Before we knew it, it was eight o'clock after eating and drinking so much. The food was so delicious that there wasn't a drop of broth left in any of the bowls.
"Auntie, no need, just leave them there, I'll wash them." Everyone put the dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen together, and Teacher Shen started washing the dishes.
"You must be tired from preparing so much today. Go and rest. We'll wash these bowls in a bit," Teacher Shen said, pushing Ruan Ruan away to avoid disturbing her.
The men also took the tables and chairs in the courtyard and exchanged them.
"Sister Xia, I'll sweep the floor myself. Xingxing is almost asleep, could you go check on her?" Ruan Ruan looked at Xingxing lying on the sofa and saw Wang Xia still helping to sweep the yard, so she went over and took the broom from Wang Xia's hand and said to her.
"Oh dear, I wanted to finish cleaning quickly so I could take them home to rest!" Wang Xia turned her head and saw the children who were already asleep on the sofa.
"Sister Xia, I'll take care of it. You should take the child home and rest. Although it's hot now, it gets cold at night, so don't let them catch a cold."
"Okay, then I'll take it back first."
At this time, the child is the priority, and everyone understands that. If you treat someone to a meal and they come to help you, that's a favor.
After everyone had left, and after cleaning up and washing up, Ruan Ruan was too tired to move and lay on the bed.
"I'm so tired," Ruan Ruan said, lying on the blanket with her head wrapped around her and her hands on either side as she looked at Huo Haocheng.
"Thank you for your hard work, little sister," Huo Haocheng said, tilting his head to kiss her cheek in response. He then began to give Ruan Ruan a relaxing arm massage.
"Sister," Huo Haocheng looked at Ruan Ruan's face, hesitating to speak.
"Mmm," Ruan Ruan Nai responded softly.
"What's wrong?" Ruan Ruan asked, looking up at Huo Haocheng after not hearing him speak for a while.
"The hospital results are in. Those girls still have some medication in their bodies, but the hospital can't neutralize it," Huo Haocheng said, looking at Ruan Ruan with some difficulty.
Logically, this type of poisoning should be easy to cure, but in the past few years of banning Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), many skilled veteran TCM doctors have either died or been injured in the constant suppression. Those who survived have either gone into hiding or emigrated after receiving advance notice. This has resulted in many hospitals no longer having TCM doctors, let alone Chinese medicinal herbs.
Huo Haocheng knew what it meant when he said those words to Ruan Ruan, so after receiving the news, he didn't tell anyone. Now he just wanted to ask Ruan Ruan about her plans.
"What does my brother want me to do?" Ruan Ruan asked, looking at Huo Haocheng's conflicted expression.
"I hope you live a peaceful and safe life." Meeting Ruan Ruan's gaze, Huo Haocheng became very determined. If he had to choose between those people and Ruan Ruan, he would definitely choose Ruan Ruan. In any case, the poison would be expelled from his body slowly over time, it would just be a little slower to recover.
“Brother, don’t worry. I’m proficient in both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and I’m certified in both.” Ruan Ruan was very happy to hear Huo Haocheng choose her without hesitation.
"Little sister, you really are..." Huo Haocheng didn't expect Ruan Ruan to have two certificates in hand, and he hugged her tightly in his arms.
"But I need to call Grandpa tomorrow. After my master passed away, Grandpa said that if I need to use traditional Chinese medicine to save someone, I must tell him first and get his consent." Although Ruan Ruan didn't know why, she felt that Grandpa must have his reasons for saying so, and she would just do as he said.
"Okay, we'll go see Uncle tomorrow, and then call Grandpa." Huo Haocheng felt that Grandpa might know something.
"Let's rest, it's late."
The two fell asleep in each other's arms
The next day, after finishing his morning exercises, Huo Haocheng stopped by the cafeteria to get breakfast for the two of them.
"Commander Huo, this old lady wants to have a few private words with you," an elderly woman stopped Huo Haocheng.
"Aunt Li, what's on your mind?" Huo Haocheng knew that Aunt Li and Aunt Niu had caused quite a bit of trouble in the family compound, and he wanted to hear what they had to say.
"Well, let me tell you," Aunt Li said, "your wife is too lazy. Just to buy groceries, you have to take time off work to go with her. Won't you lose pay if you take time off? And she goes empty-handed the whole time and comes back empty-handed. She has no sense of responsibility as a wife at all. You can't keep a wife like that!" Aunt Li said, pretending to be doing it for your own good, and kept nagging Ruan Ruan.
"Yeah, I heard you had a dinner party last night. There was chicken, rabbit, braised pork, and even the soup was made with pork bones. That's way too much. Besides, she doesn't have a job and just stays at home all day. She doesn't have any children. Do you think this is how you live?" The two of them went back and forth, making Ruan Ruan sound like she was worthless.
Huo Haocheng would have attacked them long ago if it weren't for the fact that they were old, but it doesn't matter, he can spar with their son later.
"Aunties and madams, I don't need you to teach me how to spoil my wife. She's been like this since she was little; we've spoiled her ourselves. We don't need outsiders to tell us what to do. But in your family, does your son just sit back and do nothing after giving instructions? Does he act like a king at home, needing his wife to serve him? If that's the case, then I'm going to go and complain to my superiors."
"Hey, Battalion Commander Huo, we're only doing this for your own good. Why did you go to the leaders?"
"If you think we're wrong, just pretend we didn't say anything."
Upon hearing that Huo Haocheng was going to see the leader, the two of them panicked. They never reacted this strongly when they were with other people's wives. They were so frightened that they ran away immediately.
The other military wives watching the spectacle were all incredibly envious of Ruan Ruan, who had such a wonderful husband like Huo Haocheng protecting her. They compared their own wives to her, feeling truly miserable.
Soon, Huo Haocheng's sarcastic remarks spread, without the two parties involved knowing.
When he got home, Huo Haocheng first poured water for washing his face, and then went to wake Ruan Ruan up.
"Little sister, wake up. You promised to call Grandpa today," Huo Haocheng whispered in Ruan Ruan's ear.
When Ruan Ruan woke up, she was still groggy. She reached out her hands to Huo Haocheng, who habitually picked her up, put on her shoes, and carried her to the sofa. He wrung out a towel and washed her face. The warm water on her face helped Ruan Ruan wake up. She brushed her teeth and applied face cream. The air in Yuncheng was still a bit dry, and her skin would easily dry out if she didn't apply face cream.
"Alright, come and eat." Seeing that she had finished tidying up, Huo Haocheng took out the bowls and chopsticks and sat down to wait for her to join him.
"Brother, you can eat first, you don't have to wait for me." Ruan Ruan felt that Huo Haocheng always had to wait for her to eat, which made her seem very slow.
"I just love eating with you." Huo Haocheng felt that being able to see Ruan Ruan every morning was a very happy thing.
"Thank you, brother," Ruan Ruan walked over and kissed him on the corner of his mouth, then started eating next to him.
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