Free Web NovelChapter 483: Chapter 483: Treasures in Their Eyes
As soon as Wan Baohua picked up Mantou, Huang Qianren came out of the room with a wide smile, "Oh, Mantou, come here, let Grandpa hold you."
"I just got hold of them, so wait a bit," Wan Baohua was reluctant, turning to Mantou with a big smile.
"Xiaobao, Anmin, have you had dinner?" Without a grandchild to hold, Huang Qianren started chatting with his son and daughter-in-law, "When did you come back? Why didn’t you call? Otherwise, I could have picked you up from the train station."
"We had a good meal at mother-in-law’s house," Huang Xiaobao replied with a smile, "Big brother picked us up at the provincial capital train station and we went straight to mother-in-law’s house. We wanted to surprise you, so we didn’t tell you."
Huang Qianren smiled at the words.
"Surprise, surprise, well done," Wan Baohua said with a grin while holding Baozi and sitting on the sofa. Then he started chatting with Ding Anmin about her studies, how she was living in Jing City, and her relationship with the Huang family relatives...
"Dad, where are Grandpa and Grandma?" Not seeing Mrs. Huang, Huang Xiaobao asked Huang Qianren. His grandparents had come to Huaixi County for the winter back in November.
"Your grandparents went to the hot springs," replied Huang Qianren, "I took them there a few days ago. I’ll pick them up tomorrow. Hot springs are good for their legs."
"Mom and Dad, we brought you gifts," Ding Anmin started showing the things she bought for the family as they chatted, including quite a bit of yarn. She was good with her hands, planning to knit sweaters for the family before the new year.
Meanwhile, at the power plant staff housing, Feng Lishu knocked on her parents’ door for a long time with no response. Instead, the neighbors opened their door, and upon seeing Feng Lishu and her family, they were pleasantly surprised, "Lishu is back."
"Hello Mrs. Wang," Feng Lishu greeted with a smile before asking, "Mrs. Wang, where are my parents?"
If she hadn’t gotten off the train from the provincial capital, Feng Lishu might have thought her parents went to the provincial capital to visit her grandparents. But before returning to Huaixi County, she had taken Ding Anguo and their two kids to see her grandparents, and her parents weren’t there. Plus, her grandparents had said that her mom called to say they might not be able to come for New Year’s due to being busy with work.
"Oh, your dad fell down a few days ago and is probably in the hospital now with your mom taking care of him," Mrs. Wang said.
Feng Lishu was startled, "Fell? Is it serious? Anguo, Anguo, we should..."
"Lishu, calm down, calm down," Mrs. Wang quickly added, "Don’t worry, he just broke his leg, nothing else is wrong. If it was serious, they wouldn’t have just gone to the county hospital, would they? They would have gone to the city or provincial hospital."
Hearing this, Feng Lishu was somewhat reassured.
Ding Anguo handed a bag of fruit candies to Mrs. Wang, "Thank you, Mrs. Wang, we’ll head to the hospital now. Could you hold onto these for us for a bit?"
"Oh, sure, sure, leave them here. As for the candies, let the kids have them, I don’t need any," Mrs. Wang politely declined but eventually accepted due to Ding Anguo’s insistence.
"Don’t worry, we’re heading to the hospital now," Ding Anguo gently rubbed Feng Lishu’s head to comfort her, "Take the kids too. Your parents will surely be happy to see them."
"Okay," said Feng Lishu with slightly teary eyes. As an only child, with her parents living far away and unable to help them during an illness, she felt a sense of guilt.
"In the future, we’ll come back to Huaixi County for every winter and summer break," Ding Anguo spoke softly, "When your parents retire, we’ll bring them to Jing City with us. Big brother let me join his business, and I gave the one thousand yuan you received from your mother and passed on to me."
"Once we get our share of the profit, we’ll buy a place in Jing City, so your parents have somewhere to stay when they come," Ding Anguo had his plans and arrangements, and Feng Lishu supported and agreed with them. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have given all the money from her family to Ding Anguo to use as he saw fit.
Of course, Xu Ancheng wasn’t in need of that thousand yuan, and both Ding Anguo and Feng Lishu understood this point. The bond between Ding Anguo and Xu Ancheng was stronger than that of brothers. So, Ding Anguo wanted to contribute to Xu Ancheng’s passion, even without putting money in, Xu Ancheng had already set aside a share for Ding Anguo.
"Okay," Feng Lishu was deeply moved, touched by her husband’s thoughtfulness.
When the family of four arrived at Huaixi County Hospital, they headed straight to the inpatient department. After asking the nurse about the room, they went directly up to the second floor.
Room 201, the innermost room, with windows and only three beds, making it quite a good room. Inside, Ruan Qingru was using warm water to wipe Feng Guolun’s face and hands.
"Dear, I’m sorry, I can’t visit your mother’s house for the New Year because of my condition," Feng Guolun said apologetically.
"It’s fine as long as your leg heals quickly. We visit Mom and Dad often. Missing a New Year visit isn’t a big deal," Ruan Qingru didn’t mind at all.
"Dad, Mom," at the doorway, seeing the person on the bed furthest inside, Feng Lishu choked out a call.
Hearing the familiar voice, Ruan Qingru and Feng Guolun instantly turned their heads. Their expressions changed to joy when they saw Feng Lishu, Ding Anguo, and the two kids enter the room.
"Oh, you came back quietly," Ruan Qingru was ecstatic when she saw her daughter. She quickly put down the cloth in her hand, dropping it in Feng Guolun’s hand, and then moved past the excited Feng Lishu to squat down and swoop Dumplings and Tangyuan into her arms.
"My little darlings are here," Ruan Qingru looked this way and that, unable to let go.
"Grandma," Dumplings and Tangyuan weren’t strangers to Ruan Qingru. They had spent a period living with them in Jing City before.
"Oh, my little darlings," Ruan Qingru looked up at Ding Anguo behind the twins and smiled even more, "Anguo, have you had dinner? Are your university courses busy? You look a bit thinner to me."
The emotionally moved Feng Lishu was completely ignored. She sat on the stool next to Feng Guolun’s hospital bed and complained, "Dad, Mom’s biased, I don’t even know where I rank in her heart."
Seeing Ruan Qingru’s appearance, most of Feng Lishu’s worries were relieved.
"How old are you? Jealous of your own kids and husband, really grown up," Ruan Qingru scolded with a smile, then picked up the two kids, each in one arm, to sit on her lap. Seeing this, Feng Lishu quickly made room.
"Grandpa," Dumplings and Tangyuan looked at Feng Guolun and greeted him obediently.
Feng Guolun’s heart melted, "Oh, my dear treasures, you’re so good. These two kids are so good looking, just like Anguo. They don’t look much like Lishu when she was little."
Receiving compliments on his kids, Ding Anguo walked over to Feng Guolun’s side to quietly inquire about his condition. They had already asked the nurse about Feng Guolun’s injury when they entered the inpatient department. The nurse said it was just a fracture, no big deal, just a hundred days for bones to heal. He would have some inconveniences, but once healed, there wouldn’t be any further issues.
