Among the educated youth in the fifth production team of Baiju Brigade, Shen Xiaobei was the one who took the most leave.
However, she was usually quite good at handling interpersonal relationships and had a good reputation and popularity in the production team. Therefore, Ma Jiquan would not make things difficult for her if she asked for leave whether she had something to do or not.
Other members rarely gossip about her because of this.
The only one who would occasionally gossip about her in a sarcastic tone was Kong Wanwan, but Kong Wanwan was pregnant now and had stopped working the morning shift. It was up to her to decide whether to work in the morning or afternoon.
Anyway, even if she went to work, she would not go to the fields. She would only go to work occasionally when there was light work to do.
Kong Wanwan doesn't have to go to work often, so naturally others rarely hear her gossip. Even if Shen Xiaobei takes a lot of leave, he can still have peace of mind!
After asking for leave from Ma Jiquan in advance, Shen Xiaobei rode his bicycle to the county people's hospital early the next morning.
However, she told Ma Jiquan and Fan Huifang that she was going to the county town to buy some cold dishes.
After all, she hadn't even started dating Duan Xichuan yet, so she didn't want to let others know her feelings for him too early. She planned to make it public in a small circle only after their relationship had progressed further.
The building of the County People's Hospital is quite dilapidated, and in Shen Xiaobei's opinion, it is not very large.
The first two-story building is the outpatient building. Passing through the courtyard behind the outpatient building, the second four-story building is the inpatient building.
Shen Xiaobei had heard before that there were only a hundred beds in the inpatient building.
So, although she didn't know which ward Grandma Duan Xichuan was in, it was not difficult to find her.
Carrying a basket of some fruits taken out of the space and two cans of malted milk bought in the county town, Shen Xiaobei searched for a while on the second floor of the inpatient building, and then he saw Gao Hongmian in a ward.
She was sitting in front of a hospital bed, watching over an old woman with completely white hair and eyes closed. This old woman must be Grandma Duan Xichuan.
Shen Xiaobei then walked in lightly.
Because the three beds in the ward were all occupied by elderly people, she was afraid of disturbing their rest.
"Sister Hongmian."
Walking behind Gao Hongmian, she patted her shoulder gently and called her softly.
"Hey, Xiaobei, why are you here so early in the morning? And you brought so many things with you?"
"You haven't been at the stall for two days. I was worried about you, so I asked Liu Juan to find out about you. I found out that Beihai's grandmother was sick and in the hospital. So, of course I had to come and see her!"
"Xiaobei, you're so thoughtful! You came here so early, I'm afraid you haven't even opened the stall today, right?"
"I didn't go out today. I only asked the team for half a day off. I was afraid that if I went out again after closing the stall, it would delay my afternoon work, so I rode my bike here early in the morning! By the way, Sister Hongmian, how is grandma? Is her condition serious?"
"Grandma is asleep, Xiaobei, let's go out and talk!"
"Why!"
Gao Hongmian glanced at the old man who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and after asking Shen Xiaobei to put his things down, the two of them walked into the corridor outside to talk.
"Oh, grandma is almost 80 years old. She's old and has all sorts of ailments. Basically, she has to come here to stay in the hospital two or three times a year, or even three or four times!"
"Oh, so that's how it is! Well, as people age, it's inevitable that they'll have health problems. Sister Hongmian, don't worry too much! So how long will Grandma stay here?"
"It depends on the situation. Maybe three or four days, or maybe five or six days!"
"Anyway, every time she was hospitalized before, she would be discharged after a week to ten days. If she stayed in the hospital for too long, grandma wouldn't want to stay and would clamor to be discharged and go home."
"Oh! Sister Hongmian, you've been really hardworking these past few days! By the way, Sister Hongmian, are you the only one taking care of grandma in the hospital?"
"How could it be that I'm the only one here? Xichuan has been here the past few days too. He just left a while ago before you came! And every noon, my parents-in-law and Donglin and the others would take turns coming over to visit grandma."
"oh!"
What a misfortune, as soon as she arrived, Duan Xichuan just walked away.
Shen Xiaobei couldn’t help feeling a little lost.
Standing in the corridor, she chatted with Gao Hongmian for a while, but Duan Xichuan still didn't come over. She was embarrassed to chat with Gao Hongmian for too long in a place like the inpatient building where silence should be maintained.
So, I had to leave with a feeling of loss.
When she walked out of the inpatient building and the outpatient building, she looked back reluctantly, trying to find Xia Duan Xichuan with her eyes, but found nothing.
"Why--"
After walking out of the People's Hospital, Shen Xiaobei raised one arm and covered his eyes with his sleeve, squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, then sighed deeply at the blue sky.
Then he consoled himself by saying, "Forget it. I've already done what I wanted to do! I'll leave the rest to fate."
After comforting herself, she turned cheerful and prepared to ride her bike to stroll down the street.
Since she had taken leave to come to the county town and didn't see the person she wanted to see, she didn't want to return empty-handed. She decided to go to the old alley again to see if she could find something useful to bring back.
Anyway, she is already a 1,000 yuan household and a well-off woman.
Moreover, there are so many supplies in the space. If we keep them and slowly process and liquidate them later, we can make a lot of money.
Having earned so much money, you naturally have to spend it appropriately and reward yourself.
Less than two minutes after Shen Xiaobei rode his bicycle away towards the left side of the People's Hospital, Duan Xichuan hurried back to the hospital from the right side, carrying some food.
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