Chapter 257. Rewarm
"Of course not," Sun Yiliang, the most spirited among the brothers, quickly said.
He couldn’t shake his head, still feeling a bit dizzy.
"Then it’s settled. Since you are brothers recognized by Xiu Niang, you’re naturally my family too. There’s no need for formality among family. Come, don’t say more, quickly have some hot porridge. With something warm in your belly, you can recover faster and have more strength."
Hua Chengtian served each person a bamboo bowl of meat porridge. Apart from Sun Laosi, there was Sun Siliang. Sun Yiliang and Sun Erliang moved their bodies to the wall and managed to eat by themselves. They quickly finished a bowl, feeling a warmth in their stomachs and a sense of truly having survived.
Although Sun Siliang’s fever had subsided quite a bit, his body remained very weak, especially since both of his arms were severely injured, making it impossible for him to eat by himself. Hua Chengtian fed him. After finishing one bowl, apart from Sun Siliang, Daliang, and Erliang drank another bowl each, just enough to clear out the remaining porridge in the pot.
Hua Chengtian then checked Sun Laosi’s wound. The situation wasn’t too bad; although it was still swollen, it hadn’t worsened. After applying medicine and bandaging the wound, he let the three brothers each take some anti-inflammatory and fever medicine, and Hua Chengtian, utterly exhausted, collapsed into sleep.
It felt like he had just fallen asleep when he was awakened by the brothers. Upon opening his eyes, he discovered that the meal was ready, and even the Sun family brothers were all awake.
Sun Yiliang and Sun Erliang could barely walk. Although there was still a slight fever, they were obviously in much better condition than the day before, even Sun Laosi, who was lying on the stretcher, could now be cared for.
Upon waking, Hua Chengtian met three pairs of grateful eyes. He opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.
He understood; after all, they owed him their lives. If it were him, he would treat someone who saved him like an ancestor.