Yang Niannian first went to the vegetable market to buy three pounds of pork ribs, then bought two cans of malted milk and went to the hospital.
The hospital cafeteria can cook meals for patients, but the family members are required to provide the ingredients and pay 20 cents for the labor.
Many family members are reluctant to let them cook, firstly because they are worried that the food ingredients will be withheld, and secondly because they think the cost is too high. Of course, there are also some who do not mind the cost.
Yang Niannian was not worried about being shortchanged. It was three pounds of ribs after all. Even if a few pieces were shortchanged, the remaining ones would be enough for Lu Nianfei to eat.
I don’t know which ward Lu Nianfei is in, so I can only go to find Zhang Yuting first.
"Niannian, you're back?" Zhang Yuting was about to get off work and was very surprised to see Yang Niannian coming.
After not seeing each other for half a year, Zhang Yuting has become much more mature. She has shed the immaturity of just graduating from school and is becoming more and more like an experienced doctor.
"I just arrived yesterday. I heard that Nian Fei was injured. I happened to be in the city today, so I came to visit him. I bought some ribs and asked the canteen kitchen to help cook them."
Zhang Yuting took the ribs from her and said, "I'll take you to the cafeteria."
Yang Niannian followed her downstairs, "How is Nianfei recovering?"
Zhang Yuting looked back at Yang Niannian and answered with a smile.
"Much better now. I can get out of bed and walk around. But I still have to stay in bed for a few more days until the stitches are removed. Soldiers like these can't lie down if they are discharged from the hospital. They will go out for training when they return to the army. When they sweat a lot, the wound may become inflamed."
"Well, who said it wasn't true?" Yang Niannian was deeply touched. "The last time Shi Shen was injured, if I hadn't taken care of him, he would have been discharged from the hospital long ago, given his temper. He doesn't care about his health at all."
The two chatted and soon arrived at the cafeteria.
Zhang Yuting handed the ribs to the canteen kitchen, said a few polite words, paid another two cents, and told them to send it to Lu Nianfei's ward. He was the only one living there, so there was no need to worry about sending it to the wrong place.
Yang Niannian took out two cents and gave it to her, but Zhang Yuting said she didn't want anything.
Yang Niannian said, "Since you don't want money, then I'll treat you to a meal! You can't refuse."
"Okay." Zhang Yuting did not shy away. The food in the hospital cafeteria was not expensive. If you added meat dishes, a serving of meal would only cost about 30 cents.
We had spicy chicken for lunch, which tasted very good.
After dinner, Zhang Yuting took Yang Niannian to visit Lu Nianfei.
Unexpectedly, just after leaving the cafeteria, I ran into Qu Zhengguo. He was followed by a pretty girl with double eyelids and big eyes, who looked very cute.
Qu Zhengguo obviously didn't expect to meet the two of them. He looked a little embarrassed. He greeted them unnaturally, and then took the girl into the cafeteria.
Yang Niannian vaguely heard the girl asking Qu Zhengguo, "Who are they?"
So, he asked Zhang Yuting curiously, "Who is Qu Zhengguo's girlfriend?"
Zhang Yuting was not sure, "That should be the case! I heard before that Qu Zhengguo's family introduced him to a girl, a first-grade teacher, and they plan to get married at the end of the year."
"They are a talented man and a beautiful woman, they are a perfect match." Yang Niannian said casually.
Zhang Yuting nodded, "Indeed, they are a good match. The girl likes him very much and often comes to the hospital to see him."
Although it was the first time she had encountered this, she had heard from her colleagues several times, and some people would deliberately say sour words in front of her.
Someone said that she and Qu Zhengguo were a good match and they would get together. Zhang Yuting didn't care and just smiled it off.
The two quickly arrived at the ward. Lu Nianfei was eating, and a childish soldier was holding a lunch box beside him.
When Lu Nianfei saw Yang Niannian coming over with something, he rarely said a few polite words.
"Just come and take a look, why bring anything with you?"
Yang Niannian walked to the bedside and casually placed the malted milk on the bedside table. "It's not sincere to visit the injured empty-handed."
He teased again, "When I came back from winter vacation, Shi Shen was injured and hospitalized. When I came back from summer vacation, you were hospitalized again. Are you taking turns coming here?"
Lu Nianfei complained bitterly, "Shi Shen doesn't value friendship as much as I do. I came once a day when he was in the hospital, and he only came once when I was in the hospital."
Yang Niannian: There is no one here that Lu Shishen wants to see, so of course there are few people coming!
Zhang Yuting walked to the bedside and saw the spicy chicken in the lunch box at a glance, and frowned.
"Didn't I tell you not to eat spicy food? Why didn't you listen to the doctor's advice?"
When the soldier heard this, he quickly explained, "The deputy commander insisted that I call. He said he doesn't like spicy food and it leaves a bad taste in his mouth."
Lu Nianfei put down his chopsticks and glanced at him, "You are useless. You can't even take care of this little thing for me."
Little Soldier: "..." He has been afraid of doctors since he was a child, and as he grew up, his fears remained the same.
Zhang Yuting's expression was serious. "Don't listen to him next time. If the wound gets inflamed, it will be very troublesome. If it gets serious, it may even be fatal."
When the soldier heard the seriousness of the matter, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
Lu Nianfei said in a brisk tone, "Don't scare him. He's a new recruit and can't stand being scared."
Seeing that Xiaobing seemed really scared, Zhang Yuting stopped scolding him and returned to her usual gentle tone.
"Nian Nian bought some spareribs and has sent them to the cafeteria. They will deliver them to you later when they are cooked. You can have some sparerib soup and rice then."
Upon hearing this, Lu Nianfei said to Yang Niannian.
"You have a better conscience than your old Lu. He only came to see me once, but he came empty-handed and didn't even give me some nutritious food."
Zhang Yuting helped Lu Shishen explain, "You can't eat anything too nutritious in the first two days. You can only eat liquid food."
Lu Nianfei was just being sarcastic on a daily basis and he didn't really care about these things at all.
He wanted to stretch, but the wound hurt as soon as he moved, Zhang Yuting said quickly.
"Go slowly, don't tear the wound open."
Lu Nianfei glanced at her, with an evil smile on his face.
"You're cuter this way. When I first met you, you wouldn't dare to scold me like you did just now."
Zhang Yuting's face turned slightly red and her heart beat uncontrollably.
"I am doing this for your health. As doctors, we are most afraid of encountering disobedient patients like you."
Feeling her face burning, she was too embarrassed to stay any longer. "I have something else to do in the department, so I'll go back first."
Yang Niannian glanced at Lu Nianfei leisurely, and then said to him, "I have to go back too, you should take good care of your injuries! Don't worry about An An, I will take good care of him."
Lu Nianfei was not polite and spoke loudly.
"Thank you."
Yang Niannian followed Zhang Yuting out of the ward. Seeing that her face was still red, she understood what was going on.
Men like Lu Nianfei are indeed very charming. We meet each other occasionally, so it is a bit difficult to forget him.
Just as she was thinking about it, Zhang Yuting suddenly turned around and asked, "Niannian, do you have time? Come to my department and sit for a while?"
Seeing her like this, I knew she had something to say, and Yang Niannian's gossipy mind was aroused again.
"Okay, I'm not in such a hurry to go back, let's go!"