Gong Linglong was busy at home in the morning. She boiled the Chinese medicine for Lu Jingchuan and his fellow apprentices, stewed a pot of fragrant pork tripe and chicken soup for them, steamed their favorite braised pork belly, and braised a large pot of cured pork trotters. The family of five had lunch at home, let the triplets take a nap in the space, and the couple went to the hospital to visit Ji Wei.
Ji's mother was accompanying them in the ward yesterday. Seeing them coming, she greeted them with a smile: "Jingchuan, Linglong, Wei'er woke up in the middle of the night last night. The doctor said she is out of danger. From now on, we just need to take good care of her."
"I'm glad you're alright."
Gong Linglong walked into the room carrying something in her hands. She saw that not only was Ji's mother in the room, but there was also a young woman with a pretty face and elegant temperament. She had never seen her before and asked with a smile, "Auntie, who is this?"
"Captain Lu, Comrade Gong, hello. My name is Gan Jinlin, and I'm here to visit Brother Ji Wei."
The girl's voice was clean and gentle, refreshing like a gentle breeze. Gong Linglong glanced at Ji's mother's expression, vaguely guessing something, and smiled as usual: "Comrade Gan, hello."
Lu Jingchuan, who followed closely behind, also greeted her and looked at the awakened senior brother with a smile in his eyes: "You're alive again, you're a brave man again."
Ji Wei raised the corner of his mouth, his eyes glued to the thermos bucket in Gong Linglong's hand, and sniffed lightly, "Sister-in-law, I smell the aroma of braised pork."
"I brought you a full bowl."
Gong Linglong placed two large baskets on the table, one basket of food and the other basket of fresh fruits.
"Linglong, thank you so much."
Mother Ji thanked her hurriedly, smiling broadly, "Auntie's cooking skills are average, and the brats at home would rather eat in the cafeteria than what I cook. Wei'er always goes to your place to eat every time he comes home, which really causes you a lot of trouble."
"Aunt, we are all family, no need to be so polite. It's only a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks when my senior brother comes to eat."
Gong Linglong brought out all the food and asked them, "Auntie, Comrade Gan, you haven't eaten yet, right?"
"Let's just go to the cafeteria and get some food."
Ji's mother was helping out, saying, "I was on night watch here last night. I have a meeting this afternoon that I can't miss. Everyone else in the family has to go to work. Jinlin just came to visit, so I asked her to help keep me company for the whole afternoon."
"Aunt, I brought enough vegetables, but not enough rice. Please go to the cafeteria to get some rice and you can eat with the eldest brother." Gong Linglong said.
"Okay, I'll go get some rice."
Gan Jinlin was not very familiar with them, so she took the initiative to say, "Auntie, I'll go buy some rice. You can feed Ji Wei first."
"Okay, Jinlin, thank you for your hard work."
After Gan Jinlin left, Lu Jingchuan asked with a half-smile, "Big Brother, should I say something?"
"I've been to the gates of hell and figured out a lot of things. Life is neither long nor short, so we shouldn't leave any regrets." Ji Wei didn't answer directly, but his meaning was clear.
"If you had figured it out earlier, your child would be able to help with cooking."
Mother Ji gave him a stern look and sighed, "Jinlin is a good child. She has been waiting for you silently all these years. She was scared out of her wits this time. Now that you have come to your senses, you two should get along well and get things done when you recover."
"I understand." Ji Wei was most afraid of his mother's nagging.
"Okay, I won't nag you anymore."
Mother Ji brought a bowl of rice and picked up some of each dish to feed him. "Linglong cooked all your favorite dishes. She also made soup. Eat as much as you can. Only by eating can you recover faster."
As he took half a piece of braised pork into his mouth, Ji Wei sighed with emotion: "This is the most delicious thing in the world."
Mother Ji laughed as she listened. "Cooking is a very profound subject. I, your mother, will never be able to learn to make a delicious dish like braised pork. Jinlin's cooking skills are not bad, and she is also very patient. Let her learn from Linglong in the future. You can only rely on her to enjoy the delicious food."
Gan Jinlin quickly returned with two servings of rice and two pieces of watermelon. She gave them to Lu Jingchuan and his wife as soon as she entered, "Captain Lu, Comrade Gong, have some watermelon to quench your thirst."
"Thanks."
Gong Linglong took it with a smile, "Comrade Gan, please eat quickly."
"I'll wait for my aunt to eat together."
Gan Jinlin put the lunch box aside. Seeing that there was soup, she took an empty bowl from the cabinet next to her and filled it with soup to let it cool first. She smiled gently and said, "This soup smells so good."
"Linglong is a great cook, and the dishes she makes are incredibly delicious." Mother Ji said with a smile, then asked, "By the way, Jingchuan, the triplets didn't come today?"
"Just finished lunch and took a nap at home."
"Your three children are so adorable, so well-behaved, smart, and polite. Yesterday, they even comforted me and their father. We were so worried about Wei'er that we didn't even have a proper talk with them."
Yesterday, my son was lying unconscious in bed. The doctors were very worried and could not listen to other people's words of comfort.
Lu Jingchuan was talking to Ji's mother, while Gong Linglong was chatting with Gan Jinlin. When she learned that Gan Jinlin was also a college student majoring in architectural design, she was a little surprised: "Comrade Gan, your appearance is very inconsistent with your interests and hobbies."
"Yes, my family was quite surprised when I chose architecture as my major."
Gan Jinlin smiled faintly, her smile as pure as a jasmine flower. "My uncle is an architect. When I was little, I loved watching him draw various architectural blueprints in his study. Gradually, I became interested. I never told my parents about it before, so they weren't very supportive of me filling out my application this time. Only my uncle was very supportive."
“Interest is the best teacher.”
Gong Linglong noticed that her eyes lit up when she mentioned architectural design, which showed that she really liked this line of work and should be very talented in it.
"Comrade Gong, what's your major?"
Gan Jinlin had a good impression of her and knew that she was the top scorer in liberal arts in Kyoto, but he didn't pay attention to anything else about her.
"I'm a foreign language major, double majoring in Language F and Language Y."
Seeing the two young women chatting, Ji's mother joined in the conversation and said with a smile, "Jinlin, Linglong is now attending college with her triplets. Her three children are extremely smart. They are only one year old and have been attending college with her. They always get full marks on the exams."
"Really?" Gan Jinlin had never heard of this.
Gong Linglong smiled and nodded. "These little guys have always had a strong ability to learn languages and are very serious in class. Now, all of us students in the Foreign Languages College are driven by them and dare not relax for even a moment. We are all working very hard as if we have been injected with chicken blood. Especially in our class, we always get full marks in the monthly exams. We are all afraid of being outdone by these three."
"Those who can get into Peking University are basically the top students from all over the country. They are forced into this state by three one-year-old kids at school. Their lives are really miserable." Ji Wei smiled.
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