Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Scratches
Li Ruyu frowned and looked at Shu Niannian. She was recalling whether she had been with her eldest and second child 24 hours before they fell ill. Perhaps the impression was too deep, but in just a dozen seconds, Li Ruyu connected all the things together.
Shu Niannian watched Li Ruyu's face become increasingly uglier and his brows furrowed more and more tightly. She did not say anything to interrupt Li Ruyu's thinking. At this time, Li Ruyu needed to sort out his thoughts alone.
Shu Niannian went to the small kitchen to boil water. By the time she had boiled a pot of water, Li Ruyu had calmed down. Shu Niannian handed Li Ruyu a cup of hot water and listened to Li Ruyu saying, "I am a full-time parent at home. Although there is a nanny at home, I take care of my two children's daily lives by myself, and I only let the nanny help me."
At this point, Li Ruyu turned the enamel teacup in his hand, lowered his head and thought for a while, and continued: "24 hours before my eldest and second child had a high fever, I did leave for a while. The nanny at home is a distant relative of my mother-in-law. She is usually very reliable and cares about the children. I don't know..."
Li Ruyu wanted to say something, but she didn't say it out loud. What could she say now?
In the past, she always thought that she had not taken good care of the child. Now Shu Niannian gave her another idea, but this was only a possibility.
In daily life, the nanny did nothing wrong. Instead, she did things very thoughtfully and considerately. She took a deep breath, hoping that everything was just a coincidence. After all, she was extremely reluctant to think the worst of anyone.
But one must be on guard, especially when it comes to her children.
"I understand. From now on, I will stay by my child's side all the time."
Shu Niannian stopped there. After all, this was just an inference she made based on the facts of her previous life, and it was rather dark.
Seeing that Li Ruyu already understood what was going on, Shu Niannian stopped talking about this topic. What Li Ruyu needed to do now was to raise the child well.
As for the rest, she just had to plant a seed of doubt in her heart.
Next, Shu Niannian told Li Ruyu some common parenting theories in medicine. She did not act too experienced. After all, knowing too much did not fit her current persona as a country girl who had never seen the world.
Li Ruyu didn't stay for long. After just a cup of tea, she got up and said goodbye. She now wished she could stay with her child all the time.
"Inside this food box is the chicken soup and some side dishes I prepared for you and Grandpa Shu. In the fruit basket are this year's new apples and oranges. I hope you and Grandpa Shu don't mind."
"It's too expensive." Shu Niannian wanted to refuse.
But Li Ruyu turned around and walked out, without giving Shu Niannian any chance to refuse.
After Li Ruyu left, Shu Niannian opened the fruit basket. The apples inside were all plump, round, and bright red, with excellent appearance. The orange-yellow tangerines had thin skin and thick flesh. The thin skin could hardly cover the plump flesh. The moment the fruit basket was opened, the fresh fruity fragrance hit her face.
In this era, although fruit is not a necessary commodity and does not require tickets, due to inconvenient transportation, city dwellers often have to buy fruit at high prices, or wait for the company to distribute a few pitiful, poor-quality fruits to improve their lives.
Of course, for rural people like Shu Niannian, since fruit is not produced in their area, it is rare for them to eat a fruit throughout the year.
Therefore, when the rich fruity aroma came out, Shu Niannian's saliva came out.
She was not reserved and immediately took an apple, washed it, and began to chew it. The red apple was juicy, which greatly satisfied her taste buds.
Maybe it’s because fruits in this era are all grown in a green way, Shu Niannian feels that this apple is particularly sweet.
Shu Niannian had just finished eating an apple when Shu Chengzu walked out of the room. He got up too early in the morning and just took a nap. As soon as he woke up, he heard the little hamster outside the door crunching its food.
When he opened the door, he saw the little hamster throwing apple cores. When it saw him come out, it smiled at him with its teeth bared guiltily. It really didn't have the demeanor of a lady at all.
Shu Niannian quickly explained to Shu Chengzu the origin of these fruits. Shu Chengzu nodded in understanding and said, "Li Ruyu is a polite person, but children at this age are indeed more dangerous. If you have time, you can communicate with her more."
Shu Niannian nodded and agreed. She washed an apple for Shu Chengzu and took an orange. She asked Shu Chengzu to sit in the living room to rest. She went to the small kitchen and reheated the chicken soup, some side dishes and two bowls of rice.
There is a layer of golden oil floating on the tempting chicken soup, and various mushrooms are added to the soup. The chicken is soft but not rotten, and it is chewy and elastic.
The side dishes include scrambled eggs with black fungus, green vegetables with mushrooms, and pickled cabbage, which are served on the table together with plump white rice, which looks appetizing.
Shu Chengzu didn't eat the apple, but he ate a few orange slices. He didn't have a big appetite, so he only ate a small bowl of chicken soup and half a bowl of white rice. Shu Niannian drank a bowl of chicken soup and ate a bowl of rice soaked in chicken soup.
Just like in the morning, she ate too much again. Shu Chengzu felt worried when he saw Shu Niannian like this. How come his darling granddaughter lost all her image when she saw delicious food?
It seems that after I go back this time, I have to give Li Guifen more money. While Shu Niannian is still unmarried, I should let her raise Shu Niannian in a more luxurious way.
After finishing her meal, Shu Niannian stretched. The room was warm and she felt a little sleepy. After cleaning up the living room and bringing the unfinished food into the kitchenette, Shu Niannian went back to her room for a nap.
During Shu Niannian's lunch break, the snow fell much less. Shu Chengzu left a note for Shu Niannian in the living room and went out with his first aid kit. The day he had agreed with his old friend was today, and as long as it was not too windy and snowy to keep him from going out, he would keep the appointment.
After having a good meal and drinking, Shu Niannian was in a good mood and slept for several hours. When she woke up from her nap, it was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Shu Niannian got up and saw the note Shu Chengzu left for her. She knew that Shu Chengzu was out. She didn't want to read at the moment, so she thought of going out for some fresh air.
As soon as they walked out of the gate of the Red Star Guesthouse, they ran into Ye Jinhong who was getting off a jeep. Both Shu Niannian and Ye Jinhong were stunned, but Shu Niannian quickly adjusted her expression. After all, for her, although Ye Jinhong did not have much intersection with her in this life, she had a deep connection with Ye Jinhong in the second half of her previous life.
Shu Niannian greeted Ye Jinhong with a smile, and Ye Jinhong also smiled and nodded at Shu Niannian. His face was still stern, but if you look closely, you can find that the tips of his ears have turned red.
Shu Niannian: "Uncle, why are you here?"
Ye Jinhong: "My brother's child's condition has stabilized. I came back to the army from the hospital and came to see you."
Shu Niannian told Ye Jinhong that it was difficult to book a room at the guesthouse today. "Uncle, you are so thoughtful. Otherwise, my grandfather and I would have to sleep on the street today. My grandfather even praised you for being so thoughtful."
Ye Jinhong felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment. He always spoke very little, and Shu Niannian was used to it.
At this moment, the ground was covered with white snow. Ye Jinhong was still wearing a thin camouflage training suit. A cold wind blew, and Ye Jinhong's clothes fluttered in the wind. Shu Niannian noticed that there was a hole on Ye Jinhong's knee, and there was blood on it.
Shu Niannian: "Uncle, are you injured?"
Ye Jinhong: "I accidentally fell during training, it's no big deal."
Shu Niannian frowned: "It's so cold, it's hard for a wound to heal, not to mention a place like the knee where there's no flesh, it's even harder to heal. Did you ask the doctor to give you medicine in the hospital?"
Ye Jinhong: "No, I forgot."
Shu Niannian was a little angry: "How could I forget this?"
As she spoke, she took a step forward, took Ye Jinhong's arm and walked towards the guesthouse. After walking two steps, she remembered that her medicine box was carried away by her grandfather. She had no medicine for injuries, but she soon thought of something else, and smiled and turned back to Ye Jinhong and said, "Uncle, I will use my unique secret recipe to treat the abrasion on your knee today. The effect is absolutely amazing."
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