"Grandpa, Grandma, what brings you here?" Ye Chenming stood up immediately when he sensed someone opening the door.
"Dad, where is Mom? I miss her so much." Tianru emerged from behind Fu Qingping's wheelchair.
Yan Xiaonan is a light sleeper, and she woke up as soon as she heard the noise, knowing that her grandparents had come.
Just as she was about to call out, she heard her son's voice and happily exclaimed, "Tianru, Mommy's here!"
Upon hearing Yan Xiaonan's voice, Tianru rushed inside, took off her shoes, and climbed onto the bed.
"Mom, I miss you so much! How's your little brother in your tummy? When will he come out?"
Yan Xiaonan felt the baby kicking and punching inside her belly, and quickly grabbed Tianru's hand: "Feel it, your little brother or sister is saying hello to you."
As soon as Tianru placed her hand on Yan Xiaonan's stomach, she was startled by the movement inside and withdrew her hand: "Ah, Mom, what is he doing?"
"He's greeting you. Hello, Tianru," Yan Xiaonan said with a smile.
Looking at her mother's bright smile, Tianru gently placed her hand on her mother's face again, and sure enough, her stomach skipped a beat.
This time, Tianru didn't pull away. Feeling the movement in her belly, she murmured, "Hello, little brother. I'm Tianru, your older brother."
Ye Ren walked in, and Ye Huiguo pushed Fu Qingping in as well. Seeing the rosy-cheeked matriarch, he was very happy.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, what brings you here? Please have a seat." Yan Xiaonan quickly greeted them.
Ye Chenming quickly brought a few stools from the hall and placed them by the bed, then helped Ye Ren sit down slowly.
"How are you feeling? Your due date is almost here," Fu Qingping asked.
"Yes, the due date was supposed to be at the end of the month, and today is the 27th. There are still three or four days left," Yan Xiaonan said, stroking her belly.
"Yes, they say a son is a treasure; the longer he stays in the womb, the smarter he becomes," Fu Qingping said with a smile.
Yan Xiaonan nodded repeatedly, asking where she had heard such a claim and asking for forgiveness for not knowing.
Cuihua placed the lunchbox on the bedside table: "Has dinner been delivered yet? If not, eat this first."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door: "Bring out your lunchbox, dinner is here."
Ye Chenming quickly grabbed two lunchboxes, opened the door, and ran out. He saw two cafeteria ladies pushing a food cart and stopping in front of his house.
"Is it Yan Xiaonan? I'll get you your food." An aunt asked, checking the notebook.
Ye Chenming nodded and handed over a lunchbox. The aunt filled the lunchbox halfway with rice, then put the braised pork in and drizzled some meat sauce over it.
"Take two more lunchboxes, there are two dishes and a soup too," an auntie said.
Ye Chenming quickly took the lunchbox filled with meat and rice inside, and then took out two more lunchboxes and handed them over.
Cuihua also came out to help, and when no one was paying attention, she slipped a red envelope into the pockets of each of the two aunties.
The two women's faces lit up with joy, but they tried their best to hide it. However, there was clearly a lot more food in the lunchbox.
Ye Chenming suppressed a laugh. No wonder those nurses were running around so frequently, asking if he needed help carrying things or if he needed to find a doctor to take a look. It was all because of the red envelopes.
"Mom, how much money did you put in the red envelope?" Ye Chenming couldn't help but ask as he entered the door.
"I put in fifty yuan, that's a lot," Cuihua said with a pained expression, but heaven knows, she really didn't feel any pain at all.
It's not easy for a daughter to have a baby. It's just a little money. As long as my daughter is happy, what does that money matter?
Seeing the rice drizzled with meat gravy, Yan Xiaonan felt a little hungry and quickly took it to eat.
"Tianru, do you want some? Mom will get you a small bowl, and we can eat together, okay?" Yan Xiaonan smiled when she saw Tianru swallowing.
Cuihua quickly grabbed a small bowl and a spoon, and scooped out half of the rice and meat from the lunchbox. Could it be that the meat was tastier than the food she had brought?
The mother and son were enjoying the fragrant braised pork, which made Ye Ren and the others' mouths water as well.
Ye Chenming tugged at Ye Huiguo: "Come on, Uncle, let's go get some food."
Cuihua smiled so broadly that her eyes disappeared. She had cooked so much delicious food at home, but she always said she wasn't hungry. Now that she was here, she was craving it.
Two men carrying six lunchboxes rushed into the cafeteria to get their food; anyone who didn't know better would have thought they were there to steal food.
The cafeteria staff already recognized Ye Chenming; after all, he was just too good-looking.
"Hey handsome, you're here again. Begging for food?" the driver asked loudly.
Ye Chenming was a little embarrassed; how should he answer?
Ye Huiguo also suppressed a laugh, finding the chef amusing: "Here, fill both lunchboxes completely with rice."
"Okay, two lunchboxes of rice, would you like some vegetables?" the chef asked again.
"Yes, fill all four lunchboxes." Ye Chenming handed over four lunchboxes.
The master was a little stunned. How could two people eat so much food? Were they reincarnated starving ghosts? Amitabha, one must be mindful of one's words and not speak carelessly.
Ye Chenming pulled out five or six tickets of different colors from his pocket: "Master, you can tear off the ticket yourself for whatever price you want."
The hospital cafeteria uses tickets, which are purchased with money and range from ten yuan to fifty cents, and come in various colors.
The ticket had many smaller receipts; you just had to tear off a receipt for the amount you needed. That's why Ye Chenming let his master tear the ticket himself, because he really didn't know the prices of the food.
The cafeteria worker glanced at the lunchbox and quickly started calculating in his mind. Goodness, he was shocked when he did the math – this meal would cost more than twenty yuan!
Ye Chenming took the ticket his master returned, picked up the lunchbox, and left. This food should be enough for his grandparents.
Ye Ren looked at the food in the cafeteria, quickly picked up his bowl and chopsticks, chose some of his favorite dishes, and slowly began to eat.
Fu Qingping shook his head. The old man was really getting old; he was even imitating Tianru's eating habits.
The meal was a chaotic affair. There was no table, and some dishes fell on the floor. I tried to pick them up, but my hands were full of bowls and chopsticks, so I couldn't free my hands at all.
With rice grains still stuck to his lips, Tianru laughed heartily, "Grandpa, this is the happiest meal I've ever had today."
Ye Ren nodded, his face crinkling with smiles. Yan Xiaonan also noticed the increasing number of age spots on Ye Ren's face.
Ye Chenming put all the lunch boxes into the sink to wash, while Ye Huiguo took a broom and swept up the rice grains and vegetables on the ground.
Cuihua wasn't going to stay idle either, so she took Tianru to wash her hands and face. They had food all over their faces and their mouths were full of meat juice, so how could they not wash them?
While everyone was cleaning up the mess, Yan Xiaonan felt a sudden heaviness and a sharp pain in her stomach, and quickly clutched it with both hands.
Is she about to give birth? Probably not. Maybe she was laughing too hard just now, and the little one joined in the fun.
Ye Ren and Fu Qingping took out handkerchiefs to wipe their faces and mouths, and then wiped their hands clean, without noticing Yan Xiaonan's actions.
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