Gu Qingming unclipped his fingers from his clenched grip on her shoulder and asked the nurse to help pass the fruit plate over: "Age is not a problem. Besides, I don't think liking someone is dirty."
This is not called dirty.
Jian Guochao was defeated and looked away: "You are already 28 years old, a full ten years older than that little girl. They say that at the age of three, there is a small gap, and at the age of five, there is a big gap. The gap between you two is big enough to fill the Mariana Trench."
After not having a girlfriend for so many years, I finally developed a serious problem.
The other party calmly tidied up his clothes and avoided the topic.
"Continuing from what we were doing just now, how is Xiujun?"
Jian Guochao hated the fact that he always looked calm, but when he thought about what he saw today, he suddenly felt gloating.
"I saw Li Xiujun at the auction house. Guess who's standing next to her? Your nephew Gu Ming. Come on, why do you have to think about the old cow eating the young grass?"
He spoke very quickly, without thinking.
After realizing the frivolity of his words, he coughed awkwardly, paused, and said in a somewhat unnatural tone: "The auction house has high restrictions. I guess your family member reluctantly borrowed Gu Ming's influence in order to get in."
As soon as he finished speaking, he wanted to slap himself hard.
There is no point in making random explanations. You should just cut the Gordian knot and put an end to this relationship that shouldn't exist.
The two were in a stalemate when Li Xiujun came in from outside with a full coat in her hands.
Yes, a coat that is completely overflowing.
Jian Guochao rubbed his eyes, making sure he saw it correctly: "Is the Gu family about to go bankrupt? They can't even take out a decent bag. I'll ask them to send a truck over later."
It's no wonder he thought too much. Anyone who saw her disheveled and looking like a scavenger who had been wandering for many years would shake their head.
Li Xiujun rolled her eyes in annoyance, opened the inner pocket of her jacket, took out the white stone bracelet, and presented it to Gu Qingming like a treasure.
"Uncle San, this is what I picked for you. Try it on and see if it fits you."
My thoughts, which had been drifting for a long time, seemed to have found a harbor at this moment. Gu Qingming nodded and carefully put it on his wrist, treating it like a treasure.
Each white stone is about the size of a fingernail. The sleeves are casually rolled up, and under the sunlight, it is slightly transparent and sparkles with a lustrous light.
Jian Guochao was unhappy: "Where's mine? After all, I've helped you so much, you shouldn't be grateful and repay the favor, right?"
"Take it, take it. Remember to open it secretly when you get home and are alone."
Li Xiujun casually threw the box into his arms and went to the ward to see her grandfather.
The fingers were suddenly hooked.
Glancing at this scene, Jian Guochao secretly criticized himself, but at this moment he had gained an advantage. He whistled and even helped them close the door considerately: "You are too polite, little girl. Okay, okay, I will go back and see what big surprise it is."
The place where the skin touched felt a little hot, and an extremely subtle electric current spread from the nerve endings to the limbs.
She lowered her eyes, suddenly a little nervous: "Uncle San, what's wrong?"
Gu Qingming pulled her to sit on a chair, took out a small medicine box from the drawer next to her, and treated her wound, which she had not paid much attention to during this period because she was busy.
In fact, it's almost healed.
A soft cotton ball is dipped in iodine, and the liquid evaporates quickly when it comes into contact with the skin, leaving only a light yellow color.
Li Xiujun stood up and hurriedly said thank you, but before she could hear the other party's words, which quickly disappeared -
"Thank you for the bracelet."
She leaned against the wall and waited until her pounding heart finally calmed down before she pushed open the door of the ward.
Mr. Li was chatting with the nurse about local snacks and customs. When he saw Li Xiujun coming, he quickly called out, "Xiujun, come here quickly. This is the nurse your third uncle helped find. Just call her Aunt Chen."
Aunt Shen responded repeatedly, making excuses to go out, leaving the space to the grandfather and grandson.
"Grandpa, look, this is what I bought you with my recent salary. It's a lemonwood bodhi tree. You can polish it more often when you have nothing to do. I heard that after polishing it, the surface will turn red."
"The season is about to change, so I asked someone to make me an eight-jin cotton quilt. I'll put it in the cupboard and replace it with this one when the weather gets colder."
"Both your clothes and shoes are padded. I heard that the winter in Beijing is not as cold as back home. Even by the fire it's still very cold. I'll bring a hot water bottle with me when the time comes. I can fill it with water to keep warm."
Looking at the things his granddaughter took out one by one, Mr. Li was relieved in his heart, but his face was unhappy: "What a waste! I'm not sick enough to be afraid of this cold wind. I just made a little money and I'm already wasting it."
Li Xiujun stuck out her tongue, shamelessly pretended not to hear, and continued to organize her clothes.
Grandpa, however, couldn't get enough of nagging her. Every now and then, he'd start complaining about her small frame: "Look at you, you've lost a lot of weight in just a few days. Isn't your job at Kyoto University too hard? If you really can't do it, just quit."
Other people's granddaughters at this age love to dress up, but because of my cancer, she has to go out early and come back late.
I haven't bought many decent clothes in the whole year.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. I know my body best. My work is easy, and the teachers and classmates I meet are also very easy to get along with. You're the only one who thinks I've lost weight. The food in the cafeteria at Kyoto University is delicious. Look, my belly has grown a lot."
Mr. Li secretly wiped away his tears and replied with a smile: "Okay, okay, as long as the work is easy, you are still young, don't ruin your health by forcing yourself."
The grandfather and grandson chatted about family matters for a long time until Gu Qingming knocked on the door and stopped talking.
With a somewhat apologetic look on his face, he said, "I'm sorry, the doctor said that Uncle Li must go out for some fresh air in the afternoon, otherwise he'll get suffocated staying in the room."
"I understand, Uncle San." Li Xiujun pushed the wheelchair over and took a blanket.
Gu Qingming first moved the bed to a raised position, half squatted down, and let Mr. Li lie on his back.
The ward was on the fourth floor, and the elevator was an emergency resource, prioritizing patients in need of emergency care. There was no other way, so every time I went out for a walk, I had to rely on manual labor to carry me down from the upper floors.
Before carrying the person down, he specifically reminded them: "The wheelchair is a bit heavy. If it really doesn't work, you can wait downstairs with Uncle Li. I will come up later."
Li Xiujun was afraid that it would be troublesome for him to go back and forth, so she decided to carry it down herself.
However, although the wheelchair looked light, it made her unable to straighten her back and gasp for breath after she moved it to the third floor.
Fortunately, Aunt Shen had just finished hanging up the clothes and came up to help carry them. Otherwise, with my own strength, I would not have been able to carry them until dark.
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