Chapter 76.2

In the blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of Han Cheng’s business trip.

The medical exchange conference was coming to an end, and that evening would be the final gathering.

Han Cheng didn’t talk much, but whatever he said was substantial. Moreover, his English proficiency was the best, making foreign scholars enjoy exchanging ideas with him. Although there were translators present, the leaders also preferred to have Han Cheng by their side, letting him serve as their translator at the same time.

Most people would buy train tickets for tomorrow, but Han Cheng was eager to return home. He bought a ticket for the train that same evening.

After saying goodbye one by one to many seniors from both inside and outside the country, Han Cheng got up and hurried to the train station.

Han Cheng didn’t refuse when Chen Bingyang called a driver to take him to the train station.

After spending these few days together, Chen Bingyang was deeply impressed by this young man. The phrase “formidable young talent” was not enough to describe him. Chen Bingyang said, “Keep in touch. If you need anything, feel free to come to the office and find me.”

Han Cheng nodded and said: Ï will. I’ll leave first.”

Han Cheng really couldn’t wait to go home to see Su Xiaoxiao and the children. 

Su Xiaoxiao told him to buy toys that are intended for eight-year-old children, and he had already bought them in advance just so he could leave immediately after the meeting.

Regardless of the era, train stations are always the most crowded places. When Han Cheng came, he didn’t bring much, but now, as he leaves, he has bought many things and received many welfare items. He is now struggling to navigate through the crowd with his numerous big and small packages.

“Han Cheng?” Jiang Xue couldn’t believe she ran into Han Cheng at the train station.

Han Cheng looked in the direction of the voice, nodded faintly, and both of them were walking in opposite directions, being pushed along by the crowd, unable to communicate or even stop.

Jiang Xue could only watch Han Cheng’s shadow drift away without looking back, gradually becoming distant.
Jiang Xue withdrew her gaze and mocked herself, feeling how much their lives resembled each other. It’s only a small gap, however, they always miss each other. ^[1]I’m sorry, I don’t know how to word this one my brain is not braining right now lmao, but the thought of it is that they continuously miss each other, never quite being able to meet or be … Continue reading

On the seventh day of Han Cheng’s business trip.

Not only Su Xiaoxiao but also the children are now starting to ask, “When will Dad come back?” and “Why hasn’t Uncle Han returned?”

When they were eating their meal in the evening, when they had Han Cheng’s favorite braised pork, even Xiao Doubao began to say, “Mommy, Dad food~~~”

The distracted Su Xiaoxiao came back to her senses and said: “Daddy’s favorite is braised pork, right? It won’t be long now. Dad said he’d be back in at most seven days, and the latest would be ten days. It’s just three more days at most.”

Perhaps because they had been eating light meals lately, Su Xiaoxiao didn’t pay attention and ended up eating two extra pieces of braised pork during dinner. At the time, she thought she was overthinking, but after dinner, she started feeling nauseous and wanted to vomit.

While the kids were washing dishes, Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t hold it back and rushed to the bathroom, vomiting loudly.

This scared the children quite a lot, even Zhuzi’s face turned pale, and even the clever Xiao Fantuan was at a loss.

Su Xiaoxiao felt that she might have eaten something bad. Not only was she vomiting, but she also had diarrhea, and her stomach was cramping painfully. Her face turned pale from the pain.

She couldn’t hold on any longer, she leaned against the wall as she walked outside the comfort room, her voice weak: “Fantuan and Zhuzi, go quickly, go to Uncle Zhao’s house and find someone to come here. Tell them that Mom might have acute gastroenteritis and needs to go to the hospital.”

One child going out wasn’t enough for Su Xiaoxiao to feel at ease, so she asked both of them to go together. If it weren’t absolutely necessary, she wouldn’t have let the children go out at this hour.

In the past few days, Xiao Fantuan and Xiao Zhuzi have been exercising regularly. Now, when their mom gave them an urgent task, they rushed out like arrows.

Xiao Doubao, seeing his mom in pain, had tears welling up in his eyes as he held onto Su Xiaoxiao, calling out continuously, “Mommy, mommy~~~”

Perhaps people who are sick can’t help but feel vulnerable. Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but shed tears as she hugged Xiao Doubao, thinking of Han Cheng.

Her health had been quite good all along, but with the little ones still so young and dependent on her, and with Han Cheng not at home, if she fell ill, who would take care of them?

But the pain was unbearable, and even comforting words for the little ones came out with difficulty.

Before long, Zhao Xianfeng and his wife, along with a security officer, arrived in a car. Zhou Yuhua helped the pale-faced and blue-lipped Su Xiaoxiao up and inquired about the situation before instructing, “Xiao Du, watch the children. Old Zhao and I will take her to the hospital.”

Fantuan and Zhuzi wiped their tears and said in unison, “Aunt Zhou, we’re going too.”

Xiao Doubao clung onto Su Xiaoxiao’s clothes and refused to let go, crying and calling out, “Mommy, mommy, mommy.”

Hearing this, Zhou Yuhua felt a pang of heartache. “She can only be at ease when you’re at home. She probably just had some stomachache, and a drip at the hospital will do the trick. Take care of your little brother.”

Su Xiaoxiao endured the pain and said, “My babies, listen to Xiao Du’s instructions and wait for me to come back home.”

The three little ones were most obedient to Su Xiaoxiao and didn’t insist on going with her.

Su Xiaoxiao got into the car and weakly said to Zhou Yuhua, “Yuhua, I… I might be pregnant. Please be cautious when giving me medication.”

Zhou Yuhua was both surprised and delighted. “You’re pregnant? How long has it been?”

Su Xiaoxiao bit her lip in pain and shook her head. “I’m not a hundred percent sure. I’ll have it checked when I get a chance.”

Zhou Yuhua had her lean against her shoulder and wipe the sweat off her forehead, saying, “I understand. Rest a bit, we’ll be there soon.”

Zhao Xianfeng said, “Han Cheng would be overjoyed to know. Wife, when should we plan for our second child?”

Zhou Yuhua glanced at him through the rearview mirror and replied, “When you quit smoking and drinking.”

Zhao Xianfeng: “…” Forget it, only having Xiao Yu is fine.

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Xiao Du couldn’t persuade the three kids to come inside. They didn’t cry or make any noise but insisted on moving a small stool to sit at the door and wait for Su Xiaoxiao.

Xiao Du had no choice but to stand at the door with them.

When Han Cheng arrived home, exhausted from his journey, he saw the three children sitting at the doorstep. He wondered if they knew he was coming back tonight.

The three kids, aged barely over ten when combined, got up and rushed over when they saw their pillar returning. These kids, who were just fine moments ago, now started sobbing, each hugging Han Cheng’s legs and crying loudly, unable to speak clearly. This startled Han Cheng quite a bit.

“What’s going on?”

Xiao Du hurriedly went over and explained, “Director Han, Teacher Su suddenly fell seriously ill. My family’s squad leader and Dr. Zhou took her to the hospital.”

Han Cheng dropped his luggage with a clatter and pushed the kids away, running frantically in the direction of the hospital. He said while running, “Take the luggage inside and take care of the children!”

The three kids were stunned for a moment, but then they realized what was happening and wanted to chase after Han Cheng. However, Xiao Du quickly picked them up and said, “Hey, my little ancestor, don’t cause trouble! Let’s not go there and make trouble!”

Xiao Du thought to himself: ‘This Director Han is something else. It’s several miles away, and yet, he didn’t even think to go home first and get a bicycle, and he ran away! ‘