Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

After lunch, Mr. Zhou fell asleep again.

"Xiao Laizi, I'm going to go out for a while, please help me keep an eye on him."

Old Mrs. Zhou said softly.

"Okay, go ahead and don't worry, I'm here."

Old Mrs. Zhou nodded with satisfaction and walked out.

He Lai sat next to Mr. Zhou and watched, carefully sizing up the old man in front of him.

Mr. Zhou had a standard leader's hairstyle. Although his half-white hair made him look a little old, it was still combed neatly.

His face was a little haggard, and his eyes revealed a deep sense of fatigue, which made people feel distressed. It can be seen that the pain of war brought him endless pain and torture.

He Lai slowly reached out his hand, gently held Mr. Zhou's hand, and carefully felt his physical condition.

At this moment, his heart was filled with admiration for Mr. Zhou, and he was determined to help him get rid of the torture of illness.

He Lai decided to try to use his spatial ability to transfer the shrapnel out of Mr. Zhou's body while he was sleeping. He concentrated his mind, mobilized all his strength, and began to use his spatial ability.

As time passed, beads of sweat gradually appeared on He Lai's forehead. Finally, not long after, a small piece of broken shrapnel appeared in his space.

He Lai quickly looked at Mr. Zhou, and seeing that he had no reaction, he continued the operation with confidence. Then, he successfully removed the second, third, and last shrapnel.

He Lai stared at Mr. Zhou closely, carefully observing his every subtle reaction, fearing that there might be any adverse effects.

Seeing that Mr. Zhou was still sleeping quietly without any discomfort, his tense nerves instantly relaxed, and the huge stone in his heart finally settled down.

He Lai gently let go of Mr. Zhou's hand and breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up and stretched his stiff body.

Looking at Mr. Zhou's sleeping face, He Lai felt filled with a sense of accomplishment.

Not long after, He Lai heard footsteps coming from outside the door.

The door opened and Old Mrs. Zhou walked in. She smiled and nodded to He Lai. Seeing that Old Man Zhou was still sleeping soundly, she gently sat down beside the bed, holding his hand and continued to watch over him.

He Lai also fell asleep next to another bed. Maybe he was too focused just now and now he is a little tired.

"Little Laizi, little Laizi, wake up."

He Lai opened his eyes and saw Old Lady Zhou shaking him.

He Lai woke up immediately.

"You kid, just look at the old man for a while. Look how tired you are. I can't wake you up even if I call you. I have to shake you."

Mr. Zhou laughed and sneered.

He Lai looked embarrassed and said, "Hey, you old man, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have become like this."

"What are you talking about! Xiao Laizi, ignore him and go wash your face."

Old Mrs. Zhou quickly tried to smooth things over.

He Lai quickly went into the bathroom, washed his face, and looked at the bathroom.

He Lai suddenly thought that he could have a bathroom at home! This way, he wouldn't have to queue up at the public toilet outside the hospital when he went to the toilet, and he wouldn't have to empty the toilet every day at home.

It's nothing more than some pipes and stuff. Yes, build one next to the kitchen! Go back and report to Director Wang.

When He Lai came out of the bathroom, Old Man He spoke again.

"Are you willing to come out? Wash your face. I thought you were sleeping in there."

"Grandpa Zhou, I noticed that you are ill and have become irritated. Is that right, Grandma Zhou?"

He Lai found that Mr. He had really changed his temper and kept teasing him.

"Ignore him, he's just free and looking for trouble. Xiao Laizi, come and sit next to Grandma Zhou and have a conversation."

Grandma Zhou called He Lai to come over and sit down.

"Oh, you two got to know each other very quickly. You joined together so quickly."

"That's right, Grandpa Zhou, you better be careful. Yesterday, Grandma Zhou told me all your stories, how you screamed in pain in the field hospital, and how affectionate you were when you chased Grandma. Do you want me to continue?"

He Lai said with a smile, while Old Lady Zhou grabbed He Lai's hand and watched with a smile. The meaning was very clear, it was me who said it.

"You old woman, you really say anything!" When Mr. Zhou heard this, his face immediately turned a little red. After all, his face was dark to begin with.

"What? You can do it, but I can't say it." Old Mrs. Zhou was not at all inferior to Old Man Zhou. Apart from work matters, she did not interfere, but she had the final say in other matters.

"Grandpa Zhou, can you tell me in detail how you caught up with my grandma in the hospital?" He Lai joked.

"Then I still had to pursue her. I liked her at the time, so I asked the chief of staff of the headquarters to act as a matchmaker, and we got married in less than a day."

Mr. Zhou was no longer shy and spoke directly.

Old Mrs. Zhou was also recalling what happened at that time. Under the persuasion of the hospital director and chief of staff, she did consider it and agreed.

After all, at that time, most nurses came from this background and got married with the introduction of party leaders.

Unfortunately, although the two were married, they were still apart more often than together, and they both worked hard in their respective positions. They only settled down in Beijing after liberation.

He Lai gave Grandpa He a thumbs up, in one word - awesome!

"Haha... cough... cough..." Old Master He started coughing because he laughed.

This made He Lai and Old Lady Zhou nervous, and they immediately stepped forward to hold his chest and hand him tea.

"Tell me, is this embarrassing? You are already old, but you are still laughing so loudly. You must be choking."

"It's okay, it's okay. I feel much better now. I don't feel any pain anymore. It seems that God is still taking care of you and wants me to stay with you longer."

Mr. Zhou took a sip of tea and patted the hand of Mrs. Zhou, the person he owed the most in his life.

"Mr. Zhou, please stop showing off. Eat a pear to relieve your cough."

He Lai handed a peeled pear to Mr. Zhou.

"Xiao Laizi, you have to bring me this fruit more often, or I will go to the steel mill to find you."

"Okay, when the time comes, give me your address and I'll send it to you. I'll write down a recipe for rock candied snow pears for Grandma Zhou and ask her to make it for you, okay?"

"That's fine. You know everything, don't think I don't know that all those new dishes at Fengze Garden were created by you. You have to show me some of your skills."

He Lai exclaimed when he heard this. "Mr. Zhou already knows about this matter! What about other things?"

Mr. Zhou looked at He Lai's little expression, smiled, and continued.

"Don't be nervous. I'm paying attention to you, so I sent someone to check it out. No one is checking on you, so don't worry."

"Grandpa Zhou, you scared me. I almost thought I was being investigated."

He Lai heard it and thought, so that's how it is. That's not bad.

"But you are the same, kid. Why are you doing things so secretly? You are so secretive even when growing mushrooms, letting that girl Fang take all the credit.

You know how much Old Man Xu wanted it, right? It's embarrassing for someone from the Ministry of Agriculture to ask the First Hospital for the formula for growing mushrooms, you know."

Mr. Zhou said with a smile.

"Ah! I don't know. I just wanted to get some mushrooms to eat. I didn't want to be dragged into agriculture, so I asked Aunt Fang to do it. I didn't know that Grandpa Xu was from the Ministry of Agriculture. Does Grandpa Xu know it's me?"

He Lai asked, after all, he was given a bicycle.

"It's okay, it's okay. What does he know? He just keeps fiddling with the crops. But your mushrooms are really good. Every household in the military compound is growing them now."

Mr. Zhou waved his hand and didn't care. He Lai breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, I didn't know. Otherwise, what would I do if I was dragged into agriculture?

In this way, the three of them chatted intermittently.