Ling Huanwu went to the supply and marketing cooperative's office to explain the situation to Director He, stating that she was unable to complete the order on time.
She returned the cloth ration coupons she had previously stored in the space to the supply and marketing cooperative and asked Director He to help her find a suitable kidney.
Director He sighed and agreed, "How did your cooperative suddenly catch fire? Did someone deliberately set it to prevent you from delivering this batch of goods?"
Ling Huanwu nodded, her heart filled with bitterness. "Not being able to deliver the goods is one thing, but the most important thing now is to find a kidney that matches my brother-in-law. The doctor said that without a kidney transplant, he won't survive a month."
Director He promised to help her find someone she knew to check with other hospitals to see if there were any kidney donors available.
When going home
Ling Huanwu stood at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative waiting for a car.
Looking at the bustling streets, she felt a deep, uneasy emptiness in her heart, as if a piece of it had been inexplicably ripped out.
Her mind was filled with the image of Zhou Jiuzhen with a stern face.
There was a young couple arguing nearby. The girl was crying in front, and the boy was trying to coax her with candied hawthorns. He kept apologizing and coaxing her until his lips were almost worn out before he finally made her happy again.
Ling Huanwu, standing beside her, couldn't help but smile as well.
In that instant, she had a sudden realization, and some things suddenly became clear to her.
She didn't have time to wait for a car and ran all the way back to the hospital.
In a hospital ward.
As soon as Ling Huanwu entered the ward, she saw Zhou Jiuzhen sitting on a chair with a blank face, looking exhausted.
Just as he was about to go over and explain to her why he was getting close to Song Panmei, he noticed that there was another person in the ward at some point.
At this moment, Song Yaoyao was sitting next to Zhou Shuyao, carefully feeding him water.
Seeing that there were people present, Ling Huanwu had no choice but to suppress the words of explanation she was about to say and sit down next to Zhou Jiuzhen.
The two sat in silence.
Ling Huanwu tilted her head and looked at the man beside her pouting and looking aggrieved, and couldn't help but want to laugh.
She moved her stool closer to Zhou Jiuzhen and poked his stiff arm. "Are you hungry?"
Zhou Jiuzhen turned his head away, muttering against his will, "I'm not hungry."
"Oh, if I'm not hungry, I'll find another man to eat with..."
I'm hungry!
Zhou Jiuzhen stood up abruptly, hurriedly slung his canvas bag over his shoulder, put on his military cap, and got ready to watch her leave.
Ling Huanwu smiled, her eyes crinkling, and walked to his side, taking the initiative to hold his hand tightly for the first time.
She glanced up casually and saw him secretly turn his face away, a faint smile slowly curving at the corners of his lips.
As the two walked out of the ward side by side, they were completely unaware of Zhou Shuyao's forlorn gaze from the hospital bed behind them, which followed them closely.
Seeing him like this, Song Yaoyao sat directly on the edge of the bed to block his view and began to persuade him earnestly.
"Shuyao, let's live a good life, okay? Let me tell you the truth, Ling Huanwu can't have children. Even if she and your older brother create the sky, they still can't have a baby. Unlike me, I can have children. If we have another one, it'll be triplets. This time, let's have three girls and raise them well..."
Outside the ward, Chu Mei and Su Haiting stood at the door, both shocked to hear Song Yaoyao's words inside.
Chu Mei pushed the door open and burst in, blurting out, "Are you telling the truth? Ling Huanwu can't have children? What kind of hidden illness does she have? You can't lie to us!"
Song Yaoyao sat up from the bedside, not at all surprised to see Chu Mei suddenly barge in.
This is the moment she's been waiting for.
He turned to look at Zhou Shuyao on the hospital bed.
The man who had just been ignoring her was now shaking his head at her pleadingly, his eyes full of supplication.
I begged her not to reveal that Ling Huanwu was infertile.
In his previous life, he had heard Ling Huanwu explain why she gave birth to triplets.
Since regaining his memories of his previous life, he could roughly guess the kind of life Ling Huanwu wanted to live.
He is now unable to give Ling Huanwu happiness.
She didn't want Song Yaoyao to ruin her happiness.
But Song Yaoyao seemed not to see his pleas. She turned her head, flicked her hair, and started talking to Chu's mother and Su Haiting about the Ling family's mysterious pills, leaving Chu Mei and Su Haiting completely bewildered.
Upon hearing that Ling Huanwu had taken a pill that made her soft and supple, rendering her unable to conceive, Chu Mei slammed her fist on the table in anger. "I knew it! That's why Er Gou's wife looks so seductive! She's been using crooked methods!"
She grabbed Song Yaoyao's hand and made a promise, "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely find a way to find a kidney for your man. He is my son's brother, which is like half a son to me. I will definitely find a way to save him!"
Upon hearing this, Song Yaoyao patted Chu Mei's hand, feigning gratitude, "Thank you, thank you for helping me..."
Chu Mei and Su Haiting were filled with righteous indignation, their expressions almost as if they wanted to tear Ling Huanwu apart.
Little did they know that Song Yaoyao, standing behind them, was smiling sinisterly...
Last night's rain came suddenly, and the road to the state-run hotel was full of puddles.
The potholes still held the lingering darkness of night.
This morning the sun was very strong, and the golden light made the asphalt road steam. However, puddles still stood there, glistening in the middle of the road.
Ling Huanwu and Zhou Jiuzhen held hands.
Beside the puddle, Ling Huanwu stared at the half-finger-deep puddle at her feet, looking worried. Her white sneakers had just been cleaned and were thinking that stepping into them would definitely make them dirty.
Just as I was hesitating, a shadow suddenly appeared above my head.
Zhou Jiuzhen opened the black cloth umbrella and placed it steadily on the puddle, the umbrella surface just covering the entire area of water.
"Walk carefully, don't get it wet." He said in a low voice, his fingertips gently adjusting the ends of her braid that had been blown askew by the wind.
As Ling Huanwu walked across the umbrella, the soles of her shoes touched the slight curve of the umbrella ribs, and her heart rose and fell with the warmth of the umbrella ribs.
As soon as I steadied myself, I heard two women's voices behind me: "Comrade, can I borrow your umbrella? These puddles are really hard to walk through!"
Before she could turn around, she saw Zhou Jiuzhen bend down and quickly fold the umbrella neatly, without splashing any water droplets from the black cloth umbrella onto her trouser legs.
"Sorry, I need to use the umbrella to shield my partner from the sun." He said, opening the umbrella again and firmly covering Ling Huanwu's head, not letting in a single ray of sunlight.
The two women walked away dejectedly, while Ling Huanwu grabbed his sleeve and laughed, "You're being too obvious."
Zhou Jiuzhen looked into her eyes, which were filled with the light of the sun. Although he still had a stern face, it was as if he was saying, "My umbrella is only for you to use."
The bright red sign of the state-run hotel ahead was dazzling. He held her hand and walked forward, the umbrella always tilted to the side, protecting her in the shade from wind and sun.
In a state-run restaurant.
After ordering, Ling Huanwu took a big gulp of soda, as if to cheer herself up, and said, "Jiuzhen, can you stop being angry?"
Zhou Jiuzhen stood up straight, his face serious, and said, "I'm not angry. What could I be angry about?"
"Then why don't you smile at me? You haven't kissed or hugged me for two days."
Ling Huan pouted and acted coquettishly, stretching out her legs restlessly to hook around his ankles and gently rubbing against them.
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