Chapter 283 - 283 282 Let Go of That Girl (9)

Chapter 283: Chapter 282: Let Go of That Girl (9) Chapter 283: Chapter 282: Let Go of That Girl (9) Ever since Tang Zelin said he would come over tonight, Su Shu spent the entire afternoon in a daze, fumbling with whatever she did.

She was simply preparing dinner, supposed to be stir-frying vegetables. She could have ended up tossing rice into the pan and stir-frying it for ages, resulting in a plate of chopped vegetables lying in tears, untouched, next to the stove.

What happened to the stir-fry “I” was promised…

With such a haphazard approach, Su Shu found herself utterly defeated.

Forget it, just don’t bother, her mind was a mess, unable to do anything right.

As the evening drew in, she took her keys, locked the door, and headed down to the Ge Family to pick up Xiao’ai.

“Xiaosu is here?”

“Mm-hmm, thank you for your trouble.”

Old Mr. Ge was holding Xiao’ai’s hand, teaching her how to write with a brush pen, while Fu Shiyin led Su Shu inside with a smile.

“Trouble? We don’t have much going on all day, but old Ge has been saying that Xiao’ai has made great progress recently. Things that used to take her three days to learn, she can now grasp in one. Old Ge even says the child has suddenly caught on.”

Su Shu followed Fu Shiyin to sit on the edge of the bed, watching Xiao’ai stand on a wooden box at the table hunched over her writing, practicing her strokes with great focus—so much so that when Su Shu arrived, Xiao’ai only glanced up briefly before burying her head back into her practice.

Just a five-year-old little girl, Su Shu reflected inwardly.

When she was five, she didn’t even know where to play with mud.

On the other side, the grandfather and granddaughter hadn’t finished their task, so Su Shu didn’t disturb them. Fu Shiyin had something to ask her, so the older and younger sat aside, speaking softly.

“Su Shu, it’s good that you came over. Grandma Fu actually has something she wanted to discuss with you.”

Hearing this, Su Shu sat up straight and respectfully said, “Grandma Fu, please tell me.”

Fu Shiyin, holding Su Shu’s hand, didn’t beat around the bush and said generously, “About this matter, I’ll say right away, don’t feel burdened. If it’s convenient for you, please help me inquire about it. If it’s not, no worries at all, just pretend you never heard about it. I won’t stand on ceremony with you, and you shouldn’t with me, alright?”

“Mm, please speak, Grandma. If there’s any way I can help, I definitely will,” Su Shu said.

Fu Shiyin smiled slightly, “Then I’ll get straight to the point.”

“Yes, please go ahead.”

“Old Ge hasn’t been well all these years, and recently we don’t know if it’s the cold weather or something else, but he’s been having some heart discomfort. We had some medicine in hand before, and when we just got to the safe zone, that friend’s child also sent us some. We’ve almost finished what we had, and I’ve checked with the medical point downstairs, they don’t have this kind of medicine anymore. It’ll get colder in a few days, and I’m a bit worried. I was hoping you could ask group captain Tang if other hospitals or medical points in the safe zones have this medicine, or something with a similar effect, if the original isn’t available.”

She wanted her to ask Tang Zelin?

Fu Shiyin, worried that Su Shu might feel burdened, quickly added, “If it’s available, we’ll be willing to pay a high price for it.”

Having said that, she took a bag of grain from a small basket next to her and placed it in front of Su Shu, “We old folks haven’t eaten much these days and saved some. Money is useless now; we’ll buy as much as this can get us, and we’ll save more if needed. The key is not knowing where to find it, so Grandma Fu came to trouble you, but don’t overthink it. If it’s inconvenient, don’t worry about it. We’ll keep inquiring slowly. The group captain is a busy man; it really isn’t good to bother him.”