Chapter 27 Bandaging

  Du Hu saw Ning Qingmin struggling in Du Hu's arms and said with some unbearable sight: "Second brother, let her go by herself!"

  "Her little steps are too slow!" Du Hu's family didn't let Ning Qingmo move around, holding her tightly and saying to Du Huhua, "My dad and mom can't come back from outside, only your dad and mom are taking care of grandpa, they're exhausted tonight."

  "Every time Grandpa's heart disease relapses, as soon as he wakes up, he starts muttering: 'Why doesn't heaven take me away and let me go see Wanwan?' If he sees Xiaoning, will he be startled instead?" Du Huahua followed closely behind Du Hua, her footsteps quickening.

  "He was just sent to the hospital and woke up, still muttering that old phrase, saying that if Little Auntie is gone, he won't live either." Du Huajia looked at Ning Qingmian in his arms and said: "Let her persuade Grandpa!"

  "Put me down!" Ning Qingming was tightly held by a pair of iron-like hands, struggling in vain, her face filled with shame and anger.

  "Shut up!" Du Hu's family saw Ning Qing's sharp cry and covered her mouth with one hand.

  Ning Qingmin didn't think and opened his mouth, biting down on the opponent's palm.

  "Ah!" Du Huajia exclaimed, releasing his grip on her hand but not letting go of Ning Qingmian. He quickly took two steps forward, using his elbow to push open a door and carrying Ning Qingmian inside. He tossed her onto a chair in front of the bed.

  "Ah..." The couple in the hospital room exclaimed at the same time and immediately stopped their voices, realizing they had mistaken the person.

  An old man on the hospital bed, who had been half-closing his eyes, heard the shout and opened them wide. He stared at Ning Qing's face, and was about to exclaim "Wan Wan", but the words got stuck in his throat. He gazed blankly at Ning Qing for a moment before saying, "You're not my Wan Wan." As soon as he finished speaking, tears streamed down his face.

  Ning Qing saw an old man leaning on his sickbed, crying in such a way that it was heart-wrenching. She didn't know what to say and could only take the handkerchief handed over by Du's family member to help wipe away Old Master Du's tears.

  "Grandpa, don't be like this." Du Huahua went up to comfort him.

  "If Wanwan were still here..." Grandpa Du sighed deeply.

  "Wanwan is not here. There are other people." Ning Qingming stretched out his hand and grasped Grandfather Du's hand, shaking it gently. "Grandpa, don't be sad!"

  Grandfather Du was taken aback for a moment, then grasped Ning Qing's hand tightly and turned his sorrow into joy. "Heaven took away Yuanyuan, now you're sent to me, is this supposed to be some kind of consolation prize?"

  Grandpa Du had three sons, but he loved his daughter Wanwan the most. After Wanwan passed away, he often sighed and said that the Du family's daughters were not fated to live long. He had four grandsons, but no granddaughter. Heaven didn't even give him a consolation prize. So when he heard Ning Qing calling him "Grandpa", he was overjoyed. "You be my granddaughter!"

  "Grandpa!" Du Huahua saw Ning Qingmian's embarrassed face. He had to say: "Others also have their own grandfathers."

  "Oh dear, I'm getting old and confused." Old Master Du took a look at Du Huahua, thinking he had guessed something, "If not as a granddaughter, then as a grand-daughter-in-law would be fine too!"

  Ning Qingmin's face turned bright red with anger.

  The nurse pushed open the door and came in, saying softly: "The patient needs a good rest."

  Ning Qing quickly pulled back her hand and said with a smile: "Grandfather, rest now!"

  "Will you come visit me again?" Grandpa Du said reluctantly.

  "She'll come again tomorrow to see Grandpa, and Grandpa will rest first." Du Huajia saw that Grandpa was no longer shouting and had calmed down, so he let out a sigh of relief and answered on behalf of Ning Qing.

  After serving Grandpa Du lying down, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

  "Dad, Mom, you go to the ICU next door and rest for a while. I'll take care of things here with Second Brother!" Du Huahua saw that Grandfather had calmed down and looked at her tired-looking parents with some sympathy.

  "Miss Ning..." Du Huahua's mother wanted to say something, but Du Huahua waved her hand and said: "Mom, go rest, we've got Xiaoning taken care of, no need for you to arrange anything."

  "I still have work tomorrow!" Ning Qingming glanced at his watch, it was already 1 o'clock in the morning, and tonight's events were really too much.

  "After a night of disturbance, will you still have the energy to go to work tomorrow?" Du Huahua looked at Ning Qingmian, "Or, I'll help you take a day off!"

  "Don't forget, the factory is short-handed and that's why they hired us part-timers. It's only for ten days, and except for force majeure, we can't take leave." Ning Qingming smiled, "I'm fine, in high school I often slept only five hours a day."

  "I'll send you back." Du Hu's family helped Du Ye adjust his quilt and stood up straight, looking at Ning Qingmian.

  Ning Qingmin recalled Du Hu's powerful movements and felt a lingering fear, glancing at Du Hua. Du Hua understood her meaning and smiled, saying: "Second Brother, I'll drive your car to send Little Ning back!"

  "No need, I'll send her off!" Du Hu's family pushed open the door and gestured for Ning Qing to follow him.

  Ning Qing had no choice but to follow him out of the door.

  "Just now, I was in a hurry because of my grandfather's matter, so..." Du Huajia saw Ning Qingmian walking behind him with a bit of fear on her face, and thought that maybe he had scared her when he came just now, so he wanted to explain.

  Ning Qing rolled her eyes and ran past him with quick steps, "Speak clearly, I might run faster than you."

  As soon as they came out of the hospital gate, Du's family drove up in their car and opened the front door. "Get in!" he said to Ning Qingmian.

  "I'll sit in the back!" Ning Qingming reached out with her hand to open the rear door.

  "Sit in the front, help me bandage this yarn!" Du Huajia turned on the light inside the car, took out a bottle of iodine from the car cabinet, and also found some cotton balls.

  Is he injured? Ning Qing glanced at Du Huo's house and found nothing wrong!

  Du Huajia finished speaking and saw Ning Qingmian still standing outside, frowning and saying: "Aren't you afraid of freezing?"

  Ning Qingmin suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and quickly got into the car, closing the door behind her.

  "It's better for your hands to touch the steering wheel, wrapping them in gauze isn't that painful!" Du Huajia raised his hand in front of Ning Qingmian and tossed over a package of gauze.

  "Why not let the nurse at the hospital help you bandage?" Ning Qingming saw clearly that on Du Huahua's thenar eminence, near his thumb, there were several deep and red bite marks, which were inflicted by himself, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

  "Others may see it and ask about its origin." Du Huajia glanced at Ning Qingmian, "Miss is fierce!"

  "Pfft", Ning Qing couldn't help but laugh, feeling less embarrassed than before. She took the cotton swab and applied iodine to Du Huo's palm.

  "Sharp teeth! Deep wound!" Du Huajia was painted with iodine, and his mouth hurt as he made an objective judgment.

  Ning Qing's face turned red as she tried to explain, "Just now,... so..."

  "I understand. If a beautiful woman were to suddenly hug me tightly, I would also bite down in an instant." Du Hu's tone was flat, but the corners of his mouth were clearly raised, "Just now, I was anxious!"

  "Ah!" Ning Qingmin raised her eyes to look at Du Hufa, whose expression was serious, but somehow seemed off. The cotton swab in his hand smeared heavily downwards.

  "Ah!" Du Hulu hummed, "Easy does it!"

  Ning Qingmin rolled her eyes and quickly helped Du Hua tie the gauze, trying not to touch his fingers with hers.

  Du Huajia took a look at the bandaged hand, tried to move it around, and found that it didn't hinder his driving. He nodded and said, "You have a talent for bandaging!" As he spoke, the car started moving with a whoosh.