Chapter 474

Chapter 474: Chapter 469: Troublesome Matters When Returning Home 04 ——————

Li Xiaoxia spoke evasively, expressing her thoughts unclearly and indirectly, rather than stating her opinions outright.

Fan Jiefang returned without accomplishing anything. Seeing it was still early, he originally planned to visit his father-in-law’s house, thinking it would be nice to spend time with his son. But the thought of his wife’s indifferent and estranged gaze made him curse silently and hesitate guiltily.

He had thought about going back to the county town first; he really wouldn’t have had the nerve to face his wife and son back at his father-in-law’s place unless this matter was resolved!

Although his father-in-law’s whole family was understanding and even empathetic towards his difficulties, he had indeed hurt Xie Jinghong’s feelings.

It’d be strange if the Xie Family could still look at him favorably!

But what Fan Jiefang hadn’t anticipated was that his hesitation would lead to a significant incident two days later!

Had he known it would turn out like this, he would have rather faced a beating from his wife first and talked things over with her.

Feeling dejected, he thought that since he was back anyway, he might as well buy some fruit and visit his eldest sister who was married locally.

At the Xie Family at this moment, seeing Lin Caixia come over alone with Xiao Ba, Zhou Xiuhua was quite surprised. The old lady had thought that after sorting out the household chores tomorrow, she and her husband would go to the town to see the Fourth Family’s home.

Truth be told, since Xiao Ba’s birth, neither she nor her husband had visited, so they harbored no hard feelings against the Fourth Family for not coming back.

After all, there’s always a reason for everything. The child was sick, and it was only the ten-month-old Xiao Ba, so the Fourth Family needed to be prioritized.

If they had returned, making Xiao Ba’s condition worsen, they as grandparents would have felt even more remorseful.

"Fourth’s family, why did you come back alone? Is Xiao Ba still not feeling well?" Zhou Xiuhua first took the package from Lin Caixia’s hands, casually placing it on the wooden table. Her aging eyes then focused on Xiao Ba, who was cradled in the arms of the Fourth Family.

"Mom, I saw the weather was alright, and Xiao Ba has improved a lot, so I took the opportunity to visit before it got dark. You and Dad came back, and it just happened that Xiao Ba had a fever, hence my delay in returning."

Lin Caixia first smiled at her mother-in-law, and seeing her intense gaze fixed on Xiao Ba, felt that the effort of carrying Xiao Ba all the way was worth it.

"What delay, the child’s well-being is most important! Look, Xiao Ba’s little face is all red from sleeping, but is he still not feeling well?" Zhou Xiuhua, noticing the sweat on Lin Caixia’s face, moved to help unbundle Xiao Ba. "You are being unreasonable – knowing Xiao Ba was ill, your father was worried you wouldn’t be sensible, letting Xiao Ba get sick while traveling by night...

Eh! Even if it wasn’t a night journey, with all the mountain wind in the countryside, getting sick again would simply break our old bones with grief!"

It was just past four in the afternoon, and it wasn’t the weekend, certainly the fourth son wouldn’t have time off work; so seeing only the Fourth Family here, one could tell the fourth son must be working.

Hearing the talking in the main room, Xie Jinghong pulled aside the curtain and indeed saw her second brother’s family chatting leisurely with their mother.

"Caixia, you’re back!" Xie Jinghong, seeing her brother’s wife’s face flushed from walking, hurriedly fetched her a big cup of water from the tank, "Here, drink some water. You must have had a tough journey."

Bringing a young child back home is no simple task when one’s hands aren’t empty. At this time, without disposable diapers, just stepping out of the house required packing a small bag of the child’s towels, diapers, and small clothes. If the journey was long, one also had to prepare a water bottle.

It was mid-November, Xiao Ba was not yet one year old, and it was his first time heading to the countryside – the weather had already become chill, and in the countryside, it would be a degree or two even colder.

Having to prepare this on one side and that on the other, even if she hadn’t brought any gifts, and considering the clothes and items she and Xiao Ba might need, she had two large packages to carry!

Therefore, even if Xiao Ba wasn’t heavy yet, walking in the cold air, Lin Caixia still ended up sweating profusely.

"Thank you, Second Sister Xie, I’m fine. It’s good that you arrived early, you even got here faster than me."

Xie Jinghong hadn’t heard about her family’s situation, so she was completely unaware that Xie Jinghong had arrived yesterday evening.

"Alright, you can catch up later, Xiao Ba seems to be showing signs of a fever now!"

Zhou Xiuhua knew that her eldest daughter couldn’t easily respond to that, and after using her hand to feel Xiao Ba’s forehead, she sensed a bit of a fever and immediately ordered Da Niu:

"Da Niu, go call over Ni, quietly, we don’t know if Xiaojiu and Xiao Shi are awake yet."

"Eh, I’m on it right away!" Upon hearing this, Xie Jinghong became anxious; she didn’t even think about why they needed to call the younger sister when Xiao Ba was sick, she just hurried off after being told.

"Mom, let me have a look!" Lin Caixia was truly thirsty, so when her mother-in-law handed over Xiao Ba, she took the water handed to her by her older sister-in-law and drank it for real.

But after uttering a word of small talk, she heard her mother-in-law say that Xiao Ba has a fever again? Lin Caixia genuinely became anxious.

The family’s old man had seen that the children were all napping, so he went to town to pick up a parcel; Tie Dan, the Boss, went with him, which is why they weren’t seen around at the moment.

Lin Caixia, with shaking hands, touched her son’s little forehead, the initial warmth let her relax slightly, but after a moment, she could also feel that her son’s body was indeed in the midst of a fever, only slightly less warm.

The current fever thermometers were still a valuable item, and she didn’t have one on hand. With winter here, it got dark early. It was only 5 o’clock, and the sky was already darkening, not to mention the mountain wind had started blowing!

At this moment, Lin Caixia’s little face turned pale with anxiety.

Xiao Ba’s fever had really subsided, only then did she dare to carry her son back to her parents’ house. She didn’t expect it would flare up again from catching a chill on the way!

"Mom——"

"Don’t worry, Xiao Shi will be here shortly, Fourth Family, calm down." Zhou Xiuhua was still relatively composed; Xiao Ba’s fever wasn’t too serious.

"I, Mom!" Lin Caixia’s face had already shown signs of panic, but in the rural area at this time, even with her exhausted little legs running urgently, it would still take an hour to reach the bus stop.

Moreover, now that it was getting late, it was common to see buses ending their service early when there were no passengers!

She didn’t know if the bus from her parents’ place would have the same issue. She was anxious to leave but also afraid of missing her husband; tears were brimming in her eyes.

Zhou Xiuhua, seeing that Xiao Ba was being held by someone from the Fourth Family, went back inside and brought out a small bottle of powder, placing it on the wooden table without pouring it out for use.

Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse Chapter 473 - 468: Troublesome Matters When Returning Home 03 Lin Caixia noticed her mother-in-law’s actions, and seeing that she didn’t say much and remembered her mentioning Second Sister Xie, she calmed down a bit and thought, perhaps Second Sister Xie has some kind of special remedy?

Yan Jinsu arrived quickly; as soon as Xie Jinghong heard that Xiao Ba was feverish, and seeing that her sister-in-law’s complexion wasn’t good, she realized the kid had been sick for more than a day or two, and any mother knows how exhausting it is to care for a sick child.

The younger the child, the more tiring it is for the person and the heart.

"Mom. Cai Xia, you’re here, let me check on Xiao Ba first." Yan Jinsu first nodded at her mother-in-law and younger sister-in-law, then calmly and warmly placed her hand on the baby to feel that the temperature wasn’t too high, which eased her mind.

She then saw out of the corner of her eye that her mother had already placed the ’Houzao Powder’ on the wooden table, and she mentally praised her mother-in-law.