"I promised Lu Fei his proposal, but I felt something was wrong. I never expected she'd have such a scheme! That woman is truly shameless!" Lu Fei, who was working, was so startled that the tool in his hand dropped to the ground, and he smashed his toe. It hurt so much he grimaced, but this pain was nothing compared to what Lu Fei had experienced.
However, his loud shout scared a few of his co-workers.
Qiangzi knew that family matters shouldn't be aired in public. Although they didn't know Lu Fei, he was their friend. It wouldn't look good if he blabbed about it everywhere, so he went outside to take the call.
"You're smart. I didn't think of that at the time. But now that it's happened, as Lu Fei's brothers, we must be there for him. I've already bought him a train ticket. Are you alright?"
"Even if I wasn't, I'd have to cancel. Can anything be more important than a brother?" Qiangzi said.
"Alright, around nine in the evening, come to my place. I'll drive over to pick him up."
"Okay, we'll have a few drinks with him then. He's a good guy, just too devoted. I'm afraid he won't be able to take it and might do something foolish." Qiangzi looked worried.
This was also what Yi Feng was most afraid of, which was why he had asked Lu Fei to come over. Otherwise, with no family or brothers around him, if he couldn't talk about it, he could easily get stuck in his own head.
"Then it's settled. Go back to work quickly, and let's not tell anyone about this!"
"Don't worry, I won't say a word!" After hanging up, Qiangzi returned to work. When faced with his co-workers' gossip, he didn't say a single word.
Liu Yi Feng had originally planned to find a hourly room to sleep, but now that Lu Fei had encountered such trouble, he couldn't sleep. He simply sat in the van waiting for Tong Tong to get out of class. It wasn't until four in the afternoon that he drove to the kindergarten.
He arrived more than ten minutes early, but there were already many parents waiting for parking spots. As soon as Liu Yi Feng got out of the car, Xu Muqing arrived. She got out of her car carrying a bag of snacks and walked directly to Liu Yi Feng's van. "Mr. Liu, Tong Tong wasn't feeling well a couple of days ago. I've been busy with work and haven't had time to see him, so I bought him some snacks. When you take him home later, give him these!"
Liu Yi Feng looked at the large bag of snacks in her hand and quickly got out of the car. "You're too kind. Tong Tong just had a common cold and fever. He was fine in a day. There's no need to spend so much money."
"I've already bought it, so please take it. This is so heavy, you can't expect me to carry it back, can you?" Seeing Xu Muqing struggling, Liu Yi Feng reached out and took it. "Then I'll thank you on Tong Tong's behalf. But in the future, please don't be so polite. I'll buy Tong Tong whatever he wants to eat."
"It's nothing, it didn't cost much. Oh, there's something else I wanted to ask you!"
"What is it? Ask away!" Liu Yi Feng put the snacks in the back seat and then turned to look at Xu Muqing.
"The koi carp that Yao Yao brought back from your place last time, it's only been half a month, and it's grown from thumb-sized to the size of my palm. I've never seen fish grow so fast. So I wanted to ask you, have your family's koi carp grown this big too?" She remembered that Liu Yi Feng had caught three koi carp last time. Yao Yao had brought two, and Tong Tong had one.
"They've grown quite big too, but it's normal. Wild fish from our village naturally grow very large. It's probably because Yao Yao took good care of them, so the koi carp grew faster than ordinary fish." Liu Yi Feng knew why the koi carp grew so large, like inflated balloons, but he couldn't tell the truth.
However, Xu Muqing still found it incredible. "That's too fast, isn't it?"
"There are many amazing things in this world. As long as a small fish is healthy, it's good. Don't you want them to grow up? Three months ago, the koi carp my son raised are now three catties each, so it's normal. The fish in our area have a different constitution than fish from elsewhere."
After hearing Liu Yi Feng's explanation, Xu Muqing said nothing more. She was just curious.
At four-thirty, the kindergarten class ended on time. Soon, Tong Tong and Yao Yao walked out. They happily ran towards their respective parents. Yao Yao ran too fast and was about to fall down the stairs. Xu Muqing's heart leaped into her throat, and she could only shout, "Be careful!" The teacher also didn't expect Yao Yao to run so suddenly and didn't react in time.
Just as everyone thought Yao Yao was going to fall down the stairs, Tong Tong suddenly grabbed Yao Yao's hand. Due to inertia, Yao Yao bumped into Tong Tong, and Tong Tong fell onto the flat ground, with Yao Yao landing on top of him. Yao Yao burst into tears from fright. In contrast, Tong Tong, who had fallen to the ground, looked calm and even wiped Yao Yao's tears, saying, "Yao Yao, don't cry!"
Xu Muqing also ran over. She quickly helped Yao Yao up and then helped Tong Tong up. "Tong Tong, are you alright?" She knew her daughter landing on Tong Tong wouldn't hurt her, at most she'd be frightened. But Tong Tong was the one who fell directly on the ground, and Yao Yao landed on him. He must have been hurt. If she only comforted her daughter and ignored Tong Tong at this moment, she would be heartless. However, Tong Tong was truly different from ordinary children. Not only was he quick to react and agile, but he didn't cry or fuss when he fell, and even comforted Yao Yao. He was truly a good child.
Tong Tong shook his head. "Aunt Xu, I'm fine. Please help Yao Yao stop crying. It's not pretty for girls to cry and get a runny nose!"
Xu Muqing then began to comfort Yao Yao and did a quick check on her. Seeing that she wasn't scraped, she finally felt relieved.
"Mr. Liu, Ms. Xu, I'm really sorry. I didn't know these two children would run towards you. We should take the children to the infirmary for a check-up!" A teacher walked over and apologized repeatedly.
"My daughter is fine. It's mainly Tong Tong. You should quickly take Tong Tong for a check-up!" Xu Muqing said.
Liu Yi Feng knew Tong Tong was different from ordinary children, so he asked, "Tong Tong, are you really okay? Do you want to get a check-up?"
"Daddy, I'm really fine, no need for a check-up!" Tong Tong said, then jumped up and down in place.
"Since Tong Tong says he's fine, then there's no need to go to the infirmary," Liu Yi Feng said to the teacher.
"Okay, I'm really sorry. I'll be more careful next time!" The teacher nodded and bowed, continuing to apologize.
Liu Yi Feng: "You can't be entirely blamed for this. The children are just too mischievous."