◇ 【096】 Preparation before departure
Gu Juan didn't expect that he would have to go far away to provide free medical treatment just after school started, which meant that even though he and the old man were newly married, they would have to be separated for a while.
Wu Yu asked, "Teacher, where are we going for the free clinic? What specific preparations do we need?"
Liang Yuntang gestured for them to sit down and said, pushing up his glasses, "As you know, many remote areas have very difficult conditions due to inconvenient transportation. If villagers get sick, they either have to endure it or rely on barefoot doctors for treatment. Compared to inland areas, the mortality rate is very high, especially for children. This time, Guiyi Village, where we are going, is a case in point. Guiyi Village is in Su Province, and due to funding issues, we will take the train. I will prepare the medical supplies needed for the free clinic, and you can just pack some clothes, daily necessities, and the like. After getting off the train, you will have to change trains several times, so I suggest you try to reduce the supplies. Of course, if you feel you can carry it, you can bring more. It's up to you."
"Teacher, how long will it take?" Gu Juan asked.
Liang Yuntang said, "This kind of free clinic basically only happens once every semester, and we'll be there for a week."
After understanding all the necessary information, Gu Juan and Wu Yu said goodbye to their mentor together.
After leaving Liang Yuntang's office, Wu Yu stuck out his tongue and whispered to Gu Juan, "One of my college classmates is from Su Province. I heard that most of the roads there are very rugged. It's going to be difficult going to the free clinic this time. Junior brother, I suggest you bring as much as you can."
Gu Juan thanked him.
The two didn't talk much and parted at the intersection.
Gu Juan walked along the bamboo path towards the school gate and took out his cell phone to call Xi Lang.
The call was quickly answered, "Xiaojuan, have you completed the admission procedures?"
"It's done. Old man, I have some sad news for you."
"What?" Xi Lang heard his relaxed tone and was not very worried.
"Tomorrow I will follow my mentor to Su Province for a free clinic."
"What?" Xi Lang frowned. "Free clinic just after the start of the semester? What's wrong with your instructor?"
Gu Juan said, "This seems to be Professor Liang's habit. He takes students to other places for free medical treatment once every semester."
Xi Lang said dissatisfiedly, "If I had known this would happen, I should have checked his information when you chose your mentor. Xiaojuan, we just got married yesterday."
Gu Juan coaxed: "Okay, there's nothing we can do about it."
"There shouldn't be any classes today, right? Come to my place?"
Xi Lang's tone was calm, but Gu Juan could still hear his anticipation. "Will it not disturb you from doing your work?"
"Of course not. I'll wait for you."
"Um."
Gu Juan drove to Xi Lang's company, parked the car in the underground parking lot, and put on sunglasses before getting out of the car.
There was a security guard at the downstairs gate. After he showed his ID, he was politely invited in by the security guard. He walked to the elevator reserved for the president and entered the password.
The elevator stopped on the 27th floor. The secretary saw it was him and immediately stood up and greeted him politely, "Mr. Gu, good morning."
"Good morning." This was not the first time Gu Juan came here, and he went straight to the "President and Chairman's Office".
The secretary noticed the ring on his hand and felt it looked familiar. She gasped and covered her mouth in time. She seemed to have discovered a big secret! But this secret was destined to rot in her heart, because there were many people who wanted to take the position of CEO secretary.
Gu Juan took off his sunglasses as soon as he entered the office.
Xi Lang pulled him to sit on the sofa by the French window and handed him the snacks he had asked his secretary to prepare. "Xiaojuan, how many days will you be gone?"
"A week." Gu Juan smiled when he saw that it was his favorite caramel milk pudding. Since entering the fasting period, he has been keen on trying various delicacies, and recently he has taken a liking to caramel milk pudding.
Xi Lang leaned over and took a bite of the pudding. "I just checked online. The conditions where you're going are very difficult. Transportation is inconvenient, the weather is dry, and water is scarce. Even showering every day is difficult. You stay here for a while. Once I finish dealing with the most important documents, we'll go shopping and get some more things." Emotionally, he didn't want to be separated from Xiaojuan during their honeymoon; but even more importantly, he wanted her to experience all the interesting things in life. He would support Xiaojuan in everything she wanted.
Gu Juan laughed, "Have you forgotten my identity? I won't endure hardship."
"We should prepare more, just in case." Xi Lang was unquestionable. He planned to buy more food, especially food. Xiaojuan wouldn't starve if she didn't eat, but he didn't want her to suffer any injustice.
Gu Juan glanced at the pile of documents on his desk. "You don't have to come with me. I'm not a child. I'll go shopping and then go home to pack my luggage. I'll wait for you to come back and help me check it. If there's anything missing, we can go to the mall together to buy it."
Xi Lang did have a lot of things to deal with today, so he had no choice but to agree.
Gu Juan worked with him for more than half an hour and then left. She went to the mall to buy some common medicines, snacks, tissues and other items.
Back at the Xi family, Xi's mother asked, "Xiaojuan, are you going on a long journey to provide free medical treatment?"
"Mom, do you already know?" Gu Juan handed the "bought" fruits and vegetables to the servant.
"Alang said so. Your tutor is really something. He takes you on a long trip right after the school starts." Xi's mother said, "I asked the servants to mix the dough. I will pack some extra mushrooms and vegetables for you to eat on the train." She didn't know that Gu Juan had a space, but she knew that Gu Juan could use his true energy to heat food.
"Thank you, Mom." Gu Juan felt the same warmth and care from Xi's mother as from his deceased mother, and his eyes felt a little sore.
"Silly boy, what are you thanking me for? Go and do your own thing." Xi's mother patted his hand and walked towards the kitchen.
Gu Juan went to the room to pack his luggage. He estimated that neither his mentor nor Wu Yu could carry so much, so he packed some extra food and medicine into the suitcase.
In the afternoon, he had nothing better to do, so he made dumplings with Xi's mother. Xi's mother was very skillful and could create all sorts of beautiful wrinkles on the dumplings. He couldn't do that, but as long as he could wrap the filling tightly, it was fine.
When the doorbell rang, he knew it was Xi Lang just by the sound of footsteps. While making dumplings, he walked to the kitchen door and looked. He saw Xi Lang holding a bulging shopping bag in each hand, and was speechless.
"Don't tell me this is all for me."
"Yes." Xi Lang put down his things and walked over to Gu Juan. Just as he was about to kiss him on the lips, he saw Xi's mother was also in the kitchen. She turned around and kissed him on the forehead. "It's a bit much, but aren't you going by train? There's room for more luggage."
"Take the train? It will take several hours, right?" Xi's mother interrupted.
Xi Lang washed his hands and helped, "Sixteen hours, and on a hard seat." Fortunately, Xiaojuan was not an ordinary person, otherwise, it would have been uncomfortable to sit for sixteen hours.
"Why don't you take a plane? A sleeper berth on the train will do." Xi's mother said with concern.
Gu Juan said: "Funding is difficult."
Xi Lang was still very dissatisfied with Liang Yuntang, "Your tutor really didn't think it through. All the major universities will start their term in early September, which is the peak period for taking trains. The trains will definitely be crowded." He wanted to let Gu Juan go alone, but he knew without asking that Gu Juan definitely didn't want to be alone.
Gu Juan said nonchalantly, "It's okay. I've never squeezed on a train with other people before. I'll just treat it as an experience."
Xi Lang saw that he was indeed very interested, so he said nothing more. As long as Xiaojuan liked it, it was fine.
After dinner, he took Gu Juan back to the room, checked his luggage, and put some of the things he bought into the suitcases, filling up two large suitcases, half of which were clothes, and the rest, except for a small part of medicines, were food, such as chocolate, beef cubes, canned fruit, mushroom sauce, potato chips, etc.
Gu Juan lay on the bed, holding his chin in his hand, stunned. "Old man, tell me the truth, are you raising me as your son?"
Xi Lang glanced at him helplessly. This guy really dared to say anything. He stuffed the bag of beef jerky into the gap between the can of fruit and the glass bottle of mushroom sauce. "If you say these are not your favorites, I will take them all out immediately."
Gu Juan immediately shut up.
Xi Lang chuckled, packed up, closed the suitcase and locked it.
"I picked the best mushroom sauce, sesame sauce, and chili sauce. If they're not good there, I can just cook some noodles and mix them with them, and they'll be delicious too."
Gu Juan raised her lips and hooked her finger at him.
"What's wrong?" Xi Lang leaned over.
Gu Juan held his face and kissed him hard on the lips with a "bo" sound.
When Xi Lang was about to pull away, he grabbed the back of his neck and deepened the kiss.
After the kiss, Xi Lang pulled Gu Juan and said, "Get up."
"What?" Gu Juan sat up obediently.
Xi Lang picked up his wallet and phone and said, "Let's go to the food street and buy some buns, pancakes, etc. You can put them in the space."
"Okay, let's go." Gu Juan stood up with interest.
Half an hour later, the two appeared at a famous food street in the imperial capital.
Gu Juan prefers Chinese dim sum to Western dim sum. There's yam cake, crabapple cake, osmanthus cake, steamed cake, pumpkin cake, steamed dumplings, five-spice beef potstickers, pan-fried beef buns, soup dumplings, lava buns, shredded chicken rolls, butterfly rolls, peach cakes, siu mai... the list goes on. Buns, dumplings, and pancakes can be made in dozens of different flavors, each one incredibly delicious. This demonstrates the breadth and depth of Chinese culinary culture.
Xi Lang bought five of everything Gu Juan liked, took them back to the car, and then asked Gu Juan to put them in the space.
After returning home, Xi Lang set the alarm for five o'clock, got up with Gu Juan in the morning, and sent him to the school gate to meet him.
Before getting off the car, Gu Juan saw Wu Yu sitting on the suitcase, holding a piece of bread in his left hand and a box of milk in his right hand. He was eating breakfast with his eyes squinted, and he was probably not awake yet.
"Are there any girls going with you?" Xi Lang glanced at him and asked casually.
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