Chapter 191 Will eating one more bite make me fat? Perhaps eating one more bite won't...
The day before An Shisi and Wen Xinglin were hospitalized, Wen Min's best friend Wen Yusheng returned from abroad.
Wen Yusheng drove to the welfare home. When the car door opened, it was full of gifts, which surprised the children.
When Bai Mangmang was traveling in Europe, she saw Wen Yusheng and was the first to scream, "Ahhhh, it's Aunt Shengsheng!"
The others immediately realized what was going on when they heard "Aunt Sheng Sheng".
Wen Xingmou tilted her head and asked in confusion, "Are you Aunt Shengsheng from the phone?"
Hearing this, she bent down, hands on her knees, and said, "Yes."
Wen Xingmou: "But it's different."
Upon hearing the voice, he asked, "How is it different?"
Wen Xingmou: "You're prettier than the phone's auntie, you're like a princess."
Hearing this, she immediately laughed, cupped Wen Xingmou's face and rubbed it a few times, then asked with great interest, "Really? Then tell me, where am I prettier than Auntie in the village?"
Wen Xing blinked and said sincerely, "Your hair is long and curly, you have beautiful dresses, and high heels."
Wen Yusheng thought that she always chose to video chat on weekends around 8 or 9 pm in China. Although it was 1 or 2 pm in the UK at that time, she didn't go out or wear makeup on weekends, and she dressed very casually, wearing pajamas and T-shirts for comfort. Her hair was just casually clipped up with a hair clip. The difference between her and her carefully dressed appearance today was quite large. "Oh dear, I usually don't pay attention to my appearance. I will definitely pay attention next time."
After greeting everyone, Wen Yusheng directed everyone to move the gifts. The car was full of gifts, and everyone received more than one. Everyone was very enthusiastic about moving the gifts.
They brought all the gifts home and opened their own favorites. The younger ones were already as close to Wen Yusheng as Wen Min.
Holding the soft, chubby baby dragon that she had just received—the same height as herself but much fatter—An Shisi walked over to Wen Yusheng and sat down to chat with her. "Auntie Shengsheng, are you and my mother Wen best friends?"
Hearing the voice, she asked, "Yes, who is Fourteen's best friend?"
An Shisi: "My best friends are Afu, my eldest brother, and Fang Wangxi."
Upon hearing the voice, someone exclaimed, "Wow, you have so many best friends! That's amazing!"
Wen Xingmou retorted, "Auntie Shengsheng, I also have many good friends, Lin Wuyang, Afu, Xiaohua, Xiaoju, and Xiaobai are all my good friends."
"Wow, that's a lot!" Wen Yusheng asked, seeing Wen Xinglin sitting quietly to the side, "Who are Xinglin's good friends?"
Wen Xinglin was surprised that Aunt Shengsheng suddenly spoke to him. He was a little shy but answered very seriously: "My good friend is civilized and polite."
Upon hearing the voice, someone exclaimed, "Oh? Which child has such a sophisticated name?"
An Shisi: "Auntie, being civilized and polite isn't for little kids, it's for chickens!"
Upon hearing the voice, someone asked, "Are those the two that were fighting in the yard just now?"
Wen Xinglin nodded: "Yes, they started as tiny chicks. Later, I fed them leafy greens and corn every day, and also caught caterpillars for them to eat, and that's how they grew to this size."
Hearing the voice: "Great, so your best friend is a chicken? That's so cool."
Wen Xinglin proudly raised his chin.
Bai Mangmang: "His best friend is a chicken, and his favorite food is a chicken leg."
Wen Xinglin: "..."
...
Grandpa and Grandma went to England for the Chinese New Year this year and didn't come to the welfare home to celebrate with everyone. Unexpectedly, Wen Yusheng came back from England to be with everyone, but An Shisi and Wen Xinglin need to have surgery, so they have to spend the New Year in the hospital, and they have to be admitted to the hospital the next day.
Hearing this, Wen Yusheng said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter where we celebrate the New Year. The most important thing is to be happy. What could be more important than everyone being healthy?"
An Shisi asked, "Aunt Shengsheng, will you come with us to the hospital?"
Hearing the voice, she said, "Of course! Auntie came all the way back just to cheer on Fourteen and Xinglin."
An Shisi: "Thank you, Auntie. I'm very brave. I'm not afraid of being hospitalized at all."
Hearing the voice: "Wow! Our Fourteenth is awesome!"
An Shisi was extremely pleased with himself.
...
The next day, after breakfast, the whole family accompanied An Shisi and Wen Xinglin to the hospital.
For convenience, and also to give the two unfortunate brothers some company, Wen Min scheduled both Wen Xinglin and An Shisi's surgeries at the affiliated hospital of the medical university.
The affiliated hospital of the medical university is a long-established hospital with outstanding comprehensive strength. Its cosmetic surgery department is one of the earliest medical cosmetic institutions established in China and is a benchmark unit nationwide. Its expert team and medical equipment are first-class. Wen Xinglin has already undergone two surgeries. As his child grows up, he is becoming more and more concerned about his appearance. Wen Min hopes that this will be his last surgery.
Although An Shisi had his ears checked at a different hospital before, it was just a basic examination and hearing aid fitting. Surgery would require a new examination. Besides, the affiliated hospital of the medical university has strong overall strength, and its otology department is a key medical discipline and specialty in the province. It was lucky to be able to make an appointment.
Upon arriving at the hospital, Wen Min and Wen Yusheng were responsible for helping An Shisi with his hospitalization, while An Fusheng and Wen Yue were responsible for handling Wen Xinglin's admission procedures. Even more fortunately, An Shisi and Wen Xinglin lived in the same building, except that An Shisi was on the eighth floor and Wen Xinglin was on the tenth floor, making it very convenient for them to visit each other.
Before the surgery, there were some tests. An Shisi was young, and when he arrived at the hospital, his family accompanied him and his older brother fed him. He would go for hearing tests and electrocardiograms from time to time, and the medical staff would praise him for passing all of them, saying he was amazing. When he wasn't having tests, he could visit Wen Xinglin's ward. He had long forgotten what it meant to be nervous.
On the day of the surgery, the doctor brought an Ultraman figure and drove a remote-controlled car to pick him up. An Shisi happily got into the car with the Ultraman figure in his arms, and then the doctor remotely controlled the car to easily take An Shisi into the operating room.
Wen Xinglin already knew a lot. He was very nervous in the days leading up to the surgery, and the adults had to keep comforting him and encouraging him. Fortunately, the surgery went smoothly, and he finally relaxed after it was over.
An Shisi is different. After his surgery, he needs to rest for a period of time before his cochlear implant can be turned on and adjusted. During this time, he cannot hear any sound, which makes him feel lonely and scared. Fortunately, he can understand some basic lip reading, and there are no major problems with basic communication such as eating, sleeping and going to the toilet. His family members can only take turns to stay with him 24 hours a day.
On New Year's Eve, most of the patients who were hospitalized without any problems were discharged, and those with minor issues also took leave and went home. An Shisi and Wen Xinglin had just undergone surgery and were not yet ready to go home. However, since all the other patients in the ward had gone home, they were not worried about disturbing others. An Fusheng brought more than a dozen dishes to the hospital and also delivered some to the medical staff on duty.
Shen Yuqiu was still on duty and took the opportunity to join in the New Year's Eve dinner.
Wen Yusheng still remembered Shen Yuqiu, but he didn't expect to see him again. Moreover, the more he looked at Shen Yuqiu, the more he felt something was wrong. He quietly moved his rice bowl next to An Fusheng.
There weren't enough seats in the ward, so An Fusheng ate standing up. While he was eating, someone grabbed his head. He looked up and saw Wen Yu's voice. He looked down and asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Auntie?"
Hearing the voice, he leaned close to An Fusheng's ear and whispered, "You all know that person?"
An Fusheng: "Mm."
Hearing the voice, "You also know that he and your mother Wen are having an affair?"
An Fusheng: How should I answer that?
Hearing the voice, he lowered it and said, "Answer honestly!"
An Fusheng: "Mm."
Upon hearing the voice, he said, "Tell me, didn't he come here a few days ago?"
An Fusheng: "Yes, Shisi and Xinglin came over on the first night of their hospitalization. I was peeling an apple at the time, and he praised my steady hand, saying it was a pity I wasn't a surgeon."
Hearing the voice, she said, "Is that what I asked? I asked if he secretly met with your mother, Wen, while I was away?"
An Fusheng: "I don't know. Sometimes I'm in Ward 14 and sometimes I'm in Xinglin Ward. I'm not always with Aunt Wen."
Upon hearing An Fusheng's words, Wen Yusheng hurriedly walked away, then hurriedly went to Wen Min's place, and finally hurriedly dragged her out of the room.
Shen Yuqiu saw Wen Yusheng and An Fusheng chatting furtively for a while, and then Wen Yusheng pulled Wen Min away. He asked An Fusheng worriedly, "What's wrong?"
An Fusheng: "My aunt said she would discuss with Aunt Wen how much New Year's money we would receive later."
Bai Mangmang's eyes widened: "Wow, is the New Year's money different this year? Will it be more?"
An Fusheng: "I don't know either."
Everyone suddenly became excited.
They chattered excitedly about how to spend the extra New Year's money they received this year.
Shen Yuqiu glanced at An Fusheng, sighed, and said to everyone, "Eat your food properly. After you finish eating, your uncle will give you lucky money."
"Wow!" the children cheered.
...
The family spent more than ten days in the hospital, and after returning home, they focused on An Shisi and Wen Xinglin's rest and recovery. Before they knew it, the New Year was over. Except for Wen Xinglin and An Shisi, who had taken leave, those who were supposed to go to school went to school, and those who were supposed to go to work went to work.
After the New Year, Wen Yue took a small team to He Zhi Company, Xiao Xingchen became even busier, and An Fusheng was so busy he barely had time to breathe.
After losing his hearing, An Shisi almost fell into a state of self-isolation. Every day, he would quietly squat under the small tree he had planted in the yard last spring, growing mushrooms and enjoying the cold wind. No one but An Fusheng could pull him back.
An Fusheng wished he could tie him to his waist. When preparing vegetables, he would take him along to pick and wash the vegetables. When cooking, he would have him watch over the dishes. When he didn't need to cook, he would take him to his office and invite Wen Xinglin, Wen Xingrui, and Wen Xinglan to play with him.
An Shisi preferred An Fusheng's office; the lively atmosphere in the small space made him feel safe.
On one occasion, He Zhi came to see An Fusheng and saw that his office was full of children. He mocked, "Why are you so busy, like a married man?"
...
A month later, An Shisi's cochlear implant was finally able to be turned on and adjusted, and his family accompanied him to the hospital for the adjustment.
During the debugging process, the doctor allowed the family members to be present. The moment the machine was turned on, An Fusheng's eyes lit up instantly when he looked at An Shisi, and his face, which had been listless for a month, finally blossomed.
"I heard a sound!" An Shisi said excitedly.
"That's good, that's good."
The whole family felt more relaxed.
Seeing An Shisi's eyes darting around, Lou Lan asked, "Shisi, what sound did you hear?"
An Shisi vividly described the sounds he heard.
After the adjustments were completed, An Shisi finally returned to his usual chattering self, no, even noisier than before. One minute he said he heard the sound of the wind, the next he asked if it was raining outside, and then he said he heard his younger brother secretly eating behind his back.
However, the only younger brother present, Wen Xinglan, was fast asleep in An Fusheng's arms.
To lie through one's teeth.
The doctor felt the results were good: "Generally, it takes some time to adapt after cochlear implantation because the sound received by a cochlear implant is clearer and richer than that of a hearing aid."
However, for people who have never heard these sounds before, their auditory nerves are not yet able to distinguish and process them. The sound is muffled when it is processed by the brain, and they need special training to gradually adapt.
I didn't expect Fourteen to adapt so well at the very beginning, and his language expression is also very clear. It's really not easy.
Wen Min said, "He was born with hearing impairment. He received training in sound discrimination and analysis from a young age. When he was learning to speak, I would teach him once and have him repeat it. If there was any deviation, I would correct it immediately, so his pronunciation is still quite standard."
The doctor nodded repeatedly: "So, it really takes the parents' efforts."
Wen Min: "There are medical technologies to solve hearing problems, but if pronunciation is not corrected during the language development period, it is very difficult to correct it later in life. We can't do anything about birth defects, but we can only hope to avoid these defects causing other harms as much as possible."
The doctor said, "That makes sense. If every parent could think that way, that would be great."
Lou Lan laughed and said, "We taught him to speak when he was little, and he talked to him a lot every day. Now he's become a little chatterbox. He likes to ask questions all day long, like he has a million whys."
Doctor: "That's a good habit. Children should be curious and ask more questions. Babies who like to ask questions are good at thinking. Fourteen is great."
An Shisi covered his mouth, squinted his eyes, and laughed.
...
After a month of recuperation, Wen Xinglin's surgical scars had faded considerably, and after An Shisi's cochlear implant was adjusted, Lou Lan ruthlessly sent them all to school.
Everything is back on track.
The only variable was that Wen Yusheng refused to go back after eating An Fusheng's cooking, and waited for An Fusheng to cook all kinds of delicious food for her every day.
However, for people who enjoy cooking, feeding a foodie can be quite rewarding, because she provides plenty of emotional value.
For example, right now:
Everyone had already finished eating, but there were still some uneaten dishes on the plates. Hearing this, someone said, "It's such a waste to leave such delicious food uneaten. I'll eat it."
While eating, she worriedly asked, "Won't I gain weight if I eat one more bite?"
Wen Min said coldly, "Eating one more bite might not make you fat, but eating one bite after another will definitely make you fat."
"Ahhh! Please stop!" came the wailing voice, but the chopsticks didn't stop. "No, I'm taking Fu-zai to England!"
Wen Min: "He's mine now, so don't even think about it. If you really want to eat him, maybe you can wait until he opens a restaurant in England someday."
Wen Yusheng: "Hmph, wasn't it me who recruited them? I don't know who it was, hiring someone to do laundry, cook, and take care of the kids, and the salary was only 3,500. That's only in China, otherwise they would sue you for breaking the law."
An Fusheng belatedly realized: "Huh? My salary was five thousand back then."
Hearing the voice, he said, "I added it when I posted the job ad, otherwise who would do this job? Even a dog wouldn't do it."
An Fusheng thought to himself: I can do the work that even dogs won't do...
Wen Yusheng continued, "But opening a restaurant in England is a good idea. Wasn't the instant noodle factory that sent Mangmang to Europe last year built because the owner's son was studying in Europe and ate instant noodles every day, thus accumulating a large number of instant noodle fans? Our Fuzai's cooking is so delicious, much better than instant noodles. Those foreigners can eat a bowl of instant noodles with relish, but wouldn't they go crazy for our Fuzai's cooking? Others are instant noodle princes, but our Fuzai will be the king of gourmet food."
An Fusheng never expected that Bai Mangmang's trip to Europe would have such a significant impact; indeed, remarkable people are legendary!
"How about it? How about going to England with your aunt to study and develop the food business at the same time? It would be best to get a master's degree in economics or management. Look at you, you studied law before, which is completely useless for running a restaurant now," Wen Yusheng said.
An Fusheng was tempted, but his abilities didn't allow it.
“I…” An Fusheng didn’t know how to say it for a long time.
Wen Min: "He lost his memory and his education along with it. If he wants to take the master's exam now, he'll probably have to start from the college entrance exam again."
An Fusheng sighed silently to himself: No, it has to start with the high school entrance exam.
...
After a winter break, Wen Xinglin changed.
When Wen Xinglin first came to school, everyone thought that a new transfer student had arrived in the class.
Some classmates saw him walk toward Wen Xinglin's seat and kindly reminded him that the seat was occupied, but he was stunned when he heard the familiar voice.
The other students in the class also became restless.
As soon as get out of class ended, a group of people gathered around.
"Wen Xinglin, why are you so different from before?"
"Because I had surgery at the hospital."
"The doctor fixed your lips, right?"
"Um."
"You really are different from before."
"I know."
You look better now.
"Thanks."
...
After a series of questions and answers, everyone finally accepted the fact that Wen Xinglin had changed.
Wen Xinglin was both nervous and excited. He was nervous because he had never been watched like this before and didn't know how to deal with the situation. He was excited because everyone said he looked better.
In fact, he never hoped to become good-looking. He just wanted to be like everyone else. He was afraid of being stared at by strangers and then muttering in disbelief, "Why does he look like this?" He would rather be ordinary and not be noticed by anyone.
Now he's finally just like everyone else.
Wen Xinglin glanced at his deskmate, Bai Guigui, who was diligently doing her homework and hadn't even looked at him. Wen Xinglin felt that Bai Guigui needed to get to know him better, so he leaned close to the desk and put his face right under Bai Guigui's eyelids. "Guigui, can you see me?"
Bai Guigui had already seen Wen Xinglin when he was at the classroom door. He thought Wen Xinglin would greet him first when he got to his seat, but he didn't expect him to talk to other classmates first. Bai Guigui deliberately ignored him.
Now, Wen Xinglin greeted him again, and Bai Guigui stopped writing his homework, stared at Wen Xinglin, and said, "I saw it."
Wen Xinglin: "Hehe, I've changed."
Bai Guigui: "Mm."
Wen Xinglin blinked and said, "My Auntie said that the surgical wound hasn't healed or gone down yet. In two months, when the wound is completely healed and the scar disappears, I'll become a handsome young man."
Bai Guigui: "He's already very handsome."
Wen Xinglin asked with some concern, "Was I really not good-looking at all before?"
Bai Guigui: "It looked good before too."
Wen Xinglin felt he wasn't good-looking before, and that Bai Guigui must be lying to him. Wen Xinglin asked skeptically, "Where was I good-looking?"
Bai Guigui: "Her eyes, eyebrows, and nose are all beautiful."
Since he didn't mention his mouth, it must be the truth, and Wen Xinglin believed him again. "Then my mouth looks good now too."
Bai Guigui: "Mm."
Wen Xinglin became excited, "Do you know what? My Aunt Shengsheng flew back from England! She brought us so many gifts, and each of us received three gifts."
Bai Guigui: "Oh."
Wen Xinglin: "You know what? The doctor really does have magic. He said he would transform me if I took a nap, so I fell asleep, and when I woke up I really had transformed."
Bai Guigui: "Mm."
Wen Xinglin: "You know what? Hospitals aren't scary at all, and surgeries are super simple. They'll be done in no time."
Bai Guigui: "I know, stop talking. The bell has already rung. If the Chinese teacher sees you talking when she comes in, she'll make you stand in the hallway as punishment."
Wen Xinglin said sullenly, "Oh."
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