Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 787 Fish head tofu soup!
"Hello! Is this the ward for Director Wu's wife?" At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Deng Guangrong, Director Zhou and others, carrying a bunch of gifts in their hands, walked into Liang Jing's ward from outside and asked politely to everyone sitting in the ward.

Chen Shuying, who was sitting in front of the bed and chatting with Liang Jing, turned around instinctively when she heard Deng Guangrong's question. When she saw the strangers in front of her, she asked with a puzzled look on her face: "I am Wu Aiguo's mother. Who are you?"

When Deng Guangrong heard Chen Shuying's self-introduction, he immediately showed a bright smile on his face and quickly introduced himself: "Hello, Aunt Wu! I am the father-in-law of Liu Guangqi in your hospital. My name is Deng Guangrong. Our Director Zhou heard that Director Wu's wife gave birth to a daughter today, so he came to visit Director Wu's wife."

When Chen Shuying heard Deng Guangrong's self-introduction, she was surprised and greeted him enthusiastically, "So you are the second uncle's in-laws! Please take a seat."

When Deng Guangrong heard what Chen Shuying said, he immediately introduced her to her: "Aunt Wu! Let me introduce you. This is Director Zhou from our county's Light Industry Bureau. Thanks to Director Wu's help, we were able to successfully complete our mission to Beijing."

Deng Guangrong put the bag in his hand on the bedside table beside the bed and said, "Aunt Wu! This is just a little gift from our Director Zhou. I hope Director Wu's wife and daughter can be healthy and recover and be discharged from the hospital soon."

Liang Jing, who was lying on the hospital bed, heard what Deng Guangrong said and immediately understood the purpose of Deng Guangrong and his companions. She quickly said to Chen Shuying, "Mom! We accept Guangqi's father-in-law's kindness, but we cannot accept this gift no matter what."

When Chen Shuying heard Liang Jing's reminder, she remembered what Wu Aiguo had said, and quickly said to Deng Guangrong: "Comrade Deng! My wife is right. We have received your kindness, but we cannot accept this gift no matter what."

When Director Zhou saw that Chen Shuying and Liang Jing were both unwilling to accept the gifts they brought, he quickly persuaded them, "Aunt Wu, Madam Wu, these are some local specialties of our area. They are not valuable. You must not refuse them."

Liang Jing, who was lying on the hospital bed, heard what Director Zhou said and politely declined, "Director Zhou! Our Aiguo family has set a rule that gifts should never be accepted no matter who gives them. So we appreciate your kindness, but you must take these things back to me."

When Director Zhou heard Liang Jing's words and felt the determination in her tone, he pretended to be dumb and said, "Aunt Wu! Madam Wu! We have already booked the train tickets back. Now we have to rush to the train station. Let's go first."

Director Zhou said this without giving Chen Shuying and her husband a chance to react. He quickly gave Deng Guangrong a look and turned to walk out of the ward.

When Chen Shuying saw Director Zhou walking quickly out of the ward, she immediately picked up the bags that Deng Guangrong had placed on the bedside table and shouted to Director Zhou and others who had already walked out of the ward, "Director Zhou! Comrade Deng! Wait for me, take these things back."

However, when Chen Shuying chased out of the ward, Director Zhou and others had already disappeared without a trace.

Chen Shuying looked at the empty corridor and could only carry the bag back to the ward helplessly. She said to Liang Jing depressedly: "Xiao Jing! Guangqi's father-in-law and his men have disappeared without a trace. What do you think we should do with these things?"

When Liang Jing heard what Chen Shuying said and saw the bags in her hands, she said to her helplessly, "Mom! Take a look at what's in these bags first. If they're not too valuable, then wait until Aiguo comes to the hospital and then give the things to Aiguo to deal with."

After hearing what Liang Jing said, Chen Shuying put the bag back on the bedside table and opened it. When she saw the nutritional supplements such as malted milk and canned fruit in the bag, she breathed a sigh of relief and introduced them to Liang Jing: "Xiao Jing! This bag contains some nutritional supplements, but the price of these nutritional supplements is not cheap at all. I estimate that they are worth 70 or 80 yuan in total."

Seventy or eighty yuan is almost three months' salary for an ordinary family, but it is nothing for Wu Aiguo and Liang Jing. After all, Wu Aiguo's monthly salary is more than 100 yuan, and with Liang Jing's work, the two of them have an income of about 200 yuan.

Liang Jing listened to Chen Shuying's introduction and pondered for a moment. Then she said to Chen Shuying, "Mom! Put these things away first. When Aiguo comes to the hospital, give them to him to deal with."

Chen Shuying heard Liang Jing's instructions and nodded in agreement. She replied, "Okay! I understand. I'll put the things in the cabinet below. When Aiguo comes, remember to tell him."

After hearing what Chen Shuying said and watching her put the things into the cupboard, Liang Jing said to her, "Mom! It's getting late. You should go back and cook for Dad and the brothers! I can stay here by myself."

When Chen Shuying heard Liang Jing's words, she thought of her big family at home and asked Liang Jing with a worried look on her face: "Xiao Jing! Are you sure you can stay here alone?" Liang Jing heard Chen Shuying's question and answered very confidently: "Mom! Jingtian and Jingming can't always stay at Qin Dabao's house, and my parents are in the hospital. If I have any problems here, I can always ask someone to call my parents over."

Chen Shuying heard Liang Jing's answer and felt that what Liang Jing said made sense. Thinking of her two little grandchildren at home, she could only nod in agreement and replied, "Okay! Then I'll go back first and come to see you in the evening."

At around five o'clock in the evening, Wu Aiguo came to Liang Jing's ward carrying an incubator.

Liang Jing, who was leaning on the hospital bed reading a book, saw Wu Aiguo coming and greeted him with a smile: "Aiguo! You are here!"

Wu Aiguo carried the incubator and walked to Liang Jing's bed. He smiled and said to her, "Xiao Jing! I asked Sha Zhu to make you your favorite fish head tofu soup, as well as braised pork and salted fish and eggplant."

After the lid of the insulated box was opened, the aroma of food immediately spread throughout the ward. Liang Jing smelled the aroma from the insulated box, which made her feel hungry immediately. She couldn't help but praise, "Aiguo! Brother Zhuzi's cooking skills are really amazing. Just smelling this smell has already aroused my appetite."

After Wu Aiguo arranged all the dishes, he placed the fish head and tofu soup in front of Liang Jing, and said to her with a smile: "Xiao Jing! This is the fish head and tofu soup that I asked Sha Zhu to cook for you. It has the effect of increasing milk production. For the sake of our little baby, you must drink more."

When Liang Jing heard what Wu Aiguo said, she rolled her eyes at him and said in dissatisfaction, "Aiguo! I think you are not doing this for our little baby, but for your own appetite, right?"

When Wu Aiguo heard Liang Jing's coquettish words, he immediately remembered what happened when Liang Jing gave birth to her son. He then laughed and retorted: "Xiao Jing! You must not wrongly accuse me. At the beginning, I saw that you were really uncomfortable with the engorgement, so I helped you solve the problem of excess milk. How can it be said that I did it for the sake of my appetite?"

After hearing Wu Aiguo's answer, Liang Jing did not continue to argue with Wu Aiguo about this topic. She picked up the fish soup in front of her and said to Wu Aiguo, "Okay! I won't argue with you anymore. Hurry up and move a stool over. Let's eat together!"

Liang Jing followed Wu Aiguo's instructions and drank a bowl of soup first. Then she picked up her chopsticks, picked up a piece of braised pork and started eating.

Halfway through the meal, Liang Jing suddenly remembered that Liu Guangqi's father-in-law had come to the hospital, and quickly said to Wu Aiguo, "Aiguo! This afternoon, Liu Guangqi's father-in-law came to the hospital with a few people to see me. He also brought a lot of things, which I asked my mother to put in the cabinet."

Wu Aiguo was surprised when he heard Liang Jing's introduction. He asked Liang Jing, "Xiao Jing! Didn't I tell you not to accept gifts from others? Why did you accept them?"

When Liang Jing heard Wu Aiguo's words and thought about what happened at that time, she retorted to Wu Aiguo with a dissatisfied look on her face: "When Liu Guangqi's father-in-law sent something, my mother and I both refused it, but Director Zhou just put the things down and immediately took his people away. When my mother chased him out with the things, he had already run away without a trace."

After hearing what Liang Jing said, Wu Aiguo realized that he had wronged Liang Jing. He then changed the subject and asked Liang Jing, "Xiao Jing! What did the other party give you? Are there any valuables in it?"

When Liang Jing heard what Wu Aiguo said, she immediately introduced it to him: "I didn't see what was inside, but my mother said that there was malted milk and canned fruit, as well as some bacon, which together were worth about 70 or 80 yuan."

After hearing what Liang Jing said, Wu Aiguo took out the bag of gifts from the cabinet under the bedside table, opened the bag, took a look at the contents, and said to Liang Jing, "When our parents come over tonight, let them take these things back and then send them to the backyard to return them to Liu Guangqi."

Liang Jing nodded subconsciously when she heard Wu Aiguo's words and replied, "Okay! Then you can handle it. Besides, my mother said that she will stay here with me at night. When my mother comes, you can go home first!"

"Brother Aiguo! Sister-in-law Liang Jing! We are here to see you." Liang Jing's words had just fallen when Liu Guangqi and Deng Meijuan, carrying a bag, walked into Liang Jing's ward from outside. When Deng Meijuan saw Wu Aiguo and Liang Jing sitting on the edge of the bed, she immediately greeted them politely.

(End of this chapter)