She didn't listen carefully to what Qian Hong said after that. She only heard that her daughter was not destined to be unhappy, which reassured her. She just gave a few perfunctory "uh-huhs".
Xie Yan: "..."
This is so perfunctory, they don't even try to hide it.
With a sigh, she took the steamed buns from Qian Hong's hand. "I brought a big box, enough for one bowl each. My sister-in-law said she used her family's secret recipe this time, so it's different from the ones before. Mom, you should try some too."
Qian Hong shook her head, "I don't need it. This soup smells delicious, it must taste good. You two eat it."
Yu Yuehui frowned slightly, just about to offer some advice, when Xie Yan stopped her. He took out bowls, chopsticks, and spoons, ladled a bowl for each of them, and gave Yu Yuehui a large piece of chicken.
Qian Hong and her own bowl each contained two small pieces of chicken. After they were served, the aroma in the room became even stronger.
He turned around and handed the bowl he had given to Qian Hong directly to her, saying, "Mom, drink it quickly, or the smell will waft out and someone will come running."
Qian Hong's hand holding the bowl twitched, somewhat incredulous. Aren't all the people living here rich?
Rich people always need a bowl of chicken soup!
Xie Yan understood her meaning and smiled, "Mother, don't you think that even if you have money, you can't just conjure up chicken soup all at once?"
"Besides, our chicken soup is so fragrant."
"Hurry up and drink it, or someone will come knocking on your door asking for it, and you'll end up getting it for nothing."
Xie Yan's words were actually meant to scare the old woman, Qian Hong. His goal was simple: to get Qian Hong to drink the chicken soup.
On such a cold day, it would be so nice to have some hot chicken soup to warm up.
There were only two households living in this area, and the couple who snored last night didn't seem like the kind of people who would covet other people's things, judging from their appearance and behavior.
However, sometimes the world is full of surprises, and things always take some strange turns.
Qian Hongzhen was taken aback by Xie Yan's words. As if afraid someone would snatch it away, she quickly finished the soup in her bowl and ate all the chicken. She even sucked the bones clean. If a cat saw them, it wouldn't be able to find a trace of meat on them.
Looking at Xie Yan himself, although he had regained sensation in his body, he still felt extremely cold, as if the chill had seeped into his bones.
So, he didn't care about anything else and drank the delicious chicken soup like it was plain water, hoping to dispel the chill from his body.
After he swallowed the last bite of chicken, he heard a knock at the door. Xie Yan thought it was the doctor coming to check on his wife. "Come in!"
Unexpectedly, when I looked up, I saw an old man with his hair neatly combed and wearing a proper Zhongshan suit, looking very refined!
Xie Yan was somewhat surprised and stood up. "Did you come to the wrong room?"
The old man glanced at the furnishings in the room, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes, but his tone was very kind as he said, "You're drinking chicken soup!"
Xie Yan clearly saw the fleeting contempt in the old man's eyes. His expression remained unchanged, but alarm bells were already ringing in his mind!
"Yes, my wife is about to give birth."
"My mother killed the old hen that had been raised for our family for over a year, intending to give my wife a good nourishing meal!"
The old man's gaze toward Xie Yan grew even more contemptuous. He ignored the host in the room and glanced at the lunchbox before heading straight for it!
Xie Yan's eyes grew even colder. He grabbed the old man's arm, dragged him to the door, and asked in an unusually icy tone, "Grandpa, is there something you need?"
The old man was stunned by Xie Yan's sudden action, as if he hadn't expected Xie Yan to do such a thing. It took him a while to come to his senses. He looked at Xie Yan as if he were looking at some kind of trash. He took two steps back and patted Xie Yan's sleeve with great disgust, as if he had touched something dirty.
He looked Xie Yan up and down, said nothing, gave a chilling smile, and turned to leave!
Xie Yan stood ramrod straight, his eyes filled with coldness.
Qian Hong watched the old man's retreating figure, feeling a lingering fear. She patted her chest and whispered, "Xiao Yan! Was this the person who came to ask for chicken soup?"
Xie Yan nodded and said in a not-so-quite-quite-loud voice, "Just look at his shifty eyes, it's obvious!"
The old man, who hadn't gone far, turned ashen-faced and his fingers trembled slightly. In all these years, this was the first time anyone had dared to insult him like this.
He was determined to make this family understand what it meant to be arrogant and domineering.
With a gloomy face, he entered the room and gave the pregnant woman on the bed a look of utter disdain. "It's been a whole day, when are you going to give birth!"
The pregnant woman on the bed trembled slightly and whispered, "Almost there, almost there!"
The old man waved his sleeve impatiently and said with a look of disdain, "You think you're so special? Look at the women in the countryside, they're working in the fields and the baby is born, and they've been living here for days."
"Our family's money didn't grow on trees."
Upon hearing this, the pregnant woman sitting on the bed lowered her head even further, as if she had committed some terrible mistake. She nervously twisted the hem of her clothes with both hands, her body trembling slightly, looking extremely apprehensive and fearful.
Seeing her timid and submissive demeanor, the old man felt even more annoyed and thought the person in front of him was even more unlucky. He snorted heavily.
He shouldn't have come to this place. He turned around and went straight to the doctor's office. As soon as he entered, he saw the nurse at the door and asked, "Where is Dr. Liu?"
The nurse secretly rolled her eyes. "Dr. Liu hasn't arrived yet?"
When the old man heard that he hadn't arrived yet, he looked down at his watch and said, "It's already this late, why hasn't he come yet?"
Nurse: She's not Dr. Liu's tapeworm, how would she know?
Although he was cursing inwardly, he still had to smile on the outside, because the person in front of him really did have some skills!
"I don't know either, but Dr. Liu should be here soon!"
The old man looked down at the nurse in front of him, his eyes carrying an air of superiority. "Who's in charge of that family over there in the corridor?"
"Change to Dr. Liu!"
The nurse clenched the notebook in her hand, her smile fading. "I'm sorry, I can't make that decision!"
"Why don't you try talking to our dean?"
The old man stared intently at the young nurse in front of him, then suddenly smiled kindly. "That family over there are distant relatives of mine. They know Dr. Liu is very skilled and are wondering if they could switch to Dr. Liu?"
"Really? I didn't know we became relatives?"
"Why don't you explain it to me?" Xie Yan's voice sounded like a ghost behind the old man.
The old man's expression changed, and he turned his head to see Xie Yan with a gloomy face and eyes devoid of any emotion.
He twitched his fingers slightly, then smiled and walked over with a kind expression, patting Xie Yan on the shoulder. He lowered his voice and said, "Young man, know when to stop?"
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