"mom……"
"Aunt……"
"Is the patient awake?"
Just as Zhong Zhiping and Lu Jiefang were about to explain, Gao Weishan, Zhang Xuejian, and the attending physician walked in, interrupting their explanation.
Gao Weishan examined Dong Chuntao and said, "She's fine for now. Take the remaining pill tomorrow, and the hospital will prescribe the rest of the medication as usual."
These words were mainly directed at Zhang Xuejian, who should respond.
He then instructed Zhong Zhiping, "Although the patient is out of danger, she still needs to take good care of herself. She should not get too excited or stimulated, otherwise she will relapse."
Zhong Zhiping nodded obediently, "Okay, thank you, Dean Gao, for your trouble."
Gao Weishan nodded gently, then turned to Lu Yuan and asked, "When are we going back?"
Seeing that there was nothing more for them to do, Lu Yuan said, "Let's go back now."
His wife's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and he doesn't want to stay outside for too long.
As the father and son were about to leave, Zhang Xuejian and a few others went downstairs to see them off, with Lu Jiefang and Zhong Zhiping following behind.
Zhong Zhiping wanted to ask Lu Yuan about the consultation fee, but she didn't know how to bring it up, so she could only pull Lu Jiefang aside.
"I haven't paid the consultation fee and the cost of the medicine yet. Could you please give this money to Dean Gao for me?"
As he spoke, he pulled out a handful of small bills from his pocket and gave them to him.
"Here is eleven yuan and eighty cents. I know it's not enough, but this is all I have on me right now. Just tell me how much more you need, and I'll give it to you when we get back to the commune."
Lu Jiefang looked at the money in her hand and frowned slightly; she had really emptied all the money in her pockets.
Is this girl stupid? She went out without a single penny on her. How is she going to eat? How is she going to get a ride home?
He stuffed the money back into his hand, saying, "No rush, I'll give it to you when you get back to the commune."
After saying that, fearing that she would put the money back, he turned around and strode after Lu Yuan.
Zhong Zhiping reluctantly put the money away, feeling touched. After all, they had only known each other for a day, and this was much better than all their relatives.
This is the first time in her life that someone has helped her so wholeheartedly.
This feeling is actually pretty good!
She hurried after them, and after Dean Zhang and the others finished their polite words, she took the opportunity to express her gratitude a few times.
Lu Yuan said, "Comrade Zhong, you're too kind!"
Then he called her and Lu Yuanjie aside and gave them a serious reminder.
"As Dad just said, Auntie is still too sensitive to stress. I think she really likes Brother Jiefang, so it's best if you don't say anything too much for now. I'm worried that if she's too disappointed, she might get too emotional and it could affect her condition."
This is to have the two pretend to be dating, and not to explain to the patient that they are not dating.
The two exchanged a glance, then quickly looked away, realizing that what he said seemed to make some sense, and nodded in unison.
Lu Yuan waved his hand, "Then I'll head back first."
Zhong Zhiping quickly tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "It's still early, why don't you go to the state-run restaurant for a meal before you go back?"
"No, my family is waiting for me. Let's talk about it next time after Auntie is discharged from the hospital," Lu Yuan refused.
"How much is the medical bill? I didn't bring enough money to the hospital today, but I will make up for it when I get back to the commune."
"No rush, we can talk about this later."
After saying that, she looked at Lu Jiefang and said, "Brother Jiefang, as the future son-in-law that Auntie has chosen, you can stay and take care of things for me today. Don't worry, I will tell your uncle and aunt when we get back. You don't need to worry that they don't know the situation."
Lu Jiefang: "..."
Lu Yuan felt he had done a good deed and drove away in a good mood.
Zhang Xuejian and the others came over, asked Lu Jiefang and the other man a few words of concern, and then went upstairs.
When the two of them were left alone, the atmosphere became inexplicably awkward.
"Let's go upstairs, don't keep Auntie waiting."
When the two arrived at the ward, Lu Jiefang, thinking about Lu Yuan's words, did not say anything to explain, nor did he show any intention of leaving.
Dong Chuntao asked him about the situation with a happy expression.
How old are you?
"Auntie, I am 23 years old this year."
"23 years old is good, just two years older than Zhiping."
"Mom, are you tired? Do you want to rest a bit more?"
Zhong Zhiping tried to interrupt her mother's conversation.
"I've been sleeping for so long, what's there to be tired about?"
Without even glancing at her daughter, Dong Chuntao continued, "What do you do for a living?"
"A tractor driver at a brick factory."
Wow, this job is great, the pay is high, and it'll be enough to support my family.
Dong Chuntao smiled and said, "So you work in the same factory as Zhiping. That's good. You can look out for each other in the future."
I hadn't heard my daughter mention her boyfriend before, so it seems she started dating him after she went to work at the brick factory.
"Hey, Mom, are you thirsty? Would you like some water?"
"Need not."
Dong Chuntao gave a perfunctory answer, then asked, "Where is your home? Who else lives in your family?"
Zhong Cuiping sighed, realizing she really couldn't let her mother keep asking.
"Mom, are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"
Dong Chuntao wanted to say she wasn't hungry, but then she thought that her daughter was really in the way, interrupting her every time she asked a question.
She said, "I am a little hungry. Go and get me some porridge."
Zhong Zhiping immediately stood up and wanted to call Lu Jiefang to join her, but Dong Chuntao refused.
"Jiefang, stay and talk to me."
Zhong Zhiping: "We made a mistake!"
Lu Jiefang felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He didn't know what else the other person might ask. If they asked him when he started dating or when he planned to get married, he wouldn't know how to answer.
He also wanted to leave.
But since the elder had spoken, and this elder was someone he couldn't easily upset, he didn't dare to refuse.
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