Chapter 2041 Mr. Zhao’s Request
Xiao's mother complained to Xiao Xiao that he went to the hospital to visit a patient, so why didn't he bring flowers?
Seeing flowers will make patients feel better.

……

When Xiao Xiao returned to the ward again, Old Zhao had returned.

The old man on the hospital bed smiled when he saw Xiao Xiao coming in.

"I knew it was you when I saw this snack box."

"Have you been here for a while?"

"It just happened that the old man was outside basking in the sun."

"Just changed the water."

Xiao Xiao smiled and put the vase on the table.

“This flower is beautiful.”

Mr. Zhao was in high spirits.

Although the color was simple and elegant, it still brightened his eyes, which had seen too many monotonous colors in the ward.

Beautiful things always make people happy.

"As long as you like it."

Xiao Xiao arranged the branches of flowers.

"like."

Mr. Zhao nodded and said, "Next time I go to your teahouse, I will thank your mother in person for choosing this bouquet of flowers."

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao smiled, "Xiao's Teahouse welcomes you to visit again."

Mr. Zhao was stunned.

Then he laughed out loud.

"Haha~"

"it is good."

"When I'm discharged from the hospital, I will definitely come to your teahouse to bother you."

"Little friend Xiao Xiao, you guys are going to have a holiday soon, right?"

The old man sat on the hospital bed.

Xiao Xiao helped the old man raise the head of the bed.

"Thank you."

The old man leaned back against the bed.

Eyebrows relaxed.

"Ah."

Xiao Xiao sat back in the chair beside the bed, "The National Day holiday is coming soon."

"What are your plans for the long vacation?"

The old man's question made Xiao Xiao realize something.

He shook his head.

"Nothing special has been planned."

"What's the matter, Mr. Zhao?"

Mr. Zhao was not surprised by Xiao Xiao's sharpness.

He narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"Ah."

"I want to ask Xiao Xiao for help with something."

"what's up?"

Xiao Xiao asked directly.

"hehe."

Xiao Xiao's straightforwardness made the old man's expression brighter.

"It's not a big deal."

"I just want you to go to an appointment for me."

"Visiting an old friend."

……

Keep an appointment?

Visiting old friends?

Xiao Xiao was a little confused.

"Aren't you going to call and explain your situation to the other party?"

Speaking of appointments…

Of course, I am the best.

No?
……

“There’s no way to call.”

Xiao Xiao was stunned.

No way to call?
Was it an agreement made by chance, and the old man didn't have the other party's contact information at all?
Or does the other party not have a mobile phone or telephone?
……

"After all, youkai don't have the tools humans have to communicate with each other."

The old man laughed.

Xiao Xiao suddenly realized.

So it was a date with a monster?

……

"It's a good thing Hu Zi brought you here."

The old man felt a little emotional.

"I was so confused after the fall that I almost forgot about the agreement."

The old man patted his head gently and said, "As expected, I am old and my memory is not as good as it used to be."

"You were in an accident."

Xiao Xiao's eyebrows curved slightly.

"Don't you remember it now?"

"Your memory is still very good."

"Haha~"

The old man smiled happily.

"Yes."

“I think I’m in pretty good shape.”

“The doctors said I’m recovering well.”

The old man said with some pride, "He said I might be discharged from the hospital earlier than expected."

The smile in Xiao Xiao's eyes deepened, "That's great."

"Congratulations, Mr. Zhao."

"Thank you."

The old man felt a little emotional.

"Please come and visit me, an old man."

When someone came to visit me in the hospital... Even if I said I didn't care and advised them not to come -
After all, they have no relatives or friends with me...

He felt embarrassed to always have people come to visit him in the hospital. But how could he not be happy every time he saw Xiao Xiao coming in?
Besides
Before Xiao Xiao came, the doctors and nurses in the hospital treated him as an elderly widower.

He is not.

Even if he doesn't want to contact his family, he is not a lonely old man.

He has someone with him.

It’s just that Hu Zi and the others can’t see it.

……

It's okay to be misunderstood.

However, he doesn't like others looking at him with sympathy.

He knew what they were thinking.

An old man who was alone in the hospital.

How pitiful.

But that is simply not the case.

There is nothing about him that needs sympathy.

he's good.

This was difficult for him to explain to them.

Not to mention making them understand.

They will just think he is showing off.

The arrival of Xiao Xiao made all these gazes disappear.

He was relieved.

Finally, he feels more comfortable living in this courtyard.

Otherwise, he would have been in the hospital for a long time this time.

Being stared at like that all the time was too much of a psychological burden for him.

Maybe he was thinking about being discharged early.

……

"Now the old man has to trouble you to run errands again."

The old man felt that he was really shameless, "I'm so sorry."

……

"Mr. Zhao, you are too polite."

Xiao Xiao smiled, "You are a guest of our Xiao Teahouse."

"It's just errands, don't take it to heart."

Mr. Zhao was somewhat amused by Xiao Xiao's words.

"Then you have to protect the identity of this guest, old man."

"I can ask Xiao Xiao to help run errands."

"I will be a loyal customer of your teahouse from now on."

The old man was beaming with joy.

"When the old man can no longer walk, Hu Zi and I will come to your teahouse every day to drink tea."

……

"it is good."

Xiao Xiao raised the corner of his mouth, "Xiao's Teahouse welcomes Mr. Zhao."

"You."

The old man smiled and shook his head, "He is indeed the young master of the teahouse."

I think of the teahouse in everything.

……

"Let me tell you about my friend."

The old man looked out the window.

The window is half open.

Occasionally a slight breeze rustled the curtains.

The sunlight coming in adds a bit of liveliness.

Flashing.

The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression calm.

Gradually, a daze appeared in his eyes.

……

It was October of that year.

He remembered it clearly.

It is the third day of the long holiday.

He rented a small boat and went out to sea by himself.

No.

It’s not accurate to say one person.

And there is Huzi.

……

He was in the captain's cabin.

Hu Zi was lying in the middle of the deck.

Lazily basking in the sun.

The colorful patterns sparkle in the bright sunshine.

Even the snow-white fur that shone with a pearly luster seemed a little dull against the brilliant colors.

……

He has no destination.

It means sailing to places where there are fewer people.

It's the long holiday period and everywhere is crowded with people.

He doesn't like crowds.

You won’t be able to enjoy the best of the scenery.

I don't like noise either.

Maybe it's because he has been to too many vast and sparsely populated places such as deserts, grasslands, and rainforests.

He liked the vastness and openness of those places.

He could hear the wind picking up the gravel.

The sound of rock...

He liked the sight of large tracts of weeds being blown in one direction by the wind.

The clever little deer would tilt its head and look at him curiously.

He likes the sound of birds singing around his ears.

There were also the sounds of animals coming from far and near.

There is a thick texture of soil underfoot.
　ps: Thank you Cangqiong Qianjue for the reward~(*︶*)!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)