Searching for Treasures in the Clouds

Han Mei explained at the right time, "Handsome boy, Xiaoru's family is in Huacheng, and my family is in Hecheng. This is my hometown. We came here today to handle the out-of-town medical registration and the medical insurance reimbursement. Xiaoru is here to help me."

Jiang Zaizhou got the key information from this sentence. He asked with some surprise, "Auntie, you and the little sister are not mother and daughter?"

Han Mei saw that Jiang Zaizhou looked kind, spoke politely, and was happy to talk to him. She smiled and said, "We are not mother and daughter. Xiaoru is my daughter's good friend. But if I could have a daughter like Xiaoru, I would be very happy."

"Oh——" Jiang Zaizhou smiled and nodded, "I'm sorry, Auntie, Miss, I have a preconceived notion. Have you settled the medical insurance issue? I've done this before and have experience. If you have questions, you can ask me."

"It's done, it's done." Han Mei responded, "Thank you, handsome boy."

"You're welcome, Auntie. Answering my questions is no big deal." Jiang Zaizhou looked at Yu Ru and asked, "Sister, are you tired? Auntie, what happened to you? Did you sprain your ankle?"

As he said this, he looked at Han Mei.

"Handsome boy, my other leg is a prosthesis, and it hurts a little after walking for a long time. Xiaoru was worried that my leg would be rubbed by the prosthesis and get inflamed, so she carried me on her back."

After answering Jiang Zaizhou, Han Mei said to Yu Ru, "Xiao Ru, you have been carrying me on your back for so long, you must be tired. Good boy, put me down, I can walk, I am much better now."

Yu Ru not only shook her head, but also tightened her hands that were holding Han Mei's legs. This meant very clearly that she didn't need any help and still wanted to carry Han Mei.

Jiang Zaizhou immediately tried to smooth things over. He said with a smile, "Sister, you are very strong. I won't interfere. When you are tired, I can carry you if Auntie doesn't mind."

"Thank you, handsome boy." Han Mei said to Jiang Zaizhou, and then looked at Yu Ru's profile lovingly and said, "Dear, if you are really tired, put Auntie down. It's okay, I can walk."

Yu Ru nodded.

……

Han Mei and Jiang Zaizhou were both very talkative. They chatted almost non-stop for about a hundred meters after walking for about a hundred meters.

"Handsome boy, you look so good and dress so fashionably. Are you a star or a model? Or a singer and dancer? What's your name... Edou? I don't think so. Oh, yes, yes, an idol."

"Hahaha." Jiang Zaizhou laughed softly a few times and responded, "Auntie, I don't do this. I'm my own boss, selling clothes and some small accessories, like hats, scarves, gloves and the like."

He created two clothing brands, one of which is a luxury brand selling mid- to high-end clothing and also provides customized services, while the other is a more affordable brand. He has his own factory, which is mainly responsible for making his brand's clothes and then tailoring and selling them according to the current popular trends.

"Buying clothes, that's great, it should be quite profitable, right? Do you sell men's clothes or girls' clothes?"

"Sales are stable now, so it's OK to make a little money. I sell both men's and women's clothing, but mostly women's clothing. After all, most men don't like to dress up, and the clothes I sell are relatively peculiar."

……

After walking about another fifty meters, a middle-aged man came towards them. He was wearing a brown leather jacket with a lot of leather peeling off, and his pants had several holes from being rubbed. His eyes were a little empty, and he looked depressed and listless.

He was not too far away from them, about twenty meters away. The moment Yu Ru saw him, her hair stood on end and she felt a sense of crisis.

She had always been very accurate in her perception of danger, and more importantly, she noticed that the man's trouser pocket should have something like a knife, which was what she feared the most. After thinking for a while, she bent her waist a little more, supported Han Mei with one hand, and patted Jiang Zaizhou's arm with the other hand, then pointed across the street.

The direction she pointed happened to be where a vendor was selling candied haws. Jiang Zaizhou thought she wanted to eat candied haws and said with a smile, "Miss, do you want to eat candied haws? Let's go over there."

Yu Ru nodded, holding Han Mei with both hands again and turning around with her back. There was a zebra crossing in front of them but no traffic lights, so she pretended to observe the passing vehicles but actually glanced at the direction where the man was.

The man came closer to them, and she felt his gaze, which seemed to be at a distance neither far nor near. She didn't dare to look back, and just pretended nothing had happened and walked forward.

The man she considered dangerous was indeed looking at them. He first looked at Yu Ru's bony body, and then carefully looked at the prosthetic limbs exposed under Han Mei's trousers. He stood still, staring at their backs, until they walked across the street, and then he withdrew his gaze.

When they reached the other side of the street, Jiang Zaizhou wanted to buy some candied haws from the candied haws vendor, but Yu Ru pinched a small part of his sleeve with two fingers and forced him to continue walking forward.

"Miss, what's wrong? Don't you want to buy candied haws?"

After walking one meter, Yu Ru let go of the hand that was holding his clothes and shook her head seriously.

Seeing her like this, Jiang Zaizhou realized that something was wrong. He looked around and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong? Did we encounter anything bad?"

Yu Ru put Han Mei down, and then pretended to look casually at the place where the man had just been. Seeing that he was no longer there but had walked forward, she relaxed her guard.

She first used sign language to gesture to Han Mei, "Auntie, please translate my sign language for him."

Han Mei nodded. "Okay, Xiaoru, just say whatever you want to say. Auntie will translate for you."

Jiang Zaizhou actually didn't use sign language to translate. A long time ago, Yun Jixing asked him and Xi Yizai to learn sign language so that it would be easier for them to communicate with Yu Ru in the future. And Yun Jixing would test them every time they met. Now he and Xi Yizai have basically mastered all the meanings of sign language.

He immediately said, "Miss, I don't need a translator. Xiaoxin taught me sign language and also told me some of your sign language habits. You can just use sign language to say what you want to say. I should be able to understand."

Yu Ru nodded, looked in the direction where the man had just left, and then expressed her observation.

[I felt that the man who just walked in front of us was very dangerous, so he changed his route. I thought he might have killed someone.]

"Ah?" Jiang Zaizhou exclaimed in a low voice, not daring to turn his head around, and just looked around, "Miss, how did you see that? I didn't even feel it."

"Oh, Xiaoru, is this true? I didn't even notice there was anyone in front of us."

Yu Ru nodded, "It's better to be careful anyway."