Reborn in the 90s, I traded my ex-husband for eight apartments.

Bai Zhenzhu went into the kitchen, where Sister Luo was already preparing dinner.

Upon seeing Bai Zhenzhu enter, he said:

"Aunt Li asked me to buy braised pork and a small fish, which has already been prepared."

"The other dishes are ready. I stir-fried twice-cooked pork, stewed a pot of pickled radish and old duck soup, and also cooked cured pork ribs and sausages."

No wonder the kitchen smells so good.

White Pearl rolled up her sleeves:

"I'll cook the fish."

Sister Luo has already prepared all the ingredients, including the sauerkraut, and the fish is marinated.

Bai Zhenzhu checked the time and guessed that Liu Huiying would be back soon, so she started cooking the pickled fish.

Li Xiufen walked in and lowered her voice:

"Little one, how old is Xiao Huo?"

Bai Zhenzhu answered casually:

"Thirty, I guess."

Li Xiufen was very surprised:

"His family is so well-off, how come he's still not married at thirty?"

Bai Zhenzhu: "President Huo used to be in the army. After retiring, he has been busy starting his own business. I guess he doesn't have time to find a partner. His parents seem to be quite anxious about it."

Li Xiufen looked regretful:

"He's really handsome and comes from such a good family. There must be a lot of girls who like him. I guess he has high standards."

White Pearl shook her head:

"I don't know, it's not appropriate to pry into other people's private affairs."

Seeing that she looked serious and had no romantic interest, Li Xiufen didn't dare say anything more.

Although it has been more than a year since the divorce, Li Xiufen believes that her daughter's emotional wounds are still there, and she probably has no intention of looking for someone else at the moment.

Not wanting to upset her daughter, she stopped talking nonsense.

Liu Huiying returned just as the sauerkraut fish was ready.

There were more people today, so Bai Zhenzhu removed the original dining table and replaced it with a large round table.

Li Xiufen has always been a hospitable person. Back in the village, she would invite even strangers who sold peddlers to have a hot meal with her.

Now that we have the means, when distinguished guests come to our home, we naturally prepare a table full of delicious dishes.

"Xiao Huo, please sit down."

Li Xiufen graciously offered Huo Zheng the seat of honor.

Huo Zheng dared not sit in the main seat and quickly retreated to the side:

"Uncle Bai, Aunt Bai, please have a seat."

Old Man Bai then took his seat with great ease.

"Please sit down, everyone. The children should sit too. We're all family."

After the elders sat down, the others followed suit.

Old Man Bai then asked Huo Zheng:

"Little Huo, would you like a drink?"

Seeing that Old Man Bai was in a good mood today, Huo Zheng wanted to have a drink with him.

But before he could speak, Bai Zhenzhu said:

"Dad, Mr. Huo still needs to drive. It's dangerous to drink and drive."

Huo Zheng naturally couldn't refute Bai Zhenzhu, so he said to Old Man Bai:

"Uncle Bai, it's really not convenient to drink today. I came here today to tell you that my aunt, who is the vice president of the hospital, will be seeing patients tomorrow. You can go and have her give you a thorough examination."

Li Xiufen also remembered the important matter:

"Yes, yes, let's not drink today. We can drink next time Xiao Huo comes over. Don't let it interfere with things."

Old Man Bai also listened to the advice:

"Alright, I won't drink with you today. Next time you come, don't drive. If you get drunk, just stay here."

As a veteran, Old Man Bai naturally felt an instant connection with Huo Zheng.

Everyone ate and chatted.

Bai Zhenzhu served Huo Zheng a bowl of old duck soup, which included a duck leg.

He couldn't help but recall how well Bai Zhenzhu and her siblings, including Shuo Shuo, had taken care of him last year in Yuan County.

Whenever there's stewed chicken at home, he always has a chicken leg.

"Mr. Huo, should we make any preparations?" Bai Zhenzhu asked.

Huo Zheng put the duck leg into Shuo Shuo's bowl:

"No need to prepare, you'll definitely need to have a check-up when you get there."

"With the vice president in charge of consultations, there must be a lot of patients. If you can't get in line, I'll take you to my aunt to arrange it."

Bai Zhenzhu hurriedly said:

"Mr. Huo, no need to trouble yourself, we'll just go and queue up early tomorrow."

The most important thing is knowing who to see at the hospital; they can figure out the rest themselves.

Old Man Bai also said:

"Xiao Huo, you're so busy, don't worry about us."

Huo Zheng smiled and said:

"I won't be too busy tomorrow. The hospital is quite big, and I'm afraid you might not be able to find the place."

Hearing him say that, Bai Zhenzhu stopped insisting:

"Alright then, let's meet at the hospital tomorrow."

Huo Zheng looked at her and nodded:

"it is good."

Then Bai Zhenzhu inquired in detail about the precautions for queuing for registration, the approximate location of the neurosurgery department in the hospital, the name of the vice president, and so on.

After the meal, Huo Zheng took his leave.

The Bai family saw him off into the car and watched it drive away before returning to their courtyard.

As Li Xiufen coaxed Xiao Wenbo to sleep, she sighed:

"He's a really nice young man."

Old Man Bai, thinking about seeing a doctor tomorrow, found some clothes and went to take a bath.

The old man was very particular; he always had to be clean and tidy, both in front of and behind others.

Little Wenbo fell asleep, so Li Xiufen put her grandson on the bed and came over with a large bag of things:

"Little one, all of this was given by Little Huo, look at this..."

Huo Zheng sent a lot of things when he went to Yuan County last time, but I didn't expect him to send so many more today.

They are all nutritional supplements for the elderly.

Bai Zhenzhu smiled and said:

"Eat what we gave you, don't save it."

Li Xiufen was speechless.

“How can we possibly finish all of this? Xiao Huo gave us four cans of milk powder last time, and now he's giving us four more. You've bought several cans before too.”

Suddenly, I remembered:

"Take two cans for your uncle and aunt."

Bai Zhenzhu ignored her:

"Okay, you can arrange it yourself."

The next day, Bai Zhenzhu got up before dawn to cook.

She had just gotten up when Sister Luo got up too.

Sister Luo snatched the pot from her hands:

“It’s freezing cold, you young girls shouldn’t touch this icy water, I’ll do it.”

He quickly washed the pot, added water, and started cooking porridge on the gas stove.

Bai Zhenzhu chuckled:

"I'm not some little girl."

Sister Luo: "How could you not? I think you, Pearl, are even more tender and youthful than those young girls. By the way, Xiao Yu called yesterday and said you brought him some braised chicken and duck last time. Oh dear, how could I accept that? You were just helping me deliver something, how could I let you spend money on me?"

Bai Zhenzhu opened the honeycomb briquette stove, filled a teapot with water, and put it on to boil.

"It's just a little bit of braised meat, Sister Luo, you don't need to be so polite with me. I'm very grateful to you for taking such good care of Shuo Shuo and Jia Jia."

Sister Luo smiled and said:

"Isn't this what I should do? I get paid."

There's a difference between "should" and "do one's best".

Although the clothes were washed in the washing machine, Shuo Shuo and Jia Jia's clothes, shoes, schoolbags, red scarves, and other items were always clean.

He was always clean.

Bai Zhenzhu and Liu Huiying are busy all day long; the family really can't function without Sister Luo.

Before dawn, Bai Zhenzhu and her father had dinner and then went to the hospital to queue up.

The Bai family's principle in dealing with people is to avoid troubling others if possible.

It was already daylight when I arrived at the hospital, and there were already people queuing up.

However, they arrived relatively early, and Bai Zhenzhu got the vice dean's number.

The numbers are still handwritten at the window; Old Man Bai's number is 9.

Huo Zheng arrived early as well.

He originally wanted to help them queue up and register, but he didn't expect that Bai Zhenzhu and Old Man Bai had already registered.