bookrebus Chapter 724 Cleaning the Dishes
Chapter 724 Cleaning the Dishes
Tong Zheng had just finished his meal and the nurse was clearing the dishes. Tong Shu told the nurse that he would stay here overnight and asked her to bring a clean quilt and pillow. This was a VIP ward with a sofa, and because there were many family members who wanted to stay overnight, the hospital allowed them to sleep in the ward to accompany the patients.
After the nurse left, Tong Zheng looked at Tong Shu: "Why are you here so late? Are you not used to going home?"
Tong Shu sat on a chair, took an orange from the table, and peeled it: "It's okay, I just think it's better to come to the hospital and chat with you than to stay with them."
Tong Zheng smiled: "You kid."
He paused and said, "How was your visit to the Nie family today? Did you get bullied?"
Tong Shu shook her head: "No, I was delayed by something, but it will be soon. It's not good to delay this matter." She frowned, remembering that Officer He knew about the engagement, and looked up and asked: "Grandpa, do many people in L City know about this engagement?"
She peeled a slice of orange and put it in her mouth.
Seeing Tong Zheng's face become more serious and hesitant, she understood immediately. She peeled another orange and stuffed it into her mouth depressedly. Before Tong Zheng could think of what to say, she said, "I know."
Tong Zheng recalled: "It was Old Master Nie who proposed the marriage. He was attracted by your mother's kindness and admired her ability. There is still a certain gap between our Tong family and the Nie family. At that time, Master Nie and Madam Nie did not agree very much, but Old Master Nie had already made up his mind, so they had no choice but to agree."
He looked at Tong Shu and thought about what to say: "The Nie family is interested in Nana now. You grew up in the village. If they don't like you, it's because they are short-sighted. We don't need to care about them. Grandpa will find a better marriage for you in the future. In addition to the Nie family, there are other good families in L City. Grandpa doesn't have any other skills, so he wants to arrange a marriage for you before he leaves."
There was a loving smile in his eyes.
Although this granddaughter was not raised by him, her personality is very much to his liking.
If Long Wei hadn't known that he was seriously ill and in the hospital, and had asked Tong Shu to secretly go to the hospital to treat him, he wouldn't be sitting here safely now.
Tong Shu paused, his eyes dimmed: "With me here, you will be healthy."
When Tong Zheng saw Tong Shu's expression, he knew that she was thinking of Long Wei. In addition, the white linen clothes she was wearing looked very much like mourning clothes. He sighed heavily, with a trace of sadness between his brows. He also liked Long Wei, his second daughter-in-law, very much back then, but it was a pity that his second son was not good enough and lost this good second daughter-in-law.
"Your medical skills are already very good, but you can't cure it. This means that this disease is very serious. It is also God's will, and you can't control it."
"Don't be sad, go take a shower and rest early."
Tong Shu finished eating the orange, clapped his hands, and returned to his usual coolness: "Yeah."
She stood up, opened the wardrobe in the ward, took out the white suitcase, unzipped it, looked at the clothes inside, pursed her lips. There were only the clothes she wore on a daily basis, nothing like what she was wearing. But she had only been guarding the grave for the first three days, so on the seventh day, she could only wear mourning clothes.
Tong Zheng seemed to see what she was thinking, and his voice came from behind her: "The heart is what matters in mourning, not the clothes."
Tong Shu nodded: "Yes, Grandpa is right."
Then he took a clean black bag from the box and put his spare clothes in it.
Back when she was helping her grandfather with his medical treatment, because the village was not close to L City and it took time to travel back and forth, she brought two sets of clothes and left them here.
When the driver of the Tong family found her 4 days ago, she packed her luggage and sent her things over. She then asked Tong Zheng to send someone to pick them up and put the suitcase here. After all, she didn't plan to stay at the Tong family for long, and the suitcase was full of her things, so it was better not to take them back. Now she just happened to need them.
Tong Zheng thought Tong Shu had figured things out.
But when she came out of the shower, she was still wearing the mourning clothes, having only changed into underwear.
I sighed in my heart but didn't say anything.
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Tong Shu slept very soundly.
When I woke up, it was already bright day.
Tong Zheng had already woken up and was sitting on the bed. The nurse was doing a routine checkup on him. Seeing Tong Shu wake up, she quickly asked, "Shushu, are you awake? Are you hungry? What do you want to eat in the morning?"
Tong Shu looked at Tong Zheng a little embarrassedly and explained: "Grandpa... I won't have breakfast with you. I have a friend who also lives in this hospital. I promised to have breakfast with him yesterday. I'll accompany you next time."
Tong Zheng narrowed his eyes. Shushu has friends in L City?
He recalled what Tong Shu said last night: "Did you not go to the Nie family yesterday just because of this friend?"
Tong Shu thought about it and nodded: "I guess so."
The reason I didn’t go to the Nie family was because of Brother Yu’s scam!
But it’s better not to tell Grandpa about this for the time being, mainly because if it’s a hit-and-run case, Grandpa will probably rush to Brother Yu with a knife in hand. If you tell him it’s a car accident, Grandpa will worry again and it will delay his recovery.
After brushing her teeth and washing her face, Tong Shu opened the ward door, walked out and closed the door under Tong Zheng's resentful gaze.
The nurse wanted to say it last night, but Tong Shu was too embarrassed to do so. Now that the person had left, she dared to say to Tong Zheng, "Is this also your granddaughter? She is much prettier than the two who came before. This is the first time I've seen her come to see you. She doesn't look unfilial, especially you. I think you are happier to see her than to see your sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and granddaughters."
"It's just the clothes I'm wearing. They're much shabbier than yours."
After saying that, fearing that the old lady would be unhappy to hear such words, he quickly added: "But even if it is a dress like that, she still looks very beautiful in it."
Tong Zheng was not unhappy at all. Instead, he smiled proudly: "Of course she is my granddaughter! I will introduce her to you if there is a chance."
In the past, when Tong Shu came to see him, in order to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, he would come in at night when no one was around, and leave the next morning before anyone came, so he was not surprised at all when the nurse said she had never seen him.
The nurse smiled and agreed.
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Tong Shu first went to a restaurant outside the hospital to pack three breakfasts, then returned to the hospital and walked towards Gu Yu's ward.
Downstairs, she was blocked by Nie Jinchen and Chai Shiyi, who thought she had returned to the Tong family and were waiting for her. There were also several people in uniform standing next to her, who were obviously from the Public Security Bureau. Behind them, there was a police car parked with the engine running.
She narrowed her eyes. Judging from the situation, she would not be able to have breakfast with Gu Yu Gubei.
Chai Shiyi was the first to see Tong Shu. He rushed over, his eyes red and swollen. He grabbed Tong Shu's arm and said to the men in uniform, "It's her! She fed my dad something yesterday, and he fainted and went to the emergency room! From yesterday noon to now, it's been 20 hours! 20 hours!"
She stared at Tong Shu with eyes full of hatred.
He tightened his fingers, using almost all his strength, causing Tong Shu to raise his eyebrows in pain.
One of the men, who was obviously a higher-ranking official, confirmed with Nie Jinchen, winked at his men, and walked towards Tong Shu with a serious face: "Are you Tong Shu? Yesterday at noon, did you feed Mr. Nie the liquid in the plastic bottle you carried with you?"
Tong Shu admitted: "Yes."
As soon as he finished speaking, the other party had already walked in front of her: "I'm sorry, you are in danger of poisoning Mr. Nie. Please come with us."
The male police officer next to him took out handcuffs.