Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 166 Xia Zhi brought a partner back

I waited for the news of the return of Xiazhi again, and it was already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in 1983.

"Didn't Xia Zhi's letter say that he would be home on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month? How come it's already the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month and we haven't seen him yet?" The old lady had been waiting for her grandson to arrive so much that her eyes were blurry, but she still hadn't seen him and she became anxious.

"Old lady, don't worry. Xia Zhi is already a grown man in his twenties. Nothing will happen to him. When I was 20 years old, I followed the army out of the province to fight the Japanese..."

Old Mrs. Chu was forced to listen to the old man's memories and could not remember anything about Xia Zhi for the time being.

After turning off the lights at night, Chunni asked He Yanqing worriedly: "I don't know if Xia Zhi went on another mission and didn't come back, or if he encountered something on the way. There is no news, I am really worried to death. The old man said he was not anxious, but he was still worried in his heart. Didn't you see that his mouth was full of blisters?"

He Yanqing was also a little worried, but when Chunni and the others were in a state of panic, he resisted the urge to speak. He slowly stroked Chunni's back and comforted her softly, "Don't worry, don't worry, be careful that the babies in your belly won't get angry!"

That's right, Chunni has been pregnant for more than five months, and she is pregnant with twins. Thinking of the baby in her belly, Chunni took a few deep breaths, and her excited mood finally calmed down.

Xia Zhi, who was missed by his family, was in the city hospital. Xia Zhi injured his right hand during a mission and needed to rest for a while. Thinking that he had not been back to his hometown for several years, he took the opportunity to take a leave to visit his family.

When he arrived in the city, Xia Zhi felt some pain in his hand, which might have been caused by the injury on the train, so he went to the hospital for a checkup and had the plaster cast replaced. After treating the wound and leaving the house, he was tripped by a dishevelled woman sitting on a bench in the corridor.

The woman said sorry, Xia Zhi didn't want to care, so he walked forward. But the more he listened, the more familiar the voice sounded. Xia Zhi turned around and looked at the decadent woman in front of him, and asked in disbelief: "Yun Shu?"

Yun Shu didn't expect to meet an acquaintance here, and raised her head somewhat embarrassedly. She looked at Xia Zhi for a long time and felt that the person in front of her was somewhat familiar, but her mind was dizzy and she couldn't remember where she had seen this person. So she asked weakly: "Excuse me, who are you?"

Xia Zhi seemed not to notice Yun Shu's embarrassment at this moment, and smiled brightly, "Sister Yun Shu, I am Xia Zhi!" She still looked confused when she called her, and then said: "Chun Ni's younger brother, Chun Ni, Lion Rock."

Yun Shu suddenly realized, "So it's the summer solstice, you've grown this big?"

At this moment, a nurse in a white coat came out and called out, "Yunshu, it's your turn."

Yun Shu stood up, smoothed her messy hair, straightened her cotton jacket, and followed her into the clinic. Xia Zhi was worried, so he followed her in as well.

There was a middle-aged doctor sitting inside, who asked Yun Shu in a serious tone: "Little girl, the baby is already three months old in your belly. Are you sure you want to have the abortion? Do you want to ask the family members?" After saying that, he glanced at Xia Zhi who had just entered the room.

Xia Zhi wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Yun Shu, "This is my brother."

The middle-aged doctor nodded in understanding, "Since you have made up your mind, let's do the surgery this afternoon!"

Yun Shu breathed a sigh of relief, touched her belly and whispered sorry.

The baby was already three months old, and medication alone was not enough to abort the baby. A uterine curettage was also required. After the operation, the doctor asked Yunshu to stay overnight to see how things went.

Seeing that no one from Yunshu's family came, Xia Zhi felt a little worried about her being alone in the hospital, so he insisted on staying to take care of Yunshu.

Early the next morning, Xia Zhi went to the department store to buy a hat and scarf for Yunshu, and returned to the hospital to give them to Yunshu.

"Sister Yunshu, I see that the women in our family are all wrapped up tightly during confinement, for fear of being exposed to the wind. Hurry up and wrap your scarf around your neck, and don't take off your hat, and we will leave the hospital."

Yun Shu didn't expect Xia Zhi to be so considerate. She smiled a little forcedly, "Thank you, Xia Zhi."

Xia Zhi helped Yun Shu, who was wrapped tightly, out of the hospital before asking, "Sister Yun Shu, shall we go to your house now?"

Yun Shu smiled sadly, tears glistening in her eyes, "Let's go to the guesthouse. I'll stay there for a few days."

Xia Zhi guessed that Yun Shu might have encountered something, but he didn't expect that she had become homeless. Xia Zhi couldn't bring up Yun Shu's sad story, so he had to encourage her: "Sister Yun Shu, why don't you follow me back to Lion Rock and stay at my house for a few days. You are familiar with my sister, and you also know He Yanqing. They are married, and they should welcome you to visit."

Yunshu was a little tempted. Her family didn't know she was pregnant. Now that she had a miscarriage, if she went home to recuperate, she wouldn't be able to leave the house. Not only would her parents and brothers be suspicious, but even the neighbors would gossip about her. Thinking that the New Year was coming soon, it was a bit sad to live in a guesthouse alone.

But she is about to recuperate after giving birth, so it might not be a good idea for her to rashly go to someone else's house.

Seeing her hesitation, Xia Zhi tried to persuade her for a long time before Yun Shu finally gave in. Let her be selfish for once!