Rebirth on the Doors to the Civil Affairs Bureau

06

After laughing so much, Yu Dong became a little hungry. She had been reading her script the moment she came back, so she never had the chance to eat dinner. She thought about the man hiding in his bedroom and shouted, “Have you eaten dinner yet? If you haven’t, we can eat together.”

Xia Feng was still a little annoyed but nevertheless, he opened his door and asked her: “What do you want to eat?”

“I think there’s a noodle shop just outside the neighborhood. I can call them.”

“That noodle shop isn’t very sanitary. And you should eat less takeaway.” Xia Feng told her.

“But I’m hungry!” Yu Dong clutched at her stomach. “Can you please look inside the refrigerator and cook something?”

Xia Feng went into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. It was filled with many ingredients and a variety of carbonated drinks. He frowned but didn’t comment. Looking through the ingredients, there was a good variety of meats and vegetables. Xia Feng thought about it and asked, “What do you want to eat?”

“I don’t mind, and anyway the ingredients are all things I love eating.” Yu Dong said.

“….” She was being very honest. Xia Feng took out some vegetables, intending to make a bowl of vegetarian noodles.

“If you want to cook the spare ribs, I haven’t eaten sweet and sour ribs in a while.” Suddenly another sentence drifted from the living room.

“….” Xia Feng looked down at the vegetables in his hands, thought about it, then reached in the refrigerator to take out the ribs.

Dinner ended up being a strange mix of sweet and sour pork ribs with bowls of vegetable noodles. A plate of ribs had already been eaten by Yu Dong, who seemed to really enjoy them.

“You’re really good at cooking, just below my mom!” Yu Dong said with narrowed eyes.

“Sweet and sour ribs are high in sugar and protein, and it’s pretty late now, you should eat less.” Xia Feng couldn’t help but say.

“Don’t worry I’ll just run 2 laps after dinner to make sure I don’t get fat.”

“It’s one thing to be fat, but that doesn’t indicate your actual health. Overeating won’t be good for your stomach and intestines. And drink less carbonated drinks, one bottle every two days.”

“Doctor Xia, can I see you again when I’m actually ill? Please let me eat.” Yu Dong looked at him with pitiful eyes.

Xia Feng wanted to remain firm, but her enthusiastic eating managed to pull her loose shirt, revealing a white shoulder.

Xia Feng immediately moved his sight away and uncomfortably said, “Do what you want, just wash the dishes after eating.”

“Of course!”

Xia Feng returned to his room and picked up a bottle of mineral water from the table, gulping down half the bottle in one go.

This is really killing him.

……

The next day was another sunny morning.

After breakfast, the two went to the hospital early, as today was mother Xia’s surgery.

Because it was a complex operation and Xia Feng’s parents were good friends with the hospital director, the hospital attached great importance to it. Because the operation was expected to be a long one, the operation was scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

Xia Feng, father Xia, and Yu Dong followed the operating bed all the way to the operating room. When the bed was just about to go in, mother Xia smiled at father Xia and told him to wait for her to come out.