The boy's eyes suddenly lit up. He nodded repeatedly, "Mm-hmm, thank you... Goddess."
As he said the last two words, the boy felt a bit embarrassed. Before, when everyone called her that, including his sister when she called Lu Wanqing that, it didn't seem strange. But now, looking into Lu Wanqing's eyes, he inexplicably felt that she deserved it. Miss Lu was indeed a goddess; she was truly too kind.
Lu Wanqing was taken aback by his words, then chuckled, "You don't have to call me Goddess. If you don't mind, you can call me 'jie' from now on, or Wanqing jie is fine too."
As soon as Lu Wanqing said this, everyone fell silent – the thousand fans present and the over a billion fans in the live stream.
The boy looked at Lu Wanqing, beginning to grasp her meaning. Miss Lu... did she mean it that way?
The boy felt his heart pounding. A word lodged in his throat, too overcome with emotion to speak.
"Ahhhhh, Goddess, are you still looking for a younger brother? A grown one, I can be your brother too!" Suddenly, someone from the crowd behind shouted.
Hearing this, the boy instantly felt as if a vital channel had been opened. Anxious, he glanced back at the crowd, then quickly turned back to Lu Wanqing, and excitedly shouted, "Jie!"
His voice was so loud that many people heard it.
Xiao Yu Shu was stunned. Mommy... had just adopted a younger brother?
So, from now on, this boy would be her... uncle?
"Uncle," Xiao Yu Shu quickly reacted, calling out crisply.
Lu Wanqing was surprised. She looked down at Shu Shu with a puzzled expression, then back at the boy. She was utterly confused. Why was Shu Shu calling him uncle?
The boy before her was overcome with emotion. He looked at Xiao Yu Shu and nodded eagerly, "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm."
Lu Wanqing: "..." Wait, I just asked you to call me jie, and now you've actually become my brother?
Lu Wanqing's mind suddenly went blank. She looked at everyone around her, feeling bewildered. After a moment, she realized, had her words caused a misunderstanding?
However...
Lu Wanqing looked at the boy, feeling that having another brother wasn't so bad, especially since his sister had a similar experience to her own.
Three thousand years ago, facing herself with a terminal illness, had her elder brothers been like this boy?
It was just that her illness was ultimately incurable.
"Regarding your sister's condition, can we talk about it privately? If possible, we can brainstorm together and see if there's any chance of curing her," Lu Wanqing said.
If she hadn't met this pair of siblings, she might not have interfered. But perhaps it was fate. Just as she was thinking of her third brother, this boy appeared at the most opportune moment. What he said about his sister deeply moved her.
Within her capabilities, Lu Wanqing was willing to help.
The boy was startled again. He widened his eyes, his voice trembling and choked as he stammered, "You... you can really do that?"
As he said this, his voice was thick with emotion. He and his sister had no money to seek better medical treatment, but if the goddess was willing to help, perhaps... perhaps his sister could be saved!
The next moment, the boy suddenly knelt down with a thud. He kowtowed to Lu Wanqing in thanks, "Thank you, Miss Lu. You're such a good person. You're a good person..."
As he spoke, tears streamed down his face.
Lu Wanqing was also stunned. Reacting, she quickly reached out to help the boy up, "Don't kneel. I don't know if I can save your sister, but I can try my best."
Her words "try my best" made the boy feel an urge to laugh despite his tears blurring his vision. He couldn't help but want to laugh out loud.
"Thank you, thank you!" the boy said gratefully.
Given the boy's unusual circumstances, Lu Wanqing had no choice but to temporarily disable her and the boy's live streaming cameras and escort him inside the house to understand the details.
Inside, the boy made a video call to his sister, and a projection appeared. Lu Wanqing then saw the girl lying in bed.
With just one glance, Lu Wanqing felt as if she saw herself from over three thousand years ago. Her heart ached inexplicably, and she wanted to save this girl.
How to save her?
Lu Wanqing decided to go see for herself. Although traveling by spaceship had its risks, this girl made her want to take a chance.
Little Shu Shu knew her mother was going to help this sister and didn't refuse. Instead, she proactively offered to go with her mommy!
Grandma was sick, so Little Shu Shu knew how it felt when a loved one was ill. She also hoped this sister could be cured and get better soon.
Lu Wanqing looked at the earnestly discussing Xiao Shu Shu but refused her request to accompany her. Not for any other reason than the fact that she had encountered accidents on her previous few spaceship journeys, she didn't want her child to risk it with her.
Moreover...
If this trip went smoothly, it wouldn't take too long.
Lu Wanqing accompanied the boy back to the planet where he and his sister lived. After understanding the situation at the local hospital, she handled the transfer procedures.
Lu Wanqing and the boy took the girl to the best hospital in the imperial capital. It was worth mentioning that after the girl was examined at the imperial capital hospital, the doctors deemed her condition treatable, though it would require a considerable amount of time.
The boy and the girl cried tears of joy at that moment, while Lu Wanqing couldn't help but smile. But as she smiled, tears also fell.
It was good, this girl could still be saved.
If only she herself could have been saved back then, how wonderful it would have been. Her parents and brothers wouldn't have been so sad, would they?
The girl's subsequent treatment was a long process. Lu Wanqing temporarily lent them one of her apartments in the imperial capital and paid for their medical expenses before leaving the imperial capital to travel to Shuǐ Lù Star.
During Lu Wanqing's absence, she still opened her live stream daily to chat with her audience and called Shu Shu and Yu Nong to report her safety and inform them about the girl's condition.
Everyone was overjoyed to know that the girl could be cured, happy for the brother and sister.
The entire process took about half a month. Lu Wanqing felt somewhat apologetic, as this time should have been spent with Shu Shu.
"Shu Shu, I'm sorry. Mommy hasn't been by your side during this time. I'm truly sorry." Upon returning to Shuǐ Lù Star, Lu Wanqing's first act was to crouch down and apologize to Little Yu Shu.
Little Yu Shu shook her head, "It's okay, Mommy. I don't blame you."
Lu Wanqing gently stroked her child's head and praised with a smile, "Shu Shu is so good."
"Mm," Little Yu Shu nodded.
Little Yu Shu looked at her mommy, her eyes sparkling as she asked, "So, Mommy was gone for fifteen days, doesn't that mean you owe Shu Shu fifteen days?"
Lu Wanqing: "???"
Little Yu Shu counted on her fingers and continued, "Mommy will be leaving me in over two months to go to Cui Cui sister's house. But after Mommy goes to Cui Cui sister's house, she won't have to go to other babies' houses like before. Can Mommy come find me then? I want to be with Mommy."
Lu Wanqing's mind went blank. Looking at Shu Shu, she felt a sense of bewilderment.
Had Shu Shu become "black-bellied"?
Had she changed so quickly?