Early in the morning, Chen Ji stood by the bedside, urging him to die.
Xu Ruantang now feels that no matter how handsome a guy is, he's not handsome if he disturbs her sleep!
"I won't get up." She rolled over, still wrapped in the blanket.
It wasn't her turn to get up yet; she didn't go to the store until 10 a.m.
Chen Ji had already returned from morning exercises. He stood by the bed for a minute and then picked her up from the bed.
"What are you doing..."
"Honey, if I carry you outside, what do you think Grandma and the others will think when they see you?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Ruantang instantly sobered up and struggled to get down to find her shoes.
She sat on the edge of the bed, touched her ear, and mumbled sleepily, "What time is it? Aren't you going to work?"
"Let's go to the hospital first." Chen Ji began making the bed.
Xu Ruantang couldn't refuse him, so she went to the hospital with him in the morning.
After the examination, the doctor looked at them with a serious expression. Xu Ruantang, who had initially thought Chen Ji was making a fuss over nothing, began to feel uneasy.
"Doctor, what's wrong? Is my problem serious?"
Xu Ruantang couldn't help but overthink things.
Originally, her character was supposed to be a cannon fodder who died early in the book, but now not only is she not dead, she is also affecting the plot and deviating from its original trajectory.
Although she hadn't read much of the original book, she could tell from the title that Chen Ji's leg injury was originally destined to be incurable and leave him crippled.
She should have logged off much earlier. Now that she hasn't, what if there's some mechanism to patch the loopholes? She might get some kind of illness and be forced offline!
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.
The doctor glanced at the test results again before slowly saying, "Comrade Xu, you have low blood sugar, moderate anemia, and superficial gastritis. These are mostly caused by irregular eating habits and malnutrition."
Xu Ruantang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
She thought to herself, "As a doctor, you really can't breathe too loudly when you talk, it'll scare people to death!"
These illnesses were probably caused by the original owner not having enough to eat for a long time, which doesn't sound like a big deal.
The doctor's expression was serious. "Comrade Xu, this is no small matter. You need to take it seriously. The most prominent symptom of superficial gastritis is nausea and dry heaving. If this were your only symptom, it would be easier to manage."
The doctor glanced at Chen Ji, who was standing to the side with an even more serious expression than himself, and unconsciously quickened his pace of speech: "Your long-term gastritis will definitely affect your absorption. If you continue to suffer from malnutrition and moderate anemia for a long time, it will affect your fertility."
The doctor naturally recognized Chen Ji and knew that Xu Ruantang was Commander Chen's wife. He had carefully considered his words before speaking.
Xu Ruantang didn't think that far ahead. "Then what should I do? Take medicine?"
When the doctor was breathing heavily, she even thought she was going to get cancer. Compared to what she had expected, what was the impact on her fertility?
At her age, she had never thought about this at all.
"Make sure you eat three meals a day regularly, eat more red meat, and I'll prescribe some more medicine for you. Take it on time when you get home."
After giving the instructions, the doctor wrote out a prescription for them.
Chen Ji told Xu Ruantang to sit and wait for him while he went to get the medicine. He then went back to the doctor and didn't know what he said before returning.
The two returned to the courtyard, where the old lady and godmother were waiting for them before they started cooking.
At noon, only a few of them were at home. When the old lady asked, Xu Ruantang only said that she had a stomach problem and didn't say anything else.
After finishing his meal, Chen Ji watched her take her medicine before returning to his unit.
Xu Ruantang rushed to the shop without stopping. She asked her godmother at home, and her godmother also felt that doing business in the courtyard was not a good thing, so she agreed to rent the courtyard.
When Sister Juan took her next door, two men were walking out. They assumed they were moving workers and didn't pay any attention.
"Juanzi, what brings you here today?"
A middle-aged woman saw Sister Juan and warmly greeted her.
Sister Juan smiled and said, "Big sister, I heard you're moving. Are you going to rent this place out?"
"Yes, I'm leaving tomorrow." The middle-aged woman looked around the yard, her face full of reluctance. "I've lived here for most of my life, and I'm really going to miss it."
Sister Juan smiled gently, "Big sister, come back and visit when you have time. Qiu Liang and I are still here."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Sister Juan got back to the main topic, "Sister, this is my sister Xu Ruantang. We've come today to rent your courtyard."
The older sister slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "Hey, look at you! Why didn't you say so sooner!"
As she spoke, she pointed outside the door, "The two men who came in and left just paid the rent, and the house has already been rented out!"
They didn't expect the house to be so sought after. Sister Juan, being their neighbor, found out so quickly, and someone even acted faster than them.
But it was already rented out, and it was too late to say anything. The two returned to the shop dejectedly.
Chen Ji and Gao Baoliang arranged a time for them to return to Chen Ji's courtyard on Saturday.
No one had lived in this courtyard for a long time, and the house was covered in dust. Xu Ruantang took a cloth and wiped everywhere, while Chen Ji cleaned the courtyard and washed the sheets and blankets.
"Godmother, why don't you take Xiaobao to Aunt Liu's house for a visit?"
The house was very dusty from cleaning, so Xu Ruantang thought she would call her godmother and Xiaobao home after they finished cleaning.
Chen Ji works quickly; Xu Ruantang had just finished wiping the furniture upstairs and downstairs when he had already finished his other tasks.
Xu Ruantang couldn't help but think of what the two aunties at the military hospital had said: that their husbands wouldn't even pick up a fallen oil bottle when they came home.
By such standards, Chen Ji could be considered a rare product of this era.
Should she cling tightly to his leg and refuse to let go?
Chen Ji put down the broom and turned around to see Xu Ruantang sitting on a small stool, one hand supporting her chin and the other holding a rag, looking at him with starry eyes.
Are you tired?
Since learning about her various illnesses, Chen Ji has paid extra attention to her health, afraid that she would overwork herself.
Xu Ruantang shook her head, "I'm not tired, I'll go rinse the rag."
She felt like she had struck gold being with Chen Ji. But she wouldn't say it out loud, otherwise Chen Ji might get carried away and become arrogant.
Xu Ruantang always felt that men were naturally confident, at least all the men she had ever met were like that, regardless of whether they had the means or not, they were inexplicably confident.
I dare not praise it, or it would fly away.
Chen Ji took the rag from her hand. "You sit down, I'll do it."
The two cleaned the house inside and out thoroughly, and then went to buy groceries together.
We're having guests coming over tomorrow, so I'll definitely have to cook a meal to entertain them.
Xu Ruantang was a little troubled. "Tomorrow I'll be my godmother's assistant, and she'll be the head chef."
She has absolutely no faith in her cooking skills now; judging from everyone's reactions, her cooking really is terrible.
Last time, Li Shuhe insisted on eating her cooking, so she made her best dish, braised noodles with green beans. And what happened?
As a result, Xu Hanli and Li Shuhe ate together, and the two of them ate without making a sound.
Chen Ji's soft laughter reached her ears, "It's alright, I'll do it."
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