"Grandma said she misses Second Uncle and Second Aunt. It's been so long, why haven't you gone to see her?"

Upon hearing Zhou Jinghong's words, the woman's expression changed drastically, ever since the old lady was hospitalized.

They didn't care, thinking that Zhou Jinghong was there anyway, but the villagers didn't know that.

Now that he brought it up, everyone knows that the two of them are no longer involved in the old lady's affairs.

"I think it's been a week, why haven't you two gone to see the old man?"

"Not only did they not go to see her, they didn't even give the old lady a bowl of chicken soup."

"Has Zhou Jinghong been taking care of the child alone in the hospital all these days? The child is so small, it's pitiful."

The village chief's face darkened upon hearing this. Filial piety is the most important virtue, and he questioned the two men.

Why don't you go to the hospital to visit the elderly?

Just as the two were trying to come up with an excuse, Zhou Jinghong spoke up again.

"Grandpa Village Chief, if Second Uncle and Second Aunt don't want to go because they're too tired, that's fine too. But Grandma's medical bills are still owed, and the hospital is already pressing us for payment."

To everyone's surprise, the two people didn't even pay for the medical expenses, the village chief said directly.

"Why aren't you inside to get the money for Jinghong?"

Forced by the village chief, the two had no choice but to go inside and take the money.

Zhou Jinghong took the money and looked at the two people.

"Grandma said she wants my second aunt to take care of her tonight."

"Okay, I'll go."

The woman cursed under her breath, looking at Zhou Jinghong and telling him to wait.

The man glared angrily at the woman, having already told her this before.

Don't make a fuss over a chicken. Now look what happened, not only did they not kick the person out, but they also lost money and the old hen inside.

After the matter was over, the village chief and the others left. Zhou Jinghong took the money and planned to go to the county town.

As soon as he stepped outside, he ran into him, the person he had been longing for. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"Aunt Ye, Uncle Gu, hello."

"Yuanyuan, is it really you?"

"It's me. What happened just now? Did those people bully you?"

Zhou Jinghong was surprised that Yuanyuan would come to see him, and he was very excited.

"No, there is no one here who can match me."

Zhou Jinghong said proudly that even if he was bullied, he couldn't tell Yuanyuan. Having been sent back for so long, he had already learned to protect himself.

He finally got to see Yuanyuan and wanted to spend more time with her, but his grandmother was still waiting for him at the hospital.

"Yuanyuan, I need to go to the hospital to see my grandma first."

"Let us take you there."

Since they were going to stay in the county town anyway, they sent Zhou Jinghong there.

Zhou Jinghong and Yuanyuan made an appointment to meet the next day, and then he went to the hospital.

He used to always have a frown on his face whenever he came to the hospital; he was worried about his grandmother.

This time, however, he smiled, seeing his grandson finally smile.

The old lady was happy, but seeing the child working so hard for her every day made her feel uneasy.

"Hong'er, have you been studying these past few days?"

The old lady's biggest worry was that it would affect Zhou Jinghong's studies.

"Grandma, I am studying. It's summer vacation now, so you don't need to worry about my studies."

As Zhou Jinghong spoke, she handed the cooked white porridge to the old lady.

The doctor said she could only eat light meals. The old lady ate her porridge while watching her grandson.

Have you eaten?

"have eaten."

When Zhou Jinghong returned home in the morning, her second aunt and her family were actually hiding at home eating meat buns.

While his second aunt was making a fuss over the old hen, he caught several of them.

"Hong'er, is something making you happy today?"

"Grandma, my classmate came to visit me."

"Is it the classmate who writes to you often?"

"Yes, yes, that's her."

The old lady thought that her grandson would be very happy every time he saw the letter, and she never expected that this classmate was also so kind.

"You came all this way to see your grandson," Zhou Jinghong said after watching the old lady finish her meal.

"Grandma, my second aunt will come to take care of you tonight. I have to go out for a bit."

"good."

"Grandma, I'll be back tomorrow morning."

Knowing that he was worried about her, the old lady smiled.

"Don't worry, this is a hospital, she won't do anything reckless."

Zhou Jinghong left; he was going to prepare gifts for Tuantuan and Yuanyuan.

The woman arrived reluctantly in the evening; she had walked a long way and was both tired and thirsty.

When she came in, she saw the old lady sleeping soundly, even snoring. She couldn't help but feel sorry for her after thinking about the chicken soup she had given her.

She went over and sat down. The old lady woke up half an hour later and, seeing that she had come empty-handed, she complained.

"I'm hungry, go to the cafeteria and get me some food."

"Where would you find food at this hour? Didn't your grandson bring you chicken soup?"

The woman thought, "Don't I love chicken soup? I'll see if this chicken soup is filling."

Seeing through her thoughts, the old lady felt that her daughter-in-law was far too vicious.

The people in the ward looked at the woman. "How could there be no food at this hour?" the old lady said.

"The doctor said that if I don't replenish my nutrition in time and don't eat,..."

"I'm afraid I'll have to stay in the hospital for a long time. I heard from Hong'er that you paid for the medical expenses."

Sure enough, the woman panicked upon hearing this. If the old lady stayed in the hospital, it would be her money that was being spent.

After weighing the options, the woman hurried off to buy food, the old lady instructed.

"I want to eat braised pork and meat dumplings."

Didn't the doctor tell you to eat a lighter diet?

"The doctor told me to eat more meat to help me recover faster."

The woman was completely speechless. She went and bought braised pork and meat dumplings.

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