Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 198 - 198 195 Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Chapter 198: Chapter 195: Actions Speak Louder Than Words Chapter 198: Chapter 195: Actions Speak Louder Than Words “Jiajia, your mom has such a classy aura, and your older brother, he’s really handsome.”

Under the bright sunshine, Song Jiawen basked in the sun with Yang Dan in the glass room, enjoying some fruit.

She ignored Yang Dan’s words, her eyes fixed on her right hand and wrist, her gaze slightly cold, “Are you stupid?”

“Huh?” Yang Dan looked at her, bewildered.

Song Jiawen said, “If it was me, I would have thrown boiling water on her face right then and there.”

After saying that, she didn’t look at Yang Dan but turned to gaze at several wilted plants in the corner of the garden outside the glass room, “When I was nine, Song Xiaoli’s brother called me ‘mute,’ ‘harbinger of death,’ and also whipped my face with a twig. You know, my foster parents didn’t care about me at all. Whether I lived or died, or was bullied by other kids, they just didn’t care. In that village, I was all alone. But when I was bullied, I never tolerated it. After Song Xiaoli’s brother hit me a few times with a twig, I returned the favor with a brick, double the measure. Later, Song Xiaoli’s mother wanted to vent her son’s anger…”

At this point, Song Jiawen suddenly stopped. She almost forgot, that boy who always threw pebbles at her from the wall was the one who stood in front of her when she was nine years old and completely helpless.

Jiang Yan was a city boy, his father held an official position in the city, so Song Xiaoli’s mother wouldn’t dare touch him.

A few days later, Song Xiaoli’s brother had his face swollen by Jiang Yan with a twig. When Song Xiaoli’s mother went to complain to Jiang Yan’s grandmother, Song Jiawen overheard.

Had she not talked about this incident with Yang Dan today, she would have almost forgotten it.

“Jiajia, how… how did you manage to survive those years?”

Yang Dan was deeply moved; just moments ago, she had been envious of Jiajia, but when comparing their childhood experiences, hers was much happier than Jiajia’s.

How did she manage to survive?

Song Jiawen smiled, “In Jianglin Village, I was called a little monster by kids around my age. They used to bother me at first, but later on, they all got scared. After a while, my grandparents would take me to their place every so often, and things slowly got a bit better. By the time I started boarding school for middle school, I wasn’t affected by them anymore.”

She spoke lightly, as if those years were just a minor hiccup on her path of life, full of ups and downs, dangerous but not to be feared.

In the three years of high school, Yang Dan was hearing about this for the first time, which goes to show how rarely Song Jiawen spoke.

After all, in her opinion, doing is often much more important than speaking.

While they chatted, Mu Chenyan was in the kitchen washing and cutting vegetables.

Although she wasn’t good at cooking, she had no problem with these preparatory tasks. She wasn’t one of those pampered ladies; over the years, in her search for Xiaosi, she had traveled all over the country and had endured her fair share of hardships.

When it was around half-past eleven, Jiang Yan came to start the cooking.

Seeing him cook, Yang Dan was amazed and asked Song Jiawen, “Jiang Yan can cook?”

“It’s more than just can.” Thinking of the meat they would finally have for lunch, Song Jiawen lifted her head and squinted her eyes comfortably in the sunlight, “Every time you come over, you don’t stay long. Next time, you should stay longer and try my second brother’s cooking. It’s all taught by Jiang Yan.”

It was indeed a surprise.

Before dinner, Yu Feng rushed back from the hospital. After Mu Chenyan told him about Yang Dan’s wrist, Yu Feng immediately checked it and frowned, “This bandage is way too sloppy. A girl’s hands are so important, it will look terrible if they scar.”

He rebandaged her and said, “After we eat, come with me to the hospital. We have specialized medicine for treating burns there. While it’s a bit late, it’s not beyond remedy.”

After he spoke, he also asked Jiang Yan about the purpose of a medical injury report and promptly agreed after listening to a brief explanation.

Standing by, Yang Dan felt a warm sensation in her heart, and her eyes couldn’t help but redden.

Lunch was elaborate, but considering that Jiawen was still recovering from a cold, apart from the boiled beef and earthen chicken pot, the rest of the meal was kept light.

Yu Heng stared at the small iron pot on the dining table, puzzled, and asked Mu Chenyan, “Mom, is this pot ours?”

He had eaten earthen chicken pot before, but he had never imagined that the iron pot used for it would appear in his own home. After all, the hired cook at home always prepared light meals, and besides that, the rest of the family were novices in the kitchen.

That’s why he never even considered that there would be such a thing in the kitchen utensils at home.

Mu Chenyan ignored him because everyone had started grabbing the pancakes from the iron pot, so she hurriedly grabbed one too.

Honestly, if it weren’t for Jiang Yan opening the cabinet and finding it, she wouldn’t have known there was an iron pot at home either.

Before moving, she did tell the aunt that she wanted a full set of kitchen utensils, she even thoroughly checked the oven and the bread maker, and she had even looked at the steamer, but she really didn’t notice such a big chunk of iron.

Yu Feng didn’t care about what pots were at home, he just wanted to eat.

When Song Jiawen finished one and wanted to grab another, she discovered there were none left.

Jiang Yan said, “Your cold isn’t better yet, one is enough, otherwise it won’t digest well.”

Yu Feng nodded, “That’s right, just taste a bit of the beef, eat more vegetables instead.”

Song Jiawen glanced at him and then at the pancakes and beef in his bowl, sneering.

Yu Feng said calmly, “I’m eating quickly because I have to take your classmate to the hospital later. Her wrist has been scalded for several days; we can’t delay any longer.”

Quickly, Song Jiawen turned to serve Yang Dan vegetables, but Yu Feng’s voice rang out again, “She has a scald, she’d better not eat anything spicy.”

Song Jiawen responded perfunctorily, “I know, I know, you can have it all.”

Yu Feng: “…”

Is this what he meant? Ungrateful!

However, the water-boiled beef and iron pot chicken that the youngster made were indeed good. Their family actually didn’t handle spicy food well, and fortunately, he didn’t add too much chili, the flavor was strong, and it wasn’t greasy at all.

Most importantly, eating these two dishes at home felt vastly different from eating out; it was more hygienic and more palatable.

After dinner, Yu Feng really didn’t delay and took Yang Dan directly to Furen Hospital, where he worked.

This hospital is nationally renowned for oncology, especially authoritative in neurology.

The director of neurology at the hospital was Yu Feng’s senior fellow disciple. Before he had returned to China, this senior fellow had already offered him an olive branch.

When he decided to come back last year, the senior fellow even went to the airport to pick him up personally.

Apart from neurology, the dermatology department could also be considered outstanding.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Yu Feng didn’t need help from his colleagues in dermatology for such simple skin treatments, he could handle it himself.

He took the medicine and directly brought Yang Dan to his office.

After cleaning off the previous medication and reapplying, the phone on the desk rang.

Yu Feng stopped his actions to answer it, “Hello, senior brother… yes, she was only three years old at that time, kidnapped while she was asleep… she tends to wake up suddenly during sleep… next week, right? Okay, thank you, senior brother.”

After hanging up the phone, Yu Feng turned and saw Yang Dan looking at him with a surprised face. Before he could ask, Yang Dan hurriedly said, “Second brother, it’s because… Jiajia often wakes up suddenly while sleeping.”

She couldn’t go on. The two had been classmates for three years, living in bunk beds in the dormitory. The flimsy iron frame beds would often shake abruptly in the middle of the night. At first, they thought Jiajia was having nightmares, but after getting used to it, they ignored this behavior.

After all, she just woke up suddenly, she didn’t directly affect others.

But she never thought that the truth behind this phenomenon could be…