HLnovel Chapter 90 Not Cooking for Her
Chapter 90 Not Cooking for Her
Knowing she had misspoke and caused the driver to misunderstand, Deng Xiuzhen didn't explain, but simply hummed in agreement.
"Who are you to him?" The driver asked calmly, but his eyes gleamed with gossip.
"I'm taking a taxi, I don't need to answer your questions, just take me there quickly!" Deng Xiuzhen said coldly, putting on a smug look.
"Okay!" The driver wasn't angry at all, and agreed with a big smile.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Deng Xiuzhen got out of the car and walked towards the hospital. Looking back, she saw someone hailing a taxi, but the driver had already left.
She came out immediately, not knowing where to look, and afraid of missing Old Man Zhao if she went in, so she chose to wait at the hospital entrance.
Seeing Zheng Ying emerge from afar, she dared not approach, yet feared that deliberately avoiding her would arouse suspicion, so she remained standing still. Zheng Ying saw her but didn't even glance at her, simply passing by and walking away.
About half an hour later, Deng Xiuzhen finally saw Old Man Zhao.
Upon seeing Deng Xiuzhen, Old Man Zhao was so shocked that he didn't know what to say.
"Uncle Zhao, I'm so glad to finally see you!" Deng Xiuzhen said happily.
Old Zhao snapped out of his daze and asked, "What brings you here? Did you come for a medical checkup... or is there something you need?"
"No, I came here to see you." Deng Xiuzhen was genuinely happy to see Old Zhao. During the days when Qin Yanlin was missing, Old Zhao's help was truly invaluable.
"Looking for me? How did you find me?" Old Zhao asked, puzzled.
“Come on, Uncle Zhao, let’s talk as we walk.” Deng Xiuzhen took the things from Old Man Zhao’s hands and said, “Some parts of your house in Pucheng are about to collapse. I was just thinking of coming to Kyoto to see it, and I was thinking of talking to you about it. As luck would have it, I saw you on TV today, so I rushed over to wait for you at the hospital entrance.”
Old Zhao kept saying how coincidental it was.
Zhao Xiuzhen smiled and said, "This is fate."
Old Zhao nodded and asked Deng Xiuzhen, "Where do you live?"
When Deng Xiuzhen mentioned staying in a hotel, Old Zhao hesitated for a moment and said, "That must be quite expensive."
Deng Xiuzhen sensed his unease and quickly told him: Qin Yanlin has made money from his company, so he still has enough money to stay in a hotel.
Old Zhao then smiled with relief.
Following Old Man Zhao into an alley, Deng Xiuzhen discovered that Old Man Zhao lived in a courtyard house, similar to the ones she had seen before, only smaller.
"Uncle Zhao, did you rent this?" Deng Xiuzhen asked, looking around. She didn't think the courtyard belonged to Old Man Zhao, since although it was smaller than the previous one, it still had several rooms. Given Old Man Zhao's personality, he shouldn't have anywhere to stay, yet he hadn't invited her to stay at a hotel after she mentioned it.
"No, it's mine."
Old Zhao's reply surprised Deng Xiuzhen.
Then, after a moment's thought, she asked, "Aren't there many people at home? Where's Xiaobao? I don't see him."
Old Zhao visibly froze for a moment. After a long while, he whispered, "Xiao Bao is gone."
Although Deng Xiuzhen was shocked, she also understood. How long could a child with cerebral palsy live? For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
"Oh, Lao Zhao, you're finally back!" With that, an older woman led a young woman in.
"Where did you run off to?" the young woman shouted fiercely at Old Zhao.
"Old Zhao, you're back. I'll be going now," the aunt said hurriedly as she left.
"Chunmeizi, thank you for your hard work..."
"Go and cook something! I'm starving!" the young woman interrupted Old Zhao.
"Okay, okay, Rongrong, you rest for a bit, I'll go cook," Old Zhao agreed and headed to the kitchen.
"Who is she? Is she just here to freeload? Don't cook for her!" Rongrong glared at Deng Xiuzhen with her hands on her hips.
"Alright, alright, I won't cook for her," Old Zhao agreed, looking at Deng Xiuzhen with an apologetic bitter smile.
"What are you laughing at her for?" Rongrong yelled at Old Man Zhao, then turned to Deng Xiuzhen and said, "No way! You're a vixen! You're not allowed in my house! Get out of here right now!"
Seeing this, Deng Xiuzhen naturally knew that this woman was suspicious, and in order not to make things difficult for Old Man Zhao, she quickly walked away.
Old Zhao secretly made a hand gesture, and Deng Xiuzhen understood; he meant for her to wait outside.
Deng Xiuzhen was about to buy some food at the entrance of the alley when she ran into the aunt who had just taken Rongrong home.
When the older woman saw her, she quickly beckoned her over. Deng Xiuzhen hesitated for a moment, feeling as if the older woman had been waiting for her at the door.
Thinking that Old Zhao lived next door and seemed to know her well, Deng Xiuzhen figured he wouldn't harm her. She smiled and walked over, obediently calling him "Auntie."
The auntie chuckled. She pulled Deng Xiuzhen through the gate. Turning back to look at her, she closed the door and whispered to Deng Xiuzhen, "Were you kicked out?"
Deng Xiuzhen nodded in agreement.
"Don't blame Brother Zhao, he's a really good person, it's just that fate is beyond our control..." The aunt told Deng Xiuzhen that Zhao Shuliang was originally a very outstanding person with a very good family background.
He was so passionate about his research that he became obsessed, often forgetting his family and neglecting their affairs.
Sometimes his wife would ask him to pick up the children when she was working overtime, but he would often forget. Until one time, he forgot to pick up the children and lost his daughter.
His wife suffered from depression as a result and committed suicide.
Then he searched the world for his child for many years, and finally found her, but his daughter had gone insane, and her child was born with cerebral palsy...
Upon hearing this, Deng Xiuzhen knew who Rongrong was: she must be the madwoman in the alley of the ancient city, Xiaobao's mother, and also Zhao Shuliang's daughter.
"Is that Rongrong Uncle Zhao's child?" Deng Xiuzhen asked, even though she knew she was probably right, she still wanted to confirm.
"Yes, the child was completely insane when he arrived. Brother Zhao went through a lot of trouble to bring the two of them back."
They were taken to the hospital for treatment. Rongrong got much better, but Xiaobao passed away.
Poor Brother Zhao, after sending Xiao Bao away and bringing Rongrong back, didn't have a single day of peace.
Rongrong's illness requires her to take medicine according to the prescribed dosage, but her temperament is also eccentric, and taking medicine every day is a hassle.
Every time he had to take his medicine, Brother Zhao had to stand respectfully for about an hour, otherwise he wouldn't take it.
Once, Zhao Ge stood for too long in the dead of winter and got sick from the cold, but she wouldn't let him see a doctor.
Sigh, sometimes I feel sorry for Brother Zhao, but sometimes I think he also has his reasons. It's just karma: if he had taken care of his family back then, how good their lives would have been.
I really don't understand what Brother Zhao was thinking. Why was he so obsessed with research? In the end, he didn't figure anything out and just ended up with his family ruined and dead..."
Deng Xiuzhen listened silently, sighing deeply. She never imagined that Old Man Zhao had gone through so much.
She made no judgment. She thought that Uncle Zhao probably regretted it more than anyone else, and understood it more clearly than anyone else.
Hearing the door next door open, Deng Xiuzhen went out and, sure enough, saw Old Man Zhao standing at the door looking around.