Chapter 137: Shi Yuebai Now Weighs 687 Jin

The moment she heard her daughter cry out in pain—compared to when her daughter used to only scream shrilly at any discomfort—this kind of pain made Second Sister-in-law Shi’s heart ache even more.

Tears welled up in her eyes as she asked Shi Yuebai,

“What should we do, Yuebai? Why do Yaoyao’s legs hurt so much?”

Although Second Sister-in-law Shi couldn’t see, she had felt Shi Yaoyao’s legs with her hands.

These legs would never grow normally.

But Second Sister-in-law Shi didn’t care. As long as she and her daughter could survive in the wasteland, that was enough.

If they couldn’t survive, then mother and daughter would die together.

That way, Second Sister-in-law Shi wouldn’t have to worry about Yaoyao being bullied or looked down upon after she was gone.

Of course, that was how she used to think.

Now, Yuebai was powerful and strong.

Second Sister-in-law Shi and Yaoyao could live very well under Yuebai’s protection.

Since they could live well, of course they wanted to live even better.

But Yaoyao’s legs had gradually become a source of constant worry for Second Sister-in-law Shi.

She and Second Brother Shi were both good-looking; the Shi family had good genes.

Yaoyao would definitely grow up to be beautiful too.

So as Yaoyao’s mind gradually became normal and her speech became more fluent, those legs would become her only flaw.

But honestly, there was nothing to be anxious about.

Even if Yaoyao’s legs were deformed for her whole life, she’d never have to worry about food or drink.

Because they had Yuebai.

Yaoyao had someone to protect her.

But now, Yaoyao’s legs had started to hurt.

Judging by Yaoyao’s state, it must really hurt.

Shi Xiangrui, who was sleeping in the inflatable tent, was woken up by the crying.

She yawned, her bright eyes darting around, and tried to turn over.

Shi Xiangrui wanted to crawl out to see what was wrong with her eldest niece.

Nong Yasi pressed her little body back down and patted her,

“Be good, go back to sleep.”

Shi Xiangrui: “Awoo, ah ah ah, mmm mmm ah.”

Which roughly translated to: I’m not sleeping, why should I, I just won’t sleep.

Shi Mother was also woken up by the commotion, still holding Shi Yuebai’s communicator in her hand.

The first thing she did upon waking was to send a voice message to Huo Chenggui:

“Third son, your eldest niece’s legs are hurting badly today, sigh.”

Huo Chenggui replied quickly, “What’s wrong with Yaoyao’s legs? Is Fourth Sister trying to help?”

“She’s here, she’s here. You just focus on your work, Yuebai is really amazing.”

The two of them seemed to have adapted to their roles quite well.

Shi Yuebai didn’t bother with Shi Mother.

Ever since Shi Mother had accepted a third son, half her attention was on Huo Chenggui and the other half on Shi Yuebai.

The rest of her time was spent rummaging through garbage piles for plastic bags.

That was fine too—Shi Mother needed a new kind of emotional support.

Ah Hong and Pang Zhenggong hurried over from their backyard, throwing on clothes and running straight through the vegetable patch to the Shi house.

Pang Zhenggong asked, “What’s going on?”

“Why is Yaoyao crying like this?”

Even the oddball next door turned on their lights.

Yaoyao was crying so hard she was almost dazed.

After all, for all her capability, she was still just a little over eight years old.

She was in Second Sister-in-law Shi’s arms, reaching out to Shi Yuebai,

“Auntie, I want Auntie.”

Shi Yuebai was never one to be affectionate with children.

Want her to hold and comfort a kid? Ha! Not a chance!

But, children are cunning little creatures.

Hmph!

With a sour look, Shi Yuebai picked up the sobbing, breathless Yaoyao and placed her hand on Yaoyao’s legs.

She stuck on a healing talisman, and then added a pain-relief talisman.

Lowering her eyes, she looked at Yaoyao’s reddened legs.

Many of the joints were rubbed raw, even oozing blood.

Nestled in Shi Yuebai’s arms, Yaoyao’s crying gradually subsided.

She whimpered and acted spoiled, still complaining of pain.

How bad could it be? Shi Yuebai had already used every trick she had.

Healing, pain relief, and even an extra two jin of fat energy for Yaoyao.

Shi Yuebai now had 687 jin.

But looking at the little girl in her arms, Shi Yuebai didn’t expose her for being a little drama queen.

“Looks like it’s growing pains.”

Ah Hong craned her neck from the back of the crowd to look,

“When our Ziyuan was growing, he’d wake up in the middle of the night crying, saying this or that hurt.”

Second Sister-in-law Shi was the first to object,

“Yaoyao’s legs won’t grow anymore.”

It’s been like this for years—how could they still grow?

If anything, they’d only grow more deformed.

Second Sister-in-law Shi felt it was enough; she was content with things as they were.

But radiation was a terrible thing. It wouldn’t let a person’s body stay the same.

It always pushed normal people to develop in strange, deformed ways.

Second Sister-in-law Shi’s heart was full of worry.

Shi Yuebai glanced down at the prosthetic limb, then took off the prosthesis strapped to Yaoyao’s leg.

Just as Ah Hong had pointed out—

Yaoyao’s legs were changing.

The prosthetic, which had fit perfectly and allowed Yaoyao to stand, was now clearly unsuitable.

Her legs were growing, so the growing parts were rubbing against the fixed prosthesis.

“Guai Guai!”

Shi Yuebai called out.

Guai Guai poked his head out from behind a wall made of spare parts, his voice raspy,

“I’ll adjust it.”

He would resize the prosthetic to fit Yaoyao’s changing legs.

Shi Yuebai nodded, holding Yaoyao as she told everyone to disperse,

“It’s not a big problem. Everyone, go back to sleep.”

“Second Sister-in-law, you too.”

But Second Sister-in-law Shi shook her head, her face full of worry. She dragged over a cardboard box to use as a stool, not caring what was inside.

She sat next to Shi Yuebai, reaching out to stroke Yaoyao’s head,

“Yuebai, will this child’s legs be in any real danger?”

Now that she knew it was growing pains, Second Sister-in-law Shi was even more anxious.

She was afraid Yaoyao would develop in an even more deformed direction.

In the wasteland, there were plenty of survivors who had mutated so much they barely looked human.

Shi Yuebai held the softly sobbing, gradually dozing Yaoyao and scolded,

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“As long as I’m here, how could she be in danger?”

Even if someone died, Shi Yuebai could summon their soul back.

Danger? Doesn’t exist!

The only danger in this wasteland is fear of the unknown.

Second Sister-in-law Shi’s eyes reddened, “I’m just afraid she’ll grow into something strange.”

Shi Yuebai snorted coldly, “Narrow-minded. No matter how strange, isn’t she still my niece?”

Even if radiation made her look bizarre, so what?

In her past life, Shi Yuebai had seen all kinds of races—didn’t they all live just fine?

“Is having hands and feet the only thing that makes you human? Where does the concept of ‘human’ even come from?”

“Life comes in all shapes and forms. Is having all your limbs what makes you beautiful? Is being crooked and twisted ugly?”

“How can you judge beauty or ugliness by human standards?”

“As long as I’m here, even if Yaoyao grows up strange, no one will dare bully her.”

“The only thing she needs to do is make herself a valuable person.”

“Every day, become more valuable, more brilliant, love herself more, and live harder.”

“That’s the only way to live up to it all.”

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