Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 72

Gu Yin looked at him too. That child had big eyes and a high nose. Although his skin was dark, his eyes were brighter. There was also a black mole under his eye, which was very delicate. But he had frostbite on his face, hands, and feet, and if one looked closely, they would only feel distressed.

Mrs. Wang took out the frostbite cream she had bought for Gu Yin before, and asked her to apply it on the child’s hands and feet.

The child curiously watched Gu Yin put medicine on him, smelled the cool smell and even wanted to lick it. Only after Gu Yin put it down did he become honest.

After a while, he became sleepy again and couldn’t open his eyes, so Gu Yin tucked him into the bed. As soon as he touched the pillow, the little guy started to snort.

“Sleeping when he is full, he’s really no different from a kitten,” Mrs Wang joked softly, then opened the low bedside cabinet and took out some money.

“He doesn’t leave you, so it’s better to stay right here and watch over him. I’ll get a doctor for him to come and see.”

Although the little guy could eat and sleep, after wandering outside alone for so long, he still needed to be shown to a doctor for them to feel at ease.

Mrs. Wang went out.

She was familiar with the way to the hospital, and within two quarters of an hour, the doctor was invited over.

The old doctor still remembered her and when he entered the room, he said strangely, “Didn’t your daughter-in-law take the tonic last month? Logically, she should be completely healthy. Is it still the same as last time?”

After entering the house, the old doctor knew that he had to check the child.

After checking the pulse, the old doctor’s face was solemn, and Gu Yin and Mrs. Wang couldn’t help but sigh.

After a long while, he said, “The frostbite on his body is not a big problem. I think you have already given him medicine, and the medicine looks good. As for the other …he was hungry before, and is malnourished. He needs to recuperate!” He touched the child’s hands and feet again, and looked at his teeth. The little guy woke up suddenly, saw Gu Yin in a daze, and closed his eyes again .

“Looking at the bones and teeth, this child is four years old, but he looks only two or three years old. We can’t give a lot of medicine at this age, so we can only do it slowly… This child shouldn’t be from your family, right?” Speaking of which, the old doctor went on and said apologetically, “It’s the old man who talks too much, your family naturally wouldn’t do bad things, otherwise you wouldn’t give him such a good ointment, let alone spend money to invite me to come. This world, sigh… you met him, it’s fate, so treat him well. I won’t publicize what happened today, you can rest assured.”

Mrs. Wang knew that this old doctor had an excellent reputation, so she specially invited him. At that time, listening to his personal assurance, her heart became more settled.

She sent the old doctor out, but the other party refused to accept the money. In the end, at her insistence, he only received half of the consultation fee. 

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That night, in Full Moon Hall, Manager Zhou was the one who stayed the last.

Everything was silent, and Manager Zhou went to the back kitchen and went to the back alley with the food that he had specially left behind and warmed on the stove.

There was a small shack in the back alley that was used to store things every day, and in the hidden corner of the shack was a simple den built by Manager Zhou with a blanket.

But at that time, it was empty. Manager Zhou stretched out his hand to touch it again, but there was no temperature on the blanket. It was obvious that no one had slept there for a long time. The other party hid when he saw him approaching in the past.

He frantically walked around in circles, but in the end he found nothing.

Just as Manager Zhou was about to give up, a soft sound suddenly came from behind him.

He turned his head in surprise, and when he saw that behind him was Chef Zhao, his face turned cold again.

“What are you doing here so late?”

Chef Zhao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, “I just wanted to ask the shopkeeper. For a half-month you were always the last to leave, could it be that there is some hidden secret?”

Manager Zhou knew that the other party wanted to find fault for a long time, so he ignored his provocative attitude and asked calmly, “What secret can I have?”

Chef Zhao naturally didn’t know the reason, his eyes fell on the bowl in Manager Zhou’s hands, “Is the shopkeeper feeding the wild cats and dogs with the things in our restaurant?”

“This is my own meal, not from the restaurant. If you don’t believe it, you can count the things in the back kitchen… I don’t usually see you as thoughtful when doing things. Obviously, your mind is not on the right path,” Manager Zhou stopped looking at him, put the bowl in his hand in the corner of the shack, and left.

Chef Zhao followed step by step to the shack, and carefully rummaged through the corners, but found nothing.

He braved the cold wind to hide for half the night, but he didn’t catch Manager Zhou’s weakness.

But the other party was still the manager of Full Moon Hall, and he himself was only the chef. So he couldn’t do anything.

When Manager Zhou’s back disappeared in the back alley, Chef Zhao spat heavily on the ground, gritted his back molars and said, “Sooner or later, I’ll get you kicked out!”