Municipal Hospital of Q City, a coastal city.
Yang Zhiqiang was standing guard in the ward. His beard had already sprouted a long green stubble, and his eyes were obviously bloodshot.
Since he received the news that his mother-in-law was ill, and his mother-in-law's home was not far from Q City, Yang Zhiqiang contacted his daughter-in-law's family and brought her to Q City for treatment.
Chen Yue's family is his family. From the beginning of the operation at midnight yesterday to now, Yang Zhiqiang has hardly slept a wink.
The door was gently pushed open. Seeing this, Yang Zhiqiang stood up and saw the dusty Chen Yue.
"Are you exhausted? I should have known I would go back to deliver Guoguo." Yang Zhiqiang stepped forward and said softly.
Chen Yue shook her head, "I have to get things when I go back. You don't know where a lot of things are."
Chen Yue unbuttoned her shirt, dug inside, and spread her hands in front of Yang Zhiqiang, "Look."
Chen Yue was holding a wad of money in her hand, and she had to have one thousand eight hundred yuan no matter what.
Yang Zhiqiang's eyes widened immediately, "Where did you get so much money?"
Immediately, Yang Zhiqiang's brows showed some annoyance and distress, "Didn't I agree that I would borrow money when I get back?"
Yang Zhiqiang knew what kind of person Chen Yue was. He was used to being fussy, but when he asked someone for help, his face would definitely be thinner than paper.
Besides, this is not a glorious thing. It should be him, the man, who should speak.
Chen Yue shook her head, as if she had remembered something, and said movedly, "I didn't even ask to borrow it, but Sister Wan Tang saw it. She stuffed the money into the dim sum without telling me."
Yang Zhiqiang's eyes trembled, "When mom's condition stabilizes, we must thank her properly."
Chen Yue nodded vigorously, her nose sore.
Yang Zhiqiang hugged Chen Yue gently, "Everything will be fine."
Although Yang Zhiqiang said everything would be fine, his heart was still pounding.
The doctor said this morning that my mother-in-law's illness requires long-term care in the hospital before she can recover.
The money spent in a month is almost the same as a month's medical expenses and hospitalization expenses, and this is without hiring a nurse.
He has taken as many days off as he can. If his mother-in-law doesn't hire a caregiver, it means that Chen Yue and Chen Yue's brothers and sisters will have to work in shifts to take care of her mother-in-law.
Now that the farming season is busy and it’s the time to harvest corn, Chen Yue’s brothers and sisters may not have much time to spare.
Guoguo is still young and needs to be taken care of, and she can't always be left at Commander Lu's house.
But his daughter-in-law had to take care of both ends, so it was inevitable that she would not be able to do anything at the same time. He couldn't bear that Chen Yue was so tired.
"In two days, hire a reliable nurse." Yang Zhiqiang said.
Chen Yue wanted to retort, "But..."
Before he finished speaking, Yang Zhiqiang stopped him and said, "You don't have to worry about paying back the money. I'll figure it out."
Chen Yue hesitated for a moment, then nodded when she saw Yang Zhiqiang persisted, but her frown deepened, and a sense of powerlessness came to her heart.
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Liandao Military Region Family Home.
Xu Wantang led Guoguo to the bathroom, planning to give Little Douding a bath first and let her sleep comfortably.
In this situation, Xu Wantang couldn't help but think of Xu Wantang's appearance when Zhao Youyou came to B City in the previous life and gave her a bath.
At that time, Zhao Youyou didn't know if she simply wanted to go against her. She was covered in mud, but she still refused to take a shower.
She started struggling as soon as she entered the bathroom, no matter what she said, it was useless.
In the end, Xu Wantang was so tormented that he was all wet, like a drowned rat.
Even though he knew that Guoguo was many times more well-behaved than Zhao Youyou, Xu Wantang was still a little nervous.
"Sister Tang, let me take a bath for you so that you can sleep comfortably, okay?" Xu Wantang took the lead in asking Guo Guo for her opinion.
Guoguo raised her head, revealing two rows of small sesame teeth, and nodded hurriedly, "Okay! I haven't taken a bath with Sister Tang yet~"
Xu Wantang pinched Guo Guo's little red face and praised, "You're so good."
Xu Wantang had experience in taking care of Zhao Youyou in his previous life, so he was very comfortable taking care of children.
Xu Wantang's movements were gentle and meticulous. When washing Guoguo's hair, not a drop of water got into Guoguo's eyes and ears.
By the end of the wash, Guoguo was so comfortable that she almost fell asleep. Her little body was half leaning on Xu Wantang, and her little head was sinking bit by bit like the second hand of a clock going down.
Xu Wantang's shoulders suddenly sank. When she heard the even breathing of the little guy leaning on her shoulders, Xu Wantang's heart softened.
Xu Wantang gently held Guo Guo in his arms, wiped the water off her body, and took out a dry towel to wipe Guo Guo's hair.
Xu Wantang was originally afraid that her wiping her hair would wake up Guoguo, but unexpectedly, as she wiped her hair, Guoguo seemed to be sleeping even more deeply——
He actually snored a little.
Xu Wantang laughed. It seemed that Chen Yue was not only tired as an adult these past two days, but also the children.
Xu Wantang spent nearly 20 minutes just drying his hair.
Sleeping with wet hair can easily lead to colds or headaches. Xu Wantang didn't dare to be careless in dealing with a child as young as Guoguo.
During this process, Xu Wantang did not feel tired, but rather enjoyed it.
Because Guoguo is well-behaved and cute, he doesn't make any fuss at all if he is at her mercy.
Xu Wantang feels very accomplished and satisfied after washing such a cute child.
This is something Xu Wantang never experienced in her previous life raising Zhao Youyou.
Finally, Xu Wantang applied a light layer of cream on Guoguo, and put on Guoguo's sleeping clothes.
After doing all this, Xu Wantang gently picked up Guoguo and walked out of the bathroom.
As soon as he went out, he saw Lu Yunzheng leaning against the wall not far away, which shocked Xu Wantang.
"What are you doing?" Xu Wantang asked in a breathy voice, glaring at Lu Yunzheng with his round eyes.
Lu Yunzheng glanced at Guoguo, who was fully dressed and even had her hair dried in Xu Wantang's arms, with an expression of admiration.
Lu Yunzheng: "I..."
Before Lu Yunzheng could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Xu Wantang jokingly, "Afraid I can't handle it?"
Lu Yunzheng was surprised for a moment, then nodded honestly.
The reason why Lu Yunzheng was waiting at the door was that he was afraid that Xu Wantang would be too busy.
During those days in City B, although he didn't give Zhao Youyou a bath because of the conflict between men and women, he asked his mother Zhang Xiuju to wash Zhao Youyou once.
The bathing period was filled with Zhao Youyou's screams and Zhang Xiuju's impatient and irritable curses.
When Zhang Xiuju and Zhao Youyou finally came out, most of Zhang Xiuju's clothes were wet, and Zhao Youyou's hair was a mess, with water still dripping from it.
Therefore, Lu Yunzheng knew that bathing a child was not an easy task.
Unexpectedly, Xu Wantang was able to handle it completely. Guoguo's hair was draped dryly on the back of her head, extremely refreshing.
The next second, he heard Xu Wantang chuckle, "Didn't you bring me a cheap girl? You've already practiced it."
