"I’ll go meet the caregiver."
Fang Chaoyang took Yun Xiaoxiao with him.
Yun Xiaoxiao had learned from the head nurse that there was a caregiver available who had a good character, loved cleanliness, and also had considerable strength. This person charged a higher rate, two-fifty.
Yun Xiaoxiao still decided on her.
This caregiver’s family name was Li, and Yun Xiaoxiao referred to her as Aunt Li.
"Aunt Li, you’ll have to take a lot of trouble tonight."
Aunt Li’s caregiving fee was high, but she was responsible as well.
"It’s no trouble, no trouble at all."
It was already evening, counting as a whole day, and she wasn’t troubled.
Du Ruo’s hospital room was arranged, and Aunt Li took some of Du Ruo’s things out and fetched hot water when needed.
As they were becoming somewhat impatient, Du Ruo was finally wheeled out of the surgery room.
However, she was still groggy.
"Doctor, when will the patient wake up?"
The doctor looked toward them, knowing they were friends of the patient.
"She should be waking up soon, she can’t eat anything right now, not even drink water. She needs to pass gas before she can eat."
Does it mean to expel gas?
"Doctor, we understand, thank you for your hard work."
Du Ruo was pushed into the hospital room and lifted onto the bed. Aunt Li immediately pulled up the blanket to cover Du Ruo. The nurse hung the IV bag and gave some instructions before leaving.
"Aunt Li, it will trouble you now. She needs to pass gas, which means she can’t eat or drink anything until she farts."
Aunt Li had also heard the doctor’s instructions, and now she heard the female comrade repeat them.
Why did Yun Xiaoxiao repeat it again?
Previously online, a little boy had surgery, and although the doctor instructed not to feed the child anything before he passed gas, the grandmother didn’t heed the advice. The child said he was hungry, so she fed him, and he was rushed into the emergency room, nearly failing to be resuscitated.
"Okay, I’ll follow the doctor’s and your instructions, no passing gas, no food or drink."
After explaining everything necessary and waiting a while longer, Du Ruo finally slowly woke up.
Seeing Yun Xiaoxiao, she moved without thinking and inhaled sharply due to pain at her wound.
"Don’t move, you’ve just come out of the surgery room, and the doctor instructed that you can’t eat anything or even drink water before you pass gas. You had an appendectomy, and they cut part of your intestine."
Du Ruo appeared somewhat numb, her mind still not fully alert.
"Sister Yun, thank you." Du Ruo dared not move again, speaking softly and gently, feeling pain with even slight movements now.
Du Ruo also saw Fang Chaoyang and Brother-in-law Zhao.
"This is the caregiver, Aunt Li, I’ve arranged for your friend to get a week off for you."
Du Ruo of course had no objections.
Tomorrow was Monday, a school day.
Besides, Sister Yun had two kids and couldn’t possibly stay in the hospital to take care of her.
Once she could stand up, she still needed to call home; the surgical fees had to be repaid.
Yun Xiaoxiao had said what needed to be said, and then added, "Ruoruo, we’ll head back first. If you need anything, just ask Aunt Li."
The three of them left the hospital room and walked towards the exit.
The trio didn’t speak much along the way.
Upon reaching home, Zhao Tianhe was immediately concerned.
"You’ve finally come back. Where have you been, Xiao Yang? We’re about to go to night school, and I thought you were going to miss class tonight."
Fang Chaoyang, holding two buns, then followed Zhao Tianhe to night school.
"Mom, Dad, you’re finally back." Da Bao and Xiao Bao came home and didn’t see their parents. They asked their great-grandmother and learned that their parents had rushed out urgently, not knowing where they had gone.