275 Time to Go Home (2/2)

With Zhang Dashan handling the company's affairs, Xiao Luo finally found himself with some time to spare.

He decided to go over to the People's Hospital in Guangming District to visit his sister. Although the new year was just around the corner, the work in hospitals never ceased. People still get sick and run into accidents regardless of the time of the year.

Xiao Luo and Xiao Ruyi were chatting at the hospital's rooftop terrace. She was in her white uniform and stood against the breeze.

”Brother, when are you going back home?” Xiao Ruyi asked.

Xiao Luo nodded and said, ”Probably in a few days. I'll be going back with Dashan. What about you? When will you and Tang Ren go home?”

”After New Year, perhaps. We nurses have to take our breaks in shifts. Hospitals can't be left without nurses for even a day. Tang Ren has to work until after New Year too.”

For no apparent reason, Xiao Luo suddenly broached a subject that he had had long kept to himself, and he felt now would be a good time to say it. ”To be honest, I wasn't supportive of you marrying Tang Ren. Even though our families are from the same province, it's still a great distance between our villages, and it would've been inconvenient for you to come home. If you were to marry someone in our village or the nearby, you could come home more frequently. But anyhow, Tang Ren is a good man. He's nice to you, and that's all I ask for,” he said.

Xiao Ruyi pouted, playfully giving him an angry stare then smiled.

”Stop giving me that whimsical smile. You should seriously think of having a child with Tang Ren so that I can become an uncle,” Xiao Luo said, making a serious face and speaking in a tone like an elder.

Xiao Ruyi only blushed and said, ”Xiao Luo, you can't rush something like that. It'll come when it is time and will never when it is not. You have to go with the flow.”

”Well, continue trying. It has been almost a year since you got married, and there's still nothing in here,” Xiao Luo said, tapping her belly. ”Don't you know that you can recover your figure better after giving birth the younger you are?” he said in jest.

”Haha, don't worry about these things, alright? You are the one that should hurry up and find me a sister-in-law. Oh, the nation's goddess, Su Li, is a great candidate. She held a concert recently in Jiangcheng. Some of my colleagues were there, and they took lots of photos of her. She doesn't look different from her photos on the internet. She's a real beauty!”

”You think too highly of me,” Xiao Luo said.

Xiao Ruyi wouldn't let up, she said so in jest, but she undoubtedly had a high opinion of her brother and said, ”My brother is an outstanding man, what's wrong if he makes the nation's goddess his wife?” Then, she chuckled, ”Xiao Luo, if you can really bring her home as your wife, it will definitely bring glory to our ancestors. Why, even green mist [1] will rise out of our great grandfather's grave.”

Xiao Luo was stumped for a moment, then smiling, he said, ”Nonsense, utter nonsense!”

Xiao Ruyi stuck her tongue out and made a face.

”Alright, alright, I won't bug you any further about the baby. Come home with Tang Ren when you can, it'll be good to pay a visit to your grandparents,” Xiao Luo said, then let out a long sigh.

Xiao Ruyi nodded, ”Okay, I'll certainly go back as soon as I can and fulfill my filial duty.”

”So, yep, that's it. Just say hi to Tang Ren for me. And, oh, I didn't give you anything when you and Tang Ren got married, so here's my belated gift,” Xiao Luo said, then showed her a card, ”There's four million in it, the password is six 'one's. Spend it wisely as I won't be in Jiangcheng next year. Have a good life with Tang Ren, and if you face any difficulties, tell me. I'm your brother, and I'll never judge you.”

Xiao Luo placed the bank card into Xiao Ruyi's hands.

Xiao Ruyi was moved, and her eyes turned red instantly, she said, ”Xiao Luo, you are the best brother in this world!”

She hugged him tightly. As she thought about her brother no longer being in this city next year, she was suddenly overcome by a deep sadness, and tears flowed from her eyes.

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Footnote:

[1] Green mist: a metaphor that alludes to a deceased person ascending to heaven as a Daoist Immortal.

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