Chapter 71 Discharge

Sun Erni carefully placed the child in the crib, then pretended she heard nothing and put away the milk powder on the small cabinet.

The old lady thought Sun Erni didn't hear it, so she asked again loudly.

This time Jiang Xinbai spoke directly, "Aunt, how are you going to pay me back after you borrowed it? Are you going to buy another bag and then pay me back?"

The old lady was choked by Jiang Xinbai's words, but soon she said shamelessly: "What a kid can drink, how much? You still want to pay it back, you are so stingy!"

Jiang Xinbai was so angry that he laughed, and even called her stingy. Why should she give it for free when she had no relatives or friends?

"Auntie, I spent ten yuan on this half bag of milk powder. It's not enough for my son. How can you give it to me for free?"

It's not that Jiang Xinbai really couldn't bear to see the child starve, but she just couldn't stand the old lady's self-righteous attitude. If her attitude was better, she would really be soft-hearted and make a bottle of tea for him, but now, it's impossible.

"Ten dollars? Why is it so expensive? Are you trying to cheat me on purpose?" the old lady screamed.

Sun Erni was also dissatisfied when she heard her say this, "Why would I lie to you? My son just bought it this morning, and a bottle cost three yuan!"

At this time, the woman in the next bed could no longer bear it. She pushed the young man and whispered, "Go ask if you can sell us. Where would I get milk if I don't have soup to drink? Am I going to let your son starve?"

The young man touched his pocket, gritted his teeth, walked over, pulled his mother behind him, and apologized with a smile: "I'm sorry, my mother didn't know that milk powder was so expensive, so she said that just now. Well, you can see that my child is really hungry. If you still have milk powder at home, can you give me this half bag? I'll pay for it."

Jiang Xin glanced at him and said, "Okay, I just bought it this morning, and my son only ate it three times. Give me nine dollars!"

"Nine dollars, go ahead and grab it!" The old lady was unwilling.

"Xinbai, you have no milk now, and the child needs milk powder, you can't give it to him." Sun Erni hurriedly stopped him.

"Mom, my third brother went to buy some for me again. Now the child is hungry, we can't just stand by and watch it!" Jiang Xinbai gave her mother-in-law a look, then looked at the young man, "Your mother thinks it's too expensive, so why don't you go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if you can buy some! I'll save it for my son to drink. Anyway, I'm going to be discharged from the hospital soon." She added at the end.

The young man was really reluctant to give up, but when he heard his son's tender cry, he could only grit his teeth, took out a big unity from his trouser pocket and handed it over, "Here, give it to you, give me the milk powder!"

Jiang Xinbai took the money with a clear conscience, then nodded to Sun Erni, "Mom, give him the milk powder and one dollar."

Sun Erni held the milk powder bag tightly with an expression of reluctance. The young man saw this and quickly stepped forward to take the milk powder bag from her, saying with a smile: "Auntie, I need it urgently. The child is hungry!"

Sun Erni had no choice but to take out a dollar from her pocket and hand it over.

"That milk bottle..." the man asked again, looking eagerly at the unwashed milk bottle on the small cabinet.

Sun Erni quickly held the bottle in her hand again and said, "I can't give you the bottle. My grandson needs it when he goes home, and the supply and marketing cooperative is out of stock."

The young man touched his head awkwardly after hearing this and negotiated: "Can you lend it to me? I'll return it to you after my son finishes drinking it."

Jiang Xinbai, who had just received nine dollars, was in a good mood. She nodded to her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, lend it to him! Be careful not to break it."

"Oh, no." The young man happily took the bottle and went out to wash it.

At this time, Yang Jinsheng came back after completing the formalities. "Mom, Xiaobai, the formalities are all done. Let's pack up and go home! I've also parked the cart at the door."

"Okay, then I'll pack up. By the way, I have to wait a while. The kid in the next bed borrowed our bottle. I won't leave until he returns it." In fact, there weren't many things, so Sun Erni packed up quickly and just waited for the kid in the next bed to return the bottle before leaving.

At this time, the young man handed the prepared milk powder to the parturient and then pulled Yang Jinsheng to a corner, saying with a smile, "Comrade, let's make a deal. You bought this milk bottle for three yuan, and I won't take advantage of you. Let's exchange it for three yuan. What do you think?"

Yang Jinsheng had heard from his wife a long time ago that the remaining milk powder had been given to the baby in the next bed. He originally wondered why there was still a bottle left after all the milk powder had been changed, but he didn't expect that the baby would actually come to ask for the bottle.

"The milk bottles are available at the supply and marketing cooperative, just buy one yourself!" Yang Jinsheng said with a smile.

"Hey, it's urgent! Please be kind for the sake of the child. Besides, your wife will probably start producing milk soon, so she won't need it anymore. It would be a waste if you leave it there."

The young man said that in fact, it was okay to feed the baby with a bottle, a spoon could be used, but it was troublesome and it was difficult to measure the amount. Besides, they all had salaries and the nine dollars had been spent, so they didn't mind spending the three dollars more.

Yang Jinsheng turned around and looked at his wife, then nodded to the young man, "Okay, I'll give it to you for the sake of your son. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it later."

The young man was delighted and quickly took out three dollars and handed it to Yang Jinsheng, fearing that Yang Jinsheng would regret it. Of course, he would not tell Yang Jinsheng that the supply and marketing cooperative might not have any more milk bottles.

Sun Erni first delivered the things to the door and put them on the cart, then she carried the child out. Yang Jinsheng carried Jiang Xinbai on his back and walked downstairs step by step.

In the ward, as soon as they left, the old lady started to complain, "You just know how to waste money. Milk powder costs nine yuan, and milk bottles cost three yuan. Your money must have been blown by the wind!"

"Mom, I've already given you the money, what else can I say? Are you going to let the child starve? Can you bear it?"

"That's because your wife is incompetent..."

"mom……"

Jiang Xinbai had no idea what happened in the ward. At this moment, she was sitting on the bus and leisurely going home!

"Oh, Xinbai is discharged from the hospital. Let me see the child. Hmm, with that big face, he's indeed a fat boy weighing 7.2 jin." As soon as I entered the yard, the neighbors gathered around and started talking to me.

Yang Jinsheng felt sorry for his wife and quickly waved his hand, saying, "Aunts, I know you care about Xiaobai and the child, but it's hot, so let's go home first. The mother and child need to rest first."

"Hey, Jinsheng loves his wife, he's a good boy, come back soon, it's hot, don't let Xinbai and the child get too hot."

"Yes, the child can watch it anytime."

In this way, Sun Erni held the child and Yang Jinsheng carried Jiang Xinbai on his back and went from the first floor to the second floor of their home.

"Xiaobai, lie down on the bed and rest for a while. I'll get you some hot water to wipe your face." Yang Jinsheng himself was sweating, not to mention Jiang Xinbai who was still covered with a quilt in the cart.