Actually, I could have walked earlier, just didn’t have much strength, you know that feeling of not being able to muster any energy, it’s not too wonderful actually.
Now, I’ve already recovered quickly, Master’s medicinal soup really is powerful, and so is the acupuncture.
Bai Zhi pushed herself out of the wheelchair and walked into the yard by herself.
Bai Xin was in the yard doing laundry, the weather was great today, with bright sunshine and a hint of warm air.
"Xingxing, how come you’re outside? Call me, child, get back to your seat quickly."
Bai Xin stopped and was about to assist Bai Zhi.
"Aunt, I feel much better, how will I walk on my own in the future if you do this? Grandpa already said I need to exercise more."
Bai Zhi felt a bit helpless, guessing in her aunt’s heart, she would be injured for a hundred days.
Just as Bai Xin got up to help Bai Zhi, someone knocked on the front door.
Bai Xin had to go to open the door first, and there she saw Mu Yi’s silly smile.
"Xinxin, I’ve come to take you home, I bought some things for dad, where is he?"
As Mu Yi said this, he entered, carrying things and heading towards the house.
He saw Bai Zhi and hesitated for a moment, then asked in confusion,
"Bai Zhi, why are you at home, not going to school? Kids should go to school."
After saying that, he moved past Bai Zhi and kept walking inside.
"Dad, I’ve come to see you."
Not hearing a response, he was prepared to start searching every room,
"Uncle, you don’t need to look, my grandpa isn’t home, and that’s my room, it’s not convenient for you to go in."
Bai Zhi looked at Mu Yi and spoke faintly, did he think he was visiting? He was acting like a host, charging straight into someone’s room—is he assumed to be eager to see his father-in-law or, to those unaware, perhaps searching for something else?
"Or, uncle, if you’re looking for something, just tell me, I’ll help you find it?"
Mu Yi’s expression stiffened, a bit embarrassed, he clearly didn’t expect a child to be so troublesome.
"How can you say that, Bai Zhi? I’m your uncle, this is your aunt’s home, isn’t it also my home? I was just looking for your grandpa, how could you make it sound like I’m doing something indecent? Or do you not consider me family at all?"
He chuckled awkwardly, then explained. His words became sharper.
Yet, that very sentence made Bai Zhi even angrier.
"That’s not the point, uncle. What do you mean by saying that I consider you an outsider?"
Bai Zhi leaned on the door frame, blinked, and looked confused, as if he was telling a joke.
"You and I, we’re not family anyway."
Mu Yi looked even more displeased—did this girl know how to speak at all?
Her words were so irritating. Bai Da was right in saying his daughter could be frustrating.
Actually, Bai Da and he still occasionally dined together, and he talked mostly about his children, so his feelings towards Bai Zhi were quite indifferent.
"Uncle is upset. I did speak the truth, uncle. You and your family are the real family; you’re just a relative to me." And if my aunt gets a divorce, then even that relationship would cease.
Mutual respect goes both ways. Not to mention his and aunt’s marital issues, but today, his intent to barge right into her room—she had no reason to respect him for that. Who knows what he intended?
"Look at you, child. Why speak such nonsense? As your uncle, I’m naturally part of the family. Maybe I was just too anxious having not seen your grandpa for many years, and you misunderstood."
Mu Yi spoke awkwardly, with a semblance of a smile, taking out some candy from his bag.
"Bai Zhi, come here. Want some candy?"
Bai Xin finished tidying things up and had come over, witnessed the scene,
"My Xingxing doesn’t need your candy. What exactly did you come for today?"