After all, to visit the rade from Nanzhou, Lu Jingqiu took two catties of brown sugar and a tin of Malted Milk, along with a jar of canned food. These were all previously bought and hardly consumed; now they would e in handy for the visit.
The Military District Hospital wasn’t far from here, but it would still take a good fifteen minutes to walk, so Lu Jingqiu went there directly by bike.
Since she didn’t know the room of Jiang Nanzhou’s rade, and the hospital wasn’t that large, with only three floors for the inpatient department, she set out to find the right floor.
When she reached the second floor, she saw Jiang Nanzhou standing in a hospital room.
She quickly knocked on the door and walked in, "Nanzhou."
Jiang Nanzhou, who she hadn’t seen in a month, was dressed in a well-fitted military uniform with a matching cap—still so dashing, though he had lost some weight.
Jiang Nanzhou seemed surprised that she had e, but when he saw her, a smile instantly appeared on his previously somber face. He stepped forward to take the items from her hands and grasped her hand, saying, "Why did you e?"
"My dad mentioned that you were visiting your rade, said it was him you had to thank for not getting injured this time. So, he sent me here to also check on rade Yang."
In the hospital room, besides Jiang Nanzhou and the patient on the bed, there was a woman in her fifties and a young female rade who appeared to be family members of rade Yang.
Jiang Nanzhou hurriedly introduced her, "This is pany mander Yang Minting, this is Aunt Yang, and this is the sister of pany mander Yang."
"Aunt Yang, rade Yang, hello. pany mander Yang, my dad mentioned that Nanzhou owes a lot to your help this time. Our whole family is very grateful to you. If you ever need any assistance, just let us know—we live nearby. I have the day off tomorrow, so why don’t I stew some chicken soup for the mander tomorrow noon?" After saying this, she looked at Aunt Yang, "Does the mander have any dietary restrictions right now?"
Aunt Yang responded with a smile, "The doctor said he should eat something light, but I think he can eat just about anything."
Lu Jingqiu nodded with a smile. However, it was pany mander Yang on the bed, who looked at Aunt Yang with a troubled expression and spoke to Lu Jingqiu, "rade Lu, please don’t go to any trouble; the hospital cafeteria serves very good meals and I have family here taking care of me. Plus, the doctor has only allowed me to eat some light porridge these past few days."
"How can you just eat porridge? You’ve lost so much blood—you have to eat some meat to replenish it. Ha, rade Xiao Lu, right? Don’t listen to him being so stubborn. You might not know, but the bullet went straight through his thigh. According to his rades, he lost a lot of blood. Look at him now, he’s still so pale."
Lu Jingqiu nodded awkwardly and laughed, then quickly replied, "Yes, he really should replenish. Auntie, you must be exhausted, the food from the cafeteria could never pare with homemade. Tomorrow I’ll cook some blood-nourishing porridge for the mander, and stew a chicken soup."
"Thank you, rade Xiao Lu. Oh, it’s just so unlucky, why did he have to act so recklessly," Aunt Yang lamented, starting to dab her eyes with a handkerchief.
Yang Linghua, who had been silent by the side, hurriedly tugged at Aunt Yang, "Mom, why are you doing this?"
Aunt Yang then held back her sobs, turning to Lu Jingqiu and said, "Ah, it’s just that my heart aches for Minting." She wiped away another tear and smiled at them, "Sorry for making you see this."
Jiang Nanzhou and Lu Jingqiu felt a bit embarrassed, "Any mother would be heartbroken seeing her son injured like this. Auntie, please don’t feel too burdened, and besides, pany mander Yang’s injury is related to Nanzhou."
Perhaps feeling unfortable with his mother’s display, pany mander Yang Minting interjected from the bed, "rade Lu, protecting Captain Jiang is our duty; please don’t speak like that."
Jiang Linghua suddenly asked, "rade Lu, may I ask who you are to Big Brother Jiang?"
This made Lu Jingqiu take a serious look at the woman who hadn’t spoken much—about eighteen or nineteen years of age, beneath slender curved eyebrows were a pair of clear, watery big eyes. Her inquisitive gaze made Lu Jingqiu somewhat unfortable.
Jiang Nanzhou, holding her hand tighter, spoke up, "My fiancée, Lu Jingqiu."
"Linghua, why don’t you head back first? Mom’s here to take care of things. Captain, Doctor Lih said that I’m not seriously injured anymore; you should go back and rest."
Jiang Nanzhou nodded, "I’ll e to see you again tomorrow. If you feel any disfort, tell the doctor straight away—don’t be a hero."
"I know."
"Aunt Yang, rade Yang, we’ll take our leave now."
"Alright, Linghua, go see Captain Jiang out."
"No need," replied Jiang Nanzhou.
"Captain Jiang, it turns out I’m heading back too. I’ll go with you all."
Lu Jingqiu glanced at Yang Linghua and then followed her gaze to Jiang Nanzhou, instantly understanding what was going on.
A woman’s intuition is very sharp, and the way Yang Linghua looked at her Nanzhou didn’t seem right.
After leaving the ward, Lu Jingqiu looked at Jiang Nanzhou holding her hand and smiled, "Nanzhou, Dad’s treating us today, let’s hurry back."
"Why is Uncle Lu suddenly treating us?"
Lu Jingqiu smiled mysteriously, "I can’t tell you right now."
Jiang Nanzhou looked at her gentle smile, "So mysterious, let me guess."
"Mhm."
"Is it because the house is ready?"
"It’s not about the house."
"Then it must be about you, did you have some event at school where you did exceptionally well?"
Lu Jingqiu laughed, "Close enough."
The two of them chatted and laughed their way to the downstairs bicycle parking area, and then Jiang Nanzhou turned to Yang Linghua, "rade Yang, we’re heading off, take care on your way too."
"Big Brother Jiang, I will."
Jiang Nanzhou nodded and pushed the bike out of the gate.
It was only after getting on the bike that Lu Jingqiu remembered, "I forgot to call for rade Lih. Nanzhou, shall we go back and call him now?"
"No need, I just saw him. He’s got a surgery and can’t leave right now."
"A surgery at this hour?"
"Yeah, it’s the soldiers who came back with us. It’s nothing serious, but it can’t be delayed."
"Nanzhou, weren’t you guys on a drill this time?"
"Jingqiu?"
"Oh, okay, I’ll stop asking. Also, is pany mander Yang’s injury serious?"
"It’s somewhat serious, but the surgery was very successful. Tomorrow I’ll go with you to the farmers’ market. We’ll need Jingqiu’s help these next few days."
"Why are you being so polite with me? It’s only natural for me to do this, after all, he saved you. If it wasn’t for pany mander Yang, it would have been you who got hurt. Cooking a few meals for him is nothing."
Jiang Nanzhou stopped the bike, turned around and gently ruffled her hair. Actually, during that incident, he didn’t need Yang Minting to throw himself at him; he could have dodged and even taken the opportunity to kill that man, but unfortunately, it caused some delay.
After all, the man saved him out of kindness, and he acknowledged the favor.
"Don’t take Aunt Yang’s words to heart. Old folks, you know, they’re all about their children."
"Hmm, I know. It’s the least we can do." Lu Jingqiu paused at this point, but in the end, she opted not to share Yang Linghua’s little schemes with Jiang Nanzhou. The woman hadn’t actually done anything, and perhaps Jingqiu was overthinking it.
In any case, they wouldn’t have much contact.
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