And Tong Tong had to go record a program, and he also needed to find a piece of land for his family to build a new house.
Thinking of all the things he had to do, Liu Yifeng's head started to ache.
He had grown too accustomed to a leisurely life, and suddenly being so busy made him feel a little unaccustomed.
After leaving the wholesale market, Liu Yifeng's trunk was already packed to the brim.
Seeing that Tong Tong would be dismissed in twenty minutes, he rushed to the kindergarten.
He was a little late today, and the kindergarten had already finished. Many parents had picked up their children.
Perhaps it was fate, but when he arrived, Xu Muqing had just arrived as well.
"Ms. Xu, why are you so late today?" Liu Yifeng asked with a smile, looking at the person who had also gotten out of her car.
Xu Muqing's expression was a bit off. She forced a smile before saying, "Something came up at home, so I'm late."
Liu Yifeng clearly felt that she was hiding something and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Did something happen?"
"It's my mother. This afternoon, while she was playing cards with a group of elderly ladies in the park, she suddenly fainted. I just came from the hospital!" Xu Muqing didn't hide it.
Liu Yifeng was surprised to hear this. "How did she faint so suddenly? Is your mom okay now?"
"She just came out of the emergency room. They said a tumor had ruptured, and she underwent surgery on the spot. Fortunately, the surgery went smoothly, and she's now in the ICU. As long as she gets through the 24-hour critical period, she'll be fine." Her eyes welled up as she spoke.
"Don't worry, she'll definitely be fine. Trust the doctors, and trust that your mother can pull through!" Liu Yifeng comforted her.
Xu Muqing sighed. "As a daughter, it's so hard to just watch her lying in bed, with tubes all over her. I wish I could get sick for her, wish I could lie in that hospital bed instead."
"The fact that you can say that shows you are a very filial person. For the sake of your filial piety, God will surely help your mother overcome this difficulty."
Her words surprised Xu Muqing. "I didn't expect you to be superstitious too!"
"There's a saying that everything is destined. I believe that everything that happens in this world is a chess game pre-arranged by God. We are like NPCs in a game, none of us can control where we go next. All we can do is go with the flow." Liu Yifeng wasn't afraid of Xu Muqing thinking he was superstitious, because it was the truth. It was just that she couldn't access these things, so she didn't believe. But after he was reunited with Tong Tong, he had to believe some things.
At this moment, the teacher came out with Tong Tong and Yao Yao's hands.
Seeing her mother, Yao Yao couldn't wait to hand Xu Muqing the little red flower she had received. "Mom, look, this is the little red flower the teacher gave me. She said I'm good at public speaking!"
"Mrs. Xu, Yao Yao's performance was excellent today. She was even a little teacher for a class. Not only did she organize the students to listen attentively, but she was also very good at telling stories. The children all loved listening to her stories," the female teacher said with a smile.
Xu Muqing, who had been worried about her mother's health, felt much better after hearing this. "Really? Yao Yao, you're amazing, you're truly Mommy's good daughter!"
"Tong Tong and Yao Yao got little red flowers, did you get any rewards?" Liu Yifeng asked with a smile. However, he was just asking. He knew his own child best. There was no child in the world smarter than Tong Tong.
"Uncle Liu, Tong Tong is even more amazing! He explained many arithmetic problems to us today. With the method he taught me, I can do addition and subtraction from one to ten in my head!" Before Tong Tong could speak, Yao Yao's voice rang out.
"Is that so? Then Mom, tell me, what is three plus five?" Xu Muqing was overjoyed when she heard this. After all, Yao Yao was in the junior class and had never learned math before. She could only count from one to ten. To be able to do mental arithmetic in less than a month of kindergarten, how could her mother not be excited?
Yao Yao only meditated for a few seconds before quickly giving the correct answer. "Hmm, three plus five equals eight!"
Hearing that it was correct, Xu Muqing continued to ask, "Then what is ten minus six?"
"It's four!"
"What is nine plus one?"
"It's ten!"
Yao Yao calculated them all very quickly. Xu Muqing was extremely happy. "Yao Yao, you're truly amazing. But the most amazing is Tong Tong. Tong Tong, can you tell Aunt Xu how you taught them addition and subtraction?" Liu Yifeng was also very curious. He knew that kindergartens also taught children arithmetic, but they could only do it by counting on their fingers. This was the first time he had heard of mental arithmetic.
"Aunt Xu, mental arithmetic is actually very simple. I taught them a mnemonic. As long as they remember the mnemonic, they can plug in the correct answer."
"Really? Tong Tong, you're so amazing!" Xu Muqing patted Tong Tong's head.
"Mr. Liu, Principal Zhao just said that tomorrow, when you bring Tong Tong to school, she has something she wants to talk to you about and asked you to find her," the female teacher reminded him.
Liu Yifeng nodded. "Okay, I'll go find Principal Zhao tomorrow." Then he bid farewell to Xu Muqing. "Then we'll be going back. Don't worry too much about your mother's condition, she'll be fine."
"Thank you for your concern. Drive carefully. Goodbye, Tong Tong!" Xu Muqing waved goodbye to Tong Tong.
"Aunt Xu, goodbye, Yao Yao!" Tong Tong also waved goodbye to them before getting into the minivan.
"Mom, didn't you say you'd take me to Grandma's after class? Let's go too!" Yao Yao held Xu Muqing's hand, looked up at her, her eyes full of anticipation.
Xu Muqing almost broke down, but she was afraid Yao Yao would worry, so she forced down her grief and pretended to be fine, smiling. "Yao Yao, Grandma has gone out on some business, so I'm afraid you won't be able to see her for a while. When Grandma comes back, Mom will take you to see her, okay?" Although the child was young and didn't understand separation or the consequences of serious illness, she had been very attached to her grandmother since she was little. If she saw her lying in the hospital bed unconscious, she would definitely cry and beg to see Grandma, but no visitors were allowed in the ICU. Therefore, the best solution was not to let Yao Yao know, so she wouldn't cry about seeing her grandmother.
"Okay then!" As expected, upon hearing that she wouldn't be able to see Grandma, Yao Yao's spirits drooped considerably.
That evening, when Liu Yifeng returned home, he was mysteriously pulled aside by his father as soon as he got out of the car.
"Dad, what are you being so secretive about?" Liu Yifeng looked at his father in confusion.
Liu Chunsheng glanced at Tong Tong, who was playing with Da Hei and Da Bai, then whispered, "Hurry up and change into some cleaner clothes, and then go to your third uncle's house!"
"Why should I change and go to my third uncle's house? Dad, stop being so mysterious. Just tell me directly!"
"Just change when I tell you to. Why so many questions? Can I harm you? Hurry up, you'll know when you get to your third uncle's house." Liu Chunsheng still didn't tell the truth, choosing to be mysterious.
Seeing that he couldn't get any information, Liu Yifeng could only change his clothes with a sense of confusion. As soon as he came out of his room, his father dragged him out of the yard. "Hurry to your third uncle's house, don't make him wait."
Liu Yifeng turned around, about to say something, when he saw his father close the yard gate.
Now, whether he wanted to go or not, he had to go, or his father would never let him in.
Helplessly, he had to go to his third uncle's house.