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Chapter 163: Chapter 162: Grew a Pig’s Mouth
Although the dumplings were gone, Tong Yao felt extremely happy deep down, feeling as though she had completed a task from her past life, settling a regret.
"Doctor, is my husband’s recovery going well? Can he be discharged from the hospital tomorrow?"
"He’s recovering very well. As for discharge, we’d better observe him for another two days."
"Alright, thank you, doctor."
Si Chen walked out of the ward next door with a medical record book in his hand. With the family of the patient following behind him and sending him to the door, he then turned around and returned to the ward.
Tong Yao stood at the door of the ward. Seeing that the patient had left, she then approached and greeted, "Done checking on the patients?"
As soon as her words fell, a man’s moan of pain came from the ward behind her. Presumably, the person was being tormented by illness and couldn’t bear it any longer.
"Hm, going to the department first."
Si Chen nodded, reached out to take the lunch box from Tong Yao’s hand. The light feeling made him pause for a second, then he looked at Tong Yao with a puzzled gaze.
"..." Tong Yao laughed awkwardly a couple of times, explaining: "There was an old man in room 206 who hadn’t eaten all day, and he really wanted to eat Pickles Pork Dumplings. Coincidentally, the dumplings I brought for you were Pickles Pork Dumplings, so I gave them to him. I’m a bit late to make more now, so I’ll go to the canteen and buy something for lunch for you. I’ll make dumplings for you tonight, okay?"
Tong Yao did not regret giving the dumplings to the old man at all, but she felt a little sorry for Si Chen. He hadn’t had pork and pickles dumplings for a long time and perhaps was looking forward to it all morning.
"It’s fine." A hint of a smile flashed in Si Chen’s eyes as he held Tong Yao’s hand and started to walk towards the staircase, "The old man in room 206 is in the late stage of liver cancer, and he doesn’t have much time left. It’s rare for him to want to eat something. You did the right thing."
"Cancer?" Tong Yao sighed, remarking: "Indeed, people shouldn’t torment themselves when they’re young."
You see, once people get old, they lose their teeth one after another. Regardless of whether or not they can chew certain things, even if they can, it’s hard to taste the flavors they once craved.
People really should be kinder to themselves. If you can’t love yourself, who else are you expecting to love you?
Si Chen calmly said, "That’s true, but the conditions of their time did not allow it." The old man in room 206 had gone through the most difficult days. It wasn’t easy for anyone who lived through that era. 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
Soon, the two went downstairs. Noticing that Si Chen was still holding the medical records in his hand, Tong Yao took the lunch box from him and said, "You could go back to your department first! I’ll go to the canteen to get you some food."
After speaking, she ran towards the canteen. It was mealtime and the canteen was crowded. Tong Yao’s swollen face had subsided quite a bit, although she still looked a bit worse for wear. However, her lively eyes and standout figure still attracted people’s attention, resulting in curious glances from everyone around.
Some family members of other patients, watching Tong Yao’s stunning figure, couldn’t help but have whispered discussions.
"She’s a patient’s family member, right?"
"I don’t know, I’ve never seen her before."
"She probably isn’t from our floor. The young girl looks not bad."
Just so happened that these people were standing next to Qian Niannian. After they left, Qian Niannian rolled her eyes and retorted, "Her face is so swollen, it looks like a pig’s head. Where the hell do they see that she’s good-looking?"
Having learned from previous experiences, Guo Nan kept his head down, eating without saying a word. Qian Niannian grumbled for a while before finally letting it off.
As for the discussions about herself, Tong Yao had no idea. After getting her food, she rushed directly to Si Chen’s office. Si Chen was studying the patients’ conditions in their medical records. When he saw her come in, he put aside his work, "Why are you in such a rush that you’re even sweating?"
He handed her a piece of tissue to wipe her sweat. Tong Yao didn’t think much about it, quickly wiped her sweat dry in a few strokes. After moving so swiftly, she instantly regretted it.
What a good opportunity! It was a perfect chance to foster a romantic atmosphere and deepen their relationship. But she had carelessly wasted it. She considered whether to go out and run around again to work up some sweat for Si Chen to wipe. After seeing Si Chen opening the lunchbox to eat, she finally gave up on the idea.
She sat in front of Si Chen and watched him eat, "I have to go out for shopping this afternoon. Do you need anything? I can buy it for you on the way."
"No need." Si Chen shook his head, reminding, "Just remember to buy something for mom and dad."
"Alright, I’ll make some Pickles Pork Dumplings for you tonight."
Telling the truth, Si Chen’s way of eating was quite elegant. He was peaceful and calm, just like his personality. Watching him eat was a pleasure for Tong Yao. Thinking of the scene where they both, with grey hair, sat on the sun lounger basking in the sun, she couldn’t help but laugh.
"What’s funny?" Si Chen looked up at her.
"Nothing." Tong Yao blinked, her chin resting on her hands, "You’re going to Kyoto tomorrow, so the matter of getting our marriage certificate is going to be delayed again."
Si Chen’s eyes flickered, and his eating paused for a moment, "We’ll get it as soon as I’m back."
Tong Yao squinted her eyes and chuckled, "By then, the bubble tea shop should be about to open, just in time to celebrate two happy occasions."
"Mm." Si Chen agreed nonchalantly with a nod.
Tong Yao sat there, waiting for him to finish his meal before taking the lunchbox and heading out. She didn’t go out to the streets until the afternoon when the weather cooled down. She went to buy tea leaf cakes, pumpkin pork and vegetables, and incidentally, a small suitcase. When she returned to the family dormitory, she bumped into Chen Yanmei. They ignored each other. However, once Tong Yao had passed by, Chen Yanmei screwed up her face and spit in the direction of Tong Yao’s back.
"She’s like a pig, always stuffing her face."
Every time she goes out, she’s hauling back a bunch of stuff. If she were her daughter-in-law, she would have been beaten to death a long time ago. What a spendthrift woman.
As for Chen Yanmei’s insults, Tong Yao had no idea. As soon as she got home, she started to prepare the dumpling filling. Li Meiyu, having found nothing to complain about at noon, was nearly driven mad by the sound of chopping. Tong Yao was definitely doing it on purpose. Having dumplings for lunch and now going to have dumplings for dinner again! Why didn’t she just fall into the dumpling pot?
The more Li Meiyu thought about it, the more irritated she became. Feeling aggrieved, she decided to fight back against Tong Yao. She picked up the iron pot and slammed it on the ground. The piercing sound of the iron pot hitting the ground made her scalp tingle. She had muffle the sound by stuffing her ears with cotton and then continued to create a ruckus.
The once nice-looking, large red iron pot was being slammed so hard that the paint was chipping. The noise was so loud that it quickly attracted the attention of Li Nuanchun and Chen Yanmei. They thought Li Meiyu was fighting with Tong Yao. However, when they ran over, they only saw Tong Yao chopping dumpling fillings in the kitchen, and Li Meiyu smashing the iron pot in the room. The once good-looking iron pot was smashed beyond recognition.
"Meiyu, what are you doing?" Seeing Li Meiyu about to slam the iron pot on the ground again, Li Nuanchun quickly rushed tostop her.
Li Meiyu removed the cotton from her ears, only then noticing that Li Nuanchun and Chen Yanmei had come, "Sister-in-law, when did you guys get here?"
