"You..." Xu Hanli stared in disbelief. Was this still the same country bumpkin from yesterday?
So Chen Ji's young wife is this beautiful?
That shouldn't be the case. It's just a change of clothes.
Xu Ruantang woke up early and noticed that her complexion was getting better and better. She guessed it was because she had slept well. She wasn't sure, but she could feel that her complexion had been getting better and better recently.
"What did the doctor say?" Xu Ruantang ignored Xu Hanli and asked Chen Ji directly.
Compared to Xu Hanli's flamboyance, Chen Ji was much calmer. He glanced at Xu Hanli and then looked away, saying in a low voice, "You can be discharged at noon."
"That's good. I'll go find the doctor and ask about post-discharge precautions." Xu Ruantang smiled, her eyes crinkling.
Xu Hanli followed her gaze, staring blankly at the doorway even after she had disappeared from sight.
It's just so shocking, they don't look like the same person at all!
"Ahem." Chen Ji coughed lightly, and Xu Hanli then looked away.
Chen Ji's face was cold, and his voice was low: "You should go back."
Xu Hanli had only ever met one person in his life, Chen Ji, who was both cold-blooded and ruthless. He immediately retorted angrily, "No way! Do you know how hard it was for me to take care of you all night?"
Although he slept through the night, he didn't even know how many times Chen Ji got up during the night.
However, that didn't stop him from staying with him in the ward. The accompanying bed was hard and small, and he didn't get a good night's sleep.
Chen Ji frowned slightly, "You've taken care of me by listening to your snoring all night."
Xu Hanli: "..."
If you see through something but don't say it, you're still good brothers.
"I'll take you back at noon." Xu Hanli had no intention of leaving just like that. "I also want to see Gao Xing. I bought her some milk powder and baby clothes."
Yesterday, Chen Ji asked him to help buy two outfits for Xu Ruantang. While he was shopping, he thought of the poor child Xiao Bao and asked the sales clerk to recommend a few sets of children's clothes according to their age.
The sales clerk was initially delighted to serve him, but her heart sank when she saw him buying women's clothes and baby products.
It seems all the good men are taken.
Those who are good-looking, handsome, and also protect the motherland are snapped up very quickly.
However, the salesperson still introduced him to the latest style of Dacron dress, a newly arrived style that was selling very well.
He was secretly wondering if his wife could wear the clothes he bought after giving birth.
This was the first time Xu Hanli had ever bought these things. As a bachelor who had never even touched a woman's hand, he blushed the whole time he left the department store.
I put my things down and went to the hospital entrance to get some fresh air.
After talking with the doctor, Xu Ruantang was puzzled. Logically, if someone so strong could faint, shouldn't they be kept under observation in the hospital? But the doctor said no, just take care of the wound at home.
She ran to the payment window, where they said someone had already paid and she just needed to pick up her medicine.
The doctor prescribed a whole bunch of medicines, some for external use and some for internal use, and Xu Ruantang wrote down the instructions for each one.
To avoid a repeat of the situation where Chen Ji was brought to the city by handcart, she had to go back and supervise Chen Ji to make sure he took his medicine and applied it properly.
When Xu Ruantang returned to the ward, Chen Ji had already put on his pants and was sitting on the edge of the bed talking to Xu Hanli.
On that hospital bed where she could swing her legs if she sat down a little further in, Chen Ji's long legs stretched out far out, giving the impression that they had nowhere to go.
Xu Ruantang put all the medicine on the table at once, "You can be discharged now."
"Okay." Chen Ji stood up, his gaze falling on Xu Ruantang's right hand.
Yesterday, Xu Ruantang was probably too tired and in a daze. She only noticed the gauze on her hand when she arrived at the guesthouse. She thought it was medicine that the nurse had applied for her.
She only took it off to take a shower. Actually, she didn't feel much pain from the injury and didn't pay much attention to it.
Chen Ji took a tube of ointment and walked to her side. "Hand."
"Huh?" Xu Ruantang was puzzled.
She raised her right hand and realized what he meant, so she smiled nonchalantly and said, "Oh, it's nothing. The nurse applied medicine for me yesterday, and I'm much better now. I don't need to apply medicine anymore."
Chen Ji pursed his lips and remained silent.
Xu Hanli, who knew the inside story, couldn't stand Chen Ji's taciturn personality and immediately said, "What? The gauze on your hand was applied by your man. Which nurse has time to help you?"
Xu Ruantang was somewhat surprised and looked up at Chen Ji. Her gaze was too direct, and after only one glance, Chen Ji looked away. "Applying medicine will help you heal faster."
"Okay, thank you." Xu Ruantang took the ointment from his hand and sat down on the stool to apply it herself.
Xu Hanli couldn't understand why these two, who were both married, were so awkward around each other.
It must be Chen Ji's fault. He secretly treated her well behind her back, and then she felt embarrassed when she woke up.
After being discharged from the hospital, Xu Hanli drove a military jeep, loaded all his belongings into the vehicle, and Xu Ruantang stood by the car, hesitating.
"What's wrong?" Chen Ji's deep, magnetic voice rang out above Xu Ruantang's head.
She paused for a moment, then looked up and smiled: "Why don't you drive back? Aunt Wang's cart is still at the hospital; I'll push it back."
Although Xu Ruantang's feet ached at the thought of having to walk the same path again, there was nothing she could do.
Chen Ji's brow twitched slightly, and his expression softened unconsciously. "No need, Xu Hanli has already had it sent back."
"Hmm?" Is this the speed of soldiers? Sure enough, it's reliable.
Xu Ruantang suddenly felt that Xu Hanli's image had become taller. She looked at the driver's seat, and Xu Hanli nodded, "Okay, get in the car."
She sat comfortably in the back seat, originally assuming Chen Ji would sit in the passenger seat, but to her surprise, he also got into the back seat from the other side.
Xu Hanli, who was driving: "..."
Instead of heading straight back to Dahe Village, the car drove towards the city.
After stopping the car, Xu Ruantang realized that it was a state-run restaurant.
Xu Hanli got out of the car and went inside. He returned shortly afterward, carrying several oil paper packages tied with hemp rope.
He walked to the passenger seat, grabbed a few newspapers and put them on the seat, then placed the packed items on it.
Chen Ji knew what he meant; he simply didn't want to trouble them to cook when he went to their house, so he packed beef, peanuts, roast chicken, and the like.
In the past, when they took time off to drink together, these bachelors, who weren't very good at cooking, would always do it this way.
Chen Ji was a man of few words, and Xu Ruantang didn't know what to say to the two of them, so she could only stare blankly out the window.
She had arrived in a hurry and had something on her mind, but now that she was relaxed, with vast fields of wheat outside the window swaying in the wind, Xu Ruantang was in a great mood.
Passing by a wasteland covered with colorful wildflowers, Xu Ruantang had never seen such a scene before and craned her neck to look out.
Chen Ji was naturally observant, and following her gaze, he immediately understood.
"Hanli, stop the car."
Xu Hanli thought he was feeling unwell again, so he quickly pulled over and asked, "Carsickness?"
"No, I'm just going downstairs for some fresh air."
Xu Hanli didn't understand. In the past, when they went to meetings or went out for training, Chen Ji would drive all night without saying a word, but now he was tired after driving for less than half an hour.
He should have had a full check-up done at the hospital; even a former elite soldier is now so weak.
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