"Knock knock knock!" Three knocks on the door.
"It's Nurse Yang!" Song Yan spoke up first. Since she was so nice, there was no need for him to be cold.
"Comrade Song Yan, didn't you want to cook for yourself? I used to live in the dormitory, and then I lent it to my colleague. After she returned it to me, I didn't look at it again. I just took a look, and everything inside is still there and usable."
If you'd like to use it, I can take you to see it. You can use it if you don't mind.
They've extended an olive branch, and it's something I genuinely need. It's not like I can't repay a favor. So I'll go check it out!
Song Yan first had Wei Aiguo take care of his physiological needs before leaving with Head Nurse Yang.
Head Nurse Yang speaks very gently and always has a smile on her face, which makes people feel very comfortable.
The hospital staff dormitory is the third building behind Wei Aiguo's inpatient ward. It's not far away.
Nurse Yang was on the second floor. She opened the door to a room with four beds. She pulled a box out from under one of the beds, containing bowls, chopsticks, and other items. "These are all my things; feel free to use them. Come on, I'll show you the communal kitchen. We don't allow cooking in the dorms here; everyone is required to cook in the communal kitchen. Honestly, with a communal kitchen, who would bother cooking in their room? But only a few people cook anyway; the cafeteria is much more convenient!"
Not far away was the communal kitchen, which had a long platform with a row of coal stoves along the wall.
Head Nurse Yang opened a cabinet under the platform. The upper shelf contained knives, cutting boards, and other such items, while the lower shelf held two pots and a matching steamer. "People usually keep oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and the like here," she said, pointing to the third coal stove against the wall. "You can use this one."
Although this coal stove is here, it's clean and free of ash, so it must have been used for a long time.
"Xiao Yang, I've brought you some coal briquettes," a slightly older woman called out.
"Okay! Big sister, put it here!" Head Nurse Yang replied.
Calling her "Fat Sister" is quite fitting; this woman is indeed quite plump.
“Sister Pang, if my friend needs anything while I’m not here, please lend it to him,” Head Nurse Yang said.
"Oh, this little girl is really pretty. Tell her to come to me if she needs anything," the plump woman said readily.
"Hello, elder sister!" Song Yan said.
"Little girl, I'm not afraid of people calling me fat. Just call me Fat Big Sister." The fat woman
Smiling broadly.
“The plump lady is the building manager; she often wanders around here,” Head Nurse Yang said.
"This stove is mine, it's sealed with coal briquettes inside. You can use my stove to light the briquettes in a bit! I have something to do, I'm going downstairs now." The plump woman came and went like a gust of wind.
Head Nurse Yang asked, "Comrade Song Yan, are you used to using a coal stove?"
She was probably afraid of embarrassing Song Yan! She probably wanted to ask Song Yan if he knew how to use a coal stove.
Song Yan: "I'm used to using the coal stove. It's just that I can't use these things for free. Coal briquettes are bought with coupons, right? I'll ask a friend if I can get some coupons, and if so, I'll pay back the coupons and the money. If I don't have coupons, I'll pay for everything. I can't use these things for free. I'll pay rent every day!"
Head Nurse Yang: "These things are just sitting there, why should I pay for them? You can pay for the coal briquettes one by one later. It's two cents each! I didn't bring any coupons today. We often eat in the canteen, so we don't even need the coupons for coal briquettes."
Song Yan isn't stupid. Nurse Yang didn't directly offer to lend her anything she didn't need at first. It's very likely she didn't have all her belongings. Most likely, the coal stove was just borrowed. If Song Yan uses it, someone like Fang Jinghua might jump out and claim that this thing is mine, that thing is mine, or that she borrowed it.
Is Song Yan being unreasonable? He rented everything himself and paid for it. Whoever the owner wants it can keep it; he doesn't owe him anything.
Head Nurse Yang insisted on borrowing it. Song Yan said, "I don't need it; I don't charge rent."
Finally, Song Yan gave Nurse Yang a five-yuan advance payment, calculated at two mao per day.
Song Yan took bowls and chopsticks from Nurse Yang's dormitory and placed the basin directly in the cabinet in the communal kitchen. Song Yan politely declined Nurse Yang's offer to leave her dormitory key.
There are other people living in the dormitory, so it's not appropriate for Song Yan to have the key.
However, Head Nurse Yang was in a hurry to return to her department and left quickly. She commented that Song Yan was tactful and cultured. She wasn't the type to take advantage of others. Sigh! Someone who likes to take advantage might abandon their principles for a little benefit. But Song Yan was not that kind of person. Fang Jinghua's matter was difficult to resolve. She was fine, but the head nurse of the Orthopedics Department couldn't afford to delay.
As Song Yan started working, she was also thinking about Head Nurse Yang. She was incredibly thoughtful. These utensils hadn't been used in a long time, and Head Nurse Yang had asked Song Yan to work there, saying she'd have the nurses make rounds. Wei Aiguo needed to take care of his physiological needs, and she would ask a male doctor for help.
It wasn't time to cook yet, and the communal kitchen was empty. Song Yan put the coal briquettes in his spatial dimension and lit them. This was much easier than using someone else's coal stove. He also put the pots, pans, and dishes in his spatial dimension to wash them.
Song Yan would never use someone else's stuff without permission.
The stove was lit, the small pot was filled with water, and all the bowls and chopsticks were thrown in. They needed to be boiled to sterilize them.
Let's boil the water slowly here! Song Yan will go back and check.
When Song Yan returned, Wei Aiguo was almost finished with his IV drip.
Wei Aiguo: "Nurse Yang just said that you should clean up over there. It's too much trouble to cook something special."
"It won't be much trouble. If you eat well, your bones will grow faster." Song Yan opened his backpack and took out a bag of dried fish. "You can keep grinding your teeth for now! I'll go back and check how the water is boiling." Song Yan took four eggs and left.
Wei Aiguo looked at the box under the hospital bed. When Song Yan opened it, he saw that there were chicken eggs and duck eggs inside.
How did Song Yan, with his slender frame, manage to travel such a long distance?
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