Chapter 537: Absolute Nonsense (Page 1/2)

Since there were many people eating at home today, Lin Man replaced the small aluminum pot for stewing rice with a medium-sized aluminum pot, poured the washed rice into it, added appropriate amount of water, and then put it on the stove to start stewing.

Then, she rushed back to the living room to take out all the dishes to be cooked, washing, cutting, and cooking... each step was done very quickly.

She originally planned to stew a pot of kelp and pork ribs soup at noon, but due to lack of time, she now has to put it on hold.

Finally, stew the ribs with potatoes, stir-fry the fresh beef bought in the morning with celery, braise the pork belly, stir-fry the lotus root, and braise the tofu.

All the dishes bought in the morning were cooked. Lin Man also took out two yellow croakers and two pounds of swimming crabs from the space. She pan-fried the yellow croakers and stir-fried the swimming crabs with ginger and scallions.

The children loved steamed egg custard, so she ended up steaming a large bowl of minced meat egg custard. It took her 70 minutes to prepare all the food.

After the meal was ready, the children had all gone home. Lin Man had already placed the children's menus separately on the coffee table. She asked the children to eat first. She planned to go to the hospital to see how her mother-in-law's operation went.

Before leaving, Lin Man told Huo Yining, "Ningning, take your brothers and sisters to eat first. I'm going to the hospital to see how your grandma's surgery went, and ask them to come over for dinner."

Huo Yining asked cautiously, "Mom, let's go with you to see grandma. We can eat when we get back."

"You don't need to go there today. Your father, uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather are all in the hospital. There's not even room to stand in the ward.

Also, there are a lot of bacteria in hospitals, so it’s best for children not to go to the hospital, as they are more likely to get sick.”

After hearing what Lin Man said, Huo Yining decided to wait until after school in the evening to go to the ward to see his grandmother.

"Mom, you go first. I'll look after my younger brothers and sisters at home."

Lin Man carefully took off the apron that was stained with some childish stains, gently folded it on a chair beside her, and hurried out.

Looking at Lin Man's departing back, Huo Yixin couldn't help but sigh deeply, and said with a gloomy expression:

"Alas, my aunt secretly told me last night that the reason grandma got sick was because she gave birth to me."

Hearing this, Huo Yining could not help but frown tightly, with a subtle displeasure on his face. He asked in a low voice:

"Xinxin, why would my aunt say that? This is sheer nonsense!"

Huo Yixin pursed her lips and replied in a low voice: "Brother, it was Second Aunt who told Little Aunt about this. Second Aunt said that grandma had always been in good health and had never had any serious illness.

But ever since my aunt was born, grandma has been feeling uncomfortable here or in unbearable pain there.

One day I have a migraine, the next I have knee pain that makes it hard to walk, and now I even have lumps on my body."

Huo Yining retorted with a serious face, "That's sheer nonsense! Life, aging, illness, and death are natural laws. Even if grandma hadn't given birth to little aunt, she would still have gotten sick when she was supposed to. You mustn't believe these unfounded nonsense from aunt."

"Okay, big brother. I get it. I won't believe what they say. I just hope grandma can get better soon after the operation." Huo Yixin nodded obediently.

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned her head and her eyes fell on the pot of colorful roses under the windowsill, with a hint of loss in her eyes.

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"Brother, grandma is sick. It seems that you won't be able to visit the Academy of Agricultural Sciences this time."

Huo Yiwen shook his head slightly, with a nonchalant look on his face, as if he didn't care about anything at all.

Then, he slowly opened his lips and said in a calm and firm tone: "Now at this moment, whether or not to go to the Agricultural Science Academy is no longer important.

After all, grandma is ill and in urgent need of surgery, so we should naturally prioritize her health. As for other things, let's put them aside for now."

Lin Man rushed to the hospital and soon realized the situation. Except for Huo Qingci, the rest of the people were either staying in the ward or waiting anxiously outside the operating room.

Grandpa, father-in-law, and sister-in-law Huo Rou were sitting quietly in the ward with serious expressions.

Huo Qingyan took Song Jingjing and Huo Qinghuan to stand at the operating room door, eagerly waiting for her mother-in-law to come out.

Lin Man arrived at the operating room door, quickly walked over to Huo Qinghuan, and asked anxiously, "Qinghuan, how is Mom's surgery going? Where is your eldest brother right now?"

Huo Qinghuan turned around and looked at Lin Man, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and he quickly replied:

"Sister-in-law, you're here. Mom's surgery went very smoothly and was successful! Brother just went in to check. Mom's surgery is complete. When will she be able to come out of the operating room?"

After hearing this, Lin Man knew that her mother-in-law's operation was successful, and the stone in her heart finally settled down a little.

She turned to look at Huo Qingyan, Song Jingjing and the others, and said gently, "Second brother, third brother, second sister-in-law, Mom won't be out for a while, there's no need to keep too many people here, why don't you all go have some food first."

Song Jingjing walked back and forth until her feet felt a little numb. In order to prepare for her mother-in-law's surgery, she and her husband took a day off. No matter what, they would wait until her mother-in-law came out.

Seeing that they could not persuade him, Lin Man planned to go back to the ward to persuade her father-in-law and grandfather. At this time, Huo Qingci came out of the operating room.

When Huo Qingyan saw his eldest brother coming out, he quickly approached him and asked, "Brother, how is Mom?"

"He's still in the operating room for observation and probably won't be out until two o'clock. I'll stay here, you two go back and have dinner first."

Huo Qinghuan said, "Brother, I'll stay here. You take Grandpa and the others back to eat first."

Huo Qingci insisted that Huo Qinghuan go back to eat first. Seeing this, Lin Man had no choice but to call them back to eat first, leaving Huo Qingci alone in the hospital.

It only takes a few minutes to walk from the hospital ward to the family residential building.

When she got home, Lin Man found that the children were not at home. There was a note on the coffee table. She then realized that they had finished their meal and went back to school, so she didn't pay any more attention to them.

They quickly asked everyone to take a seat. After dinner, they had to go to the hospital to check on the mother-in-law's mental state after the operation.

Originally, everyone was still talking about the surgery and thought they had no appetite, but when they saw a table full of delicious food, they started eating without saying anything.

Lin Man took out the food from her lunch box and took out the food for Huo Qingci, then sat down to eat herself.

Huo Li asked Lin Man, "Haven't Ningning and the others come back yet?"

Lin Man looked at Huo Li and replied respectfully, "Grandpa, they finished their meal, washed the dishes, and went back to school. There was a note left by Ningning on the coffee table. They originally wanted to go to the hospital to see grandma first, but I persuaded them to stop."