Mu Chen

73. Status quo

Mu Chen combed his hair while persuading Lin Lan, "Aunt Lin, I still suggest hiring another nurse to take care of you with Auntie. Auntie will mainly accompany you to talk, and hire someone else for the rest.

Lin Lan couldn't shake her head, but said quickly, "No need."

Mu Chen, "Look, when Big Sister Chen was here, when did you feel so wronged? When you wake up early in the morning, you just drink a glass of milk. You don't care about washing up, and you can't eat. What if you fell in a hurry to go to the bathroom? manage?"

Lin Lan, "..."

Mu Chen, "Besides, what kind of chaos do you think this house is? Besides, this aunt brings the children here every now and then, so how can she take care of you? I'm afraid she hasn't given you a massage these days, right? Some massage chairs can't be pressed. , your left half of the body will also be specially massaged. You can’t steal this laziness.”

Lin Lan, "..."

Muchen, "There are two nurses in our hospital. They are foreigners and they are quite old. It's too tiring to accompany you. I told you about your situation. They are willing to come and try. Both of them have worked in our hospital several times. It's been a year, and everyone is nice, do you think about it?"

Lin Lan murmured, "Forget it, I'm not really paralyzed, and I need two people to take care of it. It's not easy for you to earn money. My sister didn't do it on purpose either. Recently, Xiao Min had a miscarriage and there were many things at home. It'll be fine after a while... Besides, didn't you also mention her just now, she probably won't."

Lin Hong was not as patient and considerate to her younger sister as before, and Lin Lan had long been dissatisfied, especially with Sister Chen Zhuyu in front, and it would be a lie to say that she has no regrets.

But she couldn't say it. To say it was to admit that she was wrong.

But more importantly, Lin Hong was her relative, the only relative around her.Even if she is strong, she doesn't pay enough attention to her, but with such a person, she will not be so lonely psychologically, and she can rely on Mu Chen.

Even though Mu Chen never said a word that he thought she was troublesome, he never said a word about how much money he spent on her.Even if he resigned from a big hospital in a big city to take care of her, he never complained in front of her, but the more so, the more she couldn't hold her head up in front of him.

Muchen massaged her scalp with a comb, "How can she be fine, her family's affairs are not as many as hers, this time it was my niece and daughter-in-law who had a miscarriage, last time my nephew went back to his hometown, and last time it was Xiaobao's allergies, which month? fine?"

Muchen said lightly and without the slightest emotion, "Aunt Lin, your body needs to go out to bask in the sun, massage, and exercise. Did she take good care of you? She didn't take good care of you. That's fine, I'll ask another Is it okay for the nurse to come back and take care of your head office? She still bullies people away, so you still help her, so you are not guilty? Aunt Lin, I am not afraid of spending money, I just want you to get better. "

Lin Lan...

Every time she said this, Lin Lan remained silent.

From the beginning, Mu Chen got angry, speculated and tried to prove her thoughts, but later he was completely disappointed and gave up the idea of ​​communicating.

What he said now was just routine daily persuasion, and he didn't expect her to change, he just did his part so that he wouldn't regret it.

However, after all, he still couldn't bear his sense of responsibility. Muchen paused, and continued to persuade, "Auntie's monthly salary is [-], which has increased by [-] in less than two years, isn't it low? When Sister Chen was here, I can give her [-] yuan a month for living expenses, and everything is enough."

Having said that her hair is already up, Mu Chen finally pinned her a card, "Now I buy all the meat, and I pay all the bills. I only pay [-] for a la carte. She still has rent income, but you Look at what Zhang Qiang was wearing last time? The child went to school with student loans, and the living expenses were all earned by working part-time, so she didn’t even know how to feel sorry for her own son.”

Lin Lan, "..."

Muchen, "She won't pay back your money, right? Aunt Lin, you should think about yourself more, don't worry about auntie, she's in good condition..."

This time, before Mu Chen finished speaking, Lin Lan raised her head excitedly, "Xiao Chen, don't talk about her like that! She was angry with Zhang Qiang when she did that to Zhang Qiang and not her own mother. She was angry, how could she not feel sorry for her son?

Muchen scolded himself for being too eloquent, Lin Hong was Lin Lan's Lei, she couldn't say anything at all, and would explode whenever she said it.

Lin Lan emphasized very firmly, "As for my money, she said that she will pay Xiaoyong back when she gets married or finds a job to use the money. She has no intention of reneging on the debt!"

Muchen...

Lin Lan began to wipe away tears, "After all, she is also my elder sister. My mother left early, and our elder sisters were brought up by my elder sister. She is in trouble now, and I feel sad to see her. Besides, she is here. If you can talk to me, even Xiaobao is very cute, I know it's my body that drags you down and Xiaoyong..."

Muchen...

Lin Lan sobbed, "I know I spent too much of your money, and I don't need you to worry about me. If you let Xiaoyong come back, you can be demobilized after two years of service. Once he leaves, he will be four years old. That's it! Let him come back to find a job, he is my son, he should take care of me, woo woo..."

Mu Chen looked at Lin Lan who was wiping away tears, closed his eyes, and took a few deep breaths.

"Aunt Lin, don't be so excited. Be careful that your blood pressure is high again. I don't mean anything else. If you don't think you have to suffer, then don't find anyone. Let auntie stay here."

Seeing that Lin Lan didn't intend to stop, she said sternly, "Xiaoyong is back today, don't say such things anymore. He is only 21 years old and has a promising future in the army. You want him to come back to destroy him. Yet?"

Lin Lan sobbed and didn't answer. Not only did Mu Chen's heart ache, but his head also twitched.

He put away the comb, went to the kitchen to fish the chicken into the casserole, put the clear soup grate in the aluminum pot into the casserole, wrapped a little pepper and cumin in gauze and threw it into the pot, then put in two jujubes and a handful Wash and remove the head of the day lily.

The day lily should have been soaked first and put in last, but he was too tired to stay here.

"Aunt Lin, I worked the night shift yesterday, so I'll go to bed first, and my aunt will be here soon, let her look at some casserole."

It is Mu Chen's habit to wash the pots and dishes that are not in use and tidy up the kitchen.But looking at the dirty bowls and chopsticks soaking in the sink, no matter how many times he has seen it, still makes him irritable, so he also put the large aluminum pot on it, washed his hands and went out.

Seeing that Lin Lan's mood had calmed down, he also heard the sound of the door lock turning. He put on his coat, "Aunt Lin, I'll get on first. Xiaoyong is on the train at 4:25 in the afternoon. I'll pick him up then."

Looking at Lin Hong again, "Auntie, you should change the sheets and quilt first, clean the house, do not turn up the heat of the casserole, and then turn off the fire at one o'clock. After you drink the soup, put salt in it, do not add salt to the pot, When I come back, put it on my own. At 4 o’clock in the afternoon, put the rice on the stew, three small bowls of rice will do. I’ll make the dishes after I pick up Xiaoyong.”

Lin Hong had just been taught a lesson, she nodded in agreement without saying anything, and Mu Chen went out and went upstairs.

Compared with when Yu Yong left two years ago, the second floor has not changed much. The only new additions are a swivel chair, a lazy sofa with feet and a pot of green radish on the top of the bookcase. Curtains add a bit of vitality to the plain room.

In the opposite half of the restaurant, there is no table, only a three-door shoe cabinet at the door, and the whole room looks very empty.

Muchen usually eats in the hospital cafeteria, or cooks upstairs by himself, instead of eating with the two sisters.

On the one hand, he does not go to the normal shift every day, and if he misses his meal, he will cause trouble for others.On the other hand, he thought Lin Hong was sloppy and her workmanship was average.

But on rest days, he would go to the stove on the first floor, cook some soup for Lin Lan, and cook some nutritious dishes. In addition, he usually has restrictions on Lin Hong's use of salt and sauce, so what he eats this year is basically considered healthy. .

He went to the kitchen and turned off the water tap. Although it was still far from soaking, he still put two beef tendons into the big belly casserole.

Fill up with water, turn on the fire, and get ready to defoam.His hands were not idle, he opened a piece of gauze and put star anise, Chinese prickly ash, cumin, grass fruit, meat buckle, white buckle, cinnamon bark, tangerine peel, tea leaves, all kinds of small piles inside, and then tied it tightly to make a seasoning bag.

Then slice the ginger, knot the green onion, and wash the dried Chaotian pepper.After everything is ready, see that the water is still not boiling, rinse the beef brisket, cut into small pieces and put them in the refrigerator.

At this time, the froth also came out. While turning the meat, Mu Chen frothed carefully, while taking the time to clean the cabinet panels and the sink.

After cleaning up the scum, Mu Chen added dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, rock sugar, and the seasoning packets and ginger, scallion, pepper, and bay leaves that he had just prepared into the pot.Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low.

Seeing that it was almost eleven o'clock, he walked out of the kitchen, turned on the washing machine that had stopped long ago, took out his coat and jeans, and stretched them on the hangers.

He simply took a shower and went to bed without washing his hair. Anyway, he still smelled bad after cooking in the afternoon, and he was exhausted.Set the alarm clock at [-]:[-], emptied my mind, and fell asleep quickly.

The alarm clock sounded at [-]:[-], Mu Chen stretched out his hand to press it, and then he woke up on the bed again before slowly getting out of bed.Every time I just wake up, I always feel my heartbeat is fast, and I feel stuffy when I don't get enough sleep.

He knew he couldn't be more anxious, but there was nothing he could do now.

Get out of bed and look at the casserole first, poke the beef tendon with chopsticks, it has been marinated, turn off the fire.Seeing that there is only a layer of bottom left in the soup, turn over the beef tendon, soak the part outside the soup into the juice, and cover it with a lid.

Get dressed and go downstairs, the downstairs has been cleaned, Lin Hong and Lin Lan are sitting on the sofa watching TV.

After Mu Chen greeted Lin Lan, he went into the kitchen again. After looking at it, he came out and said to Lin Lan, "Aunt Lin, I will pick up Xiaoyong. Auntie, you can help Aunt Lin walk later. Then massage for half an hour. Oh, by the way, prepare a pair of clean slippers for Xiaoyong, cotton ones."

Lin Hong, "Well, I don't have cotton slippers at home. I'll go out and buy a pair later."

Muchen, "Buy two pairs, my pair is also dirty, so I'll throw it away later."

Lin Hong was a little embarrassed, but she held back and didn't say anything, and Mu Chen didn't say anything more.