"Where else can they go? Of course they were scared away by you." Gu Jingyuan joked while lying on the hospital bed, "As soon as you come, you pull others aside and ask them all sorts of questions. How can they not be scared?"
Xue's mother sat on the stool and said unhappily, "That's all your fault. If it weren't for the fact that you rarely find a partner, your mother wouldn't be so anxious."
"Son, I'm telling you, that girl is pretty good. You'd better seize the opportunity. It's rare that a girl doesn't mind your age. If you don't seize the opportunity, then it would be a waste of this handsome face I gave you. For so many years, no girl has taken a fancy to you."
"Is your son very old?" Gu Jingyuan looked unconvinced. Did he really look very old?
For the first time, Gu Jingyuan began to pay attention to his appearance.
"Are you worried now? The girl looks eighteen or nineteen years old. Compared to a twenty-eight-year-old man like you, she is quite old."
Xue's mother's words were like a bolt of lightning that struck Gu Jingyuan hard. Gu Jingyuan, who was originally very confident, was hit hard.
Could it be that the little girl also dislikes my age?
Gu Jingyuan suddenly had this worry.
Xue's mother seemed to see Gu Jingyuan's worry and gave him some advice: "Mom, I'll give you a tip. Women are very soft-hearted. You just happened to be injured again. If you have nothing to do, show off your self-torture tactics in front of Qingmiao. I guess Qingmiao will have the heart to despise you."
Xue's mother only said it casually, but Gu Jingyuan's face was full of deep thought, but he seemed to have taken it to heart. He felt that what Xue's mother said made sense, and perhaps he should give it a try.
Shen Qingmiao went to the cafeteria to make dinner herself. She not only made dinner for her and her brother, but also for Gu Jingyuan and Xue's mother. Of course, she asked Gu Jingyuan what he could eat before making it.
Shen Qingmiao took the prepared food to Shen Jianjun's ward first, and then took the remaining food to Gu Jingyuan's ward.
"Third brother, I'm going to take food to Gu Jingyuan. Please help take care of the second brother."
Shen Jianmin looked at Shen Qingmiao who was leaving with the lunch box, and felt that something was wrong. "Second brother, do you think there is something wrong with Qingmiao? Is she too concerned about your battalion commander?"
While feeding Shen Jianjun, Shen Jianmin expressed his doubts.
"Really?" Shen Jianjun asked, "Third brother, you're probably overthinking it. Qingmiao probably wanted to thank the battalion commander for saving me, so he did this."
Shen Jianjun felt even more guilty towards Shen Qingmiao. Qingmiao not only had to take care of me, but also had to help take care of the battalion commander, all because of me.
I will be nicer to Qingmiao in the future and let her feel the love from her brother.
"Really?" Shen Jianmin still felt something was amiss, but couldn't put his finger on it. He couldn't refute his second brother's words, and he thought they made sense.
Thinking that he was being overly suspicious, Shen Jianmin didn't dwell on it any further and focused on feeding Shen Jianjun. After feeding Shen Jianjun, he started eating himself.
When Shen Qingmiao came to Gu Jingyuan's ward with a lunch box, he first stood at the door and knocked.
"Come in." Xue's mother's voice came from inside the door.
Shen Qingmiao pushed the door open and walked in, seeing Xue's mother looking at her with a bright smile. Shen Qingmiao, who had calmed down, felt a little shy again. "Since it's time for dinner, I prepared some food for you."
Xue's mother smiled and took the lunch box from Shen Qingmiao's hand. "Qingmiao, you are so thoughtful and think of us. Auntie almost forgot about it. It's so late."
"Come in and sit down, and talk to Jing Yuan."
Xue's mother pulled Shen Qingmiao to sit on the stool beside the bed, then opened her lunch box and prepared to feed Gu Jingyuan.
"Auntie, how about I feed her? I've already eaten."
Mother Xue thought about it and agreed, "Okay, then I'll trouble you, Qingmiao."
Shen Qingmiao took the lunch box and began to feed Gu Jingyuan mouthful by mouthful. When their eyes met, they could feel each other's affection.
When Shen Qingmiao returned to Shen Jianjun's ward, Shen Jianmin said to her, "Qingmiao, I plan to go back tomorrow."
Seeing that Shen Jianjun was fine, Shen Jianmin thought about going back home as he still had work to do at home.
Shen Qingmiao thought about it and agreed: "Third brother, you can go back. There is nothing to do here. I can handle it."
Second brother is fine, and third brother has nothing to do here, so he might as well go back.
Although Lin Jian asked for leave for him, it was not good to ask for too long a leave in the factory, especially since the third brother was a newcomer who had just joined the factory not long ago.
Even Shen Jianjun agreed, "I also think there's no need for you to stay here, Jianmin. I'm fine, you should go back. You still have work to do at the factory, so hurry back and don't delay."
After making the decision, Shen Jianmin embarked on his journey home the next day. Before leaving, Shen Qingmiao pulled Shen Jianmin aside and quietly asked, "Third brother, do you have any money on you? Do you want to take some more?"
"No need, I still have money on me." Shen Jianmin said with a smile.
This time when he came out, Shen Jianmin put all his savings into his pocket. When he came out, he didn't spend much at all and returned them all to him.
"In that case, I won't say anything. Be careful on your way back. After you get home, tell your parents that your second brother is in good health and will recover soon, and don't let them worry." Shen Qingmiao told Shen Jianmin what to do after he returned home.
"I know. I will explain it clearly to my parents and tell them not to worry."
After saying goodbye to Shen Jianjun, Shen Qingmiao saw Shen Jianmin off.
Watching Shen Jianmin leave, Shen Qingmiao's eyes became a little moist. Parting is always a little sad.
Fortunately, Shen Qingmiao quickly recovered his composure.
Without Shen Jianmin here, Shen Qingmiao couldn't stay in Gu Jingyuan's ward all the time. She had to take care of Shen Jianjun.
After talking to Gu Jingyuan, Gu Jingyuan also said to Shen Qingmiao, "It's okay, I have my mother here, you just take good care of Jianjun."
"When I recover from my injury, I'll take you to visit the provincial capital."
Shen Qingmiao smiled and said, "Okay, then you have to accompany me for a good stroll."
She had never been to the provincial capital at that time. She had heard that there was a Friendship Store with many novel items, and she wanted to go and see it.
In the days that followed, Shen Qingmiao would visit Gu Jingyuan in the ward when Shen Jianmin was resting. At this time, Xue's mother would leave the two young people alone and go out for a walk.
At first, Shen Qingmiao was a little embarrassed. But as time went on, Shen Qingmiao became more and more open in front of Xue's mother.
When the two of them were together, they would also chat about clothing combinations and skin care experiences. This made their relationship become better and better, and even Gu Jingyuan felt a little jealous when he saw it.
"Miaomiao, tell me, why do you have such a good relationship with my mother?"
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