Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

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Yang Jianguo fell ill, collapsing on the very day the artificial sun project achieved a breakthrough.

The ability to maintain stability and reliability at the kilometer level, ensuring the long-pulse steady-state operation of plasma, is a significant indicator of the continuous development potential of fusion power plants.

In other words, a fusion power station can only be realized if the time reaches the kilometer level.

Today they have proven that fusion power plants have taken the first step toward success and are firmly standing at the starting line.

All you have to do next is run as fast as you can until you reach the finish line.

but--

Yang Jianguo collapsed on this most crucial and celebratory day.

On the day he achieved the greatest success of his life after working for more than thirty years.

Yang Jianguo ended up in the lab, and remained unconscious for three days.

When Yingzi received the message, she was at the neighborhood office.

The subdistrict office was holding a commendation ceremony and specially invited this veteran comrade to talk about how they worked hard and carried out their work with a distinctive style back then.

Yingzi was actually tired of talking about it. She was initially very enthusiastic when she was invited, but later she just couldn't bring herself to do it.

Furthermore, they did not want to cause any negative impact on the founding of the nation.

When driver Xiao Li rushed into the venue in a panic, Yingzi's mind went completely blank.

As the view widened, Xiao Li seemed to become unreachable. There was a buzzing sound in my ears, but I couldn't make out what it was saying.

Then, after a brief two seconds, Yingzi forced herself to calm down.

She didn't know how she did it, only that she calmly faced Xiao Li, told him not to panic, and took her to the hospital.

How far was the journey to the hospital by car? After arriving at the station, how did one walk step by step up the stairs, through the corridor, and stand outside the ward door?

At that moment, the quiet world came alive and bright again.

"Jianguo, you're sleeping so soundly."

Yingzi turned him over and wiped his body as usual.

She has been doing this ever since Yang Jianguo fell ill.

Jianguo is a meticulous person. Although he doesn't say it, he always keeps himself clean and tidy, and his things are always arranged neatly.

Anything he handles is always done meticulously and without a single mistake.

Now that he's sick, Yingzi can't let him become unkempt.

We mustn't let outsiders laugh at us.

Wiping his sturdy back, Yingzi suddenly laughed, "You always say you're strong, and you do look quite sturdy, so how did you suddenly collapse!"

"Are you too tired? Yes, you've been busy with family and work all these years, so busy that you don't even have a chance to catch your breath."

"Now it's all good. I can finally lie down and rest properly. I'll rest for a few more days. It's okay, I can handle it."

"But you have to promise me." Yingzi laid him down and patted him hard, saying coquettishly, "Don't just lie there like that and not get up."

"You promised you wouldn't leave me alone, do you know that?"

Yang Jianguo remained lying quietly, without any reaction, just like in the past few days.

squeak~

The ward door was pushed open from the outside, and Yingzi, smiling, quickly turned her head to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Madam, I'm here again."

It was Xiao Li who arrived, carrying large and small bags, all of which were food and household items.

These past few days, many people have wanted to visit Yang Jianguo, but Yingzi has stopped them all.

She didn't want her husband's hospital room to become a stage for a theatrical performance.

He should get some rest now...

Even if there are other major issues, we have to wait until he wakes up before we can discuss them.

"Ah, Little Li is here."

"Oh dear, why are you wiping the leader's body all by yourself again? I already told you to let me do it."

"It's alright, I'm used to doing it."

Watching Xiao Li pick up the basin of water, busily put the chair back in its place, pour out the dirty water, and bring back a kettle of hot water, he hadn't stopped since he entered the door.

Yingzi's eyes softened. 'This child, like his father, is a reliable and honest person.'

Here you go, lunch.

Ever since Yingzi moved into the intensive care unit to take care of Yang Jianguo, Xiao Li has been delivering her three meals a day.

Bring whatever they make at home.

He originally said he wanted to do something good, but Old Li rejected it.

"Believe it or not, if you take those nonsensical things with you, you'll have to bring them back exactly the same way you brought them there."

"Just make some home-style dishes, add more meat and fish, and make sure the taste is good."

Little Li dared not disobey his father's wisdom.

He's worked for the boss for over twenty years and knows the boss and his wife much better than he does.

I did as he said, and so far there haven't been any mistakes.

As expected, the meal received praise from the lady, even though she was in a state of sadness and didn't have much time to think about it.

But they did finish the meal, and Xiao Li learned what to do next.

Chapter 885 The Heavenly Book, Both Laughable and Crying

"Eat~"

The hoarse murmur made Yingzi raise her head and ask uncertainly, "What's wrong, Xiao Li, you haven't eaten either? Come and eat with me."

"I didn't say anything?" Xiao Li was completely confused.

Then, both of them simultaneously turned their gaze to the hospital bed, "Paper~"

Yang Jianguo lay on the hospital bed and reached out for some paper.

"Jianguo, Jianguo, you're finally awake."

Yingzi burst into tears of joy. The strength she had been pretending to have these past few days could no longer be sustained, and she collapsed into his arms, sobbing uncontrollably.

"It's okay. I'm fine."

Yang Jianguo's voice became more and more natural, and his face gained a healthy glow.

After a few words of comfort, Yingzi calmed down.

They've all been through thick and thin, and lived most of their lives; they're not like young people who are so dramatic and sentimental.

"Paper, pen, find me some paper and pen."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Li felt a chill run down his spine. You've just woken up, and the doctor is already working on paper and pen just as he's about to conduct the examination.

His gaze shifted to Yingzi, only to see her smiling and nodding as if she had expected this. "Go ahead, if you don't give it to him, he'll come down and find it himself."

Xiao Li readily agreed and turned to take out paper and pen from his bag.

When the item was handed to Yang Jianguo, he bit off the pen cap with his teeth, held the letter in one hand, and began to write quickly with the other.

It is a true depiction; the brushstrokes are light as floating clouds, and with a single stroke, a strange building is completed.

The labels next to it are various English symbols and numbers, seemingly chaotic yet orderly, but ultimately incomprehensible.

Anyway, it was like reading a book written in a foreign language for Xiao Li.

Helpless, he could only retreat, forcing a wry smile. "I still haven't learned enough; I can't even understand what my superiors are doing."

His father always told him to study hard, but he was rebellious and didn't listen when he was in school.

Later, when I became more sensible, I no longer had the opportunity to learn. When I was ready to take over the family business, I did have the idea and enrolled in night school.

However, the only thing he learned there was how to recognize more characters.

Reading poetry and newspapers, that's no problem.

Keeping up with the leader's pace is too difficult.

"Little Li."

"Eh."

"Bring those things with you and come with me."

Yingzi carried two bags of fruit and asked Xiao Li to bring up the milk and nutritional supplements below.

He went to the nurses' station and said, "These are left by my colleagues. My wife and I can't finish them all, and they'll go bad if we let them spoil. Please share them with everyone so we don't waste any food."

Yingzi distributed the items to the nurses' station, and then took some fruit and nutritional supplements to the doctor's office.

Upon learning that she was the wife of Minister Yang, who would dare accept her gift?

He dared not accept it, nor did he dare to force it.

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as Yingzi piled the things on the table, walked away, and smiled bitterly. "Minister Yang and his wife are really kind and easy-going, without any airs at all."

"Who says otherwise? Just like the rumors say, they're all good people."

"There's a huge difference between people, like that last time..."

"Cough cough!" The coughing sounded an alarm to everyone. "You've all finished your work and have nothing else to do. Is this something you should be discussing? You have food to eat but can't shut your mouths."

The crowd lowered their heads and remained silent, though they were all quite unconvinced.

That's true, there are just too many differences between people. Last time, that old cadre came and found fault with everything, tormenting people every day. At the slightest provocation, he would call the director over and give him a thorough dressing-down.

Everyone else was also scolded, and the past two weeks were filled with anxiety, like being on a battlefield.

If you encounter a cadre like this, you don't want to go to work even for a day.

After thanking the doctors and nurses, Yang Jianguo returned to his ward and continued writing. He had already turned several pages of the half-filled notebook.

"Shh!"

Yingzi made a shushing gesture and waved to indicate that Xiao Li could go back first.

There's nothing to do here, so I should go back and rest.

If something happens, I'll have the energy to call him.

Xiao Li didn't resist and obediently left. But after getting downstairs, he opened the car door, curled up in the driver's seat, and didn't move.

At this critical moment, how could he possibly leave!

The leader's children are not around, so someone has to be left to look after them. If they need to run errands, he is young, strong, and has good legs, so he can be just there to fill in.

In the ward, the dim light quietly came on. Yang Jianguo, who was completely absorbed in thinking, was unaware of the passage of time.

Yingzi remained calm and unhurried, sitting beside him and glancing at him every now and then.

When he has free time, he cuts up some fruit, peels an orange and leaves it there so that he can eat it when he's done with his work.

After waiting a while longer, night fell.

Yingzi got up to heat up her food, but the caregiver stopped her as soon as she stepped out the door. "How can I let you do this? Just give it to me."

“I’ve already said I can manage on my own. I have arms and legs, I don’t need anyone to take care of me.”

Yingzi was stubborn; she genuinely didn't want to be taken care of.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have taken so many years to hire a bodyguard and a nanny for the family; it was all for security reasons.

She and Yang Jianguo were the same kind of people.

But the caregiver insisted that she couldn't do it herself. "Please don't make things difficult for us. If the boss sees this, he'll dock my pay and make me write a self-criticism. This is what I do. If you do my job, what use am I?"

Yingzi had no choice but to hand over the lunchbox and everything else to her.

The caregiver then happily ran off to help heat up the food and fetch water.