Chapter 18

“Lu Anning, mom and dad can only stay here until next Tuesday at the latest. We have to leave for Beijing early on Wednesday morning. Can you let Jingxing accompany you to the hospital for treatment?”

Lu Anning counted the days in his mind.

Today is Friday and her parents are leaving on Wednesday, which means she will have to sleep with Sui Jingxing for five more nights. Oh my God!

After a brief time with Lu’s father and mother, she liked her new parents very much, but this time the situation was sudden, and she wished they could go back earlier, even one day earlier.

However, she would definitely not say such words. She could only nod and tell her mother that she was not afraid of the treatment.

“Jingxing, please pay more attention to the situation regarding palliative care in the future. If you have any questions, feel free to call us.”

“Okay, Mom, don’t worry, I will definitely take good care of Lu Anning.”

“I have already informed Uncle Chen in advance and asked him to try not to assign me any missions outside the country in the next two months.”

If he had known Lu Anning would be in this situation, he would definitely have extended the time a little longer.

“Mom and Dad, it’s still two hours to drive back home. Should we eat dinner in the city and then go home, or eat at home?”

“Go back directly. We still have to make medicine for Lu Anning in the evening.”

“Then I won’t cook it myself tonight. I’ll go to the cafeteria and get it back.”

“Alright.”

On the way back, Sui Jingxing slightly increased the speed, trying to get home before dark.

As soon as the car stopped at the door, a loud and powerful “Dalu” scared Lu Anning, who was still sleepy and in a daze, so much that he jumped up from his seat.

“Hiss~”

She covered her head which was hit by the roof of the car and took a deep breath.

The degree of being woken up by shock was not too bad, but it was painful and numb!

“Old squad leader, I’m only 45 years old and I’m not deaf yet. Your shouting scared my daughter!”

Lu Sheng hurriedly got out of the passenger seat to check on Lu Anning.

“Lu Anning, how are you? Are you in so much pain? Do you want to call a doctor?”

“……”

She was just hit, so she just needs to take some time to recover. There’s no need to call a doctor for such a small matter.

She rubbed her head, told her father that she was fine, and got out of the car.

“Oh, niece of the Lu family, I’m sorry, my voice has been like this since I was a child, and I can’t change it all of a sudden. Did I scare you?”

“Uncle apologizes to you. I’ll try to keep my voice down.”

She forced a smile at the other person.

I really want to tell him that your voice is not that quiet at this moment.

Chen Yongfeng just came back from outside today. When he heard that Lu Sheng was here, he thought of inviting him over for dinner.

When I arrived at Sui’s house, the door was closed. I realized they had gone to the city. I chatted with Zhou Dong next door for a while and was about to go home when he came back.

“Have you eaten yet?”

“I haven’t eaten yet. I’m going to the cafeteria to buy some.”

“No need to go to the cafeteria, come to my house, my wife made a lot of dumplings for lunch today.”

“It’s not easy for you and your sister-in-law to come over. We haven’t seen each other for several years. Let’s have a couple of drinks tonight!”

Chen Yongfeng put his arm around Lu Sheng’s shoulders and didn’t allow him to refuse.

“Dad, you and Uncle Chen go first. We’ll put the things we bought today in the house and come right back.”

“Let’s go to the main road, Jingxing is here!”

The two men, whose combined wealth would be a hundred in two years, walked away together, arms around each other’s shoulders, like two good brothers.

“Old Chen has been the same for so many years, and he hasn’t changed at all.”

Lu’s mother had known Chen Yongfeng for more than 20 years, and his high-pitched and loud voice was still the same as when she first met him.

“Uncle Chen was often scolded by Aunt Shen because of his loud voice.”

“When their little granddaughter came to play, Aunt Shen wanted to send him to the dormitory to sleep, for fear that he would suddenly speak and scare the child.”

“It’s something to be concerned about.”

Lu’s mother agreed with Shen Meihong’s approach.

If it weren’t for the fact that the other party was not only Lu Sheng’s old squad leader but also his good brother, she would have wanted to curse him directly for the way he had just scared Lu Anning.

After unloading the things from the car, the three of them also went to Chen’s house.

When Shen Meihong saw Lu’s mother and Lu Anning coming, she came out to greet them enthusiastically.

“Nianzhi, long time no see.”

“It’s been a few years since we last met. How have you been?”

“Not bad, come inside and sit down, I have a lot to say to you.”

Chen Yongfeng joined the army two years later than Sui Jingxing’s father Sui Zhenhai. However, because there was no room for new recruits, he was temporarily assigned to the same dormitory as Sui’s father and lived on the same kang with him.

Three years later, when Chen Yongfeng was promoted to squad leader, Lu Sheng also joined the army and was assigned under him.

Before, Chen Yongfeng didn’t know that Sui’s father knew Lu’s father. It was not until the army made dumplings during the Chinese New Year that he learned that the two men had known each other since childhood and lived in the same compound.

Later, the few of them moved up, and Chen Yongfeng was transferred to work under Sui Yeye because of his good relationship with them. Only then did he really know that his two brothers had such a strong background.

He thought the compound they were talking about was just like their village, just living in the same area, but it turned out that they lived in a military compound! Both of their fathers were leaders! They really had a good family background!

He actually could become brothers with these two people. Chen Yongfeng was really lucky!

However, in their subsequent interactions, he still maintained his original attitude towards them, without any flattery, which is one of the reasons why he can continue to be good brothers with the two of them.

The three men have a good relationship, and their wives have also become best friends.

Although we don’t meet often, when we do, we always have endless topics to talk about.

“Jingxing, go to the kitchen and help me cook some dumplings. I want to talk to your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.”

That’s it! He is the most redundant one!

Sui Jingxing resigned himself to going into the kitchen to cook dumplings for everyone.

“How is Lu Anning? Is she recovering?”

“She’s almost recovered. I took her to the Chinese medicine hospital for another checkup today. The doctor prescribed some medicine and said she’ll be fine after taking it.”

“I’m glad you’re okay.”

“When Lao Chen and I heard that Lu Anning was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, we were so scared that we almost died. We quickly packed our things and bought the nearest train to rush back.”

Last week her mother’s birthday came, so she and Lao Chen went back to stay for a few days.

When she saw the telegram sent by Lao Chen’s trusted guard, which read “Wife is in danger of poisoning”, her breathing almost stopped.

“I’m sorry, Aunt Shen, for making you and Uncle Chen worry.”

She wrote on paper to express her apology.

“Worrying is secondary. As long as you are fine, it’s fine. Don’t drink rice wine after taking the medicine.”

“Um.”

“Nianzhi, how long will you and Dalu stay here?”

“Lu Sheng said he would return to Beijing next Wednesday morning.”

“Lu Anning has to go to the Chinese medicine hospital every week to treat her throat. If Jing Xing is on a mission and can’t accompany her, please help me accompany her. I’m worried that she will be scared.”

I would rather entrust it to someone else than to Mei Hong so that she can feel at ease.

“Is there a doctor who can cure it?”

“It can’t be completely cured, but if the situation is good, it can be half cured.”

“Very good!”

“With half of the hope, I believe the remaining half will come soon.”

Shen Meihong knew about Lu Anning’s situation, but she didn’t know everything about it, at least about 70 to 80 percent of it, and she felt very sorry for her.

“Don’t worry, I treat Jingxing and Anning like my own children. If Jingxing is not available, I will definitely accompany Anning to the hospital for treatment.”

After dinner at Chen’s house, Lu’s mother did not stay long. She was in a hurry to go home to make medicine for Lu Anning.

“Mom, I’ll take you home first.”

“No need, it’s just a short distance away. Lu Anning and I will go back first, and you stay here with your dad.”

Lu’s mother knew that they had important matters to discuss and there was no need to waste time going back and forth.