Young Master Xiang, Leave Me Alone - C146

Chapter 146 – Encountering Xiang Chen Xi by chance

Hu Zi’s mother also asked him to help support his family, so he was not allowed to go to school.

Tao Chu Liang sighed, feeling sorry for the poor family, and said to the tiger-mother who was crying bitterly, “But children still have to go to school, if they don’t learn something now, they will have to face the sky just like how their ancestors did, scattering their own sweat in the fields, delaying their children’s future.”

Hu Zi’s mother said to Tao Chu Liang. Maybe this was his life, and this was his life.

Tao Chu Liang felt that Hu Zi’s mother’s words were completely nonsense. After criticizing her for a while, she started to blame Hu Zi’s mother for this.

“Whether a person’s fate is unfortunate or not is not something that the heavens have preordained, but something that they have worked hard to achieve through their own hard work.”

Hu Zi’s mother did not agree with this. She believed that this was her fate, and it was not going to happen anymore.

Therefore, he said to Hu Zi’s mother, “tiger-mother, since you think that Hu Zi is not going to school because you can’t afford to pay for the books, then I will pay for the books. Can you let Hu Zi go back to school?”

tiger-mother did not think about it too much and just shook her head, “Right now, my family is really poor, and I can’t keep the pot boiling. Even though you helped Hu Zi to pay for his books, there are a lot of things that need to be done at home.”

Hu Zi’s mother told Tao Chu Liang that she did not want her child to go to school, and that she needed his help to cultivate the land. This way, she would have more money to treat her father’s illness, and her child would have to learn to waste a lot of time.

“What’s more, the child’s grades are not good, so even if he studies, it won’t be of much use.”

However, Hu Zi’s mother had already made up her mind that she would not allow Hu Zi to go to school. No matter what Tao Chu Liang said or did, Hu Zi’s mother would grit her teeth and refused to give in. Hu Zi definitely would not go to school, no matter what Tao Chu Liang said or did, Hu Zi’s mother would not let go.

Hu Zi’s mother gradually grew impatient. The work in the fields had not been finished, and if she wanted to harvest more food today, then she would have to clear more wasteland. She did not have the time to stay here with Tao Chu Liang.

Teacher Lu, my Hu Zi will not go to the academy, you don’t need to say so much, I will not listen to you, but my boss will be transferred to the hospital tomorrow to be treated, but the hospital spends all their money to pay for it, even faster than running water. In the past, the money that was saved at home before went to the hospital with Hu Zi’s father a few days ago, it was already too much, I really can’t afford to keep talking about Hu Zi’s father’s condition any longer, the doctor told me, if this goes on, the doctor might not be able to do anything anymore.

Tao Chu Liang opened his mouth, wanting to say more, but Hu Zi’s mother immediately followed up with another sentence, “Teacher Lu, this is the situation at home, there’s no need for you to persuade me. Let me tell you, if you do anything else, I will not allow Hu Zi to go to class.”

It was because she could not bear to watch Hu Zi get separated from the class and lose her heart. She could not bear to watch her country’s flowers get destroyed like this. She could not bear to watch Hu Zi work in the fields every day.

Tao Chu Liang was still a little unwilling. She was not willing to give up on a student just like that, so she was even more determined on this matter.

Hu Zi’s mother had already gone to work in the fields, and Hu Zi was brought away by his mother as well. In the house, only Tao Chu Liang was left.

It was already getting late, Tao Chu Liang felt that he had to wait here for the whole day. Perhaps Hu Zi’s mother would not agree, Tao Chu Liang thought that maybe he could make a move from somewhere else.

Tao Chu Liang brought this question home. On the second day, when he was still in class, he heard the class monitor say that Hu Zi’s father had already been sent to the town’s hospital.

Tao Chu Liang asked where he had gotten the news from, and the class monitor said that when he came to class today, he had met Hu Zi who was harvesting pig grass on a small hill. Hu Zi told him with red eyes that because he went to the hospital today and paid a large sum of money, Hu Zi secretly looked at his mother who was sitting alone on a small stool and wiping her tears.

Hu Zi’s eyes were red, and in order to ease the burden on his mother, he had to work even harder to bring her to the hillside to gather the pigweed.

Hu Zi and the class monitor lived very close to each other, and they had a good relationship with each other. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have told these things to the class monitor.

“Teacher, can we go see Hu Zi’s father together?”

After the class heard about Hu Zi’s family, they all softened and began to wipe away their tears. Some of the girls even begged Tao Chu Liang while crying, “Teacher, can we go to the hospital to see Hu Zi’s father?”

He could not bear to tell them the train fare from here to town. However, since everyone had intentions, she should go and take a look. Maybe she could find a way to let Hu Zi return to school.

The time was set for tomorrow at noon. Not every family’s parents would agree to their children’s request, so they needed to spend some time to finish the farm work their parents had instructed them to do in advance.

When Tao Chu Liang went to take a look, she was a bit stunned. She thought that the children would only be going with a few of them, but he didn’t expect that the entire class would be obediently sitting in their seats or writing a few flower wreaths, carrying a few flower baskets with fruits picked from the trees inside.

Tao Chu Liang felt that in his heart, there was a place that was constantly falling into, which made him feel sore. He woke up, and Tao Chu Liang brought a group of children with him to set off, the children were all very obedient, they did not run around randomly, and all of them followed orders and walked away very orderly.

Because they had so many people, they took the bus to the town. The bus bumped and jolted the entire way, carrying their hearts to the town.

The children never left the small mountain village. The novelty of opening a new town made them start to chatter, expressing their amazement and amazement at every novelty.

However, every child was very sensible and knew it wasn’t easy for Tao Chu Liang to bring them out. They didn’t cause trouble nor were they curious about the things that they shouldn’t be curious about.

In the end, under Tao Chu Liang’s lead, they arrived at the largest hospital in the town.

The hospital was very quiet. The spacious ward was all filled with patients, and there were quite a few family members staying in the corridors.

For a moment, the sickroom seemed to be extremely crowded. Tao Chu Liang led a lot of people, not wanting to enter, but everyone unanimously handed over the things in their hands to the class rep and Tao Chu Liang. They waited for them at a relatively spacious place in the hospital.

Finally, Tao Chu Liang found Hu Zi in a corner. The one who was wearing the clothes was Hu Zi’s father, he was currently pouring the liquid into the bed, and his feet were tightly wrapped in a strap.

He thought that after his mother treated Teacher Lu like that a few days ago, Teacher Lu would definitely give up on him, his student. He never thought that not only did Teacher Lu did not give up on him, he even brought the class monitor and all of his classmates to visit his father.

In the ward, there were many family members who came to see the patient, either with beautiful roses, carnations, or select fruits. In contrast, the gifts that the class leaders brought with them looked rather shabby in the midst of all the presents.

Then, Hu Zi was slowly moved, and his tears flowed uncontrollably as he started to chat with the class monitor. Tao Chu Liang walked out of the small and noisy room and breathed in the fresh air.

Then, Tao Chu Liang went to the doctor’s office to inquire about Hu Zi’s father’s medical fees. However, when the doctor told his about the huge sum of money, Tao Chu Liang was also stunned, because it was an astronomical figure that she could not bear.

Tao Chu Liang sat on the chair and started to think. She had thought that if she could help Hu Zi’s father place some of the medical fees, his parents would agree to let him return to the Academy to study with his classmates.

But what she did not expect was that the medical expenses for Hu Zi’s father had completely exceeded her tolerance level, what should she do now, Tao Chu Liang was a little anxious.

If she couldn’t help Hu Zi’s father reduce the medical expenses and reduce the burden on his mother, then Hu Zi definitely wouldn’t be able to return to the academy. Tao Chu Liang let out a heavy sigh.

She didn’t want to go back to the small ward. The smell inside made her uncomfortable, so she sat in a chair in the corridor and looked at the people coming and going. Some were sad, some were happy, some were angry, some were sad.

“Lu Yu?”

Uncertain voices sounded from the corridor behind Tao Chu Liang. Tao Chu Liang turned around doubtfully, and saw that devilish face of Xiang Chen Xi. All the girls who passed by him were abashed, and quickly walked past him, but they couldn’t help but turn their heads three times in a single step.

“Lu Yu, why are you here?”