Chapter 180: The Eating Fellow
After settling things at home, Huai Yu once again arrived at Flower City Hospital.
Unlike before, this time she had several lunch boxes in her backpack. Because she didn’t have enough lunch boxes, the top two were directly stacked stainless steel bowls.
Fortunately, the backpack was stable, and nothing spilled when she arrived at the hospital.
It was almost noon by then.
She first went to the ward where Chen Xing and the others were. After carefully knocking on the door, Uncle Zaozitzi opened it, but his aura of resentment was even stronger than that of the Evil Sword Immortal.
“We’re all here to save people, but if you hadn’t come, I’d be Chen Xing’s great benefactor! She’d be crawling up right now to kowtow to me!”
Huai Yu awkwardly smiled.
The person had only returned yesterday at noon, and now it was already the second noon. That meant Uncle Zaozitzi had been watching over them alone for a whole day.
“Um… Uncle Zaozitzi, have you eaten yet?”
Uncle Zaozitzi wasn’t really angry. Huai Yu lived in the Rose Corridor, so going back and forth was like charging into a dragon’s den in his eyes. He’d been sitting in the hospital, so it was quite boring, and now he was just complaining a bit.
Huai Yu took out the food from her backpack—green beans and eggplant stew. The portion for Chen Xing was specially made with some uncleaned mutated values, but it was still better than what Uncle Zaozitzi usually ate.
Soon, he was holding a bowl, smiling widely. “Good, good, good! They’re still getting their IVs, so I’ll eat first. How about you? Will you join me?”
Huai Yu shook her head. “I’ll go deliver food to Zhou Qian first, then come back later.”
For Zhou Qian, she made something special since he didn’t need to avoid anything—green beans, eggplant, chili, and bullfrog stew.
Accompanied by a large box of rice, Zhou Qian hadn’t had such flavorful food for a long time. Now, his chopsticks were flying, and his mouth was crunching on the bones, the legs of the bullfrog making cracking sounds.
“Did you get this from the highway entrance last night? Must have cost a lot, right?”
Before, eating just the vegetables had been shocking enough, but now with the fragrant and spicy tender bullfrog, for a moment, Zhou Qian almost forgot about the changes in the world.
Yesterday, Huai Yu had only talked about saving people, forgetting the bullfrog and wild chicken. Now, thinking back…
Cough.
She modestly admitted, “Yes, it cost a lot, the shipping fee alone was 55.”
Zhou Qian sighed, “It’s worth it. The mutated value is really low on this one.”
However…
He looked at Huai Yu’s expression, “Didn’t you rest when you came back? You look so tired.”
Huai Yu responded with a sigh, slumping her shoulders, “I’m just too tired.”
She mimicked the scene of haggling for the water tank yesterday and recalled the chaos of saving Chen Xing, silently feeling proud.
It was different from saving Zhou Qian. At that time, he was almost buried, but Huai Yu had tried to save him as if treating a dead horse as a live horse, doing everything possible, even soaking and wetting him. The only thing she remembered was the mess.
Zhou Qian stared for a moment and then smiled at her, “As expected, this is something only you could do. If you can’t move the water tank, leave it there, I’ll move it for you.”
“By the way, do you still have any money left?”
He had been in the hospital for a long time, so he understood the process of treatment.
“You told me to give the driver 1,000 credits, and you also paid for Chen Xing’s treatment. Then you spent quite a bit more when you came back… And this bullfrog, how much do you have left?”
He took out the wristband and said, “Open the transaction code.”
“You can’t expect me to live off you, right?”
Huai Yu originally wanted to say that she still had more than 10,000 credits, but… Zhou Qian looked very persistent and serious. So she obediently handed over the wristband, and after the beep, 3,000 credits were transferred.
“Wow!”
Her eyes sparkled! Not because of the 3,000 credits, but because her savings had now exceeded 15,000 credits! Even taking the bus back wouldn’t be a problem!
So happy!
Her joy was visible, and Zhou Qian saw it and couldn’t help but smile, “Little one.”
However, after finishing the meal, he also had some good news to share.
“I can be discharged tomorrow.”
“??!” Huai Yu was surprised, “Tomorrow?”
“Yes.” Zhou Qian nodded, “Didn’t you forget? Originally, the biological material adaptation period is three to seven days. My condition is really good, so I could’ve been discharged today, but I didn’t tell you in advance, so tomorrow it is.”
“Don’t worry about me, Huai Yu. I’m completely fine now.”
He looked at her seriously, and there was no trace of pretense. Huai Yu couldn’t help but laugh, “Then I’ll come to pick you up tomorrow morning!”
Zhou Qian smiled and didn’t speak, just urging her, “Go see your friend, there’s nothing to worry about here.”
Huai Yu happily nodded, and when she arrived at Chen Xing’s ward, she found Uncle Zaozitzi walking around with his hands on his stomach, looking quite content.
Chen Xing was leaning on the bed, calling her in. Her empty, vacant expression was instantly filled with emotion, and she said seriously, “I’ve heard everything. Thank you, Huai Yu.”
Huai Yu cheerfully moved closer, looking at the lunch boxes, “Have you eaten?”
“Mm.” Chen Xing nodded, “You really went to a lot of trouble. Even the food…”
“Okay, okay!” Huai Yu didn’t want to hear this, “I came to deliver food anyway, this is just a bonus.”
Because she had bought the bullfrog with Uncle Zaozitzi, she hadn’t dared to consider it as meat. Everyone was still eating vegetarian dishes.
Feeling a bit guilty about treating them differently, Huai Yu couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed.
But Chen Xing shook her head, “I’m not talking about whether it’s a bonus or not, I remember this favor. Without your quick decision, we probably wouldn’t have made it.”
Uncle Zaozitzi yawned in boredom, “Stop with the pointless talk, always repeating the same thing… I’m not that kind of person who does good deeds without leaving a name or expecting anything in return, so don’t worry, I’ll remember this for you.”
“Just focus on getting your health back, that’s the most important.”
“By the way, do you still have money in your pocket?”
Most of these adventurers lived for the moment, often having no savings.
Furthermore, they spent a lot on preparations, from fuel to weapons. After buying all the gear, their pockets were often emptier than their faces.
Now, after some grunting, Uncle Zaozitzi guessed that Chen Xing had no credits left.
And he wasn’t wrong.
But it wasn’t all for buying gear. It was because of Chen He.
Thinking of this, Chen Xing’s face turned pale. “Huai Yu, I won’t be able to repay you the credits for a while.”
If it weren’t for the free medical fees, she wouldn’t even have been able to pay for this. Right now, she only had about 1,000 credits left.
And while the medical fees were waived, she still needed to save money for food.
That’s why Chen Xing felt bad.
But Huai Yu didn’t mind. She wasn’t short of credits. She just reminded her:
“Sister Xing, your car is still at the ‘Bai Zhao Subsidy’ company. When you have credits, make sure to tidy up the car. It’s your meal ticket.”
