CHAPTER 636: CHAPTER 635: TEACH A MAN TO FISH

Zhen Yu reluctantly answered questions she could, and mumbled her way through those she couldn’t, giving vague answers!

Yet Fu Yu seemed to not care about her answers at all, as if he was merely looking for topics to chat about!

By the time dinner was finished, Mrs. Fu raised the issue of lodging for the night, and only then did Fu Yu finally stop talking.

As expected! Bai Xue immediately said, "I need to return to Qi City tomorrow! So, I must stay at the hospital and sleep with my mom tonight!"

"Xue’er! Don’t be silly!" Mrs. Bai scolded her daughter immediately and looked at Zhen Yu saying, "Xiao Yu,"

Zhen Yu silently shook her head at her, signaling Mrs. Bai to listen to what her daughter had to say.

Seeing this, Mrs. Fu prudently shut her mouth.

Bai Xue had already planned for Zhen Yu’s stay, "Xiao Yu! You go stay at my house! If you’re scared alone, you can have my little brother accompany you! We have Dahei (Blackie) at home too! Just lock the doors and you’ll be fine!"

Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Fu were both stunned, not expecting their daughter (niece), who usually acted like a child, to have such mature thoughts!

Zhen Yu smiled, seeing that Bai Xue was finally using her brain.

"Alright! Then let Xiao Yong accompany me!"

Bai Yong looked up at the somewhat unfamiliar older sister Zhen Yu and suddenly shrank back behind his own sister! "I, I also want to stay at the hospital with mom. Can my cousin accompany her instead?"

Zhen Yu’s face stiffened instantly!

Bai Xue was also extremely embarrassed!

She quickly interjected, "That won’t do! Xiao Yong, you are the host! When your sister isn’t home, you need to take care of the guests!"

While educating her brother, Bai Xue unconsciously glanced at her cousin.

But she found that Fu Yu had already lowered his head, making it impossible for her to see his expression!

At this moment, Mrs. Fu also realized the situation and quickly supported Bai Xue’s words, "Exactly! With both your mom and sister not home, if you don’t stay either, how can you let Zhen Yu, a guest, feel comfortable staying at your home?! Remember, she came back with your sister for your mom’s sake!"

Bai Yong’s eyes roved, seemingly puzzled, and finally turned helplessly towards his mother.

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Mrs. Bai, although silently lying on the bed the entire time, had observed everyone’s expressions and interactions.

Naturally, she knew that having her own son accompany the guest (Zhen Yu) back home was the best option.

Therefore, she smiled at her younger son and nodded, saying, "Xiao Yong, be good! Your Sister Xiaoyu cares for you even more than your own sister does!"

"Mom!" Bai Xue appeared dissatisfied and widened her eyes, pretending to be aggrieved along with her mother, "You actually say that about me!"

Confusion flickered in Bai Yong’s eyes...

"What’s wrong with what I said about you?" Mrs. Bai first asked with a smile, but her tone suddenly turned extremely serious!

"When your brother was nearly lost years ago, tell me, who risked their life to find Xiao Yong?"

Zhen Yu didn’t expect Mrs. Bai to suddenly bring up the past! She hurriedly waved her hand saying, "Oh come on! That was all in the past, Auntie, why bring it up now!"

"You can’t say that!" Before Mrs. Bai could retort, Mrs. Fu suddenly interjected, "This is a matter of gratitude! Even after decades, both our Bai and Fu families mustn’t forget this!"

"Sister-in-law, you’re right," Mrs. Bai immediately agreed, "Xiao Yong, you were young back then, and you might not remember much,"

"Mom, I remember!" Bai Yong suddenly looked at Zhen Yu with sparkling eyes. "It’s you! Sister Xiaoyu! I remember now! You were amazing!"

Zhen Yu smiled and gently rubbed the short hair of the pretty little boy in front of her, "I’m glad I didn’t scare you."

Witnessing this scene, Mrs. Bai suddenly felt touched and said, "Xiao Yong, you must treat your Sister Xiaoyu just like your real sister from now on! Did you hear me?"

"I heard!" Bai Yong agreed immediately without hesitation and immediately said, "Real sister!"

Zhen Yu hadn’t even had the chance to respond when Bai Xue suddenly became furious!

"Stinky Xiao Yong! If you call Xiaoyu ’Real sister,’ what are you going to call me?!"

"Uh! Big sister?"

Mrs. Fu burst out laughing, "Haha! Xiao Yong, you’re quick-witted..."

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After Mrs. Fu finished explaining all the miscellaneous matters to Bai Xue, the group of four left the hospital together.

The general direction back to the Fu Family and Bai Family was the same, except the path turning towards the Bai Family’s house was a bit closer to the hospital.

Fu Yu wanted to take the opportunity to ’escort Zhen Yu and Bai Yong home’ as an excuse to follow them, but he was stopped by both his mother and Zhen Yu.

Zhen Yu thought it was better to avoid unnecessary trouble, but Mrs. Fu had other, more complicated thoughts!

Since Fu Yu’s academic performance had skyrocketed in the past two years after the disappearance of the Zhen siblings from his life, Mrs. Fu was secretly relieved that the Zhen Family had moved away early!

Although later she found out her son still kept in touch with Zhen Yan, fortunately, they lived far apart and couldn’t really hang out together! Mrs. Fu stopped interfering with her son then!

Who could have expected! With Mrs. Bai’s incident, that girl Zhen Yu actually came running back with Bai Xue!

After all, they were neighbors for many years, and she couldn’t stand her son ignoring Zhen Yu outright in front of his cousin’s family!

Otherwise, Mrs. Bai might think she was now out of sight, out of mind, deliberately keeping her son from caring about their family!

To avoid being blamed, Mrs. Fu had previously intentionally created an opportunity just to slightly ease the tension between her son and Zhen Yu.

But Mrs. Fu definitely did not intend for her son to become close again with Zhen Yu. Absolutely not...

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Zhen Yu had no idea about all the twists and turns in Mrs. Fu’s heart!

But even if she did know, she wouldn’t care!

What she cared about most now was Bai Xue’s situation and how she could help Mrs. Bai become truly self-sufficient!

Although Zhen Yu made it sound simple when she previously advised Bai Xue to continue schooling, having personally experienced the hardships of working and studying part-time in her previous life, Zhen Yu knew all too well that it was easier said than done!

As for employing Mrs. Bai at the Sincere Internet Cafe as a cashier or something... that operation was quite simple! But what about later?

Zhen Yu had already planned what to do with those two internet cafes in Qi City! In two years, she planned to cash out and strategically relocate the capital!

What would happen to Mrs. Bai then?!

Moreover, as the saying goes, it’s better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

So after hours of contemplation and observing the Bai Family, Zhen Yu already had a vague idea in her mind.