Chapter 28 028 Her? She's divorced.
Fortunately, Song Dianwu was a soldier with good physical fitness. Even after being unconscious for more than two days without food or water, he was still able to think clearly when he woke up. In fact, he wasn't initially in the water, but on an open area above the ditch. Later, the bank of the ditch collapsed, which pulled Song Dianwu, who was hiding on higher ground, into the ditch water.
He was lucky; although he was face down, at least he didn't plunge directly into the water and drown. He just lay there until the two children found him.
After being taken to the hospital, the doctor first took his temperature and pulse, and said that he had a fever. No other problems were found at the moment. The doctor told him to clean him up, change him into a hospital gown, and then he lay in bed to receive an IV drip to reduce the fever.
His legs had been soaking in the water for a while, and the skin was a bit chapped, with some bleeding in the worst areas. This needs to be disinfected, cleaned, and then some ointment applied to prevent inflammation.
Around 1 p.m., Song Wanxia and her mother arrived at the hospital with some food. They were relieved to hear that Song Dianwu was alright.
"I can stay with Xiao Wu by myself. You all should go home. The two younger children found Xiao Wu today, and seeing him in such a disheveled state, I don't know if the child was frightened." Seeing that his second brother's condition had stabilized, Song Dianchen didn't want the others to stay any longer. Their family had been taking leave from the commune a lot this year, and it wasn't a particularly quiet time for farm work lately. If they knew his second brother was alright, it wouldn't be good for the whole family to take leave and stay here.
"Then take good care of him. If anything happens, call the commune to let us know. Don't worry about the money, buy your brother some supplements so he can recover fully before going home. Don't let him suffer any long-term effects." Song Mingyi was traumatized by his eldest grandson's illness before, and now he worries about any long-term effects whenever anyone gets sick.
Song Dianchen nodded steadily, "Don't worry, Dad, this is my own brother, I will definitely take good care of him. The doctor said that Xiao Wu is in good health, and once the fever goes down, he will be fine, so don't worry. When you get back, tell the two kids as well. I think our kids are precocious, not clueless little ones. We need to make it clear that Xiao Wu is fine and will be home soon, so they won't be scared."
"Yes, I'll tell them." Song Mingyi suddenly remembered that he had been so anxious about his son that he had left the two children on the ground, and he felt really bad. "This time, it's all thanks to their sharp eyes that they found Xiao Wu. How about this, I'll buy another bag of White Rabbit milk candy to take back and appease them."
When Song Wanxia heard her father say he wanted to buy candy, she quickly said, "I have a coupon, can you use it this time? I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it. I remember my second brother also likes to eat candy. After I buy it, I'll share some with him."
When it comes to errands, elders naturally wouldn't compete with younger generations. After Song Wanxia bought the candy, she went back to the hospital and left half of it there. Just then, Song Dianwu finished his IV drip, felt the urge to urinate, and woke up.
Seeing that his family was mostly gathered around him, he smiled and reassured them, "Why are you all here? Don't worry, I'm fine."
"Yes, I know you're alright, Second Brother. The doctor praised your good health." Song Wanxia was happy to see her Second Brother wake up. She sat down by his bedside, peeled a piece of candy, and put it in his mouth. "I bought some candy again to take back and coax the children. I shared some with you, Second Brother. I remember you always liked to snatch my candy when we were little."
"So many years have passed, why are you still thinking about that? I didn't always steal it, I just deliberately stole it once to tease you, okay?" Song Dianwu said helplessly. "Alright, alright, if you keep making things up, I'll get angry."
Song Wanxia chuckled, looking somewhat like a child again, just like before she got married.
Because Song Dianwu woke up, his family didn't rush to leave and stayed to talk to him for a long time. They mainly asked him why he had been out of contact for so long and how he ended up fainting outside the commune.
Song Dianwu said he had gone on a mission that required him to stay in touch with the outside world, which is why he suddenly lost contact. After completing the mission, he wanted to transfer back to civilian life, and his superiors arranged for him to work in his hometown. He wanted to surprise his family, so he didn't tell them beforehand and secretly returned home. Unexpectedly, he encountered a dispute on the road, and when he stepped in to stop it, he was accidentally hit on the back of the head by one of the people involved, which caused him to lose consciousness.
"Who's so heartless? Second brother, you kindly went to help, and they knocked you unconscious. Why didn't they call someone for you or stay there to watch over you until you woke up?" Song Wanxia said with a dissatisfied expression.
Song Dianwu lowered his eyes, concealing his complicated expression, and did not say who was responsible for all of this.
After the whole family left, Song Dianwu finally relaxed, squinted his eyes, and felt drowsy again.
"Would you like another bowl of millet porridge?" Song Dianchen asked him.
Song Dianwu shook his head, "I've been hungry for too long. That one bowl was enough. Any more and I wouldn't be able to handle it. Besides, eating so much watery food while on an IV drip, I don't know how many times I'll have to go out to pee!"
After complaining about this, the two brothers fell silent for a while.
In the quiet environment, Song Dianwu didn't actually fall asleep. Instead, he suddenly started chatting about family matters again, "Big brother, how are your wife and nephew?"
Today he only saw his youngest nephew and niece, so it's only natural that he would ask about his eldest nephew.
"Them? They're doing well. Sega got first place in the junior high school entrance exam this year. But he got sick before the exam and had a fever that lasted a long time, which affected his lungs. The doctor told him to rest at home during the holidays, so he basically didn't go out at all during the summer vacation. Now your sister-in-law has fed him so well that he's quite chubby. You'll see when you get back."
Mentioning his son, Song Dianchen smiled, then remembered that his younger brother was still unmarried, "Hey, you haven't found a girlfriend while you're in the army yet?"
"Uh, no..." Song Dianwu said somewhat awkwardly, "Our company is always on missions and rarely comes into contact with female soldiers, let alone have the opportunity to interact with cultural troupes or anything like that. Where would I find someone to meet?"
"Alright, now that you're back, your family will definitely be arranging blind dates for you. Where do you work? What's the salary and benefits like? What are your working hours...?"
Seeing that his older brother was about to launch into a barrage of questions, Song Dianwu quickly interrupted him, "Brother, brother, my dear brother, please stop asking me these questions, okay? I'll have to explain it all over again when we get home, it's such a hassle. I also lost my demobilization certificate and other things I brought with me this time, I'll have to figure out how to get them replaced later. I'll tell you all after everything is sorted out, okay? And please don't rush me into blind dates, I just got back to work, I definitely don't have time for that."
"What do you mean you don't have time? How old are you? Still dragging your feet on getting married. When I was your age..."
"Oh, oh, I know, when you were my age, Sega was already born! Can you please bring this up every time I say I don't have a boyfriend?" Song Dianwu looked annoyed and stopped arguing with his older brother to ask about the issue he was concerned about. "By the way, when I was hospitalized this time, you guys even went to notify my little sister to come over?"
Logically speaking, Song Wanxia is already married, so she should be staying at her in-laws' house during the summer vacation.
Mentioning this, Song Dianchen thought of his younger sister's previous in-laws, and his face turned cold. He snorted and said, "No need to inform them, my younger sister is living at home now. She's divorced."
Song Dianwu sat bolt upright in bed and immediately cursed, "What the hell is going on?!"
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