Chapter 38 I am not...
On the way to the hospital, Liu Ji looked at Zhao Qishui and said again: "I am not your child."
Zhao Qishui nodded: "I know."
Then the two of them didn't speak again.
Liu Ji was admitted to the hospital and his test results came out soon.
Severe malnutrition caused him to suffer from developmental problems, severe osteoporosis, skin diseases and many inflammations.
The frostbite on his hands and feet had reached the point of erosion, and two of his toes had turned black and necrotic, requiring surgical removal.
Moreover, there were obvious external injuries on his body, with scars from both new and old, and the alopecia areata on his head was caused by a skin disease.
The long test results left He Shu and Zhao Qishui speechless for a while. To be honest, the stray dogs picked up on the street might be in better condition than Liu Ji.
Fortunately, the doctor said that if I start treatment now, supplement nutrition, and regulate my body, my life will not be in danger.
But there is little hope of developing into a normal person.
He Shu looked at Liu Ji. His life was much more miserable than his own, but he still lived on with strength.
This made He Shu sigh that human vitality is so tenacious. It also made him feel once again that although he was lonely before, at least no one had abused him.
In comparison, those between classmates are really nothing...
Zhao Qishui bought new clothes for Liu Ji. Liu Ji was very happy and sat there touching them constantly.
Liu Ji's mental state was not good, and it was the first time that He Shu knew that malnutrition to a certain extent could also affect intellectual development.
He Shu had heard him talking to Zhao Qishui before, and although it wasn't much, he thought it was normal.
If you spend a long time with him, you will find that he often looks dazed...
"Are you his child?"
Liu Ji suddenly asked, and He Shu shook his head: "I'm not."
Liu Ji said, "I am not either..."
He Shu didn't know what Liu Ji wanted to express. Perhaps it was regret. He Shu could feel it...
Liu Chang's case has been handed over to the police. Liu Ji will never go back. This is good news.
When asked where he would be sent after treatment, Zhao Qishui only said it might be a welfare home or a place like a nursing home.
In fact, He Shu had an urge to take Liu Ji back to take care of him.
But he was still staying at Uncle Zhao's house at the time, and taking him back would only add to Uncle Zhao's burden.
And Uncle Zhao said that if he couldn't help, he could come visit him often in the future, and that would be enough...
This was the first time He Shu had encountered such a thing, but with so many children lost every year, he knew this was definitely not an isolated case.
The poorer the place, the colder the people are.
Just like the Xiaosutun where Liu Ji lived, it was not a remote mountain village, but over the years, the villagers only showed sympathy and never thought of taking the initiative to help Liu Ji escape from his suffering.
Yeah, I can't help...
On the day Zhao Qishui and He Shu left, Liu Ji was sitting on the hospital bed wearing the new clothes Zhao Qishui bought for him. He had just had surgery on his foot and could not get out of bed.
He Shu told him, "We are leaving now. We will come to see you later."
Liu Ji lowered his head and said goodbye calmly, his fingers constantly tracing the cartoon pattern on his pants, obsessed and focused...
After returning to Dan River, life seemed to return to the way it was before, as if this journey to find the child had never happened.
Knowing that they had returned empty-handed again this time, Aunt Liu and the others said that it was not the right time and advised Zhao Qishui to relax, believing that they would definitely find it in the future.
Zhao Qishui just nodded silently, facing the road and smoking one cigarette after another...
Winter goes and spring comes, and after the winter vacation it is time to go back to school.
The car wash hired two more aunties. One of them was named Wang. She was very fat and had short hair like a man. She was very flexible at work.
The other one was surnamed Li, and was thin, forming a sharp contrast with Aunt Wang...
Uncle Zhang resigned from the car dealership because of his back problems.
On the day of his departure, Zhao Qishui set up a table in the restaurant. It is said that Uncle Zhang drank two taels of white wine and cried all night at the dinner table. Unfortunately, He Shu was at school and missed him.
When she came back at the weekend, Aunt Liu sighed and said that Uncle Zhang had a hard time. Her son was old and couldn't find a partner because of the house issue, so he was angry with him all day long.
Uncle Zhang said he wanted to sell the old house he lives in and buy a new one for his son.
He Shu was very confused after hearing this: "Uncle Zhang's son is so old now, can't he earn money to buy a wife? Getting married is his own business."
Aunt Liu laughed and said, "Not every child is successful, and we parents are also cheap skins. We always feel like we owe them something."
"Then will you also save money to buy a house for your son in the future?"
Aunt Liu snorted, "I don't care. If he can't find a wife, he'll be single. I'm exhausted after paying off his famine debts. And you still want to buy a new house?"
Aunt Liu said it firmly, but He Shu felt that she was just being stubborn...
In the second semester of the second year of high school, many students began to feel nervous for no apparent reason, which meant that there were not many relaxing days left.
It is said that the college entrance examination is an important turning point in life. Just looking at the encouraging banners posted everywhere in the corridors of the senior year, He Shu and other younger classmates began to get nervous.
Lai Huaguang transferred to another school. Xia Miao told He Shu about this on QQ during the weekend.
It's already the second semester of my sophomore year. Changing schools at this time will definitely have an impact on my grades. After all, I need to adapt to a new environment.
But He Shu had no interest in asking why he made this choice.
Time passed in studying and washing cars day after day. One weekend in May, He Shu was waiting for Uncle Zhao at the school gate as usual.
Uncle Zhao came to pick him up every weekend, and He Shu was used to being picked up after school.
But before he saw Uncle Zhao in the parents' group, He Shu met Song Jing's eyes.
Song Jing... this woman hasn't appeared for a long time. He Shu originally thought that after He Zhicheng's death, he would no longer have any contact with this woman.
But she suddenly appeared before my eyes.
Song Jing has hardly changed. She now wears heavy makeup and dresses fashionably. Judging from her clothes, she should be living a good life.
He Yiyi has grown up a little. She is wearing a small yellow round-brimmed hat, a puffy skirt and white socks. She looks very cute.
But she was already at an age where she was shy about strangers, and she had only met He Shu twice, including this time.
Maybe she doesn't know yet that He Shu is her half-brother.
"He Shu, I have something to talk to you about."
At the school gate, Song Jing became much more polite.
In fact, she almost didn't recognize He Shu just now because he had changed so much.
It seemed as if he had suddenly turned into a grown man, and he was no longer as thin and gloomy as before.
The reason why Song Jing hated He Shu was because she thought He Shu was a weird kid, a gloomy and scheming kid at such a young age.
And now he was standing with those students, with a handsome face and clean appearance, and his temperament made him stand out from the crowd.
Song Jing had to admit that He Shu was really good-looking, even better than Yi Yi. She, Song Jing, also lost to Qi Yue in terms of childbearing...
