Chapter 385 They were all in the know

Jiang Zhizhi sat in the garden for a long time before getting up and going home after calming down.

The two little ones had already started making a ruckus in the yard. Little Zhou was running around like a little spinning top, with Sister Chen following behind.

The more Chen Jie followed, the more excited Xiao Zhou became, giggling and running forward, trying to get Chen Jie to catch her.

Shangshang sat on a small blanket to the side, patting and laughing, shouting, "Little brother, run, little brother run."

When Jiang Zhizhi entered the courtyard and saw the two lively children, her heavy heart cheered up a little. She rubbed her cheeks and went over with a smile: "Which one of you is Zhou Ji?"

As soon as the little boy heard his mother's voice, he immediately turned around, opened his little arms, and ran towards his mother with a giggle, calling out, "Mommy... Mommy..."

As soon as Shangshang saw her mother, she perked up and sat still, stretching out her arms: "Mommy, hug me, Mommy, hug me..."

Jiang Zhizhi smiled, picked up Xiao Zhouji, and walked towards Shang Shang. She then sat down on the blanket and reached out to hug Shang Shang, saying, "Why is this little girl so lazy?"

Shang Shang rushed into her mother's arms, but then suddenly turned her head away, pushed Jiang Zhizhi's body away, and frowned, saying, "Don't hug me, Mommy... I'm smelly."

Little Zhou didn't care at all, and was happily dancing and waving his little arms.

Jiang Zhizhi then remembered that she hadn't changed her clothes or washed her hands when she got home, and she still smelled of disinfectant from the hospital.

Turning her head, she saw Fang Hua looking hesitant, as if he wanted to remind her to change her clothes and wash her hands.

She quickly put the little Zhouji on the blanket and smiled at Shangshang, "I'm so sorry, Mommy forgot today that I need to change my clothes and wash my hands before I can hold you. Mommy will go wash my hands now."

After saying that, he hurriedly went inside to change his clothes.

Fang Hua watched Jiang Zhizhi's retreating figure as she entered the house with some puzzlement. Jiang Zhizhi had always been very careful when taking care of the child. Because she worked in the hospital, even after changing her own clothes after get off work, she still felt that there were many germs brought back from the hospital.

The first thing I always do when I get back is change my clothes, then wash my hands carefully, and only then do I hug the child.

No matter how much the child cried, she never changed.

Why are you carrying the baby today, smelling like disinfectant?

I spent the night at the hospital and was so tired that I forgot?

Jiang Zhizhi changed her clothes and washed her hands before coming out. She smiled and picked up Shang Shang. Little Zhou Ji also joined in the fun, hugging his mother's leg and standing there, looking up and giggling.

Fang Hua observed her again and, seeing that Jiang Zhizhi's expression was normal and her smile remained, he was relieved and asked with a smile, "Xingzhou is awake, right? He should be alright now, right?"

Jiang Zhizhi shook her head: "It's okay. I woke up early this morning and look fine. I can feel my legs again. I just need to exercise more once I can get out of bed. It's just that I'll have to suffer a bit in the early stages of recovery."

Fang Hua nodded repeatedly: "That's good, that's good. Yesterday when they said I had to have an amputation, it really scared me to death. People are so greedy. At first, they thought, 'As long as the child comes back alive, that's enough.' But once he comes back alive, they want him to come back safe and sound."

Then, changing the subject, he said, "I wonder how Nishino is doing. He's keeping it all so secret, not revealing a single detail."

Jiang Zhizhi smiled but didn't say anything. She pressed her forehead against Shang Shang's forehead, making the little girl giggle and drool.

Seeing that his mother couldn't hold him for the time being, Xiao Zhou started running all over the yard like a spinning top.

Fang Hua called to Sister Chen to prepare lunch, while she and Zhou Chengyu chased after Xiao Zhouji.

The little guy wasn't satisfied with just staying in the yard, so he started running outside again.

Helpless, Fang Hua called to Zhou Chengyu to close the door first: "It's so hot, we can't let him run out again."

Zhou Chengyu was about to close the gate when He Jianian's wife, Zhuang Qin, came in carrying a basket of things. She stopped Zhou Chengyu, who was standing at the gate, with a smile and said, "Oh dear, is our little tiger trying to run away again? Where does it think it's going?"

Xiao Zhouji was also very familiar with Zhuang Qin, and giggled as she went over and hugged Zhuang Qin's leg.

Zhuang Qin smiled and handed the basket in his hand to Zhou Chengyu, then bent down and picked up Xiao Zhouji: "Our relatives sent some meat and sausages, and we brought them over for Shangshang and Xiao Zhouji to eat."

Fang Hua politely replied, "Why are you sending more? I haven't finished the ones I brought a few days ago, and we already have meat at home."

Zhuang Qin smiled and shook Xiao Zhouji in his arms: "This is for Shangshang and Xiao Zhouji to eat, it's not much."

After saying that, he glanced at Jiang Zhizhi and smiled, "Zhizhi, you didn't go to work today?"

Jiang Zhizhi nodded: "I'm taking the day off today."

Fang Hua asked in surprise, "Haven't you heard? Shang Xingzhou was injured and brought back."

Zhuang Qin exclaimed, "You're injured? What happened? Is it serious?"

Fang Hua frowned: "If it hadn't been sent back, I might have lost my leg. Thank goodness it was sent back."

Zhuang Qin sighed a few times: "I went to bed early last night and haven't gone out all day, so I haven't heard about this. I'll go to the hospital to check on it later. But I heard from someone that it's almost over there."

Fang Hua shook his head: "I don't know. We have absolutely no information right now, and they won't tell us even if we ask."

Zhuang Qin glanced at Jiang Zhizhi again and smiled, "She'll definitely be fine. Just because there's no news doesn't mean it's the best news. If she gets injured or something happens, we'll let you know. Don't start overthinking things."

Fang Hua shook his head: "I'm not thinking anything, I'm just worried."

Zhuang Qin sighed and rubbed the head of the little Zhouji in his arms: "Of course we're worried. Think about how we used to live. We used to worry about men, now we worry about children. We never have enough to worry about."

"However, Nishino is quite lucky to have such a cute and smart son and daughter. I wonder how many people envy him."

After saying this, Jiang Zhizhi looked up at Zhuang Qin, smiled, and carried Shangshang a little further away to look at the flowers blooming by the vegetable garden.

As soon as the little girl saw the bees on the flowers, she clapped her hands and bent down to catch them.

Jiang Zhizhi could only smile and coax her.

Zhuang Qin glanced at Jiang Zhizhi and said to Fang Hua, "I see that Zhizhi has lost weight recently. Working at the hospital is hard, and with the hot weather, she also has to take care of two children. We should give Zhizhi some extra nutrition."

Fang Hua agreed: "Zhizhi has indeed lost a lot of weight during this period."

She knew very well that Jiang Zhizhi's weight loss was not only due to the hard work, but also because of her longing for Zhou Xiye.

Zhuang Qindong rambled on and on, mostly telling them not to worry too much.

Fang Hua found it a bit strange. Zhuang Qin wasn't a very talkative person; she simply loved the two children and was always busy playing with them.

It's a bit unusual for me to keep comforting them like I am today.

Zhuang Qin stayed until it was time for lunch before leaving.

Fang Hua tried to persuade her to stay for lunch, but Zhuang Qin waved her hand and said, "I don't want to eat. It's hot and I don't have much of an appetite. After Xiao Zhou and Shang Shang finish their afternoon nap, I'll take them to my house to play for a while. Lao He misses them a lot too."

Fang Hua asked in surprise, "Is Lao He home? When did he come back?"