The air is filled with an unpleasant medicinal smell.
Zhang Haidong woke up slowly and opened his eyes.
The canteen owner was indeed right. After drinking apple cider vinegar and vomiting again, I feel much better now and my head no longer hurts as much as before.
He quickly rushed into the bathroom and punched his face several times before looking up at himself in the mirror.
His hair was disheveled, his face was a little dark, his eyes were bloodshot, and he looked a little scary.
Fortunately, I have arranged to take a break today and tomorrow. Otherwise, I really don’t know how to survive when I go to the company.
Du Jing probably stayed with her daughter all night. She had to go to work today, would she be exhausted?
Thinking of this, Zhang Haidong felt distressed for no reason.
A woman works hard to support a family!
If it doesn't work, let her take a day off today and have a good rest at home. Anyway, she won the order from Jinxiu Group, so she should get a lot of commission.
At six o'clock in the morning, the family members accompanying the patients in the hospital had already gotten up one after another, started to clean up, and walked towards the cafeteria to prepare a delicious breakfast for the patients.
Zhang Haidong rushed all the way to the cafeteria and queued up. After giving Du Jing some porridge and some green onion pancakes, he tiptoed to the door of the ward.
Gently pushing open the ward door, her daughter was still sleeping deeply, but her face looked much better than last night. Du Jing lay on the bed, holding her daughter's hand with a tired look on her face. It seemed that she had just fallen asleep.
soon.
Seeing her tired look, Zhang Haidong really couldn't bear to disturb her. He really wanted her to have a good sleep and then think about work when she woke up.
But no.
The company has company regulations. Even if you are asking for leave, you must apply in advance.
He placed the prepared porridge and green onion pancakes on the bedside table. He gently touched Du Jing's shoulder, and then she opened her red and swollen eyes.
A night of hard work and exhaustion made her eyes bloodshot.
After checking that her daughter was still sleeping on the bed, she touched her forehead with her hand and found that the temperature was normal. Du Jing felt relieved.
On the table next to the hospital bed, there was the breakfast that Zhang Haidong had just called, a small bowl of steaming lean meat porridge, and fragrant green onion pancakes. The aroma made her physically and mentally exhausted, and Du Jing, who was empty in her stomach, couldn't help but swallow.
He took a sip of saliva.
She raised her head and looked at Zhang Haidong beside her. The alcohol had subsided, but her eyes were also red and full of fatigue.
Du Jing's compassion couldn't help but burst out.
Zhang Haidong has made changes, and he is also working hard for this family. Those so-called cocktail parties are also forced by the company. As a small employee, what else can he do except obey?
Last night, I was too anxious and didn't give him any face. I just scolded him like that.
Instead of getting angry because of the alcohol, he warmly served himself breakfast.
He has always had himself and his daughter in mind. He should also understand his work more.
Thinking of this, Du Jing couldn't help but feel tenderness on her face: "You didn't get any rest last night, okay? Why did you just get a breakfast? I can't finish it by myself, so why don't you come and eat together?"
With that said, he divided the breakfast in the lunch box into two portions.
When Zhang Haidong saw what Du Jing said, his heart felt even warmer.
I did something wrong yesterday. I thought that Du Jing would be so angry that she would ignore me for a while. Who knows, she guarded her daughter all night alone, and not only did she not complain again, but she seemed to have forgiven herself.
All the unpleasant things about the night were forgotten.
Is this family, is this love?
"Hi, I'm fine. Maybe I drank too much last night and I don't want to eat yet. When I want to eat later, I'll buy it myself." Zhang Haidong declined quickly.
How could Du Jing not know that Zhang Haidong reserved this kind of delicious food for himself and his daughter. Apart from eating sesame seed cakes and steamed buns, he would hardly eat anything better.
I can't say that I can't defeat him.
Without any further refusal, Du Jing began to eat gently.
In the quiet atmosphere, Zhang Haidong finally spoke first: "You probably haven't had any rest since last night. Otherwise, why don't you take a day off today and tell the company to take a day off? Don't wear out your body."
When Du Jing heard this, her heart warmed, but then she shook her head: "No. We get 500 yuan for perfect attendance. As long as we take one day off, in addition to deducting the day's salary, 500 yuan will be deducted for perfect attendance."
After taking a bite of the scallion pancake, she continued: "I am just a programmer. I am not tired from nine to six. I can still make it through the day. Don't worry."
Zhang Haidong wanted to say that there is not much pressure at home now, and it doesn't matter if he has to deduct perfect attendance.
But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again.
After finishing her meal, Du Jing threw the box into the trash can, then went to the bathroom to wash up briefly and put on light makeup.
"Why don't you go and clean up? You'll be late." Du Jing asked after finishing the cleaning.
"Yesterday's cocktail party, today my supervisor gave me special permission to go out for investigation, and I can rest at home for a day. Tomorrow happens to be my rotation, and I will take two consecutive days off to take care of my daughter in the hospital." Zhang Haidong replied.
After hearing the supervisor's special approval, Du Jing's eyes dimmed for a moment, but then returned to normal.
"Our precious daughter has a high fever caused by a viral infection. The doctor told her to only eat light food, such as porridge, or seaweed and egg drop soup. You must not buy greasy and spicy food for your daughter. She will not be able to digest it after eating it.
, it is easy to vomit after eating. Also, fish soup and the like are not good, they are all fat and are not good for recovery." Du Jing explained to Zhang Haidong carefully, for fear that he would feed him the wrong food.
"Well, okay, I understand."
"Here is one thousand five hundred yuan. I paid four thousand two thousand yuan, and the rest is left after excluding the expenses of hospitalization and taxis. You have to pack it first, and you must have these documents. If anything happens,
, I will use this thousand and a half for emergencies. I will rush over after work." Du Jing took out the money and receipts, sorted them out, and handed them to Zhang Haidong.
"OK."
"Honey, please go slower on the road." Zhang Haidong gently asked.
After Du Jing left, looking at the documents and money in his hands, Zhang Haidong felt an invisible pressure coming down again.
The relentless pressure brought him extreme fatigue.
My family is still poor!
This is the life of the poor. Looking down upon it, a minor illness can cause thousands of illnesses...
It was just the pressure of life that made him a little breathless.
The biggest reason is lack of money...
No wonder Du Jing stayed up all night and worked hard to go to work. That 500 yuan for perfect attendance was sometimes the life-saving straw for this family.
And the reason for all this is that I am useless...
Zhang Haidong grabbed his hair in pain.
After a long time, he recovered from the pain, carefully put away the money and receipts, and then braced himself to guard his daughter.
In this world, you cannot count on your parents, nor can you count on others. The only person you can rely on is yourself.
If you have given up on yourself, then you really have no hope.
"Take the child's temperature first. Infusion will be needed later. Wake up the child in advance, otherwise it will be difficult to get an injection later." The ward door was pushed open, and the nurse handed a thermometer to Zhang Haidong.
This is a daily routine ward round.
"Okay, thank you." Zhang Haidong thanked him quickly.
After gently shaking her daughter a few times, Qianqian finally opened her eyes.
The first time I saw Zhang Haidong, instead of cheering with joy, I jumped up suddenly, hugged Zhang Haidong's neck tightly, and cried: "Dad, you are finally back! Last night Qianqian
I didn’t see my father, so I was so scared!”
His daughter's cry made Zhang Haidong's heart soften instantly. He gently stroked his daughter's back and said, "It's okay. Dad is back now. Be good, don't be afraid."
"dad……"
"Well, dad is here."
"Will you no longer want Qianqian and mother?"
"Little fool. Even if dad doesn't want the whole world, he won't want you and mom. Don't worry, be good, baby." Zhang Haidong gently stroked his daughter's back.
"Pull the hook!" The daughter let go of her neck and stretched out her fingers obediently.
"Hang yourself with a hook and not sleep for a hundred years. You are a big pig when you lie to people..."
Zhang Haidong couldn't help but feel guilty again when he looked at his daughter, whose tears were still wet but her face was full of laughter.
My irresponsible behavior last night caused pain in the heart of my most beloved daughter. This may become a small crack in my daughter's childhood, and may even never be repaired...
At this moment, he who didn't know much about family seemed to suddenly understand many principles in family. Issues that he had never considered before.
Responsibility...details...emotion...
A small family is made up of these inconspicuous little things. I am still far from being a qualified family member.
in this case:
Are you busy at work?
In fact, it’s not busy at all…
Are you tired from work?
In fact, I’m not tired at all…
…
Du Jing rushed to the unit in a daze. When the secretary threw another pile of documents on her desk, her head suddenly felt like it was about to explode.
Ever since I rejected the manager at the hospital last time, my tasks have become more and more heavy. Every day from work to get off work, there is endless work, which is completely different from before.
Managers are hinting something to themselves from time to time, even hinting to themselves through some colleagues.
Du Jing was unmoved.
When I think of my lovely daughter and my hard-working husband, I can't help but feel warm in my heart.
When I opened the file, a gentle crackling sound came from the keyboard.
After a long time, she seemed to think of something again, her face sank again, and her hand speed on the keyboard became faster.
…
After the day's work was finally over, Du Jing did not go directly to the hospital. Instead, she took a taxi as quickly as possible and arrived at the door of Huahe Group.
Looking at the people who had just come out of Huahe Group after get off work, Du Jing found someone who looked like someone from the planning department and asked softly: "Hello, are you from the planning department?"
"Yep."
"Then do you know Zhang Haidong from your company?"