"Yingying, thank goodness you're here, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do. Thank you."
A friend is a family member you choose for yourself. She can't choose her parents, but she personally chose a good sister for herself.
Shu Ying's appearance was like a ray of light, giving her hope in her endless sea of suffering.
Shu Ying smiled gently. "There's no need for thanks between us. But you silly girl, it's been so long and you haven't told me about your pregnancy. I've given birth before, so I can give you some advice. If I hadn't arrived in time today, I wouldn't have known you had a premature birth. The situation in the hospital is so dangerous. If something had really happened to you and the baby, how could I have been at ease?"
The light in Li Qingqing's eyes grew dimmer and dimmer. Shu Ying sighed and changed the subject.
"Forget it, it's all in the past, let's not think about it anymore. You used up a lot of energy giving birth, you must be hungry. Let's eat first, I made you chicken soup and ribs."
Shu Ying casually opened the thermos in front of the bedside table. The thermos had three layers: the top layer was rice, the middle layer was braised pork chops, and the bottom layer was light chicken soup. Shu Ying also added some morel mushrooms to ensure that the chicken soup was delicious and nutritious.
Li Qingqing couldn't help but widen her eyes, "Yingying, why did you buy so much meat? Have you eaten any?"
This meal was even more lavish than the one she ate during the Chinese New Year. Li Qingqing couldn't even remember the last time she had eaten meat.
The rice looked very plump, and the aroma of the rice wafted into her nose, making her swallow hard.
Shu Ying handed her chopsticks. "I ate some while I was cooking. I don't cook much, so it doesn't look very appetizing, but it tastes good. Even though I'm a picky eater, I still think it's delicious. You should try it. If you like it, I'll cook for you again in the future."
Li Qingqing couldn't wait to shovel a mouthful of rice into her mouth. The soft, sticky rice had a fragrant aroma, and she could eat a whole bowl of it even if it was just plain rice.
Shu Ying placed the soup spoon into the chicken soup. "Eat slowly, take a sip of soup, don't choke. I made the chicken soup a little lighter, you can't eat anything too greasy right now."
As Shu Ying spoke, she added another piece of spare rib to her bowl. She had bought premium spare ribs, which had been stewed for a long time until they were tender and falling off the bone.
"Yingying, it's really delicious, are you sure you don't want some more?"
Shu Ying waved her hand, "I'm already full and I really don't have much of an appetite. You should eat more so you can recover and be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible. I can't stay here for too long."
Li Qingqing slowed down her eating. She understood what Shu Ying meant and nodded solemnly. "Yingying, thank you for your hard work. Your family has gone through a crisis, and you still have to take time to be with me in the hospital. It's all my fault for being so incompetent. I can't protect the child and I'm making you suffer."
Shu Ying glanced around. There was no one else in the ward. She lowered her voice and said, "What's the big deal? I probably won't be demoted because Xie Zhiyan hasn't disappeared. I've already decided that since he's not dead, I'll take the two children and go to him. Even if we don't have any feelings for each other, the children are still his family. Even if it's for the sake of the children, he can't be too ruthless."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingqing forgot to spit out the bone in her mouth. Her eyes widened suddenly. "Yingying, is everything you're saying true? What if it's just hearsay? What if we end up with nothing to show for it, then you..."
Li Qingqing wished Xie Zhiyan was still alive more than anyone else. Shu Ying was originally a pampered young lady, but her family suddenly suffered a misfortune, and she had to raise two children alone. It's easy to imagine how difficult her future would be.
But everyone was saying that Xie Zhiyan had already sacrificed himself.
He has been out of contact for years, so such news can't be baseless.
Shu Ying leaned forward slightly, her smile becoming even more certain.
“It’s absolutely true. He’s not only alive, but he’s perfectly fine. Duan Huaichuan and Xie Zhiyan work in the same unit. If nothing unexpected happens, he shouldn’t be dead either. I’ve already made plans. After you’ve recovered, we’ll take the train directly to the military base in Beijing. Then, the children and I will go to join Xie Zhiyan. Naturally, we won’t have to go to the countryside.”
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