"Big brother, you chose Medical University, right?" Xu Nianhua couldn’t help but confirm again, fearful that Xu Nian’an might have made a mistake.
"I did, I did, didn’t you see it?"
Xu Nian’an was speechless about his little sister’s behavior. When initially filling in his choices, Xu Nianhua had checked countless times, seemingly terrified of making a mistake.
Even having seen it with her own eyes, once back home, Xu Nianhua would ask about it countless times again.
It wasn’t just about choosing university majors; with other matters too, Xu Nianhua always had to double-check several times.
"Little sis, not to criticize you, but you’re a young girl of just twenty, how come you nag more than an old lady?" Xu Nian’an sized up his sister, whose small face was adorned with a pair of sparkling eyes as if they could speak.
How could such a youthful and beautiful face be as nagging as an old maid?
No, even more than our own mother.
Xu Nianhua cleared her throat, her head hanging down, her eyes filled with guilt. In her previous life, she may not have lived to the age of an old lady, but she certainly wasn’t a young girl either.
"Big brother, aren’t you going to the clinic? Be careful, or Grandpa Du will get there before you," Xu Nianhua changed the subject.
When Xu Nian’an heard this, he looked at his wrist and saw it was already seven o’clock. Normally, he would have been at the clinic by 7:10 to clean up. Now it was already seven, and he hadn’t even eaten yet.
"Big brother, take it easy."
Xu Nianhua watched as Xu Nian’an dashed off. Helplessly shaking her head, she followed, buying her brother’s favorite pork buns on the way, and kept up with him as he hurried to the clinic. When she saw him bustling into the clinic, she walked over too.
Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks. Beside the clinic, there was a dirty figure crouching down, only a blackened head and grimy clothes could be seen.
Without paying much attention, Xu Nianhua delivered the pork buns and then took the broom from Xu Nian’an’s hand, asking, "Big brother, who’s that squatting at the door?"
Xu Nian’an, who was hungrily eating a bun, looked outside and indeed saw the dirty figure crouching there. He said, "Not sure. They’ve been squatting there for a couple of days? I asked yesterday if they were feeling unwell, but they didn’t say anything. I even bought them some buns to eat."
After sweeping the floor, Xu Nianhua also bought buns for the person squatting by the door.
"The buns are still warm." Xu Nianhua held out the buns to the person in front of her. The person, with head bowed, looked up to reveal messy hair and a filthy face, but their eyes, shifting from Xu Nianhua to the buns, reddened instantly.
As Xu Nianhua glanced at the passing crowd, she placed the buns in his hand and asked, "Have you come across some trouble?"
The person paused in their eager biting of the bun, then bowed their head and continued eating.
Xu Nianhua found their eyes vaguely familiar, but after thinking it over, she couldn’t recall knowing them.
With head lowered, the person bit into the bun voraciously, as if starved.
"Eat slowly, these are all for you," Xu Nianhua said softly and gently.
When they had nearly finished eating, she asked again, "If you’ve encountered any troubles, you can talk about it. Maybe we can help you. What’s your name? Where do you live?"
Xu Nianhua’s voice was as tender as water, gentle as a spring breeze.
"I..." As soon as the person opened their mouth, they burst into loud sobbing.
"You, please don’t cry," Xu Nianhua was taken aback.