Gu Qinghuan and his family of three also started to eat lunch.
There were forty dumplings for three people. Gu Qinghuan served herself twelve and shared the rest equally between the two of them.
"Mom, grandma, eat the dumplings quickly." Gu Qinghuan handed the prepared dumplings to them.
Zhong Zijun looked at her daughter's rough skin and felt a little uncomfortable. She took the lunch box with her active right hand and put two dumplings from her lunch box into her daughter's bowl.
"Huanhuan, you work hard at work, so eat more to have strength. Mom lies down all day and is hungry."
Gu Qinghuan was stunned.
Who can go hungry these days? How can you have too many delicious dumplings?
At this moment, I was really envious of my original self, because she had her mother's complete and unreserved love.
This is something she had always longed for but never had.
놊놆All parents love their children.
"Okay, Mom, you eat too." Gu Qinghuan smiled sweetly and did not refuse the mother's love.
The word "Mom" that came out of his mouth was more sincere and intimate than before.
꿯正 also brought some chicken soup, so it didn’t matter if I ate two fewer dumplings.
Cheng Shuying looked at the little movements of the mother and daughter and smiled knowingly.
She has always believed that no matter what situation she is in, as long as the family is united, nothing can break them, and the warm family affection allows her, an old woman, to survive the storms.
The family thought the dumplings were especially delicious. Although they had eaten better delicacies from land and sea, nothing could compare to the warmth of this moment.
After eating the dumplings, the three of them drank the chicken soup in the thermos. Gu Qinghuan specially left the bulk for Zhong Zijun because she needed more nutrition.
The old lady praised Gu Qinghuan's chicken soup highly, and Gu Qinghuan also praised her pork stewed with vermicelli, which made her laugh.
From the conversation, I learned that the old man's son is the director of a non-staple food store, and his wife is also a retired cadre, so the family conditions are pretty good.
However, the conditions were good. The Zhong family was a wealthy family in the past, and Cheng Shuying was also from a scholarly family.
Therefore, the three of them had their own differences in their hearts, and there was no envy or flattery in their words, which made the old lady next door look at them with higher regard.
After dinner, I learned that Zhong Zijun planned to go back home after finishing the infusion in the afternoon.
Gu Qinghuan went to the hospital to ask if her condition could be cured.
The doctor said that if possible, it would be best to stay for two more days, as the bones would be at risk of dislocation if the journey was bumpy.
Gu Qinghuan doesn't understand treatment, but it's always better to listen to the doctor.
"Mom, a broken bone is a serious matter. We have to listen to the doctor. What should we do if something happens?" Gu Qinghuan said seriously.
I don't know why, Zhong Zijun felt that her daughter was very different today than usual. She was no longer as lifeless as before, but now she was lively, talking and laughing, and she handled the social interaction just right.
Like now, when she was criticizing me, she had a sense of superiority, which made her subconsciously want to listen to her.
"I... Huanhuan, your grandpa has been alone in the village for the past two days. I'm relieved. He's old and needs some help... Please let me go back!" At the end, Zhong Zijun sounded pleading.
Gu Qinghuan is still relaxed.
"Okay, I'll go see grandpa, just take care of yourself."
Cheng Shuying was packing up her things on the side. Seeing her daughter being fooled by her granddaughter, she couldn't help but laugh. It's true that there is no tree that can cover the sky, and there is always something that can conquer something else!
"Huanhuan, I'm really fine. The family is in trouble because of my illness. I can't put all the burden on you. Please let me go back!" Zhong Zijun said desperately, pulling her daughter's sleeve.
Gu Qinghuan looked at Zhong Zijun seriously.
"Mom, I'm at home. Just take good care of me and I'll take care of everything else."
Her voice is loud, but has an inexplicable appeal. It is steady and calm, making people believe that she can really do what she says.
Zhong Zijun suddenly felt that the person in front of her was a little strange, and looked like her own daughter. She shook her head to get rid of this strange idea.
Who else can be her joy?
All in all, this change made her happy. The child had grown up and could hold up half the sky for her and protect her from wind and rain.
If she hadn't had the child, she would have become disabled or died.
Thinking of this, Zhong Zijun said helplessly: "Okay, I'll listen to you. Don't come over again in the next two days. It's better for me to take more leave."
Especially today's lunch, it was so luxurious, with both pork and chicken, it was better than what we had during Chinese New Year.
The family was poor, and she really wanted to let Gu Qinghuan spend money on her again, but she couldn't bear to blame her daughter for her feelings. That would be too disappointing, so she specifically reminded her not to come again.
Who is Gu Qinghuan? Seeing Zhong Zijun's true thoughts at a glance, she agreed: "Okay, I'll come over in the next two days, but when you go to the hospital, I will definitely come to pick you up."
Zhong Zijun knew that he couldn't persuade her, so he had to agree: "Okay, you go back early, it's not safe for a girl to be on the road alone."
Especially since she is such a beautiful girl.
Cheng Shuying saw Gu Qinghuan off.
"Grandma, there shouldn't be much money left in your pocket, right? Take this first." Gu Qinghuan took out thirty yuan from the space and stuffed it into Cheng Shuying's pocket.
She tried to give more money by stealing, but she couldn't find any reason to explain where the money came from.
Last time she said she borrowed it from the educated youth, this time she really could not think of an excuse.
"Kid, did you go borrow money again? Go back and give it back. The money you gave me last time was 60 yuan for the hospital. Two more days of hospital stay plus medicine costs will cost more than 10 yuan. It's enough. Let's not starve anymore."
Cheng Shuying thought that young people knew how to live and were addicted to borrowing money, so she quickly tried to dissuade them.
"We have to leave some living expenses for you to eat, drink, defecate and urinate, and Mom needs to eat something good to supplement her illness.
The old lady next door secretly told me that you guys just eat biscuits and drink plain water every day, how can this be nutritious! "
"How can it be without nutrition? White flour cakes are also rare and good things.
Don't think I know that last year you replaced all your fine grains with coarse grains to help us. You haven't eaten fine grains for more than a year, right?
We have survived many difficult times, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
Child, I have made you suffer so much." Cheng Shuying said tearfully, holding her granddaughter's hand.
In the end, she insisted on putting the money back into Gu Qinghuan's pocket.
Gu Qinghuan hadn't expected this. She knew that if she left money, they would definitely buy delicious food, so she simply collected the money and gave it to them later.
After saying goodbye to Cheng Shuying, she turned around and went back to the hospital cafeteria, and spent money to order two days' meals for the two of them.
In the morning, each person had two steamed buns and a bowl of porridge. At noon, each person had one meat and one vegetable with 200 grams of rice. In the evening, each person had a bowl of shredded pork noodles.
The two-day meal cost her one and a half grain coupons and five yuan.
To be honest, it's not that expensive, but it's a bit troublesome to give the food coupons. Fortunately, my original body still has some food coupons, but there are not many left.
When ordering the meal, she specifically explained the situation to the cafeteria staff. She had ordered it without telling her family because she was afraid they would be reluctant to spend money on the meal.
Seeing how filial she was, the staff in the canteen gave her a thumbs up and said they would help deliver the food when the time came.
Most people of this era were simple-minded, and Gu Qinghuan was afraid that they would pretend to obey her but actually disobey her, so she left with many thanks.
In the evening, Cheng Shuying was going to buy some cakes, but received two bowls of shredded pork noodles from the canteen. They thought they had been sent to the wrong place.
Unexpectedly, the other party said that it was ordered by the patient's daughter and both the money and the food coupons were given.
After confirming that Gu Qinghuan had placed the order, the mother and daughter looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
This child is becoming more and more opinionated.
"Bai Zhi, it's my daughter who ordered the meal. Can the money and food coupons be refunded?" Zhong Zijun asked immediately.
"It can be refunded! Your daughter has repeatedly told me that the money can be refunded, and asked you to eat well." After saying this, Xiao Zhi put the meal aside and left.
Zhong Zijun looked at the two bowls of shredded pork noodles on the table with some heartache.
Too luxurious.
The old lady in the next bed wiped the tears from her eyes. She was old and sentimental.
"You are such a worthy daughter, capable and filial, even better than my son. This tactless man in our family gets angry just by looking at me." The old lady praised Gu Qinghuan and glanced at her son.
Cheng Shuying quickly praised her son for being a very good person. He was the director of a grocery store and should be very busy on weekdays, but he still remembered to bring meals to his mother after work. He was a truly filial son.
The man looked at his mother with a confused look on his face. Did he not provoke her today?
After the greetings.
They even finished two bowls of shredded pork noodles.