Ningxia asked Lin Yi to carry his bag and wait at the door, and she shamelessly went to borrow a flashlight from the staff on duty before the brother and sister set off.
The new energy flashlight illuminated the entire street. Ningxia secretly added it to her shopping list.
"Sister Xia Xia!" Sangsang jumped off the bed and threw herself into Ningxia's arms.
Sangsang slept in Le Zhengtang's bed and woke up before she saw her sister and brother. The reunion after half a day made the little girl particularly clingy.
Seeing that she was much more energetic, Ningxia happily touched her head as a response.
"You're here." Le Zhengtang also propped up his back which was resting on the pillow and sat upright.
"Well, are you hungry? I wasted some time cooking."
Le Zhengtang shook his head repeatedly with a smile on his face.
Lin Yi, with a lively look in his eyes, walked over and shook the empty thermos on Le Zhengtang's desk, then conscientiously took it and went out to get some water. Sangsang, who had been locked up all afternoon, followed him.
Ningxia also pulled out the table and took out several large lunch boxes from her bag. The scorching heat of the freshly cooked pig's trotters pierced through the lunch boxes and reached her hands. Ningxia seemed unfazed as she uncovered the boxes and neatly arranged them.
The golden pig's trotters soaked in milky white soup are surrounded by some partially cooked soybeans, which makes you hungry just by looking at them.
"You...this is too much trouble...just make whatever you like, I'm not picky..." Le Zheng himself expressed that he was very embarrassed. He was used to eating pig food, and it had been a long time since anyone had been so accommodating to him in terms of food.
Ningxia adjusted the pillows behind him so that he could lean more comfortably. "I don't think it's a bother."
Le Zhengtang just felt happy in his heart, and secretly raised his eyes to look at the girl who was fiddling with the lunch box.
The dim light in the room softened Ning Xia's cold brows and features. From his angle, he could easily catch a glimpse of the tip of her small nose, and her cherry-colored lips were no longer pursed as usual, but were relaxed and slightly open.
To drive out the messy thoughts in his mind, fearing that he would be discovered, Le Zhengtang quickly looked away and pretended to be calm as he raised his hand to touch the hair on his head.
"Are you back? Come over for dinner."
Sangsang kicked off her shoes without any hesitation and climbed onto the bed, half squeezing into Le Zheng's arms. It was obvious that their relationship had become much closer after spending the afternoon together.
Seeing that Le Zheng was not unhappy, Ningxia didn't bother to interfere. He just let them sit however they wanted, as long as they were comfortable.
Ningxia and Lin Yi did not eat at the stopover point and came here because they wanted to eat with Le Zheng. At this time, the four of them sitting together was quite lively.
Ningxia had three pig's trotters stewed, and she took two. They weren't that big, just over a pound each.
She picked one up and put it directly into Le Zheng's bowl, then cut the remaining one in half and shared it with Lin Yi, then poured hot soup and sandy and glutinous soybeans on it. It was extremely fragrant.
Seeing that the two of them hadn't moved their chopsticks for a long time, Ningxia brought Sangsang's egg custard to her before looking up and saying, "Go ahead and try it."
Seeing that Ningxia also had a share, Lin Yi didn't hesitate any longer and picked up his own bowl. He dug his chopsticks deep into the soft and sticky pork skin and lifted it up to his mouth.
The sticky meat slid into his mouth and Lin Yi chewed it with big mouthfuls. "It's delicious. Sister Xia Xia, you should try it too."
Le Zhengtang also picked up the chopsticks, swallowed a few mouthfuls, and praised it for being delicious.
Seeing this, Ningxia raised her portion and started eating with relish.
The four of them buried their heads in their food. Except for Sangsang, they all ate very quickly, and in a short while, even the soup was finished.
Ningxia knew the boys' appetites would only be half full after a meal like this, but since it was already evening, eating too much wouldn't be a good thing, so she deliberately didn't make any staple food. She would get up early tomorrow morning to make noodles for them.
It took a while for Sangsang to finish eating. After Lin Yi came back from washing the lunch box, they were about to get up and return to the parking spot.
"I really don't need anyone to take care of me here! I still have one leg that can move, and the coalition forces on duty here at night are also from our battalion, so he'll be fine with me! Take them back and have a good rest!"
Le Zhengtang repeatedly rejected Ningxia's request to stay and keep watch. She was a girl who had experienced such a thrilling danger during the day and was busy cooking for so many people. How could he sleep when he asked her to keep watch over him at night?
Seeing that he insisted on not having anyone accompany him, Ningxia didn't want to force him. Fortunately, the living facilities at the medical center were quite complete, so she didn't worry too much and took the two children back to the base. Before leaving, she did not forget to ask the coalition forces on duty outside to take good care of them.
Ningxia was indeed tired, and with Sangsang's condition improving, she felt relieved. After returning to the stop, she simply washed up, leaned back on the small bed, and fell asleep.
Lin Yi pulled out the pillow high behind her head and covered her with a quilt, but failed to wake her up.
Fortunately, a night of rest was enough, and Ningxia opened her eyes naturally at dawn. She stretched her body and got up. She had a very refreshing sleep.
After Ningxia finished making the noodles, the brother and sister rubbed their eyes and got up. Within a day, Sangsang, aside from being extremely thin, looked like he was fine.
Ningxia did not dare to be careless. No matter what, she had to follow the doctor's advice carefully and give the child intravenous fluids as many days as necessary. The child had a very weak constitution and fell ill easily.
There was a pig's trotter left in the pot. Ningxia took it out, deboned it and chopped it, then sprinkled it with a handful of chopped green onions, and a bowl of pig's trotter noodles was ready.
Ningxia cooked half a pot of noodles in one go, rinsed it with cold water before putting it into the bucket so that it would not clump together easily.
I also put the boiled pig's trotter soup in a thermos. When I got to the medical center, I just divided the noodles and poured it on top. It was very convenient.
Ningxia uses only white flour, no whole grains. The noodles are incredibly smooth, mixed with chunks of pork trotter and chopped green onions. It's pure bliss.
Although it was a bit light, Le Zhengtang finished the whole bowl without even looking up. After all, he usually ate too much oily and spicy food, so it was quite nice to have something light occasionally for two days.
After the four of them had eaten their fill, Ningxia took Sangsang upstairs. The little girl was very sensible and didn't cry like she had yesterday. Although tears welled up in her eyes, she still obediently held out her hand to let the nurse give her the IV.
His pitiful appearance aroused sympathy from the people present. Ningxia held the IV bottle in one hand and carried Sangsang back to Le Zheng's ward.
"Can you go back alone?" Ningxia handed a bucket of dirty dishes to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi nodded, "It's okay, Sister Xia Xia, I can find the way."
Hearing this, Ningxia felt relieved and let Lin Yi go back to wash the dishes. The coalition forces were everywhere along the way, and it was in the Chocobo territory, so she was not worried about what would happen.
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