Chapter 211: Chapter 211: None of Them Are Fools Chapter 211: Chapter 211: None of Them Are Fools However, for Gu Pan, the al she considered simple surprised Lu Jianguo when he saw it, “Did you guys go out and hunt wild chickens yesterday?”
Gu Pan did not deny it, “Yeah, there are so places others don’t know about, which makes it easier to catch prey.”
Lu Jianguo was still worried, “Going out like this often still carries risks…”
He wanted to say that they should not go out anymore, but then he thought, by what right could he ask others to stop sothing? After all those years, he hadn’t been by his side, and Ruisheng had managed without him; having barely t him, he hadn’t done anything for him yet wanted to make demands, on what basis?
So halfway through, he changed his tune, “So be very careful when you go out in the future.”
Lu Ruisheng nodded, “Yes, we will, let’s eat first.” While saying it, he set up a small table next to Lu Jianguo’s hospital bed, then helped adjust his bed so that Lu Jianguo could sit more comfortably.
Lu Jianguo’s eyes were fixed on Lu Ruisheng, from the small child he was when lost, to now such a grown young man, already with a wife.
Gu Pan served a bowl of chicken soup and placed it in front of him.
Lu Jianguo took it and tasted, “Panpan’s cooking is really good, delicious.”
Gu Pan couldn’t rember which restaurant this was from and, of course, her own cooking was also comndable, so she did not modestly say, “Base Commander, if there’s anything you want to eat in the future, I’ll make it for you.”
Lu Jianguo bead with joy, “Alright, you guys eat while it’s hot too.”
Lu Ruisheng moved the coffee table by the window closer; it made things a bit more convenient.
This single room was a VIP hospital room, intended for such leaders; the facilities were quite nice, with a small sofa and coffee table by the window, making dining quite convenient.
While eating, Gu Pan spoke to Lu Ruisheng about their return journey, how they t Cheng Yang, Feng Zhekai, and Lu Xuerong, who had found a house just two units down from theirs. They were moving in that afternoon, and I gave the car keys to Cheng Yang to make their move easier.
When Lu Jianguo heard this, he said to them, “If you guys have other things, you can head back after eating, I’m fine here.”
Gu Pan replied, “We don’t have other plans, I’ve already told our friends, it’s okay, we’ll stay here with you.”
She was afraid Lu Ruisheng might not know the appropriate response, so she spoke for him.
Lu Ruisheng nodded, “Yes, if needed, we both can take turns going back.”
Lu Jianguo wanted Lu Ruisheng to stay but felt guilty, “Then, if you really have nothing else, stay and talk with .”
Gu Pan agreed, “Yes, we’re not planning on going out soon, and we haven’t settled into our new ho yet. We plan to tidy up the ho, so we have plenty of ti.”
Lu Jianguo said, “Let know if you need anything.”
Lu Ruisheng nodded, then went and served another bowl of soup for Lu Jianguo, putting two pieces of chicken drumstick in it.
Looking at the at in the bowl, Lu Jianguo felt his son’s concern and his eyes grew red, but he dared not show it, afraid of making Lu Ruisheng overthink. So, he kept his head down, took a couple of bites of at, feeling even worse, his tears unconsciously falling into the bowl.
To disguise his emotions, he kept his head down, pretending to eat.
Gu Pan served him half a bowl of rice and so dishes, placing them on the bedside table, because his ailnt wasn’t serious and didn’t hinder his ability to eat.
Lu Jianguo had been staring down the whole ti, the more he held back, the more he wanted to cry, but he continued to firmly restrain himself.
Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng also noticed the tremor in Lu Jianguo’s body and felt uncomfortable, yet montarily, they didn’t know what to do. Honestly, their relationship and feelings weren’t as easily resolved as outsiders imagined. It wasn’t about hugging each other, acknowledging kinship, and then acting as if they had never been apart. That was impossible.
Perhaps what Lu Jianguo needed now was so ti and space to himself to relax.
Moreover, Gu Pan was worried that holding it in could be harmful to Lu Jianguo’s health. She said to Lu Ruisheng, “Ruisheng, co with to fetch so hot water; I brought a thermos.”
Lu Ruisheng quickly agreed and left with Gu Pan, carrying the thermos.
Once they had left and closed the door, Lu Jianguo could no longer hold back. Covering his face, he burst into loud sobs. No one understood his feelings. From losing his son to his wife’s death, he had felt like a hollowed-out, walking corpse. Perhaps he had survived solely for the chance to see his son one more ti.
Then the apocalypse struck, and he thought he would never find his son again in this lifeti. Initially having no expectations of life, but with many needing a leader at the base during the apocalypse, he endured. To prevent many others from losing their loved ones, he took on the role of Base Commander and, arriving at this base, he unexpectedly encountered his son, which overjoyed him.
At that mont, he felt even more fortunate. His son had turned out so well and had such a wonderful wife by his side. He felt fulfilled towards his own wife.
After crying for a while, he managed to compose himself, wiped his face, and cald his emotions, then looked toward the door.
Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng stood at the door. Hearing the quiet inside, they pushed the door open and entered.
Lu Ruisheng gave Lu Jianguo a glass of water, “Cool down a bit before you take your dicine.”
Gu Pan looked at Lu Jianguo’s swollen red eyes and was deeply moved. She said, “The food is getting cold, let’s eat first.”
The family sat down again and finished their al.
After eating, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng cleaned up the al box and settled all the items Gu Pan had brought for the hospital stay.
At that mont, the doctor ca in again, bringing dicine and the hospitalization paperwork for Lu Jianguo to sign.
After explaining so details about the hospital stay, the doctor left.
Lu Ruisheng fetched the dicine for Lu Jianguo, and Gu Pan took out a can of yellow peaches from a tin she had brought, opened it, and transferred its contents into a disposable small bowl. She also placed a small spoon with it, setting it all on Lu Jianguo’s table.
Lu Jianguo eyed the water, dicine, and canned fruit, feeling incredibly sweet inside. Having been alone for so many years, he never imagined a day when he could have his children around him.
Seeing the IV was almost done, Gu Pan called a nurse to remove it.
A nurse, about 20 years old, entered. She saw the canned fruit, swallowed her saliva a bit loudly, turning red with embarrassnt without knowing how to explain, and hurried to remove the IV needle.
She hadn’t had fruit in a long ti. Now, canned fruit was a scarce resource. Glass jars usually froze during extre cold, and cans sotis spoiled in extre heat. Apart from those confiscated, those that made it into the base were heavily controlled and not available to the general populace.
After removing the needle, she instructed Lu Jianguo to press on the area and inford him that he would have another IV drip that evening before taking the empty IV bottle to leave.
Gu Pan called her back, scooped two pieces of canned fruit into a disposable bowl, and handed her a disposable spoon, “Thank you for your hard work.”
The nurse was young, and her yearning look seed a bit pitiful. Plus, considering she would be administering injections to Lu Jianguo in the coming days, a little bribe seed appropriate.
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