When we returned to the tube building, it was already dark.

Li Fenlan and Xie Mingcheng were standing and looking towards the alley across the street. When they saw Xie Yunshu riding over, they quickly took two steps to greet him: "How is Yunshu? Did they embarrass you? Did they bully you?"

Xie Mingcheng looked solemn: "Sister, Lu Zhixing still doesn't agree to divorce?"

Xie Yunshu smiled and raised the divorce certificate in his hand: "I'm divorced, can we have an extra dinner tonight to celebrate?"

Li Fenlan was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise: "Did Lu Zhixing agree to sign?"

"I agree. Wait for Sunday and I'll find a car to bring the things over. We can't let the Lu family get away with it!" Xie Yunshu let Xie Mingcheng push the bicycle, and walked back slowly, starting to plan for the future.

"Mom, I've made up my mind. We have to rent the yard. Otherwise, if we continue to cook like this for a long time, the people in the tube building will definitely gossip and be unhappy. And the things at home, all those junk will be thrown away!"

Li Fenlan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, we'll do what you say."

Xie Mingcheng naturally had no objection: "I went to the alley this afternoon to see the yard that Aunt Zhao mentioned. It's quite spacious, and there are three rooms. It's very clean inside. There is a shed in the yard for cooking. The large yard can also be used to store firewood, which is much more economical than using a honeycomb stove. The rent is just a little expensive. The landlord is holding on to the price and refuses to give up. He won't do it if the monthly rent is reduced by fifteen yuan."

Li Fenlan also sighed: "Yes, the place is good, but it's too expensive! No, I'll look for another one tomorrow..."

"No need to look for it anymore. Fifteen is fine." Xie Yunshu made a decision. Since both his mother and brother agreed, it seemed that the yard was really good. Even if he moved to a cheaper one, it would definitely not be as spacious as this one.

Before opening the door, Xie Yunshu heard a low cough coming from next door. She paused for a moment and said, "Mom, I don't think I've seen Grandma Zhang these past two days?"

She was busy cooking and selling food during this period, and it was always five or six in the afternoon when she came back from the vegetable market. She hadn't dealt with Grandma Zhang for several days. Even when Zhou Xinyue brought her children to kowtow that day, it seemed that Grandma Zhang didn't come out.

Li Fenlan frowned: "It seems like I haven't seen her for a few days, and she hasn't come to my house to watch TV in the past two days."

Xie Yunshu was a little worried. Grandma Zhang was old and lived alone...

Thinking of this, she quickly knocked on the door next to her: "Grandma Zhang, it's me, Yunshu..."

There was no sound from inside, except for occasional coughs, but no one came to open the door. Xie Yunshu was a little anxious and raised his voice: "Grandma?"

After waiting for a long time, just when Xie Yunshu was anxiously knocking on the door, she heard some movement inside, and then the door was opened. Grandma Zhang looked haggard, her lips were cracked, and she had no strength to speak: "It's Yunshu..."

"Grandma Zhang!" Xie Yunshu exclaimed and hurried in. Li Fenlan and Xie Mingcheng followed in worriedly, and saw that the room was dark, without even a light, and an unpleasant smell entered their noses.

Xie Yunshu frowned, then turned on the light and saw that the table was covered with cold leftovers and the bed was in a mess. Grandma Zhang was an old lady who loved cleanliness, and her room was always tidy. It was obvious that she hadn't cleaned it for several days.

Granny Zhang seemed to have no strength left. She leaned against the bed and took a deep breath before speaking: "Yun Shu, what's wrong?"

Xie Yunshu put his hand on her forehead and carried Grandma Zhang on his shoulders without saying anything: "Grandma, why didn't you tell me earlier that you were sick? Let's go to the hospital! Mom, you stay at home, Mingcheng, come with me!"

Li Fenlan hurriedly took out a condom for Grandma Zhang to cover herself with. Xie Mingcheng took Grandma Zhang from her sister's shoulders, only to find that Grandma Zhang was burning hot all over. No one knew how long the old lady had been ill!

The tube building was not too close to Haicheng Hospital, but luckily they had a tricycle, so they spread a quilt and put Granny Zhang there, then the brother and sister rode the tricycle to Haicheng Hospital.

After working until after ten o'clock, Grandma Zhang finally got the intravenous drip and her fever went down.

Xie Yunshu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking of what the doctor had just said: "Although the old man is usually in good health, he is old after all, and it is not possible for him to live alone. This time he was discovered early, if he had had a fever for a few more days, he would have died!"

Yes, she had lived in the tube building for so long and had never seen Grandma Zhang’s children…

Xie Mingcheng patted his sister on the shoulder and said, "Sister, you go home first. I won't go to school tomorrow. I can just stay at the hospital. Aren't I going to make lunch boxes tomorrow?"

It was past eleven when Li Fenlan got home from the hospital. When she heard the noise, she quickly got up from the bed and asked, "Is Grandma Zhang okay?"

"It's okay, I just caught a cold. I'll just need a few days of intravenous drips." Xie Yunshu was also lying on the bed, she took a deep breath, she turned over and asked, "Mom, doesn't grandma have any children? It seems like she lives alone during the New Year and other holidays."

Li Fenlan sighed, "How can you not have children? You have three sons! I heard that each one is more capable than the other, and one of them is making a lot of money in the country! What's the use? When your grandpa passed away, only one of his three sons came back. He hurriedly burned paper money, left fifty yuan, and then left..."

Xie Yunshu was silent. What should he do next with Grandma Zhang?

Xie Yunshu did not sleep well that night. She was worried about Grandma Zhang and had to get up early to cook tomorrow. As a result, she got up late for the first time in her life.

When she heard the sound of rain splashing outside, she opened her eyes and sat up suddenly: "Mom, it's raining?"

Li Fenlan was refining lard in the main room facing the front. Hearing what she said, he glanced at her and said with a smile, "Why don't you sleep a little longer? It's raining so hard today, I think you should not go. It's better to take a day off before you earn all the money."

Xie Yunshu sat up and put on her clothes: "Mom, I promised them that I must go, even if I have to die."

Otherwise, how would more than 30 people have dinner? If you want to be honest, you can't make conditions. Don't go on rainy days, snowy days, or windy days. If she is more reasonable, others will naturally be reasonable and not use her.

She cherishes this job of delivering meals to the project department very much.

Li Fenlan looked at the sky, which was gloomy and the strong wind made the branches of the trees dance wildly. She said worriedly, "Mingcheng is still in the hospital. I'm worried if you go alone."

"I told Mingcheng yesterday that if the weather is bad, I'll buy some ready-made food for Grandma Zhang in the hospital cafeteria. I'll pick them up when the rain stops." Xie Yunshu had already put on her clothes. She was wrapped in a thick orchid-patterned cotton jacket and had her hair tied up. "Captain Shen helped me yesterday, so I'll give them some extra food today!"

The so-called extra meal actually just means adding a little more lard, a little more pickles, and an extra pound of pork...

Xie Yunshu felt that she was already very generous. The ancients said that all businessmen were dishonest. As a businessman, she was very conscientious. A pound of pork with lard and pickles cost only a little over one yuan!

It was raining heavily, and it didn't stop until eleven o'clock. Li Fenlan couldn't persuade her, because she knew that her daughter was in a good mood! So she put on her raincoat, found a pair of rubber boots for her, and told her: "Ride slowly, make sure to look carefully at the road, and don't rush!"

Xie Yunshu nodded, put his hat on his head, then covered the lunch box, gritted his teeth and rushed into the heavy rain.

The only thing to be thankful for is that I don’t have to sell food at the street today. I can just ride my bike all the way to the construction site.

In the project office, Tian Hao was anxiously pacing back and forth: "Will Xie Yunshu not come? It's raining so hard, and several leaders have come. Why don't I drive out to Haicheng Hotel to buy something!"

Shen Subai tapped the table with his fingers: "Wait a little longer, she will come."