"My mouth is watering."

These dumplings were just bought, they're so fresh, every bite is bursting with juicy goodness. Even though I ate a big lunch today, I still couldn't bear to leave all the dumplings for dinner, so I had to eat a couple to satisfy my craving.

Bai Jiaojiao said, "Last night I found a male classmate by the phone booth at our school to talk to her about it. He seemed quite concerned about you, so I asked him to tell her that your mission this time will take a long time and you can't contact her for the time being, and to tell her not to worry."

Bai Shibao gave Bai Jiaojiao the hospital's phone number, and Guan Xinyan happened to be on duty that night, so he called her over to listen to the call herself.

Bai Shibao was relieved to hear this: "Once I'm better enough to get out of bed, I'll call her myself and write a letter home. Dad doesn't know I've been transferred here yet. If he did, he'd be so happy for me."

"That's for sure. You need to take good care of your injury now. If you want to stay in the army in the future, your health is definitely your asset."

After hearing Bai Jiaojiao's words, Bai Shibao said, "I am the most obedient person in this ward. I do whatever the nurses tell me to do, just to recover from my injury."

The middle-aged man eating an apple laughed: "Give me a break. You can't move now, so you're at everyone's mercy, aren't you?"

When Bai Shibao's weakness was exposed, he coughed and his whole body ached, but he couldn't help but laugh: "No, that's not true at all. I'm just following the doctor's advice to take good care of my injury."

Whether what they said is true or false is not important; having the intention is the best thing.

Just then, the nurse who was looking after their ward came in and said, "You have a really good attitude, comrade, kudos!"

As nurses, the most troublesome thing is when patients secretly do things that doctors forbid, and in the end, it is always the nurses who get scolded.

Hearing Bai Shibao say that, the nurse immediately felt happy.

She came to change Bai Shibao's IV drip and smelled the dumplings in the ward: "You guys are eating dumplings now? Such a good life!"

"I'm just sharing this with you because of this young man; his sister brought it for us. These chopsticks are already on my lips, otherwise I would have treated you to two."

The nurse wasn't a shy girl; she was quite outgoing: "If I can't bear to part with it, so be it. Do you think I'd fight you patients for it?"

After changing Bai Shibao's dressing, she looked at Bai Jiaojiao and said to Bai Shibao, "Your little sister is really pretty. Is she the one who went to Peking University?"

"Yes, my sister is amazing. She got into Peking University in the first year after the college entrance examination was reinstated."

Bai Shibo said.

"Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? Do you want me to introduce you to someone? I used to take care of a high-ranking official, and he has an only son."

Being introduced to potential partners was commonplace for Bai Jiaojiao. Just as she was about to say that she was already settled, the middle-aged man who was eating an apple objected. Because his leg was in a sling, he could only try his best to turn his body to the side: "Young lady, don't look at me lying in this hospital bed looking pathetic. I command a regiment. My son is fifteen this year. Wait for him for two years. I'll send him out to make his way in the world. He'll definitely come back as a good young man."

"Give me a break. You're only fifteen and haven't even finished high school yet. Do you think you're good enough for a college student? Young lady, I have a cousin who's a senior in high school this year. He's also going to take the college entrance exam and will be a college student too. He's a perfect match for you."

Seeing that they were already vying for her, Bai Shibao, despite having difficulty speaking, still managed to seize the opportunity and said, "Don't even think about it. My sister got married early. When a family has a daughter, a hundred families want her. In our area, so many young men are fighting over her. How could it be your turn?"

Bai Shibao even brought up Qiao Lai, but the truth is that before Bai Jiaojiao married Shen Heng, Bai Shiqing, who had a boyfriend, had more suitors than Bai Jiaojiao.

We are all working people. Even if young people are blinded by lust, their elders would never want their sons to marry a rich girl and be treated like royalty.

"Married?" The nurse originally wanted to argue with everyone. The old commander's rank was not something a regimental commander could handle. Besides, his son also had a military rank and was of marriageable age. Many people wanted to curry favor with him. When she saw such a good girl, she rushed to introduce her. If it worked out, she, as the matchmaker, would definitely get a good reward.

Upon hearing that she was getting married, she immediately deflated: "Yes, yes, if we don't get married soon, all the good ones will have already been chosen."

She packed up the medicine bottles and left the ward, leaving behind a sigh just like hers.

"Kid, how could your family bear to let your sister get married so early?"

He didn't know Bai Jiaojiao's age, but he knew Bai Shibao's age. Since she was his younger sister, she must be even younger.

If he had such a clever daughter, he would wait until he was thirty to find a son-in-law.

"..." If it came to Bai Jiaojiao's marriage, Bai Shibao didn't know what to say.

Bai Jiaojiao smiled and showed no embarrassment: "I've found the right person, it doesn't matter when."

Hearing this, Bai Shibao felt relieved: "My brother-in-law is doing very well. When he comes back, I'll bring him to you to see."

The other patients didn't think Bai Shibao was bragging. After all, with such an outstanding younger sister, finding an excellent son-in-law was a given.

Bai Jiaojiao came to chat with Bai Shibao every day, and over time she became familiar with these people. These People's Liberation Army soldiers were all very straightforward and had no bad intentions, so it was easy to open up to them. Bai Shibao was in a good mood.

Bai Jiaojiao rode her bike home that day and found the door was bolted from the inside and unlocked. When she opened the door, she saw Shen Heng holding and playing with the pigeon in his hand.

"Heng-ge, you're back!"

"What is this thing? Want to keep it as a pet?"

Shen Heng put the pigeon back in its cage, opened his arms to Bai Jiaojiao, and waited for her to pounce on him.

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