noffsinger Chapter 268 Waiting for You to Save My Life
Chapter 268 Waiting for You to Save My Life
Qi Chen's parents had gone to their hometown in the countryside, and Qi Chen had to work from New Year's Eve to the third day of the Lunar New Year, so he didn't go back with them.
After the Lunar New Year, Song Huili and others will be going back to work soon.
The family had discussed it before and decided to ask Qi Chen's mother to help take care of the child.
Song Huili gave birth to a daughter as her first child, and the Qi family was not unhappy about it, nor did they hold a grudge against Song Huili, which was already quite good.
It's important to understand that the preference for sons over daughters is still a very serious problem.
Qi Chen drove an old jeep from his workplace. After finishing his meal, he would go back to work the night shift.
Ye Nuan had just learned that Qi Chen had to go to work soon.
“Since you’re here, let Huili spend the New Year here. You’ll be working these next few days, so come over whenever you have time, and if you don’t, just grab a bite at work. It’s good that my cousin and I can help Huili take care of the kids at home.”
Qi Chen thought it was feasible.
After all, it's better for three women to take care of two children here than for Song Huili to be at home alone taking care of the children and cooking.
However, he always felt that this was causing too much trouble for his cousin-in-law.
"Why don't you go back? It's the Lunar New Year, and you have children at home. Your sister-in-law is usually very busy with work, so she should take a good rest since she finally gets a few days off."
Song Huili pouted; she wanted to stay.
Moreover, the food at my cousin's house is even better.
Li Qiang glanced at Song Huili and knew that the girl didn't want to leave, but she had no right to say anything, so she lowered her head to coax the child.
Gu Hanchuan hasn't returned yet. On New Year's Eve, he and several other officers took turns standing guard for the soldiers during the day, and he'll probably be going again tonight.
"Alright, it's settled then. We're all family, no need to be so polite! Besides, I can tell Huili doesn't want to leave. There's plenty of room at home, why keep running around? Even though the baby is over 100 days old, we still need to be careful. Let Huili go back when your family comes back."
Qi Chen was happy, because he was a little worried about leaving Song Huili alone at home to take care of the child.
But you still have to be polite in your words.
"Is this alright? Don't cause any more trouble!"
"Why not? This place is far from Anshi. Huili is my and Hanchuan's own sister. If something happens, of course we, her brother and sister-in-law, will help. You don't need to worry about it. Just focus on your work."
Qi Chen then grinned and said, "Alright!"
There's no custom of eating dumplings in Zhejiang Province, but Gu Hanchuan and the others are from the north and have been eating dumplings since childhood, so Ye Nuan made two trays of dumplings, both filled with meat.
But these dumplings were never cooked; instead, rice was steamed for dinner.
Ye Nuan and Gu Hanchuan both have high salaries, and Ye Nuan has a lot of good stuff in her space, so their New Year's Eve dinner was incredibly lavish.
Although Gu Hanchuan was standing guard for these new recruits, he still needed to eat dinner.
When I got back and washed my hands, I saw chicken, duck and fish on the table, and my mood improved greatly.
"Is this fish steamed? It feels like it's been ages since I've had fish."
Li Qiang laughed after hearing this: "We eat fish at home every few days, but you're busy with work and often don't eat at home. The last time you were home, I think it was fish soup."
Gu Hanchuan nodded, indicating that there seemed to be such a thing.
Gu Hanchuan had to go out again later, so he didn't drink. Qi Chen also had to go to work for his shift, so he couldn't drink either. This New Year's Eve dinner was just a simple meal.
After Gu Hanchuan finished eating, Ye Nuan went to the kitchen to boil water and then started cooking dumplings.
When Gu Hanchuan returned, he was carrying a net bag full of lunchboxes, with medical tape stuck to them and his name written on them.
"The dumplings are ready, all with cabbage and pork. Hurry up and deliver them. Get on your bike, otherwise they'll clump together and won't taste good by the time you get them here."
"understood."
The two bamboo trays of dumplings were quickly reduced to only about forty pieces.
After seeing Gu Hanchuan leave, Qi Chen felt embarrassed to stay any longer. Since everyone around him was a woman, he had to avoid any appearance of impropriety.
"Don't rush, I'll cook the dumplings and you can take them with you to work. You can share them with your colleagues."
Qi Chen felt a little embarrassed after packing two lunchboxes.
"Alright, you should go now. Once you get to work, open the lid immediately. If it gets cold, soak it in hot water or heat it up on the stove."
"Okay, thank you sister-in-law."
Qi Chen really liked coming to Gu Hanchuan's house for meals, and every time he would eat and take some home.
At first, Qi Chen thought the young woman was just being polite, but he didn't expect that as time went on, she really didn't care about such things.
Moreover, Song Huili has mentioned more than once that her sister-in-law has given her some nice things. In short, in Song Huili's words, Ye Nuan is even closer than her own sister-in-law.
Gu Hanchuan will probably not be back until after midnight.
With nothing else to do in the evening, Ye Nuan and Song Huili sat down together again to continue making dumplings for breakfast the next morning.
Li Qiang can't make dumplings, but she's exceptionally good at making wontons.
"These dumplings are wrapped like ingots, they look so beautiful."
Ye Nuan smiled and said, "This is very common in the North. You haven't seen the dumplings my mom makes; those are truly beautiful."
After nine o'clock, Ye Nuan sent them all to sleep, and she went back to her bedroom herself.
Ye Nuan vaguely heard noises in the night, but without opening her eyes, she mumbled, "You're back!"
Gu Hanchuan glanced at the fireplace and found that it was still burning. He simply added a few more pieces of wood, warmed himself by the fire for a while, and then went to bed.
As soon as he got into bed, he hugged Ye Nuan tightly.
Ye Nuan snuggled closer to him, found a comfortable position, and fell asleep.
It was still quite lively outside on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Ye Nuan and Li Qiang discussed lunch for an afternoon, and then she and Song Huili warmed themselves by the fire in the living room while watching the children.
Both children can eat and sleep well now, and they spend most of their time sleeping.
Because of the firecrackers outside, the children couldn't sleep soundly, so Ye Nuan and Li Qiang simply held them in their arms.
"We agreed yesterday that Qi Chen would come back for lunch. He shouldn't have forgotten, right?"
Song Huili looked disgusted: "Him? Don't worry, he won't forget me, he'll definitely come!"
The two were chatting inside when it sounded like someone was shouting outside, but because of the sound of firecrackers, they couldn't hear clearly.
By the time Ye Nuan realized that she was being called, Gao Erya had already entered the courtyard.
"Dr. Ye, Dr. Li from the clinic sent me to call you. He said someone is waiting to save a life and you should bring your belongings over quickly."
Without hesitation, Ye Nuan put the child down, went inside to put on another coat, and then ran out with her first-aid kit.
"What's going on? Who is it?"
"I heard she was Wu Xingbang's wife, but I don't know the specifics. I only heard that when she was taken to the clinic, she was covered in blood."