"No need to trouble yourself, I'll eat lunch at the hospital's staff cafeteria." Lu He quickly waved his hand to refuse.
Xu Feiming nodded. "What time do you get off work today? I need to pick up my parents from the station. I heard your brother is also coming back today?"
"I know I probably can't go. I have to wait for my colleague to come and relieve me at 7 p.m. before I can leave, because I'll be on vacation starting tomorrow." Lu He had applied for leave a month in advance because she knew her older brother was coming to Beijing.
"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy." Xu Feiming felt inexplicably shy. When he met Lu He's gaze, he felt a mix of excitement and shyness, as if he dared not look her in the eye.
Lu He smiled and replied, "Then see you tonight."
"Okay, see you tonight."
After they finished talking, they parted ways; one continued working, and the other went upstairs to get the film.
Chu Lin, who rarely gets a day off, came to visit Lu He, bringing roast duck with him. He chose to come after Lu He got off work.
Not far away, they saw Lu He holding Xu Feiming's arm, chatting enthusiastically.
Chu Lin looked down at the roast duck he had bought, and left dejectedly with it in his hand.
Chu Lin is now Shen Qiaoyu's bodyguard, working in the military. Xu Feiming is from the next regiment, and he has met him before.
I heard from the leader that he was going to introduce Lu He to someone, but I didn't expect that person to be Xu Feiming.
Chu Lin knew that Xu Feiming's family background was much better than his, and Xu Feiming himself was very outstanding, while he was just a bodyguard with a monthly salary of less than twenty yuan.
After leaving the hospital, Chu Lin took out a roast duck and ate it himself.
His eyes were dazed and blank. He was just a nobody, what right did he have to hope to be with Lu He?
His eyes still couldn't help but well up with tears. His family background wasn't suitable for marriage. Even if a gentle, kind, and ambitious girl like Lu He were with him, his elderly grandparents would still need his care. His monthly salary was barely enough to support his family. Plus, he hadn't been in the army for long, so his salary increase was slow.
After finishing the roast duck, Chu Lin took a deep breath and lit a cigarette.
Smoking is just a way to calm myself down. After I finish, I throw the cigarette butt on the ground, extinguish it, and then leave.
When Lu He got off work, she looked at the hospital entrance. Luo Shui's sister-in-law had said that Chu Lin was on leave today and would probably come over.
He only gets one chance to go out once a month, but he didn't come today.
"Lu He, time to eat."
"Coming," Lu He replied to her colleague and headed towards the hospital cafeteria.
As we sat down to eat, Xu Feiming came over carrying a bag of food.
"Little He, is this all you want to eat?" Xu Feiming looked at how thin and small Lu He was, and thought that she was quite capable of working as a nurse. While buying food for his comrade's mother, he also bought some for Lu He.
Lu He looked up at Xu Feiming, food in her mouth, and greeted him with a smile, "Brother Feiming, what brings you here?"
"I brought you some food. I just went to buy food for my comrades and brought you some too. There are steamed buns and roast duck. Here you go." He said to Lu He as he sat down.
Lu He, who was originally feeling down, felt much better after smelling the fragrance.
Lu He looked at the steamed buns, which were filled with meat, and she really liked them.
"Brother Feiming, I feel so bad about this." Lu He felt it was inappropriate for Zhang to accept gifts from others.
"What's the big deal? You've already called me Brother Feiming, so just eat in peace. I was raised by Uncle Jiang since I was little, and you're Uncle Jiang's daughter, so of course I'll treat you well and like my own little sister."
Although Xu Feiming looks stern and scheming, he is just a simple big boy who gets shy when talking to girls.
However, even though he was shy in front of Lu He, he still had to take on the responsibility of being an older brother.
Seeing this, Lu He smiled and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Lu He picked up a small steamed bun with her chopsticks and started eating.
"I haven't had meat in ages!" Lu He had been busy for several days, but when she arrived late at the hospital cafeteria, she didn't even get to eat any meat.
The xiaolongbao are very small, the kind you can just swallow in one bite.
Xu Feiming watched Lu He eat, and the way she ate was just like a child.
"Eat some, I've already eaten," Xu Feiming said, placing all the food in front of Lu He.
Lu He didn't stand on ceremony with Xu Feiming and ate the steamed bun and roast duck.
As luck would have it, Chu Lin, who had just returned, witnessed this scene.
As he left, Chu Lin was still unwilling to give up. Perhaps it was just a coincidence. He wanted to ask Lu He if she wasn't his girlfriend, and if so, he would confess to her and ask her to wait for him.
After finally finding Lu He in the cafeteria, they saw Lu He chatting and laughing with Xu Feiming.
Chu Lin was unwilling to accept it, but there was nothing he could do.
Lu He's current salary is higher than Chu Lin's, and given his own incompetence, he simply cannot provide Lu He with a stable life.
This love can only be kept in my heart.
Another dejected exit.
After finishing his meal, Lu He asked Xu Feiming, "Brother Feiming, does your comrade's mother need to be hospitalized?"
"Yes, it's necessary. They said I'll be hospitalized for observation first, and the surgery will be scheduled in a couple of days," Xu Feiming replied.
“There have been a lot of people coming to the hospital for treatment recently. Your comrade’s mother is hospitalized. Which ward is she in?” Lu He asked again.
"We're staying in the hallway; there are no more hospital rooms available," Xu Feiming explained. "The doctor said that many children have been hospitalized recently, and there's a shortage of hospital rooms, so we can only stay in the hallway now."
“This won’t do. The patient needs to rest in a quiet environment. It’s not suitable for him to stay in the corridor. He won’t be able to sleep at night.” Lu He also became worried when he heard this. “Well then, Brother Fei Ming, I’ll go downstairs and see if any patients are being discharged. I’ll reserve this bed for you and come find you as soon as possible.”
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