The early morning sunlight shines through the glass windows of Guifangzhai, casting a golden glow on the newly posted work schedule.
Li Guifang and Dong Dongdong were unloading goods at the door. They worked together to move bags of flour delivered by the flour mill into the storage room.
"Sister Fang, this new schedule is absolutely amazing!"
Dong Dongdong wiped the sweat off his face, his face still flushed from the day off, "Yesterday my mother happily praised me for finding a good job!
You don’t know, ever since I failed the college entrance examination, my mother’s eyes have changed when she looks at me. Her nose is not a nose and her eyes are not eyes all the time.
Without a college degree, I am not welcomed by my workplace. I am just a freeloader at home. My family members are annoyed by me, and even the dog at home ignores me.
But ever since I came to work at Guifangzhai, my mother is so pleased to see that I still have vacations, and she can even smile at me now."
Li Guifang was about to answer when she suddenly saw Xie Dazui running from the corner of the street in a panic. He didn't even have time to take off his apron, and Da Huang from the slum was following behind him!
"Guifang! It's bad!" Xie Dazui panted, propping himself up on his knees. "Your third daughter-in-law fainted in the market! The neighbors are taking her to the county hospital!"
The flour bag in Li Guifang's hand fell to the ground with a thud, raising a cloud of white mist.
Her heart suddenly tightened, and she felt that some important details flashed through her mind, but she couldn't remember it.
"Dongdong, you take care of the store!" Li Guifang took off her apron and ran to the hospital.
Xie Dazui's voice still echoed in my ears: "What's the matter? Send a message back——"
The smell of hospital disinfectant hit me in the face.
Li Guifang found Wu Xiaomei, who looked pale, in the corridor. The third child, Li Minghua, was standing at a loss in front of the bed.
"The doctor said..." Li Minghua was so happy to see his mother coming that he stuttered, "Xiaomei...she is pregnant..."
Li Guifang was stunned at first, then she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down!
"This is a great joy!"
Li Guifang held Wu Xiaomei's cold hand, and suddenly, as if remembering something, she turned to the doctor and asked, "Why did she suddenly faint?"
The old doctor pushed his glasses. "The pregnant woman is malnourished and overworked. You family members should pay more attention. These first three months are the most critical."
Li Guifang's heart skipped a beat.
She remembered that Wu Xiaomei always rushed to do the work during this period, but she didn't pay much attention because she was busy with things in the store.
"Okay, okay, we get it. Doctor, can you please arrange a bed for us? It's not easy for a pregnant woman to rest in this corridor with so many people coming and going, it's so noisy. How can a pregnant woman rest well? If she gets sick from all the fatigue, what will we do?"
The doctor spread his hands helplessly, frowned and said, "Alas, the hospital beds are too tight right now. I really can't spare any beds!"
When Li Guifang heard this, she walked to the doctor in two steps without saying anything. She stuffed a red envelope into the doctor's pocket and patted the doctor's pocket gently with her hand, "Thank you for your concern!"
The doctor put his hands in his pockets, weighed the thickness, and immediately put on a smile on his face, his eyes narrowed into slits, and said, "It is indeed not convenient for pregnant women to walk in the corridor. I will go and make some arrangements."
This scene was seen clearly by Li Minghua and Wu Xiaomei who were standing nearby.
Both of them were stunned. How could this happen?
After a while, a young nurse came to take Wu Xiaomei to the ward!
When they got to the sparsely populated room, Li Minghua's face was as red as pig liver, his brows were twisted into knots, and he looked constipated. He just opened his mouth to ask, "Mom, why are you..."
Before he could finish his words, Li Guifang's big palm-leaf fan hit Li Minghua's arm with a "bang" like a meteor hammer, making him cry out "ouch".
Li Guifang yelled at the top of her lungs, her saliva almost spraying onto Li Minghua's face: "You know shit! No wonder you've been around for so many years and are still a temporary worker. You're like a headless fly, without any sense at all!
"Spend a little money, get the job done, and make things more convenient for everyone. What a wonderful thing! Do you think that money is a nugget of gold that should be cherished? Do you earn money and don't spend it, just to burn paper money a hundred years later? Putting that money in your hands is like throwing a stone into the sea, it's a waste!"
While cursing, Li Guifang poked Li Minghua's forehead with her finger, making him step back.
After scolding her, she waved her hand and gave orders like a general: "Don't just stand there like an idiot. Go call Xiaomei's family and tell them the good news so they can be happy too. I'll go home and make soup for your wife. I guarantee she'll be plump and white!"
After saying that, he stormed out the door, leaving Li Minghua standing there, covering his arm with a confused look on his face. "Why did you hit me again?" My temper is really getting worse and worse!
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