He Tiantian treated everyone around her with a grateful heart. However, reaching middle age, she discovered she had been living inside a full-bodied lie.
Returning to the year 1970, He Tianti...
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He Tiantian thought for a moment and nodded, "Yes, his parents should definitely come."
When they arrived home, Grandma Wang saw He Tiantian and Wang Ying return and hurriedly asked, "How did it go?"
Wang Ying's eyes reddened.
He Tiantian said in a deep voice, "Brother Yingjie has a broken bone but is not in mortal danger; Yuanchao was seriously injured, but fortunately he has been rescued."
"Thank goodness." Grandma Wang clasped her hands together. "You all go inside and have a bowl of ginger soup, get a good night's sleep, and you need to go to the hospital to take care of her tomorrow."
"Okay." He Tiantian nodded. "Grandma Wang, you should go to sleep too. I probably won't be able to stay home tomorrow. The children at home need you to look after them."
"Thank you so much, Grandma Wang," Wang Ying said gratefully, as she had no time to look after the child at that moment.
Grandma Wang said, "Don't worry about the family, I'm taking care of the children!"
Grandma Wang went to rest.
He Tiantian served Wang Ying some ginger soup and made two bowls of noodles, but Wang Ying only ate a little.
After washing up briefly, I went to the bedroom with He Tiantian to rest.
Wang Ying tossed and turned, unable to sleep, worried about her husband in the hospital room.
As dawn broke, Wang Ying got up and said, "Sister-in-law, I want to go home to get some clean clothes for Yuanchao before going to the hospital. I'm really worried about him."
“Okay.” He Tiantian nodded. “I’ll have Zhang Ning take you.”
Upon hearing the voices, Zhang Ning quickly started the car before going to wash up.
After washing up and getting the car warm, I dropped Wang Ying off.
He Tiantian cooked porridge in the rice cooker, then went inside to pack some clean clothes for Huo Yingjie.
After the child woke up, He Tiantian dressed the child again.
After they finished getting ready and were having breakfast, Grandma Wang said, "Sweetie, when we get to the hospital, have Zhang Ning inform them about the old house."
"Mm." He Tiantian nodded. Huo Yingjie was in trouble; they should tell the family.
It was too late yesterday, and He Tiantian was worried about scaring the two elders. Seeing that Huo Yingjie was alright, she didn't tell the old house.
After eating, He Tiantian took several thermos flasks filled with breakfast, including porridge, steamed buns, soy milk, fried dough sticks, and a large bag of clothes, and went to the hospital.
When they arrived at the hospital, Wang Ying was there too.
He Tiantian put her things down and asked, "Has Yuanchao woken up?"
Wang Ying nodded and said, "Yuan Chao just woke up once, but he's too weak and has fallen asleep again."
"That's good. You're asleep, which means you're recovering," He Tiantian said. "You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Come on, have some with us."
He Tiantian poured Huo Yingjie a bowl of porridge. Huo Yingjie only had a broken leg; his arm was fine, and he could eat by himself.
Zhang Ning and Xie Wu also came and ate some, just to fill their stomachs.
"Zhang Ning, go to the Huo family's old house and tell your grandparents, but try to be tactful and just say you have a fracture, so that the old folks won't be overwhelmed," He Tiantian reminded her.
"Understood, sister-in-law." Zhang Ning nodded, wiped her hands, and left.
Wang Ying ate a steamed bun and drank a bowl of porridge, then said, "Sister-in-law, I'm going to send a telegram to my parents-in-law and ask them to come over too. But I'm worried about them..."
He Tiantian thought for a moment and said, "How about this, when Zhang Ning comes back from the Huo family later, have Xie Wu go to your hometown for you and bring your parents over, so that nothing unexpected happens on the way."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ying's eyes lit up, and she said gratefully, "Thank you, sister-in-law! Thank you, sister-in-law. I was really worried about Yuanchao and couldn't go in person."
"You're welcome," He Tiantian said. "We're all good brothers and sisters."
As He Tiantian was speaking, Huo Zhegan and Huo Yingjun rushed over.
They work for the government and are well-informed. They received the news as soon as they arrived at their workplace today and rushed over to check on things. They haven't had time to notify the old house yet.
Zhang Ning's speed shouldn't be that fast, right?
"Uncle, elder brother?" He Tiantian was quite surprised to see the visitors. "Zhang Ning just went to inform them; they shouldn't be at the old house yet."
"How is Yingjie?" Huo Zhegan saw that He Tiantian was not very sad, so she should be out of danger. "I just got to work and heard the news, so I rushed over. I just happened to run into Yingjun at the hospital entrance."
He Tiantian nodded and said, "I see. Yingjie is in the ward. You guys go in first, I'll go see Brother Yingjie's colleague."
“Okay, then go ahead,” Huo Zhe said quickly, his steps hurried.
Dr. Liu was examining Zhou Yuanchao and said, "If there are no complications, he can be transferred to a regular ward this afternoon."
Upon hearing this, Wang Ying burst into tears and continued to pray.
“Wang Ying, look, Yuanchao looks better. He’ll be alright,” He Tiantian said. “With such a good wife like you, such a lovely child, and parents and a younger sister to support, Zhou Yuanchao is such a responsible person. He would never want to leave you.”
“Yes, sister-in-law, I also believe Yuanchao will wake up,” Wang Ying said, her voice choked with emotion. “He can’t bear to leave us…”
He Tiantian kept comforting Wang Ying.
Wang Ying's mood improved somewhat, but because she hadn't slept well the night before and was nervous, she almost fainted several times. He Tiantian could only arrange for her to rest in a hospital bed.
"Wang Ying, you should get some sleep," He Tiantian said. "If you keep going like this, and Yuanchao wakes up and you faint, how will you take care of him?"
Wang Ying nodded and said, "Okay, I'll rest for a while."
Even so, her eyes remained fixed on the clock on the wall, hoping it would be afternoon soon.
Meanwhile, Old Madam Huo and Old Master Huo were somewhat anxious when they heard that their grandson had broken a bone, but since his life was not in danger, they breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Madam Huo found only Huo Zhegan and Huo Yingjun in her grandson's ward, but did not see He Tiantian.
"Yingjie, how is it?" Old Madam Huo asked anxiously. "Where's Tiantian? Did she go to work?"
“Grandma, Grandpa, I’m sorry to have worried you. I just broke my leg, it’s nothing serious,” Huo Yingjie said. “Tian Tian didn’t go to work, she’s staying over there with my colleague’s wife.”
"What's wrong with your colleague's wife?" Old Madam Huo asked. He Tiantian is usually very smart, so why isn't she here taking care of her husband, but instead taking care of someone else?
“My colleague, Zhou Yuanchao, was seriously injured while saving me and is still in the intensive care unit,” Huo Yingjie explained. “My colleague’s wife couldn’t take it, and Tian Tian was worried, so she helped look after her.”
"I see." Madam Huo nodded. "That's only right. Your grandfather and I will go and thank them later."
Hearing the commotion, He Tiantian said, "Wang Ying, give me your in-laws' address, and I'll send someone to pick them up. It should take about three or four days to get them here."
"Okay, I'll write it down now." Wang Ying nodded, asked the nurse for paper and pen, and wrote down an address.
He Tiantian took the address and found Xie Wu, asking him to pick up Zhou Yuanchao's family.