Mu Chen

89. Party

Mu Chen raised his eyebrows, looked at the two people who were sitting on the sofa waiting for battle, "Aunt Lin, what are your plans?"

Lin Lan said nervously, "You said, 'If you don't take care of me, it won't affect your relationship with Xiaoyong, and you won't ask Xiaoyong to repay you for this', does that mean?"

Muchen sat on the sofa beside him, nodded, "It counts."

Lin Lan, "You said, 'When Xiaoyong comes back, if he wants to find someone to marry, you won't stop him' Does that mean anything?"

Mu Chen nodded, "It counts."

Lin Lan, "Okay, Mu Chen, I trust you once, you don't have to worry about me anymore, let's talk about everything after Xiaoyong comes back."

Seeing Mu Chen looking at her, Lin Lan added, "I still want to live with you, but you don't need to hire a nanny for me, and you don't need to pay me any more living expenses. I still live with my sister, and you don't have to pay me any more." She pays her wages, and my retirement salary is enough for both of us."

Seeing Lin Hong pressing Lin Lan's leg, Mu Chen looked anxious. It was obvious that what they had discussed before was not this version, but this time Lin Lan became resolute in a rare way, "Sister!"

Mu Chen didn't speak. Looking at the two sisters, Lin Hong was very calm this time, and didn't say anything after all.

After a long time, Mu Chen said, "I'll come here every day to measure your blood pressure, prescribe medicine, follow-up visits and so on. Didn't Director Xie say to go to follow-up visits in two weeks after being discharged from the hospital this time? Let me arrange it."

Lin Lan shook her head, "No, I can go by myself. You can go back to work in N City, we don't want to see each other again."

Mu Chen pondered for a while, "Okay, I won't come here. Call me if you need anything."

After saying this, seeing that Lin Lan had nothing to say and turned his head to avoid his gaze, Mu Chen got up and went out the door.As soon as the door was closed, he heard Lin Hong's fast and urgent voice from inside. He couldn't hear it clearly, so he turned around and went upstairs after thinking about it.

He didn't believe that Lin Hong could take care of his younger sister for free, but it was obvious that Lin Lan was very repulsive to him now.

"I hope it won't break or stand." Mu Chen muttered.

From this day on, Muchen's life became much easier.

In the past, even though there was Lin Hong, he actually did a lot of work every day on the first floor.

What Mu Chen liked most about this house at the beginning was to have a small courtyard as wide as the house. Their house is not big, and the yard is only about fifteen square meters. A shelf, which he specially found a carpenter to build, took up half of the yard, and the varnished wooden frame looked very refreshing.

Under the grape trellis is a swing for two people. Except for a little place where the swing is hardened, the rest of the ground is planted with small grasses and flowers that are easy to support: carnations, baby's breath, and several roses, roses, and chrysanthemums. There is a plant in each of the two corners. Winter jasmine and wintersweet, so that there are flowers blooming in the yard from spring to winter all year round, even if it is only one or two, especially lively and lively in summer and autumn.

The other half grows vegetables, such as leeks, rapeseed, shallots, saffron, cucumbers, eggplants and beans, a small piece of each variety, and the shelves are specially bought thin bamboo branches of equal thickness and length, tied with uniform cotton thread, which looks like It is very tidy and has always been a scene of the community.

The path leading to the door is made of relatively large stones with obvious bumps, which are not only non-slip, but also for Lin Lan to massage the soles of his feet.

Usually Mu Chen takes care of the small courtyard almost entirely, it's not that Lin Hong doesn't do it, but Mu Chen doesn't like her work.

She used to use different lengths of wooden sticks and rags to build the shelves for Xi Hongzhu, but Mu Chen thought it was ugly and removed them all.Both elder sisters said that he was a waste, and Mu Chen could only laugh at himself for his obsessive-compulsive disorder, but this job became his daily routine.

Fortunately, Mu Chen likes to make some flowers and plants, and there was no empty space in the yard of his old house in the early years.

When the weather is good, Lin Lan is often helped to sit on the swing chair to bask in the sun.This is a romantic pastime, and it is also Lin Lan's favorite. Except for putting Shaggy Dog in once, Zhou Xiaobao rarely let him in even when he came. Children are very destructive.

Entering June, the daytime temperature in Y City increased, and Lin Lan usually sat on the swing to bask in the sun at [-]:[-] in the morning or [-]:[-] in the afternoon.

There are more in the morning because there are no mosquitoes, but now Mu Chen can't see her coming out no matter whether it is morning or afternoon.

Because Lin Lan rarely opened the door by herself, and Mu Chen didn't want to see Lin Hong, nor did he want Lin Lan to feel that just because he was the owner of the house, he could come in and out of her house at will after she made it clear that she didn't want to see him. Especially when it's such a sensitive time.

Muchen thought about it for a long time, then called Lin Lan's mobile phone to ask her about her health and why she didn't come out to exercise.

Lin Lan's attitude was very cold, and she only said that she was fine and went out for activities, so that he didn't have to worry about her, and quickly ended the call.

Muchen has observed the small courtyard, and both shallots, leeks and rapeseed are harvested, which proves that the two sisters still go in and out of the small courtyard.Later, I realized that the two sisters knew about his working hours, and maybe they avoided him on purpose.

It's ridiculous to think about it, but he really can't ignore it.There is no way, he and his colleagues transferred shifts, and tried to avoid them when entering and leaving the unit.

Sure enough, when he was upstairs, he saw two people making vegetables in the small courtyard. He couldn't hear what they said from above, but depending on the situation, Lin Lan's condition should be okay.

In late June, when it was time for Lin Lan's follow-up consultation, Mu Chen made an appointment for Director Xie's number for her early, and then called, "Aunt Lin, Director Xie will be in the clinic tomorrow. I've got my number for you. I'll pick you up in the morning." .”

This time Lin Lan pondered for a while, "No need, you have to go to work tomorrow, just give me your number, the hospital is not far away, my sister just push me there."

Muchen didn't say that he had been transferred, but seeing that Lin Lan still couldn't see him, he also found it boring.

"Okay, I have an appointment for you on the [-]nd. They have a morning meeting in the morning, and you have to arrive at [-]:[-] at the latest. It will be the rush hour for work, so be careful on the road. Also, don't eat in the morning, bring something to eat Yes, um, that's it, call me if you need anything."

Lin Lan didn't speak, but she didn't hang up in seconds like last time. She hung up the phone after a while.

Mu Chen felt a little relieved, this is a good sign, Lin Lan may have started to soften a little.

At noon on Wednesday, he made a detour to Director Xie to ask about Lin Lan's situation.Not bad, Director Xie told Lin Lan that she is doing much more activities now than before, and she is actively exercising in order to take care of herself more, and he also praised her for her efforts.

Director Xie was a little strange when he saw the details of Mu Chen's question, "I said why you didn't accompany me this time, you are on the morning shift, don't worry, I think your aunt's mental state is better than before this time, it's because you are at home Urge it, keep it up."

Muchen, he rested today, he didn't urge him, he only stimulated... But Lin Lan, is this turning grief and anger into strength?

Saying goodbye to Director Xie, Mu Chen felt much relieved.

When I left the hospital, I ran into Xu Ming from the Department of Cardiac Surgery. I didn't know until I said hello that he had a rest in the afternoon. I made an appointment with a group of colleagues to go to the farmhouse for fun. I heard that Mu Chen was also on rest and invited him to go with him.When Mu Chen asked, all the people who went there were acquaintances, so he readily agreed.

In the past few years, there has been a trend of picking, fishing, eating, and playing cards in Y City. This kind of game has no age limit, and everyone can find something to play. It is relatively popular, and it is very popular in their yard.

Mu Chen has a small yard in his own house. Although it is only a dozen square meters, he is not very interested in picking. However, because he has to take care of Lin Lan, he doesn't have much free time, and he doesn't like playing cards. When he has time, he wants to read more. , I seldom participate in group activities.

But Mu Chen also knew that it was not good to be out of company, and today he let go of one more thing on his mind, so he happily went to play.

Had a great time.Mu Chen didn't like to play cards, so after wandering around for a while, he ran to the kitchen to cook two dishes: garlic-roasted catfish and scrambled eggs with broccoli.

Because the catfish pieces are oiled first - this is a cooking method that Mu Chen would never choose at home, but the charm of fried food is irresistible, and the base flavor he made is a bit spicy, very fragrant, once served It was robbed.And the saffron was picked by a few girls today.

For local eggs, most farmhouses usually spread egg pancakes, but Mu Chen felt that too much oil was not healthy, so he fried such a home-cooked dish.

Even though it is a home-cooked dish, Mu Chen cooked it meticulously. The scallops were scalded and peeled, a little cooking wine was added to the egg liquid to remove the fishy smell, and hot water was added in small amounts to stew for a while. Finally, sugar and salt were added to the pan, and the color was very bright. Pretty, sweet and sour taste, warmly praised by several girls, even the soup was rushed to make rice.

The group of people were full of praise for Mu Chen's craftsmanship when they were digesting food after dinner, and they warmly invited him to participate more in the future, and some joked, "Thank you for having a girlfriend, otherwise we wouldn't be able to survive at all. Not to mention being handsome, but also cooking well, which girl can refuse?"

Mu Chen was only 26 years old when he first arrived at the First Hospital of Y City. He was handsome, highly educated, in the prime of his life, and had a car and a house. , Consciously or unintentionally, he expressed that he has a partner and is attending university in N city.

For the elders who were not optimistic about his long-distance relationship and still insisted on introducing him, Mu Chen also declined all of them, saying that they had a very good relationship and he would wait for the other party to graduate.

Later, feeling the relatively conservative ethos of the No. [-] hospital in Y City, he became more conservative and dull in his clothes, and his behavior was low-key, so he gradually paid less attention.

But last month, someone asked about his relationship status, and Mu Chen only said that the other party had passed the postgraduate entrance examination and was still in school. He thought that in two years' time, he could only say that this little partner was already working in N City.

Although Mu Chen is a gentle gentleman, he actually has a clear sense of distance from others, and gradually everyone acquiesced to his relationship and his distance.

Although some people think he is aloof, more people still think that he is measured, knows how to advance and retreat, and is very comfortable with him.The gathering this time undoubtedly strengthened the relationship between them, and Mu Chen also felt happy. This was a rare moment of relaxation in his busy years.