He could only bite the bullet and say to Zhong Zhiping, "You go ahead, I'll keep Auntie company."
Zhong Zhiping gave him a look that said "good luck" before leaving the ward.
As I closed the ward door behind me, the corners of my mouth unconsciously turned up.
When she returned with three lunchboxes, the ward was filled with harmony. They were talking about something happy, and Dong Chuntao was laughing heartily, while Lu Jiefang also showed off his white teeth.
"What are you saying, so happy?"
Seeing that she had several lunchboxes in her hands, Lu Jiefang hurriedly went forward to take them.
Looking up at her, I could still see a teasing smile in her eyes.
Dong Chunmei replied, "I told Jiefang about how you used red ink to make up when you were little. You put red ink on your lips and face, and ended up eating a lot of red ink, and your face looked like a monkey's butt."
Help! This really is my mom!
Her mother actually brought up such an embarrassing thing.
Zhong Zhiping was extremely embarrassed. No wonder the man was smiling at her earlier; he was mocking her.
"Let's eat."
She not only bought porridge for her mother, but also prepared meals for herself and Lu Jiefang.
After the three finished their meal, Dong Chunmei urged the two to go back.
"You two have already missed a whole day of work today, you can't miss any more tomorrow."
"Mom, I'll stay. Comrade Lu Jiefang can't be delayed in his work, so let him go back first."
Lu Jiefang glanced at her, and remembering Lu Yuan's instructions, he said, "Why don't I stay? It'll make your night watch easier if there's one more person around."
"No need. There are only two or three tractor drivers in the factory. If you take leave again, the other two drivers will have objections."
Dong Chuntao also said, "Yes, you go back to work first. Zhiping is enough for me here. Come to my house for dinner after I'm discharged from the hospital. I'll cook for you myself."
Lu Jiefang should be fine.
Zhong Zhiping escorted the person downstairs.
Thank you so much for today.
Aside from thanking her, Zhong Zhiping didn't know what else to say; the casual feeling between them that morning at the hospital was gone.
"You're welcome. Well then, I'll be going."
Goodbye, and take care on your journey!
"goodbye."
"Put-put-put..."
A cloud of thick smoke billowed out as the tractor drove away. Only after the tractor disappeared and the smoke dissipated did Zhong Zhiping let out a heavy sigh and return to her ward.
When Lu Jiefang returned to the commune, it was already late, so he did not go back to the brigade but stayed in the commune and spent the night at Lu Qianjin's house.
The next day, at the crack of dawn, I delivered the tractor-load of bricks to the designated location before returning to the factory. It was just past the start of the workday.
The tractor had just stopped, and I hadn't even had a chance to catch my breath when Zhong Yanling stormed over.
"Lu Jiefang, did you accompany Zhong Zhiping to the county town yesterday?"
"So that's why you were so determined to break off the engagement with me. Turns out you've been fickle and fallen for that vixen."
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