"Brother Zhu!"
When he saw the small figure rushing up to him like a young swallow and hugging him, even though Zhu Tingfang was caught off guard and his wound was hit hard again, his face inevitably twitched slightly, and he couldn't help but hissed softly and took a breath of cold air. But he finally understood Zhu Ying's ambiguous words just now.
It turned out that it wasn't a scammer who came from nowhere and said that she was pregnant with his child, but Xiao Cheng!
Zhu Ying had hugged her elder brother once before because they had met after a long time, and only then did she find that he was injured. She regretted it very much. Now she found that Xiao Cheng was doing the same thing as herself. She subconsciously wanted to rush over and pick him up, but she was pulled back by Zhang Shou. Then she heard Zhang Shou whispered, "Don't worry, the child is very smart, he has already let go."
Seeing Xiao Chengguo quickly let go of her hand, she took two steps back and asked timidly, "Brother Zhu, are you hurt?" Zhu Ying couldn't help but look sideways at Zhang Shou. She admired Zhang Shou's observation skills and was delighted with her brother's vision. It turned out that this child was as sharp as her. She was worthy of being the child that her brother decided to adopt!
Zhu Tingfang didn't expect Zhu Ying to be so proud of herself and judge others by her own standards. He was also a little surprised by Xiao Cheng's reaction, but he was even more surprised that he had secretly arranged a life for Xiao Cheng, so why was he in the Duke of Zhao's mansion now? He simply squatted down and did not answer the little guy's question just now, but asked directly: "Who brought you here?"
"Mr. Liu and his family suddenly disappeared, and I had to drill through the wall every day to look for them..."
Zhu Tingfang could only understand the general idea of what Xiao Cheng said after he had stammered for a long time, until Zhang Shou interrupted and gave a brief introduction of the situation. He learned that his teacher had not only suffered the pain of losing his wife, but also owed a large debt for his wife's medical treatment, and was forced to leave his old home. His face turned pale and he was extremely angry.
He took a deep breath and tried his best to calm himself down. Then he looked at Xiao Cheng gently and said, "Chengcheng, since Mr. Liu and his family are not here, why don't you live in my house from now on? Don't worry, I will take good care of you."
However, he originally thought that the little guy would definitely agree, but he didn't expect Xiao Cheng to look at him eagerly for a long time, and finally shook his head: "Brother Zhu, Brother Zhang was worried that I would be alone during the New Year, so he brought me here from home. I can take care of myself at ordinary times. What's more, Brother Zhang also found a job for me, so I don't need to be supported by others!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Tingfang immediately turned his head to look at Zhang Shou, feeling quite angry. You let such a small child live alone? And what does it mean to find a job? What can Xiao Cheng do with his tiny body? But the next moment, Zhu Ying's words on behalf of Zhang Shou left him speechless.
"Brother, Ah Shou is so thoughtful! Didn't he have someone open a blacksmith shop and a carpenter shop next door? He asked Zheng Dang and Yang Hao from the village to help watch the door there, and to accompany Xiao Cheng to study at night. Xiao Cheng went to the Banshan Hall of the Imperial College to do odd jobs during the day, and those students could teach him 300 Tang poems when they had nothing to do. You came back just in time, he has memorized them all, but he hasn't fully understood the meaning yet!"