Chapter 51 - Family (1/2)

Chapter 51 - Family

hos that he could His weapons, his battle suit, and his task coh he did not knohether his parents would let him in, it was still necessary to be well-prepared

Then, with a big bag on his back, he took the bus home About two hours later, he arrived at his destination, a small town The toas ree population

Luo Jian re to what his mother had told him, there was only one hospital in the town back then If anyone was ill, they would head to the hospital to register there, so the wards were always full Luo Jian was born there Sometimes, when the hospital was overcrowded, there would be five or six pregnant woether, so the nurses were very busy Luo Jian’s iven birth without medical attention, and Luo Jian was completely unattended to

Luo Jian was not fussy or noisy The process of giving birth to him was very smooth; he popped out of his h he seeht hih he often became sick, he also recovered from the illnesses very quickly In a few days’ time, he would be able to screaain

Who did not want to play and was not curious when they were a child? Luo Jian also acted like this He would draw strange graffiti on the wall, squat in the grass and dig earthworo to the kindergarten His ht him to speak and read one word at a time Later, he went to primary school It was unknohen he met Ah Lan, as in the same class He found that he was not only classhbours Thus, their relationshi+p got better Day after day passed, and they grew up They saw all kinds of things in the world together, until today

Alone, Luo Jian thought about the past events in his life He walked past a long road, took a public bus, and journeyed for about tenat his forrown up from a kid to an adult However, Luo Jian had not returned here for many years

It was a dilapidated residential building He climbed the narrow stairwell to the second story, turned left, and arrived at the door to his house

Similar to what it was like in the past, the door was stained with rust, and there were couplets and banners stuck on the doors On the walls, soal advertisements, such as “Want accredits?: xxxxx,” etc Stupidly, Luo Jian stood in front of the door for a long time He took a deep breath, and when he was just about to reach for the door, there was a sound from the staircase behind him

“Is…… Is that Ah Jian?”

Luo Jian shi+vered momentarily, turned his head to look behind him, and cried out with much difficulty, “Grandpa Wu”

It was the old man who used to live above him His children had left home to search for success The old man used to have a wife, but she had passed away a few years ago Now there was only the old ood relationshi+p with this Grandpa Wu Since the old man lived alone, there would always be soo to Grandpa Wu’s house to help him clean the floor and sanitize his house when he had time, and Grandpa Wu would prepare some snacks for him as thanks

The old hed: “This lad, why did you wait until now to return? What have you been doing in the last few years?”

Luo Jian hesitated for a moment and decided to ask hihed and shook his head: “You’re too late, too late”

Luo Jian felt his heart turn cold for a long moment, and he i happen to ,” Grandpa Wu shook his head, “Your parents went to your uncle’s house to stay for two days They had just left before you returned”

“My uncle?” For a while, Luo Jian did not knohether to cry or laugh He finally got up the courage to go home, but his parents were not here He could only re time Next to hi He was very glad that Luo Jian had come back He said with a smile, “Would you like to come to my house and sit for a while?”

“No…… I have so else to do… ” Luo Jian shook his head and refused, but then he asked Grandpa Wu uneasily, “Do you still live alone, oldthat htly He said, “My son caood” Luo Jian was relieved and said to Grandpa Wu, “I’ll make a trip to my uncle’s house, so I won’t stay to chat with you, then”

Then, Luo Jian said goodbye to Grandpa Wu and thought about going to his uncle’s house Luo Jian’s family had very few descendants Almost all his elders died of illnesses or accidents Apart from his parents, only Luo Jian’s uncle and his family were left in his family Unfortunately, his uncle’s as also killed in a car accident Their only son, Luo Jian’s cousin, had disappeared o At the time, he was only 15 years old

When his wife died and his son disappeared, his uncle was depressed for two years and did not get y in his career and opened a shop His uncle’s business was getting more and more popular and became a leader in the industry

His uncle’s house was not far from here and was only two blocks away Luo Jian strolled sloith his head down and a big bag on his back However, just as he alking across the street, Luo Jianunexpected He saw a man in a black hooded sweater and black jeans He was tall, slender-looking, and had a big guitar bag on his back He walked towards Luo Jian with his head down Luo Jian could not see what the man looked like under his hood, but Luo Jian suddenly felt his heart race

It was quite a strange pheno on his back, Luo Jian stopped and turned back to look at the man who passed by His back looked very falanced at his eyes, but the other party soon disappeared within the vast crowd There was no appropriate reason for hiht that he probably iined the faot to his uncle’s house, Luo Jian hesitated for a long ti out to knock on the door He anxiously waited for a while When the door opened, Luo Jian did not even dare to look up to see who opened it For a long time, no one spoke After a fewhand press on his head and rubbed it twice Then, he heard soey! Your son is back!”

In response, Luo Jian pursed his lips, raised his head, and called out to his , was a soldier in his youth, but he retired from the ar Xia, used to study traditional Chinese eneration must have committed an evil since all her relatives passed away There were no longer any descendents that she could pass down her fae of traditional Chinese medicine to