I traveled through time and space and found a mute boy: That’s enough, I feel sorry for him

After Xu Shu told him about his plan to turn Yichunlou into a restaurant, a smart girl asked him, "But if we serve tea and water to those men, what if they make excessive demands?"

Xu Shu hummed: "I have also considered this, so I first want to tell everyone clearly that if someone does this to you, you must bravely say no to them."

"Of course, I will also hire people at the restaurant to protect your safety."

"Protect our safety?" Someone else asked in surprise, "Master Xu, what you said is too good. We don't even dare to believe it."

Xu Shu smiled and said, "If you don't believe me and think I'm just talking nonsense, you can apply to leave at any time. Your indentures have been destroyed. No one can stop you from leaving or staying."

The man who spoke was a little embarrassed and said immediately: "Mr. Xu, that's not what I meant. We all remember your kindness to us and will serve you like a slave in the future..."

Xu Shu raised his hand to interrupt him: "It is not necessary to work like a slave. I only ask that you do the things I have arranged for you well."

Seeing that everyone agreed, Xu Shu said no more, believing that time would tell the truth.

He spent most of the afternoon in Yichun Building to arrange matters. It was not until almost dinner time that Xu Shu returned to Qi Huairen Clinic to see Mu Jinghua.

Naturally, we stayed for dinner.

Mu Jinghua cooked the meal again tonight. The boy cooked vegetable and rice porridge and stir-fried shredded potatoes and eggplant with minced meat.

Perhaps because he was busy and had learned a lot from Qi Huairen, Mu Jinghua was in good spirits recently. He was no longer as timid as before and would even smile at people he met.

Xu Shu took a bite of the steamed bun and watched Mu Jinghua pick up some shredded potatoes with chopsticks. He suddenly remembered the afternoon when he first met the boy. The self-heating pot Xu Shu made was shredded potatoes with rice.

At that time, there was only one bench in the house. Xu Shu sat on one side and Mu Jinghua sat on the other. The boy was very small and huddled in the corner of the bench, not daring to move his chopsticks.

Xu Shu felt sorry for Mu Jinghua and picked up an egg with his chopsticks. The boy was so moved that he looked like he was about to cry.

But what was he thinking at that time? He thought that picking up food was something that only needed to be done once.

But now, Xu Shu feels that a lifetime is not enough.

After dinner, Xu Shu resigned and left Huimin Hall. He handed the blueprint of the crossbow he had made early in the morning to Mu Jinghua and told him, "Next time Xiao Ran comes, just give this to him. As for the land deed, keep it for yourself and take it when I have time to come and see you."

Mu Jinghua nodded sullenly and stretched out his arms towards Xu Shu.

Xu Shu was stunned: "What?"

Mu Jinghua then took two steps towards Xu Shu with his arms open, hugged Xu Shu loosely, and put his face against Xu Shu's chest, rubbing it gently like a cat.

Xu Shu just felt itchy in his heart.

It was as if there was really a feather scratching at the tip of his heart.

He subconsciously hugged the person in his arms tightly, and was stunned for a moment before he laughed out loud: "Can't bear to part with me?"

Mu Jinghua did not shy away from it and nodded slightly in his arms, which made Xu Shu speechless. He could only comfort her awkwardly: "Then I will come to see you tomorrow...tomorrow."

Mu Jinghua was happy then, after all, Xu Shu always did what he said.

He stood on tiptoe, plucked up the courage to kiss Xu Shu on the side of the face, and immediately ran back into the house.

Xu Shu was left disheveled in the wind for a long time before he belatedly touched the place where he was kissed and smiled softly.

When Xu Shu returned home, the moon was already hanging in the sky. The cold moonlight sprinkled on the deserted road. Xu Shu actually felt uncomfortable.

In the past, he read and recited poems purely to show off in front of Xu Hua. He also gave Xu Hua extra lessons during holidays and listened to his younger sister's flattery.

He has always been smart. He can't say that he has a photographic memory, but he can recite it after ten steps. However, he has always felt that poets write poems out of boredom and for no reason.

But at this moment, looking at the moonlight and the path, he suddenly felt sad and understood what it meant to "look up at the bright moon, look down and think of... the little hibiscus."

Xu Shu returned home feeling both happy and sad. Just as he was opening the door, he heard a calm voice coming from afar: "Master, Master, you are finally back."

Xu Shu hadn't seen him for a while and was surprised.

Shen Zhuo seemed very anxious, and asked with heavy breath: "Have you seen my sister, Lin'er, she hasn't been home for a day and a night."

Xu Shu frowned: "I saw her last night, she came to see me..."

He looked around and saw people coming this way one after another. He calmly went into the house and said, "She said she broke off the engagement and hoped that I would marry her. After I rejected her, I went to town because of something."

"It was already very late at that time, I just urged her to go home quickly."

Shen Zhuo understood the whole story and stamped his feet anxiously: "She didn't break off the engagement, she ran away from the marriage!"

Xu Shu was also surprised. Shen Lin'er was really brave.

Seeing how anxious Shen was, Xu Shu comforted him again: "It will only take a day. She can't run too far as a girl, and she has nothing on her. Ask your father to gather the villagers and look for her separately. We will definitely find her."

Shen Zhuo hummed, and bowed deeply to Xu Shu again, feeling very embarrassed: "Master, I'm sorry, my sister has indeed been spoiled by us, and has caused you a lot of trouble."

Xu Shu waved his hand and said, "She is still young and has a chance to reform. Go back to find your father. I will go to the back mountain to look for her first."

Shen Zhuo nodded repeatedly and ran away again.

Xu Shuze went to the kitchen, picked up a piece of firewood, lit it as a lamp, and ran to the back mountain to look for someone.

Soon, more villagers came. Xu Shu saw Shen Guang from afar and shook his head at him regretfully.

Shen Guang's face turned pale, and he said to everyone in a hoarse voice: "Please split up and look for it again. Sorry for bothering you all."

Xu Shu also looked elsewhere. After searching for a while, he heard someone shouting that they had found something, so he followed to see.

All that could be found was a scrap of cloth.

Aunt Shen staggered forward, took it with trembling hands, looked at it for a few seconds, and collapsed to the ground: "Yes, it belongs to my Lin'er."

"Lin'er, Lin'er, where have you been? Lin'er?" She immediately burst into tears, "Mother won't force you to get married. Come back. Whoever you like, mother will find you one."

Shen Guang's face turned blue, and he pushed Aunt Shen: "Don't let family disgrace be made public, stop crying."