Good Luck in the Year of the Pig

tely, “Go in, it doesn’t matter, I just have a minor injury.” After saying that, the woman turned her head and looked in Lu Ying’s direction.

Lu Ying, whose mind was originally on his son, suddenly looked up at this moment and could not help but stare.

“…Mrs.
Qin.”

Mrs.
Qin smiled faintly, “Lu Ying, it’s been a long time.”

“…yes.” Lu Ying smiled dryly.

Mrs.
Qin exhaled quietly; she didn’t expect to meet Lu Ying again in Qixia Town.
Was it the narrow path of the enemies or was it fate?

“Dad, I’m scared, I’m scared, I want to go home, I don’t want to see a doctor, oooh…” Lu Zaizai suddenly broke away from the nurse and rushed into Lu Ying’s arms, crying.

Lu Ying anxiously comforted him: “Good boy, Dad is with you, you are a man, don’t be afraid of such a small injury.
The doctor will give you medicine and you’ll get better soon.
Dad will never lie to you.” He went in with the child in his arms.
The doctor’s words were the same as the nurse’s and even more terrifying than the nurse’s words.
It was absolutely necessary to apply the medicine.
In the worst case, a surgery would be needed, which scared Lu Ying to death.
On the contrary, the emotional Lu Zaizai slowly calmed down, his eyes swollen and his nose sniffling.

When the doctor cleaned the wound, Lu Zaizai couldn’t help howling again, his voice and energy making Lu Ying’s scalp tingle.

There was no doubt that he had been lucky over the years.
A child who is not sick can save his parents a lot of hardship.
Other parents said that it was difficult to bring up their children, and even more difficult when they were sick and had to go to the hospital.
If a child suffers, adults suffer even more, with physical exhaustion and psychological stress being a constant source of devastation.
No matter how naughty or lively a child is, when he is sick he is either listless or crying and clingy, unlike his usual self.

Seeing Lu Zaizai’s tears pouring, Lu Ying couldn’t do anything.
He neither comforted nor reprimanded him.
Anyway, crying enough was good, a few tears were not a problem.

“Be careful not to touch the wound when you get back, and not to get it wet.
First apply the medicine for two days to see how the recovery goes.
If it doesn’t go well, the rotten skin will have to be treated surgically.
All right, go pay at the ATM outside, then pick up the medicine on the first floor.”

“Thank you, doctor!”

Lu Ying, having no doubts about his son’s recovery abilities, breathed a sigh of relief and walked out of the doctor’s office, only to realise that Mrs.
Qin was still at the door.
Remembering that she had given them her position, Lu Ying said, “Thank you, Mrs.
Qin.”

“It’s as it should be, children are important.
I just got a little burn while cooking.
This is… your son? How old is he?” Mrs.
Qin awkwardly gossiped, speaking slowly as if groping for every word.
That wasn’t her style at all.

“En,” Lu Ying let out a long sigh, lowering his eyes and stroking his son’s head, “Zaizai, say thank you to grandma.”

There were still tears on Lu Zaizai’s chubby white and tender face as he sniffed and smiled, “Thank you, Grandma.”

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Mrs.
Qin was slightly surprised: “Haven’t I seen you before? At Dr.
Hu’s clinic.” That time she didn’t have the heart to pay much attention to the child.
She didn’t expect it to be Lu Ying’s son.
Counting that, this was the third time she had seen him.
It was really… fate.

“Grandma, that’s my godfather’s house.” Lu Zaizai was in a bad mood and replied in a cranky voice.

This child… even if he was Lu Ying’s son, she still couldn’t hate him.

White and chubby, how nice.

“What a coincidence.” Mrs.
Qin smiled gently and leaned down to look at Lu Zaizai’s hand, “Does your hand still hurt?”

“It hurts, woo…” Lu Zaizai was still aggrieved.
He had never been so painful in his life.

Lu Ying was speechless.
A little hurt, the fat boy immediately turned into a petulant little princess, what a blast!

He didn’t even look at who he was being coquettish to, huh?

“Oh, look at your tears, be good, don’t cry.
Grandma will give you a little gift, I hope you’ll get better soon.” Mrs.
Qin put a small box she had been holding into Lu Zaizai’s palm.
It was the only thing she had with her at the moment that was suitable for giving out.

Sure enough, Lu Zaizai really stopped crying and looked at the box curiously, asking in a somewhat tearful voice, “What is this?”

The box was small but very delicate, and not cheap at first glance.

Lu Ying wanted to say something but didn’t.

“A cute little pig, a kind of meeting gift from Grandma to you.”

“A little pig! I like little pigs the most! Thank you, Grand… Dad, can I have it?” Lu Zaizai braked just in time to eagerly consult his father’s opinion.
Dad had said that anything given to him by an adult must be received with his consent.

Seemingly afraid that Lu Ying would refuse, Mrs.
Qin hastily explained, “It’s not something expensive, the bank gave me a souvenir for free and I kept it.
I just happened to meet you and your son, so you can let the child take it.”

After a pause, she added, “Your son is very cute.” She was even a little envious at heart.

Mrs.
Qin thought that Lu Ying would not accept it easily, but to her surprise, he nodded readily, “Take it.
Say thank you to Grandma.”

“Thank you, Grandma!”

“So good.” Mrs.
Qin smiled kindly and looked at the chubby little face that she wanted to touch.

“Zaizai, say goodbye to Grandma, Dad will go home and make lunch.”

“Bye bye, Grandma!”

“Bye, Mrs.
Qin.”

“Bye bye… bye.”

Lu Ying held his son’s hand and walked out.

It took a long time for Mrs.
Qin to look away.
Today she met Lu Ying and spoke to him again, and her heart felt much lighter.
In any case, the past was like smoke, one should not be obsessed with it.
Back then, Lu Ying in front of her was just an ignorant boy who didn’t know anything about the world, a totally innocent and careless child.

She thought she was a bully and a vain arrogant bitch.

It turned out that she had thought too much.

When they returned home, there was a green jade piggy lying in the box, with the logo of a certain bank at the bottom of the box.
The colour of the jade was more translucent than the jade bracelet bought by the supervisor for 50,000 or 60,000 yuan, and the shape was cute and pretty.

Lu Ying put the jade piggy on his son straight away.

At night, he had a rare dream from a long time ago.

They were lying in a large glass room where they could see the sky full of stars.
The white carpet under them was soft and warm, and they were dreamy and intoxicated, clinging to each other, full of love and warmth.
Outside, flowers bloomed quietly, summer insects chirped and the night sky glowed with the silvery light of a river of stars.

Someone whispered softly in his ear.

I like you.

I like only you.

I like you if you are good looking.

If you’re ugly, I like you, too.

You’re a flower…

You’re a human or a fairy, I still like you. 

You’re a little pig, I like you anyway.

Forever.

……

Hehe.

Big pig trotters!(1)

A common phrase used by a girl to diss a guy for breaking his promise and going back on his words