A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 329 Discharge from the Hospital, Zhang Family

Zhuang Qingxiang went to a state-run restaurant for breakfast, and after thinking about it, she bought an extra meat bun to take with her.

If the doctor recommends that Lu Congyue take it, then let him take it.

She always felt that sick people would recover faster if they ate more meat and eggs.

Back in the ward, Lu Congyue's injection had already started. Zhuang Qingxiang put the meat buns on the small cabinet next to her and sat down to watch the IV drip.

Lu Congyue glanced at her, then glanced at her again…

Realizing she was completely ignoring him, he couldn't help but say, "I can smell the aroma of meat buns. Did you buy them especially for me?"

His eyes were filled with expectation.

Zhuang Qingxiang nodded: "Yes."

Lu Congyue's eyes suddenly lit up, just as he heard Zhuang Qingxiang say again, "Let's see if the doctor will let you take it."

Lu Congyue thought to himself, what do doctors know? He can definitely eat. He feels perfectly fine now and can be discharged at any time.

Sure enough, when the doctor came to check on him, he said that Lu Congyue was in good health and could be discharged. If he was really worried, he could stay for another day.

Lu Congyue immediately said, "Doctor, do you mean I can go home and recuperate?"

The doctor glanced at him and nodded: "Go home and rest for a few days, and eat more nutritious food, that would be even better."

"Okay, thank you, doctor. Please process my discharge papers." Lu Congyue said immediately.

Zhuang Qingxiang hesitated. The way he was in a coma with a high fever that day was really frightening. He was discharged from the hospital after only two days.

Still worried, she made an excuse to go out and find Shi Peiran. Only after confirming with Shi Peiran that she could take the child home to recover was she at ease.

"Sister Zhuang, we definitely can't leave Director Lu home alone these next two days. No matter what, he had such a high fever back then, and he still needs to be observed and rested. We can only rely on you. He has no other family members..." Shi Peiran advised again.

Zhuang Qingxiang nodded in agreement.

Back in the ward, Lu Congyue couldn't wait to ask, "What did Dr. Shi say?"

Zhuang Qingxiang raised an eyebrow in surprise: "How did you know I went to see him?"

"We're on the same wavelength, aren't we?" Lu Congyue said with a smile.

Zhuang Qingxiang: "..." I guess she's really cured, and her shamelessness is back.

"You'll be discharged after the injection."

"Well... the doctor told me to rest at home and to improve my nutrition. Qingxiang, can you come home and take care of me for a few days?" Lu Congyue asked cautiously.

Zhuang Qingxiang pursed her lips: "I understand."

Lu Congyue was overjoyed and didn't close his eyes the whole time he was getting an IV drip, keeping his eyes on her the whole time.

Zhuang Qingxiang felt embarrassed by his gaze and glared at him, but he still didn't stop.

Fortunately, the injection was finished quickly. Zhuang Qingxiang called the nurse to remove the needle and then went to process Lu Congyue's discharge procedures.

As they left the hospital, Lu Congyue looked at the bicycle and offered to give them a ride.

"You're a patient, I'll give you a ride." Zhuang Qingxiang pushed her bicycle directly. "Don't worry, I can manage."

Lu Congyue was worried; he was tall and strong, and he didn't want to tire her out.

But no matter what he said, Zhuang Qingxiang wouldn't let him ride the bike, saying she was afraid he was too weak and would fall off after riding for a while.

Upon hearing her mention the word "false" again, Lu Congyue wanted to call Shi Peiran over to teach her a lesson and have her run ten kilometers to see who was really the one being false.

There was no other way but to listen to my wife.

Lu Congyue sat in the back seat first. Zhuang Qingxiang pedaled once, but the bike didn't move. She pedaled twice, but it still didn't move.

A muffled laugh came from behind him: "Let me do it."

Zhuang Qingxiang turned around and said fiercely, "You get off first, and then you can jump on after I get on the bike."

He paused, then instructed, "Be careful when you jump up."

She was also afraid that the two of them would fall.

Lu Congyue naturally wouldn't let her fall. He waited until she was on the bicycle and steady before he sat steadily on the back seat.

Then, one arm encircled Zhuang Qingxiang's waist.

Zhuang Qingxiang almost fell off the car.

"Let go!"

"I'm feeling a bit weak and dizzy. I'm also feeling uneasy sitting in the back, so I need some support," Lu Congyue explained sincerely.

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Qingxiang quickly said, "Why don't we go back to the hospital? It'll be more reassuring to have a doctor there to look after us."

"No need, I can just lie down at home," Lu Congyue replied. "Didn't the doctor prescribe some medicine? Just remember to remind me to take it, and prepare some nutritious food for me. I promise I'll be fully recovered in two or three days!"

After hearing his promise, Zhuang Qingxiang pedaled her bicycle back to the compound with all her might.

By the time I got to the gate, I was sweating.

This thing is really heavy; she barely managed to ride it back.

Lu Congyue held his wife's waist the whole way, and could naturally feel her exerting force. He was either distracted or heartbroken the entire time.

Upon arriving at the gate, he immediately jumped out of the car, startling Zhuang Qingxiang once again.

"Couldn't you have told me before you got off the bus? I would have stopped before you got off." Zhuang Qingxiang said irritably.

Lu Congyue frowned as he looked at the sweat on her forehead: "I told you I'd ride, but you insisted. Look how tired you are..."

The two were talking when someone saw them and immediately came over to exchange pleasantries.

"Why hasn't Director Lu been at work these past two days?"

"Director Lu, are you sick? Why didn't you tell your colleagues? We could have come to see you."

Lu Congyue was afraid that his colleagues would send someone to the hospital to visit him if they knew he was hospitalized, so he only said that he had something to do and asked for leave, without mentioning that he was hospitalized.

Throughout the journey, in an attempt to soften Zhuang Qingxiang's heart, he didn't remove the white tape from the back of his hand, which others noticed.

He could only smile politely and say, "I'm fine now. The doctor told me to go home and rest. I'll be back at work in a couple of days. Thank you for your concern."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, they parted ways, and Zhuang Qingxiang had already pushed her bicycle back home.

Lu Congyue walked home alone, and not far away, he ran into his colleagues from the office.

"Director Lu? You're finally back! I've been getting calls for you these past two days, one a day."

"Oh? Who is it? Did they leave their name?" Lu Congyue asked casually.

"They called from the eastern province; their surname is Shang."

Lu Congyue paused, then asked urgently, "Did you say what urgent matter is it?"

"No, he was just looking for you. I told him you were on leave, and he said he'd call you when you got back," the man replied.

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

Lu Congyue thanked him and strode home.

As soon as he entered the gate, he heard the cheerful voices of children, and the lively atmosphere of home enveloped him, making him quicken his pace to join in.

Inside the main room, Zhuang Qingxiang was busy holding the baby.

All three children missed her. When they saw her come back, they all wanted to kiss and hug her. Little Chenglin even pouted, clearly protesting that he didn't see his mother when he opened his eyes in the morning. He was very upset.

As soon as Lu Congyue entered, the three children's voices grew louder as they excitedly ran towards him, calling out "Daddy" repeatedly.

The two younger ones couldn't shout as clearly and fluently as Yueyue, which made Chonglu Congyue anxious and reach out his hand.

Lu Congyue smiled, picked up one in each arm, and kissed them both.

As a result, the two little ones started pouting and crying again after being kissed.

Because he hadn't shaved, the two little ones were hurting from the prickles.