When Lu Yan was about to say something, he couldn't say no when he saw An An's smiling face. He whispered, "Let's go! I'll go with you!"
"Thank you, Brother Yan!" An An knew that she had done enough and there was no need to drag Lu Yan into this. Besides, Lu Yan was still an injured person and needed to rest well. But when she thought of the two children who were helpless in the hospital and had to take care of a patient, An An had to admit that sometimes her heart was really soft. She couldn't bear to see such a scene. When she encountered such a situation, she always wanted to help.
For her, it was just a piece of cake, but for the two children, it was indeed a lifetime matter.
If there was an adult here today, An An might not even bother to meddle in other people's business.
But because they have two children, An An always feels that in the world of children, it is simple, black and white, without so many calculations and interests. When the children need help, she happens to be able to do it, that's all.
Of course! An An can pretend not to see it, after all, there are too many families like this these days, but she won't! If An An encounters this, if she pretends not to see it, she may regret it for the rest of her life.
Lu Yan raised his hand and pinched An An's little face. The flesh that she had put on with great difficulty some time ago, after all the worrying in and out of the shop during this period, the little bit of baby fat had been completely lost. His brows softened a little, and he felt distressed. "An An, don't be so silly in the future! You have to know that no matter what time it is, I hope you will put yourself first." Making money! Helping others! These are not as important as An An herself.
An An puffed out her chest proudly, "I know! But my body can handle it, no problem." Thinking of Yuanbao and Jinzi, An An felt relieved, "Brother Yan! You don't know how happy I was when I saw Jinzi and Yuanbao smile." Children of this age should smile more and shouldn't be bent by the pressure of life too early.
Lu Yan knew An An's temper, so he just went along with her. At most, he would just take care of them more in the future.
They should have gone back at this time, but An An wanted to be a good person to the end, so she went straight to the cafeteria. The two of them had been busy for so long without eating or drinking. When they saw the food in the cafeteria, to be honest, An An was a little hungry.
She motioned to Lu Yan, "Do you want to eat something?" She wouldn't be so stupid as to go to deliver food to the two children on an empty stomach.
Lu Yan touched his swollen belly, pulled An An down on the stool, "What do you want to eat? I'll go buy it!" After all, it was the cafeteria of a large hospital. Although it didn't have as many varieties as those in later generations, it had a lot more than the cafeteria of the hospital in Taisong County.
An An pointed at the wontons, "I want a bowl of small wontons."
"Anything else?"
An An shook his head and pondered, "I just want something with soup."
Lu Yan nodded and strode towards the stall. An An found that people like Lu Yan would be the focus no matter where they went. Look! They just came to the cafeteria to have a meal, but many patients and their families were staring at Lu Yan.
An An was thoughtful. It seems that no matter what era, people who are good-looking are always more popular. What the old doctor said is not quite right. Good-looking people are not popular.
Don’t you see that Lu Yan is a living example. Because of his good looks, he is the focus wherever he goes. An An has a slight illusion that because Lu Yan is good-looking, the lady serving food in the cafeteria always gives Lu Yan more food than others.
After Lu Yan put the food on the table, An An felt a little jealous. "It seems that someone's good looks are really an advantage. Not only does he attract everyone's attention in the cafeteria, but he also has a lot of peach blossoms." Don't think she has forgotten the little girl named Du when she just met Lu Yan? Anyway, she is Du Zihu's sister, and it is obvious that the girl has some feelings for Lu Yan.
Hearing this childish jealous remark, Lu Yan's smile deepened a little, and he coaxed softly, "An An, you are the most amazing, you see how good-looking I am, but in the end, I was still taken by you!"
An An thought about it, and it made sense, Lu Yan was hers, he was already taken, others could only envy him, but she could secretly be happy, this most handsome man, she was the one who took care of An An. When
she thought of this, An An was very happy, shook her ponytail, and was very proud, "Fortunately, I acted early."
Lu Yan laughed, "Yes! You are the one who is quick! No one else is as quick as you." How can it be that An An is not as quick as him! Lu Yan was lying with his eyes open. When he didn't know An An before, let's take Beijing as an example. There were so many beautiful women who wanted to marry Lu Yan and become the head of the Lu family. But Lu Yan was a young man at that time. He was cold all day long and ignored everyone.
Not to mention women, there were not even a female mosquito around him. He hid in the army all year round, and they were all rough men.
It was only after coming to Taisong County that Lu Yan suddenly came to his senses and fell in love with An An. When he was pursuing An An before, he coaxed An An and his family into giving An An to him.
As a result, there were too many obstacles in Taisong County from his mother-in-law, father-in-law, and two brothers-in-law. Thanks to his cleverness, he followed An An to Shanghai. Now, without that group of people's disturbance, he would have gotten the beauty earlier.
But An An was led into a misunderstanding by Lu Yan, and was still fooled.
After they finished their meal, An An was still proud of her quick eyes and hands. She was grinning all the way. She was so happy!
They went to the ward first, where two children, Yuanbao and Jinzi, had filled a basin of hot water and were wiping their mother's body!
Rickets is not a good disease. Once you get it, there is no cure and you can only wait to die.
Yuanbao's mother was lying on the hospital bed, breathing heavily, and she was really just trying to get by day by day.
An'an felt a little sad, she put the things she bought on the cabinet, and said, "Yuanbao, Jinzi, come and eat." She also brought porridge for the two children, and borrowed two bowls from the canteen with a deposit of 20 cents, and brought them over one by one. It was hot now, and the porridge was still hot and smoking all the way!
The two children haven't had a proper meal for a long time, and they saved all the money they earned from selling flowers at home. As for the food they eat, they survive on the ten kilograms of relief food given by the surrounding Women's Federation every month.
How could those ten kilograms of relief rations be enough for a family of three? Every time the two kids went to the market and picked up some rotten vegetable leaves that no one wanted, they would cook them into porridge with brown rice when they got home. But they couldn’t eat all the porridge, basically only one meal in the morning and evening. At noon, they would only have a small bowl of wontons when Yuanbao’s mother was sick.
When Yuanbao smelled the wontons, his saliva kept flowing.
He sniffed his nose and kept swallowing his saliva, "There is sesame oil and meat!"
An An looked at the child's appearance and wanted to laugh, but also felt distressed, "Yes! Come and eat it while it's hot!"
Yuanbao stared at the wontons that An An had opened and placed on the table, his eyes full of desire. Even so, he did not forget to look back at Jinzi, obviously waiting for Jinzi to speak!
If Jinzi said no! Seeing that the child wanted to eat it, she would hold back.
Speaking of which, Jinzi is Yuanbao's sister, but in reality! Jinzi is not much older than Yuanbao, and is also a child. She also swallowed her saliva, "Sister! Can you give some to my mother first?"
An An smiled, "These are bought for you, you can give it to whoever you want." These two children are really good. They want to eat so much, but they don't forget that there is a sick mother in the bed who hasn't eaten yet! To be honest, it's really good that they can do this.
After getting permission, Jinzi immediately found a palm-sized small bowl from the luggage he brought, and skillfully took out one-third of the rice from the large bowl. Yuanbao watched from the side. One person was responsible for supporting the patient, and the other was responsible for holding the bowl to feed him. They seemed to be cooperating well.
Seeing this, An An couldn't help but sigh. It's true that children of poor families have to grow up early. If they were in a family with the conditions, children of their age would only know how to eat, drink and have fun every day. But with these two children, they can already earn money to support their family, and can also take care of the patients.
An An and Lu Yan sat in the ward for a while. Seeing that the two children were busy, they didn't bother. She said goodbye with a smile, "Yuan Bao, Sister Jin Zi is going home. You guys take good care of mom in the hospital. Sister will come to see you tomorrow."
When he heard that An An was leaving, Yuan Bao immediately climbed down from the bed, looking eagerly, "Sister! I'll see you off."
Jin Zi also put the empty bowl in her hand on the table. As for the bedside The patient on the bed obviously wanted to speak, but he really had no strength. He curled up in pain and groaned for a long time. An An didn't understand, but Jin Zi did. She said crisply, "My mother asked me and Yuan Bao to see my sister off!"
It was obvious that Jin Zi and Yuan Bao had developed a unique way of communicating with their mother, which was cultivated through a long period of tacit understanding. Anyway, An An, an outsider, didn't understand anything.
An An waved her hands and said, "No, no one can leave the ward. You guys take good care of your mother!" Although they said so, the two children were very persistent. Although they didn't send An An and the others out of the hospital, they still insisted on sending them out of the ward until they could no longer see anyone, and then they turned back. After
leaving the hospital, it was already dark. The summer night was particularly peaceful. The sky was full of stars, scattered on the blue curtain. Occasionally, one or two cicada chirps came to her ears, crisp and pleasant.
An An felt as if she was relieved after leaving the hospital. She was no longer so depressed. She raised her eyes, looked at the stars in the sky, and leaned on Lu Yan's shoulder, whispering, "Brother Yan! We are still safe, it's not easy!"
Yes! From Yuanbao's mother, An An felt for the first time how fragile life is. She used to think that life is tenacious and strong, but when she saw the look of Yuanbao's mother, she realized again that although life is tenacious, at certain times, it is extremely fragile. A life can be taken away at any time by a natural disaster, man-made calamity, or bad luck, and they, as bystanders, can only watch the end of a life.
Lu Yan tilted his head, raised his hand and held An An's head in his arms again. He whispered, "Fate is unpredictable. All we can do is to be ourselves."
At this point, he paused, straightened An An's head, faced her, and said seriously, "An An, you still have me! I'm here all the time."
An An pulled the corner of her mouth, "I know!"
Lu Yan felt that An An's eyes were brighter than the stars in the sky. He suddenly squatted down and patted his back, "Come up!"
An An was stunned for a moment, "What?"
"I said come up, I'll carry you!"
An An bit her lip, blushing and whispering, "Brother Yan, there are still a lot of people outside!", paused, "Besides, my arm is not convenient."
Lu Yan looked up and saw that there were many pedestrians, but for him, these did not need to be taken seriously, but An An's arm was really not good enough.
He stood up straight, a little regretful, "Then next time, I'll carry you!"
An An crooked her eyes and smiled, "Okay!"
Because both of them were injured, An An was a little worried about Lu Yan. After coming to Shanghai for so many days, this was the first time she took the initiative to say that she would stay at Lu Yan's place at night. An An's wound was on her arm, but Lu Yan's was on his head. Both of them were a little worried about each other.
When An An proposed it, Lu Yan rejected it. On the one hand, he wanted to live with An An, but he couldn't ignore An An's reputation. She lived in Li Jingyue's house, and there was also Xu Chengcheng. If An An didn't come home at night, although these two people were not outsiders and knew the relationship between him and An An, Lu Yan was worried that others would look down on An An.
After all, these days, no matter what time it is, staying out at night is a big reputation problem for a girl.
Although Lu Yan was very eager to live with An An, compared with An An's reputation, his idea was not an idea. He insisted on sending An An to the door of Li Jingyue's house.
When he tilted his head to look at An An, he found that An An had fallen asleep, with her eyelashes completely covering her eyelids. Her long, black eyelashes were like a small fan, casting shadows. Below was her small nose and rosy little mouth. She must have been tired during the day! When she was asleep, her brows were furrowed.
Lu Yan seemed to be unable to see enough, and his eyes were firmly glued to An An. Ten minutes later, half an hour later, an hour later, Lu Yan raised his wrist to check his watch. If An An didn't go up, Li Jingyue's house would probably lock the door.
Lu Yan leaned over and kissed An An's forehead gently, and said in a hoarse voice, "An An! Wake up."
An An was sleeping very deeply. She smacked her lips, raised her hand and slapped Lu Yan away, muttering, "I'm going to sleep for a while!" She obviously hasn't come back to her senses yet.
Lu Yan laughed and raised his hand to pinch An An's nose, "Little lazy pig, get up."
An An's nose was stuffy, and her face turned red. Her eyelids moved and opened. Their eyes met. A handsome face that was magnified was suddenly close to her. An An was a little uncomfortable, her eyes were a little empty, and she glanced around, "Brother Yan, why are you here!" She was clearly sleeping in bed!
Lu Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He knew that the girl was half asleep, and he thought that the half asleep An An was even cuter. He smiled and said, "Look where is this?"
An An moved her neck and looked. What? Why was she in the car? Wasn't she sleeping on the bed?
An An was startled, and then she came to her senses. They were coming back from the hospital. On the way, she was discussing with Lu Yan that they should stay at his place at night. After all, his injury was more serious than hers, and it would be better to have someone to take care of him.
Who would have thought that she fell asleep while they were chatting, and even dreamed that she was at home!
An An raised her hands and rubbed her brows, "I was confused after sleeping." She felt like she didn't know what year it was.
Lu Yan smiled and comforted her, "It's okay! I'm here to watch over you! It's okay as long as you don't get lost." As he said that, he opened the car door and directly picked up An An.
An An screamed, "Ah", her body suddenly went empty, her heart also went empty, her little hands tightly grasped Lu Yan's collar, struggling, "Brother Yan! Let me down quickly."
Lu Yan lowered his head, secretly kissed An An on the forehead, and deliberately said, "Be good! Be obedient and I will take you to the door." In fact, the car was parked only more than ten meters away from the door.
So close, Lu Yan still played a trick.
An An's face was red. She bit her lip and whispered, "We're here. Put me down!" Then, she heard a laugh from the window. It turned out to be Xu Chengcheng. Xu Chengcheng left the cinema early in the afternoon. After parting with Li Jingyue, Li Jingyue went to the shop to work. Xu Chengcheng was bored and returned home. She had been waiting for An An since the sun had not set and the moon had come out at night. But she didn't see her. This hot-tempered girl was very anxious.
When she was about to fall asleep, she heard a loud noise downstairs and knew that Lu Yan had sent An An back.
She just opened the curtain and took a look. She didn't expect to see two little lovers being affectionate with each other.
Xu Chengcheng was also carefree. If any other girl saw this, they would all be watching with a smile on their face. But she was carefree and couldn't help laughing out loud. The sound came from the second-floor window to the floor below.
Because they were far away and it was night, An An couldn't see Xu Chengcheng's expression clearly, but she could still hear the teasing in her laughter. An An was anxious and didn't care whether Lu Yan was willing to let her go. She jumped off Lu Yan's body. Her arms suddenly felt empty. Lu Yan frowned and looked up along the direction An An was looking. He felt that Xu Chengcheng was really annoying to some extent.
He looked at An An's rosy face and stopped teasing her. He handed the medicine and gauze in his pocket to her, "Go back! Remember to keep the wound away from water when you take a shower."
An An was a little embarrassed, but then she thought that Lu Yan was her boyfriend and there was nothing to be embarrassed about.
So she said openly, "I don't need to worry about it, and you too! The wound on the back of your head is three times more serious than mine. In short, don't let it get wet!" Especially since An An's arm was bandaged, while Lu Yan's was directly exposed to the outside without any bandage marks. If he took a shower, it would easily get wet.
It was summer again, and the weather was so hot. If the wound got wet, it would easily become swollen or inflamed, which would be difficult to deal with.
Lu Yan nodded, "I know, let's go to the hospital to change the bandage tomorrow." An An's wounds were all external injuries, just abrasions, so the doctor prescribed medicine and gauze for her to take back and change the bandages by herself. However, Lu Yan's wound was on the back of his head. Because the wound was relatively large, and it was in the head, the doctor told him to go to the hospital to change the bandages in the next few days, and not to do it himself, otherwise he might get hurt again.
"Okay! Let's go together tomorrow, and we can also go see Yuan Bao and the others."
It is said that young couples in love have endless things to say, and even when they are looking at each other face to face, they seem to have not seen enough. An An and Lu Yan are the best among them. The car has been parked there for half an hour, but they are still talking.
Xu Chengcheng finally understood that these two people have a deep relationship!
She couldn't wait for anyone, so she yawned and lay down on the bed.
Not long after, An An pushed the door open and walked in. Xu Chengcheng heard the noise and yawned, "An An! You finally came up, I thought you wouldn't come back at night!"
Upon hearing this, An An's face turned red, she really planned to do so.
Xu Chengcheng immediately sat up from the bed, "You didn't really let me guess it! Are you really planning to stay out all night???" As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the wound on An An's arm and asked anxiously, "What happened?"
An An put the medicine and gauze on the table, sat down next to the bed, raised her injured arm, and explained, "Lu Yan and I encountered something during the day. He was injured more seriously than me. I originally planned to go over to take care of him at night, but he didn't want to, so I came back directly." There was really nothing good for Xu Chengcheng to hide about this kind of thing.
Xu Chengcheng realized it belatedly and jumped off the bed, "Is the injury serious?"
An An shook her arms and head, "It's okay, just superficial injuries."
"What kind of bastard is so wicked that he can lay his hands on a delicate girl like you."
"Hey, I met a mad dog in the cinema during the day." To An An, isn't Qin Suying a mad dog? At this point, An An suddenly thought of something, "Did you guys go to the cinema during the day as well?"
Xu Chengcheng scratched his head uncomfortably and explained, "Yes! I felt too bored, so I asked my uncle to take me there. But don't worry, I have absolutely no intention of following you two."
An An thought for something, "But I saw you two at the beginning, how come you disappeared in the blink of an eye?"
Xu Chengcheng touched his bloated stomach and sighed, "It's a rare trip for me to go out today, and I went to see a movie. I was so excited! I drank three bottles of ice soda in one breath, and when I just sat down in the cinema, the stool wasn't even warm yet! I kept running to the restroom, and later I simply didn't watch the movie and came back early."
So that's how it is!
How could she say that? She saw Xu Chengcheng and Li Jingyue sitting in the front just a second ago, but they disappeared the moment she turned around.
Xu Chengcheng was curious, "What happened?" She was injured so badly, and Lu Yan was also injured. If she remembered correctly, Lu Yan's hand was very kind, but he didn't protect An An.
An An waved her hands, "Don't mention it, I'll get angry if you mention it!" A woman went crazy about a suitor who admired Lu Yan. An An really didn't want to speak!
After all, it was not a glorious thing.
Seeing that An An was unwilling to speak out, Xu Chengcheng did not force her. She rolled her eyes and changed the subject, "My uncle said that today's business is not as good as yesterday!" They felt it when they went to the shop in the morning. They sold clothes worth more than 100 yuan yesterday morning, but only more than 50 yuan when they went today, which is half the difference!
An An thought, "It's normal. We just relied on the curiosity of people around us. After the curiosity passed, it naturally faded. I estimate that business will be worse in two days!" After all, a set of clothes costs more than 10 yuan, which is not something every household can afford every day.
"What can I do?" Xu Chengcheng cried. If the business is good, the red envelope at the end of the year may be bigger. If the business is not good, how can she have the nerve to ask for a red envelope!
An An took off her shoes, stretched her legs, and then leaned on the edge of the bed, leaning her whole body against the headboard. She sighed with satisfaction, "Don't be afraid! Business can be good or bad! Once the store's reputation gets out, business will naturally come."
Moreover, they are launching a few more styles, and people who have bought clothes will spread the word by word of mouth. And the most important thing is that the location of the store they chose is very good, with a large flow of people every day. Even if the old customers don't come, there are still new customers coming every day, so they can make money. After all, the population base is there.
At this point, An An reached behind her and took out the cloth tiger that Lu Yan had given her before. Although Xu Chengcheng was a rough macho, her eyes lit up when she saw the furry cloth tiger. She reached out and touched it, "So cute!"
An An smiled, "Take it to the shop tomorrow and ask Sister Xiao if she can make it. We can make a few first and put them in the shop as hangers. If someone buys them, we can make them in batches."
Xu Chengcheng's eyes lit up, "That's a good idea!"
"Okay! Don't get excited, I told you, go to bed early!"
"Hey, of course I'm fine! But what about you? You have an injury on your arm, you can't press it when you sleep at night."
An An lowered her head and looked at the bow tied on her arm, "It's okay! I just need to be more careful when I sleep at night."
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The next day, An An went to the shop first, and could clearly feel that the business was not as good as the previous two days, and the popularity was not as good as the previous few days. Only Sister Xiao was watching in the shop, and in the workshop at the back, several sisters-in-law were still busy making clothes.
They were all law-abiding people, with a salary, and they did a lot and got a lot of salary. Everyone worked very hard, and they wished they could skip meals and keep working.
In this way, when it comes time to pay wages by piece, they can get more.
An An also understood their feelings. After all, these sisters-in-law had jobs before, some worked in clothing factories and some in shoe factories. After all, these were stable jobs with salary and income. But after they got pregnant and had children, they were abandoned by the factory and replaced by newcomers. They
could only stay at home to take care of the children. If their husbands' families were better, they would understand their hard work. But if their husbands' families were not understanding and felt that they were raising a useless person in vain, then they would become housewives and take care of the children at home full-time. Then they would understand the hardship of asking their husbands for money. When the husband is in a good mood,
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