Chapter 33: Truly, one cannot judge a person by their appearance

She also took the opportunity to ask an old man in the back row with a thick Beijing accent about the situation of the various hospitals in the city. The old man was a warm-hearted person who told her everything he knew. By the time the bus was almost at the station, she had basically figured it all out.

After thanking him and watching everyone on the bus get off, she said: "Dad, I’ll carry you off the bus."

Liu Fu would not hear of it: "No need, just support me, I’ll move slowly."

Liu Mu felt a bit of regret at this moment; she shouldn't have refused her son-in-law’s offer to send them.

Liu Chuxue, however, ignored what he said and walked straight in front of him: "That leg that isn't broken is already swollen like a steamed bun, and you’re still trying to be tough. You know our current situation; we don't have extra money."

She said this on purpose; otherwise, Liu Fu might not have listened obediently.

Liu Fu raised his hand and lightly tapped his leg: "Lamei, help me up."

He sighed in his heart. His daughter was right; he should stop trying to be tough. If he made the uninjured leg worse, it would truly be a loss that outweighed the gain.

But looking at his second daughter’s thin frame, his heart was full of guilt.

Liu Mu felt even more sorry for her daughter: "Xue, let Mom do it."

Liu Chuxue hurriedly raised her hand to stop her: "Don't push it back and forth. The driver uncle will get impatient soon. Let’s get off the bus first."

They were quite lucky today. The driver was a man of character: "Little girl, there are people pulling carts ahead. You stay seated for a moment; I’ll drive the bus a bit further forward so you can walk a shorter distance."

The three members of the Liu family thanked him in unison.

As the bus stopped, quite a few people surrounded them: "Do you need a hand?"

Looking around, some of the people waiting for work had flatbed carts parked beside them, while others had wheelbarrows.

The driver saw Liu Chuxue carrying someone to get off the bus: "Don't get ripped off. Two mao is the most it should cost to take you where you want to go."

Liu Mu hurriedly thanked him.

These people carried loads here year-round and would often bully newcomers, but Liu Chuxue didn't indulge them: "Alright, two mao is the fixed price. Is anyone taking the job? If not, I’ll walk a bit further."

Seeing she was someone who knew the ropes, they didn't dare to fool her and raised their hands in a swarm: "Me, me, me."

Liu Chuxue pointed to a middle-aged man standing in the back: "Uncle, you’re the one."

The man was a bit surprised, pointed at himself, and asked uncertainly: "Me?"

"Yes, that’s you."

Having received a definite answer, the man hurriedly pulled his flatbed cart over: "Come, come, come, everyone make way, let me through, brothers."

The man was also an honest person. He parked the cart and hurried over to help support the man: "Come, sir, hold onto my shoulder and use my strength."

But Liu Fu now had one broken leg, and the other, while not broken, had been affected and was now so swollen that every step hurt like hell.

Liu Chuxue saw this wouldn't work and simply said: "Uncle, just hold the flatbed cart steady, I’ll handle it."

The man didn't object, thinking they were already used to this and were afraid he would get in the way.

As a result, he watched as the girl placed the man on a stone stool in front, then bent over, scooped him up horizontally, and placed him steadily onto the flatbed cart.

He was so distracted he almost lost his grip on the cart shafts. Once he reacted, he simply said: "My mother!"

The other porters on the side also exclaimed: "Truly, one cannot judge a person by their appearance. I didn't expect this little girl to have such strength."

Not to mention these people, even Liu Fu and Liu Mu were shocked: "Xue, you?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 35 =====