Chapter 5

When Jiang Ning walked out of the kitchen, he saw a young girl walking into the yard. She was dressed simply, but her eyes and eyebrows showed her cleverness.

Behind her followed a strong middle-aged man.

Tian Yufang introduced: “This is your sister Yan Sui and your father-in-law.”

When Ji Yansui saw the stranger at the kitchen door, she knew that this was her sister-in-law.

She looked at Jiang Ning curiously and whispered “Sister-in-law”.

Jiang Ning smiled and nodded, and greeted her, “Little sister.” She then greeted Ji Hongzhi, “Dad,”

“Hey!” Ji Hongzhi was a little at a loss when he heard the word “Dad” and could only respond stiffly.

Afterwards, the family sat around the table and ate, chatting while eating.

“Wow, Mom, there is fish soup for lunch today!” Ji Yansui was shocked when he walked to the dining table and saw a pot of fish soup on the table.

“This was made by your sister-in-law.” Tian Yufang said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yansui looked at Jiang Ning in surprise, and immediately served a bowl of fish soup to her grandmother, and then served a bowl to her father and her mother.

Just as she poured herself a bowl of fish soup and was about to drink it, she heard her father Ji Hongzhi cough.

Ji Yansui glanced at her father and then at the fish soup in her hand, and placed the bowl in front of Jiang Ning, “Sister-in-law, this is for you!”

“Thank you!” Jiang Ning said with a faint smile.

“It’s okay, you don’t have to thank me.” Ji Yansui smiled indifferently, then served himself another bowl of fish soup.

When she drank the delicious fish soup, her eyes suddenly brightened.

“Wow, sister-in-law, the fish soup you stewed is delicious!” Ji Yansui praised.

Jiang Ning smiled when he heard that, “Drink more if you like.”

“Mm, it’s so delicious! My family hasn’t eaten meat for several months, and I…”

Before Ji Yansui could finish her words, Tian Yufang kicked her lightly under the table, stopping her from continuing.

“Sui Sui, eat!” Tian Yufang reminded, not forgetting to glance at Jiang Ning beside her.

When Ji Yansui heard this, he said “Oh”, shut his mouth obediently and ate his meal honestly.

The atmosphere at the dinner table suddenly became gloomy.

“Yufang, where did you buy this fish?” Ji Hongzhi suddenly spoke to break the depressing atmosphere.

“I didn’t buy this. Ningning caught it when she accompanied me to the river to wash clothes.” Tian Yufang said with a bright smile.

After hearing this, Ji Hongzhi’s eyes flashed with surprise, “Ningning can catch fish?”

Jiang Ning said modestly, “Dad, I was just lucky and caught him by chance.”

Ji Yansui also echoed: “Sister-in-law, you are so amazing that you can even catch fish. I will never forget the taste of this fish soup.”

Tian Yufang smiled and said, “This child is just greedy.”

At this time, Ji Hongzhi put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Jiang Ning seriously, “Ningning, your coming to our house has brought a lot of good luck to our family.

Dad knows that marrying into our family is unfair to you. If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell me. This is your home. Your mother and I will definitely treat you as we treat Sui Sui.

Jiang Ning put down his bowl and chopsticks upon hearing this, “Thank you, Dad, thank you, Mom.”

“Okay, family, don’t say thank you or not, just hurry up and eat!” Old Mrs. Ji said at the right time.

The atmosphere at the dinner table became lively again, and Ji Yansui learned a lot about Jiang Ning’s fishing techniques.

After eating and drinking his fill, Ji Yansui patted his belly and said, “Sister-in-law, please teach me how to catch fish and cook in the future. I also want to show off my skills to my family.”

Jiang Ning agreed with a smile, “Okay, I’ll teach you when I have time.”

The family started talking and laughing again. The meal was particularly warm. The hearts that were originally somewhat alienated gradually became closer during this meal.

Jiang Ning found that Ji Yansui was a kind and sensible girl, and he couldn’t help but feel a little more favorable towards her.

At one or two o’clock in the afternoon, the whistle for work sounded, and Ji Hongzhi, Tian Yufang and Ji Yansui picked up their farm tools and prepared to go out to work.

Jiang Ning hurriedly called out to them, “Dad, Mom, let me go to work with you!”

“No need. You can take care of Yanli at home. We can take care of the farm work.” Tian Yufang said.

“Mom, Yanli is being taken care of by grandma, so I’d better go and help you with the work, otherwise I’ll feel bad.” Jiang Ning insisted.

“Sister-in-law, don’t go. Grandma is old and can’t take care of my brother. I’m troubled by you.” Ji Yansui said at the right time.

“Yes, Ningning, you just stay at home and take care of Yanli!” Ji Hongzhi also echoed.

Then the family of three went out with their farm tools.

Jiang Ning glanced at the closed courtyard door and turned back to the room. She looked at the oil stains on Ji Yanli’s cheek, reached out and took the towel beside her to wipe it off.

At noon, Tian Yufang fed Ji Yanli some fish soup with a spoon to maintain the nutrition his body needed.

Jiang Ning sat on the edge of the bed, quietly gazing at Ji Yanli, who was like “Sleeping Beauty”.

In the dim room, a soft glow was cast on his chiseled face, making his already handsome features even more profound.

He had high brow bones and sword-like eyebrows slanting into his temples. Even in a coma, he still had a majestic aura.

Under the high nose bridge, his thin lips were pursed into a line, revealing the perseverance unique to soldiers.

Her eyes fell on the hideous scar on his right forehead. The mark left by the bullet had already scabbed over, but she could still imagine the danger it had caused.

The chirping of insects and birds outside the window made the house even quieter.

Jiang Ning stretched out his hand as if possessed, but his fingertips suddenly stopped when they were about to touch his cheek.

The sunlight filtered through the window lattice, casting a layer of golden light on his pale lips, making him look like a finely carved jade statue, cold and fragile.

“Your battlefield must be very cruel…” She murmured softly, and her voice dissipated in the air.

At this moment, Jiang Ning keenly noticed that there was a thick layer of calluses on his palms – those were the marks left by years of holding a gun.

After a moment, as if she had made up her mind, she stood up and walked to the door, fastened the bolt, then she walked to the bedside and held Ji Yanli’s hand as if to lead him into the space.

With a thought, the next second, Ji Yanli appeared on the operating table in the operating room.

Jiang Ning didn’t have time to be surprised, he quickly picked up Ji Yanli and put him on the CT machine beside him.

The results came out very quickly. There was a small piece of debris in Ji Yanli’s brain cortex that had not been removed, which caused compression of his brain nerves and caused him to fall into a coma.

It seems that there are still many people with excellent medical skills in this era, otherwise, considering Ji Yanli’s strong imagination, he would have died long ago after being shot.

She had seen Ji Yanli’s injuries. Fortunately, the bullet missed the target and only damaged the non-critical area such as the cerebral cortex.

Jiang Ning frowned slightly, but felt relieved in his heart. As long as the critical areas were not damaged, it would not be difficult to cure Ji Yanli with the advanced medical equipment in the space and his own medical skills.

She quickly made preoperative preparations, put on surgical gown, disinfected herself, and stood in front of the operating table.

Before the operation, she injected some spiritual spring water into Ji Yanli to enhance his body functions so that he would not be unable to get off the operating table.

The operation was tense and lengthy, and every move could not afford any mistakes.

Jiang Ning was fully focused and, with his superb medical skills, carefully removed the fragment.

When she saw the fragments being taken out intact, her heart finally settled down.

Next was postoperative observation. Jiang Ning stayed by Ji Yanli’s side, carefully monitoring his vital signs.

As time passed, Ji Yanli’s face gradually turned red and his breathing became steady.

Jiang Ning looked at him, inexplicably looking forward to the moment when he woke up and opened his eyes.