"He's back … He's back …"
That was what he had heard from his mother's mouth when he entered her ward.
'Who's back?'
He gulped down two mouthfuls of beer, but he still couldn't figure it out.
He knew all the relatives of the Li family and the He family, so who could be worthy of his mother's unforgettable memories?
Nothing.
He couldn't think of a single one.
Somehow, he felt that it wasn't appropriate to ask his father, so he had to find out for himself.
After finishing two cans of beer, he didn't feel anything at all.
In the empty hospital, the light drizzle, the humid air, and the dim streetlights, he lit another cigarette.
His phone rang. It was Qin Yuancheng.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?" he asked curiously.
"Because you're not asleep either," Qin Yuancheng said with a smile.
"How do you know I'm not asleep?" Li Lan asked.
"Because someone's WeChat steps today is already number one, and it's still updating." She asked, "You're still walking outside in the middle of the night? It's raining."
Li Lan didn't think that it was the WeChat movement that exposed his status. He had never thought about it, so he said, "Something happened at home."
"Do you need help?" she asked.
"No need. My mother has a heatstroke, it's nothing serious." There was nothing to hide about this kind of thing, so he simply said it to prevent her from making wild guesses.
"Which hospital?"
"Friendly Hospital," he said casually, and then added, "I'll go home after the drip."
"Wait." She hung up without waiting for Li Lan's response.
"Hello …" Li Lan called back, but no one picked up the call.
He shook his head helplessly.
Qin Yuancheng was more stubborn than he thought.
He leaned against the doorpost at the entrance of the hospital, and soon saw a black Dongfeng sedan drive in. He recognized it as Qin Yuancheng's car.
Qin Yuancheng rolled down the window and said, "I'll go park the car. Wait."
Li Lan nodded and followed behind. After she parked the car and got out of the car, he took her fruit basket and said, "You promised not to come. You still have work tomorrow."
Qin Yuancheng smiled and said, "I'm off tomorrow."
"Come in, don't get wet." Li Lan said, "You can't be so comfortable, can you?"
Qin Yuancheng followed behind him and said as he walked, "There's an organizational research activity tomorrow afternoon, it's not a problem. Is Auntie alright? "
"Severe heat stroke." Li Lan pressed the button for the elevator and walked in. Seeing that there were beads of water on her head, he took out a small packet of tissues from his pocket and handed it to her. "Wipe it off."
"Thank you." She casually wiped it twice. "That's quite dangerous."
Li He sat on a chair. Li Lan was about to introduce him to Qin Yuancheng when Qin Yuancheng walked over and said, "Hello, Uncle Li."
Li He stood up and said politely, "Oh, Little Cheng, I almost didn't recognize you."
Of course, this was not the first time he had seen Qin Youmi's niece. It was just that he did not have a deep impression of her. If they were alone outside, he would definitely not be able to recognize her. It was only because she was with his son that he could roughly guess.
Qin Yuancheng stood at the door of the ward and looked inside. Then, he said, "Auntie is asleep? I won't disturb her then. I'll go in and greet her when she wakes up. "
"Really, you're so far away at night," Li He reprimanded Li Lan. "You're so inconsiderate of her to come here."
Qin Yuancheng said, "That's what I should do. Moreover, for us youngsters, nightlife has just begun. It's a habit of mine. I can't sleep at night and can't wake up during the day."
Li He said, "But you can't stay up too late. We appreciate your kindness, but your auntie is also asleep. She won't be of much help if there are too many people here. I originally wanted to chase Li Lan away. How about this, Li Lan, take Little Cheng out to eat something and then send her back."
"Got it." Li Lan nodded.
Qin Yuancheng smiled and did not say anything else. There was only a fine line between enthusiasm and hypocrisy. If it was too much, it would be annoying.
Li Yi heard the noise and gently opened the door. She poked her head out and waved at Qin Yuancheng. "Hello."
"Hello," Qin Yuancheng replied in a low voice. Then, he pointed at Li Lan and said, "We're leaving."
"Bye." Li Yi waved.
Qin Yuancheng took small steps to catch up with Li Lan.
"I'll treat you to supper?" Standing in the elevator, Li Lan asked.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll be fat?" She said with a smile.
Li Lan said, "As long as I'm not fat."
"Will it kill you to say something nice?" She punched him angrily.
Li Lan smiled and did not hide.
He led the way to the seafood restaurant where he had just packed for his father. He ordered barbecue and crayfish and sat next to the middle-aged couple.
"This society really doesn't give people a way out." The middle-aged man with glasses continued to sigh. "200,000 a year. I didn't even save a dime …"
He nagged endlessly with his companion across from him.
He left the seafood restaurant under Li Lan's sympathetic gaze.
Qin Yuancheng said, "This kind of person is not worthy of sympathy. Don't be too sympathetic."
"I know it's not easy for them." Li Lan poured her a beer.
Qin Yuancheng said with a smile, "Look carefully. His watch is from Switzerland. It's more than 20,000. His shoes, shirt, and pants are also international brands. It shouldn't be cheap. A casual calculation would cost more than 10,000. The small bag in his hand looks inconspicuous, but it's estimated to cost seven or eight thousand.
The phone is the latest model. It's not available on the market. It's more than 10,000 to find a scalper.
An annual salary of 200,000 and about 50,000. What kind of person do you think this kind of person is? "
Li Lan said with a smile, "More generous than me."
Except for the valuable watch and car, he really didn't have anything decent on him.
Moreover, the watch and car were all given by his father.
"He deliberately put on a show. Now he can't stop it." Qin Yuancheng said with a smile, "Sooner or later, you have to pay back. Well, a lot of girls I met are like this. Their monthly salary is about the same as mine, four or five thousand yuan. Maybe not as high as mine. They live a better life than me. A set of cosmetics is a few thousand yuan, a bag is a few thousand yuan.
At first, I thought my family was rich. Later, I found out that everyone relied on credit cards to spend in excess. Moonlight, poverty, and no savings.
They drank too much chicken soup and said to be willing to spend money and treat themselves better. In the end, they reap what they have sown.
They don't understand that a person's value is not defined by consumption. "
Li Lan said, "High consumption brings high debt, and in the end, they lose happiness."
When she was almost done drinking with Qin Yuancheng, he found a designated driver to send her home.
Back at the hospital, his father leaned back on the chair with his arms crossed and fell asleep. He sat on the other side of the chair and was about to sleep when he was woken up by Li Yi.
"Go in and sleep." Li Yi said, "I'll sleep on the bed. You sleep on the sofa."
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