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Chapter 85: Internet

After being fed for a few days, Mi Yang’s complexion was rosy, much better than before.

Bai Luochuan had been taking care of him carefully. Seeing that he was completely fine, he then took him for a walk in the old residence. The old residence was large, a three-courtyard house. The backyard alone had a stage, but it had been abandoned for a long time and had become a place to cool off, with no one paying it any mind. Not far from the stage was the stable. The little black horse, Wule, lived in a large space by himself. The old Mr. Bai was particularly fond of it, and its food and lodging were the best.

Especially this time, the little black horse had also rendered a meritorious service, helping to save a person. At that time, Fu Qisheng’s situation was critical. Wule’s saddle had been removed, and a simple life-saving frame was placed on its back. It was only after they had gone down the mountain that they found a small piece of skin had been scraped off its back. It had only flicked its tail on the way, obedient and submissive, without any temper at all.

Now, the wound had been treated with medicine and had healed, but Bai Luochuan still felt sorry for the little horse and wouldn’t let it be saddled, letting it recuperate for a few more days.

Bai Luochuan led Wule out. Wule immediately snorted happily, and its hooves followed crisply. It didn’t even want the large pieces of oat cakes that were broken and placed there. Its big, black, and bright eyes were full of joy, as if it thought Bai Luochuan was going to take it out to play!

Bai Luochuan stroked its nose and had Mi Yang come over to get close to it. Mi Yang had a sugar cube in his pocket, peeled the wrapper, and placed it in his palm to feed to Wule.

The three-year-old black horse’s little chest was straight, and its tendons were strong and beautiful, showing through its smooth, black, satin-like coat. Although it was small, it already had a proud posture. After it lowered its head and ate the candy in Mi Yang’s palm, it tilted its head and rubbed against Mi Yang, its beautiful big eyes still looking outside, as if it still wanted to go out.

Mi Yang was amused by it and stroked it. “You can only walk around at home. Your wound hasn’t healed yet.”

Bai Luochuan said, “You should say that to yourself again.”

Mi Yang: “…”

Bai Luochuan said, “The two of you are in a similar situation. You both have to be confined for a few days.”

The slightly fattened little horse and the child both looked up at him, their two pairs of innocent round eyes blinking twice. Wule was aggrieved, and Mi Yang was full of apology. Bai Luochuan looked at them, both pitiful and hateful, but still did not lift the ban.

Wule was a little more well-behaved than Mi Yang, but Mi Yang’s mouth was a little sweeter. They accompanied the young master Bai for two laps in the courtyard, and by the time they returned to the stable, the young master’s anger had already subsided a lot. There was only a faint, not completely extinguished little flame left, and his tone was also much better than before. “Let’s see tomorrow. The doctor will check you again. If you’re all better, I’ll take you back to your grandma’s.”

Mi Yang’s hand was being held by him. Hearing this, he happily swayed it a couple of times and looked up at him. “Will you stay too? Please?”

The hint of a smile on the corner of Bai Luochuan’s lips was almost not hidden. He deliberately asked slowly, “What’s wrong with you? You’ve been so clingy these past few days. Can’t I leave for a single step?”

Mi Yang was a little embarrassed and wanted to pull his hand back, but Bai Luochuan held it even tighter. He heard the young master sigh loudly and say, “Alright then. I’ll stay with you for another two days. Who else would be so good to you?”

Mi Yang saw him looking at himself and immediately said, “You’re the best.”

The young master was even more satisfied. His fingers intertwined with his, and he told him, “That’s right. I’m the best to you.”

This “best” was soon impacted by the love of the elders. Mi Yang had always been obedient and sensible, and for so many years, he had been the model of “other people’s children.” Such a big thing had happened so suddenly, and the calls of concern had not stopped these past few days.

Besides his parents and the old Mrs. Cheng, Mi Yang’s three aunts would also call on time every day to ask about him.

“…No, it’s no use for you to be anxious either. I can’t go back now. I have to be observed for a while longer. Don’t worry, I’m really fine. Didn’t Grandma tell you?” Mi Yang sat there and patiently talked to Cheng Qing. His mom was in Shanghai, and the more she couldn’t see him, the more anxious she was.

Cheng Qing said, “She did. Then you can wait a few more days. Your dad will be here soon. If he hadn’t stopped me, I would have been there yesterday.”

Mi Yang said, “It’s really nothing. Don’t you believe what my grandma said? I just choked on some water. I’m fine now.”

Cheng Qing reminded him of a few more things. Mi Yang smiled. “Okay, I know. You can do your own thing. We’ll be home in a while.”

Just as he hung up with Cheng Qing, his aunts called, as if they had arranged a time and were calling in order, one after another.

Mi Yang went to the balcony to answer the phone and said the same thing again.

The second aunt, Cheng Chun, had married the engineer who had been chasing her, and now their family was living a good life in the provincial capital. After her uncle-in-law was promoted, he was even allocated two large apartments. The youngest aunt, Cheng Ge, was now a teacher in the city and had also married someone from the oil field system. But unlike Cheng Chun’s family, one was an engineer, and the other was in the front-line practice. Their work was all related to the research and development of drilling platforms.

The two of them couldn’t come, but they had mailed a lot of things to Mi Yang, all of which were placed at the home of the third sister, Cheng Ru, who was in business in Shanhai Town, for Cheng Ru to take to Mi Yang. Cheng Ru and her husband had been in business for the past two years and had set up a solid wood furniture factory. Because of the “SARS” before, their business had also slowed down a lot, and she had a lot of free time to go back and forth. The task of visiting was all entrusted to her.

Hearing her talk about the slow business, Mi Yang asked, “Are there no customers coming?”

Cheng Ru said, “Of course not. We used to ship a lot to the south. When business was good, we wouldn’t have a day or two off in half a year. Now, we don’t dare to run around. We don’t even dare to hold exhibitions. Without people, how can we do business?”

Mi Yang said tentatively, “Then how about looking online?”

Cheng Ru said, “What online? Can you do business online?”

Mi Yang smiled. “Yes, you can, Third Aunt. Let me recommend a company to you. I see you’ve already bought a computer for my cousin. It’s such a waste for just one child to use it. Tools should be used by everyone.” He went back and opened Bai Luochuan’s laptop, looked online for a bit, and said, “Found it. You can go back and search for ‘Alibaba.’ There’s a ‘TrustPass’ service on this website. It’s just started, and it’s very good. You can pay a little money, and they’ll help you find new merchants.”

Cheng Ru had been in business for many years and was bold and had a high ability to accept new things. Hearing this, she nodded. “Alright then. I’ll go and have a look in a bit. Yangyang, what do you want to eat today?”

Mi Yang couldn’t stand the thought of eating now and immediately said, “No, no, I’m full. Please also tell my grandma that I’ll go and see her in a day or two. There’s no need to send any more food. I really can’t eat anymore. By the way, I just heard from my mom that my dad is also coming back.”

He tried his best to change the subject to Mi Zehai and talked for a long while. Only then did Cheng Ru chuckle. “I know, you little clever ghost. Third Aunt won’t be going over today. You can just rest.”

Mi Yang breathed a sigh of relief and saw Bai Luochuan walk in.