Chapter 553: Fireworks and Street Welcome

Chapter 553: Fireworks and Street Welcome

Chapter 553: Fireworks and Street Welcome
the next night.

hospital.

"Auntie, we're here to see you!"

People kept coming into the aunt's ward, and soon it was packed with people.

Seeing so many people coming, an old lady got up from her bed and asked in surprise, "Why are so many people here?"

"Look at what you're saying, Auntie. Shouldn't we come? Your words really make me sad."

As she said this, she pretended to cry and wiped her eyes with her hands. Her sad expression was very realistic.

"No, no, that's not what I meant." The old lady waved her hands.

"Come on, stop teasing an old lady. It's already this late, and you still have the mood to tease an old lady."

A woman next to her tapped her with her hand.

He said aggrievedly: "Isn't this just to make an old lady happy? Am I wrong?"

After saying this, his aggrieved demeanor became even more realistic, as if he had really been wronged.

"That's right, I wronged you."

"Since you admit your mistake, I forgive you."

"Hahaha~"

Seeing the two of them singing in unison, everyone burst into laughter, and even an old lady couldn't help but laugh.

The third aunt looked at the first aunt's face, which had improved a lot, and asked seriously, "First aunt, are you feeling better?"

The aunt nodded: "I feel much better after a night's rest."

The woman who was taking care of Auntie today said, "You don't know, Auntie had a really good appetite today. She ate three steamed buns in one mouthful. With this appetite, she can eat more than me."

The second aunt said happily: "That's great. Being able to eat is a blessing. You have to eat more, first aunt. Eating more can keep you healthy."

"Yes, Auntie, you have to take good care of yourself and worry less. I heard from the elders in our village that worrying less can help you get better faster and live longer."

"Yes, yes, it's true. Auntie, it's rare for you to be hospitalized, so you should worry less. Just let Uncle do these things, right, Uncle?"

When he was called, Yi Zhonghai nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, don't worry about the family affairs, I can handle it by myself."

The third aunt touched the first aunt's hand and consoled her: "First aunt, you usually worry too much. You manage the household and the old lady, and you still take time to help our yard."

"You've finally been hospitalized, so why don't you think too much and worry about this and that? You have to take good care of your body."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you."

Seeing everyone caring about her so much, the aunt couldn't help but feel warm inside, thinking that their kindness was not in vain.

"Okay, okay, stop talking about these things, let's talk about something happy."

"Oh, I have something to tell you. This morning, when I went out, I heard a quarrel in the third yard next door. I heard that it was..."

Immediately, the women started gossiping with each other, giggling quietly from time to time.

The old lady was laughing so hard as she was gossiping, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were smoothed out.

A group of men stood at the door, watching the women laughing and playing, but did not go in to disturb them.

Yi Zhonghai felt deeply moved as he looked at the old lady who was being praised and cared for by everyone.

There were many people in the ward, and everyone was concerned about the old lady from the bottom of their hearts.

The effect he worked so hard to achieve was not as effective as the effect created by the old lady's unintentional act.

"Alas~" Yi Zhonghai sighed in his heart: "I don't know if everyone will be like this if I get sick."

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai suddenly sneered and shrugged.

He seemed like an outsider in the entire ward.

Someone comes to the yard to take care of Auntie every day. She doesn't have to cook or wash clothes. Yi Zhonghai still has to do the washing.

After all, such tight-fitting clothes are difficult to handle even for people of the same sex.

Yi Zhonghai only needs to take care of himself now and cook for himself after work every day. He doesn’t have to worry about anything else.

Yi Zhonghai is like a widow now, staying alone in her empty room every day.

After chatting for about half an hour, seeing that the aunt was a little sleepy, everyone said goodbye to her one after another.

"Auntie, go to bed early and don't worry about the yard. We are here to take care of it, so nothing will happen."

"Auntie, just rest and recover. We need you to be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible so that we can set off firecrackers to celebrate your return."

"Okay, okay, I will definitely have a good rest and go back early." The aunt responded with a smile.

The number of people in the ward gradually decreased, until only a few were left.

When the woman who was taking care of the aunt saw that the aunt and Yi Zhonghai were still there, she immediately stopped being a third wheel.

"I'm going to the bathroom." After saying that, he left, leaving the space to the couple.

The aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai, and the two talked about some private things.

The next evening.

"grandmother!"

Suddenly, a series of childish voices were heard.

The lady asked in a coaxing tone: "Why are you here?"

There were only a few little girls including Yan Jiedi, Bai Chi, Xiaodang, as well as a group of children from the yard including Banggeng, Yan Jiekuang, and Liu Guangfu.

There were also a group of young people including Li Kailang, Cui Yuan, Yan Jiecheng, etc., who all came to visit the aunt.

Those who came yesterday were all the older generation, and no younger generation came. After all, the ward is so small, and it’s not good to have too many people.

Yan Bugui arranged for everyone to come in batches.

"We came to see you." The eldest sister Bai Chi responded.

After saying that, he ran to the lady and stretched out his hands.

The aunt reached out and carried Bai Chi to the bed.

"Grandma, are you okay?" Bai Chi asked, leaning close to the aunt's face and looking up.

"Much better, thank you for your concern." The aunt touched her head affectionately.

Seeing how intimate the aunt was with Bai Chi, Bai Xiuwen nodded. When he first came to the yard, he was thankful for the aunt's help in taking care of him.

In the first month after he arrived, Bai Xiuwen's time of returning home at noon was irregular, and he often came back an hour or two later in order to make money.

He can have an irregular diet, but his sister can't. Irregular diet is bad for her health and she will get sick sooner or later.

If Bai Chi got sick, at that time, he could treat minor illnesses, but he would just have to endure serious illnesses.

"Grandma, I want one too!" Xiaodang and Yan Jiedi saw Bai Chi getting on the bed and reached out their hands to get on too.

"Okay, okay, come one by one!" said the aunt with a smile, and carried them to the bed one by one.

The woman who was taking care of the old lady reminded him, "Be careful, don't touch her legs, okay?"

"I know." Three sweet-smelling little girls answered loudly.

Banggeng looked at the three little girls going up and wanted to play with the lady too.

But looking at Yan Jiekuang, Liu Guangfu and others beside him who were motionless, he pretended to be little adults, with his hands behind his back, and didn't care.

But because of his behavior, no one paid any attention to him.

Seeing that the three little girls had almost finished playing, Yan Jiecheng, Li Kailang, Cui Yuan and others went up to greet them.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry to have worried you. I'm fine. I'll be fine after some rest. Thank you for coming all the way to see me."

Yan Jiecheng said, "Auntie, look at what you are saying. We are all from the same courtyard, so there is no such thing as hardship or not. If you hadn't protected me when I was a child, I would have been beaten by my father."

When she talked about this, the aunt couldn't help but recall the past.

"You were so naughty when you were little. I remember one time, you climbed up a tree and insisted on picking some."

"Ahahaha, Auntie, that's all in the past, don't mention it anymore, people will grow up again."

After saying that, Yan Jiecheng blinked and looked at the younger generations around him.

The auntie also understood what he meant: "Okay, I get it. Now that I am grown up, I need to save face."

"Grandma, what's the matter with my eldest brother? Tell me." Yan Jiedi said with her head tilted.

"I can't tell you. Go ask your brother if he can tell you." The aunt smiled and tapped Yan Jiedi's nose.

Yan Jiedi looked at her brother Yan Jiecheng and thought it was better to give up. Her elder brother was very nice to her and would occasionally give her delicious food.

Yan Jiedi shook her head: "I won't ask anymore."

The little girl played with the aunt for a while, and it was getting late, so everyone said goodbye to the aunt. "Auntie, you should have a good rest, we will come back tomorrow."

"Well, be careful on the road and keep an eye on the children."

"I understand, don't worry."

From then on, everyone went to the hospital to visit the old lady and chat with her whenever they had time.

More than a month later.

The weekend of Chinese Valentine's Day.

"Okay, the patient's injuries have healed and he can be discharged."

"Remember not to do heavy work after you are discharged from the hospital. You need to rest for another two months. You are old, so don't stand if you can sit, and don't sit if you can lie down."

As the doctor's instructions were given, Auntie and Yi Zhonghai listened carefully, afraid of missing a single word.

"Okay, that's about it. If there are any problems, come to the hospital right away."

After giving the instructions, the doctor left the ward.

"I can finally be discharged from the hospital today." Yi Zhonghai said happily

There has been no aunt at home for more than a month. I always feel empty and there is no life in the house.

"I'm finally able to be discharged from the hospital. I've become so weak from staying here."

The old lady patted her body. She had been lying in bed for more than a month and her body felt relaxed. She always felt something was wrong.

"Hurry up and change your clothes. I'll take your things away and we'll be discharged from the hospital soon." Yi Zhonghai said.

"Do I need to tell you?" The aunt had been looking forward to this day and had packed her clothes long ago.

He immediately went to the bathroom to change his clothes, and Yi Zhonghai also packed up his things and left the hospital.

As soon as he left the hospital, Yi Zhonghai directly stopped a rickshaw.

"Master, go to No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Walk carefully. My wife just got out of the hospital."

"Okay, hold on tight!" the master shouted, and immediately drove the rickshaw away.

“Look, a rickshaw!”

"Here we go, everyone get ready, set off the firecrackers!"

crackling-

Before people arrive, firecrackers are already going off, making the place very lively.

After the firecrackers stopped exploding, the rickshaw slowly came over.

"Auntie, congratulations."

"Auntie, you're finally back!"

Everyone lined the streets to welcome her and happily celebrated her return.

"I'm back, I'm back." The old lady looked at everyone and couldn't help but burst into tears. After staying in the hospital for more than a month, she was finally able to be discharged.

He got out of the car without waiting for Yi Zhonghai to help him.

Yi Zhonghai settled the rickshaw debt first.

"Auntie is back!"

"I'm back. I haven't been here for just a month, and you've changed so much!"

Everything the old lady saw was new to her. She felt as if she had been away for a month and there had been so many changes.

Of course, in order to welcome the return of Auntie, everyone worked hard and cleaned the area around the yard.

"Auntie, come in and take a look. A lot of changes have taken place in the yard during your absence this month."

As they spoke, the second and third aunts helped the first aunt in.

Yan Bugui shouted, "Light up all the firecrackers, it's going to be lively!"

crackling-

People in the surrounding yards couldn't help but look on curiously: "What's going on in the yard next door? Isn't today Chinese Valentine's Day? Why is it like Chinese New Year?"

When the old lady entered the yard, she found that the ground was very clean and even the floor tiles had been replaced.

"Why did you change the floor?"

Everyone was stunned and reminded: "Auntie, you forgot that the street office asked us to change the floor tiles in our yard."

"Oh, look at my memory, I forgot about this." The aunt suddenly realized and patted her head.

Someone came to the rescue: "It's normal that Auntie hasn't come for a month. Not to mention Auntie, sometimes I look at the floor tiles and think I've walked into the wrong yard."

"Yes, yes, me too."

Everyone is upset about the day when an old lady was injured after the bricks in the yard were replaced. This is just digging up someone's scars and looking for trouble.

"Auntie, go to the courtyard and take a look. That's different."

As soon as I stepped through the hanging flower gate, the front yard looked cleaner, but somewhat different from my memory.

"There have been so many changes in the month I've been away."

"That's right, Auntie, look at the fields. Many crops are ripe. Everyone has planted another crop."

"Yes, yes, this is a huge change. The front yard is much bigger now."

It’s not just the plantings that have changed, it feels like the front yard has changed, too.

In order to welcome the old lady back, everyone cleaned the entire yard and cleared away all the piled items in the front yard.

It is just to give the aunt a refreshing feeling and make her feel good.

After a while, return the items to their original places.

"Auntie, go to the middle courtyard and take a look."

The feeling of the middle courtyard is similar to that of the front courtyard, but with greater changes. The Jia family took away all the things piled up next to the house.

The entire middle courtyard feels even more empty and larger than the front courtyard.

A jealous look was cast at the old lady who was being praised by everyone.

Seeing her being pampered by everyone day and night, he gritted his teeth in hatred.

"Why can she, an old lady, be praised by everyone, but I can't? What am I lacking?"

Jia Dongxu was worried that Jia Zhang would cause trouble when Auntie was discharged from the hospital, so he asked her to stay at home and not go out, and even not to meet Auntie in the next few days, to avoid causing trouble.

Naturally, Jia Zhang was not convinced by what her son said.

"Mom, if you make Auntie unhappy, I won't give you pension money in the future."

When this was mentioned, Jia Zhang became very anxious and immediately did as she was told.

"Auntie, how is it? Big change, right?"

"Big! It's really too big." The aunt nodded.

"Auntie, please go home and take a look. The changes at home are even bigger."

As they spoke, everyone surrounded the old lady and took her back.

The aunt looked at the newly renovated home, which was tidy and clean. The walls were repainted, the house was wiped clean, and even new furniture was added.

The most important thing is that a water pipe was pulled into the house to make it easier for the aunt to wash.

"Auntie, your home has changed a lot, right? This is specially prepared for you by Uncle."

"Yes, an old man took advantage of your hospitalization and spent a lot of money to hire someone to renovate it."

In order to make the old lady feel good, everyone rarely said good things about Yi Zhonghai.

"Okay, okay, he's an old man, thank you for your help."

"It's not a problem at all." Yi Zhonghai waved his hand.

"Auntie, let's go to the backyard and the back house to see how the other yards have changed in the month you've been away."

In order to make the old lady in a good mood, everyone cooperated with each other. It not only helped the old lady, but also changed their looks at the same time, which was killing two birds with one stone.

Everyone surrounded the old lady and patrolled the entire yard.

While the atmosphere was bustling, Yan Bugui patted Bai Xiuwen on the shoulder and said, "Remember to bring Bai Chi to school to pick up the books this afternoon."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Uncle." Bai Xiuwen nodded.

"Why are you being so polite?" Yan Bugui waved his hand and continued the fun.

(End of this chapter)