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

He is mean and lowly, but Xu Shu is a gentleman, a flower on the mountain top, someone he can never reach.

He didn't ask Xu Shu to love him.

It’s not that I don’t want to, but I know I’m not worthy of you.

He just wanted to stay with Xu Shu, just as Xu Shu wished, to be his obedient younger brother, to cook for him, wash his clothes, tie his hair, and let him touch his head and pinch his face.

But now... Mu Jinghua smiled self-deprecatingly. No wonder Xu Shu fled yesterday. It must be that his ambition was exposed and Xu Shu saw through it at a glance. He was so disgusted that he didn't want to look at him again.

Seeing that he hadn't responded for a long time, Du Xiaocao stamped her feet anxiously and called him three times. Only then did Mu Jinghua come back to his senses, forced a smile at him, and gestured, "It's okay."

Du Xiaocao's eyes widened. "Nothing? Xu Shu is going to marry someone else, how can you be okay? Brother Xu is really something, he obviously slept with you, why did he want to marry Le Ge'er? Calling you like that, uh, my mother said calling you like that, yes, two-timing. He's a bad man!"

Mu Jinghua didn't want him to say that about Xu Shu, so he covered his mouth. He pulled Du Xiaocao into the room and explained with gestures: "We weren't together. Me, bed; Xu Shu, floor."

Du Xiaocao exclaimed, but didn't quite understand what he meant. In Du Xiaocao's understanding, sleeping in the same room meant sleeping together.

Although rural families are poor and there is not enough space at home, and there are cases where men and boys sleep in the same room, but when they get older they will use curtains to separate them, and they are all brothers.

Mu Jinghua and Xu Shu are not like that.

Although Xu Shu has always claimed that Mu Jinghua is his younger brother, apparently not many people believe him, or even no one at all. Firstly, Xu Shu saved someone from Chen Hu at that time, and many villagers saw it. Secondly, Mu Jinghua and Xu Shu are really too different.

This kind of dissimilarity is more about temperament.

Mu Jinghua is good-looking, but his temperament shows that he is a child raised in a small farming family. He is stingy, timid, pale and thin. He works like an ox every day and always puts himself in a difficult position in everything, because no one can afford to offend people like them.

He was nothing like Xu Shu, who had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was handsome. He would quote classics when introducing himself. He was polite, but also had a temper. When he got angry, he would even hit Chen Hu. It was obvious that he was spoiled by his elders at home and rarely wronged himself.

Du Xiaocao didn't think so deeply. He just heard his mother say it, and it was deeply imprinted in his mind. He felt that since Xu Shu and Mu Jinghua were not brothers, but lived in the same house, they were people who were going to live together.

Then Xu Shu could no longer be engaged to Li Zile.

When he found out last night that Xu Shu was going to get engaged to Li Zile, he was so angry that he couldn't sleep the whole night. As soon as he woke up in the morning, he wanted to find Mu Jinghua.

Mu Jinghua had calmed down. It was useless for him to think about things that he could do nothing about. Seeing Du Xiaocao stamping her feet in anger, he tried to comfort her instead.

Du Xiaocao felt sorry for Mu Jinghua: "How could he do this!"

Du Xiaocao has said this several times, and it is obvious that she really feels sorry for him. Mu Jinghua feels warm in his heart and even wants to comfort himself that he still has a friend like Xiaocao.

The two children chatted with each other for a while, and then Du Xiaocao was called back home by Aunt Du.

Du Xiaocao returned home depressed, while Mu Jinghua stood there in a daze for a while. He didn't think about anything and didn't shed a tear. He quickly picked up the rag and continued to wipe the furniture.

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Xu Shu came back a little late today. Firstly, he said goodbye to Xiao and went to find Qi Huairen to check his pulse and see how he was doing. Secondly, Wu Yong was pestering him.

When he went to see Qi Huairen, the old man was very nice at first, but when he heard Xu Shurang checking his pulse, his expression became a little stiff. After he finished checking, he said, "You are so healthy that no one can find any problem with you. Why are you checking my pulse?"

Xu Shu knew that he was thinking about the sign language. Seeing that he was angry, he still asked a lot of questions slowly, until Qi Huairen's face turned a little dark. This time, he was kind enough to tell Qi Huairen what he wanted to hear.

"I can't give you the sign language book that you want for now. There's only one copy at home, so I'll definitely give it to my little Mu Jin first. I was planning to copy one for you, but I've been busy at work these days and my family is building a house, so I really don't have time."

Qi Huairen's expression improved a little, and he felt that his attitude was a bit impolite. After all, Xu Shu didn't charge him for the book and didn't cheat him. He stroked his beard and asked about Mu Jinghua's physical condition as an apology.

Xu Shu understood what he meant, and he didn't hesitate to speak seriously. He then asked, "Is it possible to cure muteness?"

Qi Huairen thought for a moment: "If the person is born dumb, it is difficult to recover. But if the person is injured in the throat or caused by other reasons, it may be possible."

Xu Shu thought of the boy's behavior and made his own guess: "He sometimes subconsciously opens his mouth to speak. Is this the case for someone who was born unable to speak? It should be caused by an injury, and it should not have been long, so the habit of opening his mouth has not been forgotten."

"It's very likely." Qi Huairen glanced at him. "His pulse was weak. I thought he was physically weak, so I prescribed him a lot of tonic medicines. But the last time I checked him, I found that he was very depressed and might have a heart disease. This unexplainable disease might be caused by a heart disease."

Qi Huairen sighed quietly, "Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine. If it is really a heart disease, I can't do anything about it. So, when you are free another day, bring him here to check his throat."

Xu Shu agreed, but he felt a little depressed. This was a bit mysterious and he didn't quite understand it. But now that Xiao Mujin was not here, it was a bit difficult for Qi Huairen to give an explanation, so he could only say goodbye.

Wu Yong was waiting outside, and as soon as he saw Xu Shu come out, he smiled. He had been like this since he heard Xu Shu say that Li Zile didn't have an engagement, pestering Xu Shu with questions. Xu Shu didn't want to indulge him, and didn't want to make the children at home wait too long, so he took a step and left.

Wu Yong said he wanted to go back to Shiqiao Village with him, grabbed his sleeve, and even acted like a little brother: "Brother Xu, shall we go?"

Xu Shu's eyelids twitched in fear.

He couldn't possibly take Wu Yong back to Shiqiao Village, at least not back to his home. As for Wu Yong's insistence on following him, he had no control over that. After all, the village was not his.

He snorted, pulled out his sleeves, and said stiffly: "It's up to you."

Fortunately, Wu Yong was also tactful. Seeing that Xu Shu looked unhappy, he thought something serious had happened, so he asked him a few questions. Xu Shu shook his head and said that he was not feeling well, then turned and left.

That's why Wu Yong didn't follow.

After Xu Shu returned home, he was not so depressed. Seeing that Mu Jinghua had cooked a large table of dishes, he was flattered: "Xiao Mujin, is today a good day? Why did you cook so much?"

Mu Jinghua looked at him but didn't know how to answer. He was selfish and didn't know when he would be kicked out, so he cherished the opportunity to have dinner with Xu Shu even more.

He accidentally did too much. He smiled at Xu Shu with the corners of his lips, and when Xu Shu touched his head, his eyes felt a little sore.

It's really strange. Mu Jinghua lowered her head to hide her tears, thinking, I had clearly expected this result. Nothing happened when I was alone, so why did I want to cry as soon as I saw Xu Shu.

Could it be that he was still holding on to hope, hoping that Xu Shu would come to comfort him as soon as he cried?

He pinched himself hard.