Dr. Sun had already called the hospital yesterday, so when Gu Guizhi and the others arrived, the hospital had already arranged a ward for them.
Qi Mengmeng went to pay the bill, and Gu Guizhi was already lying in the ward.
A doctor came to inform Gu Guizhi that he would be taken for a check-up in the afternoon.
Qi Mengmeng asked, "Can I eat lunch?"
The doctor was a little surprised, and he quickly replied: "The examination this afternoon was fine. If you are going to have surgery tomorrow, you will need to fast and not drink water."
Qi Mengmeng was relieved then. She asked what she could eat for lunch. The doctor patiently answered her questions before leaving.
They lived in a double room. When Qi Mengmeng asked a question, the woman next to her curled her lips and muttered, "You talk too much."
Qi Mengmeng glanced at her, and Gu Guizhi pulled her arm and shook his head at her.
"Lie down and rest for a while." Qi Mengmeng saw that Gu Guizhi's face didn't look good, so she helped him lie down.
"You lie down for a while. I'll go ask where the bathroom is and get some water." Qi Mengmeng took out an enamel pot from the bag she brought, then scooped out some things and finally took out a thermos.
Gu Guizhi was a little surprised: "You even brought a thermos."
"Of course. Although the weather is hot now, we still need to drink some hot water. It's inconvenient without a thermos." Qi Mengmeng was a little proud. She even took out a basin from her bag.
She zipped up the bag and shoved it under the bed.
Gu Guizhi glanced towards the bag and felt that the bag didn't change after Qi Mengmeng took out the things.
The woman next to her widened her eyes the moment she took out the thermos. Then she saw that she even brought a basin. She got even more angry and rolled her eyes and looked away.
Qi Mengmeng was already prepared. If the woman said one more word, she would definitely retort.
Who knew that the woman only made small movements and didn't say anything, leaving no room for the words she had prepared to be put into practice.
Qi Mengmeng took the thermos and left the ward, asked the nurse where the water room was, and got a kettle of boiling water back.
Gu Guizhi was relieved when he saw her come back.
Qi Mengmeng poured a glass of water and said with a smile, "What's wrong? Are you afraid that I'll lose it?"
Gu Guizhi was really worried that Qi Mengmeng was lost, but since she came back safely, there was no need to worry about that.
Qi Mengmeng glared at him, then reached into her backpack and quickly pulled out a big apple.
She took out her handkerchief and wiped it, then began to peel it with a fruit knife.
The woman in the next bed originally wanted to laugh at Qi Mengmeng's joke, but she didn't expect that she actually had an apple, which looked very juicy.
"Where did you buy these apples?" the woman leaned closer and asked in a low voice.
Qi Mengmeng acted as if she didn't hear anything and just focused on peeling the skin. After peeling the skin, she handed it to Gu Guizhi, but Gu Guizhi didn't take it and let Qi Mengmeng eat it herself.
"Just eat the apple I peeled for you. You have access to it." Qi Mengmeng forced the apple into Gu Guizhi's hands, then took out another apple from her bag and continued peeling it.
The woman was ignored by Qi Mengmeng just now and was feeling embarrassed. But when she saw her take out another apple, she felt her mouth salivating.
"Comrade, where did you buy your apples? Can you give me two?" The woman walked up to Qi Mengmeng, bent down, and forced a smile on her face.
Qi Mengmeng then raised her head and said, "This is what we brought from home to eat."
The woman's face lit up: "Do you have any more? I'll buy two."
"No." Qi Mengmeng shook her head decisively. She couldn't sell things now. It would be bad if someone reported her for speculation.
The smile on the woman's face froze. She didn't expect Qi Mengmeng to reject her so thoroughly. She wanted to say a few more nice words, but she didn't know what to say. Finally, she stomped her feet and went back to the bed angrily.
The man in the next bed frowned and coaxed her a few words, and the woman pouted and ran out.
"I'm sorry, my wife has a bad temper. If you have extra apples, we can exchange two. You must be from other places, can we exchange them with food coupons?"
The man in the next bed spoke to Gu Guizhi very politely.
Gu Guizhi glanced at him, then looked at Qi Mengmeng: "My wife has a bad temper too. My wife has the final say on this matter."
Qi Mengmeng nodded with satisfaction. If she had a bad temper, she should just stay at home. No one would pamper her when she went out.
The man in the next bed was choked by Gu Guizhi and continued to get close to him: "Comrade, my name is Zheng Yang, from the Beijing Military Region, let's get to know each other."
Gu Guizhi saw from the military uniform on the man's bed that he was also a soldier, and simply replied, "Gu Guizhi, Hebei Provincial Military Region."
"Well, we are all comrades-in-arms. Just tell me if you need my help in anything." Zheng Yang said politely with a smile on his face.
Qi Mengmeng didn't expect that this man loved his wife so much. He was so polite, obviously wanting to exchange two apples for his wife.
Gu Guizhi also said a few words to the other party.
The two talked about things on the battlefield and were quite excited. Moreover, they were both born in the same year and month, and Zheng Yang was a few days older.
Zheng Yang laughed heartily: "I didn't expect that we are so destined to meet. When we are discharged from the hospital, Guizhi, you must come to our house for dinner. Let me tell you, my wife's cooking is really delicious."
Qi Mengmeng found it a little funny to see him trying so hard to get close to her.
It was just a few apples, and she had plenty of them in her space. She could tell at a glance that the other party had made contributions to the country, so she wouldn't make things difficult for him just for a few apples.
"We don't bring many apples this time, so I'll give you two. There won't be any more." Qi Mengmeng took out two apples and placed them on the small table beside Zheng Yang's bed.
Zheng Yang thanked him quickly. His arm was injured, so he said, "When my wife comes back, I'll ask her to get you the food coupons."
Qi Mengmeng didn't say no, since they were a stranger anyway.
After a while, Zheng Yang's wife Qin Xiaoya came back from outside with a pout.
"Xiaoya, these are the apples that the comrades next door gave us. Give them two kilograms of food coupons." Zheng Yang said to Qin Xiaoya.
Qin Xiaoya was stunned when she saw the apple on the table. She wanted to say something, but Zheng Yang shook his head at her first.
Qin Xiaoya bit her lip, took out two kilograms of food coupons from her bag and handed them to Qi Mengmeng: "Here you go."
Qi Mengmeng took the food coupons without saying anything. Her apples were premium fruits, so it was not a loss for the other party to give her two kilograms of food coupons.
Qin Xiaoya pouted and took the apple out, but soon came back and peeled the apple. The couple shared one apple and put the other away.
At noon, Qi Mengmeng went to the cafeteria and bought two light stir-fried dishes and two servings of rice, which they shared.
Qin Xiaoya specially bought stir-fried pork, scrambled eggs and steamed buns.
Zheng Yang felt a little embarrassed and politely asked Gu Guizhi if he wanted to eat some with him. Gu Guizhi smiled and refused. Qin Xiaoya glared at Zheng Yang and muttered quietly, "I still don't have enough to eat."
Zheng Yang kept winking at her, asking her to stop talking.
Qi Mengmeng and Gu Guizhi ignored the two of them.
After dinner, Qi Mengmeng asked Gu Guizhi to take a nap as he had to go for a check-up in the afternoon.
While Zheng Yang was waiting for Qin Xiaoya to wash the lunch box, he quietly asked Gu Guizhi, "Does your family have any connections in Beijing?"
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