Chapter 9

“Sorry!”

“Thank you!”

“Sorry to trouble you!”

Jiang Yingying still heard these three sentences in a daze, and a tear ran across the corner of her eye.

She thought: I should say sorry, thank you, and also, I am the one who caused the trouble.

“Wife, why haven’t you slept yet?”

“I’ll get up and take a look. Why aren’t you, a patient

, asleep yet?” “I’m awake. I’m a light sleeper

.” “Go to sleep quickly! I’ll check on Yingying and Yangyang.”

“I’ll turn on the flashlight for you. No need, I told you not to. They might wake Yingying and Yangyang up!”

“It’s okay. I’ll block it so you can see clearly and it won’t be too bright for them.”

“Old Jiang…”

“Wife, what’s wrong?” Jiang Chao asked, “Did Jiang Yang wet the bed?”

“No, no, Old Jiang, Yingying seemed to be crying. I wonder if she had a nightmare…”

Jiang Yingying’s hands froze under the quilt. She didn’t dare to move and tried to maintain natural breathing.

She felt a hand gently wiping away the tears on her face, and Jiang Yingying could clearly feel her heart beating twice.

“Hey, hey, hey, you’re injured, don’t get out of bed…”

“It’s okay…” After a moment, Jiang Yingying could sense that Jiang Chao was also standing at the head of her bed.

“She must have been frightened. Look, her brows were furrowed when she was sleeping.” Jiang Chao’s distressed voice rang out in the room. “It’s my fault as the eldest brother. I’m not at home all year round and haven’t been able to take

good care of her and grandma…” “Old Jiang…” Xu Zhishu sighed, not knowing how to persuade her. She said, “Don’t worry about the past. Now that Yingying has arrived at the military region, let’s take good care of her together.”

“Sorry to bother you, wife.”

“We are a family and Yingying is my sister. What trouble are you talking about!”

“Jiang Chao, let me tell you, even if we quarrel or fight, I can’t bear to say a word to Yingying…”

“No, Comrade Xu Zhishu, you can’t treat me differently…”

“What’s wrong with me treating her differently, Jiang Chao, Yingying is so nice, she’s sweet and soft, she’ll cook delicious food for me, and speaks softly. I accompanied you back to your hometown and fell in love with her at first sight!”

“No…”

“Okay, stop talking. Don’t disturb Yingying and Yangyang’s sleep. I want to sleep too.”

“No, wife, I’m a patient too. Don’t you want to see how I am and whether I’m feeling unwell?”

“I’m fine. No need to see.”

…

The couple’s whispers faintly reached Jiang Yingying’s ears. She curled her lips, revealed a bright smile, and fell into a deep sleep.

Jiang Yingying stayed in the hospital for three days. The injury on her throat looked scary, and her arms, knees, and body had red and swollen wounds from bumps and bruises, and she choked on water.

Jiang Chao and Xu Zhishu were worried and refused to believe that she was okay, so they insisted on keeping her in the hospital for another three days.

In addition, Jiang Yingying was inconvenient to speak, so she compromised helplessly.

But as soon as she was able to speak short sentences, she strongly requested to be discharged from the hospital.

Before Jiang Yingying was discharged from the hospital, Jiang Chao looked at her with a complicated look that she couldn’t describe.

It seems that there is envy hidden in it.

envious? ? ?

Jiang Yingying looked at Jiang Chao, as if he was really a little envious of her being discharged from the hospital. No, not just as if, but really.

Because her eldest brother started to act like a spoiled child, “Wife, Yingying, how about I be discharged from the hospital too?”

“Don’t you think it’s a good idea too, right?”

“I want to be discharged from the hospital. I’ve been lying in bed every day and I’m almost rusty.”

“Please take me with you, please take me with you. Don’t leave me alone in the hospital…” “

Okay, okay?”

…

“This…” Jiang Yingying didn’t dare to look at Jiang Chao’s eyes. She always felt that if she didn’t agree to him under such circumstances, she would seem a little guilty.

“Don’t even think about it. Just stay in the hospital and recuperate.”

“But, Dad, you’re not alone. I’m still here with you.”

Xu Zhishu and Jiang Yang finished their words one after another. Jiang Chao looked hurt and looked at them in disbelief.

“I’m a little sad.” Jiang Chao said, “You guys go, all go, and leave me here alone.”

Jiang Yingying looked at Xu Zhishu. Xu Zhishu sighed helplessly and said, “Jiang Chao, be good. Your injury hasn’t healed yet. Yingying and I will go back to clean up the house. Jiang Yang will stay here with you.”

“We will be back before lunch. Besides, you are still in the hospital. We will definitely come to take care of you.”

“Listen to the doctor, you have to stay for a while.”

“Stop making trouble. If you are hungry, let Yangyang get you something to eat. Yingying and I will go back first.”

“Okay, go slowly on your way back. Be careful. Don’t forget that I’m waiting for you here.”

Jiang Yang, who was sitting beside the bed, waved obediently to Xu Zhishu and the others, “Mom, aunt, don’t worry, I will take good care of Dad.”

…

After leaving the ward, Jiang Yingying and Xu Zhishu met eyes, and then looked away.

Xu Zhishu couldn’t help but chuckle, “Are you a little uncomfortable with this?” She said, “Your brother is a little fragile in private and when he is injured. Once he recovers, he will be a tough guy again in front of those soldiers.”

After hearing what Xu Zhishu said, Jiang Yingying couldn’t help but laugh.

“Sister-in-law, you are so good to my brother, you are so good.” She said, “In my memory, since my parents passed away, my brother has always been the one who silently protected me and grandma, but this time when I came here, I saw my brother’s childish side.”

“Sister-in-law, you must be very good to my brother.” Jiang Yingying concluded.

Xu Zhishu couldn’t hide the smile on her face. She took Jiang Yingying’s arm and said, “Your brother treats me better. You see, every time I yell at him, he never gets angry with me.”

“As long as he is at home, he will do all the housework and make me happy when I’m in a bad mood…”

…

Jiang Yingying and Xu Zhishu went home talking about Jiang Chao all the way.

Achoo, achoo! In the ward, Jiang Chao kept sneezing.

“Dad, you are not sick, are you?”

Jiang Chao pulled the corner of his mouth, “What are

you talking about? I have been sick for a long time, otherwise why would we be in the hospital?” “Well… Dad, what you said seems to make sense.”

…

The house that Jiang Chao and Xu Zhishu were assigned after their marriage was a bungalow, located not far from the foot of the mountain, with a small courtyard in front and back, three rooms and a small woodshed.

There were all kinds of things piled in the woodshed, and the firewood was neatly stacked in the corner of the front yard.

“From now on, you will live here. If there is anything you want to change or add, please tell us. You are welcome. We are a family.”