Upon hearing this, Shitou’s unsettled heart seemed to settle down instantly.
Originally, he didn’t understand why his grandmother had insisted on finding Dr. Du, but now he understood—without his grandmother, Dr. Du was like a kind relative.
Shitou threw himself into Du Chang’s arms, and the tears he had just stopped flowed like a dam had broken.
Since Du Chang was already crouching on the ground, he was instantaneously knocked over by Shitou.
Xu Nian’an, with quick reflexes, stepped forward and steadied Du Chang.
After cleaning himself up and changing into Ling Dong’s clothes, which made Shitou’s frame seem even smaller, like a child wearing an adult’s clothes, he cleaned his hair and wiped his face, revealing his tender, youthful face.
Shitou comfortably took a bath, his mood calmed down. Remembering his embarrassing outburst on the street, Shitou hung his head, his cheeks blushing up to his ears.
"Shitou, from now on, you’ll live in this room."
Du Chang introduced Shitou to the room where he could settle down, being aware that he was only sixteen, and asked if he wanted to continue his schooling.
But Shitou shook his head and said, "No, Dr. Du, I don’t want to study anymore. I’m not cut out for that. I want to follow you and learn something, can I? I can do odd jobs or sweep floors, as long as I have food to eat."
Du Chang frowned and said, "My small clinic doesn’t make much money."
"Dr. Du, don’t worry, as long as I have food to eat, it’s all right." Even though Shitou agreed to stay, he felt uneasy about living there without contributing.
Xu Nianhua, moved by the moment, was standing next to Pei Yicheng and leaned forward to whisper in his ear, "Brother Cheng, the Chili Sauce Factory also needs people."
The Chili Sauce Factory, with its growing scale, definitely needed more workers. Moreover, as Cheng Hao was the only one making deliveries, it was becoming increasingly hard for him. Each time he had to leave the factory, it was always Uncle Jiang and his older brother who helped load the goods.
If Shitou wasn’t going to school, he should slowly grow through working.
Warm breath sounded near his ear, and he instantly tensed up completely, never expecting her to come so close to speak.
Pei Yicheng glanced sideways and saw her sparkling eyes. His lips slightly curved as he said, "Shitou, my grandfather’s clinic is not short of people, would you like to come with me?"
"Yes." Shitou immediately agreed, saying, "I can do anything. I’m also strong."
Shitou raised his thin arms, and true enough, despite appearing frail, his muscles were particularly firm.
"Would you like to go see the factory?" Pei Yicheng suggested.
Xu Nianhua nodded vehemently and said, "Yes, I would love to, but is your factory ready yet?"
"Almost." Pei Yicheng had spent most of the past half-month handling this, and the factory was roughly set up. He had even hired experts for the perfume-making business.
"Then great, let’s visit your new factory." Xu Nianhua’s face beamed with a smile as she said, "I wish you more and more success in your business in the future, President Pei."
"I’ll take your good words."
Pei Yicheng’s lips curled slightly, while Pei Yining, volunteering herself, said, "I want to go too."
She wasn’t going to be just a third wheel—she wanted to see the company and factory her brother was running!
The next day, early morning, Xu Nianhua and Pei Yining followed Pei Yicheng to the new factory.