Chapter 495 Xu Ying, what are you doing?
"She...she likes the kind of food that's roasted over a wood fire in the stove."
Xu Ying raised an eyebrow.
Li Banxia laughed, "You're quite picky. Okay, I'll have Lao San get some fruitwood from the kitchen of the health center and burn it to ashes to roast."
"……Thanks."
Xu Ying turned her back to Li Banxia and glanced at Su Lao Er.
She lifted her foot from the bedside, grabbed her handbag, and said to Li Banxia, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first. I'll come back when I have time."
"I send you."
After seeing the person out, Li Banxia returned to the ward, picked up a peeled apple, cut it into small pieces, and fed it to Su Lao Er.
Su Lao Er's eyes lit up slightly. "Thank you, Mom."
Li Banxia glanced at him and fed him another piece.
Neither the mother nor the son mentioned what happened in front of the operating room. Su Lao Er did not explain his dream, and Li Banxia did not press him about what he dreamed about.
Su Lao Er began a long recovery process.
Xu Ying said she would come when she had time, and she really did come to see Su Lao Er every few days. Every time she came, she brought something. This time she brought Chinese, Math and English for the first year of high school, the next time she brought Politics, History and Geography for the second year of high school, and the time after that, she brought five years' worth of college entrance examination questions.
Li Banxia was confused and asked her about it. Xu Ying looked at Su Lao Er and said gloatingly, "Your son wants to take the college entrance exam, so you asked me to be his tutor. Anyway, I'm just sitting around doing nothing, so it's good to lend a hand and teach your son. It's not bad."
Su Lao Er looked utterly hopeless, “…”
Li Banxia looked at Su Lao Er and asked in confusion, "I remember you said you never wanted to take the college entrance exam again?"
Su Lao Er, "..."
“Mom, after surviving a brush with death, I suddenly realized that knowledge is wealth. Only with culture can one stand tall and see far. I was young and ignorant before, but now I am mature and can no longer consider issues based on personal preferences like a child,” Su Lao Er said solemnly.
Li Banxia slowly nodded, recalling what Su Lao Er had said in front of the operating room.
She said, "Alright, you should study hard with Yingzi. When you get into university, Mom will give her a gift to thank her teacher."
Xu Ying's lips curled up, and she glanced at Su Lao Er with a smile, "Wouldn't that be a long time from now? There's no time like the present, Su Min'an, call out 'Master' and let me hear it."
Su Lao Er was speechless.
Li Banxia also looked over.
Su Lao Er was caught in a dilemma, gritted his teeth and hissed. Li Banxia's expression changed slightly, and she quickly went over, "What's wrong?"
"N-nothing, it's just that my leg suddenly cramped up and hurts."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Banxia had already reached out and kneaded his calf. "Is it here? Is it caused by calcium deficiency? I'll go ask your doctor later..."
Su Lao Er's eyes welled up with tears, and he reached out to stop Li Banxia.
"Mom, it's okay, it just suddenly twitched."
Li Banxia withdrew her hand and said, "Oh, then you guys read your books first, I'll go find the doctor."
After Li Banxia left the ward, Xu Ying glanced at Su Lao Er with a half-smile.
Su Lao Er didn't dare to meet her gaze.
"Leg pain?"
Xu Ying picked up her textbook and lightly patted his leg. "Su Min'an, you lie without even a draft. Only your mother, out of love for her son, didn't notice anything amiss. What, are you embarrassed to call me 'Master'?"
She smiled and moved closer to him, forcing Su Lao Er to lean back. "Xu Ying, what are you doing?"
"...Do you think your mom would slap you if she knew you wanted to marry me?"
Xu Ying noticed his awkward expression and her eyes flickered slightly.
Su Lao Er coughed lightly, "Get up first. I'm a patient, so be careful not to press on my wound."
Xu Ying looked at him, smiled, and stood up.
Su Lao Er felt his face burning.
There was another knock on the ward door. After Xu Ying said "please come in," she found that it was Sister-in-law Yao who opened the door.
Sister-in-law Yao and Yao Jianshu came in together. When they saw Xu Ying, they both greeted her with smiles.
Seeing the books on the bedside table, she was somewhat surprised and asked, "What are these...?"
Xu Ying looked at Su Lao Er.
Su Lao Er explained, "I wanted to try taking the college entrance exam, but I didn't study that much and there were some things I couldn't understand. Xu Ying helped me find some books and brought them over."
Sister-in-law Yao understood.
He smiled and said, "I think I can be of help with the English subject."
“Isn’t your investment promotion office very busy lately? Work is important, so you don’t need to run back and forth. I happen to be free recently and don’t have anything urgent to do, so I’m here to help him with his tutoring… Although my English isn’t good enough to provide simultaneous interpretation, it’s more than enough to handle an exam,” Xu Ying said.
Sister-in-law Yao glanced at the two of them with a puzzled look, feeling that there was something amiss between their expressions, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it, so she just smiled and agreed.
Two days later, Su Laosan received a call from Su Hongying.
She got straight to the point and said to Su Laosan, "Third Brother, I sent you some money. It should arrive in the next few days. Remember to go to the post office to pick it up."
"Why are you sending money back all of a sudden?" Su Laosan asked, frowning.
Su Hongying gripped the phone cord. "I heard from Uncle Jiang that my second brother was seriously injured and had to go into the operating room for emergency treatment. How is he now? What did the doctor say?"
"Oh, this."
Su Laosan grinned. "At least you still have a conscience, knowing to ask. Don't worry, you're mostly recovered, but you're still a little short... so you'll have to recover slowly."
"That's good, that's good."
Su Hongying breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could say anything, her manager urged from behind, "Mingyue, we're just missing you, hurry up..."
Su Hongying quickly covered the microphone.
After a while, he said to Su Laosan, "That's all. Third Brother, don't forget to go get the money. I'm hanging up now."
The reason Su Laosan didn't expose her name change was because he felt Su Hongying still had a conscience. Knowing that her second brother was seriously injured and needed surgery, she sent money home for the operation. He readily agreed, but then told her, "Take good care of yourself out there. Don't let anyone's sweet talk trick you away..."
Su Hongying smiled and said she understood.
After hanging up the phone, Su Laosan frowned, glared at the receiver, and muttered, "This girl is still laughing? She has no idea how dangerous the world is."
Not long after, Su Laosan received another call from Uncle Jiang.
"How is your second brother? Is he alright now?"
Su Laosan said with a smile, "It's alright now. I've been moved to a regular ward, and I'll recover after a period of recuperation."
Uncle Jiang also laughed.
The two chatted for a few more minutes, then hung up and went about their own business.
Su Laosan went home to fetch a large food box to deliver food to Su Laoer.
Xu Ying goes to the hospital every day to tutor Su Lao Er, so the lunchbox contains lunch for both of them.
As he passed the nurses' station, he saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face. He greeted the nurses and walked past them before Su Laosan realized who the woman was.
He turned his head to confirm, and sure enough, it was his second brother's ex-girlfriend, Cui Yuxia.
Good grief, where did this guy suddenly come from?
Cui Yuxia, covered in dust and dirt, saw Su Laosan looking at her and rolled her eyes at him fiercely, "What are you looking at!"
"ill."
Su Laosan pursed his lips and walked towards Su Laoer's ward.
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