Chapter 10: Is Xiao Fu Bao Disliked? The Whole City Loves Me With Their Lives
Chapter 10: Suisui Becomes a Little Baldie
Physician Liu was furious, which startled Suisui into a shiver.
At this moment, Suisui was already without clothes. Seeing Physician Liu’s stern face made her a bit scared. Although she knew her brother was on the other side of the screen, she couldn’t see him clearly.
The unknown fear made her instinctively shrink back, her small hands helplessly fidgeting by her sides.
The scene reminded Suisui of the time when her cousins had stripped her clothes off.
Back then, her cousins had laughed while clapping, her aunt had scolded her with rolled eyes, and other relatives had sneered at her.
The familiar feeling of fear and helplessness made Suisui grit her teeth and quietly shed tears.
Suisui thought she wasn’t particularly terrified, just a bit scared.
Physician Liu’s visible concern and pity quickly brought him back to his senses.
He forced a smile, stroked his goat-like beard, and said gently, “Suisui, don’t cry, don’t be afraid. Grandpa Liu was just thinking of something upsetting, not because of you.”
Feng Xuanrui, enjoying the comfort of the hot water next door, couldn’t help but stretch his neck and ask, “What’s wrong with Suisui?”
Feng Xuanrui tried to stand up but was gently pulled back by Qing Shan. “Young Master, your foot!”
Realizing his foot still hurt and no one was responding from the other side, Feng Xuanrui became anxious, “Physician Liu, what happened to Suisui?”
Physician Liu, soothing Suisui’s emotions, spoke up only after she had stopped trembling. “It’s nothing, just a bit of discomfort.”
Feng Xuanrui didn’t understand what there was to be uncomfortable about but, thinking about his sister’s injuries, he began to understand a bit.
Feng Xuanrui shouted, “Don’t worry, Suisui! A hot bath feels great. Don’t be afraid to wash up. We have plenty of water at home; you can bathe every day!”
Hearing her brother’s comforting words, and Physician Liu’s gentle tone, Suisui gradually let go of her fear and tentatively dipped her feet into the tub.
The water was just the right temperature, very comfortable.
Under Physician Liu’s guidance, Suisui carefully entered the tub and slowly sat down.
Physician Liu initially intended to guide Suisui in washing herself, but seeing her discomfort, he decided to take over.
Before starting, he adjusted Suisui into a more comfortable position.
“Rest your head here; lying down to wash is more comfortable.”
“Right, right, slowly. If we stay below the water’s surface, it won’t feel cold.”
“Grandpa will help you wash. If it hurts, tell me right away, okay?”
…
Listening from the other side, Feng Xuanrui found Physician Liu’s gentleness towards Suisui strangely unfamiliar!
The old man, who usually scowled and was stern when administering medicine, was now so tender?
But then again, it was for his sister. So, it was understandable.
After all, his sister was so adorable; who wouldn’t like her?
Feng Xuanrui, proud of his sister, occasionally raised his arm and told Qing Shan, “Scrub harder. I feel like I got dirty while rolling around on the mountain. Make sure to clean thoroughly.”
Qing Shan hurriedly agreed.
On the other side, Suisui was lying in the tub, her small head resting on the edge. Physician Liu had placed a thicker towel to avoid hurting her neck.
Physician Liu used a gentle touch, carefully washing Suisui’s arms.
Not wanting to anger himself further, Physician Liu started with the relatively less injured arm.
There were many scars on it, including some older burn marks that seemed to be from sticks. The scars were faint due to time and the child’s quick recovery.
Seeing this, Physician Liu’s eyes reddened.
How old was Suisui this year? The scars indicated they had been there for some time. How old could she have been then?
Two years old?
Or three?
What could a child understand?
To inflict such cruelty on a child?
Physician Liu silently thought: Why didn’t he learn poison techniques? A strong dose of poison could send these scum to hell!
Suisui’s other arm was a dark purple mess. Physician Liu couldn’t even bear to scrub it with a towel and only rinsed it gently with clean water.
Besides her arms, there were injuries on her back, chest, stomach, and legs...
Some of the injuries were not recent but had healed well, leaving only light scars.
This made Physician Liu even more furious.
Damn it, these scum!
Suisui’s hair was unevenly cut by her aunt, looking like it had been gnawed by a dog. It was also yellow and dry, feeling like weeds.
Physician Liu discussed with Suisui as he washed her, “Your hair isn’t growing well. Grandpa Liu will shave it clean and then apply medicine to help it grow back nicely. How about that?”
“Later, with the medicine, your hair will be shiny, smooth, and beautiful. What do you think?”
…
Physician Liu wanted to cut Suisui’s hair for two reasons: the hair was too damaged and needed to be cut for better regrowth, and he feared she might have lice.
However, considering Suisui was a girl, Physician Liu didn’t cut her hair without her consent. He coaxed her gently.
Suisui didn’t really understand all this but knew that Physician Liu was kind to her. So she nodded obediently, “Okay.”
Thinking of what the system had taught her, Suisui said softly, “Thank you, Grandpa Liu.”
Calling him “Grandpa” made Physician Liu’s heart flutter with joy. He smiled widely, “Oh, Grandpa is here.”
Though Physician Liu was smiling on the outside, he was sharpening his knives in his heart.
He hoped he wouldn’t find out who the culprits were!
Otherwise, he would send them all to the southwest quarries!
Physician Liu’s soothing voice was too low for Feng Xuanrui to hear clearly.
The result was...
When Feng Xuanrui finished his bath and came out, he saw his little sister was now bald.
Feng Xuanrui: ?
His sister’s hair, though as wild as weeds, was completely shaved off. Isn’t this too much?
The young boy looked at Physician Liu with dissatisfaction.
Physician Liu calmly met his gaze, smiling, and asked, “Sixth Young Master, is there something wrong?”
While speaking, Physician Liu continued to dry Suisui with a large towel and wrapped her securely.
At the same time, Physician Liu thought to himself: The Sixth Young Master is becoming increasingly unreasonable.
Here was a fine young lady, still without clothes, and he barged in so casually. How could the little girl not feel embarrassed?
**(End of Chapter)**
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