Meng Yan's Transformation

The smell of disinfectant was diluted by the morning breeze and turned into a faint sigh.

The morning sun shone through the curtains of the ward, and a team of doctors quietly pushed the door open with medical records in their hands. Each of them looked serious and dignified.

The doctors' eyes shine like sunshine on every patient.

The doctor began his ward rounds.

"Doctor! Doctor, could you please give me the discharge procedures? I have to go to school today."

When Zhan Mengyan saw the doctor on rounds, she hurriedly asked to be discharged.

"This little girl, you were so weak when you came here last night, how come you are so full of energy now that the fever has subsided? Haha, it's easy to recover when you are young! In fact, you'd better stay in the hospital for two more days to recover!"

The doctor on rounds looked at Zhan Mengyan with admiration as he spoke.

"Uncle doctor, I can't stay in the hospital for even a minute. I've fallen behind in my studies. The final exam is coming up soon and my classmates are all preparing for it. How can I stay in bed like this? It's not a pleasant feeling to be living day by day like a year. It would be better if I were bitten to death by a mad dog. Uncle doctor, please, quickly issue me the discharge procedures..."

As Zhan Mengyan spoke, she looked at the doctor with expectation.

"Little girl, you are too impatient. Haven't you heard that illness comes like a mountain falling and goes like a thread being pulled out? Although your high fever has subsided, your body's functions have yet to recover. Seeing your anxious look, and understanding that you have the final exam coming up soon, let the nurse take your temperature again in a while. If the fever is no longer high and you don't feel dizzy anymore, let's check your lungs. If there are no problems, you can be discharged from the hospital and go home to recuperate. Take a few days of sick leave. Don't rush to go to school. Your health is the capital for study and work..."

While the doctor was speaking, he checked Zhan Mengyan's lungs again.

"Little girl, you had a high fever yesterday, and now there is a noise in your lungs when you breathe. Don't take it lightly. You need to rest more and do less strenuous exercise!"

"Uncle Doctor, I don't feel any discomfort anywhere in my body! Please issue me the discharge procedures as soon as possible!"

As Zhan Mengyan spoke, she looked at the doctor anxiously.

"Zhan Mengyan, you have to listen to the doctor. What patient wouldn't listen to the doctor's advice? Don't be like yesterday. I should have gotten a rabies vaccine right away after being bitten by a dog, but I listened to you and didn't come to the hospital for the rabies vaccine. I had a high fever in the middle of the night, so I still had to come to the hospital for the rabies vaccine."

As Zhang Xincheng spoke, he looked at Zhan Mengyan with a reproachful look.

Zhan Mengyan pretended not to see it, packed up her things and prepared to leave the hospital.

Zhang Xincheng couldn't persuade Zhan Mengyan, so he had to complete the discharge procedures for Zhan Mengyan.

"Zhan Mengyan, you don't have to go to school today. I won't go to school either. I've asked for leave for both you and me. You should have a good rest today and rest again tomorrow, the weekend. You will go to school today. You can only attend one class in the morning. In the afternoon, you will have a geography class. The rest are self-study classes. Today, my aunt also asked my second cousin Dawen, as well as my third cousin, fourth cousin and others to help her repair the house. I'll help too. When you are tired from the work and rest, I will help you with your homework..."

Zhang Xincheng spoke in a gentle tone, as if he was coaxing a three-year-old child.

"Yes, yes, I'll heat up the kang in the side room for you. Xiao Mengyan, you can lie down on the kang and study while resting. It's great. You are still very weak now, and the doctor recommends that you stay in bed and rest! You can't disobey the doctor's advice!"

Liu Yulan also echoed.

"Zhang Xincheng, you have memorized our class schedule! Well, I'll listen to you. I'm tired of studying, so I'll rest and help repair my aunt's old house. It's a good combination of work and rest!"

As Zhan Mengyan spoke, a faint blush appeared on her pale face.

"Auntie" stood at the door, looking around anxiously, her eyes fixed on the alley, her hands tightly grasping the door frame, and from time to time she would go back to the house to look at the old clock hanging on the wall, and then go back to the door to look around. The morning breeze blew past, blowing her sparse gray hair. She stood on tiptoe, stretched her neck, frowned, and fixed her eyes on the alley entrance in the distance, trying to find a familiar figure at the alley entrance...

"Why hasn't she come back yet? Isn't Xiao Mengyan having a high fever again? Isn't her condition getting worse? Bah, bah... What am I thinking about? Xiao Mengyan will be fine. She will jump up to me happily soon... She will be back soon, she will be back soon... Don't worry... Don't worry..."

"Aunt" mumbled to herself, trying her best to comfort herself. At the same time, she felt that time was stretching infinitely, and stretching...

Before Zhan Mengyan and her group reached the door of their home, they saw their aunt from afar, with a slightly hunched back, leaning on a cane and looking into the distance with a focused gaze.

"Zhan Mengyan, it's a good thing you're back, otherwise my aunt would have to stand at the door all day, and the old lady would be exhausted. Look how worried she is about you!"

While Zhang Xincheng was speaking, he looked at Zhan Mengyan and then at his aunt in the distance.