Song Shishi didn't know how to comfort Su Yaqin. She put her arm around Su Yaqin's shoulders and said softly, "Everything will be fine."
Li Haoyang might have been tired from sitting in the car, and he started to feel drowsy not long after lying on Song Shishi.
Song Shishi was afraid that he would catch a cold, so she spoke softly in his ear.
"Xiaobao, you can stay at your sister's house for the next few days, okay?"
Without waiting for Li Haoyang to nod in agreement, Su Yaqin spoke first: "That's too much trouble for you. You still have to work. His father is awake now. I can take care of him."
"Sister Qin, although my brother-in-law is awake, you two still have to worry about the things at the factory. My mother has nothing to do at home every day. She likes children the most. She doesn't know how happy she is to have Xiaobao accompany her."
After saying this, Song Shishi saw that Su Yaqin's attitude had softened somewhat, but she was still a little hesitant, so she continued in a joking tone: "Aren't we sisters? Are you afraid that I will kidnap Xiaobao?"
Sure enough, after hearing her words, Su Yaqin immediately glared at her.
"You know that's not what I meant, but you still say that to make me angry."
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Song Shishi laughed and gently bumped Su Yaqin with her shoulder, with a hint of coquettishness in her tone: "I was just kidding, I was wrong, sister, please don't be angry, okay?"
When they arrived at the hospital, Song Shishi, carrying the lunch she had just bought from the state-owned restaurant in one hand and holding Li Haoyang's hand in the other, walked into the ward where Li Chengde was, laughing and joking with Su Yaqin.
"Brother-in-law, look..."
But just as she turned her head and was about to talk to Li Chengde, she saw that the person standing beside Li Chengde's bed was Meng Xunzhou.
But Xu Li had disappeared and was not in the ward.
Grandpa Zuo was still sitting cross-legged on his sickbed, staring at them with his eyes rolling around.
"Xunzhou?"
Meng Xunzhou has been here for a while and has understood everything he needs to know.
But because of this, he instinctively felt a little embarrassed when he saw Song Shishi.
He was afraid that Song Shishi would know why he came, and how coldly she treated Li Chengde after he came.
He was afraid that Song Shishi would be angry about this.
"What then..."
But just as he opened his mouth, Meng Xunzhou paused again.
He didn't want to lie to Song Shishi, so he could only smile awkwardly.
Li Chengde narrowed his eyes and smiled, then changed the subject: "Wife, are you tired?"
Li Chengde sat on the bed, reached out to take the things in Su Yaqin's hand and put them on the ground.
Su Yaqin sat down beside the bed and asked softly about Li Chengde's condition and whether he was feeling unwell anywhere.
Meng Xunzhou was not idle either, and naturally took Li Haoyang from Song Shishi.
Li Haoyang, who almost never let strangers hug him, unexpectedly did not refuse this time. Instead, he stared at Meng Xunzhou with his big eyes.
Meng Xunzhou carried Li Haoyang to Li Chengde.
Song Shishi just looked at Meng Xunzhou with a puzzled look, then took out the packed dishes and buns in her hand.
"Brother-in-law, where is Lili?"
Li Chengde held Su Yaqin's hands tightly with both hands, trying to warm up Su Yaqin's frozen hands.
After hearing Song Shishi's question, Li Chengde moved his gaze away from Su Yaqin.
"She went to get some hot water. Judging by the time, she'll be back soon."
As they were talking, Xu Li walked in carrying two thermos bottles.
"Sister, you guys are back? Hey? Brother Meng, why are you here too?"
Xu Li saw Song Shishi standing at the end of the bed at a glance, but the next moment she saw Meng Xunzhou standing up, and her eyes widened in shock.
"Well, there's something."
Song Shishi waved at Xu Li, but spoke to Su Yaqin.
"Lili just happened to come back, so we went out to eat."
Having said that, Song Shishi was about to pull Meng Xunzhou and Xu Li away.
Su Yaqin and Li Chengde looked at each other, then Su Yaqin stood up and grabbed Xu Li.
"Lili, please stay and eat with us. There are so many dishes that your brother-in-law and I can't finish them all. What a waste."
Song Shishi did not rush to express her opinion, but turned to ask Xu Li.
From an angle that Song Shishi couldn't see, Su Yaqin kept winking at Xu Li and giving her hints.
Xu Li put a bottle of water in her hand on Mr. Zuo's bedside cabinet, and then picked up another bottle and put it on Li Chengde's bedside cabinet.
She blinked, not understanding what Su Yaqin meant.
But when she saw Meng Xunzhou clenching his fists and trying hard to hide the smile on his lips, she understood instantly.
"Um... Sister, I don't really want to run away. I'll just accompany Sister Qin and the others to eat something. Besides, I need to save some space for the Lantern Festival in the evening."
After Xu Li's reminder, Song Shishi remembered that she had promised Meng Xunzhou that they would celebrate the Lantern Festival together today.
Because of what happened to Su Yaqin's family, she was so busy that she completely forgot about the Lantern Festival.
Because Song Shishi wanted to discuss the secondary design of the clothing with Su Yaqin in the afternoon, she took Meng Xunzhou directly to a noodle restaurant near the hospital.
She originally thought that the designers at Li Chengde's clothing factory were other people, and was afraid that if she interfered too much, others would have some thoughts.
But since it was Su Yaqin, she could express many of her thoughts.
In the noodle shop, while waiting for the boss to come up, Song Shishi still asked Meng Xunzhou why he appeared in the hospital.
She was afraid that something had happened to Meng Xunzhou's family and he didn't say anything.
But after waiting for a long time, just when Song Shishi thought Meng Xunzhou would not answer, she heard an unexpected name from Meng Xunzhou's mouth.
"What you just said means that Chen Jiahe deliberately went to your unit yesterday and spread rumors about me in front of you?"
Meng Xunzhou nodded.
"So you came to the hospital because you believed what she said?"
Song Shishi frowned, and the look in her eyes made Meng Xunzhou, who was fearless on the battlefield, feel afraid for the first time.
Meng Xunzhou hurriedly shook his head and denied it. "No, I was just curious if something happened to you, so I came to see you. Of course I don't believe her, but..."
Meng Xunzhou said this and moved a little closer to Song Shishi.
He lowered his voice.
"But I just can't control my anger. If there is someone like that around you, I hope that person can be me."
This was the first time that Song Shishi heard such clear words from Meng Xunzhou.
The awkwardness and unhappiness that I had expected did not occur at all.
On the contrary, deep down inside, I felt a little secretly happy.
But she hid this little joy so deeply, so deeply that Meng Xunzhou didn't feel it at all at this moment.
He was even afraid that because of what he had just said, Song Shishi would never want to see him again.
The two looked into each other's eyes, as if trying to see something in each other's eyes.
Just when the atmosphere became ambiguous, a voice interrupted.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting."
"The noodles are ready for both of you. Please enjoy your meal."
Because of the intervention of the noodle shop owner, Song Shishi and Meng Xunzhou ended their conversation so hastily.
Song Shishi didn't give him an answer either.
So much so that while eating noodles, Meng Xunzhou would look up at her from time to time.
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