Chapter 125 Penicillin has been found! Zhengyang awakens~

Seeing Aunt Cuiping's reaction, Zhizhi was already quite certain of the outcome.

When she smiled, her dimples deepened, and her words were even more persuasive: "So, in this life, don't leave any regrets. Auntie, you've already lived the first half of your life conservatively, don't let yourself be bound by shackles and waste the second half."

As the two were talking, Li Zhengyang's hospital room door opened.

The doctor reached up and untied the strap of his cloth mask from behind his head, then waved to them, "Who is Li Zhengyang's family member? The patient is awake, but he can't get too emotional right now. You can go in and see him."

"Me!" Cuiping stood up abruptly, her expression momentarily hesitant, as if afraid of the doctor's strange gaze.

But then, as if Zhizhi’s words were still ringing in her ears, the determination in Cuiping’s eyes became even more evident.

"I am his family member..."

The doctor nodded. "His wife, right? Then you can go in."

Cuiping pursed her lips, ultimately accepting the title, and went inside.

The little cub quietly closed the door for them and sat alone in the corridor, admiring the heavy snow outside.

That's great...

The cold winter will eventually pass, and soon spring, when all things come back to life, will arrive!

Zhizhi swung her legs and rubbed her stomach. To be honest, she was actually a little hungry.

If only there were some fragrant steamed buns at this time of year.

Just as I was thinking this, I suddenly heard hurried footsteps behind me.

"Mom! Dad! You're back from dinner so soon..."

Zhizhi swallowed the last two words.

She looked at the person who came in surprise, and subconsciously glanced towards the ward.

Oh no! Aunt Cuiping is still inside!

"When...when did you receive the message? How did you get here so quickly...?"

"Shh..."

In the ward

Li Zhengyang looked bewildered. He stared at Sister Cuiping who had come over, speechless for a long time.

"you... ..."

“I stayed outside all night. You had a fever twice, and the doctor almost issued a critical condition notice.”

Cuiping spoke calmly, as if she had become a completely different person.

"But thankfully, you're still alive, and so am I."

Li Zhengyang's lips were so dry they were about to peel, and his entire face was rough and dry from the mission. There were also red blood vessels on his cheeks from the cold, and he looked extremely pitiful.

After a long pause, a few words finally escaped his parched throat, "Sister... I'm sorry to have worried you."

The mission was dangerous, and he was prepared to sacrifice himself from his very first day in the army.

But when he was shot, he felt a pang of reluctance, and that reluctance... was actually standing right in front of him at that moment.

Cuiping sat on a chair by his bed and handed him the hot water she had prepared beforehand.

"Clear your throat before you speak. No rush, we'll have plenty of time to chat later..."

we?

She said "us"?

Hot tears streamed down Li Zhengyang's face, his heart pounding so hard it made his ribs ache.

"Am I dreaming? This isn't some fantasy I had before I died, is it?"

Cuiping moved closer to him, took his hand and placed it on her face. She almost deliberately turned her face to let him feel the temperature of her skin with his fingers.

"I'm hot, and you're hot too... ...You're doing well."

Li Zhengyang's pupils trembled violently as he muttered to himself, "So it wasn't a dream after all."

Cuiping gave a faint smile, her voice unusually calm, "Well, once you're discharged from the hospital, let's go apply for marriage. I won't ask for a bride price. Your Li family will have one more person and one less rent, which seems like a loss no matter how you look at it, but it's okay... I'll work hard in the future, and our lives will get better and better."

Li Zhengyang was completely stunned.

He was completely stunned; he simply couldn't believe his ears.

How could Sister Cuiping say such a thing? She always considers everyone's feelings and is never timid when it comes to relationships.

But now... she's become so proactive.

"I... I..." He stammered, his eyes stinging with tears that rolled down his cheeks, stinging his chapped skin. But he didn't care. He took Cuiping's hand.

"Is it true? You and me? Are you really willing to marry me? You're not lying to me, it's not my fantasy, I'm not obsessed or crazy, right? Sister... you, you really want to marry into our family?!"

Cuiping was also crying, but the smile on her lips became more and more reassuring and obvious.

She nodded gently and lowered her head to lightly kiss Li Zhengyang's forehead.

“Compared to life and death, other difficulties are minor. I don’t want us to have any regrets, so I’m skipping the dating step and getting married directly. I don’t want to wait until something happens to you and the doctor asks me what my identity is, and I can only worry helplessly but can’t openly admit to the doctor that I am Li Zhengyang’s family member.”

These were the simplest of words, but to Li Zhengyang they were a deadly blow.

His tears flowed freely, overjoyed. If his physical condition hadn't prevented it, he would have wanted to hug her tightly.

Now, just a gentle kiss on her forehead is enough to make his heart flutter.

"Okay, no take-backs..."

"I will never go back on my word."

People in the ward poured out their hearts to each other, their warm hands clasped tightly together, unwilling to let go.

Those outside the ward watched all of this silently through the glass of the doors and windows.

The little girl stood nervously to the side, her soft voice tinged with guilt, "Grandma Li... I didn't mean to hide it from you. Dad got the news last night that Uncle Zhengyang's condition was critical. We were afraid of disturbing you, so we thought we'd tell you once his condition stabilized."

Grandma Li clenched her hands tightly, trying her best to suppress her agitated emotions, and only then could she barely calm down a little.

"How is he... doing now?"

Zhizhi quickly replied, "She took the medicine and received a penicillin injection. The doctor said to observe her for a few days, and once she passes the critical period, she can be transferred to a regular ward. Grandma Li... Aunt Cuiping stayed here all night, and her eyes are swollen from crying."

The little cub wants to say, could you please grant them their wish?

But Grandma Li looked so bad that she was afraid to say something that would only make things worse.

He simply shut his mouth in embarrassment.

"So this is what it means for women to help each other..."

These were the words Zhizhi had said to her before, which she had initially dismissed as a child's joke and hadn't taken seriously.

Only today did she understand its true meaning.

Cuiping refused her son's requests repeatedly because she was concerned for him, but Zhengyang never failed to accomplish anything he set his mind to.

Grandma Li closed her eyes, and after a long while, she looked down at Zhizhi and said, "Zhizhi... I'll give you this. Don't tell anyone I was here."

She handed the hardcover book to the child and left without looking back, without the slightest hesitation.

The little cub looked down blankly at what was being handed to her: a thin brown leather notebook.

Is it... a household registration booklet?

While she was still in a daze, she suddenly heard a commotion coming from outside the corridor.

"—Penicillin doesn't have my signature. Who gave you permission to use it without my consent? This is a violation! Let's go to the military region and have a serious talk with them!"