"What a pity!" the little guy sighed.
"Yeah, it is a bit of a pity," the nurse smiled as she walked over, "How about...we go back to the room, you behave and get your injection, and I’ll read you the story of Moses, okay?"
Gan Tang helplessly drooped her little eyebrows, haggling, "Can I not lie on the bed?"
The nurse affectionately supported her in front of the room, "We can have the IV on the terrace, as long as you promise not to move around, and we can even read some books or play chess."
The little guy instantly brightened up, "Really?"
"Of course." The nurse laughed as she ruffled his short hair, "I promise, this is the last day, by tomorrow you won’t need any more injections, so just bear with it a little longer, okay?"
The little guy nodded, "Okay!"
As Gan Tang handed Xiaofeng over to the Coachman and returned to the main building with the maid nurse, the doctor had just arrived; after hearing from the nurse, the doctor allowed him to have the IV on the terrace after a brief check-up.
As agreed upon before, the nurse tucked the little guy in with a thin blanket and sat beside him to tell him the story of Moses.
"...Pharaoh ordered the killing of all newborn Jewish boys, and after Moses was born, his mother, to save his life, placed Moses in a papyrus basket and hid it by the river. Later, Moses was discovered by the Egyptian Princess who was bathing by the river, and she named him Moses, which means ’drawn out of the water’..."
The nurse continued the story up to Moses crossing the Red Sea, and the little guy listened so intently that he didn’t even notice Gan Yuan stepping onto the terrace.
The nurse stopped, and he asked curiously.
"What happened after that?"
Gan Yuan squatted down beside him, kissing the little guy’s face tenderly, "Tell Mommy, does your tummy still hurt?"
Gan Tang immediately shook her head, "It stopped hurting a while ago, I’m all better now, it’s just...consolidative treatment."
He used the professional term he had learned just that morning from the doctor.
"Yes!" The nurse smiled as she pulled a chair over for Gan Yuan, "The young master’s health has completely recovered. Just one more day of consolidation, and tomorrow he won’t need any more injections. After that, just some probiotics and a little attention to diet should be sufficient."
Still thinking about the story, the little guy immediately asked for more.
"What happened next, did the soldiers catch up with Moses?"
"Of course not." The nurse smiled, "Then God performed a miracle, parting the Red Sea. Moses led his people across, and when the pursuers arrived, the Red Sea closed back up, washing all the soldiers away."
"That’s great," the little guy visibly relaxed.
The nurse looked at the almost empty medicine bottle, told Gan Yuan about it, and stood up to prepare another bottle for him.
Gan Yuan sat down in the chair, poured a small cup of water for the little guy, and brought it over.
"Mommy." Gan Tang took the cup and sipped a little from it, "Do you know about Moses?"
"Of course," Gan Yuan nodded with a smile, "He’s one of the most famous prophets in the Bible, isn’t he?"
"I mean...another Moses." Gan Tang held the cup with both hands, "Today, outside the garden, I saw someone. He said his name was Moses."
Gan Yuan’s heart sank, and she anxiously asked the little guy.
"What...what did he do to you?"
The little guy shook his head, his black eyes shining with a purple gleam as he scrutinizingly looked at Gan Yuan’s face.
"He said he is Mom’s brother, is that true?"