Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 227 - 226: The Compassionate Heart of Parents Throughout the World

Chapter 227: Chapter 226: The Compassionate Heart of Parents Throughout the World

"Oh, that’s what she said."

In the village school, Principal Wu sat beside the desk and let out a sigh.

She had just finished listening to the story retold by Lin Nianhe and Wang Shumei, a story that had made both girls’ eyes redden with emotion, yet Principal Wu was uncharacteristically calm.

She remained seated there, in silence, her fingers still caressing a map, searching for something.

Lin Nianhe asked her, "Principal, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing much," Principal Wu replied.

Wang Shumei couldn’t help but ask as well, "Don’t you want to try to convince Cailan’s mother?"

Principal Wu lifted her head and massaged her sore neck, "What am I supposed to say to her? If I were in her position, I’d make the same choice."

After saying that, Principal Wu turned to look at both of them, her eyes filled with helplessness, "Nianhe, Shumei, if it were me, I wouldn’t want the hearing aid either, even if I didn’t have to pay for it right now."

Lin Nianhe and Wang Shumei read a deep sadness in her helplessness.

They couldn’t help but wonder, if it were Shen Cailan in this position, would Cailan’s mother accept this crippling debt.

The answer...

"Teacher Lin? Teacher Lin, are you there?"

Before they could come up with an answer, someone outside was calling for Lin Nianhe.

The voice was unfamiliar to her, Lin Nianhe slightly furrowed her brow and replied, "I’m here."

As she spoke, she walked out, and as she passed Wang Shumei, she subtly nudged her, signaling her to stay inside and watch over Principal Wu.

Standing in the yard were two people who looked like a couple. They were worn out and their skin was darkened by the sun, clearly villagers from nearby. Their hair was peppered with gray, looking about the same age as Principal Wu. The man had a fresh bruise on his face, as though he’d recently been in a scuffle.

Lin Nianhe vaguely felt she had seen them before, but the memory was blurry, definitely no face-to-face conversation had occurred.

She stood firmly in front of the door, effectively blocking the entrance to the room behind her.

"Hello, I am Lin Nianhe. May I ask what’s the matter?" Lin Nianhe inquired.

Yang Daniu, feeling awkward, rubbed his hands, his cheeks twitched twice before he forced a smile, "Teacher Lin, I heard you can get devices that help people hear again, and I wanted to ask how much do these things sell for?"

Lin Nianhe was momentarily confused, but then she sharply remembered Zhao Zhuangshi mentioning that a child from the Nine-miles Team had also lost their hearing.

Looking at the couple before her, she couldn’t believe they could be parents to a four-year-old child.

She asked, "Who might you two be?"

"Oh, oh, my name is Yang Daniu, this is my wife. We’re from the Nine-miles Team. My son’s ear was damaged last year by that worthless cur Zhuang Shu." Yang Daniu quickly added, "If you don’t believe it, you can ask Captain Li Da; we’re all acquainted."

Yang’s sister-in-law also nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes, when Daxi was younger, he often played with me."

Listening to this, waves of shock surged through Lin Nianhe’s heart.

Nowadays, people marry young, and with a child only four years old, the couple might be in their early twenties at most. Yet, these two young people already had gray hair.

As for the injury on Yang Daniu’s face... It probably occurred during a fight with Zhuang Shu.

Lin Nianhe believed them to be truthful for the most part but could only say, "Whether we can purchase the hearing aid is not yet certain. We have to wait for a reply from the hearing aid factory, and I’m not sure about the price yet."

Her words were honest, but Yang Daniu and his wife couldn’t be reassured.

Yang’s sister-in-law looked at Lin Nianhe, her eyes suddenly brimming with tears.

She stepped forward and came up to Lin Nianhe, crying and speaking as she held her hand: "Teacher Lin, I’m begging you, please help us... My son is only four years old, what can we do if he can’t hear anymore? No matter the cost, we’re willing to pay. I’d break the pot and sell the iron just to let my son be able to hear..."

Sister-in-law Yang was holding Lin Nianhe’s hand trembling; her knees softened, and she clutched Lin Nianhe’s hand as if she was about to kneel down.

"Don’t, don’t, don’t!"

Lin Nianhe hurriedly supported her hand, trying to explain: "Sister-in-law, don’t panic, listen to me take it slowly... If you... kneel again, I really won’t care about your affairs!"

That last sentence was undoubtedly the most effective.

Sister-in-law Yang didn’t continue to kneel, but still clutched Lin Nianhe’s hand without letting go.

She didn’t know if what she was doing was right or wrong, but all she knew was this was her son’s only hope.

Lin Nianhe sighed lightly, invited the couple into the classroom, and explained the whole story from beginning to end. Only at the end did she say, "So, I can’t be sure if it’s possible to acquire a hearing aid, nor do I know how much it would cost."

Yang Daniu and Sister-in-law Yang exchanged glances after listening to her.

The flicker of hope that had just ignited in their eyes was extinguished again.

Lin Nianhe looked at them and tentatively asked, "Is Yumin completely unable to hear any sound?"

Sister-in-law Yang sighed, wiping the tears from her eyes, "Sometimes, if the sound is particularly loud, he can hear a little bit, but sometimes even loud noises... he can’t hear anything..."

She wiped her tears, sighed, and the white hair at her temples seemed to have increased.

Lin Nianhe thought for a moment and suggested, "Why don’t you two still take the child to the provincial city for a check-up? The doctors there are more skilled, maybe they can cure him?"

Yang Daniu blurted out, "What’s the difference with doctors?" He was now extremely dismissive of doctors and did not believe in them.

Lin Nianhe responded, "People differ from one another, and so do doctors. Brother Yang, Sister-in-law, I’ve only heard that there’s a possibility to cure deafness. If you don’t want to go to the hospital in the provincial city, then if I hear any news about hearing aids here, I’ll let you know immediately, is that okay?"

She had said all there was to say; if they wouldn’t listen, there was nothing more Lin Nianhe could do.

"Fine, fine! Teacher Lin, as long as it’s possible to buy one, I’d break the pot and sell the iron just to get one for my son!"

"Thank you, Teacher Lin!"

Lin Nianhe breathed a sigh of relief and saw them out.

"Parental love is boundless, indeed."

Principal Wu emerged at some point and muttered to himself softly.

Lin Nianhe nodded in agreement, "Yes, it’s hard for them."

Wang Shumei stood by, her eyes slightly dimmed, without speaking.

Lin Nianhe rubbed her eyes and said, "Whatever the case, we have to wait for Sister Qingqing’s family to reply before anything else. Principal, if there’s nothing else, I’ll head back first. I need to make lunch."

"Wait a minute," Principal Wu pulled her into the room, his eyes full of curiosity as he pointed at the map, "Nianhe, where exactly is Valoran City you mentioned this morning? I’ve been searching for it all morning and still haven’t found it."

Lin Nianhe: "...!"

Wang Shumei: "Pfft..."

Principal Wu, seeing Wang Shumei bursting into laughter, suddenly realized something.

He banged on the table, "Lin Nianhe, tell me the truth, were you fooling me this morning?"

Lin Nianhe, startled by the bang, shrank her neck.

She tugged at the corners of her mouth, forced a laugh, and moved backward: "Principal, Principal, calm down a bit, getting angry isn’t good for your health... Look at your age, why fuss over a young girl... haha, Niuwa! Niuwa, save me!"