Chapter 1: First Encounter (2/2)

Tang Hongjun nodded repeatedly: ”Yes, It's time to have a reexamination. My dad has also made an appointment in the province. Let’s have the inspection done tomorrow and take Xiaoyu to the province again to check on the weekend.”

”Ah!”

Tang Hongjun was a little excited when he heard that, there was a little mist on his glasses, and he took them off with one hand and wiped it casually with his sleeve.

Tang Jinyu stretched out his hand to help him. He had no parents since he was a child and he didn't know what a child from a normal family should do now.

Tang Hongjun misunderstood his action and took his little hand and kissed him with a smile and said ”Daddy will continue to tell you, come on, let's keep watching cartoons.”

Sitting in their arms, Tang Jinyu felt that he was thinking too much. He found that no matter what he said or did, even if he moved his fingers, his parents, who were obviously novices would burst into tears as if he had done something amazing.

After dinner was over, it was the most lively time in the corridor. Which was like having a lot of family members doing different kinds of tasks to help one another.

People who have passed by the same unit are also people, who come to this house to borrow some wool and some come to return a plate or a bowl.

Many people say hello to each other, with great enthusiasm.

Tang Jinyu tilted his head and looked at the curtains in the living room and overheard Chen Suling and Tang Hongjun whispering about taking him to a hospital tomorrow. As they seemed afraid of disturbing him while he was watching cartoons.

Tang Jinyu was lying halfway in his parents' arms, and he felt relaxed. This was the first time he ever felt this way.

He felt quite novel with this whole experience, if it all was just a dream then he doesn't want to wake up, especially when his parents are really good to him.

He tried to open his mouth and make a noise, but his mouth still couldn't open, his body resisted it instinctively, and he couldn't speak.

After trying for a while, Tang Jinyu gave up and made the appearance of watching the cartoon seriously.

Anyway, if he only watches cartoons now, his parents will be happy enough.

Early the next morning, Tang Jinyu was softly coaxed by Chen Suling and wore a clean little suit with a little white shirt, with a pair of overalls, and a sweater. He wore a little hat on his head and looked very energetic. Chen Suling was very satisfied and took a photo with him. The child in the mirror was carved like jade, with obsidian-like eyes, a small nose, his mouth pressed nervously and obediently reached out and hugged the adult’s neck, looking very good.

Tang Jinyu looked in the mirror and thought to himself, he looked similar back then when he was still a child.

The mother and son were cleaned up and waited at home for Tang Hongjun to drive his car to pick them up.

Tang Jinyu was sitting on the sofa playing with an electric panda. The fluffy panda could move on its own and it would make a ”click” sound when it was gnawing on bamboo.

Chen Suling got up and went to get her bag and scarf. After thinking for a while, she changed her son's kettle to a warm one and went to the kitchen to pour out the hot water.

There were people talking in the corridor, the apartment building wasn't soundproofed and what was said was passed through clearly and the trace of criticism could be heard clearly ”We all said that they should just have another one and they didn't listen. Their child obviously has a problem…What else can it be besides an intellectual problem!”

”I heard people say that their child is incapable of movement and that their wheelchair has been changed twice!”

”Thousands of imported wheelchairs…spending so much money like a bottomless pit that will never be filled up.”

”You don't need to talk about them, Tang Hongjun was a senior director who returned from studying abroad, and Chen Suling is also the smartest out of all of us.”

”On the outside, they seem so outstanding but how come these two clever people gave birth to a fool!”

…

Tang Jinyu: ”…”

Why is it not his legs, but his head?

Chen Suling walked over quickly, closed the window tightly and drew the curtains into a knot, trying to block off the voices to prevent her son from hearing.

She turned pale and her fingers trembled.

Tang Jinyu initially thought that she was uncomfortable and tried to comfort her, he wanted to pat her hand gently, but after trying to move for a long time, he only moved an inch.

Eventually, Chen Suling noticed him and she hurriedly came over and let Tang Jinyu's little hand fall on the back of her hand. She said: ”Baby, what do you want? Tell mom, and mom will get it for you.”

The child was well taken care of by her. The tender little hand placed on the back of her hand moved again, and he opened his mouth and shouted ”Mom”.

The voice was very small, almost like light breath, accompanied by a hoarse voice that hadn't talked in a long time.

But just this sound made Chen Suling's tears fall.

She raised her hand and wiped her tears and smiled. With both hands, she carefully held her son's little hand, in the palm as if protecting him ”Mom is okay, let's go to the hospital and wait. After taking medicine, our baby will be healed.”

Tang Jinyu looked at her crying and he felt anxious and uncomfortable. These days, whether this was a dream or not but whatever the case may be, Chen Suling took good care of him. He had never had a mother before and now he regarded Chen Suling as his own.

Tang Hongjun came back after a while and ran up all the way, panting, but the smile on his face didn't dwindle at all. When he saw his son through the security door, he made a silly face towards his child.

Tang Jinyu giggled.

Chen Suling blushed and scolded him ”How old are you? Why are you still making so much noise outside? Be careful to let people see you, and see how they make fun of you!”

Tang Hongjun said: ”Everyone must have gone to work or school already, I'm sure no one saw it.”

As he was talking, a teenage boy came over at the corner of the stairs. The boy was not fully mature, yet he was already very tall. He was only half a head shorter than Tang Hongjun.

He was wearing a school uniform and was carrying a school bag on his shoulders with a mask covering the lower half of his face, he nodded his head and greeted them.

”Hello, Uncle Tang”.

Tang Hongjun rubbed the tip of his nose, then smiled and nodded at him, ”Xiao Ye should be on his way to school, pay attention to safety on the road.”