That night, Li Hehua held Shulin and sat beside Zhang Tieshan's bed. Shulin's small hand was holding Zhang Tieshan's big hand.
Zhang Linshi and Zhang Qingshan were also there.
At this moment, Zhang Linshi and Zhang Qingshan no longer cared about their hatred for Li Hehua. What they hoped most was that someone could wake up Zhang Tieshan, even if it was Li Hehua, whom they hated.
The whole family gathered around Zhang Tieshan and talked to him, fearing that if they stopped, he would stop breathing.
From the time the moon rose to the top of the tree branches until the night was quiet, Zhang Lin was tired of crying, and she was old, so she couldn't hold on any longer, and was finally helped back to sleep by Zhang Qingshan. After another hour of holding on, Zhang Qingshan couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep on the side of the bed.
At this time, only Shulin and Li Hehua were still awake.
Under normal circumstances, Shulin would have been sleepy a long time ago, but at this moment, the little guy tried hard to keep his eyes open and look at the person on the bed. No matter how sleepy he was, he stayed awake and did not dare to close his eyes. He just wanted to keep looking at his father.
Li Hehua knew that the little guy was very worried about Zhang Tieshan, but he was still so young after all, and children couldn't stand staying up late, so he held him horizontally in his arms, patted his little back gently, and coaxed him: "Shulin, be good, close your eyes and have a good sleep. Daddy will be worried if you don't sleep. Mom will watch over Daddy, and Daddy will be fine."
The little guy blinked, turned his head reluctantly and looked at Zhang Tieshan again.
Li Hehua kissed his eyes soothingly, "It's okay, it's okay, Daddy will wake up soon, just go to sleep obediently, maybe Daddy will see how well behaved you are and open his eyes to look at you when you wake up."
Upon hearing this, the little guy immediately turned his head back, buried himself in Li Hehua's arms, closed his eyes and went to sleep obediently. After a while, he fell asleep under Li Hehua's patting.
Li Hehua kissed the little guy's forehead, put him next to Zhang Tieshan and fell asleep side by side with him.
Li Hehua looked at the sleeping faces of the father and son for a long time.
Zhang Tieshan, your son is sleeping next to you. You can't wake up after your son tomorrow morning, otherwise it will be embarrassing.
At this time, it was late at night and everyone was asleep. Only the occasional barking of a dog could be heard outside. Apart from that, it was so quiet that it made people feel uneasy.
Li Hehua sat next to Zhang Tieshan and looked at his face.
"Zhang Tieshan, do you still remember when I first came here? When I first met you, you were so mean to me, and you wanted to divorce me right away. I had nowhere to go, so I shamelessly begged you for a long time before you agreed to let me stay for a while. At that time, I lived in the woodshed without even a bed. It was really pitiful. I had never been so lovable since I was a child. But I didn't blame you. I know you thought I was Li Hehua, so you hated me."
Thinking of what happened at that time, Li Hehua smiled, took Zhang Tieshan's big hand and rubbed it gently in his hand, "At that time, I complained about you behind your back, saying that you are a cold and hard man, and you don't know how to be gentle with women. However, I was so ugly at that time, you couldn't be gentle with women."
"But later, I realized that you are not that cold and hard. You can be kind to someone wholeheartedly, and that person is me. You know I am not her, and you like the real me, right? In fact, I have never understood when you confirmed that I am not her?"
Maybe it was late at night and no one else could hear, so people were particularly eager to talk. Li Hehua held Zhang Tieshan's hand and started to talk, saying things he had never said before, "In fact, except for the fact that you treated me badly at the beginning, you treated me very, very well afterwards. You helped me beat away the thugs who were making trouble, helped me find black men to protect me, helped me stop the business people who were looking for trouble, and helped me do the dirty work. If it weren't for you, I would probably have to face many, many troubles that I couldn't solve by myself, and then suffer a lot. Zhang Tieshan, I am actually very grateful to you in my heart."
"But you've been so good to me, but I've rejected you more and more harshly. Are you sad? Do you think I'm too cruel? In fact, I also think I'm quite cruel to you, because I'm really afraid that your mother will dislike me. You know, in this world, filial piety is the most important thing, and mother-in-law is still very important. So, how can I promise you? I can only reject you cruelly again and again."
Li Hehua didn't know what he was saying, he just poured out everything in his mind. No one could hear him now, so he could do whatever he wanted for once.
"You know, I thought if I rejected you a few more times, you would give up. You didn't come to see me for a few days, and you didn't go to the forest of books. I thought you gave up. Who knew you were so stupid? In order to buy a restaurant for me, you ignored the danger and dared to fight a tiger. Do you know how dangerous this is? Is it really worth throwing away your life just for someone like me who keeps rejecting you? I used to think you were a calm and smart person, but now I know you are so stupid."
Li Hehua sniffed, buried her face in Zhang Tieshan's palm, and cried silently.
"Zhang Tieshan, I'm actually not that cruel. I remember all the good things you've done for me. You know, I wanted to find a tall, mighty and handsome boyfriend before, the kind who could kiss me, hug me and lift me up high. Because of this, my friends almost laughed at me to death, saying that I was a little princess at heart, but I just liked masculine guys. As a result, before I had the chance to find one, I was transported here, and my miserable life of being the scapegoat began. Then I never wanted a tall, mighty boyfriend again, but I ended up meeting you. You know, the first time I saw you, I thought you were so manly and handsome. If it were in modern times, I would have agreed to you a long time ago, but here, I don't dare."
"I'm a coward. Even if you open your heart to me and tell me that you can handle everything, I won't believe you and will reject you again and again."
At this moment, the hand under the face was wet with hot tears, melting a little of the coldness.
Li Hehua buried her head quietly for a long, long time, until others thought she was asleep. Then she raised her head, looked at the pale-faced man and said, "Zhang Tieshan, you know I'm not her, but do you know my real name? You definitely don't know. If you can wake up, I'll tell you my real name and my nickname, okay?"
After saying this, Li Hehua looked at him hopefully, hoping that he could really wake up.
Unfortunately, the man on the bed was determined not to open his eyes.
Li Hehua's eyes flashed with disappointment, and he forced a smile and said, "It seems that if I don't tell you my real name, you won't wake up, right? Well, since you are a patient, I will tell you first. When you know it, you will wake up, okay. In fact, my real name is Li Hehua, He for surname He, and Hua for talent. Isn't it a bit rustic? People say that my name is quite rustic, but there is nothing I can do. This is the name given by my grandfather. The old man likes to use Guo and Hua as names, and then my name became like this. However, my family members call me by my nickname, which is Gao Gao, because I have liked to eat Gao Gao since I was a child. The first word I said when I opened my mouth was Gao Gao, so I was called Gao Gao. Isn't it a bit funny?"
However, the man on the bed did not smile, his face remained so calm.
Li Hehua stopped smiling, and a deep feeling of powerlessness came from deep within.
What if Zhang Tieshan really couldn't make it this time and died? Whenever she thought of this, her heart was so painful that she even found it difficult to breathe. She really couldn't imagine that this person really died like this.
At that time, will she still be able to live as calmly as she does now?
No, it's impossible.
How she wished he could wake up immediately.
At this moment, compared to his life, she suddenly felt that all her previous worries and concerns were so insignificant.
Li Hehua reached out his hand and touched Zhang Tieshan's pale face. "Zhang Tieshan, can you hear me? If I tell you now that you will wake up, I will agree to it. Can you wake up now?"
Unfortunately, the man did not wake up, apparently he did not hear what she said.
Li Hehua sighed weakly and stared at the man on the bed quietly under the candlelight. Finally, she fell asleep without knowing when, until she felt her hand being gently caressed, again and again, forcing her to open her eyes from her sleep.
What she saw was her fair hand, which was now covered by a big, rough, dark hand, which was stroking the back of her hand again and again.
Li Hehua was stunned for a moment, then he suddenly reacted and raised his head to look at the bed.
At this moment, Zhang Tieshan opened his eyes and was looking at her with a smile.
"Gao Gao..." the man on the bed called softly.
Li Hehua didn't have time to pay attention to what Zhang Tieshan called her at this time. She only knew that Zhang Tieshan woke up! He woke up!
Li Hehua's voice was trembling, "Zhang Tieshan, are you awake?"
Zhang Tieshan smiled weakly, and although it was pale and powerless, it was exciting in Li Hehua's eyes.
"Zhang Tieshan, you finally woke up. How are you? Do you still feel uncomfortable now? Do you feel better?"
The smile on Zhang Tieshan's face grew wider. Although he had no strength left, he still shook his head slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't worry, it's okay."
How could he be fine when he was so badly injured? But thanks to the Buddha, he finally woke up. At this moment, Li Hehua remembered to call for help and hurriedly shouted to the outside of the door: "Zhang Tieshan is awake!"
After he finished shouting, a large group of people suddenly rushed in from outside, including Zhang Linshi, Zhang Qingshan, Luo Er, and a doctor who lived here. So many people gathered around the bed and squeezed Li Hehua away at once. Li Hehua didn't care, as long as the person woke up, it was fine.
Zhang Lin cried, "Tieshan, you finally woke up. You scared me to death, didn't you know that? If anything happened to you, I would die!"
Although Zhang Tieshan was a little disappointed that he couldn't see Li Hehua, the most important thing at the moment was to comfort his family, so he smiled and said, "Mom, I'm awake, it's okay, don't cry."
Zhang Qingshan's eyes were also red, but he was more rational than Zhang Linshi. He said, "Mom, please let the doctor check on my brother first."
Zhang Lin finally reacted and said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, yes, let the doctor take a look. Doctor, doctor, please check on my son. Is he okay?"
The doctor stroked his beard, walked forward and sat down, put his hand on Zhang Tieshan's wrist, closed his eyes and began to diagnose.
Everyone around him looked at him nervously, waiting for him to speak.
After a cup of tea, the doctor finally let go of his hand, opened his eyes and said, "It's good that you woke up. Your life is no longer in danger. You just need to take good care of your injuries and slowly recuperate. Your body will recover."
When the family heard this, they all became excited and said yes repeatedly. Zhang Lin's eyes turned red with joy again.
When Li Hehua heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and just wanted to say thank God and may the Buddha bless him.
Shulin also woke up when Li Hehua started calling for help. Seeing that his father woke up, his eyes lit up again. He carefully turned over and lay on his stomach, gently hugged Zhang Tieshan's neck, and rubbed his face affectionately.
Zhang Tieshan smiled, turned his head slightly, and kissed Shulin on the cheek to comfort his son.
Seeing that the patient was fine, the doctor prescribed a prescription for treatment. After instructing him on how to boil and change the medicine and some precautions, he went back with Luo Er seeing him off.
Zhang Lin didn't care about anything else, she sat down beside the bed and said angrily: "Tieshan, do you know that your mother's life is almost scared to death by you? You used to be the one I trusted the most, but now why are you so reckless? How can you go into the mountains to fight a tiger? Can you beat that thing? Tell me, if you can't come back this time, do you want your mother to send you off before you? Woo woo..."
Zhang Tieshan moved his hand and touched Zhang Lin's hand, "Mom, I'm sorry, I was reckless this time, but I'm fine now, and I won't go to the mountains again, don't worry."
Zhang Lin was still not satisfied and wanted to say more, but was stopped by Luo Er, "Aunt, Tieshan just woke up and is still weak. He can't talk so much. He still needs to rest well now. Let Tieshan rest more, and you can scold him when he is better."
Zhang Lin heard this and nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, now you need to rest more. I won't say anything more, I won't say anything more."
Luo Er glanced at Li Hehua and said, "Aunt, Tieshan hasn't eaten for a long time. Go make him some porridge. The doctor said he can only eat porridge now."
Zhang Lin patted her thigh and stood up, "Yes, yes, if you hadn't told me I would have forgotten. I'll go cook the porridge now."
Zhang Lin turned around and saw Li Hehua standing next to her. He glanced at her with a look that was neither friendly nor fierce. He just glanced at her and said nothing before hurried out of the room.
Luo Er said to Zhang Qingshan again: "Qingshan, go and make some medicine for your brother. He should take it after he finishes his meal."
Zhang Qingshan nodded and left the room to boil the medicine.
Zhang Tieshan looked at Luo Er, smiled silently, and then signaled him to lower his head with his eyes.
Luo Er lowered his head in confusion and put his ear close to Zhang Tieshan to listen to what Zhang Tieshan said.
After listening, Luo Er looked at Li Hehua in surprise, with a complicated look in his eyes, but he didn't say much. He just patted him on the shoulder and said, "I know, I will do it, don't worry." Then he went out.
Now only Li Hehua and Shulin are left.
Last night, Zhang Tieshan was in a coma and Li Hehua said a lot of things. Now that he woke up, she had nothing to say and felt a little at a loss.
Finally, it was Zhang Tieshan who spoke first, "Thank you for your hard work yesterday."
Li Hehua shook his head.
Zhang Tieshan curled his lips slightly, "Don't stand so far away, come over and sit down, okay?"
Li Hehua pursed her lips and walked to the edge of the bed and sat down.
When Shulin saw Li Hehua coming, he abandoned his father, climbed up, and crawled into Li Hehua's arms and lay there motionless.
Zhang Tieshan chuckled, and Li Hehua also smiled and patted the back of the little baby in his arms.
The atmosphere suddenly relaxed.
Zhang Tieshan moved his fingers slightly, tentatively raised them up, and held Li Hehua's hand that was placed behind Shu Lin's back.
Li Hehua was startled and subconsciously tried to pull away, but Zhang Tieshan exerted force and held it tightly, preventing him from pulling away.
Li Hehua was concerned about his injuries and did not dare to struggle. He could only shout in dissatisfaction: "Zhang Tieshan!"
Zhang Tieshan chuckled, with a hint of roguery in his smile.
Li Hehua frowned as he watched. This man had just returned from the gates of hell, yet he was still acting like a rogue!
"Zhang Tieshan, do you know how dangerous this time is! How could you go..." Having said this, Li Hehua couldn't continue, because Zhang Tieshan went there for her.
Zhang Tieshan stopped smiling, clenched the little hand in his hand, and said, "I'm sorry, I was careless this time. I didn't expect to be injured so badly."
He never mentioned that it was for her, which made Li Hehua feel even worse. She couldn't help asking, "Why did you go to kill the tiger? It was for the money to open my shop, right?"
Zhang Tieshan pursed his lips and said nothing.
Li Hehua suddenly got angry. "Why are you so stupid? Can you just beat a tiger? I rejected you, but you not only didn't give up, you even beat the tiger for me. Don't you consider whether it's worth it or not when you do something?"
"It's worth it!" Zhang Tieshan answered decisively, interrupting what Li Hehua was about to say.
Li Hehua opened his mouth, his ears felt hot and his face felt hot.
Zhang Tieshan looked into Li Hehua's eyes seriously. "For you, it's worth it. If you want to open a restaurant, I will help you do it. I won't restrict your freedom. I will just watch over you from behind. I want you to know that being with me is not as scary as you think."
Li Hehua couldn't stand his gaze and lowered his head, not wanting anyone to see his emotions at the moment.
But at this moment, only she knew the unrest in her heart.
Zhang Tieshan saw her lowering her head and avoiding him, and fearing that he might anger her, he swallowed what he was about to say and changed the subject: "I have asked Luo Er to help me sell the tiger, so I can buy the restaurant."
Li Hehua raised his head, frowned slightly, and said, "I'm not buying the restaurant, you can keep the money yourself."
Zhang Tieshan pursed his lips, squeezed his hands, and said, "This money is earned for you. I have asked Luo Er to buy it from the owner of the restaurant."
Li Hehua glared at him, "You..." He didn't know what to say after a long pause, so he could only say, "It's been so many days, the restaurant is probably gone, how can it be waiting for you to buy it, so don't bother thinking about it anymore."
Zhang Tieshan raised his lips and said, "Don't worry, I have already made arrangements with the boss. I gave him a deer and promised to give him an extra ten taels of silver. The boss agreed to keep it for me for a month before selling it."
Li Hehua opened his eyes wide and looked at Zhang Tieshan in disbelief.
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