maternity hospital

He Quan took a deep breath, and the zipper of his trousers was zipped up.Zheng Zhiqing knocked on the door and entered the director's office. Seeing him wrestling with the button of his trousers with an expression of "I can't pass this day", she turned and went to the nurse's station to ask for a rubber band.

"I've lost so much weight, how can my trouser waist be so tight!?"

He Quan wrinkled his face and looked down at Zheng Zhiqing wrapping the rubber band through the buttonhole to the button, stretching the raised trousers on both sides.There is only this suit in the office, and I have to go to Qi Jiaxin's for dinner later, so He Quan can't go home in time to change.Ordinarily, this suit should be fine. It was made two years ago, and he was more important than now. Who would have thought that the trouser buttons could not be fastened now.

"It's not the waist that's tight, it's the crotch." Zheng Zhiqing glanced at the shiny fabric on He Quan's buttocks, pursed his lips and smiled, "It's been eight weeks, and the bones are starting to change. Ah Quan, you should Knows better than I do."

"Of course I know, maybe it's a few millimeters away?" He Quan rubbed his tailbone back, frowned and put his forehead on Zheng Zhiqing's shoulder, "Zheng Dabai, you have to buy me a cushion, it hurts." I can't sit still."

"Turn to the supermarket before going to Mr. Qi." Zheng Zhiqing also started rubbing for him.

The pain caused by the compression of the sciatic nerve is common in obstetrics. The more you sit and lie down, the more painful it is. There is no way to relieve it and you can only wait for it to disappear on its own.Qiao Qiao joked that it was Xiaobai who thought He Quan was lazy, and urged him to stand up and move more, and then He Quan found all kinds of trivial things to send Zheng Zhiqing to run errands.

For example, suits, which could have been delivered by the clerk of the dry cleaner, he also asked Zheng Zhiqing to pick them up.

"If you want to see me, just tell me." When sending the suit to He Quan's office, Zheng Zhiqing found a step for herself.In the elevator, the dean watched him press the button on the sixth floor with a dry cleaning bag, looked at him with "that kind of" eyes, and said with a dry smile, "It's too dry in winter and it's easy to get bronchitis."

He Quan opened the drawer, took out the A4 piece of "Dabai and dogs not allowed" pasted on the door of the ward a long time ago, and looked at him with a smile.

In front of the children, Qi Jiaxin had a low profile, but in front of his in-laws, he put on the airs of an elder.The old man made the Zheng family wait in the living room for about half an hour before showing up. He was not in a wheelchair, and leaned on a dragon headed cane with his back straight. Although he moved slowly, his whole body exuded majesty as always.

Qi Jiaxin was wearing a shirt, cloth trousers and a woolen vest. His casualness was in stark contrast to Zheng Jianping's three-piece suit and Xu Yuan's slim cheongsam, showing the calmness of the elderly.Zheng Jianping is almost seventy years old, but Qi Jiaxin is still as respectful as a junior.After all, the turmoil that the old man has experienced in his life is probably higher than that of Zheng Zhiqing in a book.

"I'm sorry, I'm old and my movements are slow, I kept you waiting." Qi Jiaxin raised his hand, motioning for the Zheng couple who got up to welcome him to sit down.

"You're welcome, Mr. Qi, we are the ones who interrupted your rest." Zheng Jianping said, exchanging glances with his wife.

Xu Yuan understood, took out a plain white envelope from her handbag, put it on the tea table, and said with a smile: "Old Qi, I heard from Zhiqing two days ago that you are going to be a grandpa soon, and I congratulate you." ...This 1000 million check is the education fund that Chairman Zheng and I gave to the children, but Zhiqing and the others don’t accept it, so I can only trouble you to keep it for them.”

Qi Jiaxin waved his hand casually, and said: "If I accept it, A Quan will never enter the Qi family's mansion in his life. He doesn't even want my money. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. When the old man closes his eyes, everything will be fine." Stop it, what are you doing with those idle thoughts. My mother-in-law, put it away, ah."

Xu Yuan looked a bit embarrassed, and Zheng Jianping nodded, motioning for her to put the envelope away.In fact, he had known for a long time that the Qi family letter would not be accepted, and the purpose of giving the check was to show the Zheng family's attitude of valuing He Quan, and to make the Qi family feel at ease.

"Ah Yun—" Qi Jiaxin shouted towards the kitchen, "Bring the meeting gift I prepared for my in-laws."

Zheng Jianping hurriedly said: "Old Qi, you are welcome, we will be a family from now on."

"It's because we are a family that I am willing to give it to you."

Qi Jiaxin took the red box from Sister Yun, opened the lid and showed them the ginseng embedded in the fleece.Zheng Jianping doesn't understand traditional Chinese medicine, but seeing those slender fibrous roots are carefully fixed by gold threads, he immediately understands that this root of ginseng must be of great value.

Handing the box to Xu Yuan, Qi Jiaxin raised his finger and pointed at the ginseng: "This old guy is older than the three of us combined. It's really luck to be able to dig such an old ginseng now. It's hard to collect one after many years. It is said that the price of this ginseng is also inflated, and it is less than this year, and it is often sold at auction for 2000 million."

"This is too precious, Mr. Qi, you should keep it." Xu Yuan made a gesture to return the ginseng box to Qi Jiaxin.

Qi Jiaxin blocked his hand and said casually: "Our Ah Quan is not more expensive than this gold? I am willing to let you take him back. What is a piece of grass? If you don't accept it, you will also return my grandson."

"Ma'am, this is Mr. Qi's wish, please accept it."

Zheng Jianping nodded politely.Jiang is still old and hot, he understands that Qi Jiaxin used ginseng to remind them, how much weight is in his heart.

After dinner, Zheng Zhiqing went out to see his parents off, while He Quan frowned and sat in the living room drinking medicine.Before eating, Zheng Zhiqing asked Sister Yun to fry He Quan's medicine, and half an hour after the meal, it was just dry enough to be eaten.Although He Quan stopped vomiting after three days of drinking, he still drank it for two weeks according to the doctor's advice.

He Quan repeatedly reiterated that as long as this is the only one, the tube will be buried after delivery, and there is no need for a trial kit, and the standard dose will be used.Zheng Zhiqing felt a little relieved that He Quan no longer mentioned the matter of sterilizing himself.

No amount of sugar can cover the bitter taste of traditional Chinese medicine, not to mention that Qi Jiaxin forbids Zheng Zhiqing from adding sugar to the boiled medicine, so He Quan almost drinks it while pinching his nose.Sugar itself is a kind of medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is divided according to the properties of the medicine. White sugar is cold and brown sugar is warm. Adding it to the medicine will affect the properties of the medicine.The scientific explanation is that sucrose itself contains various impurities, which will react with the protein and tannic acid in the medicine to coagulate the active ingredients and reduce the efficacy.

Zheng Zhiqing wanted Sister Yun to give He Quan a spoonful of honey, but Qi Jiaxin said that honey is good for the intestines, and it is forbidden to eat it during pregnancy.

"Good medicine tastes bitter." Qi Jiaxin looked lovingly at He Quan, who was wrinkled by the bitterness, "Ah Quan, how many days are you off for the Spring Festival?"

He Quan took a deep breath—relying on air circulation to take away the bitter taste in his mouth—and said, “Two days, the second and sixth day of junior high school, to attend a colleague’s wedding.”

A trace of disappointment flashed across his eyes, and Qi Jiaxin tentatively asked, "Are you free to come back for the New Year's Eve dinner?"

He Quan pursed his lips and said, "Grandpa, you know what my relatives think of me. I can't stay in that kind of big family gathering."

"Oh, hey, look at me, I'm just thinking about my own happiness." Qi Jiaxin smiled dryly, "Then come back to have a meal when you have time, usually it's just me, Sister Yun, Zhang Ma and the others, it's so deserted."

He Quan suddenly remembered something: "I forgot to ask when I came back last time, where is Uncle Gong?"

Qi Jiaxin was startled, and said, "Let's go."

"He hasn't reached the retirement age yet?" He Quan didn't think of the worst.

Qi Jiaxin sighed melancholy: "Pancreatic cancer, what happened last year, from discovery to death, it took three months."

He Quan was slightly taken aback, his eyes blurred due to the accumulation of moisture.

Gong Hanhai, who has worked in the Qi family for more than 40 years, is humble and gentle. He takes care of everything other than work in the Qi family. He is regarded as the butler of the mansion.After the death of Qi Zheng and He Jinfei, he took He Quan back to the Qi family, and he also handled the affairs of the two of them.He was the same age as Qi Zheng, and he told He Quan all the things about Qi Zheng and He Jinfei before He Quan was born.

Gong Hanhai is not married and has no children. When He Quan was in the Qi family, he loved and cared for this young master as if he were his own.Before He Quan got a ruler from Qi Jiaxin, Gong Hanhai secretly went to his room in the middle of the night to rub medicine on him, which gave him a lot of comfort and warmth.

A few years before leaving the Qi family, He Quan still had contact with Gong Hanhai, but then his work became more and more busy, and He Quan deliberately avoided Qi Jiaxin, so he gradually lost contact.Unexpectedly, he was gone. Now he wanted to say thank you to the elder who made up for his lack of fatherly love, but it was too late.

"Where is it buried? I have time to pay my respects." He Quan took out a tissue from the table, turned his back and blew his nose.

Qi Jiaxin shook his head. "According to his last wish, the ashes were scattered into the sea... He meant that there is no tombstone that future generations will come to pay homage to, so it is useless."

He Quan's nose became sore again.

Hearing the sound of He Quan turning over, Zheng Zhiqing turned around and hugged him into her arms, rubbing the position of the tailbone for him while asking, "Can't sleep because of the pain?"

"Well, go a little further." He Quan moved his head and rested his head on Zheng Zhiqing's arm.

After rubbing it lightly for a while, Zheng Zhiqing leaned over and took a look. Seeing that He Quan's eyes were open, he asked again, "Is there something on your mind?"

"I heard from my grandfather today that Uncle Gong, who had taken care of me before, is gone, and I feel a little sad." He Quan turned over, hugged Zheng Zhiqing's waist, and buried his face in Zheng Zhiqing's chest.

"Birth, old age, sickness and death, no one can escape." Kissing the top of the curly head, Zheng Zhiqing tightened his arms and hugged him tightly, "Where was he buried? Someday I will accompany you to worship him."

"The ashes were scattered, but no monument was erected." He Quan spoke with a nasal tone, "Then I suddenly realized that if I didn't go to pay respects, the tombstone would definitely be in vain after a hundred years."

"Then go, I will accompany you then."

"I have an idea." He Quan raised his head, his deep pupils reflected a little bit of light, "When grandpa is gone, move my dad's tomb next to his tomb."

Staring at her lover with careful eyes, Zheng Zhiqing chuckled: "Remember to burn the dragon's head and cane as well. We are neighbors with your father. The old man will definitely use that."

"You have lost your memory." The melancholy on He Quan's face disappeared, he got up and rode on Zheng Zhiqing's stomach, and looked down at him, "Zheng Dabai, how long has it been since you handed in your homework?"

Zheng Zhiqing pretended to think about it seriously, and said, "It's been a week, Mr. He, don't everyone advocate reducing the burden on students now?"

"I want to take a quiz today." He Quan said, stretching out his hand and carefully unbuttoning Zheng Zhiqing's pajamas one by one.

Turning over to push the person down, Zheng Zhiqing bowed to He Quan, so that the other person could feel his enthusiasm.He Quan hooked his neck and bit his lips all the way to his Adam's apple, making Zheng Zhiqing furious.

"Let's write a question, Mr. He." Zheng Zhiqing blew hot breath into his ear, "I guarantee full marks in the test."