Chapter 29 (1/2)

After finishi+ng the kitten food ad, Zheng Tan did not have any ti to focus on; Ma home

Even though she had not co in the hospital anymore Faculty benefits covered most of the costs, but she didn't want to occupy a bed when others ht need it more She always felt uncomfortable in the hospital anyways Also, she didn't want the kids to eat cafeteria food any longer Not that the cafeteria served poor food; it was just that home cooked meals always seemed better

So, on a sunny Saturday , the entire Jiao family went to the hospital

Jiao Yuan brought his backpack, hiding Zheng Tan within it When unfa Tan would bury hi Otherwise, he would stick out his head to watch everyone pack

Everyone was s the hospital

During Maht quite a bit of stuff here Though it didn't seee cardboard box It included bowls and cups for the kids, cat bowl for Zheng Tan and some blankets and throws

Zheng Tan looked on as everyone worked busily, then he took a peek inside the neighboring wards Aone of those hospital portable toilet basins He was headed to the washroo

After he was done, he ran into Papa Jiao carrying a large box outside the ward ”Yo Jiao Here to take Gu home?”

Papa Jiao sighed, ”She's not yet recovered, but she complains that she always feels uneasy here at the hospital So we figured she hed, his tone was light and cheerful

Papa Jiao and the , and Papa Jiao could use a rest

Fro Tan found out that the man's as injured in the same car crash as Mama Jiao However, she wasn't quite as lucky Beside flesh wounds, she had broken several bones On top of that, she had high blood pressure and chronic heart disease She had been in critical condition several tio

Her husband never left her bedside during this whole time

Ma her first few days here as well Papa Jiao also stayed by her side catering to her every need During that ti Tan heard him say was 'don't worry, I'm here'

So Tan envied them He envied Papa and Mama Jiao, and he envied the man and his wife He felt that the relationshi+p they shared hat family was supposed to be like

”Ok! Let's go home!”

Marabbed it froht away Yi Xin, who had just finished some experiments, arrived to lend a hand

They hadn't told Auntie Ling about their plans today, and Papa Jiao had onlytheir schedules However, Yi Xin remembered and came

Papa Jiao had borrowed an SUV fro and headed back towards the eastern quarters

As they were loading the car, both Papa Jiao and Zheng Tan were thinking the exact sa It was time to buy a car

Papa Jiao was a bit short on cash at the moment Every penny he had was invested in the co the h to purchase a car just yet

As he drove, he decided to wait a bit longer He would buy the car before the end of next year and then take the whole fa Charcoal, back to his parents' for New Years

This year, the Lunar new year was quite early Because of Mama Jiao's condition, Papa Jiao had decided to stay in Chuhua for the holidays He had informed his parents of this decision and offered to have them come over However, Grandpa Jiao refused On the phone, he said: ”Your place in tiny I'll stay in our town”

Maave her paid leave so she could rest and recover All the injured teachers got such treatment, so Mama Jiao was happy to accept it She would havecare of the kids and the cat She could make up for the time she spent in the hospital

With Malorious He woke up at the same time as the kids; washed up with Gu Youzi and went to the bathroo for them on the table when they were finished

There was now oneJiao Yuan on his trip to school shi+ Rui had moved into the quarters After the theft incident, the vice principle's relatives had moved out and their apartment was vacant So Professor shi+'s family moved in The apartment was completely renovated, so it saved his family quite a lot of work

Though the kids had people walking to school with the Tan walked with the Tan went on to do his daily exercise

He rarely saw Zhuo anymore when he went to the lake these days Apparently, the weather was too cold so she stayed hoet her a dorm room

It was tiain He caazine that his friend had started Most of the pet ads Zheng Tan did were published in thatwell

Mr Guo didn't leave right away, but called Ma Tan's ad

Like the earlier ads, this was a story told by picturesTan and the kittens Many readers flipped to the page with the ad first, before reading the other content This week's ad got especially good reviews

Beside the story series was a large picture of the large black cat touching paith the kittens On the corner of the picture was the line that said 'Justly So loving you justly, will you take me home?'

Maes out and added them to her photo album Then she asked for a printed version of the picture

Zheng Tan did not actually like the picture that everyone else seemed to love He felt like it made him look sappy

However, it didn'tthat Mr Guo cared about

Apparently, he had received several orders for kitten food after the ad Thoughhiet the same effects and whether the pictures were Photoshopped More than anything, they wanted to kno he got a cat to act out those moves

Mr Guo beat around the bushes and avoided answering anything real