She patted Lulu's shoulder again, squeezed it with her thin, claw-like hands, then grabbed her powder bag and walked away in a hurry.
I took Lulu and hurried into the house.
Uncle Wang and Uncle Zhou saw off the other guests.
The second uncle was still counting money at the counter. Chen Xi and Fang Zhongyu were sitting at a dining table, drinking drinks obediently.
Lulu and I also sat there.
The four of us listened quietly to Aunt Duan and Uncle Er talking.
Aunt Duan put both arms on the counter and stared at the second uncle at the counter with a smile: "I discussed it with my dad today. My dad thinks that all walks of life are emerging now, especially in the south, where new companies are rising very fast.
Come on, the money in the future will definitely be richer than it is now, so you’d better plan ahead for what you want to do.”
"Yeah, I've thought about it too. We have to keep pace with the times. The two girls like me can't live worse than others in the future. How is the old man's health lately?"
"It's much better. My eldest brother doesn't go to the company anymore and is with me every day."
"That's okay, let's go to the hospital and deliver food to them."
"By the way, the colored contact lenses you ordered for Nuanting will arrive in about a week."
The four of us children immediately raised our heads and looked at each other.
The contact lenses are coming, so I don’t need to wear gauze!
Fang Zhongyu touched me with his elbow: "Nuan Ting, your spring is coming!"
…
There are fewer people in the hospital only at night, and the corridors are clean and empty, but when passing by the wards, you can hear conversations, laughter and crying coming from inside.
I immediately saw Han Ziqi standing at the stairs at the end of the corridor.
"Han Ziqi!" I ran towards him in surprise, "Can you move on your own?"
Han Ziqi was wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown, standing at the top of the stairs with his hands down. When he heard us running towards him, he turned around and showed a gentle smile: "Yeah!"
Fang Zhongyu looked down the stairs: "What are you looking at here?"
"The ghost seemed to be here just now, but I couldn't see it." Han Ziqi scratched his head, "I followed my feeling."
"That ghost?" I also followed Fang Zhongyu's gaze and saw that the stairs were made of blue marble, which looked dusty but had been wiped spotless. There was also a pot of small green pine trees at the corner of the stairs, about the size of my second uncle's.
Half way up, "I didn't see it."
"he's gone."
Chen Xi rubbed her arms: "Are you really not afraid? You knew he was a ghost and you followed him out."
Lulu nodded heavily: "Yes, what if he wants to take you away?"
"No." Han Ziqi shook his head, "He doesn't seem to be a harmful ghost."
"You know? Have you seen it?" Lulu said in an angry tone.
Han Ziqi didn't care, he smiled like a young master: "It's a feeling, and whenever he comes, he looks at that person. I think he is the living soul of that person."
"Why doesn't his soul return to his body? He doesn't want to live anymore?" Fang Zhongyu pulled us back, "Go and eat quickly, I'm starving to death."
Back in the ward, Uncle Er and the others were already sitting on the floor and eating.
Aunt Huang greeted us: "Little guys, hurry up and eat."
"Hey!" We all gathered around the bedside table.
Han Ziqi was eating his meal in small bites and suddenly whispered to me, "Nuan Ting, can you stay tonight?"
Bang, the pieces of roasted chicken with green pepper fell off my chopsticks: "What do you mean?"
"Please help me see if he has a soul. If so, let him return to his body quickly. He has Yin energy, and I'm afraid my parents will be affected."
I quietly glanced at Uncle Han and Aunt Qi. Uncle Han was drinking and laughing heartily, while Aunt Qi and Aunt Duan and Aunt Huang were also whispering.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to." Han Ziqi patted my arm understandingly.
"I do!" I'm so willing! It's just an excuse to stay, so I don't have to go to the restaurant tomorrow!
But I was a bit confused: "How should I tell my second uncle?"
"Isn't this easy?" Fang Zhongyu put down his chopsticks and patted his chest boldly, "Put it on me!"
"Wait a minute..." Lulu quickly tried to pull Fang Zhongyu away, but Fang Zhongyu's body was as slippery as a fish. He twisted it away from Lulu's hand and ran to Aunt Duan's ear, squealing.
"Mom! I want to go to the hospital!"
Aunt Duan was so frightened that she turned around and pinched Fang Zhongyu's ears: "I think you want to be hospitalized!"
"Oh, mom! Oh, it hurts!" Fang Zhongyu bared his teeth and pulled out his head with all his strength.
Huang Chenxi wiped her shiny mouth and told us: "His method is wrong."
"What about that?" Lulu asked dumbfounded.
Huang Chenxi raised her chubby legs and snuggled into Aunt Huang's arms with a cooing voice: "Mom, I want to sleep here tonight too. I haven't slept with you for a long time."
Aunt Huang's heart almost melted. She hugged Huang Chenxi and kissed her little face.
Before Aunt Huang could speak, Uncle Huang dropped every peanut in his mouth: "What are you doing? Didn't we sleep together yesterday?"
"..." Hahaha, I laughed to death. Chen Xi angrily punched Uncle Huang, but Uncle Huang felt aggrieved and started to accuse Chen Xi of being an unfilial daughter.
Chenxi cried loudly, acted coquettishly in Aunt Huang's arms, and kept saying that she missed her mother.
Aunt Huang couldn't bear it and immediately agreed, making Fang Zhongyu dumbfounded while Aunt Duan still held his ear.
Han Ziqi thoughtfully picked up the rice with chopsticks: "Is this a crying child getting candy?"
Lulu shivered in disgust: "What should I do? I can't cry. Nuan Ting cried like a donkey, howling at the top of his lungs."
I scratched my nose and defended in a low voice: "Who looks like a donkey..."
The second uncle lit a cigarette, walked to the window, opened it, took a puff and suddenly waved to me.
I looked at Lulu and then at Han Ziqi. After receiving their cheering looks, I walked over, rubbing my hands guiltily.
The second uncle smiled and looked back at Huang Chenxi and Fang Zhongyu. He bent down and asked me in a low voice: "What are you guys plotting?"
"Ah? Nothing?" I pretended to be stupid, "There is no conspiracy."
"Lie, you will look down upon everything when you lie. Hurry up and tell the truth to your second uncle, otherwise he won't let you live here."
I opened my eyes wide in surprise: "To be honest, let me live here?!"
The second uncle had such an expression on his face.
Damn it, cunning second uncle!
Under cross-examination by my second uncle, I still told the truth.
The second uncle frowned: "There's nothing we can't say about this. This is a good thing."
I happily held my second uncle's hand and danced: "Second uncle! I can live here!"
"Yes, but you are all here. If there are too many people, the ghost won't dare to show up. You can just stay here by yourself."
"Second uncle, aren't you worried that I am in danger?"
"What's the danger? There are so many people in the hospital. Normal ghosts don't dare to harm people. Those who dare to harm people have already been harmed."
Hearing my happy voice, Fang Zhongyu immediately said that he couldn't stand it any longer. Aunt Duan was shocked. She hugged Fang Zhongyu and was so moved that she almost cried: "Xiaoyu is finally sensible."
Chen Xi also got up from Aunt Huang's arms: "Nuan Ting lives here, then I'm going to live with Lulu."
"Hey, you guys, why are you so weird?" Uncle Huang narrowed his eyes keenly.