Chapter 220 Discharge from the Hospital

Lu Qinglang, a little boy who had just returned from the hospital, had a pained look on his face.

He never expected that even though he was being extra careful when he left that alley, he would still get hit. He felt very guilty seeing his family always busy taking care of him these past few days.

If he had been more careful, more cautious, and hadn't been so reckless in going out of the alley, his family wouldn't have suffered so much.

He Caiwei knew her younger brother was coming home today, so she didn't go to the hospital with him. Instead, she prepared a delicious meal at home and rearranged his room. Although his leg could be healed, he would still need to use a wheelchair for a while, so she put away everything in the room except for his study desk and bedside table.

They blew up a lot of balloons in the room and put a new backpack, a basketball, and a brand new pair of Warrior sneakers in the room for Lu Qinglang.

Lu Qingfeng picked up his son from the hospital in his car. Lu Zhiheng had a meeting today and couldn't come to pick up his son, so he had to send his nephew and wife instead.

After getting out of the car, Lu Qingfeng carried Lu Qinglang directly into his room. Upon seeing the room's decor, Lu Qinglang screamed with joy.

“Brother, look at the new shoes. I’ve seen these Warrior shoes several times, but they’re too expensive. They cost 22.5 yuan. My mom said that’s a month’s wages for an average worker, so I’ve never dared to buy them.”

"Big brother, it must have been my sister who gave it to me. This basketball is so cool, I've never seen one like it before. Big brother, I need to get better soon. Big brother, when I get better, will you come play basketball with me?"

Little Lu Qinglang was so surprised that he was speechless, and afterwards he kept calling him "big brother".

Lu Qingfeng smiled and first put him back on the bed, then helped his aunt tidy up the clothes she brought back from the hospital, then opened the wheelchair so he could sit in it, and then pushed him out of the room.

He Caiwei made several dishes that the little guy liked to eat, and also steamed a mandarin fish. When He Yuping saw the mandarin fish, her eyes welled up with tears.

“Mom, you have to remember that Grandpa passed away with a smile on his face. You can’t always be like this, or Grandpa will worry about you.” He Caiwei saw that her mother’s eyes were red and reached out to hug her.

The father, with whom I've depended on each other for decades, suddenly passed away; no one could accept that.

“I know, I won’t do it again… Your grandpa went to find Uncle Zhang, he went to find his old friends, he must be happier here than here.” He Yuping thought about how her father had been depressed for the last few months, and she knew it was because he was getting old and missed his old friends.

My daughter is right. My father wasn't suffering from any illness when he passed away, so she won't dwell on his departure anymore.

"Alright, alright, come on, try it. I haven't cooked mandarin fish in a long time... Oh, by the way, Xiaohua, I've also prepared a gift for you. It's in your room. Go see it yourself after dinner." He Caiwei comforted her mother before noticing a little girl pouting and looking dejected next to her.

She envied her brother for having a new schoolbag, a new basketball, and new shoes. Even though so many people in their family worked, their clothes and shoes had to be worn out before their mother would buy them new ones. Seeing her brother with new shoes made her very envious.

Hearing her sister say that she also had a gift, she couldn't wait to put down her bowl, but she didn't dare. She finished her meal properly, put down her chopsticks, said something, and ran off. She had to go back and check on her gift.

While still excited about the gift, he rushed out of his room and hugged and kissed his older sister. Lu Qingfeng, seeing this, felt jealous, put down his chopsticks, grabbed the little girl by the back of her collar, and pulled her away.

"Big brother, what are you doing..."

"That's my wife, you can't kiss her, get away..."

He Yuping felt much better watching the children playing around. Having these kids at home always made things more lively.

"Big brother, you're a bad guy! That's my sister..." Little Lu Qinghua was particularly indignant. Why? That's her sister.

"No, this is mine, it's legal..." District Chief Lu was thinking that kids really weren't fun, and that his mother and wife were more open-minded about not having kids for the time being, otherwise he would definitely be sidelined.

Lu Qinghua simply ignored him after hearing his suggestion and turned to her older sister: "Big sister, big brother bullied me, I want to sleep with you tonight... let big brother sleep by himself..."

When He Yuping heard her little girl say that, she almost choked with laughter. This girl is really something else.

"Lu Qinghua, shut up. What are you saying? Hurry up and go back to your room to see your gift..." He Yuping put down her chopsticks, pretended to be serious and stared at her little girl. She reached out and pulled her over, gently pinching her bottom, telling her to hurry back to her room to see her gift instead of causing trouble here.

The little girl made a face at her older brother and ran away.

After dinner, Lu Qingfeng and Yu Ping cleaned up the table. Lu Qingfeng then pushed Lu Qinglang out the door. The two brothers walked around outside for more than half an hour before returning. After returning home, Lu Qingfeng took him into the bathroom to wash up and then sent him back to his room. He stayed with him for a while until he fell asleep before leaving the room.

After washing the dishes, He Yuping and her daughter sat in the living room drinking tea and chatting, waiting for her father to come home.

When He Yuping saw her son come back, she was thinking of giving him a bath, but the child said that he was a little man now and could no longer let his mother bathe him, so Lu Qingfeng bathed him instead.

Lu Qingfeng had learned to drink tea after living here for so many years. After coming out of his younger brother's room, he saw his wife and aunt drinking tea, so he came over.

"Brother, have some water. Is Qinglang asleep yet?"

"He's asleep. He was quite excited when he came back after taking a shower to see all his gifts, but when I tidied them up and put them back where he wanted them, I turned around and found him asleep. I put the wheelchair right by his bedside, within easy reach. I'll check on him again tonight to see if he needs to use the restroom." Lu Qingfeng drank the tea his wife handed him and planned to go back and take a shower first. The weather here was a bit muggy, and sweating made him feel sticky all over.

"No need, you're tired today. Your uncle can go check on it tonight. Go and rest. I'll wait here myself." He Yuping knew her nephew was tired today and definitely couldn't let him get up in the middle of the night to pay.

My husband doesn't know what's wrong. He said he didn't have much work today, but they've already had dinner and he still hasn't come home.

"Brother, you go wash up first. I'll stay here with Mom and wait for Dad to come back. On our way back, we'll check on Xiaohua'er to see what she's doing. She hasn't come out of her room since she went back." He Caiwei was a little worried about her younger sister.

Lu Qingfeng drank another cup of tea, turned around and went out, when he heard the sound of a bicycle outside the living room. It was his uncle returning. He took a long stride and went to open the door.

"How did Qingfeng know I was back?" Lu Zhiheng was about to knock on the door when he saw it was open. He saw his nephew, who was all smiles, and he came in dragging his bicycle.