Chapter 60 Chapter 60 The Child Looks Like His Mother

Anhuai Workers Hospital.

Zhou Yuying pushed open the door of the operating room, walked out, took off her mask and smiled.

"Feiying will be able to come out after the plaster fixation is completed."

"Then you keep an eye on Feiying for me, I'll go read the book."

Two children were injured at the same time, one was having a cast applied on the third floor, and the other was having his wound cleaned on the first floor. Wang Nian wished he could grow wings and fly around.

"Mom, how is Feiying's hand?"

Speaking of the eldest son, Shi Shuwen appeared in the corridor, holding Shi Feiying's torn clothes in his arms.

"Apart from your face, do you feel any pain anywhere else?" Wang Nian finally relaxed and sat back on the bench: "Come here, let me take a look."

"It doesn't hurt."

I applied some iodine to the minor wounds on my face, and covered the deeper ones with a piece of gauze.

Shi Shuwen sat down next to Wang Nian and asked, "Where's Feiying?"

"Feiying didn't have any broken bones. It should be a fracture of the ulna. I mistook it for a broken bone because of the dislocated arm."

Zhou Yuying is an internist. She certainly does not have the experience and expertise of an orthopedic surgeon. She made the wrong judgment in a panic just now.

"That's good."

The huge rock pressing on his heart was removed, and Shi Shuwen's whole body suddenly softened, and he instantly felt fatigue coming from all directions.

Wang Nian reached out and held his son, who was almost as big as his head, in his arms, and patted his back gently: "If you are tired, take a nap."

"I'll go look after Feiying. If no one is around, that kid will cry so hard that the roof will fly off."

Normally Zhou Yuying shouldn't have gone into the operating room, but without anyone familiar around her, Shi Feiying started crying and making a fuss, making the orthopedic surgeon's forehead veins throb.

"Excuse me."

"Why should we talk about that between us?" Zhou Yuying waved her hand.

The door of the operating room closed again. Shi Shuwen closed his eyes and leaned on Wang Nian's shoulder. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't help but yawn.

"We'll go home when your brother comes out."

"It's my fault that I didn't protect Feiying well." Shi Shuwen sighed and blinked hard to stay awake: "I shouldn't have been impulsive, it's all... all my fault..."

The sound became softer and softer, finally turning into a few unintelligible murmurs, and then the breathing on the shoulder became steady.

As soon as their minds, which had been tense for a long time, relaxed, not only Shi Shuwen but also Wang Nian felt very tired.

The corridor roof must not have been cleaned for a long time. There was a big spider web in the corner, but there was no spider to be seen.

Wang Nian just stared blankly, his mind was as confused as a mess and he couldn't remember anything.

It was not until the sound of hurried footsteps rang out in the quiet corridor that Wang Nian seemed to be pulled back to the real world.

"Xiang Ming."

The visitor's face was filled with anxiety. The faint smile that was always on his face disappeared, his brows were locked, and his eyes were filled with worry.

"How is Feiying?"

Shi Xiangming lowered his eyes and asked about his younger son's condition, without forgetting to check his older son's face.

"It's a fractured bone, and it's being put in a cast." Wang Nian repeated the situation again, and his sluggish mind finally came to its senses: "Thank you so much for today."

Shi Xiangming was accompanied by Lao Xiao and Hu Wenli.

"I'm glad the child is fine." Hu Wenli patted her chest, sat down next to Wang Nian, and spat into the air: "I should have slapped that bitch Liu Min a few more times just now, and made her unable to get out of bed for a few days."

"Don't worry, she probably won't be able to open her mouth these days." Wang Nian smiled.

Hu Wenli and her husband were really loyal. They went up to help without saying a word and now followed them to the hospital.

"Next time we encounter something like this, we will just go up and beat her without saying anything, and then talk to her about the reason after that," said Hu Wenli.

Wang Nian laughed and shook his head.

Crunch——

The door of the operating room was pushed open again, and this time not only Zhou Yuying came out, but also Shi Feiying, who was crying like a little cat.

"Mom." Shi Feiying pouted in grievance. Wang Nian thought it was because of the pain in her arm, but she said, "I'm so hungry."

"Let's go out to eat today." Shi Xiangming finally smiled.

Shi Shuwen was sleeping so soundly that his breathing remained steady no matter what the adults were saying. I don't know if he was dreaming about anything, as he was mumbling a few unclear words from time to time.

"Go back."

The fifteen-year-old boy was picked up by his father for the first time while he was sleeping, like a child. The two long legs that were perfectly inherited by Shi Xiangming looked like they could touch the ground at any time.

Shi Feiying immediately broke away from Zhou Yuying's hand and ran to Wang Nian, saying coquettishly, "Mom, I want to hug you too."

"My front teeth are gone... uh... why is it so heavy?"

The boy was only five years old, and Wang Nian found it difficult to pick him up. He had to use some strength to carry him steadily.

"Hehe." Shi Feiying smiled happily with her mouth missing two teeth, and waved her hand without the plaster happily: "Let's go to a restaurant... We want to go to a restaurant."

"How can you eat pork ribs when your teeth have fallen out?" Hu Wenli teased him.

Zhou Yuying also laughed: "You can't eat meat if you have a fractured bone. You should eat more bitter melon so that the plaster can be removed earlier."

"Ah? Ah——" These two words "ah" were enough to describe Shi Shuwen's mental journey at the moment. It only took a few seconds for him to go from disbelief to despair.

Afterwards, with the tacit consent of several adults, he suddenly lay on Wang Nian's back as if he had been hit by frost: "Can we put some eggs in the fried bitter melon..."

It was just dusk when they returned to Guanghua Street. Shi Guizhi and He Jian were relieved to see that the child was fine.

In order to thank several people for their generous help today, Shi Xiangming decided to invite everyone to a restaurant.

Everyone went their separate ways after dinner. Shi Feiying complained that her hands hurt, and she acted coquettishly and insisted on sleeping with her parents at night.

The long day is finally over.

Shi Feiying slept in the middle. She would go over to see what her father was reading, and then crawl into her mother's arms and act coquettishly, "Mom, my hand hurts."

"Just now I saw you eating a big chicken drumstick." Wang Nian smiled and pinched her chubby face: "Later, did my second sister give you the other chicken drumstick?"

"That was a reward from my second sister." Shi Feiying raised her head proudly, "Reward me for my bravery in protecting my elder brother. I am a little hero."

The couple looked at each other and smiled.

If Shi Wan had not been there the whole time and described it in detail, no one would have thought how brave Shi Feiying was. She bit Fang Caifu on the back of his hand right away.

How hard did Fang Caifu have to bite to use all his strength to knock out all of Shi Feiying's teeth.

"Our Feiying is not only smart but also brave. She will definitely be able to protect our whole family in the future."

"Hehe." Shi Feiying got into Shi Xiangming's arms again and asked eagerly, "Is there any reward?"

The most he could get from Wang Nian was a handwritten award certificate, but if he went to Shi Xiangming, he would definitely get more substantial rewards.

"I'll ask your mother to give you two dollars tomorrow morning."

As soon as the reward was received, he would not stay in his father's arms for even a minute and immediately threw it into Wang Nian's arms.

"Brat." Shi Xiangming smiled and slapped Shi Feiying on the butt twice.

"Be careful with your hands." Wang Nian held down Shi Feiying, who was about to roll over, and tucked in the quilt: "If you damage her, you'll have to go to the hospital tomorrow."

"Mom, can I not go to school tomorrow?"

Wang Nian: “…”

Waiting here...

However, in the current situation, even if Shi Feiying wanted to go, Wang Nian didn't dare to let him go. This impulsive boy couldn't sit still for a moment. If he wasn't watched carefully, what if he got bumped into something at school again... the consequences would be unimaginable.

"You have winter vacation early." Shi Xiangming smiled.

"What do you mean?" Shi Feiying didn't understand.

"Tomorrow, Mom will go to school to ask for leave for you. We will go to school again after the New Year."

"Long live Mom!"

His hands didn't hurt at all, and he had eaten two big chicken legs in the evening. Now that he could play at home again, Shi Feiying was so excited that he wanted to do a back roll right away.

Wang Nian directly restrained the restless Shi Feiying and said to Shi Xiangming, "Go read some books and don't get a fever tonight."

Shi Shuwen is not as tough as Shi Feiying. He felt quite guilty when he saw his brother injured in the afternoon. Children are easily prone to fever at night if they are too frightened.

"Go to sleep."

Wang Nian reached out and dimmed the desk light, then gently patted Shi Feiying who was gradually falling asleep.

Fang Youming must have heard what he said from Liu Min. It seems that the rumors about her on this street are quite outrageous.

As for where the source was, Wang Nian had no intention of investigating. Even if he clarified the gossipmongers, other rumors would still spread.

Let love spread however it wants...you can't do anything to her anyway.

Soon, Shi Xiangming returned to the bedroom on the first floor from the second floor, closed the door quietly, and shook his head.

"Both children were fast asleep and had no fever."

"That's good."

Shi Xiangming lay down and continued to read the book he had not finished.

After being silent for a while, he suddenly spoke again: "Why don't you ask the Fu couple how to deal with it?"

"The money I used to treat everyone to dinner just now is the compensation that Fu gave me just now, right?" Wang Nian smiled.

The salary passbook is printed on time every month, and all bonuses and various subsidies are handed in. The money in Shi Xiangming's pocket is put into Wang Nian's pocket personally every morning. How could he not know how much money Shi Xiangming has?

Shi Xiangming smiled faintly, then suddenly turned around and opened the drawer of the bedside table.

"We lost two thousand yuan." Shi Xiangming handed over a thick stack of large reunions. Wang Nian turned his head away in disgust and refused to take it: "It's so dirty! Put it on the table."

The most valuable note at the moment is a ten-yuan note, and there are twenty two-thousand-yuan notes, which is probably three years' salary for Fu.

"If Feiying knew that we rewarded him two yuan after taking two thousand yuan, there would be a hole in our house." Wang Nian laughed.

"The compensation is only for Feiying's medical expenses and nutrition expenses." Shi Xiangming slowly opened the book and chuckled: "Are they still not done slandering the family of a national-level researcher?"

"You want to..." Feeling tired, Wang Nian yawned loudly, tears welling up in his eyes: "What are you going to do?"

Shi Xiangming leaned over to turn off the lamp on Wang Nian's side, tucked in the quilt for both mother and son, and touched Wang Nian's forehead: "I'll take care of it, you go to sleep!"

Fang Caifu was just a second-level worker in the plastic factory. According to his level, he could only live in the tube-shaped building opposite.

The couple was able to live in Guanghua Street because they gave gifts to the housing department and used connections. I heard that it cost a lot of money.

The news came from the mouths of Liu Min and Fang Caifu, who often scolded the housekeeping department for being evil-minded.

Even though the tube building and Guanghua Street are just across the road, the schools on both sides are one at the end of the road and the other at Xifangmen, which are quite a distance apart!

The key point is that there is a huge difference in the teaching staff and educational strength of the two schools. Without the housing advantage, Guanghua Street No. 8 Middle School would not be able to get in.

Just as the Fu couple had done everything they could for their children, Shi Xiangming made it impossible for them to live in Guanghua Street anymore.

Meng Cheng only called the security department of the plastic factory from his office and said that employees of the plastic factory had beaten underage children in broad daylight, and the Public Security Bureau would personally send the punishment document to the factory office.

Meng Chengduo didn't need to say a word about the incident involving the Public Security Department and the Public Security Bureau.

Tomorrow, Shi Xiangming will go to the plastic factory as a victim's family member, bringing a certificate issued by the National Academy of Engineering, and formally state that he does not want to live on the same street with the abuser. If the person is not transferred, he will conduct public-to-public negotiations in the name of the design institute.

Shi Xiangming didn't believe... that the plastic factory would continue to protect the wealthy couple.

Wang Nian had fallen into a deep sleep, and his frown gradually relaxed under Shi Xiangming's gentle caress.

Shi Xiangming couldn't help but chuckle at the sight of the mother and son sleeping in the same manner. He moved his slender fingers to Shi Feiying's eyebrows and rubbed them gently.

I wonder if the mother and son had the same dream.

***

There is no snow in the peaceful winter, only cold raindrops falling from the sky, while the trees on both sides of the street are still green.

A new music and video store has opened in the middle of the street, and popular songs from Hong Kong and other places accompany passers-by every day.

After Wang Nianqing finished sweeping the fallen sycamore leaves from the trees at the doorstep, he quietly watched the family who had just moved next door happily busy cleaning the house.

They lived in the house that had just been built.

Just now, the Fu family quietly moved out in the middle of the night two months ago, and the only people who heard the noise were the other families living in the same building.

Wang Nian also found out about this from Zhang Hongyan.

"Why didn't I see Hu Wenli today?"

Zhang Hongyan also finished sweeping the fallen leaves at her doorstep and took the time to chat with Wang Nian.

They were not at home when Gang Caifu and his wife bullied some children that day. Since that day, Hu Wenli went to Wang Nian's house very frequently and felt it was strange if she didn't see them on a certain day.

"I guess he hasn't woken up yet." Wang Nian pulled Zhang Hongyan to stand under the eaves and stamped his feet in the cold: "It's so cold that it pierces my bones."

"Yes, this kind of weather is perfect for iron pot stew."

The only thing Zhang Hongyan, who is from the north, can think of is stewing in an iron pot, while Wang Nian, who is from the south in both his previous life and this life, can definitely think of hot pot.

"Mr. Shi happens to be on vacation tonight, so I'll cook fish hotpot for you today."

"So are we going to the market to buy fish? We also have fish stewed in a pot at home... Hey? Where are Hu Wenli and her husband going in such a hurry?"

As they were talking, Zhang Hongyan saw Hu Wenli and Lao Xiao come out of the house and hurriedly hailed a taxi.

The car sped away, so fast that one could almost see the anxiety of the people in the car.

"It must be something urgent." Wang Nian said.

People in Changshengpo like to use silver carp when cooking fish hotpot, but people in Anhuai like to eat carp, so the price of silver carp is very cheap.

Each silver carp sold in the market weighs more than ten kilograms, and Wang Nian's family of five cannot finish any one of them.

Thinking of inviting Zhou Yuying and her husband to dine together in the evening, I bought a 12-pound silver carp and prepared to make a dish called "One Fish, Three Dishes".

"Mom, if the fish tail slaps me in the face, how much pain would it have!"

The fish was still alive and kicking after being carried back, flapping its tail vigorously in the shallow pool. The splashing water made Shi Feiying feel emotional.

"You can try putting your face closer." He Jian suggested with a smile.

Shi Guizhi held up the sole of the shoe she was embroidering and threatened from a distance: "Don't talk nonsense, Feiying is really good at trying."

Everyone in the family knows Shi Feiying's character very well.

"Second aunt, I'm not a fool." Shi Feiying said righteously, and then immediately stretched out his intact hand to grab the fish's tail.

Snap——

After being slapped back by Wang Nian, he immediately shrank back obediently.

"Xiang Ming, take Feiying to the hospital for a follow-up check." He grabbed Shi Feiying's collar as she tried to escape and said, "Buy him two more notebooks for writing large characters when you come back, so he can start writing again tomorrow."

"Shi Feiying, come in and put on your cotton jacket." Shi Xiangming's voice came from afar.

"Oh!" Shi Feiying walked into the living room dejectedly.

In the past two months, she took advantage of the pain in her hand and acted coquettishly in front of Wang Nian, asking for this and that. Most of her good days were over once the plaster was removed, and they were completely over after the follow-up examination.

"Shuwen, go to Aunt Yuying's house and ask them to come over for dinner tonight."

"Lao He, stop staring at the book and go to the backyard to pick some green onions to refresh your eyes."

He Jian responded with a smile, carefully placed the book on the small table, and then he was willing to get up from the recliner.

When they were the only two left in the courtyard, Shi Guizhi put down her shoes and looked worried: "When are you going to visit your parents?"

The Chinese New Year is approaching next month, and not only Shi Xiangming's family, but even Shi Guizhi has to go back to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings.

The more comfortable life is, the more upset I feel when I think about going back to my parents' home.

"I'll go to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the Lunar New Year," said Wang Nian.

"Don't prepare too much." Shi Guizhi thought about it and decided to tell Wang Nian about the situation at home: "If some people see this, my life will be difficult in the future."

"What did Second Sister say?"

"Hu Xiumei."

Wang Nian had only heard of Shi Xiangming's sister-in-law Hu Xiumei's name before, but had no idea what kind of person she was.

"Sister-in-law..."

"Hu Xiumei is more cunning than a beehive of coal. If she knew you lived in such a big house...I believe she would persuade her eldest brother to move in in a few days."

Shi Guizhi has been dealing with Hu Xiumei for more than ten years, and although she knows her character very well, she at least has a good idea of ​​her personality.

Before the eldest brother got married, he was actually quite nice to them, but after he got married, he became like a different person.

"Has Second Sister ever suffered at the hands of the eldest sister-in-law?"

"It's more than just a loss..." Shi Guizhi sighed deeply every time she mentioned it: "That year, when Old He got into trouble, I asked my sister-in-law to let He Liang hide at her place for two days, but my sister-in-law turned around and reported us!"

When He Jian was locked up in the cowshed by the Reform Committee, a soldier who had conflicts with the He family wanted to take the opportunity to arrest He Liang and criticize him.

He Liang hid outside for half a month, but later had nowhere to go, so Shi Guizhi had to ask for help from her parents.

His parents agreed, but his eldest sister-in-law refused to let him go. Not only did she drive He Liang away from home, she also went to report him to Shi Guizhi.

Shi Guizhi's rheumatism was caused by the criticism and forced to kneel in the mud.

It is no exaggeration to say that the hatred between these two people is so great that they will never have any contact with each other until they die.

"I can ignore her, but I can't cut off ties with my parents. I only visit them once during the Chinese New Year and rarely keep in touch with them during normal times."

"Second sister, don't you know what kind of person I am? When friends come, I have good wine. When jackals come, I have a big stick..." Wang Nian raised the kitchen knife for scraping fish scales and waved it: "I'm not afraid of anyone."

"I finally understand why Feiying is always cheerful. With a mother like her, how can she not be happy?"

"That child is silly and happy, unlike me."

"It's better to be careful. Hu Xiumei is very shameless. You don't know if you haven't met her before."

"I will be careful."

After Wang Nian repeatedly assured her that she would be careful, Shi Guizhi finally changed the subject of Hu Xiumei's conversation and started discussing what New Year's gift to give.

As she was talking, Shi Guizhi seemed to remember something, slapped her thigh and said with a smile: "I forgot to tell you that He Liang will be back for the New Year this year."

"Really?" Wang Nianzhen was happy for her second sister. She put down her kitchen knife and asked, "Didn't you say next year?"

"I heard that the factory has been stabilized ahead of schedule with the investment from a big boss. Now he doesn't need to watch over it every day." Shi Guizhi said happily.

"No wonder my brother-in-law has been smiling all day these days, it turns out the child is coming back!"

"We don't ask him how much money he can make. As long as the child is healthy, the rest is God's will..." Shi Guizhi sighed.

This sigh mainly comes from my younger brother Shi Xiangming.

My parents placed all their hopes on my eldest brother, and they relied on him for food, clothing and other necessities. But what happened? My eldest brother is just an ordinary clerk, and he got the job because of my grandfather’s connections.

Shi Xiangming had a strained relationship with his parents because of his sister's affairs, so he was sent to live with his grandparents at a very young age. He hardly spent any time with his parents until he started working.

What was the result? Xiang Ming entered the design institute through his own efforts and became the chief engineer.

Shi Guizhi didn't know how powerful the chief engineer was, but her husband Lao He once said that engineers of this level could influence the industrial development of the entire city, and any random research could attract sponsorship from many factories.

Thinking of this... Shi Guizhi couldn't help but look at Wang Nian a few more times.

The kitchen knife in her hand moved lightly, and with a few cuts the fish was cut in half, and the whole fish bone was thrown into the basin.

Through the Liu Min incident, Shi Guizhi clearly realized that her parents actually had no control over her third brother. He seemed obedient before because he just didn't want to have a conflict.

"Second sister, how about I use this half of the fish to make fish balls in clear soup for my brother-in-law?"

Before he knew it, Wang Nian had taken out the whole fish and was showing it to Shi Guizhi with a smile.

What’s more… now I have a brother-in-law who can slap someone so hard that his face and nose are bruised.

It seems that she was worried for nothing that Wang Nian would suffer at the hands of Hu Xiumei...

"What delicious food to make?"

With messy hair that had obviously never been combed, Zhou Yuying walked in with a smile on her face, feeding peanuts into her mouth as she walked.

This sloppy look was completely different from the one she had first seen Wang Nian in Factory 431.

"Sister Yuying?"

"What's wrong?"

"You can't be... pregnant!" Wang Nian's eyes fell on Zhou Yuying's belly, not doubting but almost certain: "You have gained a lot of weight recently."

It has been more than a month since Zhou Yuying finished taking the three doses of medicine. The obvious changes in her appearance and mental state all indicate the huge changes in the hormone production in her body.

"No way?" Zhou Yuying stopped what she was doing in surprise. After rolling her eyes a few times, she said "Huh?" in surprise.

As a former doctor with many years of experience, how could Zhou Yuying not understand her own physical condition?

After Wang Nian said this, she calculated the time... and immediately a look of ecstasy appeared on her face.

"Meng Cheng!"

Zhou Yuying casually put the peanuts on the table, turned around and screamed, frightening Meng Cheng so much that he almost tripped over the threshold. He asked in horror, "I didn't do anything!"

"Go to the hospital!"

Zhou Yuying happily pulled people out.