Chapter 1618 - 1316: He Fell in Love with Her

Chapter 1618: Chapter 1316: He Fell in Love with Her

Ever since Xu Hua said she’d visit his home to see his grandmother next time, Yu Dou had been waiting.

This waiting, unconsciously, stretched to a year. At the end of that year, grandmother suddenly fell gravely ill, and after being sent to the hospital, she couldn’t hold on in the end and passed away.

Yu Dou was heartbroken and sad; without his grandmother, he was left all alone.

That year, he was fourteen, and he knelt in front of his grandmother’s grave, saying, "I’m sorry, Grandma, I couldn’t bring my benefactor to meet you in the end!"

At fifteen, Yu Dou passed the entrance exam to the best high school in T City as the top student in the county.

Yes, he finally reached the city, to a place very close to her.

After Xu Hua learned about it from the relevant department, she specifically went to the school to see him on his first day.

She bought him a new backpack, stationery, extracurricular books, and some fruits and snacks.

But when she handed them to him, he didn’t take them; he just stared at Xu Hua steadily and asked, "Why did you break your promise?"

Xu Hua was puzzled, "What are you talking about?"

A bit angry, he gritted his teeth and said, "You said you would visit my home to see my grandmother, but you didn’t go, you didn’t go..."

The fifteen-year-old boy, upon saying this, immediately had reddened eyes.

He was truly upset and heartbroken; he still remembered how he excitedly ran home that day to tell his grandmother that a kind-hearted person had sponsored his schooling.

He told his grandmother that she was a particularly beautiful elder sister, like a fairy descending from the sky, and she promised to visit you next time!

Grandmother was also very happy; from that day onward, no matter how busy or tired, she would clean the house thoroughly.

The small ten-square-meter mud house was kept impeccably tidy by grandmother.

Grandmother was also afraid that the guest might find the house filthy, so she bought a new cup especially for the benefactor to drink tea.

Speaking of tea, grandmother was even more attentive; she specially asked the village chief for a small pack of tea leaves and kept it cautiously, just waiting to brew for the benefactor.

Although it was just a year, he and his grandmother truly waited every day, every moment for a whole year.

Xu Hua’s eyes flickered, and she said, "I’m sorry, during this period, I... was a bit busy... How about this, let’s go to your house this weekend, and I’ll visit your grandmother!"

Upon hearing this, tears fell from his eyes, and he said, "It’s too late... it’s too late, my grandmother is gone, she’s no longer here..."

Xu Hua was momentarily stunned, probably not understanding his meaning, but he could no longer endure it and turned around to run away.

He found a lonely corner and cried heartily.

Honestly, when grandmother passed away, he didn’t cry as sorrowfully as this.

The emotions had been repressed until now, and at the moment he saw Xu Hua, he could no longer restrain himself.

A week quickly passed, and by the weekend, many classmates had already returned home; those who couldn’t either went shopping or were out playing.

Although it was high school, it was relatively relaxed during the first year.

As for him, he also wanted to go home, but had nowhere to go; as for shopping, what was there to shop for a poor boy from a small place?

Although the high school provided dormitories, he had applied for boarding; he thought about using this time to find a tutoring job.

However, he was new and had no connections, and after seeing Xu Hua, he suddenly felt an extreme longing for his grandmother, wanting to return home once to see her.

He didn’t expect Xu Hua would come to find him again; she was probably feeling somewhat awkward and guilty.

Someone who felt guilty wasn’t only her but also him.

Xu Hua had helped him so much; without her, he might have already dropped out, and grandmother would certainly have been worried sick about his tuition fees.

His thin lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but what could he say? He didn’t know.

Xu Hua spoke first; she smiled at him and said, "Are you going home today? Can I come with you?"

That day, Xu Hua accompanied him on the long-distance bus to his hometown, a small county. The roads were rugged and bumpy, taking over four hours in total.

Xu Hua wasn’t accustomed to it; she even got sick on the way, which made him feel very guilty, but Xu Hua didn’t mind.

She smiled and said, "It was the same when I came here last time; my constitution isn’t very good, looks like I’ll have to exercise more in the future!"

He turned to look at Xu Hua and asked, "Sister, how old are you?"

"What did you call me?" Xu Hua asked.

He said, "Sister, or else... what else should I call you?"

Xu Hua laughed and said, "My child is already three years old; you tell me what you should call me!"