“Father feels much lighter and more comfortable now. My son is truly amazing.” The father’s words were filled with immense pride.

Mother stared even more intently at Chad Sullivan, truly unable to believe that her son had become so smart and capable.

“Don’t ask. Your William was never stupid before, just wise enough to play the fool.” The father directly stopped the mother from asking further, saying, “Now that William has become like this, we’re barely able to contain our joy—why dig any deeper?”

Mother nodded vigorously and said, “Yes, yes, as long as my son is back, it’s heaven’s blessing. With William’s abilities, we don’t need to marry the widow Liu anymore. Once we save enough money by opening a clinic, even the village chief’s daughter could be married.”

After that, the parents and younger brother didn’t mention Chad Sullivan’s changes at all—they were simply happy.

“My son must be hungry. I’ll go get you something to eat.” Mother bustled into the kitchen.

Mother was both virtuous and quick-handed. In less than half an hour, the food was on the table: three bowls of porridge, a big bowl of rice, a plate of wild greens, a plate of leafy vegetables, and a plate of cured meat with cucumber.

Because father and younger brother were lying in bed recovering from injuries, the table was set between the two beds.

As always, Chad Sullivan had the white rice, while father, mother, and younger brother had corn porridge.

Chad Sullivan tried to share his rice with his father and younger brother, but all three of them firmly refused.

“My son is still growing. You should eat the white rice; you can’t swallow corn porridge.” Father said resolutely, “If you don’t eat the rice, neither will I, nor will your brother.”

“That’s right, absolutely not eating it,” younger brother Brian Sullivan said from the bed.

“My son, eat the meat…” Mother picked up the few pieces of cured meat, putting them one by one into Chad Sullivan’s bowl.

Of course, Chad Sullivan wanted his father and younger brother to eat, but he knew they absolutely wouldn’t. In fact, seeing Chad Sullivan eat meat made them even happier inside.

Sigh! Such blatant favoritism.

Even when father and younger brother were injured and recovering, even though Chad Sullivan was perfectly healthy, the family still gave him all the best food.

After the meal, Chad Sullivan prepared medicine and gave it to his father and younger brother.

His younger brother had a broken bone and needed to drink bone broth; after lying in bed for another two months, he’d be almost healed.

Although the blood clots and fluid in father’s lungs had been drained, and his life was no longer in immediate danger, at best, only half the treatment was done. Next, he still needed anti-inflammatories, lung nourishment, and body tonics. These medicines couldn’t be dug up in the mountains—they had to be bought.

“William, time to wash your feet.” Mother brought a basin of warm water, squatted down, and was about to wash Chad Sullivan’s feet. The whole process was so natural and practiced—it was clear that for the past ten-plus years, it had always been mother washing Chad Sullivan’s feet.

“I’ll do it myself, I’ll do it myself.” Chad Sullivan absolutely didn’t dare let his mother wash his feet—that would be unfilial.

But mother looked a little sad and said, “William, you used to love it when I washed your feet. What’s wrong? My hands are clean.”

She was worried that after a few months of living in luxury at the Xu family, Chad Sullivan would now look down on her.

Chad Sullivan understood. Every time she washed his feet, it was a moment of happiness for his mother, because he was her most beloved child.

So, Chad Sullivan’s whole heart was awash in happiness as he watched his mother’s rough hands wash his feet. Throughout the process, her gaze and expression were filled with infinite happiness and contentment.

Chad Sullivan had inherited this body and its memories, but not all its emotions. Yet in just a few hours, his heart had already surrendered—overwhelmed by the love of his parents and younger brother.

From now on, you are my real parents, my real brother!

He had a responsibility to let his parents and brother live a good life.

At this moment, he heard Charles Grant’s indifferent voice in his ear: “Chad Sullivan, your family is truly loving. But you only have two days left. If you can’t come up with a thousand gold coins, your whole family will suffer.”

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Chapter 9: Make Money! Begin Your Performance

After hearing Charles Grant’s words, Chad Sullivan smiled and said, “Brother Charles, do you want to share a bed with me?”

Charles Grant replied, “Two days left. Without a thousand gold coins, I’ll kill your whole family.”

Then, he walked straight out.

Chad Sullivan lay comfortably on his bed. His house was very shabby, with some parts of the roof already leaking, so his parents and younger brother all lived in one room, while Chad Sullivan had a room to himself.

Not only that, but his bed was big and soft, and even the thin quilt was new.

The family was poor, but they gave him everything that was best.

In the countryside, many poor families’ children didn’t even get new clothes for the New Year. Chad Sullivan’s family was even poorer, but he got three new sets of clothes every year, no matter how hard things were—his parents always made sure he had them.

One set for summer, one for autumn, and one for the New Year.

As for his younger brother Brian Sullivan, he never had new clothes—he always wore Chad Sullivan’s hand-me-downs.

He truly didn’t know why it was like this. Why did his parents favor him so much? There was no reason for it.

Younger brother Brian Sullivan was not very promising, always fooling around outside, but compared to the old Chad Sullivan, he was much better. The old Chad Sullivan, aside from being handsome, was completely useless. If not for the earthling Chad Sullivan transmigrating, with that level of incompetence, not only would he be unable to support his parents in their old age, he couldn’t even take care of himself—his parents would have to look after him for life, and then his brother would have to support him after that.