Huang Ling said to Zhang Amei, "I'm so sorry! It's the New Year, and you still have to run to the hospital!"
Zhang Amei smiled and said, "What's the big deal? We're all neighbors, it's only right that we come to visit. Everyone gets sick sometimes, it's only natural that we check on each other!"
At this moment, Zhang Min asked Zhuang Tunan, "Brother Tunan, how's your leg? Will it be better in a few days?"
Zhuang Tunan smiled and said, "Yes, it will be fine in a few days. Don't worry, Zhang Min, I'll be alright!"
Although Zhang Min nodded, her eyes were still red, as if she was about to cry, and she kept staring at Zhuang Tunan.
Zhuang Tunan felt a little embarrassed by her gaze and said, "Let's find a place to sit down! It's not easy for you to come all this way!"
Zhang Min said, "It's okay, I'm not tired. Brother Tu Nan, how long will it take you to get better?"
"I don't know either, you'll have to ask a doctor!"
"Then I'll go ask for you now!"
"No need, no need, my mom has already asked the doctor."
So Zhang Min asked Huang Ling, "Auntie, when can Brother Tu Nan come home?"
Huang Ling forced a smile and said, "It'll be quick. The doctor said there's nothing seriously wrong!"
"Oh, I see! That's great! I wish Brother Tu Nan a speedy recovery and that he can come home soon!"
After hearing Zhang Min's blessing, Huang Ling finally smiled from the bottom of her heart, and then said to Zhang Min, "Thank you, Zhang Min!"
"It's alright. Didn't Brother Tunan tutor me a few years ago? It's only right that we care about each other!"
Huang Ling asked Zhang Min, "How's it going? Have you found a good job yet?"
Zhang Min said somewhat awkwardly, "It's hard to find a job. My skills aren't good enough, so it's difficult for me to find work!"
At this moment, Zhuang Xiaoting said, "Zhang Min, are you looking for a job?"
"Yes, that's right!"
"Our company is arranging secondary jobs for laid-off workers. If there are any factories hiring a lot of workers, I'll let you know in advance so you can start working sooner!"
"Oh, really? Thank you so much, Sister Xiaoting!"
"It's alright, we're all neighbors, we'll help each other out if we can!"
Zhang Amei said to Huang Ling apologetically, "I'm so sorry, Sister Ling. A few years ago, my Shanshan made things difficult for you and Song Ying because of the house. I'm so sorry!"
"It's alright, it's all in the past!"
Wu Jianguo said, "Sister Ling, don't worry. A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. If she causes you any trouble again, just tell me, and I'll definitely teach her a lesson!"
Zhuang Chaoying said, "You've gone too far with those words! After all, she's your daughter, and now she's the deputy factory director's daughter-in-law. Be careful your in-laws don't cause you trouble!"
"I'm not afraid at all! Aren't we neighbors? A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. When we retire, we'll be the ones keeping each other company in our old age!"
Just as they were talking animatedly, the ward door was pushed open again, and Zhuang Tunan's grandparents arrived with Zhennan and Zhenbei.
Grandpa Tunan asked Tunan, "Are you alright, Tunan?"
Tu Nan hurriedly said, "I'm fine, Grandpa, don't worry, I'll be better in a few days!"
Zhennan walked to the hospital bedside, plopped down on it, and said to Tu Nan, "Brother Tu Nan, when are you getting married?"
Tu Nan asked, completely bewildered, "What's wrong? You're only getting married after my leg is healed!"
Zhennan continued, "I heard you bought a house in Shanghai. After you get married, you'll bring my uncle and aunt over, and then the house will be empty, right? I'm not getting any younger, and I want to find a wife, but I don't have a house for the wedding, so I'd like to borrow your house!"
Upon hearing this, the air in the ward froze instantly, and no one spoke again.
Seeing this, Wu Jianguo felt a little embarrassed and quickly stood up and said to Zhuang Chaoying, "Teacher Zhuang, we'll be going now! We'll come back to visit Tu Nan when we have time in a couple of days!"
Zhuang Chaoying hurriedly said, "There's no need to keep running around. I'll be discharged in a few days, and I can take care of myself at home then."
As they were talking, Wu Jianguo led Zhang Amei and Zhang Min outside. Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling also went out to see Wu Jianguo's family off.
With so many people outside, the room felt much more spacious. Zhuang Xiaoting asked her grandparents to sit down, and she sat down with her grandmother.
Sitting by the hospital bed, Zhennan smiled at Zhuang Tunan, as if waiting for Zhuang Tunan's answer.
Zhuang Tunan seemed to be in a dilemma. He hesitated for a moment and said, "My family has set up a small after-school care center to take care of the neighborhood children and earn some money, so I have no plans to go there yet!"
"You're getting married soon, aren't you? You should start planning ahead. Once you're married, you'll have to have a child. You and your sister-in-law will both be so busy, so naturally your uncle and aunt will need to take care of the child. How can a small family meal be more important than your child, right?"
Grandpa Tu Nan said, "Yes, Zhen Nan is right. Now that you have a house in Shanghai, you should get married soon. You are the eldest son in the family. Xiao Ting is already married. If you don't get married soon, people will laugh at you. So you should get married and have a child soon. It's so good in Shanghai! Don't worry, if your parents can't take care of everything, your grandma and I can go and help out. We're not afraid of the trouble!"
Tu Nan said somewhat awkwardly, "Grandpa! It's not that I don't want to get married, but look at me lying in this hospital bed, how can I get married? You have to wait until my leg is better before you discuss it with Li Jia!"
"What's there to discuss? Now that she's engaged, Li Jia is a member of our Zhuang family. The sooner she gets the marriage certificate, the more at ease we elders will feel. Look at Xiaoting, she got her certificate first and then got married, right? We can't let her fall behind your sister! When your sister has a child, you have to have a child too, understand?"
Zhuang Xiaoting quickly said, "Grandpa, Grandma, it's okay, we can wait until my brother has a child before we have one!"
"No, you must take what you're owed, otherwise you'll be letting the Lin family down! This will also serve as a reminder to your brother that his thinking is outdated!"
Lin Dongzhe also said, "Grandpa, Xiaoting and I aren't in a hurry, really, we're not in a hurry either, and my parents aren't in a hurry either!"
"Look at you, what parent isn't eager to have a grandchild? Everyone hopes their children will be successful! It's better to have a child soon!"
At this moment, Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling also entered the ward. Zhuang Chaoying picked up the gifts that Lin Wufeng and Wu Jianguo had brought and said to Grandpa Tu Nan, "Dad, when you leave later, take these things with you! Tu Nan is still young, and he can't eat all of these nutritional supplements, so you can take them!"
Grandpa Tunan said with a smile, "Keep it for Tunan! Isn't he injured?"
"He's a young man, he can't eat that much. It's alright, Zhennan. When you leave, you can carry it for your grandfather!"
"Okay, Uncle! By the way, when do you want my brother Tu Nan to get married? I'm really looking forward to drinking their wedding wine!"
"To be honest, I'm also looking forward to their marriage, so I can rest easy. However, Tu Nan is currently injured in the leg, and it might not be healed for at least ten days to two weeks!"
"It'll take another ten days or half a month! Okay, I'll wait. I'll wait another month if I want. I'll move into the alley after my brother Tu Nan gets married and you all go to Shanghai!"
At this moment, Huang Ling said somewhat displeasedly, "Zhenbei, don't even think about our house! We're not moving!"
Grandpa Tu Nan was also a little unhappy and said, "You have a big house in Shanghai now, more spacious for the four of you than in that alley, right? Why can't you give the house in the alley to Zhen Nan?"
"Tu Nan's leg is injured right now. Don't you think it's inappropriate for you to bring up the house?"
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