Chapter 17 Section five

Just when Gu Xiaoying was going through a big event that was nothing more than a bolt from the blue to her, she didn't know that the life of Duan Fei and Xu Xin in the provincial capital was also like lightning and thunder. The cause was at the end of April, Guoguo had been coughing continuously.The symptoms are also strange, a bit like a cold, but no runny nose, sneezing or fever.But if it's not a cold, the root cause of the disease can't be found, anyway, it's just a cough, and it breaks the mother's heart.Seeing that he has been coughing for a long time, and has tried all the available diet and folk remedies, but still does not recover, Duan Fei has no choice but to go to the hospital again.It was still the Department of Pediatrics of Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine, so Xu Xin greeted Du Yibei in advance, but it turned out that Du Yibei was not in Du Yibei's class, so he hurried over to see Guoguo himself.Duan Fei was in a hurry, but he was very moved, and Xu Xin seemed to have discovered for the first time that Gu Xiaoying was right, and it was really good to find a doctor.

Du Yibei examined Guoguo carefully, looking at his throat and listening to his chest, while Duan Fei was watching and couldn't help but ask, "Doctor, is Guoguo okay?" Du Yibei finished the inspection, raised his head, took off his mask and smiled: "It's okay, this season is dry, and many children are coughing. I will give you a prescription, and take some traditional Chinese medicine." He began to write on the prescription, nepeta, mulberry leaves, mint, Chuanbei, Yinhua... and while writing, he asked: "Don't drink cough syrup, spicy food like onions, ginger, garlic, leeks, etc. Don't eat fish and fish, don't abuse drugs, just take care of it and you'll be fine."

When he stopped writing, he looked at Guoguo's teary-eyed little face, and he smiled again and added: "She should be sensitive to taste at this time, and she may find Chinese medicine bitter, so try to keep the temperature of the medicine juice below 37 degrees, and it's also easy to drink. You can add a little bit of rock sugar and white sugar to reduce the bitterness. Generally speaking, 100ml of medicinal juice can be fed in six or seven times.” When he spoke like this, his eyes were gentle and his expression was peaceful. It was a very strange aura—it wasn’t the deep charm of an old Chinese doctor, nor the sunshine and publicity of ordinary young people. What was it?Xu Xin couldn't describe it, but it felt good anyway.Coupled with his appearance when he carefully checked the child and wrote the prescription, it miraculously reminded Xu Xin of the saying "a serious man is the prettiest".

To be honest, at this time, Du Yibei, whether it was temperament or appearance, made Xu Xin a little tempted in an instant. However, Xu Xin couldn't help thinking: She wants to find someone who has a common language. Although she may not be a colleague, she must at least be able to talk to her, right?But Du Yibei, he is a medical student, and medicine and art... It seems that there is no boundary at all! "What are you thinking about?" When Xu Xin was flying wild, Duan Fei hugged Guoguo and touched her, "Come with me to get the medicine." "Oh." Xu Xin turned around as if waking up from a dream. Just as she was about to get the prescription, she saw Du Yibei had already come out, and said to them with a smile, "I'll go, you wait a moment."

"How can this be done?" Duan Fei was in a hurry, "I've already troubled you a lot." "It's okay," Du Yibei smiled, "Sit down and wait for me." Duan Fei hurriedly touched Xu Xin again: "You go with me, and I will reimburse you when you pay the fee." "Oh," Xu Xin nodded obediently. For the first time, she didn't resist her sister's deliberate arrangement, and shouted at Du Yibei's back, "Wait for me." Du Yibei stood in front of the elevator, slightly blocked the elevator door, turned around and said, "Hurry up."

The light from the elevator came out and shone on him, and the white coat was immediately coated with a beautiful golden layer.It was also the first time, even Xu Xin, who rarely reads romance novels, knew why Gu Xiaoying was always confused by the gentle male doctor images in the novels - because it was really good-looking! In this way, in the evening, Duan Fei went home with fruit, and Xu Xin stayed to treat Du Yibei to dinner on Duan Fei's behalf in return.Du Yibei readily agreed, but offered an exchange condition that he invite Xu Xin to drink tea after the meal.Xu Xin nodded, and he could do whatever he wanted. The place to eat was in an alley near the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine according to Du Yibei’s suggestion—it was just an ordinary small seafood restaurant, but Xu Xin repeatedly expressed that he must Take Gu Xiaoying, the greedy cat, to experience what is called "good wine is not afraid of deep alleys".While eating, she enthusiastically told Du Yibei how she and Gu Xiaoying ate all the small restaurants in the provincial capital. Du Yibei listened with a smile, and did not forget to pass tissues, tea, Serve soup.Xu Xin didn't have time to say thank you, so she could only sigh in her heart: I haven't been taken care of by such a gentleman in so many years, I really don't feel used to it.

Of course, the topics during the meeting were also pleasant—Xu Xin was elated when talking about her career. It was not just a sense of professional satisfaction, but perhaps a sincere sense of happiness born of interests or hobbies.She talked about her favorite children's books, especially her favorite picture books, about the combination of lines and colors, concise but touching stories... She vividly told Du Yibei a book called "Grandpa Turned into a Ghost" ", Du Yibei looked at the face of the girl in front of him who he had only met a few times, and miraculously felt that he had known him a long time ago.

Xu Xin was very focused on speaking, her eyes were wide open, and she became foggy as she spoke: "There is a little boy named Espen, who likes his grandpa the most. But suddenly one day, grandpa collapsed on the street , died of a heart attack. Aspen was very sad and cried every day. Until one night, grandpa suddenly came back! He sat on Aspen’s cabinet, staring into the darkness with wide-eyed eyes. Aspen I asked him, 'Grandpa, aren't you dead?', and Grandpa said, 'I thought I was dead too'. Espen suddenly realized, and said, 'Grandpa, you turned into a ghost'!"

Du Yibei looked at Xu Xin, nodded, and asked with great interest, "And then?" "From that night on, after mom and dad went to bed, grandpa would come to see Aspen. Aspen was very happy, but grandpa said he was not happy at all, because he couldn't always be a ghost! Aspen went I read my own book about ghosts. It says that if a person forgets to do one thing while he is alive, he will become a ghost. Espen asked Grandpa 'Grandpa, what did you forget', Grandpa He sighed and said 'if only I knew'. So Aspen decided to help Grandpa remember what he had forgotten, and he and Grandpa went back to Grandpa's past home, looked at the photos on the wall, and recalled many things , For example, the kiss between grandpa and grandma when they were dating, grandpa peed all over after having a son, and even remembered the smell of the strawberries picked from the yard, and the sailing show on TV... But, these It's not something that grandpa forgot."

Xu Xin spread her hands, sighed, and drank tea.Du Yibei picked up the teapot and refilled her some water, and asked, "And then?" "The next night, Grandpa came again, and Aspen and Grandpa walked around the town again, but Grandpa still couldn't figure out what he forgot. After dawn, Grandpa left, and Aspen told himself Mom and Dad said that he saw Grandpa, but no one believed him, everyone thought it was Aspen dreaming. Aspen was very disappointed. That night, Aspen did not go to sleep again, but kept waiting for Grandpa, But grandpa didn't come. He climbed out of the window, searched around the house quietly, called for grandpa, but couldn't find grandpa. He also went to grandpa's house, went to the town, and finally returned to his home tiredly. Room. I didn’t expect my grandpa to be sitting on the cupboard looking at him and laughing. Aspen got angry and said ‘what’s so funny’, but grandpa said, ‘Aspen, I remembered, that happened with you and me about a thing'."

Having said that, Xu Xin paused for a while, her eyes were a little moist, Du Yibei looked at her quietly, without speaking. "Then, Grandpa said, 'Esben, I remembered that I forgot something'. When he said this, Grandpa stopped laughing," Xu Xin paused, "Grandpa said, 'I forgot to say goodbye to you, I Little Aspen'..." Finally Xu Xin couldn't help sniffing her nose and lowered her head to drink water.Du Yibei sighed softly and said, "It's a very touching story." Xu Xin was a little disappointed: "People who don't have this kind of experience probably can't understand... When my grandfather left me, it was so sudden. For many years afterwards, I thought that he owed me a 'goodbye'. He He didn't even have time to say goodbye to the little girl he brought up with one hand..." Du Yibei looked at Xu Xin, and seemed to be suddenly moved by that kind of emotion from the heart. He thought in his heart: If he really likes to listen to the girl in front of him who is not very familiar with him...it means What? It was only then that Xu Xin raised his head, only to realize that he seemed to be the one talking all the time. She asked a little embarrassedly, "Am I talking too much?" Du Yibei shook his head: "No, although I have been working in the pediatrics department and I have been in contact with children, no one has ever told me such a touching story." Xu Xin also smiled: "Thank you." When she said this, her expression was very sincere, so Du Yibei didn't know the ups and downs in her heart.She was actually a little annoyed by her focus and slight gaffe just now, but looking at Du Yibei's expression, she knew that he really didn't have any objection—this made her feel warm and caring. The two ate very quickly, and it was less than seven o'clock when they finished eating.Xu Xin took out his wallet to check out, but Du Yibei didn't stop him, but the shop owner saw that Du Yibei was a regular customer, so he offered a discount without saying a word.Turning around and leaving the store, Du Yibei followed Xu Xin to a cafe she often went to.Although he is a Chinese medicine student, it is rare for him not to babble—not to say that coffee is not good, nor that drinking tea at night is not healthy, which surprised Xu Xin. As a result, when ordering food, Xu Xin couldn't help but reveal her unkind side again, and asked, "Can I drink milk tea?" Du Yibei smiled, and there were two dimples when he smiled: "Yes." Xu Xin rolled her eyes: "Would you like coffee?" Du Yibei smiled again: "If it doesn't affect sleep, it's fine." "What if it affects your sleep, but you want to drink it because you like it?" Xu Xin challenged unkindly. "Many people can't resist their appetite, so they can pamper themselves once in a while without affecting their normal life," Du Yibei replied seriously, "For example, you can drink coffee in the morning or afternoon to satisfy your cravings. In the evening If you drink it even though you know it will affect your sleep, isn't that against you?" Seeing Xu Xin's mischievous expression, Du Yibei added maliciously: "Besides, if you met me today, you will have dark circles tomorrow, whether others will think too much... I don't know. " Xu Xin coughed twice, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: She really didn't realize that this little doctor was not only quick-witted, but also good at catching people's weaknesses.It seems that this little doctor's personality really suits her tastes, neither stingy nor coy, he is quite generous in his gestures, although he grew up in a medical family, but he does not have an unbearable cleanliness.He can take her to eat the special dishes in the flavor shop, and he can also accompany her to drink milk tea in the coffee shop-although even Xu Xin knows that milk tea is far less healthy than warm boiled water, but because of Du Yibei's dissatisfaction Xu Xin is already very satisfied with casually criticizing the advantages of other people's living habits. While drinking milk tea, she asked curiously, "Do you make noise as a doctor in the pediatrics department?" "It's okay," Du Yibei smiled. The way he smiled was not at all the joy he had at the dinner party last time. On the contrary, he had a peaceful and gentle temperament, which matched the habitual impression of a Chinese medicine doctor. "Comparison in the laboratory Noisy, because children are afraid of drawing blood." He hadn't finished speaking when his cell phone rang suddenly. He looked at the screen of the cell phone, was amused, and said to Xu Xin: "My brother, Jiang Mingbo." Du Yibei answered the phone while talking: "Brother, what's the matter?" I don't know what Jiang Mingbo said, but Du Yibei nodded and said "OK", "OK", "I really sympathize with you"...then hung up the phone. Seeing Xu Xin's curious expression, Du Yibei explained helplessly: "My brother is coming to live with me tonight." "You two brothers have a very good relationship!" Xu Xin sighed. "The relationship is good, but I am my brother's refuge," Du Yibei sighed, "Sometimes I feel very lucky that although my mother is nagging, she is not as difficult as my aunt .” "Your aunt?" Xu Xin didn't understand, "Is that Dr. Jiang's mother?" "Yeah," Du Yibei shook his head, "She is, how should I put it, she is quite a nice person, that is..." He pondered for a while: "It's just a little too harsh." "Harsh?" Xu Xin was still puzzled. "It means that her aesthetics are different from ours. My brother doesn't like the girls she likes, but she can find faults with the girls my brother likes." "Oh, I see," Xu Xin nodded, and chose a neutral word to modify, "That means she is quite independent." "That's too assertive," Du Yibei said helplessly, "Like my cousin, who is Jiang Mingbo's real sister, she had a good talk with her boyfriend, but my aunt broke up for her! Actually, my aunt did it for Hello, my cousin. She is afraid that my cousin will suffer if she marries into a rural mother-in-law’s family, so she strongly opposes her marrying a young man from the countryside. Of course, I have never seen that person, but I think my mother would not be so tough. .” Xu Xin nodded: "Your family is an intellectual family, so you should be quite open-minded." "Actually, my father is quite pedantic and quite conservative." Du Yibei seemed to be trying his best to explain to Xu Xin the characteristics of his own characters, and a comprehensive introduction of his advantages and disadvantages to enhance a comprehensive understanding. "But he still respects me, and find a girlfriend." In the end, of course, I have the final say.” Xu Xin gave Du Yibei a strange look. Of course, she guessed that these words were meant for her, and she felt a little relieved in her heart—it is actually true that such a gifted young talent can say these words to herself. A certainty, right?Although she is not sure if she is being self-indulgent, and she doesn't understand why such an excellent person would take a fancy to herself, a candidate who is not young and not fresh, but does this mean that she is a 28-year-old The older leftover women can still usher in a bright spring? However, there is still relatively little understanding of Du Yibei, Xu Xin spoke very cautiously: "In my family, my parents also respect my opinions." Du Yibei was very happy: "Actually, this is the best way. Just look at my cousin. Although my parents are well-intentioned, sometimes they may not make wise decisions. In the final analysis, it is you who live, not others, or your own judgment." most important." Having said that, Xu Xin already fully understands—Du Yibei's way of chatting is almost "covering the bottom line", because for ordinary strangers or ordinary friends, this kind of information about family life is almost private. There is no need to come out and chat at all. She couldn't believe her good luck—could it really be possible for her to meet someone who she thought was good, and who happened to think she was good too? Happiness came so suddenly that she felt a little dazed. Until another call came, the moment Du Yibei answered the phone, Xu Xin heard a name that seemed to have been heard somewhere: "Sister Manlin, please forgive me, I am not 110, and I have not investigated missing persons." Ability... I know, but I really didn't hide my brother this time... If you don't believe me, go find it! Okay, I will give you the key to my house. If you can find my brother in my house or in my dormitory, I will Can't you go on a blind date with him?" After rambling on for a few minutes, Du Yibei finally hung up the phone with a sigh, and looked at Xu Xin and complained: "My cousin is probably driven crazy by my aunt, and she keeps asking me about my brother like a policeman. Whereabouts. I think she was influenced by my police brother-in-law, and everyone looks like a suspect." "But, you seem to be more than just a suspect," Xu Xin stared at Du Yibei, "You are clearly an accomplice!" "Hey," Du Yibei laughed, "Thanks to my cleverness, I found a secret hiding place for my brother. It is the house that my classmate entrusted me to take care of after he went abroad. My sister will definitely not find it there!" "Oh, by the way," Xu Xin had a flash of inspiration, "You just said, what's your sister's name?" "Who? My sister?" Du Yibei looked at Xu Xin, "Jiang Manlin, why, do you know her?" "Where does she work?" It seems that there are fragments in the memory, pieced together bit by bit. "It used to be in the Personnel Department, but now it's in the provincial government," Du Yibei asked curiously, "Do you know him?" The Personnel Department, Jiang Manlin, the husband who was a policeman, the harsh mother... The fragments of memory finally fit together into a mottled but clear puzzle. Xu Xin gasped—now she finally knew where she had heard of this name ——Brother Guan's ex-girlfriend is called "Jiang Manlin"?Then, isn't that woman who dislikes Guan Tong's rural background, the mother of Jiang Manlin and Jiang Mingbo, and Du Yibei's "harsh" aunt? ! "Your brother-in-law, he is the son of the deputy governor..." Xu Xin said this with the last bit of hope, and a voice in his heart shouted - deny me, please deny me, just say what I said is wrong , is completely fabricated... But it's a pity, because Du Yibei had a completely terrified expression: "You know this? Do you know my sister?" "Hehe, I'm not familiar, I'm not familiar at all," Xu Xin managed to pull out a smile, still half-dead, "It seems that Gu Xiaoying's leftover husband is your cousin's ex-boyfriend...they are you The couple who just said they were separated alive." Du Yibei opened his mouth and said after a while, "It can't be such a coincidence..." "I think so." Xu Xin smiled wryly.She wondered why she had such a hard life—it was so hard to meet a man who she thought was good, and the other party also thought she was good, but there was such a terrifying family of relatives, and they lived in a mansion so far away from her... Do you want a flasher? After thinking about it like this, the action has already preceded the brain to make a judgment. Xu Xin quickly looked at his watch and smiled: "It's getting late, let's go, we have to go to work tomorrow." Du Yibei was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that it would be "late" if it was only 7:30 in the evening, and he had a good chat just now, so why did he become anxious to leave?Just because Jiang Manlin was mentioned? The sensitivity from the pediatrician made Du Yibei act decisively: "It's not too late, let's chat later!" Xu Xin was dumbfounded, half of her body that had already stood up was pressed down by Du Yibei who leaned over—as an older leftover woman with rich experience in blind dates, she had never seen such courage, courage, and rambunctious spirit blind date! Du Yibei swept away the gentle expression just now, and became extremely serious: "What's wrong with you? Just because my cousin broke up with your good friend's husband before, you're going to leave? This is a relationship that cannot be broken at all. !" Xu Xin sneered: "No, I just think it's getting late..." She pointed to the road outside the window—it was already brightly lit at 7:30 in the evening at the end of April: "Besides, I'm here to express my gratitude on behalf of my sister, and I have to go home after thanking!" "Just to represent your sister?" Du Yibei looked at Xu Xin with a look of disbelief, "If this is the case, I would never have agreed to come here from the very beginning. Everyone knows that I, Dr. Du Yibei, am upright, He has a breeze in his sleeves and never accepts any thanks from the patient's family!" Xu Xin was choked by this string of self-acclaim, and thought that this person's language style was comparable to Gu Xiaoying's, and he didn't look like someone who studied Chinese medicine, so he started to play tricks: "Well, I thank you anyway. Now, you can just pretend that you haven't been thanked, and we both want peace of mind." "I'm a pediatrician, not a child," Du Yibei frowned, "Tell me, how did I offend you?" "No, no, don't get me wrong," Xu Xin smiled apologetically, "Ms. Jiang and my sister belong to the messy couple..." "Do you want to mess with the mandarin ducks?" Du Yibei folded his arms and looked at Xu Xin, "Although I came here because my senior brother sent me a mission, but after chatting so much, I feel that I have voluntarily wanted to know you. You What? You still can't see that I have a good impression of you? If that's the case, then we two are ashamed of our thirty years old age. " "I'm only twenty-eight!" Xu Xin gritted his teeth, dripping cold sweat while grinding his teeth, full of admiration in his heart--I really can't tell that this young doctor is quite courageous!I can't tell that even though I am old, my charm still exists! "Twenty-eight is not far from thirty." Du Yibei also went all out, looking at Xu Xin's fire-breathing eyes and remonstrated fearlessly, "Let me put it bluntly, I have obvious advantages and disadvantages. It is responsible, hardworking, and fairly careful. The disadvantage is that I am too busy with work and is always on call. I used to delay many blind dates because of this matter, and I left a bad impression on other girls. I think we know each other First, the blind date comes later, it’s not a blind date in the pure sense, it’s also a fate, don’t you think?” "No!" Xu Xin made a quick decision, "The two of us are actually not suitable! The distance between our industries is too far, and we will not have a common language in the future, and we will not be able to understand each other!" "Why are we so far away? You are an editor of children's books, and I am a pediatrician. We are both engaged in work full of love, working hard and working hard for the motherland. Why are we so far away?" The gentleness becomes pressing every step of the way! Xu Xin was taken aback, thinking that if you risk it anyway, then I will, so she just stared and said, "You can refute, or think I'm slandering, but I still have to say what's in my heart, and what I say is not harsh— — Listen carefully, I just think your aunt is too snobbish, and I feel psychological pressure to be a relative of this kind of person! Seeing that you and your brother have such a good relationship, I guess you are also a frequent visitor to your aunt's house, so I don't plan to Wading in this muddy water, lest I have to review the classic case of disliking the poor and loving the rich every time I enter her house. Besides, your family has a long history, and I have seen your grandfather’s name in newspapers and on TV. If your family can fall in love with a girl from a small family like me, it will really become a Cinderella legend—but unfortunately, I never believe that there are any legends in this world .” Xu Xin took a breath, seeing Du Yibei opening his mouth to say something, he made a pause gesture and continued to grab the right to speak: "Dr. Du, you are really a good person, and you have helped my sister a lot. Caring people, I hope I don’t have prejudice against my niece in the future. After all, we have to go to your place to treat Guoguo. You have also seen that Guoguo doesn’t have a father. I am old, and I am not as expensive as a young girl, so I just want to find a suitable man to marry. Although your conditions are very good, your relatives and your family background are too tough... So we should return to the bridge , let’s go back! Although I don’t know what you like about me, I still have to say, thank you, really, you have strengthened my confidence and courage on the road of blind dates in the future, allowing me to continue to bravely face Life. Although the road ahead is very tortuous, but because you are such an excellent person, you can see me, which makes me believe that I can find a bright future after all!" After Xu Xin spoke impassionedly like a Tang monk chanting scriptures and the second half like a martyr's statement, he grabbed Bao Yang and walked away regardless of Du Yibei's completely frozen expression.After starting the car and merging into the river of cars flowing on the road, Xu Xin sighed: After all, she is really a "trash snack" in Gu Xiaoying's mouth.She didn't know if it was because she was really old, and she became more cautious after waiting until today... She was actually scared by this sudden incident and ran away? Alas, in fact, if it weren't for her inexplicable fear of the long-established Du family, Du Yibei would have been a marriage partner who had nowhere to look for... On the way home, Xu Xin sighed while taking advantage of Waiting for the red light to send a text message to Gu Xiaoying: When will you come back, I have big gossip, so I can only talk face to face! After the meeting, Gu Xiaoying replied: I went to your sister's house on May 3rd, and I brought you new local honey from Puyin. However, this was also the first time that the arrival of food could not dilute Xu Xin's vague regret... She looked at her phone again, thinking about Du Yibei, and finally couldn't help but sighed. After passing a village... I don't know if there is a shop in front of it?