CHAPTER 355: CHAPTER 294, SECOND UPDATE (WISHING YOU WELL ON DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL)

The Qi family’s sincere thanks were casually accepted by Rong Yan.

Old Sir Qin squeezed forward, "My dear granddaughter-in-law, you must be hungry, right? I think we should eat something here first."

Rong Yan was indeed hungry. She’d only had a bite to eat in the morning, and after a whole day of intense work without even a sip of water, she really was both tired and hungry.

However, she didn’t want to eat anything until she had washed up.

The Qi family, reminded by this, hurriedly said, "Right, let’s eat something first. Qi Yan, ask someone to prepare a meal... no, you go arrange it, make sure to prepare some good food; in a while, Mr. Rong will come to eat."

It would definitely not be as convenient as eating at the canteen if the food was sent over here.

Being her pillow companion, Qin Ye knew her habits all too well and immediately stepped up, "Are you finished here?"

Rong Yan nodded, "I’ve just gone over the important points to take note of with Doctor Zhang and the others. They will have a complete plan in place. I won’t be really needed anymore, and as long as tonight passes, there shouldn’t be any major problems."

"Just need to cooperate well with the treatment afterwards."

Twenty-four hours mark the waking time.

In fact, as long as tonight is overcome, then there won’t be any serious issues.

"If that’s the case, then let’s go back first and eat at home."

Rong Yan liked Qin Ye’s suggestion, "Okay."

But the Qi family were stunned.

Old Lady Qi came to her senses, "Mr. Rong, why don’t you eat first? We can’t let you go on an empty stomach!"

The old lady was quite considerate, "Do you want to freshen up? There’s a guesthouse right outside the hospital; I’ll take you. Once you’re freshened up, it’ll be just in time to eat."

Mr. Qi: "Right, you absolutely can’t leave on an empty stomach."

He then looked towards his old buddy and gave him a look.

Of course, Old Sir Qin was on his granddaughter-in-law’s side, so he pretended not to see his old friend’s hint.

"Since my granddaughter-in-law wants to go home first, then let’s go home!"

Mr. Qi: ...

After so many years of being old pals, could there be no sense of understanding or tacit agreement?

Rong Yan, addressing Old Lady Qi who seemed to want to say more, said, "There’s no need for trouble, it’s not far anyway, I’ll head back first."

"... Alright then, be careful on the road, and come visit the Qi family sometime." Old Lady Qi really liked Rong Yan so much at the moment.

So her expression was one of reluctance to let go.

Beautiful, capable, young, and neither arrogant nor impatient—who wouldn’t like such a girl?

If she was part of their own family... that would truly mean their ancestral graves were blessed in their past lives.

Rong Yan gave a slight nod, "Okay, goodbye then!"

After saying this, she turned to Qin Ye, "Let’s go!"

Qin Ye nodded, walking side by side with her.

At this moment, the always inconspicuous Qin Mei quickly caught up; she suspected... her eldest brother might have forgotten about her.

Otherwise, why wouldn’t he call her to leave together?

Catching up, she gently called out, "Sister-in-law!"

Rong Yan was surprised, "You’re here too?"

She really hadn’t seen her just now!

Qin Mei nodded, "I asked my brother to bring me along."

"Then let’s head home," Rong Yan said, taking her hand directly.

Left behind was Old Master Qin...

Alright then! He was the forgotten old man.

Thankfully, Rong Yan remembered him, stopped, and turned around, "Grandpa, aren’t you coming?"

Old Master Qin shook his head, "No, I’ll go back later."

"Okay then, Grandpa, we’re leaving." Rong Yan thought he had more things to attend to.

The Qi family watched her until she was out of sight before turning their gaze away.

The rest hurried to the ward area.

And Mr. Qi wasn’t in such a hurry. He looked towards his old buddy, envying in his tone, "Old Man Qin, your granddaughter-in-law is really something."

Her grandson was impressive—a truly talented and handsome young man.

Though he grew up in the countryside, his presence was no less impressive than those kids raised in the big compounds.

He was clearly not destined for mediocrity.

And most amazing of all was how excellent his granddaughter-in-law was.

Why hadn’t their Qi family managed to marry such an extraordinary girl?

Without that worry, Old Sir Qin’s expression relaxed, and he glanced at Mr. Qi with quite a smug look, "Of course, my granddaughter-in-law is certainly top-notch."

Mr. Qi: ...

Staring at Old Man Qin’s smug face was quite disheartening for him.

On this side, just as Qin Ye came out, he saw Qin Zhen alighting from the car.

"Yan? Has the operation been completed? How is Qi Quan doing?" He wasn’t... gone, was he?

Rong Yan replied, "The operation was successful. We’re going home now."

Qin Zhen was stunned upon hearing it, "The operation... was actually successful?"

Realizing that his words might have been inappropriate, he quickly corrected himself, "I mean, the operation was successful? That’s really great."

He hadn’t expected Qi Quan, that young lad, to have such good luck and to have such a big life, fortuitously meeting the extraordinary doctor he had recommended.

A seemingly lost cause turned into a miraculous recovery.

"Yes, grandpa is inside; he’s not leaving now. Later you can take him home."

Although Qin Zhen did want to see for himself how Qi Quan was doing,

He still wanted to hear from the patient himself about how the operation went.

So, after a moment of hesitation, he decided not to visit the hospital ward and to take Rong Yan and the others home first.

"Since he’s not leaving now, I’ll take you all home first,"

Someone else was supposed to drive them, but now that Qin Zhen offered, Rong Yan didn’t mind. The car was conveniently parked not far away, so they got in immediately.

Qin Ye took the passenger seat.

Qin Mei, naturally, sat with her sister-in-law.

And Qin Zhen, after informing the driver who was originally going to take them, got in and drove off.

During the drive, he had many questions he wanted to ask, but catching their reflection in the rearview mirror, he noticed the person in the back seat closing their eyes to rest.

So he swallowed the words at the tip of his tongue and suppressed his intense curiosity.

The car ride was smooth, and upon arrival at their house, Qin Ye turned around to call out, "Wife, we’re home."

Rong Yan opened her eyes the moment his voice fell.

Then she pushed open the car door and stepped out.

Qin Mei also hurriedly got out of the car.

Qin Ye looked towards Qin Zhen, "You can go pick up grandpa now."

Qin Zhen: ...

Isn’t this ditching me after I’ve served my purpose?

At least let him have a drink, hear some gossip—it wouldn’t be too late to leave afterward.

However, they’d already gotten out of the car, not paying him any heed.

Alright then! He would come back tomorrow to listen in.

So, he just drove off.

But here, as soon as Rong Yan entered the courtyard, she saw her mother and was surprised, "Mom, didn’t you say you were staying over there tonight? Why did you come over?"

"Your Aunt Jin had a relative from the countryside who happened to bring some glutinous rice, so I bought some from her. I had nothing to do this afternoon, so I decided to come back and make zongzi. Weren’t you missing the red bean zongzi during Dragon Boat Festival? I made some for you this time."

Madam Rong saw her looking so tired, "Where did you all go?"

No wonder Rong Yan smelled the fragrant aroma of zongzi, "I went to the Military District Hospital to save someone. Mom, I won’t talk now; I’m going to take a shower first. I’ll eat the zongzi you made later, I’m starving."

After saying that, she went straight to her room.

Madam Rong: ...