CHAPTER 186: CHAPTER 186: HE QI’AN’S ARRIVAL

Previously, Grandmother lived back in the village by herself, growing some vegetables, raising chickens, ducks, cats, and dogs, and she could chat with people in the village.

Later, as she got older, my uncle felt it wasn’t safe for her to live alone at home, so he brought her to live in the city.

In the city, with unfamiliar surroundings and neighbors, from then on, every time she visited Grandmother, she would find her quietly sitting on the balcony, quietly gazing out the window...

Every time she saw this scene, she felt a pang of sadness.

Her mom and aunt often went to see Grandmother and took her to live with them, but whenever they wanted to take her out for a stroll, she would refuse.

So, when she thought about Grandmother, she didn’t mention to her parents about coming to Sea City.

She respected all her parents’ decisions, and if they liked Sea City and wanted to stay there, she would definitely bring them.

If they didn’t want to come, she wouldn’t force them.

In the afternoon, Lin Xiaoyan was at the hospital with her mom, while Lin Fu went out to explore around the hospital to see if there was a market and bought some groceries.

"There’s no market, but there is a supermarket!"

Lin Fu came back with a bag of stuff, excitedly telling his wife and daughter where he had been.

Lin Xiaoyan got up and took the things her dad bought to see what he had brought.

"What are we having for dinner?" Lin Xiaoyan asked.

"Let’s have some stir-fried food. Your mom said she wants some porridge and a little bit of vegetables," Lin Fu said, taking out the vegetables he just bought.

"Everything at the nearby supermarket is expensive. I went two intersections east, and there’s a big supermarket there where everything is quite cheap."

Lin Xiaoyan looked at the price; indeed, it was a normal price.

"But the vegetables are unaffordable; why are Sea City’s vegetables so expensive?" Lin Fu exclaimed.

Lin Mu glanced at what her husband bought, "Did you buy the vegetables? No matter how expensive, you have to buy some."

Lin Fu laughed, "I bought them, I bought them, don’t worry."

Then he said to his daughter with a smile, "Your mom has been in the hospital these past few days. Not only is the food bad, but there aren’t even a few vegetable leaves... almost constipated..."

"Get lost! You have no filter on your mouth, saying anything!" Lin Mu scolded Lin Fu angrily.

Lin Fu laughed heartily, "I didn’t say it to anyone outside, why are you upset? Our daughter won’t mind, right, daughter?"

Lin Xiaoyan stood up, shook her head with a smile, "Of course I don’t mind. Mom, how many days has it been like this? I’ll go find Doctor Chen to prescribe some medicine for you?"

Lin Mu quickly refused, "No need, it’s just because I haven’t eaten vegetables for a few days, I’ll wait and see."

Lin Xiaoyan sighed, "Alright, but tell me if you feel uncomfortable; constipation is really unpleasant."

"Alright, alright," Lin Mu’s face turned bright red, glaring at the inappropriate Lin Fu.

VIP wards are indeed different, except for not being able to go out to chat with people... um, this seems not limited to Lin Fu.

Lin Fu had already gone from ward to ward to chat with people.

After staying in the hospital for two days, all the nurses at the nurse station knew Lin Fu, and he even found a few regular chatting companions.

It wasn’t people coming to him to chat, but him going to find others to chat.

Lin Xiaoyan watched her father’s talkative demeanor, feeling a bit emotional, wondering why she didn’t inherit this trait from her dad?

...

"Hello, could you tell me which way is the 105th ward?"

At that moment, Lin Fu was chatting with fellow townspeople in a ward opposite the nurse station when he suddenly heard someone asking for the 105th ward.

He paused, wasn’t 105 the ward they were staying in?

He quickly got up and walked out, and saw a tall, energetic young man carrying a fruit basket.

He walked over, "Young man, you must have the wrong place, right? 105 is where my family is staying; you should ask if it’s another ward."

Hearing Lin Fu’s voice, He Qi’an turned his head to look at him. Seeing a face similar to Lin Xiaoyan’s, he immediately greeted politely.

"Hello, Uncle Lin, I didn’t get the wrong ward; I’m here to see Auntie."

For some reason, He Qi’an felt inexplicably nervous.

Even during previous missions, facing enemies, he wasn’t nervous, so what’s going on today?

"Who are you?" Lin Fu looked at the young man in front of him with confusion; he didn’t recognize him.

"I’m a friend of Xiao Yan," He Qi’an replied calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fu instantly understood; this must be Yanyan’s "colleague!"

He immediately welcomed He Qi’an warmly and took the things from him to lead him to the ward.

At that moment, Lin Xiaoyan was slicing an apple for her mom, when she heard her dad’s voice from afar.

"Look at you, you shouldn’t have brought anything..."

Lin Mu looked at her daughter, "Who is your dad talking to?"

Lin Xiaoyan put down what she was holding, "I’ll go take a look."

Just as she reached the door, she saw her dad bringing He Qi’an over.

"He Qi’an? Why are you here!" Lin Xiaoyan was very surprised.

Seeing Lin Xiaoyan, He Qi’an smiled, "I asked Brother Hao where Auntie’s ward was, and since I’m off today, I thought I’d come to see Auntie."

Lin Fu said, "Don’t stand at the door; let Xiao He in to rest."

"Oh..." Lin Xiaoyan stepped aside, and Lin Fu warmly led He Qi’an into the ward.

Coincidentally, a pretty young lady entered the neighboring ward carrying a fruit basket.

Lin Xiaoyan glanced over, then looked away.

Next door lived a young woman who had eye surgery; she had met the family’s maid a few times in the corridor before, and they just exchanged smiles without talking.

"Oh dear, you shouldn’t have, you didn’t need to spend money," Lin Mu sat up and invited He Qi’an to sit down.

Lin Xiaoyan came over to introduce, "Mom and Dad, this is the Captain He I’ve told you about."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fu and Lin Mu became even more welcoming.

"Captain He, thank you for taking care of our Yanyan."

He Qi’an didn’t expect Lin Xiaoyan had mentioned him to her parents. He quickly said, "It’s nothing, really."

He Qi’an didn’t stay long, and the atmosphere was not awkward, as Lin Fu and Lin Mu kept finding topics to chat about.

Lin Xiaoyan glanced at the time and said, "I’ll go check with the nurse station to see why the medicine hasn’t arrived yet."

"Go ahead, go ahead. Xiao He, you..."

Noticing her parents’ attention all on He Qi’an, Lin Xiaoyan looked at them speechlessly.

He Qi’an noticed Lin Xiaoyan’s gaze and smiled at her.

Lin Xiaoyan: ....

She sighed, walked out of the ward, and prepared to head to the nurse station.

"Oh no, sorry, sorry."

Just as Lin Xiaoyan was about to leave, the door to the next ward opened, and the girl she had just seen came out quickly, accidentally bumping into Lin Xiaoyan.

Jiang Ping kept apologizing; she just wanted to leave quickly and didn’t notice someone was there.

Lin Xiaoyan mumbled, "It’s okay..."

She looked at the young girl in front of her, furrowing her brows tightly.

"What’s wrong?"

He Qi’an came out and saw Lin Xiaoyan’s expression; his eyes narrowed as he looked at the woman repeatedly apologizing to Lin Xiaoyan.