Chapter 20 Conditions

Rong Yan also went to wash her hands; by the time she dried them, the siblings were already standing properly.

"Sit here."

Qin Mei obediently did as told.

Rong Yan took a seat on the other side, "Give me your hand."

Qin Mei extended her hand, her eyes filled with trepidation.

If she weren't ill, her older brother wouldn't have spent all his earnings on her medicine, and their family wouldn't be so poor.

Qin Yu's eyes, however, were fixed on the hand that was taking her pulse; he was even more nervous than Qin Mei.

After feeling the pulse for a bit, Rong Yan retracted her hand and motioned for Qin Mei to switch hands.

After feeling the pulse on both hands, she finally said, "It's alright, I'm here, the problem isn't severe, but stop taking the previous medication."

With her around, not even the King of Hell could snatch someone from her grasp.

Qin Yu quickly spoke for his sister, "We definitely won't take it."

The sister-in-law said so, could it be that the medicine was bad?

No wonder his sister's illness had not improved.

He was only twelve and had seen little of the world, so he believed the illness was delayed by the medication.

Hearing the sister-in-law say it wasn't a severe problem made Qin Mei quite happy.

If her illness were cured, would she no longer need medication in the future?

Without buying medicine, wouldn't their family no longer be poor?

"Sister-in-law, can I really get better?"

The young girl proactively asked, clearly very concerned about it.

Rong Yan gave a slight smile, "You will get better."

A girl of her blooming age should flourish like a flower.

"But…"

Upon hearing this word, the joy of the siblings shifted back to tension.

Rong Yan looked at them, "Since the New Year is approaching, forget it for now. However, after the New Year, when school starts, both of you siblings must attend."

The siblings froze; they hadn't expected the sister-in-law to bring up this matter.

For a moment, they were conflicted.

Especially Qin Yu, whose struggle was clearly written on his face, "...Can we not attend school?"

Rong Yan raised an eyebrow, giving him only two words, "No way." She could tell this kid was averse to school.

Disappointment instantly clouded Qin Yu's face.

His eyebrows furrowed deeply; then, as if he had made a major decision, he nodded seriously, "Okay, I'll go to school."

Qin Mei glanced at her second brother, then at her sister-in-law, and nodded weakly, "...Okay."

Rong Yan got the answer she wanted and smiled, "It's settled then, after school starts, you both will attend."

"But is there enough for the tuition?" Qin Yu asked quietly.

It was now deep winter, and there was no work available for him to earn money.

And his big brother was sick and unable to move.

Thinking it over, he felt he had agreed too hastily.

Could he still change his mind?

Rong Yan chuckled in amusement, "You're young, yet you think quite a lot. Don't worry about the tuition, you should rather think about how to avoid being bullied at school!"

Qin Yu's face suddenly turned red, "I haven't been bullied."

Rong Yan looked at him, eyebrow raised.

Seeing her expression, Qin Yu raised his voice a few notches to reaffirm, "I haven't been bullied."

In his limited understanding, being bullied meant he was weak.

And he was not weak.

Rong Yan nonchalantly nodded, "Alright, alright, you haven't been bullied."

Qin Yu: ...

Did she believe him or not?

"You stay at home, I'm going out for a bit," Rong Yan said as she stood up and walked out.

Once she left, Qin Mei whispered, "Second brother, are we really going to school?"

Qin Yu tried to comfort her, "Don't worry, perhaps the sister-in-law will forget by then..."

This was said to his sister, but it sounded more like he was reassuring himself.