As Fu Wenhan said this, he bent down and took out two empty IV bottles from under the bed. He then said to Fu Jinheng, "In addition, with these two IV bottles, if I get too cold at night, I can fill them with hot water and stuff them into the blankets. You don't need to worry about your second uncle too much."
"Second Uncle, I believe you will leave this place sooner or later."
Fu Jinheng's eyes and nose welled up with tears, and his voice was slightly hoarse as he said, "I'm working at the Hongxing Machinery Factory Hospital here now, Second Uncle. I'll come to the forest farm to see you often in the future."
Upon hearing Fu Jinheng's first sentence, Fu Wenhan merely smiled and remained silent. However, upon hearing the second sentence, his expression instantly turned serious, and he asked, "What's going on?"
Fu Jinheng didn't react for a moment. Seeing him stunned, Fu Wenhan simply asked, "Didn't you work in a big hospital in Beijing? How did you get transferred to the Hongxing Machinery Factory Staff Hospital here?"
They hadn't seen each other for many years, but the second uncle still knew some things about his nephew, such as which year he went to university, which university he attended, which year he graduated, which year he started working, and which hospital he worked at. He knew all of these things very well!
Why was he suddenly transferred to such a remote place, and to work in a factory workers' hospital? Could it be that my nephew encountered a villain like him?
"Second Uncle, don't worry or be angry. Actually, I asked to work here, and I had to ask my stepfather for help to get into the machinery factory's staff hospital."
Fu Jinheng comforted Fu Wenhan, explaining with a smile, "About two weeks ago, I was thinking of visiting you and your second aunt, but then I heard..."
After a pause, Fu Jinheng continued, "I don't know why my second aunt divorced you, but I feel that my second aunt and cousins were too cold-hearted. When you needed comfort and understanding the most, they disregarded the years of marriage and family ties and resolutely chose to leave you. This makes me feel very sad."
Therefore, I've decided to move closer to you so I can take better care of you.
"I don't need you to take care of me!"
Fu Wenhan, his face grim, snapped, "Get out of here right now! Call your stepfather and tell him to transfer your employment record back to your original workplace!"
"Second Uncle..."
Fu Jinheng said, “Job transfers are not child’s play. I’ve only been here for a week, and you want me to transfer back. Not to mention whether my stepfather can do it, I myself am unwilling.”
"I currently work at the machinery factory's staff hospital, so if you need anything at the forest farm, you can contact me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Fu Wenhan interrupted him: "What could possibly be wrong with me? Fu Jinheng, look carefully. I'm not seventy or eighty years old yet, with old arms and legs. I'm in good spirits and don't need you to take care of me!"
"Anyway, my employment has already been transferred to the machinery factory's staff hospital, so whatever you say now is useless!"
Fu Jinheng muttered to himself as he continued working, opening his travel bag and taking out the things he had bought for Fu Wenhan. He said to himself, "This time I brought you a can of malted milk powder and a bag of White Rabbit candy, as well as a cashmere scarf and two pairs of thick cotton socks..."
As he took things out, he called out the names of the items he had brought.
Take your things with you!
As Fu Jinheng piled everything he had taken out onto the table, Fu Wenhan still didn't give him a friendly look. Unexpectedly, Fu Jinheng then asked, "Why?"
Pointing to another pile of things on the table, which also included malted milk powder and White Rabbit milk candy, Fu Jinheng glanced at Fu Wenhan and said, "If someone else can pile up things given to you here, why can't I? Besides, I'm your nephew. Who is this person? Why are they trying to curry favor with your second uncle?"
"What do you mean by 'fawning'?"
Fu Wenhan said irritably, "That's my friend's child who came to visit me and I took care of him."
Fu Jinheng complained, "Your friends' kids can come see you, why can't I? Second Uncle, you're being unfair!"
"I'm biased, so what can you do about it?"
After saying that, Fu Wenhan seasoned the noodles in his bowl. Soon, he put the bowl on the table in front of Fu Jinheng and said coldly, "Eat up, then leave. I don't have time to entertain you."
Fu Jinheng: "I'm not in a hurry. I'll talk to my second uncle for a while before I leave." He picked up the bowl of noodles and handed it to Fu Wenhan: "Second uncle, you eat. I'm not hungry."
"Just eat what I tell you to eat! Stop with all the nonsense!"
As Fu Wenhan spoke, he squatted down and pulled out a half-sized wooden box from under the bed. He opened the lid, took out a small handful of noodles, closed the box, stuffed it back under the bed, and then got up and left the room.
There was some leftover washed cabbage and some leftover chopped green onions.
Fu Wenhan cooked the noodles until they were half-cooked, then casually put the washed cabbage into the pot. Once the noodles and cabbage were cooked, he scooped them out, and soon, a simple bowl of noodles with cabbage leaves and scallions was ready.
The noodles were bought and brought over by Song Lan from the black market. This time, when Song Lan came to the forest farm, she also brought Fu Wenhan some chili oil in canned jars.
When it's cold, add some chili oil to your noodles to sweat it out and warm up.
"Second Uncle, can you buy dried noodles at the forest farm?"
Seeing Fu Wenhan start eating, Fu Jinheng glanced at his own bowl of noodles and suddenly asked a question.
"What do you think this place is?"
Fu Wenhan glanced at Fu Jinheng briefly and said, "The noodles were brought to me by my friend's child."
"Noodles are a refined grain, quite precious. Your friend's family seems to be all good people!"
Fu Jinheng slurped up a mouthful of noodles and then said, "We'll have to repay this favor later."
"You don't need to worry about it."
Fu Wenhan threw out a sentence.
"Second Uncle, who is this friend you're talking about? Do I know him?"
Fu Jinheng asked.
Fu Wenhan ignored him.
"Second Uncle, how did you and your friend meet? How did he find out you worked at the forest farm?"
Fu Jinheng asked again.
Fu Wenhan ignored him as usual.
"Second Uncle, does your friend work nearby? Is it in town? Or maybe at a machine factory?"
Fu Jinheng was probably just curious, because he kept asking questions.
Fu Wenhan finished his noodles in a few bites and said, "Even eating can't shut you up. Tell me, where do you get so many questions?"
"I'm just curious about your friend, Uncle. I wanted to learn more about him so that if we meet again in the future, I'll have something to talk about with him."
Knowing his nephew meant no harm, Fu Wenhan still felt uneasy thinking about how the other person had given up a good job at a major hospital in Beijing to work at a small machinery factory hospital in this small town because of his uncle.
He finished the soup in his bowl, looked at Fu Jinheng, and said, "My friend and I met in this dormitory. We lived in the same room, and because we got along well..."
We got along very well and became friends... A few days ago, his former work unit sent someone to pick him up and bring him back to Beijing..."
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