Mrs. Chu didn't believe it and asked doubtfully, "Really?"
Pingping smiled sweetly, "Grandma, it's true."
Old Mrs. Chu and Pingping were talking here, while Uncle Chu's wife and Uncle Chu's second wife pulled Chu Tian aside to ask him questions.
"Xiaotian, is it true? Pingping will really be able to recover soon?"
Chu Tian smiled and nodded, "Of course, the doctor said so himself. He said Pingping has a good foundation. Even if he has surgery this time, as long as he takes good care of himself afterwards, there will be nothing wrong."
Several people breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. They were all extremely worried. After all, Chu Tian only had Pingping as his son. If something happened to him, it would not only mean the death of Chu Tian and Yao Xiujuan, but even Old Madam Chu would probably not be able to bear it...
After getting Chu Tian's approval, several people gathered around the bed and asked Pingping about his health. Only then did Li Jianmin and Chu Min walk to Chu Tian's side.
Chu Tian looked at Li Jianmin and said dissatisfiedly, "Jianmin, Xiuli is here, but why did you come along when you weren't at home studying? What will happen to the two children if you come?"
Li Jianmin smiled and said, "I've basically finished reading everything in the textbook. I need to clear my mind occasionally."
"The children are all at Brother Min's house, and my second sister-in-law is helping to look after them, along with Lele!"
Chu Tian nodded and looked at Chu Min again, "Second brother, have you asked for leave for me?"
Chu Min nodded. "Don't worry. I've asked for it. The director has given you a month's leave. By the way, the director, deputy director, and others heard that Pingping had surgery and was hospitalized. They all said they wanted to come and see Pingping."
Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, "Still want to come to the hospital? Can you help me refuse?"
Chu Min smiled and said, "I refused, but I don't know whether they will come..."
Chu Tian, "..."
At this time, Yao Xiuli and Li Meiling came over.
Yao Xiuli asked, "Brother-in-law, where is my eldest sister?"
Chu Tian said "Ah" and replied, "Your eldest sister went to the cafeteria to eat."
Yao Xiuli said "Oh" and nodded. After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "Brother-in-law, have you eaten? If not, go and eat. Grandma Chu, my aunts and sisters-in-law, and I are all here now. We can just watch over you."
Li Meiling agreed, "Yeah, Brother Tian, go eat quickly, we'll take care of Pingping."
Chu Tian smiled and waved his hand, "Thank you for your kindness, but I finished my meal first, and Xiujuan went to eat later."
When Mrs. Chu heard about the meal, she quickly turned sideways to look at Chu Tian and asked, "Xiaotian, I said I would make chicken soup for Pingping, but your second brother said Pingping can't eat now. Is this true or not?"
Chu Tian nodded, "Grandma, it's true. Pingping hasn't passed gas yet. He can only eat after he has passed gas."
"Even if I can eat, I can't eat anything greasy, fishy or spicy. At first, I can only eat light liquid food, such as rice porridge."
Old Madam Chu glared. "What the hell? All we can drink is rice porridge? How can that be nutritious?"
Chu Tian understood Mrs. Chu's thoughts, but he still patiently explained, "Grandma, before Pingping's wound heals, you must be careful about what you eat, otherwise it will cause trouble if you develop a chronic disease."
Mrs. Chu was surprised. "Is that so?"
Chu Tian looked at Old Lady Chu seriously and said, "Yes, the doctor told me to avoid certain foods."
When Mrs. Chu heard that Pingping would suffer from chronic illness, she no longer dared to think about making chicken soup for her.
Chu Tian looked at the nervous old lady Chu, thought for a moment and said, "Grandma, it's not that you can't drink all the time, but you can't drink it in the last few days. You can drink it in a few days when the wound starts to heal..."
It was already November, and it got dark early. The temperature difference between morning and evening was also too great. It would take more than three hours by carriage to go back, so Chu Tian started persuading Old Lady Chu and the others to go back at five o'clock. After much persuasion, they finally went back at around six o'clock.
In the next ten days or so, people who were close to Chu Tian basically knew that his son Pingping was in the hospital, and they came to visit Pingping one after another with gifts. As a result, on the day Pingping was discharged from the hospital, a corner of the ward was filled with gifts.
Chu Tian looked at the large and small bags piled beside the bed and felt very worried.
What are you worried about? How can I carry so many things?
It would be fine if Chu Min was here, but Chu Min was out driving a few days ago...
Oh...so worried...
Chu Tian was worried, but the patients and their families in the same ward were almost envious. Why were they envious?
Because people who come to visit Pingping bring good things, such as canned fruit, milk powder, malted milk, and the new Bahari snacks sold at the snack counter of the city's supply and marketing cooperative, and other rare and expensive things that require tickets. How can people not be envious?
It was nap time at this time. In the ward, apart from Chu Tian, only the family member of the child on the bed next to Pingping was awake. By the way, the old man who was scolded by Yao Xiujuan before, wanted to be discharged from the hospital when his son came to see him the next day. Then two or three more people took over one after another. This father and son were just admitted yesterday.
Seeing that everyone was resting, the man mustered up the courage to walk over to Chu Tian and whispered, "Brother, can you sell me a bag of milk powder? My son has been in poor health. I heard that milk powder is nutritious, but I don't have a ticket to buy it, and it's not available on the black market..."
"I'm willing to pay more."
Chu Tian turned and looked at the reserved young man, and agreed without much thought. However, he did not add any extra money, but sold him a bag at the supply and marketing cooperative's price.
Yesterday, he had nothing to do, so he chatted with the man and learned that the man's family was from a rural area near Urumqi. His son was weak since birth and now he is three years old and still can't walk, so he took advantage of the slack season to come to the city hospital to see what was going on.
The man held a bag of milk powder in his hand and thanked excitedly, "Brother, thank you..."
Chu Tian smiled and waved his hands, "It's okay."
"By the way, you can't mix milk powder with hot water, you can only use warm water."
The man nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I'll remember that. Thank you, big brother."
Hearing his continuous thanks, Chu Tian just smiled and waved his hand, then turned around to continue packing his luggage. While packing, he was still thinking whether he should wait for Yao Xiujuan to come back after accompanying Pingping to the bathroom, and find an excuse to take the things out and throw them into the space. Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice. Turning around, he saw Sun Weiguo showing his big white teeth and talking to Yao Xiujuan.
"Weiguo? Why are you here?"
When Sun Weiguo saw Chu Tian coming out, he quickly smiled and said, "Brother Tian, I heard from Brother Jie yesterday that you might be discharged today."
"I thought that Brother Min was not here, and Brother Jie went back to the coal mine last night, so there must be no one to pick you up. I had nothing to do after delivering the letter this morning, so I drove the carriage to pick you up."
Chu Tian smiled when he heard this, "Aren't you afraid that we won't be discharged today?"
Sun Weiguo smirked. "Then I just came to see how Pingping was doing. By the way, I can ask you when you'll be discharged from the hospital. It won't be a wasted trip!"
Chu Tian was happy, patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Good brother!"
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