Chu Fang pushed Zhong Tingyue downstairs. The area below was crowded with people; no matter what kind of hospital it was, there were always patients.
The easiest 'business' in the world is running a hospital, but it's also the most difficult one.
After turning a corner, we entered the hospital's sanatorium, a large courtyard filled with flowers, plants, and shady trees.
The sun shone directly down from the sky, and it felt especially comfortable on people.
Many patients and their families are enjoying a peaceful moment here.
Walking to an open space, Chu Fang helped Zhong Tingyue slowly stand up. The doctor had said that she could move around a bit the next day.
"Does it hurt?" Chu Fang asked cautiously, supporting his girlfriend, afraid of tearing at her wound.
"It doesn't hurt." Zhong Tingyue staggered as she walked.
Does it hurt?
"It doesn't hurt."
Does it hurt?
“… …” Zhong Tingyue rolled her eyes and said, “Mr. Chu, I am an adult. I can judge for myself whether I am in pain or not. Please don’t act like a woman, whining and complaining.”
"A dog bites Lü Dongbin, not recognizing a kind heart."
Even so, Chu Fang still carefully helped her, while Zhong Tingyue took a slow walk. After a while, she felt a little tired, so she sat in her wheelchair and quietly basked in the sun.
Just then, a slightly familiar voice reached Chu Fang's ears: "Young man, we meet again."
He turned around and saw the old lady he had chatted with the night before. He replied, "Hello, Grandma."
"We are truly destined to meet." The old lady's eyes curved like crescent moons, and she wore a friendly smile.
The old lady was also pushing a wheelchair, in which sat an elderly man, over seventy years old, with a pale and haggard face, and a thin and hunched figure, like an autumn leaf, devoid of vitality.
But the old man always had a smile on his face and was still full of energy.
"This is my old man." The old lady noticed Chu Fang's gaze, introduced him with a smile, and then turned her gaze to Zhong Tingyue.
"Hello, sir." Chu nodded to the old man, who was equally friendly and smiling, before introducing his girlfriend.
"The young lady is so pretty," the old lady said, looking at Zhong Tingyue, her gaze lingering between the two of them. "You two are such a perfect match, like a match made in heaven."
Chu Fang straightened his back and accepted the other person's words: "Grandma, you have excellent taste."
“… …” Zhong Tingyue, however, was somewhat shy, her face flushing slightly.
"That's wonderful." Looking at the two of them, the old man seemed lost in memories, and slowly said, "Back in our day, before the opening up, we..."
The old man seemed to be recalling their past, but before he could finish a sentence, the old woman patted her husband's shoulder, her tone slightly annoyed: "You don't know what's good for you. You keep talking about the past to everyone. The children don't want to listen to your old stories. Talk less, or you'll annoy them."
"What if the children are willing to listen?" the old man argued.
“There’s no such thing as ‘what if’,” the old lady said. “Nowadays, children are free to choose their own partners and pursue their own love, while we were arranged to marry by matchmakers and arranged marriages. The feelings of children are much purer than ours were back then.”
He paused, gave a soft hum, and continued, "If it were now, I wouldn't even look at you."
"..." The old man smiled.
Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue exchanged glances, finding the old couple's bickering amusing.
The two couples chatted and strolled along, with the elderly couple doing most of the talking while Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue listened quietly.
Although the old lady tried to stop the old man from reminiscing about the past, the conversation eventually turned to their younger days.
As people get older, they often like to reminisce about their youth.
The elderly couple got married less than two weeks after they met, fell in love, and started their own family, arranged by their parents.
After all, they had only known each other for a short time, and after getting married, the two were not very sweet together, and often bickered and argued.
Despite saying "divorce" a thousand times, they still fought in bed and made up before they got out of bed. They had children and grandchildren, and their family line continued to grow.
"Hoo..." The old lady seemed lost in memories, "Decades have passed in the blink of an eye."
"Hmm." The old man looked up at the blue sky and nodded.
Looking at the elderly couple, Chu Fang suddenly recalled that classic line:
Ultimately, it was our generation that tainted love.
In today's environment of free love, everyone despises the old-fashioned "arranged marriages by parents and matchmakers," but looking back, that generation had something that couples today rarely have: genuine love.
Marriages nowadays have lost their emotional connection and gained more dowry, return gifts, cars, houses, money...
I don't know if it's progress or regression.
"Hehe..." The old man's soft chuckle brought Chu Fang back to reality. "Sorry, we talked too much."
Zhong Tingyue shook her head: "No, we rarely hear stories from your generation these days. We both benefited greatly from them."
"Yes." Chu Fang nodded.
The old lady, who had been so talkative, fell silent, lowered her head, and her eyes reddened.
"Mom and Dad~" Just then, a voice came from afar.
The old lady took a deep breath, raised her head, and a friendly and peaceful smile appeared on her wrinkled face. She said to Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue, "Young man and young woman, my son has come to find us. We'll be going now."
The two nodded, and then the old lady pushed her husband away.
After the two elders left, Chu Fang and Zhong Tingyue looked at each other and sighed together.
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