Chapter 34 (1/2)

Early the next morning, after the father and sons finished running and practicing boxing routinely, Ling Jingxuan wheeled the scooter and went to Yuehua Ditch. Anyway they would go to the county fair today, so he planned to catch some more fish for sale. Before he went, he nagged the two buns not to forget to shut the fire after the medicinal herbs were decocted well. But there was one thing he neglected-their curiosity about that man. They said they did not care about it at all, but how could they really not care about him since they were blood-related?

Yan Shengrui had practiced kung fu all the year round, so his hearing was especially good. Everything that happened in this family was known to him, including the dialogue between Ling Jingxuan and two buns last night, and the wine and jam thing Ling Jingxuan mention. Although he had lost his memories, a lot of instinct things were still there. After a short period of contact was enough to let him know this man Ling Jingxuan, which also triggered his curiosity about this man.

Of course, this does not mean that he fell in love with Ling Jingxuan. One could only say, now, compared with regaining his memories, he preferred to know more about Ling Jingxuan.

“Here is your medicine. Daddy made the brown flower mushroom paste this morning. Eat.”

After having hesitated outside the door for a long time, the two buns finally pushed the door open and went into the rom. Wearing a dark face, Ling Wen put two big bowls in front of him, while his eyes never looked at him, and therefore he ignored the man’s concentrating expression, while Ling Wu, though hiding behind Ling Wen, he kept sweeping over at the man from time to time. After his daddy told him, he noticed that they really looked so much alike.

“You eat this every day?”

Knowing the kids did not like him, Yan Shengrui didn’t try to cotton up. He withdrew his eyes and looked at those black paste, among which was scattered a few brown eggplant nubs, reminding him about the food Ling Jingxuan had brought him these two days. Yan Shengrui raised his head, a faint caring feeling flashed from under his dark and deep eyes. He forgot everything, of course he wouldn’t remember how he looked. Having been lying down these days, he got no chance to see what he looked like, so for the two buns’ face, he did not have too feeling, just when looking at them, he always felt a thing.

“What’s wrong with eating this? You should feel gratitude that you still got something to eat.”

Ling Wen was sensitive and thought he was disapproving of their food. He raised his head and glared at him with a pair red eyes. His hands were clenched into fists and his lips were twitching, which showed that he was trying to restrain himself. Yan Shengrui was caught in a daze and immediately held up his own body, trying to explain, “Don’t take me wrong. I am not judging the food. I just feel sorry for you.”

For some reason, he just didn’t want them to resent him. Maybe that’s what father-son nature is all about.

“If you really feel sorry, how would you have dumped daddy and us? We don’t need you to feel sorry for us.”

After the angry roar, Ling Wen pulled Ling Wu up and ran away. Yan Shengrui tried to hold them but missed. After quite a while, he slowly withdrew his right hand, showing a faint smile on his lips. It seems the two little things has really held great grudge at him.

Ling village was located in a good position, not far from the county. It takes about half an hour to walk there. It’d be faster if taking the ox cart, but each person needed to pay a copper coin, goods extra money. Ling Jingxuan caught four buckets of fish today, with the help of Ling Jingpeng, the four people pushed the handcart to entrance of the village to take the ox cart.

Along the way people all gossiped about them. These days finally the little bun became a bit outgoing, now he hid behind Ling Jingxuan shyly. Just because they were too precocious, in the face of others’ gossip, or even abuse, they would be more sensitive and uncomfortable.

“Xiaowen, Xiaowu, everyone lives in this world for only a few decades, if you care about what others think about you all the time, then your life is like your underpants, you have to pocket what others fart. So, what I am trying to say is, don’t care about what others say, as long as we live happily.”