Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 802

Chapter 802: Shitou’s Distress ( 2 )
Inside the house, Li Shu and Doctor Xie were startled when they heard a sudden cry from outside.

Li Shu recognized the voice as soon as she heard it. She stood up and said, “Grandpa, it must be Shitou. I will go to have a look.”

Doctor Xie nodded and said, “Bring him in and don’t let him stand in the sun for too long.”

“I know.”

Opening the gate, Li Shu saw her brother crying heartbrokenly, his face covered with tears and snot. If people didn’t know what happened, they might think his parents had died.

She knelt down, took him into her arms, and patted his back gently.

Li Shu stood up and asked while holding her brother in her arms, “Shitou, what’s wrong? Why are you crying like this? Did someone bully you? Tell sister, sister will beat them for you.”

Shitou was hugged by his sister and shook his head.

Unable to hold him for a long time, Li Shu quickly brought him into the house.

Doctor Xie saw Shitou’s face turned red and stretched out his hand to check his pulse. After a moment, he frowned deeply and said, “What happened to the old woman? How could she let this kid come out under this hot sun?”

“Grandpa, what happened to Shitou?” Li Shu asked with a hint of worry.

“He has heat stroke and is dehydrated. Give him some warm water first. Grandpa will go get him some medicine,” Doctor Xie said and went to his bedroom.

Hearing this, Li Shu was a little worried. She wiped her brother’s tears and coaxed, “Shitou, drink some water, stop crying. Be good, okay?”

It’s been a long time since he has been coaxed like this. Shitou was afraid that his sister would dislike him if he disobeyed, so he nodded and held back his tears. After drinking the water, he kept hiccupping.

Looking at his swollen eyes, Li Shu sighed and said, “Why are you crying like this? If you miss me you can just come here.”

After Shitou drank the water, he felt better and asked in a hoarse voice, “Sister, don’t you want me anymore?”

Hearing his question, Li Shu felt distressed, but she didn’t show it on her face. She flicked his forehead lightly and said, “What are you talking about? We are brothers and sisters. How could your sister not want you?”

“But grandma said you can’t live with us anymore,” Shitou pouted.

“That’s because grandpa lives alone and I’m worried about him. With you by our grandma’s side, I feel at ease,” Li Shu said with a smile.

Shitou looked at his sister and asked doubtfully, “Sister, you won’t lie to me, will you?”

Before Li Shu could answer, Doctor Xie interrupted her, “You brat! If you don’t believe your sister, why are you running here asking?”

Every child in Xie Village is afraid of Doctor Xie. So when Shitou listened to his harsh tone, he retracted his body into his sister’s arms, not daring to say another word.

After doctor Xie mixed the medicine with water, he handed it to his granddaughter and said, “Give this medicine to him.”

Li Shu took the cup and handed it to her brother. Under Doctor Xie’s stern gaze, he drank the bitter medicine in one breath.

After Shitou calmed down, Doctor Xie snorted and said, “Your grandma only knows how to make trouble. What’s the use of talking so much nonsense to a kid?”

He looked at Shitou’s swollen eyes and softened his tone, “If you want to see your sister in the future, come here. Since you are Xiao Shu’s brother, then I will also treat you as my grandson. Stop crying. Looking at your snot, I lose my appetite.”

After spending two weeks with her grandfather, Li Shu already knew that her grandfather was sharp-tongued but soft-hearted. So, when she heard his words, she just chuckled and took her brother to the backyard and helped him wipe his face.

After she cleaned her brother’s face and hands, she brought him to the table and asked, “Have you eaten?”

Shitou shook his head and said, “Grandma said there was no food at home. So, we only had two meals until the distribution day.”

When Doctor Xie heard this, he pounded the table angrily, “What a muddle-headed old woman! She starved a child just to save some food. What a fool!”

“Grandpa, don’t be angry. Being angry will harm your body,” Li Shu reminded him.

Looking at Shitou’s thin body, Doctor Xie said, “If your grandma couldn’t give you enough to eat, come here and eat. I can still feed another mouth.”

Hearing this, Li Shu touched her brother’s head and asked, “Why don’t you thank grandpa?”

Shitou didn’t understand what Doctor Xie meant, but he still listened to his sister’s words. So, he said, “Thank you, Grandpa.”

Li Shu went to get a set of tableware and served a bowl of thick porridge for her brother. Doctor Xie noticed that Shitou didn’t dare to eat and asked with a frown, “Do you need me to feed you?”

“No, Grandpa. I can eat by myself,” Shitou shook his head quickly and started eating.

Doctor Xie put a piece of plump braised pork in Shitou’s bowl and said with a hint of wonder, “With such a thin body, I don’t know how you still have the strength to cry for so long.”

Shitou looked at the fatty meat in his bowl and finally understood why his sister chose to live with Grandpa Xie. If he could eat meat and drink thick porridge like this, he would also want to live with him!

Because of the delicious food, he forgot about his unhappiness and finally smiled.

Meanwhile, Aunt Li fell into deep thought after her brief conversation with Lu Jueyu. Although she knew she shouldn’t blame everything on Li Shu, she couldn’t stop herself from doing so.

After a long time, she came back to her senses and went to find her grandson. Seeing that there was no one in the house or yard, she thought of the possibility that her grandson might go looking for Li Shu.