Jianshu squatted with him outside for a long time. Her feet were numb from squatting. Just as she was about to stand up and take a rest, she heard Tiedan's depressed voice.
"Beautiful sister, my mother and sister haven't come back yet, and my father hasn't come back either." He had clearly had a good sleep, so why hadn't they come back yet?
Jian Shu paused in her movement to stand up, reached out and patted his back, coaxing him softly, "Your sister is sick. She must be seeing a doctor right now. The doctor needs to examine her and prescribe medicine for her. She must be cured before she can go home. Besides, there are so many people in the hospital, and there are many other patients. The doctor always has to come one by one, right?"
"Your parents have to take care of your sister, so you should stay at her house and don't let them worry. After they take your sister to see the doctor, they will definitely come to pick you up as soon as possible."
The only tactic left to do now is to procrastinate.
"Then when will they come back?" When saying this, Tiedan's voice was choked with sobs, and he was about to cry.
Jian Shu thought about it, and the two of them took it to the calendar at home. "From now on, we'll tear off a page every day. When we've torn off enough to fill a hand, your parents and sister will definitely be back."
Whatever the illness, a definitive diagnosis would be available in five days. By then, one of Wu Xiufang and Captain Zhao would surely return. This way, she wouldn't be lying and wouldn't disappoint the child.
Tiedan stretched out his black little hand, flexed it, and felt that his five fingers were quite fast, so his mood gradually improved.
Tiedan spent the entire afternoon killing time in front of the calendar, wishing he could quickly tear off all five sheets so that his parents and sister could come back earlier.
Unfortunately, Jianshu told him that he could only tear off one page a day. If he tore off more than one page, it would not count. So he could only suppress the itch in his hands, but he stared at the calendar with eyes that were about to burn with anger.
It was almost time for dinner, but Wu Xiufang still hadn't come back. Jianshu made some extra food and invited the eldest and second sons of the Zhao family, who had just returned home from school, to come over for dinner.
The two children then realized that something had happened at home. They put down their schoolbags and wanted to run to the hospital, but Jianshu stopped them with much persuasion.
They are two half-grown children, how can we let them run outside so late at night?
They refused to go home for dinner, saying they could cook, but they were neighbors, so Jianshu couldn't just sit back and watch, so he asked Gu Mingjing to take them home for dinner.
There were many people around in the evening, so Jianshu used the leftover meat from lunch to stew a large pot of mixed dishes, which included potatoes, eggplants, beans, and more. He also made a cold cucumber salad, and the staple food was sweet potato rice.
The two children of the Zhao family were having their first meal at home. They seemed a little restrained and refused to take any food. They just buried their heads in the food. It was only after Gu Mingjing took some food for them and talked to them that they started to feel better.
After dinner, the two wanted to go home. Tiedan also wanted to go with them, but Jianshu disagreed.
Although it's okay for children of this age to stay at home alone, she hasn't forgotten that the two children were planning to go to the hospital to find their parents.
Although it seemed that they had been persuaded before, who knows if the two of them will still have this idea?
It was late at night and the two families were some distance apart, so they didn't even know that the three children had sneaked away.
"Be good, stay at home tonight. I'll have your uncle make the beds in the second bedroom and you can go to sleep right away." It just so happened that there was a second bedroom at home. Although it was a bit cluttered, it could be cleaned up and used as a place for people to live. There was a bed in it, and the family had no shortage of quilts and sheets.
"No need to trouble Uncle Gu, we have ready-made bedding at home, we can just go back and sleep." The eldest son of the Zhao family refused and insisted on going back.
"It's no trouble. The bed and bedding are ready. You can just spread them out and sleep. Listen to me, I won't let you three go back at night. Stay here tonight and get up tomorrow to have breakfast before going to school." Jianshu tried his best to keep her.
It seems that this kid has not given up his idea. We can’t let them run away.
"Can……"
At this time, Gu Mingjing, who had just finished making the bed, spoke up, "Listen to your aunt and stay here tonight. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow."
"...Okay." Gu Mingjing looked very intimidating in front of this group of children. As soon as he opened his mouth, no one dared to refute him.
Looking at the three brothers being driven to take a shower by Gu Mingjing, Jian Shu felt a little resentful. "How come it's useless even though I'm talking until my mouth is almost dry? They agreed with just one word from you."
"You can't negotiate with them. You have to be tough, so that they will know to be afraid." Gu Mingjing is very experienced in this.
None of these naughty boys are obedient. When dealing with them, you can't be soft-hearted, you have to be tough.
Jianshu: “…” There is nothing wrong with discussing it properly.
"Forget it, I'm afraid I can't learn it."
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if you can't. I'm here. Just leave it to me." Gu Mingjing quickly took charge.
"Okay, then it's up to you from now on! If your child is disobedient in the future, it will all be left to you! Come on!" Jian Shu smiled and patted his shoulder, entrusting him with the important task.
In a couple, one has to play the good cop and the other the bad cop.
Gu Mingjing: "...it's okay with sons." Sons are meant to be fought over, but if it were a daughter, he wouldn't be willing to teach her a lesson.
"Okay, then I'll just have my son." Jian Shu raised his chin. He couldn't bear to teach his daughter a lesson, but could she be willing to do so?
"That won't do!" Gu Mingjing loves his daughter very much.
"Then who will take care of your daughter? Let someone else do it?" Jian Shu asked with his arms folded across his chest.
"...Then I'll do it." Gu Mingjing said aggrievedly. At worst, he could just turn a blind eye. His little girl was definitely much more obedient than these naughty boys.
Jian Shu rolled her eyes at him, knowing full well that he was pretending to obey but secretly disobeying. But it was too early to say anything about that now, not even a hint of it had appeared.
"Okay, go check on the three brothers and see if they're done washing. If they're almost done, let them out. Don't let them take too long. It's very cold at night, be careful not to catch a cold."
It would be funny if someone took care of a child and the child got sick.
"Okay, I'll go take a look." Gu Mingjing responded and walked towards the kitchen.
Jianshu went into the second bedroom and touched the quilt on the bed. After making sure that they wouldn't be cold, he went to get some milk powder and made a cup of milk for each of the three of them.
I don’t know if they will find their bed after changing places, but drinking a glass of milk will help them sleep better at night.
Not long after, Gu Mingjing came over, grabbing the three shirtless children and pushing them into bed one by one. "Go in quickly and cover yourself with the quilt. Be careful not to catch a cold!"
The three of them felt a little embarrassed when they saw Jian Shu, and without anyone urging them, they quickly got under the quilt.
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