12 Hello, it’s me :)
In the next few days, Xiao Ma Ge forced himself to smile and accompanied the two sisters to take a bath, but he was silently counting on his fingers in his heart, not counting the clients as he did in the past, but counting the days until he would go to the hospital for treatment.
Just get through this week when my wife is busiest, he thought.
That morning, everyone helped Aunt Xu, who was suffering from depression, take a bath and carried her into the bedroom.
Brother Xiao Ma turned back to the living room to clean up. As soon as he bent down, his vision suddenly went dark and he fell headfirst into the bathtub.
More than half of the water in the tub had been drained, and his head hit the nylon bath bed hard, instantly waking up.
His lower abdomen was lying on the edge of the bathtub, twisting and aching, and his legs were stretched out and shivering. He felt like a pile of soft and heavy raw noodles. After struggling for a long time, he was able to barely hold up his upper body.
At this time, the two sisters and Aunt Xu's daughter were in the bedroom.
Several women were chatting while helping Aunt Xu apply body lotion, change clothes, and trim her nails. The scene was as lively as the Spring Festival Gala. Little did they know that Brother Xiao Ma in the living room was going through a life-and-death test.
He stood tremblingly, raised his hand and wiped the sweat and water stains on his forehead with his sleeve, wiped his hands on his apron, took out his mobile phone from his pocket, and checked the calendar.
On the work schedule shared by three people, Ni Yue marked all the bathing assistance orders that had been booked in red.
He vaguely remembered that there was another order this afternoon.
I clicked it with trembling fingers, and sure enough, the order from three o'clock in the afternoon was from a new customer, with the words "post-00s" and "polio" marked on it.
He frowned and opened tomorrow's schedule. There were no orders in the morning, but there was one order from the irritable Lao Deng in the afternoon.
Hang in there, he encouraged himself desperately, get through today, and go to the hospital for a check-up early tomorrow morning.
Aunt Xu's orders were completed at 11 o'clock. Brother Xiao Ma sent the two sisters back to Xiangyang South Road and told them that everyone should have a good rest at noon and he would come to pick them up again at 2:15.
The two women got out of the car one after another. No one noticed that Xiao Ma Ge had a face full of bitterness and hatred. There were a few gray-white mud strips hidden among his messy hair on his forehead.
They both had their own concerns.
After returning home, Zhang Chenling rested in her room for a while and then went out. Before leaving, she told Ni Yue that she had an appointment with Mr. Wang to follow up on brand promotion matters and asked Ni Yue if she wanted to go with her.
Ni Yue and Ge You lay on the sofa, shook their heads lazily and said they couldn't go.
"Then you can take care of your own lunch. There are frozen dumplings and the bok choy I bought yesterday in the refrigerator..."
My cousin's voice gradually faded away, and was finally cut off by the slam of a door.
The next second, Ni Yueteng jumped up from the sofa, rushed into the bathroom, tidied her hair, and quickly put on some light makeup in two minutes - she didn't tell her cousin that she also had an appointment at noon.
That day, Xiao Ma Ge was exposed at the house of the grumpy Lao Deng. The two sisters returned home, both in a bad mood. After dinner, Zhang Chenling said she wanted to take a bath, and Ni Yue also wanted to take a bath, so they put two tubs of water in them, and the two sisters sat side by side and took a bath.
Zhang Chenling got a stand from somewhere and stuck it on the wall. She placed her phone on it, adjusted it to a comfortable angle, and then collapsed in the bathtub, watching her favorite carpet-washing video:
A carpet, heavily stained and looking like a beggar's chicken, is laid flat on white tiles. Cleaners use various cleaning tools and high-pressure water guns to repeatedly scrub the carpet until it returns to its original appearance - perhaps an exquisite Persian carpet, or a children's rug printed with Tom and Jerry.
“Swish, swish, swish…”
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
“Clatter…”
The immersive cleansing sound blew up the eardrums, and together with the visual impact of cleansing, it sent wave after wave of climaxes into the brain.
This climax requires less energy than exercise in bed and saves money than cigarettes, alcohol and coffee. When Zhang Chenling is under the most pressure, she stays alive by watching these short videos of carpet cleaning.
"Washing" is probably her destiny.
So, she thought, Shangshan Ruoshui is in the most difficult moment, no matter what, she must persevere and not give up.
…
Ten centimeters away, separated by a pink shower curtain, Ni Yue was soaking in her small bathtub, her attention firmly glued to her mobile phone, not at all affected by the noise around her ears.
There were no shower curtains in the past, so Zhang Chenling bought one at the grocery store at the entrance of the alley, thinking that when the two sisters took a bath together, they should be separated to leave some private space for each other.
In his own little world, Ni Yue was sweating profusely as he drafted:
Sorry to bother you! I've been having some trouble lately and I'd like to talk to someone...
No, that seems a bit humble.
Hello, are you busy lately? If you have time, let's chat. ...
No, the tone is too casual and won't attract attention.
He wrote and deleted, deleted and wrote again. Ni Yue never felt that writing a letter to netizens was so difficult.
Yes, she was writing a private message to the netizen "Lantern Goddess" with whom she had a fierce fight.
It's really ironic.
If it weren't for Xiao Ma Ge's sudden mistake, she should have been discussing the fact that she had received the offer with her cousin openly, but now that her cousin was so close, she found it difficult to bring herself to speak.
Her cousin is the person closest to her, but she is the one she can least speak to.
Most of her former friends—the word "friends" should probably be put in quotation marks—avoided her because her box was opened. The friend circle of many people has become a thin line, either blocked, blacklisted, or deleted—she doesn't want to verify it.
Ni Daming and Wu Xia, relatives far away in their hometown in Northeast China, mostly focus on themselves and pay no attention to their daughter or son.
…
Ni Yue urgently needed to find a tree hole to vent his frustrations, but he looked around in confusion and couldn't find a suitable person to talk to.
After much deliberation, the "Lantern Goddess" turned out to be the best candidate.
Even though this female boss is so sharp and conceited.
But Ni Yue needed her.
…
After revising it 180 times, I finally finished the manuscript:
Hi, are you busy? I have something urgent to talk to you about! :)
Just the right balance, neither humble nor overbearing.
Click to send, feeling a little excited, what's going on?
Unexpectedly, the other party replied immediately - four words: Sorry, I'm busy.
A bucket of cold water was poured on Ni Yue's head, and he woke up instantly. Then he felt suffocated. Damn it, he finally asked for help, but was coldly rejected?
Just leave it at that! Or, respond with a more indifferent "Oh"?
She was hesitating when she suddenly received another private message:
I'm very busy recently. If you are free on Saturday at noon, can we meet and talk?
After being chilled, Ni Yue poured a pot of boiling hot water on it. His heart was immediately warmed. His fingers that were frozen on the phone screen became flexible again. He clicked on the calendar to check and found that he did have a few hours of free time on Saturday at noon.
Okay, I'm on Xiangyang South Road, where are you?
I'm at Joaquin Hospital. Would you like to come over? I'd like to treat you to yakitori.
I can go over, but you don't have to treat me, it's my treat!
OVERDOSE, see you Saturday at 12 o'clock.
The time and place were agreed upon in a few words.
OVERDOSE? Suddenly this store name looks familiar, I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere before.
Ni Yue opened the reviews and found that the store was located on Changle Road, and "Xiaosheng bb" was diagonally across the road.
"Ah!" I cried out, isn't this the yakitori shop that sells lanterns!
No wonder this woman’s nickname is “Lantern Goddess”, she really loves eating lanterns!
Looking more closely, Huajin Hospital was indeed nearby, and the straight-line distance was no more than a hundred meters... She worked at Huajin Hospital, so was she a doctor?
No wonder he speaks like a knife!
On second thought, if this woman really found a boyfriend like the second male lead in Sister Paoqiu's book who flirts everywhere, she would have castrated him herself a long time ago!
Thinking of this, Ni Yue's inner haze was swept away, and he laughed out loud, "Hehehe", which made Zhang Chenling, who was sitting on the other side of the curtain, feel creepy.
Ni Yue went out on time at 11:50. He scanned a small yellow car at the entrance of the alley and rode it slowly to the door of OVERDOSE. As soon as he locked the car, he received a private message from the goddess:
Already arrived, sitting by the window.
Ni Yue looked up at the round window of the yakitori restaurant.
The sunlight penetrated through the gaps in the leaves of the sycamore tree, casting spots of light on the window glass. I could vaguely see a person sitting inside, his face completely blocked by the small blackboard on the window, and only a bright white shirt could be seen.
On the small blackboard was written [Today's Special: Teriyaki Chicken Gizzards...]
She took two steps at a time, pushed the door open and walked in.
The shop is not big, with a typical Japanese style. Most of the space is occupied by a long wooden bar. There are only two double tables by the window. One table is empty, and the other table is occupied by a man wearing a white shirt and black-framed glasses, with his chin supported by one hand, and a lazy posture.
man?
Seeing Ni Yue open the door and walk in, the man's eyes suddenly lit up and a playful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Ni Yue stood there in a daze, his brain CPU instantly drying up.
She couldn't believe what she saw: The "Lantern Goddess" was a man?!
The man slowly put down his hand to pick up his phone, inadvertently revealing his chin - there was a groove in the middle, as if he had a... butt.
In a trance, her thoughts went back to that night when she was being discriminated against by a man who approached her across the street. She burst into tears. A man came quietly on the curb, handed her a pack of tissues, and then turned and walked into the yakitori restaurant where she is now.
In the beautiful night, she could only see the kind-hearted man's chin.
It's almost carved from the same mold as the one in front of me.
So, the "Lantern Goddess" is not only a man, but also the man who handed her the tissue that night?!
It wasn't until his chaotic thoughts were interrupted by the vibration of his phone that Ni Yue finally calmed down and picked it up. It was a private message from the goddess:
Hi, it’s me :)
Ni Yue couldn't remember how he managed to calm down in such a short time and walked over to sit opposite the goddess.
Anyway, that posture probably didn't seem natural, otherwise why would he be grinning the whole time?
After she sat down, a handwritten menu was handed to her.
It was still the same hand, with long, slender fingers and clear bones.
She suddenly felt an itch in her throat, so she quickly picked up the water glass and took a sip, then lowered her head to look at the menu.
I didn't read a single word.
After a minute, she gave up, looked up with a smile on her face, and said, "This is my first time here. Any recommendations?"
The smile on his face grew wider. "Do you have any dietary restrictions? Animal offal?"
She shook her head. "I don't have any dietary restrictions. I eat everything!"
"Got it!" He waved and called the waiter over. "Two skewers each of chicken legs, chicken wings, chicken skin, chicken hearts, chicken gizzards, chicken livers, and lanterns. Two skewers each of mushrooms, cauliflower, eggplant, asparagus, and okra. For the main course, I want a bowl of yuzu udon noodles. Please divide it into two portions for me."
The waiter was obviously very familiar with him. After taking the order, he casually said, "It's basically the same as last time!"
He also glanced at Ni Yue meaningfully.
The man grinned but didn't respond.
He turned to look at her, his eyes vague, "I didn't expect that we would meet once."
When talking about that night, Ni Yue looked embarrassed and hurriedly explained that it was his first time to go to "Xiaoshengbb" to drink, and he didn't expect to lose his temper in public, which was very embarrassing.
"Ha, you were really cool that night!" He beamed. "Now that I think about your offensive stance, it really does remind me of that Mr. Ni I argued with online!"
As he said this, he chuckled.
Feeling that he was mocking him, Ni Yue immediately teased: "So, do you support Uncle Ni or oppose Uncle Ni?"
"Uh?" He was speechless for a long while before he uttered, "I fully support you that night! But Mr. Ni, who is obsessed with the domineering CEO, hehe, I can only say sorry..."
He had an awkward smile on his face.
Ni Yue rolled his eyes at him, but couldn't help but chuckle, thinking that there were more important things to talk about today, and it wouldn't be too late to avenge Uncle Ni later.
So he shook his shoulders and extended his hand confidently, "Let me formally introduce myself, my name is Ni Yue!
The man also extended his hand, his eyebrows curved, his lips red and his teeth white, "My name is Chen Yuang!"
His hands were soft, his palms were warm, and his fingertips were trembling slightly.
Hers too.
…
Then he picked up a small bottle of alcohol gel next to him, squeezed a dollop into the palm of his hand, and rubbed it back and forth a few times.
He realized something was wrong in a flash and hurriedly explained with a smile, "Sorry, I'm not disgusted with you, it's just an occupational disease that makes me want to wipe my hands with alcohol all the time."
Then he picked up the gel and handed it to her, "Do you need it?"
She held out her hand, but instead of taking the jelly, she spread her palm beneath his.
He squeezed two drops into her palm, and the two of them looked like old acquaintances.
"It's understandable. As doctors, you of course pay more attention to hand hygiene." Ni Yue said while rubbing his hands.
"Uh?" He frowned, a look of embarrassment on his face, "I'm not a doctor."
"oh?"
"I am a nurse."
Chen Yuang is a ward nurse in the fifth ward of the Hematology Department of Huajin Hospital and one of the only two male nurses in the ward.
Huajin Hospital is a Grade 3A hospital, and the hematology ward is basically full 365 days a year, so the medical staff are working around the clock and are extremely busy.
Nurses work in three shifts: morning shift (8:00-16:00); evening shift (16:00-24:00); and night shift (24:00-8:00).
Chen Yuang was on night shift last night and should have gone home to rest at eight o'clock this morning, but another male nurse who took over asked him to cover for him, saying that he had something to do in the morning and would be three hours late. He has always been helpful, so he happily got off work at eleven o'clock today, took a nap in the lounge, and then came to the appointment.
Ni Yue tilted his head to listen to him, but his eyes were wandering as if they had lost focus.
Noticing that she was somewhat absent-minded, Chen Yuang's eyes flashed with a trace of contempt that was barely noticeable to others.
Nowadays, girls' eyes light up when they hear the word "doctor", but when they hear "nurse", they...
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