"So Yu bro, you mean that beautiful nurse intended to have something with you?"
"Don't you trust me?! I wouldn't lie to you, you know."
"Bro, it's not that I'm doubting you, you are handsome and cool, yes, everybody knows that, but the main thing that attracts women is money, which you don't have."
"F*ck you, how dare you to call me a broke nigga?!"
Li Yu was so angry when he heard Huizhong call him a poor guy.
Li Yu was currently informing Huizhong of what happened between him and the beautiful nurse last night, but Hizhong did not believe him, he thought he was lying.
"Guys, get ready, we are ready to leave."
Mu Shi walked inside looking a bit demoralized.
When she saw her son's energetic look, the demoralization instantly disappeared and she felt a lot better.
It was the second day after Li Yu was rushed to the hospital.
Huizhong came early today.
Although Mu Shi told him to leave and come back after school closes, telling him there is no need for him to skip school and that everything was cool there, Huizhong refused, he told Mu Shi that he had already sought permission from the school, which was a total lie.
Li Yu even knew it was a lie before being informed.
Mu Shi finally felt better with that, she told the two boys to wait for her, that she needed to go settle the hospital bill and also get all the prescribed medication while at that.
Mu Shi immediately felt like crying when she saw the high hospital bill, she didn't expect just a day's treatment to cost her all the money she had borrowed and been saving since the beginning of the year.
So back to the room.
Li Yu looked at his mother quietly. He that had the memories of a forty years old man knew that receiving treatments in a private hospital, especially inside a private room was so costly, and he also knew the depth of his mother's pocket.
That's why he told his mother they needed to leave last night, but she refused.
Li Yu sighed softly and swore to make money as soon as possible so that he could take away most of his parent's worry, money.
"Yu bro, you need to stop daydreaming of that nurse ASAP, I'm not lying bro, but she wouldn't be interested in you for a bit."
Huizhong suddenly whispered to Li Yu, breaching his thoughts.
Rolling his eyes frustratingly, Li Yu slapped his friend's head jokingly.
Li Yu looked around for the nurse that did the unthinkable to him when they were leaving, but she was nowhere to be found.
Maybe she was only on the night shift.
....
"Ah… how many years had it been already since I was here last?"
Li Yu was currently looking at the familiar house he had almost forgotten.
Although the house looked old, small, and rough, yet, the love, care and happiness, and peace of mind Li Yu was able to get and got from this home of his could not be measured at all.
Li Yu could remember the last time he was here, that was when the government was demolishing the houses in the area. He remembered that he cried so hard that day when he thought the only place he was able to have happiness and peace of mind had also been taken away.
He was so mad at heaven then, mad at heaven for taking his parent, his friend and the only place of joy left for him.
But look at things now, he had gotten back everything he had lost, and those days of suffering had almost become a dream.
"Big Brother!!!!"
A beautiful young girl, almost the same age as Li Yu suddenly rushed outside of the house opposite Li Yu.
The Young girl rushed to Li Yu's side while looking at him curiously from head to toe as if expecting to see something.
"Wait…wait is this, not Gu Zhalan?!"
Li Yu suddenly remembered this childhood friend of his he had forgotten.
Li Yu and Gu Zhalan were neighbors and friends, they've known each other all their lives, but everything changed when Gu Zhalan and her parent moved out.
"Well… I guess that's still in the future." Li Yu sighed happily.
Li Yu was two years older than Gu Zhalan, so he took her as his little sister.
He always protected her from bullies when they were both little.
He and she had shared a lot of good memories.
"Big Brother, look at my cloth, is it beautiful?!"
"Beautiful, it is very beautiful."
"Big brother, will you play with me? Mom and dad have gone to work."
"Okay, Okay. Let's go play."
"Big brother, Zhalan will marry you when she grows up."
"I will also marry Zhalan when I grow up."
"Big bro, you're so stupid."
"Hehehe….."
"Big brother someone bullies me today."
"I will beat to death anybody that dared bully my Lil sister."
"Big brother, we would be attending a different school in the future."
"Don't let anybody take advantage of you in school."
"Big brother, Zhalan would miss you a lot when she's gone."
"Look at you bawling like a kid, just come look for me here if you missed me.'
Li Yu began to remember scenes after scenes of himself and Zhalan.
The scenes he had forgotten until today.
Li Yu forgot about Gu Zhalan because she and her parents had moved out of town before his parents died, and since then, they had not seen each other before today.
"Look at you, as old as you are, you are still running around like a little kid." Li Yu taunted mercilessly.
"Duh… you're so stupid. Who told you it's only little kids that run around? old people also run around." She taunted back.
"Why didn't you go to school today?"
Li Yu asked curiously as he knew Zhalan would never joke with her studies. Her parent would not even allow it if she wanted to play with them.
Gu Zhalan attends a better school compared to Li Yu and Huizhong due to, one. Zhalan was more brilliant than the two, Li Yu and Huizhong, second. Her parent was better off compared to the two's
"We're starting our midterm test tomorrow, so they gave us a day off today, to study."
"It was said that you were rushed to the hospital yesterday, are you feeling better now?"
She asked, feeling worried.
"What's with that expression? Aren't I standing here perfectly fine now?! Wait, do you like cared about me?! Hehehe"
"Duh… who cares about you."
"Hahaha, she does not want to admit it…"
Huizhong, who had stood by the side since the beginning suddenly made a sound, as if announcing to the two that had entered their world that he too was present.
"Oh, little ball, you're also here."
Zhalan said dismissively to Huizhong which got him so angry that he almost spitted flames.
"How dare you brat call me little ball?! Hadn't I warned you times without numbers to stop calling me that?"
"Oh… I want to keep calling you that, what would you do to me?!" Zhalan asked shamelessly.
Looking at the shameless little girl speechlessly for a while, Huizhong decided to just keep quiet and not argue with her anymore as he knew it will lead nowhere, while Li Yu was busy looking at the movie being played unconcerned at the side.
"What're you guys still doing outside? You all should enter."
"Good morning aunt."
Gu Zhalan greeted Mu Shi.
"Good morning child, how is your parent?"
"They are both fine ma."
"Good."
The three walked inside the little house.
Lu Yu sighed in gratification after entering the little house. Although there were not many things inside the house and even looked a bit deserted, it still look very tidy without a speck of single dust.
"Hizhong, Zhalan, are you two going somewhere later?" Mu Shi suddenly asked the two.
"No aunt, we are not going anywhere today, we would be staying with Li Yu." The two that were being called out replied in unison.
"That's good then, I'm going to the noodle store later, so your Yu bro would be in your care later."
"No problem aunt, you can go do your thing."
"Aunt you can trust us."
Li Yu suddenly felt bad when he realized that despite all the stress, his mother that should finally be able to rest is still going to work so that she can feed him and herself.
"Mom, do you need to go today?!"
"Yes honey, mommy needs to work, else you might go on a marathon fast for the rest of the week." She joked.
Tidying up things, Mu Shi gave Li Yu the two last coins in her purse in case in case he wants to buy something.
Watching mum walk out of the house despite looking very tired, Li Yu felt a more urgent need to make money ASAP.
I've known what I needed to do to make money now, it remains how I'm going to confuse this two that I'm going to play lottery. Li Yu thought silently while he was watching zhalan and Huizhong argue endlessly with each other.
I only have two cents here, but what can it do?
As if he suddenly gained enlightenment, Li Yu suddenly looked at Huizhong with a strange expression.
Huizhong who was busy arguing suddenly felt a shiver run down his spine. Looking up with a start, he saw that his Yu bro was currently looking at him with a strange expression.
He cowered back in fear. "Yu... Yu bro, I'm telling you honestly now, I'm not into boys, I'm a straight guy."