Rebirth: 1977

Li Haomin, Shi Tiezhu and others had left long ago and went to work without any rest.

"Zi Lan, you should go home first, there's no point in staying here with me.

You have to feed our Xiaochen. If the little guy doesn't see you for a long time, he will probably make a fuss."

When Ye Tianshui saw that it was eight o'clock and the door of the operating room had not been opened yet, he asked Zi Lan to go home first.

“The operation has been going on for almost eight hours, they must be very tired and hungry, right?

I never thought that even a famous expert like Irving would have to work so hard on the operating table.

Xiaoshui, has the hospital cafeteria prepared food for them? They can eat and sleep after the operation is over."

Zi Lan's words reminded Ye Tianshui: "By the way, Zi Lan, Owen went straight to the hospital after getting off the train. I have taken care of the hospital cafeteria, and there will be food after the surgery.

But Irving hasn't arranged a place for him to live yet.

When you return, please prepare a room for him in our house."

Zi Lan knew that he couldn't help much by staying here, but he felt sorry for Ye Tianshui who hadn't slept all night.

But Shen Shengli’s surgery was not over yet, and he would not go home with him.

"I'm going home, but you don't know how long you have to wait, so find a place to close your eyes and rest for a while."

Ye Tianshui stood up and walked Zi Lan to the hospital entrance: "Don't worry about me, it's okay to not sleep for a night.

Wait for Owen to come out, and I will come back with him." He suddenly thought of something and slapped his head:

“When you return, call my uncle for me and tell him that I have decided to cancel the meeting with the city government leaders.

From now on, please let my uncle and Guokang contact me directly regarding any matters related to the project.

After Tong Dawei takes over, he will be asked to contact the leaders of the municipal government.

He definitely knew what happened to Shen Shengli, but no one outside knew that Owen came to operate on him. He paused slightly:

"Unless Owen can bring Shen Shengli back to life, don't tell anyone before then.

You can’t tell your uncle or aunt on the phone. If no one else is around when you meet, it’s okay if you want to tell them.”

Owen, a foreigner, was very conspicuous when he came to Pingcheng. In order to hide his appearance, he wore a sun hat to cover his golden hair and sunglasses to cover his eyes which were glowing with strange colors.

Ye Tianshui didn't want Owen's coming to Pingcheng to be known to everyone.

After Zi Lan left, he was worried, so he pushed open the door of the operating room, quickly slipped in and closed the door, trying not to make any noise.

He leaned against the door and saw Owen's back, who looked taller than anyone else, as he bent slightly with a focused expression.

Others were also gathered around the operating bed. The two doctors and two nurses were all doing their jobs seriously. He did not see their faces, nor did he see Shen Shengli who had his skull opened.

But it seems that the operation went smoothly. At least so far, Shen Shengli has not encountered any accidents.

Ye Tianshui has always known that surgeons are very skilled with their knives. A short operation can take two to three hours, or a long major operation can take about ten hours.

A craniotomy like Shen Shengli's, with injuries so severe, would definitely take longer.

He withdrew quietly without disturbing anyone.

At a little after nine o'clock, the door of the operating room was finally opened. Ye Tianshui stood up and walked to Owen, who was taking off his sterilized clothes at that time.

The hands were shaking slightly.

The other doctors and nurses all looked tired but energetic, and talked quietly.

"Owen, thank you for your hard work. How is the patient?"

"Master Ye, I still can't give you a single promise, but the patient is still hanging on.

The medicines and equipment here are too outdated. We have to wait until the critical period of 24 hours has passed. If he is still alive, there will be a glimmer of hope.

To be honest, even if he still has a breath left, I can't guarantee that he will wake up."

Owen disinfected his hands while answering Ye Tianshui's questions.

Ye Tianshui breathed a sigh of relief: "No matter what, it is a pleasant surprise that the patient is still alive after the operation.

Owen, thank you, you have tried your best, and the rest depends on God's will.

The hospital will be in charge of this. I will take you to my house for breakfast, then take a shower and sleep."

"Wait a moment, I will explain the specific nursing requirements to them.

Postoperative care is very important. They are not familiar with my requirements, and I am worried that if I fail to pay attention, all my hard work will go to waste.”

Owen said with a serious look.

After things here were settled, Owen had breakfast with the doctors and nurses who had performed the operation together, and Ye Tianshui took him back to his home in Xiaolou Lane.

"Oh, Master Ye, I didn't expect you have such a beautiful home here!"

Owen said in surprise as he stepped through the door.

No wonder he made such a fuss; at this time of year, the lotus flowers in the backyard lotus pond were in full bloom.

In a few days, it will wither and die.

The shadows of the pines and cypresses blocked the strong sunlight, making people feel a cool breeze. Around the wall, roses were in full bloom, and bunches of grapes were hanging on the vine racks.

Li Haomin and his colleagues also planted loofahs and lentils, and built racks that were as tall as a person.

Zi Lan came out with her youngest son and the twins in her arms, and greeted them politely:

"Hello, Mr. Owen! Thank you for your hard work. Your room has been arranged for you."

In a blink of an eye, Owen, Ye Tianshui and Zi Lan have known each other for about four years.

"Hello, Madam. Young Master, Young Miss, are you here too?"

"Hello, Uncle Owen."

"Hello, Uncle Owen." The twins addressed the foreigner as they would address a Chinese person.

"Zi Lan, we don't need to be polite with Owen. Let him take a bath and go to bed first, and then we can talk about the rest.

Xiaojin, Xiaoyi, go play by yourselves, Uncle Owen is already very tired now."

Ye Tianshui admonished Zi Lan.

Zi Lan looked at him distressedly: "Xiao Shui, you should also take a shower and go to bed. You haven't slept the whole night."

After receiving Zi Lan's call, Qiao Zhenhua and Xia Guilan immediately rushed to Ye Tianshui's home in Xiaolou Lane.

Ye Tianshui hadn't gone to bed yet. He saw them come in and walk out of the room.

"Uncle, aunt, why are you here? Is there something important?"

"Xiao Shui, it's nothing serious. We just heard from Zi Lan that you didn't sleep all night, waiting for the results of Shen Shengli's surgery.

So let's find out about him.

You should know that the city leaders are very concerned about Shen Shengli's affairs.

In addition, you canceled the meeting with the city leaders, and I also wanted to come and see if there was anything else that delayed you."

Qiao Zhenhua hurried to explain.

"Xiao Shui, I just want to ask you when we can arrange to go to the construction site to see the completed hotel building. It will be renovated soon, and I want you to give us some advice on the decoration engineering team we have contacted."