Brother Ling, I was wrong!

Goodbye Xiaodou, Maodou's nose is sore, different from the kid in ragged clothes when he first saw him, Xiaodou's face was sallow and thin, he was wearing a worn-out dress with many patches, and his lower body was covered with a khaki cloth Quilt.

The child's eyes were tightly closed, and the eyeballs rolled back and forth in the eye sockets uneasily. Maodou rushed into the ward with distress, wanting to hold him in his arms and comfort him, but was afraid of disturbing him. After all, Xiaodou is a living person now. He and Si Pei didn't know each other well.

The two adults stood by the bed, not knowing what to do for a while, but the little man on the bed twitched uncomfortably, his nose suddenly moved, and immediately after that, two black grape-like eyes opened.

"You, are you helping my mother deliver food to me?" After looking at them timidly for a long time, Xiaodou asked this in a low voice. He clearly smelled a faint aroma, which was the smell of food.

"Ah? Yes, we are here to deliver meals to your mother." Maodou was stunned, and immediately took the cloth bag on his body, and took out the meat bun bought by Si Pei and handed it over.The time has not passed too long, the meat buns are still steaming slightly, and the entrance is just right.

Xiaodou swallowed hard, but did not reach out rashly to catch it.He is not very old, but he already knows a lot of things. My mother said that those white noodles are only eaten by rich people, and they can't afford them.

"What's wrong? Are you thirsty?" Seeing that Xiaodou didn't take the buns, Maodou quickly unscrewed the water bottle and handed it to Xiaodou's mouth. This time the child didn't refuse, and drank most of the water bottle in one go.

"Don't you like steamed stuffed buns, don't you? Brother, there are steamed buns here, um, and bread." He poured the things Si Pei bought on the bedside table, and Maodou took one of each and waved it in front of Xiaodou's eyes. The poor baby was so greedy. His mouth is watering. Although he has never eaten these, he also knows that these are good things, and the taste is much better than those dark pastries.

"Have you not eaten for a long time?" After observing for a long time, Si Pei suddenly patted Maodou on the shoulder. Maodou looked back at him in confusion, then stood up reluctantly, and gave up the position at the head of the bed. give him.

"Well," seeing the food and the edamame away from him, Xiaodou licked his still chapped lips, "Two days ago, my mother said to buy me new clothes, but she never came back after she left. I haven't eaten since then." Something happened."

"Then why don't you eat it?" Maodou rushed up again as he said, emotionally as if he had been hungry for two days: "Is it because these things are not to your appetite? The cafeteria should not be closed now, what do you want to eat? Tell brother Said, brother will buy it for you now."

Speechlessly, Si Pei gave him a blank look, and Si Pei didn't bother to complain - this is the top floor, are you sure you can run down and back with your current physical strength?

"Mom said, we poor people can't afford these white noodles." Xiaodou glanced at the food in Maodou's hand again, and lowered her little head dejectedly.The family next door to them used to be richer than his family, and they couldn't afford these things, let alone their family. His mother would never let someone send him such extravagant food.

Seeing Xiaodou's pitiful look, Maodou almost burst into tears. He lifted Si Pei from the bed, squeezed over by himself, and brought a meat bun to Xiaodou's mouth as if offering a treasure: "Today the hospital canteen made Too much, these are given away for free by them, and it’s quite hot now, and it will be broken tomorrow, so don’t eat for nothing!”

Si Pei, who was thrown out vigorously, was rubbing his pinched shoulders, and the corners of his mouth were cramping—after all, he was also a well-known author, and he could die if he used his brain!Can you make up any more stupid excuses?

"Really?" After all, she was still a child, Xiaodou suddenly raised her head, looking at Maodou with twinkling eyes.Seeing that the other party nodded vigorously, Xiaodou swallowed again, rubbed her little hand on her body for a long time before stretching out tremblingly, took the bun, and took a bite carefully.

"There's still water here, eat and drink as you go, don't choke." Maodou called Xiaodou to be gentle and considerate, caring, and when he turned around and saw Si Pei, he suddenly became fierce: "You, immediately Go to the cafeteria, buy some soup or something, and if you still have food, order more."

The corners of Si Pei's mouth twitched even more. It seems that he is the evil spirit behind everything, right?This kid actually sent him around without knowing his life? !

Not happy, Si Pei also felt sorry for Xiaodou, seeing the child biting the bun, chewing and swallowing it for a long time before he was willing to swallow it, he let out a long breath: "Pack up the rest, he After being hungry for such a long time, if you eat too much, you will be exhausted. I’ll go down and buy some porridge and soup, and you stay here with him, don’t go anywhere.”

Maodou was holding a steamed bun in his hand, and wanted to hand it over after Xiaodou finished eating, but when he heard what Si Pei said, he immediately felt that it made sense, so he hurriedly put the steamed bun back into the oiled paper and wrapped it up again.

Although Si Pei was worried in every possible way, he still left quickly. Anyway, there are not many people in the hospital now, so it's okay for him to float around, right?

After eating a steamed stuffed bun, and drank half a bowl of porridge and an egg soup, Xiaodou's complexion improved a lot, and a bright smile appeared on his shriveled face, which almost melted the hearts of Maodou and Si Pei.

"Come on, tell brother what's your name?" Helping Xiaodou to lean the pillow against the head of the bed, Maodou began to talk, and at the same time, he did not forget to wink at Si Pei, asking him to go to the doctor and ask about Xiaodou's case and background.

Seeing that Maodou and Xiaodou would not be in danger for the time being, Si Pei nodded and left. After going down two floors, he saw a doctor in a white coat, and the two chatted in the corridor.

"Oh, you said that child, his name is Mao Tongtong, and he is just five years old." Speaking of Xiaodou, the forty-year-old doctor sighed faintly. The current world is not very good, and the most suffering is the Count these children, "I heard that they are the illegitimate children of a rich family, but it's a pity that the eldest wife of that family has a powerful family, let alone the two of them, they can't even pay for the medical expenses of this child's illness."

Si Pei frowned, no matter how ignorant he was of history, he also knew that this kind of situation was too common in this era.However, women in this period had no way to make money, so their children were either given away or died young. Those who were lucky enough to grow up would be bullied by their relatives who did not recognize them, and their lives would be miserable.

"Tongtong just had a fever at the beginning. If he is cured in time, he will be fine with a few injections and some medicine." The doctor said and shook his head. In fact, many people's illnesses were not serious at first, but they were too poor. Even the cheapest medicine could not be afforded, and as a result, a minor illness turned into a serious illness, just like Tongtong, who obviously only had a fever, and finally turned into pneumonia.In this day and age, pneumonia is fatal.

"I heard Tongtong say that his mother has been away for two days?" Si Pei's tone showed obvious dissatisfaction. No matter how poor Mao Tongtong was, the hospital couldn't let such a young child be left alone, even if he got some leftovers from the cafeteria. The leftovers are also good for the child's stomach, but if he and Maodou don't come, will Xiaodou starve to death?

"No way, I saw his mother at the gate of the hospital yesterday afternoon." The doctor was stunned, and Mao Tongtong was only taken care of by his mother. In the past, when his mother left for something, he would greet the nurse on duty, and the nurse would help looking after the children.If his mother really left for two days, there's no reason why they wouldn't know.

Si Pei's brows frowned even tighter. Could it be that the woman finally couldn't bear the pressure and she didn't want Xiaodou?

"Isn't she going back to Tongtong's father's house to ask for money?" The doctor suddenly slapped his thigh, which startled Si Pei.

Mao Tongtong's biological father, Mao Zhong, is a well-known wealthy businessman in the local area. He was a prodigal son when he was young, and lost all his wealth.Later, he didn't know what kind of luck he had, but he was favored by Xia Ruhua, the daughter of the richest man. Relying on Xia's dowry and connections, Mao Zhong finally made a comeback and revived his family business.

When there is more money in hand, Mao Chong's mind becomes active again. He is a dissolute young man, so why would he focus on guarding Xia Ruhua, who looks mediocre, to live his life.There are countless women outside, and Mao Tongtong's mother is just one of them.

Xia Ruhua knows everything about her husband's actions, but she has always turned a blind eye to it. There is no way, who made her marry into the Mao family for many years without even giving birth to an egg? , and didn't take concubines blatantly, it just gave her and the Xia family enough face.

But the birth of Mao Tongtong broke this relatively balanced state.

Although Mao Zhong didn't explicitly ask Mao Tongtong to recognize his ancestors, but the meaning was very obvious. Xia Ruhua didn't say anything, but she felt resentment in her heart.It's also because Mao Tongtong and his mother deserved to die, the two groups Xia Ruhua sent couldn't hurt them by mistake.

Later, this incident alarmed Mao Zhong, and Mao Zhong became popular at that time, but the status of the Xia family was there, and Mao Zhong could be turned into a pauper again with just a flick of a finger.After thinking about it, Mao Zhong compromised and promised Xia Ruhua that as long as she and Xia's family don't embarrass the mother and son in the future, he will completely sever ties with them.

It was also like this that Mao Tongtong was able to live peacefully until he was five years old. Life was a little bit hard, but at least he was not in danger again.

"Tongtong was very ill when he was hospitalized. In order to collect medical expenses for the child, his mother violated the promise of the year and went to find Mao Zhong, but Xia Ruhua beat him to death. Not only did he not get the money, he almost lost his Your life is involved." Sighing heavily, the doctor's face was full of sympathy, and it was only after that incident that he found out about Mao Tongtong's life experience.

"That is to say, if his mother goes to Mao's house again, she might be beaten to death directly?" Si Pei's heart twitched. That woman would definitely not leave her child and run away like he thought just now, if she was willing to pay so much for Xiaodou. .The only explanation was that something had happened to her, at least she couldn't go back to the hospital to take care of the child by herself.

"That's what I'm worried about." Rubbing his temples, the doctor looked very serious. The hospital can take care of Tongtong for a while, but not for the rest of his life. Besides, the child is seriously ill and may be in danger at any time.If the child knows that something happened to his mother, the consequences...

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