Chapter 2417: Extra - Can't Keep Crying (Patreon)

Chapter 2417: Extra - Can't Keep Crying


With Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng accompanying them, Shu You didn't worry too much.


As for Huohuo, since he had left Jiangyuan County, he wouldn't be able to return for a while. When he did return, Shu You's condition would have stabilized.


Shu Yu looked at the dark circles under Zhao Xi's eyes and finally let out a sigh.


Well, her elder sister still needed Zhao Xi to take care of her. If he also wore himself out, it would be her elder sister who would suffer. After all, Zhao Xi was a doctor and could help alleviate her symptoms.


"Alright, we'll take him with us."


Zhao Xi exhaled a long breath and said, "Ah Yu, I knew you were the most loyal. I'll take Huohuo back for now and let him say goodbye to your sister. When you're ready to depart in a few days, I'll bring him over."


"Okay."


Mengmeng felt sympathetic for Huohuo. Going away for five or six years meant he wouldn't see his parents for such a long time. It seemed quite miserable.


Though she felt that way, as the departure date approached, the young girl still went with Shu Yu to bid farewell to their elders. However, when she went over, she had Ying Xi carry a large box of items.


Both Shu Yu and Ying Xi were puzzled. "Mengmeng, what are these?"


"I'm giving these to Grandma and Grandpa, their gifts."


Shu Yu and Ying Xi decided not to inquire further. When Grandma Lu saw her, she was delighted. "Why are you here at this late hour? You're leaving tomorrow morning."


"I came now because we're leaving tomorrow." Mengmeng replied before having Ying Xi open the box she had brought.


Inside the box were all of Mengmeng's cherished belongings, her favorite things.


She took out a toy drum and handed it solemnly to Grandma Lu. "Great Grandma, this is for you. When you miss me, just shake it, alright?"


"Alright." Grandma Lu touched her little head with joy.


Mengmeng then picked up a kicking shuttlecock and ran over to Lu Erbai. "Grandpa, this is for you. You can kick it a few times when you're free, okay?"


"Okay."


Next, she handed a scented sachet to Ruan Shi and said, "Grandma, this sachet, you can carry it with you, okay?"


Ruan Shi hugged her and said, "Yes, Grandma will carry it with her all the time."


Afterward, Mengmeng gave something to Anong and the others one by one. She even left items for her absent Aunt and Uncle, Shu Rui and Shu Ning, asking them to pass them along.


After distributing everything, she sighed and, when she raised her head again, her large eyes were filled with mist, making her look very pitiful. "Then I'm leaving. Let's meet again in six years."


Everyone present, "..."


Huh??


Why should they meet again in six years? Where was she planning to go, and why did she seem like she wouldn't return?


Shu Yu supported Ying Xi's shoulder, preventing herself from bursting into laughter.


That's right; she hadn't had a chance to tell her daughter how long they would be gone.


No wonder she had looked so noble and had brought out all of her treasured belongings, giving them to others as if she wouldn't see them for a long time. She thought it would take a long time for them to come back?


"Hahaha." Shu Yu couldn't help it and burst into laughter.


Little Mengmeng turned around blankly, her eyes still filled with teardrops she couldn't shed. "Mom, your laughter... it makes me... I can't keep crying."


"Then, don't cry, hahaha." Shu Yu squatted down and wiped her eyes. "Sweetie, we won't be in the capital for more than a year. We'll be back very soon."