai's eyes also showed a wary expression, narrowing his eyes to carefully examine Zhang Yi several times before asking: "What do you do? You look young, should still be a student?"

  Zhang Yi said: "That's right, my master recommended me to go to Jingnan University Medical College for further study, and I just finished the admission procedures today."

  "What nonsense! You're a university student, how can you take good care of Yinyin?" Fang Tianfu said angrily.

  Zhang Yi did not get angry at the unpleasant face and tone of the two elders. He understood in his heart that this was a manifestation of their concern for Yin Yin, so he spoke with a few determined colors: "I can assure you two elders that I will raise Yin Yin to adulthood, and I will take care of her meticulously."

  "You..."

  Fang Tianfu opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Zhang Yi:

  "Thank you both for caring about Yin-yin so much, there's no need to say any more. I promised her mother, so I will definitely do it and won't abandon her to anyone."

  As he spoke, he hugged Yin Yin and walked past the two people, taking a step forward.

  After walking seven or eight meters away, Zhang Yi stopped in his tracks, turned around to look at Fang Tianfu and calmly said: "Old Fang, if you have time, it's best to go to the hospital for a physical examination."

  Go to the hospital?

  Have a physical examination?

  Fang Tianfu's expression was taken aback, and a look of confusion flowed out from his eyes.

  "What do you mean?"

  "You're sick."

  Zhang Yi finished speaking and turned around to leave with Yin Yin in his arms.

  "Hey, you young man, how dare you scold people? What quality, I'd rather not entrust it to you, Yin Yin." Fang Tianfu chased after him with an annoyed expression, quickly blocking Zhang Yi's path.

  Zhang Yi fell silent for a moment, his eyes scanning the surroundings before calmly saying: "Old Fang, let's go to that pavilion over there and talk. I'll diagnose you, if I can cure you, then you won't need to go to the hospital, but if I can't, then you might really have no choice but to go."

  Fang Tianfu hadn't spoken yet, but Mei Jianhai beside him showed a hint of disdain and said: "You? You're just a freshman who's just reported to university, can you even treat illnesses? What a joke!"

  Zhang Yi ignored Mei Jianhai and looked at Fang Tianfu, asking: "Old Fang, have you been feeling weak all over your body lately? Lacking in spirit? Insomnia and frequent dreams, and also experiencing abdominal pain?"

  Fang Tianfu's body stiffened and he exclaimed in a startled voice: "How did you know?"

  Zhang Yi calmly said: "I am a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, although I haven't obtained my medical license yet."

  Mei Jianhai's eyes turned thoughtful, and he said: "If I didn't remember wrong just now, you said that your arrival at the Medical College of Jingnan University was recommended by your master? Who is your master?"

  Zhang Yi said: "I can only tell you two that my master is a national medical master in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, specifically who it is, I cannot say."

  Mei Jianhai's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a moment of silence, he asked: "Since you don't want to reveal it, we won't ask anymore. However, you said that you just registered at the Medical College of Jingnan University today, with only one recommendation, there shouldn't be many school leaders who can let you in, right? If you want us to believe what you're saying, you must tell us who helped you with your admission procedures. After all, if Yinyin is really going to live with you in the future, we need to have some understanding of you."

  Sun Shao Hua