Perspective Medical Genius Young Master
Chapter 827 - 829: Buy Them All

Chapter 827: Chapter 829: Buy Them All

So when mom told him about this matter, he hadn’t had many thoughts. After that, they drove overnight to grandma’s house, and he did not see grandma come to the door to greet him. He went into the house and found grandma lying on the old bed. He walked over and softly called her grandma.

But grandma never responded to his calls again. At that moment, Xiao Yifei truly understood what mom meant when she said grandma would be gone forever. It meant he would never eat grandma’s cooking again, wear the clothes grandma washed, and from now on, there would no longer be grandma.

That was Xiao Yifei’s first experience of parting. He always thought grandma would forever be the image in his memory, waiting for him every night with dinner ready. But now, all of this could only happen in dreams.

Later, his parents each rebuilt their families, and Xiao Yifei lived at grandpa’s house for a long time. He always felt a sense of guilt toward grandma, thinking if he hadn’t left her to study in the big city back then, grandma would never have left.

Whenever he recalled grandma over the years, he realized the love grandma had for him was far deeper than he imagined. The love his parents couldn’t give him, grandpa and grandma gave him everything.

Grandpa alone raised him from a mischievous little boy to where he is today, fully aware of how challenging it must have been. An old man, busy with hospital work during the day—grandpa was so dedicated—came back at night to cook for him and tutor his studies.

He also had to endure the pain of losing someone who had accompanied him his whole life. But grandpa never spoke about these pains to Lin Mu.

In fact, Xiao Yifei had almost no memories of his parents. After mom formed a new family, she disappeared from his world, and as for dad, apart from having to come back for Chinese New Year, he was silent the rest of the year.

Xiao Yifei harbored complex feelings toward his parents. On one hand, they were his parents, blood ties closer than water, and he loved them. But, on the other hand, he hated them; they had almost never fulfilled their responsibilities in raising him.

Sometimes he would wonder what he would do if one day his father or mother came asking for help. He pondered his actions, as in this world, his true family consisted of just them two, making it truly hard for him to make decisions.

Xiao Yifei drove the director’s car towards home. It was already evening by now, past rush hour, and there were few cars on the road. But Xiao Yifei drove slowly as he wasn’t in a hurry to get home. This was the best time for solitude, and the nighttime scenery was so beautiful. He drove while enjoying the rare peace.

Suddenly, he saw an elderly man across the road pushing a bicycle selling sugar-coated haws, seemingly ready to go home with some leftover sugar-coated haws not sold. He realized he hadn’t had sugar-coated haws in a long time.

His grandpa always bought them for him back then. Since no one bought them for him now, he decided to buy them for himself. He parked by the roadside and ran towards the elderly man.

The elderly man saw an unfamiliar man running towards him, got startled, and began to push his bike, trying to run. Xiao Yifei thought, why are you running, I’m just here to buy some sugar-coated haws, not causing harm. So he shouted, "Sir, don’t run, I just want to buy some sugar-coated haws, don’t run!"

Upon hearing Xiao Yifei, the old man slowly stopped and looked at him doubtfully, ready to run anytime.

When he got near, Xiao Yifei waved his hand and said, "Sir, I’m truly here to buy sugar-coated haws." He took out his wallet, extracted a twenty-yuan note, and handed it over. Only then did the old man completely believe him.

"Young man, why run at night, you scared me. How many sugar-coated haws do you want?"

Feeling embarrassed upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei feared the old man would leave quickly, making him miss out on the sugar-coated haws, not realizing he’d cause such a commotion.

"I want two," he thought for a moment then said, "Make it four. Thank you, sir. Why are you still out here so late?" After asking, he realized how silly his question was. It must be for making a living; far too many are forced by life’s circumstances. Wealthy people never understand what a hundred yuan means to a poor elderly person.

"I was thinking of finishing selling these sugar-coated haws before going home, but seems I won’t sell them all." The old man said disappointedly.

Xiao Yifei looked at the elderly man before him, his back bent slightly, and his face etched with the passage of time. Nothing saddened Xiao Yifei more than seeing elderly people like him.

He thought for a moment and said, "Sir, I’ll buy all these sugar-coated haws. Our family of four loves sugar-coated haws so I’ll buy more for them."

The old man’s face showed surprise yet slight embarrassment. Still, he said nothing and packed all the sugar-coated haws, handing them to Xiao Yifei.

"A total of forty yuan."

Xiao Yifei paid him and left.

The old man’s facial expression seemed complex as he watched Xiao Yifei leave. Mixed with emotions, he realized the young man tried to help with a kind lie and preserved his dignity.

Tang Rong saw Xiao Yifei come back with more than ten sugar-coated haws and got startled. "Wow, why did you buy so many sugar-coated haws? Did you win a prize or something? Can you finish them?" And she casually took a few from him.

"When have you ever seen a prize for buying sugar-coated haws? I’ve loved them since I was a kid, so finally seeing them on the road, I bought more." Xiao Yifei didn’t tell Tang Rong the truth, feeling it wasn’t necessary.

"You bought so many, won’t finish them all. How much do you love sugar-coated haws!" Tang Rong said in wonder, seeing someone buy so many for the first time.

"Help me eat two, and Miaomiao eats two, I’ll finish the rest. Can’t waste them, I spent money on them." Xiao Yifei said.

"They’ll surely melt soon, you should put them in the fridge first." Each of them ate one, then stored the rest in the fridge.

"Why did you come back so late today, worked overtime again?" Tang Rong casually asked.

"No overtime, there was a dinner in the hospital, then I drove the director home, chatted with the director’s wife, and met the sugar-coated haws seller on the way back. Hence, I bought some." Xiao Yifei said, happy that Tang Rong asked about his life.

"Aren’t you visiting that wealthy woman anymore?" Tang Rong knew he had gone to dinner, feeling relieved inside.

"No need to go lately, she has no major health issues, just exhausted and needs good care." Xiao Yifei attentively observed Tang Rong’s expression, wanting to find hints she cared about him.

"Alright, then I’ll rest now." With that, Tang Rong went into the bedroom.

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