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Chapter 139: Chapter 133 Poor Kid
"What are you laughing at, still able to laugh, your heart is really big," Shen Yunfang looked at Li Hongjun who didn’t speak but started laughing at her, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
"No, I’m just happy to see how much you care about me," Li Hongjun said, holding Shen Yunfang’s hand.
"Who cares about you, I am dissatisfied with the irresponsible behavior of this hospital toward patients, no, I have to find their leadership to demand an explanation." Isn’t this bullying, leaving a person who can’t take care of themselves here unattended, if something really happened who would take the responsibility. Even if someone took responsibility, by then it would be too late.
"Don’t, don’t go, it’s not their fault," Li Hongjun had no choice but to briefly explain, "When I was injured, the leaders took it very seriously and there’s always been someone looking after me."
Li Hongjun didn’t just break his leg, he also had wounds on his stomach, and surgery fixed up both his stomach and leg well. With his condition, the hospital had assigned someone special to take care of him.
"Then where is that person, how come I didn’t see them?" Shen Yunfang pressed, with Li Hongjun’s condition, the caregiver should be there twenty-four hours, right?
"My parents came yesterday," Li Hongjun said, wiping his nose. "My mom said she’d suffice, so she sent the caregiver away."
Shen Yunfang took a breath and sat down again.
Seeing she stopped talking, Li Hongjun thought she was angry and shook her hand, "What’s wrong, are you angry? My mom meant well, wanting to look after me, later I saw they were all tired, so I had someone arrange for them to rest."
"Mm, I’m not angry," Shen Yunfang suddenly felt it was a bit pointless, they are mother and son after all, with a good relationship, what place did she have?
Li Hongjun could see something was off with Shen Yunfang’s mood and hurriedly explained in detail, "I didn’t want my parents to come when I got injured, they’re of such age, what could they do once here, and I couldn’t bear it, but then Old Wu sent a telegram, by the time I knew he’d sent it to my parents, it was already too late, that’s why I had Old Wu send you one too."
Shen Yunfang glanced at him, just as she was about to say a few sharp words, the door to the ward was pushed open.
"Son, did you get up yet, mom brought you some meat buns, come on and eat a couple."
Without turning around Shen Yunfang knew that Li Hongjun’s mother Qiu Shuping had arrived.
She slowly freed herself from Li Hongjun’s large hand, stood up and turned around with a proper smile on her face, "Auntie, you’re here. Uncle, you too."
"Why are you here?" Qiu Shuping saw Shen Yunfang standing in front of her, her eyes wide open with surprise.
"I sent a telegram to have Yunfang come over," Li Hongjun said expressionlessly.
"Why bother with her when I’m here? There’s no need for her," Qiu Shuping felt somewhat reluctant, always fearing that her son was being taken away from her.
Ever since she arrived yesterday, she hadn’t stopped badmouthing Shen Yunfang, trying to brainwash Li Hongjun. Yet her son had always maintained an expressionless face, which left Qiu Shuping unsure of his true feelings—whether he was listening or not.
"What are you talking about? Yunfang, Hongjun is fine, don’t worry." Li Wangcai, who was behind, couldn’t bear to listen any longer, hurriedly interrupted his wife and then chatted with his future daughter-in-law with a smile. Thinking about the only child left behind by his comrade, he felt some excitement in his heart. Thinking that without Shen Yening, he would not be where he is today, he felt that by being good to his comrade’s child, he was repaying him.
Despite being engaged to Li Hongjun for so many years, Shen Yunfang had actually only met Li Hongjun and Li Hongxing because they had come to see her when her mother passed away. As for the other members of the Li Family, she had never met them. 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝘤𝘰𝑚
"We’re at the hospital, so I’m not worried. But with his current condition, it’s outrageous that the hospital hasn’t arranged for a caretaker to look after the patient. Uncle, you have no idea, when I came over just now, Hongjun was so thirsty, his lips were peeling. And with his leg like this, he can barely move; he needs someone to look after him twenty-four hours a day. How can the hospital be so negligent? Uncle, later, you and Aunt should come with me to talk to their leadership about this matter," Shen Yunfang said seriously, pretending not to notice Qiu Shuping’s increasingly ugly expression and Li Wangcai’s embarrassment.
"This isn’t the leadership’s fault; it’s mine, all my fault," Li Wangcai hurriedly soothed her, taking the blame upon himself.
After they, the elderly couple, arrived yesterday, Qiu Shuping drove away the young nurse, claiming she could take good care of her son. But perhaps because they had taken a night train, both of them were terribly sleepy by the afternoon.
Seeing them this way, Li Hongjun let them go to rest at the guest house. Initially, Li Wangcai was worried about leaving their son alone, but since Qiu Shuping had never been out on her own and didn’t feel safe staying at the guest house without him, she insisted on him accompanying her. With Hongjun also claiming he would be fine, he carelessly went to the guest house with her.
They had planned to get up early today to see their son, thinking that one night away wouldn’t make a difference. This morning, however, his wife insisted on buying some delicious food for their son. They wandered around outside the hospital, used the food coupon Hongjun gave them yesterday, and after having breakfast at a state-owned restaurant, they entered the hospital carrying two stuffed buns.
Qiu Shuping realized that Shen Yunfang’s words were directed at her and immediately became unhappy, "Hmph, I won’t go, and neither will my husband. The hospital has already troubled themselves enough by arranging a single room for my Hongjun. We don’t have the face to ask for more. Besides, I can look after my own son, there’s no need for anyone else to get involved."
"Auntie, I understand your desire not to trouble the leadership, but that also depends on the situation. If Li Hongjun were fit and well, without saying a word, we wouldn’t trouble anyone. But now that he can’t move, he can’t be left alone even for a moment. It’s not good if you and Uncle arrive this late like today. Today is fine—Hongjun is just thirsty. Being thirsty for a day won’t kill anyone; at most, it’s just suffering a bit. But what if it’s not thirsty and he needs to go to the toilet? You can’t expect him to hold it just because there’s no one to help him," Shen Yunfang said without mentioning that if he couldn’t hold it, he’d end up wetting the bed. At his age, if that really happened, she thought Li Hongjun could no longer stay in the army, unable to lift his head in shame.
Obviously, Li Hongjun also considered this, and his already unhappy expression darkened further. He hadn’t encountered this issue yet and indeed hadn’t thought about it.
"Don’t talk nonsense; this is a hospital, full of doctors and nurses. If Hongjun really needed to urinate, he would call for help; he’s not a three-year-old child," Qiu Shuping felt she was deliberately finding faults.
Shen Yunfang replied coolly, "Did you hear that, Hongjun? If you can’t manage your physiological needs, just call a nurse to help you. You’re a grown man; don’t be shy. Medical professionals have the heart of a parent, so you should approach this problem with a mindset that rises above worldly concerns."
Turning her head, she said to Qiu Shuping, "Auntie, your thoughts are really progressive. I thought that anyone sick would want their relatives to look after them, but you’re exceptional, thinking differently from everyone else."
