Just then, Grandma Tu Nan, who had already stepped out the door but hadn't yet, said, "Huang Ling! Let him stay here! It's convenient for the two young men to chat and laugh together. Once Zhen Nan gets married, there won't be any more time for them to be together. The pressure of life won't leave him any time to play."
Faced with the old man's words, Huang Ling naturally dared not confront him directly, so she could only nod in agreement.
After seeing the two elderly people and Zhenbei off, Huang Ling went back inside and checked the time. It was already lunchtime, so she said to Zhennan, "Zhennan, look after your brother Tunan! Your uncle and I will cook you something delicious!"
Zhennan grinned and said, "Auntie, you don't need to be so polite. We're all family here. Just make three or four dishes, a mix of meat and vegetables. I'm not picky!"
Faced with Zhennan's polite ordering, Huang Ling almost had the urge to kill him, but she still smiled and said, "Okay, wait a moment!"
After Huang Ling finished speaking, she pulled Zhuang Chaoying next to her, and the two of them went to the kitchen in the back to cook!
Upon arriving in the kitchen, Huang Ling reached out to hit Zhuang Chaoying. Knowing he was in the wrong and not wanting to be hit by Huang Ling, Zhuang Chaoying pointed at Zhennan and made a troubled expression.
Although Huang Ling was still angry, it was indeed inappropriate for Zhen Nan to show his power in front of the younger generation.
Just then, someone in the courtyard spoke again: "Auntie, is Auntie home?"
Upon hearing Zhang Min's voice, Huang Ling quickly ran a few steps to the door, opened it, and saw Zhang Min carrying a fish and a plastic bag of eggs. Huang Ling asked in confusion, "Zhang Min! What are you doing?"
Zhang Min smiled and said, "Auntie, I heard that eggs can help heal bone injuries. My family happens to raise some chickens, so please let my brother Tu Nan eat more eggs!"
Huang Ling was a little embarrassed to accept it, and said, "This is too much! I've already eaten quite a few of your eggs before, I really feel bad about it!"
"Auntie, you don't need to be so polite. As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. Since we live together, we should help each other out! Besides, I think what my sister did was a bit out of line, so I feel bad about it. That's why I wanted to take some eggs as compensation to make me feel better!"
"Sigh! Compared to your sister, you're worlds apart. Alright, I'll take it. Want to eat together? I'm almost done!"
"No, Auntie, Wu Jun will be back soon. I have to cook for him. My dad took on a big job, and my mom is helping him out. I don't know when she'll be back, so I'll have to cook for Wu Jun myself!"
"Oh, I see! Okay, come over to my house when you have time!"
"Okay, I'm leaving now, ma'am!"
After thinking about it for a long time, Xiang Pengfei finally decided to move all the videotapes to a rural courtyard in a neighboring city, since no one would check there.
In fact, he didn't use much capital to transport these videotapes, but since Ada brought them to him, he wanted to make some money through his transportation company.
But now, not only have I not made any money, I seem to have gotten myself into a lot of trouble. As the saying goes, I tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead!
Xiang Pengfei spent half a day working before finally returning from the neighboring city.
Huang Ling prepared the meal and placed a child's dining table on Tu Nan's bed. She served the dishes in small portions and put them on the table for Tu Nan to eat by himself, while she ate beside him and watched him.
Zhuang Chaoying and Zhuang Zhennan ate their meal in the living room next door. Zhuang Zhennan was not disappointed by the table full of dishes, and he ate with great relish.
Huang Ling had only eaten half of her meal when Zhuang Xiaoting's voice came from outside the door, saying, "Mom, Mom!"
Huang Ling quickly put down her chopsticks and went to the door. She opened the door and said, "What's wrong? I'm home."
Zhuang Xiaoting walked to the door and said, "What happened? Why was my brother discharged from the hospital?"
"It was the design institute that made me leave! Wasn't there an agreement? A one-time buyout, 100,000 yuan!"
"They were in such a hurry. They just agreed verbally and then processed my discharge. They have no humanity at all."
"Now that things have come to this, this is the only way. It'll be more convenient for you to take care of your brother at home!"
Zhuang Xiaoting walked into the room and looked at Zhuang Tunan lying on the hospital bed. Her eyes were full of tears. She wiped her tears and said, "Brother, how are you? Are you feeling better?"
Zhuang Tunan felt a pang of sadness seeing Zhuang Xiaoting still heartbroken, but to hide his distress from her, he forced a smile and said, "If you can eat and sleep well, nothing else matters!"
Zhuang Xiaoting sat on the edge of the bed, looked at Zhuang Tunan, and said, "My silly brother! You can't move either of your legs. How are you going to manage? Aren't you going to worry me to death?"
Huang Ling comforted Zhuang Xiaoting, saying, "What's there to worry about? Everyone has worries every day. Since it has already happened, we should face it. It's not about being negative or decadent, but about facing it positively. Only in this way can we overcome difficulties and move forward bravely."
Suddenly overwhelmed with emotion, Zhuang Xiaoting leaned on Huang Ling's shoulder and burst into tears, saying, "Mom, I feel so sorry for our family. From the very beginning, Grandma didn't care about us, and Grandpa didn't love us. Just when we were about to get through this, my brother had such a big accident. It was really impossible for me to guard against it!"
"Alright! Stop crying. It's already like this, what can we change? Let nature take its course!"
"well,,!"
"Have you eaten? There's still some food in the pot, shall I get you some?"
"No need, Mom, I've already eaten!"
"Oh, that's good. Where's Dongcheol?"
"It seems I went with my parents to buy train tickets. They said they're leaving this afternoon, so we went to queue up to buy tickets!"
"Alright, let's go! Song Ying's business is in Guangzhou. She only came to see me. Now that the New Year is over, it's time for her to go back to work. People, when they grow up, have to work, work tirelessly, so that they can have a good life!"
As the two were talking, Xiang Pengfei came over again carrying a bunch of things. He was not only sweating profusely, but his clothes were also a mess.
Upon seeing his attire, Huang Ling asked him curiously, "Pengfei, where did you go? Why are you all dressed like this?"
Xiang Pengfei said with a smile, "It's nothing. It's just that something came up at the transportation company, so things got a bit messy!"
"Have you eaten yet? If not, go next door and have something to eat with your uncle. Zhennan is next door too!"
"Zhennan? What's he doing here?"
"Isn't it because Tu Nan is injured? He said he'd take care of Tu Nan!"
"Oh! Really? I've never seen him so enthusiastic before. Has the sun risen in the west?"
"Where? He heard that the design institute gave Tu Nan 100,000 yuan, and he wanted to borrow the money, but Tu Nan wouldn't lend it to him, so he's stuck here and won't leave!"
"Auntie, don't worry, watch how I deal with him! You eat yours, I'm going next door!"
After finishing his sentence, Xiang Pengfei went next door and saw Zhuang Chaoying and Zhuang Zhennan eating.
Zhuang Chaoying naturally saw Xiang Pengfei as well, and quickly said, "Pengfei, what brings you here?"
"Isn't it noon already? Bring some good food for my cousin, to help him recover!"
Upon hearing that there was something delicious to eat, Zhuang Zhennan couldn't resist asking, "Cousin, what's good to eat? Is there any for me?"
Xiang Pengfei looked at Zhuang Zhennan and said, "Yes! Do you want some?"
"Really? Thank you, cousin. What's good to eat? Let me see!"
"You don't need to take the good stuff. Just open your mouth, and I'll stick my butt out and you can eat it!"
"You?! Uncle, look at my cousin, he's bullying me!"
Zhuang Chaoying looked at Xiang Pengfei, tapped the plate with her chopsticks twice, and said, "Pengfei, what are you talking about? Everyone's eating, be more civilized!"
"yes!"
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