"Xiuxiu, did you know? Dr. Du’s grandson is a college student."
"His legs, because of an accident, cannot stand, but this doesn’t negate his excellence. He is still in the herbal medicine business, which makes him ten, a hundred, a thousand, and even ten thousand times better than some people who spend their days gossiping."
"Actually, those who mock him for not being able to stand are the real disabled, morally and psychologically."
Since his legs had been injured, he had heard statements ten and a hundred times more horrible than those initial ones. From the initial indignation and anger at the injustice to eventual numbness, he thought he was indifferent to such comments now.
Every word from Xu Nianhua was like timely rain after a long drought, sprinkling over his heart and comforting his mind, which had become inferior due to his leg injury."
His gaze greedily fell upon Xu Nianhua’s face, her eyes clear and upright, embodying the righteousness she spoke of."
Indeed, from their first meeting, Xu Nianhua had never discriminated against him because of his legs."
"Nianhua, you seem to know him quite well?" Cai Xiu glanced at Pei Yicheng sitting in the wheelchair, realizing he must have heard everything that was just said.
Cai Xiu’s mother had ideas about Nianhua, but Cai Xiu knew that a match between Nianhua and her brother Cai Feng was impossible."
Nianhua was a top student, and this time, if not for getting diarrhea and missing the foreign language exam, she would definitely have been admitted to college this year."
While her brother, though diligent and honest, just wasn’t a match for Xu Nianhua..."
Cai Xiu glanced at Xu Nianhua, the large figure of her brother Cai Feng standing beside the strikingly attractive Xu Nianhua, indeed seemed a bit mismatched."
Xu Nianhua paused, then said plainly, "I’ve met him a few times, but I learned about his situation from Dr. Du."
As Xu Nianhua turned around, she encountered Pei Yicheng’s profound gaze, not feeling it before when she was speaking, but now face-to-face, she felt somewhat embarrassed."
"Sister Nianhua, what you said was really good," Ling Dong said, his eyes gleaming as he looked at Xu Nianhua. His greatest worry had always been about Yicheng’s legs. Now, Xu Nianhua had driven those people away, even calling them morally and psychologically disabled."
Ling Dong said excitedly, "From now on, if anyone else talks about Yicheng’s legs, I’ll learn from you and talk back."
Pei Yicheng watched her, speechless, but Xu Nianhua could feel the joy in his gaze."
Could it be he was pleased she had confronted them?
Thinking this to herself, Xu Nianhua said, "Xiuxiu, I need to get back and accompany my sister-in-law. Let’s head back."
"Okay," Cai Xiu nodded, following Xu Nianhua back.
"Brother Cheng, what Sister Nianhua said was really good. Such a great girl is hard to find even with a lantern!"
Ling Dong said, sneakily sizing up Pei Yicheng, the unspoken next line being: Such a hard-to-find girl, Brother Cheng, aren’t you going to chase after her?
Pei Yicheng gave him a look but said nothing.
"Brother Cheng, Sister Nianhua doesn’t despise you at all," Ling Dong added.
"If you think your current herbal medicine business is too small, I wouldn’t mind doing a bit more," Pei Yicheng’s comment startled Ling Dong, who quickly said, "Brother Cheng, please don’t, I’m already so busy with just the herbal medicine business that I can barely touch the ground."
If we were to do more, wouldn’t I be so busy I wouldn’t even have time to