Chapter 144 No one's picking Wen Xinghe up from school! I'll go pick him up now. ...

Upon hearing that An Fusheng had returned, the children all ran into the kitchen.

"Big brother, is Madam Wen sick?"

An Fusheng guessed that Wen Yue had reported Wen Min's situation to Lou's mother and they had overheard it. "Hmm."

Wen Xinglin asked with a worried expression, "Is it serious?"

An Fusheng truthfully replied, "It's a bit serious, but I'm already receiving treatment at the hospital and will recover soon."

Wen Xinglin was still worried, "Is Wen's mother in the hospital right now? Isn't she scared to be alone? Let's go to the hospital and keep her company."

An Shisi: "Yes, I'll stay with Aunt Wen too."

Wen Xingmou: "Did the doctor give Wen's mother the injection? Was Wen's mother scared and cried? I'm so worried about her."

An Fusheng: "Don't worry, Yueyue and I stayed with Wen's mother the whole time she was getting the injection. We're back now to make dinner and get some things she needs at the hospital. We'll go back to visit her tonight too, so she won't be scared."

"Can I go too? I'll cheer for Aunt Wen!" Wen Xingmou said.

An Fusheng: "It's too late today, and the hospital doesn't allow too many people to come at once. Why don't you go tomorrow?"

Wen Xingmou sighed, "Alright then, big brother, you must take good care of Wen's mother."

"OK."

It was getting late, and everyone must be hungry. An Fusheng brought out the steamed dumplings and let them cool, asking Wen Xinglin to watch them until they were cold before distributing them to his younger siblings. Wen Xinglin agreed.

An Fusheng immediately started cooking to prepare delicious food for the children. He didn't need to do any takeout in the afternoon, but he still had to cook meals for the company's employees because he hadn't informed them in advance.

An Fusheng quickly rinsed the rice, steamed it, washed and chopped the vegetables. Zhaolin also took the initiative to help An Fusheng wash the vegetables and hand him plates. With Zhaolin's help, An Fusheng was able to cook much faster. Soon after, Wen Yue also came to help. The three of them worked together and cooked quite quickly. By the time the company employees came to pick up their meals, there was only one soup left.

In this urgent situation, An Fusheng chose to make the simplest seaweed and egg drop soup. He blanched the pickled seaweed in a hot pan until it was slightly charred, then tore it into pieces and threw it into a soup bowl. Next, he toasted the dried shrimp in a pan and shoveled it into the soup bowl. Then, he added a little oil, salt, and plenty of boiling water to the pan. After the water boiled, he let the egg drop soup boil. Finally, he poured the boiled egg drop soup into the soup bowl containing the seaweed pieces and dried shrimp. The seaweed and egg drop soup was ready in less than five minutes.

After seeing off the employees who came to collect their meals, Ji Fengnian and Bai Miaomiao returned. Ji Fengnian was drenched in sweat from running.

Ever since the incident involving Bai Miaomiao's second uncle, the family has not allowed Bai Miaomiao to go to and from school alone. Before Ji Fengnian started school, An Fusheng was responsible for picking up and dropping off Bai Miaomiao. After Ji Fengnian started school, An Fusheng would take Bai Miaomiao to school on Sundays, and Ji Fengnian would come home with her on Fridays. Ji Fengnian resolutely refused to take the bus. He would always put Bai Miaomiao on the bus and then chase after it. Fortunately, he was fast enough to always arrive home at the same time as Bai Miaomiao.

Ji Fengnian liked to work himself and also liked to get others to work with him. When he got home and found that the food was ready, he called all the children, big and small, to work in the kitchen. The older ones carried the dishes and the younger ones carried the bowls. No one was allowed to slack off. Even Wen Xinglan had to go and get his own bowl and spoon. But after calling around, he couldn't find Wen Xinghe.

Ji Fengnian shouted, "Is Wen Xinghe slacking off in her room again? Let me go pull her down."

One sentence awakened everyone.

"Oh my god, no one is picking Xinghe up from school!" Wen Yue exclaimed.

Ji Fengnian was stunned. "What? No one's picking Wen Xinghe up from school? Where's Wen's mother?"

"Mother Wen is sick and hospitalized." An Fusheng threw down the rag in his hand, grabbed his car keys, and strode out of the kitchen. "I'm going to pick her up now."

“I’ll go with you.” Ji Fengnian got into the car.

Traffic was much better now, but speed limits on city roads were set for short stretches. An Fusheng wanted to get there quickly, so he drove at the speed limit, pressing the accelerator and then the brake. Forty minutes later, the car stopped in front of Wenxinghe School. Ji Fengnian opened the car door and ran to the roadside trash can.

"Are you alright?" An Fusheng asked.

Ji Fengnian waved to An Fusheng as he ran.

Seeing that he was not seriously injured, An Fusheng stopped paying attention to him and walked towards the security room.

Wen Xinghe sat obediently in the security room.

An Fusheng knocked on the glass window of the security room. "Hello, I'm here to pick up Wen Xinghe."

Upon hearing An Fusheng's voice, Wen Xinghe immediately stood up, exclaiming, "Big Brother!"

Last year, An Fusheng and Wen Min came together to pick up Wen Xinghe. The security guard recognized him, saying, "Yes! This is Brother Wen Xinghe."

The homeroom teacher breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."

An Fusheng said to his homeroom teacher and the security guard, "Thank you, you've worked hard."

The homeroom teacher asked, "Is Wen's mother really sick?"

An Fusheng was a little surprised that the homeroom teacher knew that Wen's mother was sick, but he didn't ask. He said, "Yes, we were so busy that we forgot to pick up Xinghe. We're really sorry. You should have called us. It's really too much trouble for you."

The homeroom teacher said, "I would like to, but all I have is your mother's phone number. I called her several times, but no one answered at first. Finally, someone answered, but it was a man. He said that your mother was sick and that he had sent someone to pick up Xinghe. The man did come, but Xinghe didn't recognize them, so I didn't dare let them take her away."

Two tall, dark figures suddenly appeared behind the homeroom teacher.

"Hi!"

An Fusheng looked up and saw Duan Jing and Chen Changyu. "What are you doing here?"

"Old Shen asked us to come and help pick up the kids, but the homeroom teacher won't let us," Duan Jing said helplessly, shrugging his shoulders.

An Fusheng: "Thank you, you've gone to so much trouble."

Chen Changyu: "What's the trouble? It's no trouble at all. Just think of it as getting some fresh air. You have no idea, we're either in the hospital or the lab every day. We're practically growing mushrooms."

The homeroom teacher handed Wen Xinghe over to An Fusheng and also apologized to Chen Changyu and Duan Jing.

Duan Jing and Chen Changyu expressed their understanding.

Duan Jing and Chen Changyu hadn't had dinner yet, so An Fusheng invited them to go back to the orphanage for dinner, which they were more than happy to do.

Poor Ji Fengnian had just finished one round of vomiting when he was immediately hit with another. Even though there were two medical students on the bus, neither of them could save him.

Wen Xinghe felt sorry for Ji Fengnian: "It's enough if only my older brother comes to pick me up."

Ji Fengnian gets carsick and nauseous, but not dizzy, so after vomiting once, he feels better for a few minutes. While he feels better, he is still full of energy: "Mind your own business!"

Wen Xinghe: "..."

...

It was quite late when they got back to the welfare home. An Fusheng and the others quickly ate their meal and then rushed to the hospital.

It was already past eight o'clock when they arrived at the hospital. An Fusheng and Wen Yue entered Wen Min's ward. Wen Min was still asleep. Her complexion was much better than in the afternoon, but her lips were still pale. It was unclear whether she had woken up and fallen asleep again or had never woken up at all.

An Fusheng carefully put the things down and went to ask the nurse. The nurse said that she had woken up in the middle of the night and the pain had subsided, so there would be no problem for the time being. She was told to go for an MRI the next morning so that the doctor could determine the location, size, smoothness, and inflammation of the gallstones in order to decide on a treatment plan. Only then was An Fusheng finally relieved.

When they returned to the ward, Wen Min had already woken up.

"Did I scare you?" Wen Min said.

The voice sounded much stronger.

An Fusheng and Wen Yue both shook their heads.

"Are you alright? Is anything bothering you?" An Fusheng asked with concern.

Wen Min shook her head and smiled, "It doesn't hurt anymore. I just took a nap and now I feel fine, except I'm a little hungry."

An Fusheng asked, "You sweated a lot this afternoon. Do you need to wipe yourself down first? We've brought all the necessities."

When An Fusheng held Wen Min in the afternoon, he noticed that Wen Min's clothes were soaked with sweat. Keep in mind that it is still springtime and the clothes are still a bit thick. Even so, Wen Min's clothes were wet, which shows how much sweat Wen Min had put in. Fortunately, after the admission was completed, the nurse brought a hospital gown for Wen Min to change into.

Perhaps sweating from night sweats is different from sweating from a normal heat. Wen Min didn't feel uncomfortable. Wiping herself down was less appealing than taking a shower, but with An Fusheng there, she couldn't take a shower. She said, "It's alright, let's eat first. Have you eaten?"

Wen Yue said, "We've already eaten."

An Fusheng and Wen Yue set up a small table for her and put out all the food.

Looking at the dishes that looked and smelled delicious, Wen Min felt even hungrier. "It's quite a feast, hehe. No wonder people say that raising children is for old age security. It's really wonderful to enjoy the blessings of children."

An Fusheng and Wen Yue exchanged a helpless look; they had never seen anyone so young enjoying such a life.

"Drink the soup first. I looked it up online, and it says that you should drink more hot soup if you have kidney stones. Fish soup is fine to drink." The soup bowl was like a regular bowl, and An Fusheng handed a bowl of milky white soup directly to Wen Min.

Wen Min reached out to take it, but in a flash, the soup vanished into thin air!

Wen Min looked at Shen Yuqiu, who was holding the soup bowl upside down with his five fingers, with a puzzled expression.

Shen Yuqiu looked at Wen Min for a few seconds before saying, "Bamboo shoots contain oxalic acid. Eating too much can easily produce calcium oxalate, which will aggravate kidney stones. Don't drink bamboo shoot soup."

An Fusheng: "Teacher Shen, that's not bamboo shoot soup, it's soup made from fresh grass carp."

"Oh." Shen Yuqiu was taken aback, looked at it carefully, and slowly put the soup back. "Then drink it while it's hot."

Wen Min asked curiously, "So why do you think I'm drinking bamboo shoot soup?"

An Fusheng glanced at Teacher Shen and said to Wen Min, "We made pickled bamboo shoot soup for dinner at home, so I brought some soup for Teacher Shen."

Wen Min slowly picked up the soup bowl, took a sip of soup, and then asked, "Why did you think of bringing him food?"

An Fusheng scratched his head. "It wasn't me, it was Duan Jing and Chen Changyu. Xinghe hadn't been picked up from school yet, so Teacher Shen asked Duan Jing and Chen Changyu to help pick her up."

Wen Min looked at Shen Yuqiu.

Shen Yuqiu: "Your phone rang many times. I saw that the contact name was 'teacher,' so I thought it must be about the child and answered it for you."

An Fusheng: "Duan Jing and Chen Changyu hadn't eaten dinner, so I invited them to eat together at the orphanage. But I didn't expect them to come when I was cooking, so I didn't make that many dishes. Everyone ate almost all the food before Duan Jing and Chen Changyu said they wanted to bring food for Teacher Shen. I originally wanted to cook a few more dishes, but they said Teacher Shen loves bamboo shoots and bamboo shoot soup..."

Shen Yuqiu: "..."

Wen Min: "..."

After all, Teacher Shen had helped them a lot, so An Fusheng felt a little embarrassed: "Teacher Shen, how about I go and buy you another dinner?"

After a long pause, Shen Yuqiu said, "It's alright. I do love bamboo shoots, and bamboo shoot soup is quite delicious too."

Wen Min glared at An Fusheng. Why was this kid so honest, telling everyone everything?

Wen Min looked at the table full of dishes in front of her and felt she should be polite: "How about I share some with you? I haven't touched it yet."

Shen Yuqiu: "Okay."

Wen Min was taken aback: Has Shen Yuqiu become so oblivious to social cues now?

After finishing speaking, Shen Yuqiu turned and left.

The three people left in the ward staring at each other in bewilderment.

Wen Yue: "Was he being sarcastic just now?"

An Fusheng: "Is Teacher Shen angry?"

Wen Min: "It's nothing."

Everyone thought Shen Yuqiu had stormed off, but Wen Min had just finished her soup and eaten a few bites of food when Shen Yuqiu returned, carrying a lunchbox—the very lunchbox from Xingchen Canteen that had been used to pack takeout.

They went back to get food.

When Wen Min saw that Shen Yuqiu had returned, she felt awkward for a moment, but she quickly pretended to be nonchalant.

Shen Yuqiu seemed oblivious to everyone's surprise. He casually asked An Fusheng and Wen Yue if they had eaten. An Fusheng and Wen Yue said they had, so he found a stool, sat down next to Wen Min's bed, and began to eat from the bowl in front of Wen Min.