The person taking care of me will bring me food in a bit. It'll be rice porridge, steamed buns, and side dishes for dinner; that'll be enough for me. If you're hungry, go find somewhere to eat outside!
"This food has no oil or nutrients, and you've become so thin. I'll go buy you some good food to help you get some nutrition."
Yu Zhaohua stopped him, "I need to be careful about what I eat right now. There are a lot of things I can't eat. You don't understand, so don't worry about me. I won't go hungry. Go and eat."
"I'll go find a restaurant to make you some fish head soup. Isn't that your favorite? It's delicious and nutritious. Wait for me, I'll be right back."
"Yu Hai, please don't buy it. The doctor doesn't allow me to eat fish, shrimp, or crab anymore, and I can't eat beef, braised meat, or fatty meat either."
We can only eat vegetables stir-fried with vegetable oil, and maybe some chicken, but we can't buy free-range chickens here, and I can't eat broiler chickens.
Yu Hai was stunned. "You can't eat any of these things? The diet is so monotonous, no wonder you're not getting enough nutrition! Never mind, I'll go ask the doctor first."
Yu Hai left the ward without looking back to consult the attending physician. After clarifying the situation, he learned that his father's malnutrition was not due to dietary restrictions caused by his illness.
Rather, the main cause of his illness this time was malnutrition and exposure to cold.
The reason for the cold at sea is that the heating in the newly purchased second-hand house is not good, and the temperature difference between Jinan and Rongcheng is about ten degrees. Rheumatism patients will definitely be more sensitive than ordinary people.
Malnutrition? Does that mean Dad didn't eat well at home?
After thinking it over carefully, Liu Lan realized that she was eating diet meals every day, which consisted of steamed pumpkin or steamed sweet potato, along with fruit salad or vegetable salad.
My father has been eating like this, following their dietary habits.
But while his father ate three meals a day like that, he and Liu Lan ate two meals a day at the hotel, where they had a balanced diet of meat and vegetables and could eat all kinds of food.
Eating just breakfast and a light supper is enough to meet the body's needs.
When my father came to Jinan, I vaguely remember giving him only 500 yuan for groceries. He didn't ask me for more, and I forgot to ask him if he had spent it all and give him some more.
It seems that for the two meals he and Liu Lan didn't eat together, his father will only be able to eat cabbage and radishes.
Yu Hai was extremely upset. He was already in his thirties and couldn't even take care of his father. He felt utterly useless.
It would be better to let Dad stay in Yujia Village; the food there is much better than if he lived with me.
Even after her divorce, Chen Hong took good care of her father, often bringing him food, vegetables, and fruit, which was much better than living with him.
The doctor heard from Yu Hai that the old man ate a lot of fish, shrimp, and crab when he was in Rongcheng, yet he hadn't had a relapse for a year.
They were quite surprised, saying there must be other reasons why the pathogenic substances in the diet were neutralized or suppressed, preventing the onset of the disease.
There's no point in dwelling on the past now. The most important thing right now is to control the illness, stabilize it, and then be discharged from the hospital to recuperate gradually!
Yu Hai returned to the ward and saw that the caregiver had brought dinner: a steamed bun with cabbage, vermicelli, and pork filling, a small bowl of rice porridge, and a serving of garlic-flavored chrysanthemum greens.
The caregiver greeted Yu Hai and went to get some hot water. "Dad, I wanted to stew a pigeon for you, but I can't now. The doctor won't let us eat pigeon."
"I'll go out and buy you some fruit in a bit. Eating one will make a difference if you're hungry," Yu Hai said as he served his father.
After his father finished eating, Yu Hai went out and found a noodle shop to have a bowl of ramen. After finishing, he bought a bag of fruit and went back to the hospital.
Yu Zhaohua looked at the fruit Yu Hai had bought, shook her head and sighed, "Take the bananas and oranges home and eat them. I can't eat those. Keep the apples and grapes!"
Yu Hai bought four kinds of fruit for one meal, two of which his father couldn't eat.
I feel like I've become utterly useless; I can't do anything right!
Frustrated, I put the bananas and oranges into a plastic bag, intending to take them home before leaving. I washed two apples and a small bunch of grapes for my dad, put them in his lunchbox, and handed them to him.
After helping his father take his medicine, wash up, and go to bed, Yu Hai took the bus home.
The house was dark, and Liu Lan hadn't finished get off work yet. That's how it is in the catering industry; the earliest you get off work is almost ten o'clock at night.
If there are guests who are drinking and making a ruckus, it's common to wait until 11 or 12 o'clock.
Yu Hai sat on the sofa and looked around. Liu Lan was indeed a very clean woman; her house was always spotless.
The house feels especially empty now that no one's home. The weather is gradually warming up, and I don't know if my father's body will be able to adapt slowly.
Love is wonderful, but daily life is difficult. If you get married, the first thing you'll encounter is children.
So here's the question: who will take care of the baby after it's born?
Liu Lan can only take a maximum of three months of leave; any more than that is definitely not an option. Even if the hotel allows it, she wouldn't dare take more than that.
It took Liu Lan a lot of time and effort to become a supervisor; there were plenty of young girls waiting to take her place.
If my father's health doesn't allow him to take care of the children, then my mother-in-law will have to come and help.
However, after two years, Yu Hai had come to know his mother-in-law's situation very well.
First of all, the mother-in-law will definitely not help take care of the child for nothing. She should give at least 1,500 yuan per month, and her food, clothing and accommodation should be taken care of.
The key issue is that leaving the child with his mother-in-law alone is something that not only Yu Hai, but even his own daughter Liu Lan wouldn't feel comfortable doing.
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