Chapter 87 Serious Consideration
Jiang Ruzhen insisted that Shen Shuxin take off her clothes so that she could check them over.
Once he confirmed that her injuries were minor, he felt relieved and was able to crack a joke.
"Is Xie Hui's face the work of your Uncle Lu?"
Shen Shuxin nodded, also finding it somewhat amusing.
"He hit your people, don't you hate him?" Jiang Ruzhen teased.
"What do you mean 'my person'? Mom, don't talk nonsense. Xie Hui and I are just ordinary classmates."
Shen Shuxin looked a little embarrassed, while Jiang Ruzhen laughed heartily, "Alright, alright, you two are just ordinary classmates who have been through thick and thin together."
Shen Shuxin didn't want to discuss such an embarrassing topic with Jiang Ruzhen, so she changed the subject.
"Mom, I've fallen behind in a lot of my schoolwork. Xie Hui and I will head back in a bit. I'll come see you again tomorrow."
"Okay, focus on your studies and don't worry about me. Your second brother is still taking care of me in the hospital!" Jiang Ruzhen said with relief.
Shen Shuxin lowered her head and smiled, "Come on, I don't believe my second brother. I believe my Uncle Lu."
Jiang Ruzhen choked, then laughed and scolded, "You child, you never suffer a loss. You're starting to make fun of your mother now, aren't you?"
Shen Shuxin got up and walked towards the door. After taking a few steps, she paused, turned around, and said seriously.
“Mom, we’ve all grown up now, and it’s time for you to seriously consider your own future. Please believe me, we are not a burden to you, and we will fully support every decision you make.”
Jiang Ruzhen was surprised that Shen Shuxin could say such firm words, and she immediately nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Okay, Mom will seriously consider it."
After everyone had left, Lu Mingzheng walked back alone, sat on the edge of the bed, opened the lunchbox, and naturally took a spoonful of porridge and brought it to Jiang Ruzhen's lips.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Ruzhen asked, puzzled.
"I'll feed you. Your arms are either broken or have big cuts. Do you expect to eat by yourself?" Lu Mingzheng asked, raising an eyebrow.
Jiang Ruzhen looked down at her arms, which were wrapped up like rice dumplings, and frowned.
"Then have the nurse feed me."
"What's wrong? You've finally decided to seriously consider our relationship and treat me like a man?"
"You were eavesdropping on me?"
"What do you mean by eavesdropping? I overheard it openly at the door. Jiang Ruzhen, you said you would seriously consider our relationship, you can't go back on your word."
"Okay." Jiang Ruzhen irritably swallowed the porridge in one gulp.
After feeding Jiang Ruzhen and seeing that she was indeed full, Lu Mingzheng fed himself and then took the lunchbox to the water room to wash it.
The nurse pushed in a cart to change Jiang Ruzhen's dressing. The nurse looked very young and was very talkative.
"Sister Jiang, do you know? Everyone at our nurses' station envies you."
"Why?"
"Because you married a good husband, handsome and considerate. You have no idea, ever since you fell into a coma and came to the hospital, he has stayed by your bedside for two days and one night without moving an inch."
When we changed your dressing, I saw that his eyes were red, and he even complained that we were too rough and insisted on bandaging your wound himself.
We've never seen such a gentle man; the way he looks at you can melt your heart.
"Really?" Jiang Ruzhen had never noticed before.
"Yes, yes, Sister Jiang, from which nook and cranny did you find such a rare and wonderful man? Introduce me to one too!"
“The girl next to him, Xiao Yu, is quite nice!” Jiang Ruzhen said with a smile.
"Forget it, let's just let that idiot go." The nurse shook her head, finished changing the dressing, and left.
Jiang Ruzhen looked up at the sky and suddenly felt a warm feeling in her heart.
Having lived two lives, she has always struggled on her own. In her previous life, she was preoccupied with her own ambitions, and in this life, she is reborn to seek revenge, living in constant fear and busyness.
She has never really examined her relationship with Lu Mingzheng properly.
Perhaps she could really try to get along with him in this ordinary way?
Jiang Ruzhen was hospitalized for twelve days, and her second son had already been sent back to Liancheng to handle the newly arrived batch of goods.
The wounds on her forehead and arms had scabbed over, and her concussion was almost healed. The doctor said she could go home and rest her fractured arm.
Jiang Ruzhen wanted to be discharged from the hospital.
Actually, these problems are secondary. The main issue is that Jiang Ruzhen simply can't stand the stares and pointing fingers from the patients, doctors, and nurses in the hospital.
The main reason is that Lu Mingzheng, the caregiver, is just too good.
He personally took care of her every day, serving her as if she were the Empress Dowager. His attentiveness and thoughtfulness made her feel like he was a ruthless tyrant.
They bullied Huang Shiren, who was hardworking and willing to endure beatings and scoldings, all the time.
Moreover, ever since people learned that she and Lu Mingzheng were not husband and wife, more and more people have come to inquire about her.
Some people wanted to poach her, some wanted to introduce the two to potential partners, and one nurse even told her to her face that she wanted to compete fairly with her.
This annoyed her so much that she insisted on being discharged from the hospital, and Lu Mingzheng had no choice but to agree.
"You don't need to help me, I can walk."
"Don't use force, or you'll fall again."
“I told you I can walk. My injury is to my arm, not my leg.”
"Oh, I know, but your brain isn't working perfectly, what if you get dizzy!"
"Lu Mingzheng, who are you calling brainless? Don't think that just because my two arms aren't working properly now, I can still kick you, believe it or not?"
"Oh my, my dear aunt, don't get too cocky."
"ah--"
As the two were bickering as usual, Lu Mingzheng bent down without saying a word, picked up Jiang Ruzhen who was about to kick him, and strode out.
"What are you doing? Lu Mingzheng, are you deliberately trying to ruin my reputation?" Jiang Ruzhen asked anxiously, her face turning red.
"Didn't you say you were still considering it? I'm just trying to win your favor!" Lu Mingzheng said calmly, his strong arms holding Jiang Ruzhen like a clump of willow catkins.
"Wow! Sister Jiang has been discharged from the hospital! She's already carrying me? My brother-in-law is so strong! Keep it up!"
The nurse who changes Jiang Ruzhen's dressings every day saw this scene and came over to tease Jiang Ruzhen with a smile.
Jiang Ruzhen chuckled twice and quickly buried her head in Lu Mingzheng's neck.
How embarrassing! She didn't want anyone to see her face.
Seeing Jiang Ruzhen's ostrich-like behavior, Lu Mingzheng smiled, looking like he had succeeded in his evil scheme.
Once in the car, Lu Mingzheng deliberately laid the back seat flat, provided Jiang Ruzhen with a pillow to lean against, and covered her with a blanket.
She also prepared soft drinks, snacks, melon seeds, peanuts, candies, chocolates, and many other delicious treats within her reach.
Jiang Ruzhen was speechless for a moment, then touched the extra inch of fat around her waist. "Lu Mingzheng, are you fattening me up to slaughter and eat during the New Year?"
Lu Mingzheng fastened his seatbelt, glanced back at her, and said something cryptic.
"Eating it is fine even if we don't celebrate the New Year."
The car had already driven quite a distance when Jiang Ruzhen was still pondering what Lu Mingzheng had just said and didn't notice the direction the car was heading.
What does it mean that you can eat it even though it's the New Year?
Could it be what she's thinking? No way, really?
Who says people in this era are reserved and introverted?
The man in front of me is clearly a repressed flirt who knows how to charm people.
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