Rebirth: Regaining Joyful Moments
Chapter 311 - 312 Shitou

Chapter 311: Chapter 312 Shitou

Heart-wrenching sobs, cries to the very extreme of sorrow, just listening made one feel the sadness.

At first, Xu Nianhua was startled, but hearing him cry like a child, she stepped forward, squatted by his side, and gently patted his back. She didn’t speak, she simply comforted him by patting his back gently.

Passersby, upon hearing these cries, couldn’t help but stop in their tracks. They saw a beautiful young girl comforting a dirty little boy, her eyes focused and tender, without the slightest hint of disdain for his griminess.

’Click’

Pei Yining, witnessing the scene, subconsciously took out her camera and snapped a photo.

"Little sister."

Xu Nian’an couldn’t find Xu Nianhua in the clinic and, hearing the crying outside, thought something had happened to his little sister. He ran out quickly, but seeing that it wasn’t his sister crying, but the person who had squatted by the door for days, his heart immediately felt relieved.

"Little sister, what happened?"

Xu Nian’an approached quickly, looked Xu Nianhua over to make sure she was alright, and then asked, "Why is he crying so sadly?"

Xu Nianhua silently shook her head to indicate she didn’t know either.

Pei Yining stepped forward, put down her camera, and squatted in front of him. She pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket and stuffed it into his hand.

With the comfort provided by the three of them, his wailing eventually began to subside.

"I, why does he look so familiar?" Xu Nianhua looked at the person drying his tears, feeling as if she had seen him before.

Hearing his sister’s comment, Xu Nian’an also stared, finding the face somewhat familiar but couldn’t recall who it was.

"Shitou?"

Du Chang was returning from an early consultation when he noticed the commotion by the clinic. Seeing the dirty man crying his eyes out, he instantly recognized him and asked, "Shitou, has something happened to your grandmother?"

Shitou?

Xu Nianhua, who already found him familiar, combined with the mention of the name, instantly remembered. She had once encountered this pitiable person at Du Chang’s home, relying solely on his grandmother, and at the time she felt very sorry for him.

"Dr. Du."

Shitou’s hoarse voice was ragged, as grating as a broken gong. His eyes were swollen; with a choked voice, he said, "Grandma, my grandma she..."

Du Chang immediately understood, he sighed, squatted down, and patted his shoulder saying, "Death is irreversible, take care of yourself."

He sighed; the last time he had treated Shitou’s grandmother, he knew that even if she were cured, she wouldn’t last long.

"Shitou, is your grandmother’s funeral taken care of?"

Du Chang asked again.

"Yes," Shitou sobbed. Since the beginning of spring, Granny Shi’s health had grown increasingly frail, declining day by day. Later, they even called Dr. Xu for a visit, but Dr. Xu only said her body was just old.

Half a month ago, grandmother passed away. With the help of neighbors in the village, she was buried. After the seventh day following her death, Shitou found himself alone in the empty house, feeling as though the whole world had abandoned him.

Shitou, scared and uneasy, remembered his grandmother’s last wish for him to find Dr. Xu, so he decisively went to seek out Dr. Xu.

Shitou felt terrible. Arriving at the clinic’s doorstep, he couldn’t muster the courage to find Dr. Xu and ended up squatting by the clinic for five days. Watching Dr. Xu go in and out of the clinic, he still hadn’t summoned the courage, mainly because he didn’t know what to say.

"Good child, don’t think too much. If you’re willing, come with me. I won’t promise you much, but at least you’ll have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear," Dr. Du patted his shoulder. When he was living with his grandmother, Dr. Du had suggested he come to the county to be with him, but Shitou was reluctant. Now, Shitou was alone, and Dr. Du repeated the offer.