Dr. Ding spoke faster and gave Zhou Qiqi a meaningful look, but she was too busy taking notes and only looked up at the end, completely unaware of Dr. Ding's twitching eyelids.
She blinked her clear almond-shaped eyes and nodded repeatedly.
"I understand, it means I don't want him to do any physical labor."
Qin Lei, who was standing to the side, also chimed in.
"Don't worry, Dr. Ding, I'll report to the commander's house at six o'clock every morning. I'll take care of all the chores around the house, so the commander won't get tired at all!"
Dr. Ding's eyelids twitched even more violently, and she glared at Qin Lei with annoyance.
"This is none of your business..."
After she finished speaking, she pulled Zhou Qiqi aside and whispered something in a low voice.
"Besides manual labor, there's also that..."
She tucked the X-ray films and medical records under her arm, made a circle with her left hand, and extended her right hand to mimic the motion of sewing a shoe sole, speaking in a veiled manner.
"Even threading a needle shouldn't be done by him, understand?"
The young couple had only been married for a little over a month, and their passion was at its peak. The fact that they hadn't been apart for so long only fueled their newfound love, making it easy for things to go awry. She had to give them some serious advice.
Zhou Qiqi was still a novice and didn't react immediately.
Dr. Dante pulled her aside, and considering the gesture and the metaphor, what else is there to misunderstand?
She blushed immediately and nodded hastily.
Shen Huaichuan had his blood drawn this morning, and the test results will be available this afternoon before he can complete the discharge procedures, which will probably be around four or five o'clock.
After lunch, Qin Lei came to the regimental commander and asked if he could take two hours off in the afternoon.
Shen Huaichuan was reading the newspaper and didn't even look up. He simply asked casually, "Reason?"
Qin Lei paused for a moment, then clenched his fist and stammered.
"We're going back to the military region now, so I was thinking of going to the grocery store to buy some sunflower seeds, peanuts, candy, and things like that for my comrades. Apart from me, none of them usually have the chance to go out, so they're all waiting for me to treat them to something nice."
Shen Huaichuan didn't say anything, but simply turned the newspaper over and glanced at Qin Lei casually between pages.
He seemed casual, but his eyes were as sharp as ice blades. In an instant, Qin Lei felt as if he had been pierced through the heart. Sweat broke out on his forehead, and his heart jumped into his throat. He hurriedly and nervously added the following.
"By the way... I also need to take care of some personal business."
"Go ahead, be back before 5 p.m.
Shen Huaichuan continued reading the newspaper and casually remarked.
Qin Lei wiped his sweat with his sleeve, and then heard the regimental commander continue.
"You don't need to go to the grocery store."
The young man's heart, which had just settled back into his stomach, suddenly clenched again. He thought the commander had discovered his little secret, and he was so guilty that his hands were trembling. But then he heard the commander say something else.
"Your sister-in-law and I are going out to buy some things this afternoon. We're driving, so we can buy them for you."
Qin Lei thought something serious had happened, but he finally breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest.
"Commander, can you please stop breathing so loudly? You scared me to death."
He then stood up and said, "I'll go change my clothes first."
Shen Huaichuan added, "Go ahead, there's a spare watch in the cabinet. I'll give it to you; take it and wear it."
Qin Lei's heart pounded again, and he swallowed hard, clicking his tongue in disbelief.
"Commander, that watch of yours is a Shanghai brand, it costs 120 yuan, and you just...you gave it to me?"
He wasn't greedy, he waved his hand and said.
"No need, I have my own watch."
Shen Huaichuan didn't even look up. "How are you going to make a good impression wearing that watch?"
He had been in the army for less than two years, and his monthly allowance was only seven yuan. He sent most of it home, leaving him with very little. The watch he wore was a second-hand one he got from a comrade-in-arms for only two yuan, which was just enough to tell the time.
But Qin Lei's focus was not on that.
"Commander, you found out? How could you know? When did you find out?"
Shen Huaichuan didn't even lift his eyelids, still intently reading the economics section of the newspaper.
At this moment, Zhou Qiqi returned. Seeing that the two were acting strangely, she handed Shen Huaichuan a washed grape and asked him curiously.
What's the point of putting on a show?
"nothing."
Shen Huaichuan immediately took the newspaper down. The grapes were right next to him, but he didn't reach out to take them. Instead, he struggled for a long time to bite them with his teeth.
Just as she bit down, she saw Qin Lei still staring straight at her, and glared at him: "Hurry up and go!"
"oh!"
Seeing this, Qin Lei knew he couldn't stay any longer, so he quickly grabbed his watch and clothes and slipped away.
Zhou Qiqi stared at his retreating figure with a suspicious look: "Why are you being so mysterious, young man?"
Shen Huaichuan patted the side of the bed.
"He went out for a while. By the way, what did you say when you were eating that you wanted to dig a cellar in the backyard?"
Zhou Qiqi didn't dare sit on the edge of the bed, but instead moved a stool over.
"Yes, Sister Cuixiang specifically told me yesterday to buy more cabbage and potatoes later."
Shen Huaichuan nodded.
"Okay, I'll call the person in a bit and we'll get it done tomorrow. We'll dig a big one and also store some apples and pears."
He was thinking about the foods Zhou Qiqi usually liked to eat, while Zhou Qiqi was thinking about the baby.
"Okay! Since we're going to dig this big anyway, let's store some chestnuts and hawthorns so we can make some snacks for Zhouzhou and Xiangyang later."
As she spoke, she took out paper and pen and wrote down a long list of categories.
Some of the items couldn't be bought at the town's small market, so the two decided to go to the department store and grocery store in the afternoon beforehand to buy them.
Since wearing a chest brace was inconvenient for Shen Huaichuan, he found a driver from a military hospital to drive him.
Zhou Qiqi was putting a soft cushion behind Shen Huaichuan in the back seat when, without noticing, the car started moving towards the front door.
As they approached the main gate, she quickly called out, "No, no, no, let's go through the back door."
"Yes, madam."
The driver turned around without hesitation and didn't say anything else, but Shen Huaichuan asked a question.
"What's wrong?"
Zhou Qiqi lowered her head and frowned as she replied.
"I'm just worried that someone might bring you chicken soup at the door. What a hassle!"
Shen Huaichuan sniffed and inexplicably smelled a sour smell, but he didn't say anything and turned his face away in tacit understanding.
Zhou Qiqi's worries were not unfounded.
At the entrance of the G City Military Region Hospital, two figures craned their necks to peer inside.
"Hey, Yao Yao, look! Aren't those Zhou Qiqi and Shen Huaichuan in that car over there? It looks like they're driving right towards our door!"
Xu Shu, who was wearing a white shirt, said excitedly, shaking Lin Yao's arm.
Lin Yao squinted to look carefully, but it was past two in the afternoon, the sun was dazzling, and she couldn't see clearly through the car window.
"It looks similar but not quite; we'll know once it arrives."
As she spoke, she clenched her fist and nudged Xu Shu, "If it were those two, we absolutely had to stop them!"
Xu Shu nodded vigorously.
The two were eagerly anticipating what was to come when the jeep that was about to drive by suddenly turned around without warning.
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