Chapter 52: Chapter 52: The Female Lead Begs for Medicine (3)_1 Chapter 52: Chapter 52: The Female Lead Begs for Medicine (3)_1 “You little rascal, don’t think that just because Granny hasn’t been to school, I don’t know you’re cursing at me,” the Ruanlin Family scolded with a gentle slap, watching him go back into the room before chuckling and shaking her head.
“Granny, what if her aunt doesn’t buy her the medicine? Could it cause her harm?” Ruan Jiaojiao asked somewhat worriedly.
It wasn’t that she was overflowing with sympathy, but she was afraid if the female protagonist died, the world would collapse. After all, in a world, the male and female protagonists are the main characters. If they died, she wasn’t sure whether the world would continue to exist.
At those words, the Ruanlin Family also sighed. Who could say it wasn’t so? Last time her Jiaojiao had a fever so severe it almost turned into pneumonia; she ended up staying in the hospital for over half a month, and even the clinic’s medicine was of no use.
She asked Ruan Jiaojiao with some unease, “So Jiaojiao, do you think Granny should give them the medicine?”
She knew what kind of person Auntie Wa was—stingy, miserly. Wa Yiting was just her niece, treated like a slave beast of burden. She really wasn’t sure if she would purchase medicine for her; after all, it was a human life at stake.
After thinking for a bit, Ruan Jiaojiao said, “We will see how it looks tomorrow morning.”
“Alright, we’ll do as my good girl says, quick, go to sleep,” the Ruanlin Family nodded in agreement.
She also felt this was the best approach. After all, Auntie Wa was the kind of person who would take a mile if given an inch. If they eagerly sent over the medicine this time, who knows what she might come asking for in the future.
Auntie Wa was indeed capable of such. When she couldn’t get the medicine from the Ruan Family, she went back home, cursing and berating—first at Wa Yiting, then at the Ruan Family. Wa Yiting, delirious with fever, couldn’t but feel a deeper resentment towards the Ruan Family, fueled by Auntie Wa’s harsh words.
Wa Yiting went through the whole night with a fever, and Auntie Wa didn’t even bother to help her change a cold compress, just let her burn through the night.
Ruan Jiaojiao had a restless sleep that night.
She had so many dreams. One moment she dreamt Wa Yiting died, and the world collapsed. Then she saw herself grown up, and even though she did nothing wrong, the male protagonist still executed her. The Ruanlin Family too suffered because of her, with the Ruanlin Family being harmed by Wa Yiting… Also, that minor villain actually wanted to kill her too.
She was truly exhausted from all that sleep.
As soon as dawn broke, she hadn’t even eaten breakfast before insisting on taking the Ruanlin Family to see Wa Yiting’s house.
The Ruanlin Family told a few boys to eat their breakfast and hurry to school, then she took the medicine to see how things were at Wa Yiting’s place.
On the way, they met the local villain. When he saw them, he stuck to them like glue, following silently the entire way. The Ruanlin Family just thought he was getting along better with Ruan Jiaojiao and didn’t mind it.
Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t mind either—her entire focus was on Wa Yiting. In this era, getting a fever could be really serious if not treated properly—it could actually lead to complications.
When the Ruanlin Family arrived at the Wa house with Ruan Jiaojiao, they were surprised to find no one there.
With a puzzled murmur, the Ruanlin Family called out twice but received no answer. Standing in front of the main hall, she pushed the wooden door, and it creaked open.
“This door is such a mess; they should have fixed it,” the Ruanlin Family frowned at the door so rickety that even thieves would ignore it and pursed her lips disapprovingly.
In April, it was the damp season, and these days not many people were willing to use red bricks—most houses were made of mud bricks, which, while warm in winter and cool in summer, had one downside: during the damp season, there would be a musty smell inside.