After saying this, Gu Weiguo turned around and prepared to leave the room. When he reached the door, he looked back at Gu Xiangbei.
"Remember to eat the noodles. Your mother cooked them for you. Don't waste food."
Gu Xiangbei looked at the opening and closing door. He was now like a mouse in the dark, longing for the sunlight but also afraid of it.
As soon as Gu Weiguo arrived in the yard, Gu Weimin, Gu Jinhua, Gu Xiangdong and his wife, and several children surrounded him.
"Brother, how about Xiangbei?"
"Uncle, is the fourth brother feeling better?"
"Grandpa, Fourth Uncle/How is my dad?"
From morning till now, Gu Xiangbei has not eaten a single bite of food and doesn't want to talk much, which really makes Gu Jinhua and others anxious.
Gu Xiangbei didn't show any expression of self-abandonment, nor did he say anything discouraging.
But just the two points of decreased appetite and becoming less talkative were enough to make Gu Jinhua and the others worried and overthinking.
Gu Weiguo said: "Xiangbei will get through this. During this period, we should take care of his emotions."
This matter was his dereliction of duty.
If possible, Gu Weiguo would rather be the one with a broken leg than Gu Xiangbei.
Gu Weiguo comforted Gu Weimin and the others, then was about to leave.
Gu Jinhua said, "Brother, please stay and have dinner with us."
"No, I'm going back to eat."
Gu Weimin pulled him aside and said, "Brother, let's eat here and have a couple of drinks with me."
Gu Weiguo looked at Gu Weimin, his eyes falling on his red and swollen eyes and the extra white hair on his temples.
Gu Weiguo paused and did not refuse.
…
Jiang Xiaoqiao got up late in the morning and ate late, so she didn't have lunch with Zhou Yan and the others.
In order to express his apology for the taste of the medicinal food he cooked, Jiang Xiaoqiao gave each of them a White Rabbit milk candy, although Zhou Yan and the others did not take it away.
After a short break, the work call rang again.
"Sister Yan, I still need to ask for leave. Please tell me for me."
"good."
Looking at the medicinal food Jiang Xiaoqiao was cooking, Zhou Yan and the others couldn't bring themselves to ask her what she was thinking. Was she really going to quit her job? Was she going to take care of Gu Xiangbei next?
Jiang Xiaoqiao was so focused on the medicinal food in front of her that she ignored the hesitant expressions of Zhou Yan and the others.
By the time the medicinal food was finally ready, Jiang Xiaoqiao's hands were almost sore from fanning herself.
She worked hard for several hours and only managed to make a small bowl.
Jiang Xiaoqiao looked at the time and it was almost three o'clock.
Before leaving, Jiang Xiaoqiao brought some medicinal food and two bowls of chicken noodle soup (produced by the system).
Jiang Xiaoqiao, who always paid attention to sun protection, walked in such a hurry that she didn't even wear a straw hat. She arrived at Gu's house in the sun all the way.
The gate of the Gu family's courtyard was wide open. Gu Jinhua did not go to work today, and Gu Pingyang and the other children did not run around. They all stayed in the courtyard.
"Xiao Qiao?!" Gu Jinhua was very surprised to see Jiang Xiaoqiao appear. "Why are you here?"
"Aunt Jiang!"
"Aunt Jiang!"
Several children looked at Jiang Xiaoqiao nervously and expectantly. Finally, Gu Lei bravely asked, "Aunt Jiang, are you here to see my dad?"
"Yes, I'm here to look for your father," Jiang Xiaoqiao said. "Aunt Jinhua, I made some medicinal food for Xiangbei. Can I go look for him?"
In the room, Gu Xiangbei first heard the voices of Gu Jinhua and others, and then heard Jiang Xiaoqiao's voice.
The moment he heard Jiang Xiaoqiao's voice, Gu Xiangbei's heartbeat uncontrollably quickened by several beats.
The next second, Gu Xiangbei quickly stuffed the report in his hand into the bedside table.
With a creak, the door opened.
Jiang Xiaoqiao appeared in Gu Xiangbei's eyes, and she looked at Gu Xiangbei in front of her.
Only one night had passed, but Gu Xiangbei looked much more haggard and decadent.
Jiang Xiaoqiao reached out to close the open door, and Gu Xiangbei's hoarse voice sounded in the room.
"Don't close the door."
Don't close the door. He looks like this now. Besides, if a man and a woman are in the same room with the door closed, people will gossip about them, which is not good for Jiang Xiaoqiao's reputation.
Jiang Xiaoqiao stopped what she was doing and came to Gu Xiangbei carrying her small basket.
A small table was set up on Gu Xiangbei's bed, and on the table were two bowls of chicken noodle soup that had long been cold and clumpy.
"What a coincidence! I brought you some chicken noodle soup too."
Jiang Xiaoqiao smiled and brought out two bowls of chicken noodle soup. She moved the two bowls of cold noodles to another place and placed them on the bedside table next to her.
"Why don't you try this one of mine? It's freshly made and still hot. Let's see if it tastes good."
"By the way, the most important thing is to drink this bowl first."
Jiang Xiaoqiao brought out the small bowl of medicinal food. She looked at Gu Xiangbei and said, "I've been simmering this for five hours. Drink it while it's hot. I made it according to an ancient recipe. It's good for your health."
Gu Xiangbei looked at the red on Jiang Xiaoqiao's fingers, and his eyes darkened.
He didn't say anything more, picked up the bowl and drank the whole bowl of medicinal food.
Gu Jinhua, who was watching secretly in the yard, narrowed her eyes. Only Xiao Qiao could deal with this brat.
Thinking of this, Gu Jinhua wanted to call Gu Pingyang and the other children away and go out for a walk.
As for Gu Zhen, he was too weak to be exposed to the wind, so he stayed in the room.
Gu Yuting was still squatting in the yard counting ants.
Unexpectedly, apart from the two of them, Gu Pingyang, Gu Pingguang and Gu Lei were also unmoved and none of them wanted to leave.
Gu Jinhua pursed her lips and thought, forget it, she wouldn't leave either.
If she stayed, the team wouldn't use this as an excuse to spread ugly rumors.
Inside the room, Jiang Xiaoqiao watched Gu Xiangbei finish the drink in one gulp. She asked, "Isn't it bitter?"
Gu Xiangbei paused, put the empty bowl back on the table, and said, "It's not bitter."
This medicinal food doesn't taste bitter at all, it's just very strange, a strange taste that's hard to describe.
And after drinking it, Gu Xiangbei felt a warm sensation in his heart, not sure if it was his illusion.
A hand handed a piece of White Rabbit candy without the candy wrapper to him. When Gu Xiangbei raised his eyes, he met Jiang Xiaoqiao's gentle eyes.
"Eat a piece of candy to sweeten your mouth and take away the bitter taste."
Jiang Xiaoqiao felt that since it was medicine, it would always taste bitter, but Gu Xiangbei just didn't express it.
But she was very thoughtful. She even peeled a candy specially for Gu Xiangbei.
There was a hint of pride in Jiang Xiaoqiao's eyes. Seeing that Gu Xiangbei didn't react, she directly reached out and fed it to his lips.
During the process, Jiang Xiaoqiao's hand touched Gu Xiangbei's lips.
At this moment, my heart was skipping beats and 5200 was reporting frantically.
But soon, Gu Xiangbei forcefully suppressed the throbbing in his heart.
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5200 went to check if there was a loophole in the program, and Jiang Xiaoqiao's eyes fell on Gu Xiangbei's face.
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