Chapter 3 p2
Bai Qingyu carried his son out, didn’t turn left to the pharmacy, but found a corner, plucked a hair, turned it into a tea leaf, squeezed out the juice, and applied it to Bai Xiaocha’s foot.
The swelling slowly disappeared under Bai Qingyu’s fingertips.
Bai Xiaocha, “Ooh!”
Ointment cost money, divine power didn’t, but using too much would make him weak.
It was okay, just a small bump, it wouldn’t make him weak.
Twenty yuan was more important. With twenty yuan, he could make a jar of medicinal wine that would last for decades.
Bai Qingyu continued walking. Fifteen minutes later, he found a pharmacy that sold Chinese medicinal herbs.
He bought a bottle of alcohol, and also borneol, coptis, rhubarb, and honeysuckle. Using these heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs in the wine, it was specifically for mosquito bites, enough for Bai Xiaocha to use until he grew up.
After walking such a long way, Bai Qingyu’s lips were a little dry. Just as he was thinking of going back, he suddenly saw a free drinking water station.
As expected of a big city! Bai Qingyu scanned the code to get water. A stream of water flowed from the teapot in the hands of the human statue. Bai Xiaocha stood under the teapot with his mouth wide open, waiting. He didn’t aim correctly, and the water splashed on his eyebrows. He quickly closed his eyes.
Bai Xiaocha, “Dad, drink again.”
“Okay.”
The two of them lingered at the drinking fountain, not noticing a Maybach driving by on the road.
The driver saw He Renyuan’s aloof expression in the rearview mirror, and then saw the father and son who were happy just drinking water. He thought that the boss’s money couldn’t buy happiness.
The man sitting in the back seat, resting with his eyes closed, had a handsome appearance, a high nose bridge, deep-set eyes, sharp eyebrows, and black hair like ink. His brow was always furrowed with a faint displeasure. His broad shoulders, narrow waist, the strong muscles hidden under his suit, and his height of 1.9 meters, all amplified this displeasure into an intimidating aura that made people afraid to look directly at him.
“Chen Shu, have you been driving for me for three years?” He Renyuan suddenly asked coldly.
Chen Shu felt a chill on the back of his neck. This was a terrible conversation starter… Was the next sentence going to be “Don’t come tomorrow”?
He had forgotten to open the window for the boss when passing by the green belt that looked like tea trees. Young Master He liked to look at the new buds on the green belt.
Chen Shu softly acknowledged and expertly opened the car window, letting the spring air circulate in the car, turning the interior into an open environment.
The wind blew He Renyuan’s hair, revealing a scar about an inch long.
He Renyuan didn’t speak again, his gaze turned to the outside.
Bai Qingyu was about to go back to work when he received a call from the housekeeper.
The housekeeper asked nervously, “Qingyu, where are you?”
Bai Qingyu, “Outside buying things.”
“Mr. He is coming back,” the housekeeper remembered to cover for Bai Qingyu and his son, “Don’t come back now to avoid bumping into him. You haven’t taken Xiao Cha to the amusement park, have you? I’ll give you the day off today, play outside for the day.”
“If you don’t want to go to the amusement park, you can go to the library. There’s a children’s picture book area. Take the No. 3 subway line at the door, it’s five stops away.”
Bai Qingyu nodded, realized the housekeeper couldn’t see, and said, “Okay, I won’t go back.”
The housekeeper, “I’ll let you know when Young Master He leaves.”
The sky was gray. There was a lot of rain in spring. The more it rained, the greener the willows became. The willow wind was not cold. Bai Xiaocha raised his little face, his soft hair flying in the wind.
Bai Qingyu sensed the humidity in the air and had to quickly find a place to shelter from the rain for a long time.
He looked up and saw a subway entrance a hundred meters away. Bai Qingyu held Bai Xiaocha and walked in.
At the subway entrance, there was a middle-aged vendor selling toys. It was about to rain, and parents were taking their children home to avoid the rain. There were no children on the road. He had to pack up his stall too. Just as he was about to ride away, he suddenly saw a big one and a small one walking over.
The middle-aged man cleverly pulled out a large rooster-shaped helium balloon and stuffed it into the child’s hand – as long as the child held it and didn’t let go, the parent had to pay.
“Little friend—”
Bai Xiaocha remembered the milk tablets on the train and happily rubbed his face, “Uncle, is it free?”
The middle-aged man, “…”
“Fifteen yuan each.”
Bai Xiaocha tucked his hand into the gap between him and his father, “Uncle, my dad has no money.”
The middle-aged man had never seen such a clever child. He was both angry and amused. He was afraid that if he looked again, he would really soften and give it away for free. He quickly drove away.
“What a cute little baby, here’s a cup for you.” A young man carrying a string of plastic cups with big bellies walked over.
Bai Xiaocha asked undaunted, “Brother, is it free?”
The young man smiled, “Free, as long as you help me download an app. It’s a legitimate app, you can download it from the app store.”
Huh?
Bai Qingyu and Bai Xiaocha stopped and looked at him. If he took Bai Xiaocha out, he did need a cup to hold water, “I don’t have much data.”
The young man, “I’ll give you a hotspot.”
Three minutes later, after a flurry of operations by the young man, Bai Qingyu’s phone had a new short video app, and he had ordered a cup for one cent.
“This cup is yours now.”
“Wow,” Bai Xiaocha exclaimed in innocent wonder.
The young man saw that Bai Qingyu was a new mobile number and was more excited than Columbus, “I’ll give you another cup, download another app.”
Bai Xiaocha readily agreed, “Dad also needs one.”
The young man smiled and hung another big belly cup around Bai Xiaocha’s neck, “Here you go.”
After another round of operations, Bai Qingyu’s phone had a new red shopping app.
The young man was about to continue when raindrops the size of beans fell. Bai Qingyu hurriedly put away his phone, “No more, I have to catch the subway.”
Bai Qingyu originally planned to go to the library, but Bai Xiaocha was directly fascinated by the large toy that was the subway.
There were not many people at this station, and it was not crowded. They could stay for a long time without obstructing traffic. They could also avoid the rain, there were toys, and it was close to home. Bai Qingyu held the little one and sat on a chair, watching the trains come and go every few minutes.
A free big toy, only two yuan for the minimum fare, you could play until 11:30 at night.
“Whoosh—” Bai Xiaocha puffed up his cheeks, imitating the sound of the subway going through the tunnel.
“Another one, Dad!”
Bai Qingyu suddenly thought of a problem. If it rained often, it would be inconvenient for him to take Bai Xiaocha out.
Tea deity cubs could be in the rain, but too much rain was not good.
Bai Qingyu opened the newly downloaded Pinxixi and entered keywords to find a fully enclosed rainproof stroller.
The product was only a transparent rain cover for a stroller, which cost more than twenty yuan. The stroller had to be purchased separately.
Strollers cost at least over a hundred yuan!
Bai Qingyu was short of money and was about to close the app when a subway cleaner pushed a trash cart past.
Bai Qingyu’s gaze was suddenly attracted to the plastic trash can with a lid on top and wheels on the bottom.
Huh? Wasn’t this a rainproof, wheeled upgrade of his basket?
Bai Qingyu immediately changed his search to outdoor trash cans and ordered a green environmental protection model. New users only needed to pay sixty-six yuan to take home a 120-liter large-capacity trash can.
Bai Qingyu carefully filled in the address and waited for delivery.
It must have started to rain heavily outside. Newly arrived passengers were carrying dripping umbrellas, leaving footprints on the ground.
Bai Qingyu suddenly remembered the diapers he had hung on the balcony. Would they get rained on?
Forget it, Bai Xiaocha had many diapers. He would wash them and dry them again tomorrow.
At the He residence.
He Renyuan hadn’t even stepped into the house when a gust of wind suddenly blew. A piece of white cloth flew from the sky, heading towards him.
Since being attacked three years ago, He Renyuan was extremely wary of unknown objects. He reached out and blocked it, grabbing the rectangular cloth before it could cover his face.
“What is this?” He Renyuan’s face was ashen.
The housekeeper broke out in a cold sweat, “This is, this…”
This seemed to be Bai Xiaocha’s diaper!
Damn it, the young master had mysophobia. Why did Bai Qingyu hang it on the balcony? He should have thrown it into the dryer.
“This…” The housekeeper had a brainwave, “This is a rag. The new housekeeper likes to wash it and hang it on the balcony. I said to disinfect and dry it, but he said the sun is good for sterilization.”
A rag, a rag was better than a diaper.
He Renyuan threw away the rag, “Another person introduced by Aunt?”
The housekeeper, “Yes.”
Although He Ying introduced some difficult people, they basically didn’t cause trouble for He Renyuan. This was the first time, and it was a rag to the face. He Renyuan felt that his patience had reached its limit, “Who is it this time?”
The housekeeper knew clearly that he should make Bai Qingyu sound pitiful at this time, portray him as someone who would starve to death if he was fired, but he couldn’t hide it forever. He gritted his teeth and said honestly, “A healthy person.”
He Renyuan, “Brain-damaged?”
Otherwise, he couldn’t understand why he would dry a rag on the third floor. The kitchen was on the first floor, wasn’t it? Anyone with a brain wouldn’t take it to the third floor to dry.
The person wasn’t in front of him, and it was pointless to get angry at a brain-damaged person in the air. He Renyuan gave his aunt some face, “Don’t let it happen again.”
The housekeeper, “Yes, yes, are you staying at home tonight?”
He Renyuan “hmm”ed and walked in. In the hall, he paused, his sharp gaze sweeping every corner.
The house was the same as when he last left, but he vaguely felt that something was different.
He Renyuan pressed his forehead, touching the uneven scar, closed his eyes, “Make a cup of tea.”
The housekeeper went to the cabinet to get the tea, worried. How would Bai Qingyu come back tonight? If he left them outside, Bai Qingyu was so frugal, he might sleep in the underpass at night.
“Dad, I’m sleepy.” Bai Xiaocha had watched hundreds of subways today, too many to count. Without the support of human food, tea deity cubs at this age got tired easily.
“Sleep, Dad will hold you.” Bai Qingyu placed him on his lap, his head resting on his arm, and gently patted his back.
A subway train stopped, and a few girls came out, chatting and laughing, each carrying a paper bag. They seemed to have just come from the night market, having bought a bunch of hot and fragrant snacks. The smell of sugar-roasted chestnuts wafted over.
Bai Xiaocha rubbed Bai Qingyu’s elbow shyly, “Dad, I’m not sleepy.”
Bai Qingyu smiled, “Dad will take you to buy some.”
It was already ten o’clock at night. Bai Qingyu scanned the code and exited the station. There was a stall selling grilled sausages at the subway exit, five yuan each.
There was a bank outside the subway exit, and the three steps in front of the door were still a little wet. Bai Qingyu found a place that was almost dry and sat down, holding his son in his arms. He glanced at the 24-hour self-service area in front of the door. It seemed like a good place to spend the night.
Bai Xiaocha held a piece of sausage, his cheeks puffed out, and asked with concern, “Dad, is there no free dinner today?”
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How could someone come home and their wife and child have no food to eat.
