"I know who it is?"
A weak voice came from the corner of the office.
Everyone turned to look, and the speaker was a young teacher who had just been assigned to their school.
Seeing that everyone was looking over, she smiled shyly and explained, "Our house is next to Teacher Ran's previous house, in the same alley. The comrade who came to pick her up just now was the driver of Teacher Ran's former neighbor. That person is indeed a doctor, but he is also a leader in the hospital."
Now everyone understood, but they had no desire to continue the conversation. There was no more gossip to be had, so what was there to talk about?
When Ran Qiuye returned, it was almost afternoon before she was supposed to get off work.
At the entrance of the small building, she opened the car door, got out, turned around, and said with a smile, "Brother Li, thank you so much for your help today."
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"Don't mention it. I am a doctor, and I also hope that Yezi can get better soon."
"By the way, Ms. Ran, could you please tell Yezi to use less or no seasoning when she eats in the future, to minimize the workload on her kidneys?"
"I understand, Brother Li."
"Alright, go inside. It's almost time to get off work, and I need to go back to pick up Qiu Nan."
After watching the car drive away, Ran Qiuye sighed softly and turned to walk back into the school.
As soon as she turned around, she saw her old classmate Xiaoting standing not far away, looking at her with a big smile.
"Qiuye, something's not right with you!" Xiaoting walked up to her, took her hand, and said softly.
Ran Qiuye knew that her dazed look had been seen by her old classmate, so she simply didn't explain and just lowered her head.
"Sigh," seeing her like this, Xiaoting knew that her guess had come true.
He pulled her a few steps to the side.
"Qiuye, I don't know what you're really thinking, but I think that doctor must be married, right?"
Without saying a word, Ran Qiuye simply nodded.
"Qiuye, you're not a child anymore, you understand everything, so I won't say anything to advise you. But I hope you can understand what you can and cannot do."
"Don't worry, Xiaoting. We've been together for so many years, don't you know me? I won't do anything."
As she spoke, Ran Qiuye tightened her grip on Xiaoting's hand.
We're all adults and need to be responsible for our own actions. Even if we have a good relationship, as outsiders, we shouldn't say too much. Xiaoting just hopes that her old classmate won't do anything immoral.
Back at the hospital, since it was almost time to leave work, Li Chu didn't go back to his office at the back. Instead, he got off the bus directly in the outpatient hall, intending to spend some time in his wife's office.
Because it was close to the end of the workday, there were no patients left in the lobby, and the doctors and nurses who had nothing to do gathered together and chatted.
When everyone saw Li Chu walk into the outpatient hall, they were all stunned for a moment, and then everyone went back to their work stations.
Even Ding Qiunan, who had been chatting with someone at the toll booth, tiptoed back to her office.
This is actually why Li Chu doesn't come to the outpatient hall very often these days.
Everyone actually knows why he's in the lobby right now, but no matter what, he's a leader after all, so it's not right to pretend we didn't see him.
Feeling somewhat helpless, he walked to his wife's office. Ding Qiunan was already pretending to be engrossed, sitting behind her desk and flipping through the newspaper.
When she saw her husband come in, she immediately rolled her eyes at him.
"It's almost time to leave work, what are you doing in the lobby?"
"I just got back and didn't want to go to the back, so I thought I'd come sit here for a while. Everyone's reaction is a bit excessive."
"What should we do then? We can't have no reaction at all."
Why did it take you so long today?
"I left Uncle Wang's place a long time ago." Li Chu plopped down in a chair, even putting his legs up with him.
"I just dragged Ran Qiuye to take a look at the leaves."
"How is Xiaoyezi?"
"It's alright, it's basically maintained, but if we want to maintain it in the long run, we need to persevere."
To be honest, I don't know if Yezi and her family can persevere. For you, or even for me as the attending physician, saying "persevere" is just a matter of words, but for the Ran family, it's a heavy burden! And this burden is indefinite.
"Sigh..." Ding Qiunan sighed after hearing her husband's words. Yes, as an outsider, it was impossible for her to truly empathize with him.
Since it didn't happen to you, you can't understand it simply by putting yourself in someone else's shoes.
"Li Chu, if you have the ability, please help Xiao Yezi more."
"I know I will do my best."
When I got home from get off work, I heard clanging and banging sounds coming from the courtyard as soon as I entered the door.
The two exchanged a glance and hurried toward the central courtyard.
The sound was coming from the kitchen.
Li Chu and Ding Qiunan walked to the kitchen door and looked inside.
Wang Yueyue was chopping a chicken on a cutting board with both hands, holding a knife.
The "winter" part was missed; it went astray.
The character "冬" (winter) has gone astray again.
Then came the third strike, which also missed, and Wang Yueyue was starting to feel discouraged.
The laughter coming from the doorway startled Wang Yueyue, who was trying to figure out how to chop the chicken.
"Ah, Mr. Chu, Ms. Qiu Nan, you're back from get off work."
Still holding a knife in her hand, Wang Yueyue skipped and hopped to the door.
"Slow down, slow down, Yueyue." Li Chu took the knife from Wang Yueyue's hand with a trembling heart.
"Yueyue, what are you doing? Want to play PUBG?"
"Dad Chu, I want to learn how to make braised chicken with potatoes. My brother Xuan likes to eat it too, and I plan to make it for him after I learn how."
What has this brat done to deserve this?
Li Chu couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Ding Qiunan smiled and smoothed Wang Yueyue's slightly disheveled hair, then said, "Don't worry, let me wash my hands and teach you. I'll tell you a secret, but don't tell Wenxuan later. He knows you also like braised chicken with potatoes, and he's already secretly learned how to make it. It should be almost done by now. I'll ask him to make it for you next time you come back."
"Really?" Wang Yueyue stared at Ding Qiunan with her big, bright eyes, full of surprise.
"Of course it's true. They're coming back this weekend, and you can tell them you want to eat big plate chicken."
"Hehe..." Wang Yueyue's eyes narrowed into slits with joy.
After laughing, she scratched her head in frustration: "Even Brother Xuan can do it, but I can't even chop a chicken."
"It's alright, silly girl. I'll teach you slowly. You'll get it after a few tries. You can't rush this."
As she spoke, Ding Qiunan took off her cotton-padded coat and handed it to her husband, then rolled up her sleeves and went to wash her hands.
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